Polyphonic; Take Management; Scene Name/Numbering - Sound Devices 788T User Manual And Technical Information

name suffi xes, _1 and _2, identify the track number of the fi le. If a take contains 10+ mono tracks the
tracks will be suffi xed with _A (10), _B (11), _C (12). Monophonic fi les can be combined into poly-
phonic fi les using Sound Devices Wave Agent software utility.

Polyphonic

When WAV Poly is selected, the 788T will generate one audio fi le for each take. All recorded tracks
are interleaved into this single fi le. The tracks are still isolated and can be separated into monophonic
fi les using Sound Devices Wave Agent software utility.

Take Management

A Take is a single recording which is composed of one or more audio fi les.
For polyphonic wav fi le recordings, a take is represented by a single polyphonic fi le generated at the
time of recording. The single polyphonic fi le contains all the tracks of the take. In this case, since the
take is represented by this one fi le, its name is the same as the fi le's name.
In the 788T, a polyphonic take/fi le name consists of a scene name, take number, and a fi le extension.
For example, for scene S01, take T01, the polyphonic fi le name and take name are both S01T01.wav.
For monophonic wav fi le recording, a take is represented by a group of monophonic fi les generated
at the time of recording. Each monophonic fi le represents an individual track of the take. In this case,
since the take is represented by several fi les, its take name is the same as any of the constituent fi les'
names except with the track number suffi x is replaced by '_X'.
In the 788T, a monophonic fi le name consists of a scene name, take number, track number suffi x and
a fi le extension. See Appendix 3 – File Naming.
tracks, the monophonic fi le names are S01T01_1.wav, S01T01_2.wav, S01T01_3.wav, S01T01_4.wav,
and the take name is S01T01_X.wav.

Scene Name/Numbering

Scene names are selected for use from a scene name list. This list is managed in the Setup Menu op-
tion REC: SCENE NAME/NUMBER. Any number of scene name lists can be generated and these can be
made up of any number of scene names. The advantage of scene name lists is that frequently used
scene names can be compiled before production starts.
Scene names are made with alphanumeric characters, including "_ " and "-" and can be any length
between zero (0) and nine (9) characters. Scene numbers help to match audio with the corresponding
scene in a production. Scene names can also be used to identify other items, including roll number,
recording date, artist name or any other descriptor as required.
For example, for scene S01, take T01, comprising of 4
S01T01_1.WAV
mono
scene
take
number file
number
designator
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