Dubbing Mode; Virtual Tape Mode; Virtual Tape Format - Merging Pyramix 4.3 User Manual

described above. Keep in mind that the DA-88 does exhibit big instantaneous 1000 PPM (0.1%) speed
changes and this prohibits proper TDIF decoding at the other end.

Dubbing Mode

This mode is provided principally for film re-recording. It allows tracks to be Armed or Disarmed for
recording while recording is taking place.
Dubbing Mode is selected via Settings > Information and Settings: Record Page
Enable Dubbing
When checked, Dubbing Mode is engaged.
Confirm Track Arming
Only available when Dubbing Mode is selected in the adjacent check box. A check in this box means
that any changes to track arming made whilst recording must be confirmed by a new Record command
before they will take effect.
Example
When recording a final mix in stems (E.g. Dialogue, Effects and Music) you may well wish to retain a
previous take for, say Effects, until a certain point. This can be achieved by arming the Dialogue and
Music Track Groups, playing the transport and punching into record at the desired point. Once in
record, the Effects Track Group can be dropped straight into record at the appropriate moment by sim-
ply arming it, or if the Confirm Track Arming box is checked, by arming it and, applying a second
record command when you wish to begin recording. (either on screen or via MMC, 9-pin etc.)

Virtual Tape Mode

This media format type / mode allows real destructive punches to be made directly into BWF files.

Virtual Tape Format

A seperate application allows a Virtual Tape to be prepared.
Start > All Programs > Pyramix > VirtualTapeFormat
Before running the application, format a 10'000 RPM SCSI disk using FAT32 if you wish to plug the disk
directly into a Mac later or NTFS if you intend to copy the files to another disk at the end of the session.
Use 64K as the Sector Allocation Unit Size when formatting the disk.
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