Initial Recording - Sony DMX-R100 Quick Reference

Initial Recording

We're now ready to begin recording the first pass onto tracks 1 and 2 of the multitrack, which will consist of the
stereo line-level source.
1
Press the Access button for channel 3 (the left-hand side of the stereo input signal) and, in the Channel
window (which automatically appears whenever the Access button is pressed or a new channel selected for
access), set channel 3 to Stereo.
2
Touch the Assign section (upper center) to call up the Input / Pan Assign window (this can also be
accessed by selecting INPUT / PAN ASSIGN from the CHANNEL tab). Since we want the signal from
this channel to be routed to MTR buses and not the stereo PGM bus, deselect PROGRAM L and R and
instead select MTR bus 1. (See Figure 5)
3
Press the Access button for channel 4 (the right-hand side of the stereo input signal). Assign to to
MTR bus 2, and de-assign it from PROGRAM L and R.
Note: If, instead of working with a simple stereo signal, you had multiple input signals that you wanted to pan
in various ways to a pair of odd-even MTR buses, you could instead use the MTR Pan function in the INPUT
/ PAN ASSIGN window. To access the Multitrack panners, simply put the faders in MTR mode (by pressing
the MTR button in the Assignment Panel immediately to the right of channel 24). In this mode, the channel
panpots act as Multitrack panners; signal panned left is routed more to the odd-numbered MTR buses, and
signal panned right is routed more to the even-numbered MTR buses.
4
Set tracks 1 and 2 of your multitrack recorder to monitor input signal.
5
Begin playing signal from the stereo line-level source and watch the master meters while slowly raising
the channel 3 fader (because it is stereo linked to channel 4, that fader will move with it) to approxi-
mately unity gain. Use the Pad and/or Gain controls of head amplifiers 1 and 2 as required until you
have a strong, but not overloaded signal reaching MTR buses 1 and 2.
6
After correctly adjusting the levels, apply equalization and/or dynamics processing as desired to source
channels 3 and 4 (not the monitoring channels), using the controls in the Parameter Setting panel
and/or touchscreen EQ/Filter and Dynamics windows. When you are satisfied with the signal, record-
enable tracks 1 and 2 of your multitrack recorder and begin recording the stereo line-level signal.
7
After recording, tracks 1 and 2 can be played back; they appear on faders 17 and 18. Monitoring levels
can be adjusted by either adjusting those faders or using the CR Monitor knob.
Figure 5
Tutorial 1 Tracking and Overdubbing Session
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