Avid Technology S3L System Manual page 243

Creating and Targeting a Folder for the Recording
You can create a folder on a drive and target it for the recording.
To create a folder and target it for recording:
1
Make sure the desired USB drive is targeted. If necessary,
click the Up One Level button to return to the top-level of the
USB drive.
2
Click the New button. A new folder appears in the list.
3
Type in a new name for the folder using your computer key-
board and press Enter.
4 Double-click the new folder. The full file path showing the tar-
geted folder now appears in the window at the top of the Target
Record Folder section. Any subsequent recordings will be
saved to that folder.
A folder targeted in the Target Record Folder section
To navigate back to the top level of the drive, use the Up
One Level button located next to the Target Record Folder
window.
Naming a Recording
To name a recording:
1
Click in the Target File Name window.
2
Type in a name for the recording.
3
Press Enter.
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Initiating the Recording
After targeting the record destination, set the record level and ini-
tiate the recording.
To set the record level:
1
If you are using Direct Outputs, do the following for each
channel assigned to the USB recording input:
• Go to the Patchbay page and click the
tab.
• Select the input or output channel that is assigned to the
USB record inputs.
• On-screen, click the Direct Outs
rect Output level as necessary.
Turning on a channel Direct Output
2
Go Media > Record .
3
Click the Level control in the Record Input section to adjust
the record input level. Make sure the input level is not clipping
the record inputs. Clipping is indicated when red appears on
the +20 dB mark in the Record Input Level meters.
As a general rule of thumb, try to set levels so that they peak
within -12 dB to -6 dB on the Record Input Level meters. If
you are using Direct Outputs, both the channel Direct Out
level control and the Level control in the Media > Record
window affect recording input levels.
To engage Record on-screen:
1
Go to .
Media > Record
2
In the Transport section, click the Record Arm button to record
arm the transport.
Record-arming the Transport
3 When you are ready to start recording, press the Play button in
the Transport. The Transport display indicates the progress of
the recording.
To stop recording:
Press the Stop button in the Transport.
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On button. Adjust the Di-