DaDplus User Manual
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1. Usually one Dubber is selected at a time To do this first press the Machine Key then press the Track key corre sponding to the Dubber you want to select The number of this Dubber is shown in the LED display and its green light flashes If you want to escape from this mode before selecting a machine press the Machine key again To select all Dubbers press the Machine Key then the ALL key This is a special mode and only a few operations can be carried out with all Dubbers selected To return to having only one Dubber selected select one in the normal way 3 1 2 Track Selection The Track Keys are used to mute and unmute tracks on the selected Dubber Muted tracks have their green light unlit Immediately after loading a project all the tracks that are active in that project will be illuminated When the Slip Menu is active the Track Keys are used to select tracks for slipping To select a track for slipping you must first press the Slip Menu key Then press the desired Track key You may select any number of tracks in turn prior to performing an action on them Pressing the key on an already selected track deselects that track Solo Track Selection You may select a single track and only that track by double clicking its Track key Group Track Selection You may select a contiguous series of tracks by holding down one Track key and double pressing another All the tracks in between will be selected You may also select all t2. CAUDIDCICUur 18 5 1 1 acinis P 18 5 1 2 Exporting the Project Em 18 5 1 3 Special Considerations ccceeceseceesceeeeeeeeeeaeseaeesaeeeaeeesaeeeaeeeaeeseaessaaeseaeessaeseaeeeeeseaeesaeeseaeeeeeeseaten 18 5 2 Pro TOOIS Workstations eeeeeeee eee eese nennen nannten snnm n sns tn nass n sns n aiam assa nna asa nn saa t ennnen 19 5 2 1 Hardi DISKS 2 drerit omit Lc rLtAEE ILLAE MEE LA Lud 19 5 2 2 Exporting the Projet Enn 19 5 2 3 Special Considerations eceeecceeceeeseeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeccaeeeaeeeseeeeaeeeeeeeeaeeseaeseaeesaeseeeesieeseaeeeneeseaeeeeeeeeaees 19 5 8 Akai DDPl uS Series m 19 5 3 1 Pardi DISK Seo nC 19 5 3 1 Exporting the ProjeCt ssrusssiin naroon e N nae oaiae M 19 5 3 2 Special Considerations ccceeceesceeseeeeeeeneeeeaeeeaeessaeeeaeeesaeeeaeeseeseaeseaaeseaeeesaeseaeeeseeseaeeeeeteaeeseeeeeates 19 6 jl 20 ales 3 DaDP 5 User Manual 1 Introduction Fairlight s Digital Audio Dubber DaD was created for use as a playback device in film and television sound mixing sessions replacing commonly used machines such as multi track tape machines and magnetic sprocketed dubbers It was also designed as a cost effective playback system wherever large numbers of track
3. Output Output es RODA ESO e hie eae H i Port SINSIDADRSOQUR changeable Product Type DaD fuses j Professional Control Audio Equipment Port 2 Digital Digital Digital OUrRE e Output e House Sync Audio Outputs Control Network Ports Power Input Video 256xFS or Both analogue and digital One port is used for the Senses voltage word clock sync AES EBU outputs are incoming control signal and automatically reference input available on different the other to pass this signal connectors Each connector along to the next unit The handles 4 mono outputs control network allows multiple units to be connected forming a daisy chain between units Note On Dubber systems fitted with fewer than 24 playback channels connectors are provided only for the audio channels that are present O1 DaDP s User Manual jap 2 2 The FC 100 Controller The Controller can be used to control up to 24 Dubbers at the same time each with up to 24 tracks of playback The 24 Dubbers are represented by the Dubber Status Lights and are selected using the Machine Key and the Track keys Track Keys Used to select tracks for slipping etc If the Machine Key is selected these keys select Audio Dubbers The LEDs in these keys show track status i e active selected slipped details later Rub Key Press this key and then a Track Key to produce test audio output fromselected track HASE Chase Enables time code chase mode for the se
