Video Post Production And Audio - Tascam M-200 Series Owner's Manual

VIDEO POST PRODUCTION AND AUDIO
SWEETENING
The TASCAM Series 200 Mixers have al1 the
necessary features to fulfill the audio contro1
needs of the independent production house or
editinglsweetening facility. Virtually al1 popular
brands and models of 314 inch and 112 inch
VCRs will interface directly with the Series 200
Mixers.
Mono or stereo audio signals from four
(M-208 stereo) to sixteen (M-216 mono) can be
mixed simultaneously. These signals could be
combined with various other audio sources such
as voice-over (VO) mics, turntables, cart ma-
chines, etc., and assigned t o the program out-
puts feeding the edit master record VCR. Since
the M-208 has four program busses, a mix-
minus of the various ambient and wild track
sources can be created simultaneously, without
adding the narration and V 0 material. This can
then be dubbed later in
a
different language in
a typical audio-follow-video session. The Fold-
back send on the Series 200 can be used for
cueing the V 0 announcer, while the effects
send and return system can be used as a side-
chain for special effects.
In the example shown, two stereo source
VCRs are shown in a typical A-B roll editing
situation while a V 0 mic is running through in-
put 6. A cart or cassette machine could be
connected t o input 5 if needed for hot rolling
effects onto the mix. Monitoring of the mix is
done through the L and R Stereo Master Out-
puts, while cues are sent via the Foldback
system to the V 0 booth. The master record
machine i s being fed signal from Program
Outputs 1 and 2, while an international dub
(mix-minus-narration and VO) is being recorded
from Program Outputs 3 and 4. Additional dubs
could be cut simultaneously from the parallel
output jacks of the Program Outputs.
Edit Bay
Effects Side
Monitor
Voice-Over Mic
Source VCR-A
VCR-2
(Mix-Minus Master)
(Sound Effect)
Source VCR-B