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5. film stages The options are TV assume non linear LTC which has no ballistics FILM assume ballistic LTC with projector ballistics FAST same as FILM but with faster ballistics SLOW same as FILM but with slower ballistics DaDP 5 User Manual 16 a s 4 System Test and Configuration 4 1 The Setup Menu Press the Soft Key under SETUP in the Title Menu to display the Setup Menu The third line displays the current software version Please take note of this number when contacting Fairlight service personnel regarding any support issues FAIRLIGHT DIGITAL AUDIO DUBBER Version 2 0 Production Release System LEVEL Allows the user to reduce the ouput level of the DaDplus by 2dBu While the DaDplus has a nonimal output level of 24dBu this allows the ouput level to be set to 22dBu setup TESTS Opens the Tests Submenu discussed below NOTE This menu soft key will only be available when there are no projects loaded on the selected Dubber configuration and DUBBER Shows the ID number of the selected dubber and allows you to change it Use the and keys to change the displayed number then press the Soft Key again to adopt that number If you try to set it to an existing numbered machine an error will be displayed and the number will not be changed SETUP self test PANEL Shows the number of this controller Panel and allows you to change it Each Dubbing system
6. may have up to two Panels which must be numbered differently The Panel numbers are inde pendent from the Dubber numbers Mig DaDPs User Manual 4 20 The Tests Submenu This menu is only available when the selected Dubber has no projects loaded Please unload all projects from the selected Dubber to obtain access to this menu if unavailable SYSTEM COMPONENT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Select one of the options below to start DSP SCSI PANEL EXIT The following tests are available DSP Shows the presence of each DSP card and indicates the operation status Cards which are shown as SICK or FAIL should be replaced The BOOT option forces a reboot of all cards during which a log of the operation is written to the serial port If your system has any problems a Fairlight technician will tell you how to extract a report from this log This menu cannot be accessed when a project is loaded SCSI Scans the SCSI bus and shows all drives with information about their address vendor and perform ance The letter F indicates a fixed drive while R indicates a removable The figure under Kb s is a worst case seek disk speed check which causes the disk to read data that is very widely spread across its sur faces This is a good guide to the performance expectations of different disks used on the Dubber Note To switch between synchronous SCSI mode and asynchronous SCSI mode hold the SHIFT key when selecting the SCSI test function soft ke
7. 00 00 00 00 00 ENTRY 00 00 00 20 00 CLEAR RESTORE OFFSET CAPTURE DaD User Manual 14 a s Press ENTER to make the entry the ABSOLUTE slippage of the selected track s Example 5 lt ENTER gt causes slip to read 5 Press SHIFT ENTER to make the entry into MINUS the ABSOLUTE slippage of the selected track s Example 5 lt SHIFT ENTER gt causes slip to read 5 Press the PLUS key to add the entry to the existing slip for the selected track s Example 5 lt PLUS gt causes slip to increase by 5 Press the MINUS key to subtract the entry from the existing slip for the selected track s Example 5 lt MINUS gt causes slip to decrease by 5 The PLUS and MINUS keys can be pressed repeatedly using the same entry many times To remove the slip value entered press lt SHIFT RUB OUT Correcting Mistakes If you make a mistake while typing a number use the RUB OUT key to remove the last number s then type correct ones in their place The entire number can be removed by pressing SHIFT RUB OUT Clear Slippage To clear slippage from the selected tracks press the CLEAR Soft key Or enter ZERO into the Numeric Keypad and press ENTER Restore Previous Setting To go back to the previous slip setting press the RESTORE Soft Key 3 4 2 Dubbers It is possible to slip a whole Dubber as well as individual tracks This is an offset for the whole machine To slip a Dubber first select it then press the OFFSET S
8. 6 RBF 18 RESTORE 15 Reverse Play 6 11 DaDP s User Manual jap Rewind 6 11 RS 232 Port 5 Rub Key 6 S Scrubbing 11 SCSI 5 18 Select 13 SETUP 17 Setup Menu 17 Shift Key 7 SHUTTLE 11 Slipping 13 Slipping Multiple Tracks 14 Soft Keys 6 Software Operation 10 Solo Track Selection 10 Stop 6 11 Stop Jog 11 Storage 4 SYNC menu 13 Sync Menu 16 Synchronisation 16 System Test and Configuration 17 T Tests Submenu 18 TIMECODE 16 Timecode Display 8 Timecode Input Output 5 Title Menu 12 Track Button Lights 9 Track Keys 6 Tracks 14 Transport Control 10 V VIDEO 16 Video 5 W WCLOCK 16 Word clock 5 ales 21 DaDP 5 User Manual
9. Diis User Manual Part Number MANDADP Document Number 131 Manual by Andrew Bell and Emilijo Mihatov Copyright O February 2001 THE BENCHMARK IN DIGITAL AUDIO Contents 1 lotio eir EILEEN 4 2 la Elec mee ani 4 2 1 The FD 24 Audio DU bber entretenu ote en ann tranh anno R RR RR RBS ERARRRD SSH EARRRRA SRI SERRA Rae eU ra SA RARE IA 4 2 1 1 Audio Channel Card e eet teres cie i esi i deen EI Ee e e ER E PE ER eve 4 2 1 2 The PDC E ecciesie aisi M M IuLUAID E E 4 2 1 3 Storage 2 1 4 Connections to the FD 24 Audio Dubber essssssssssssseseeeeee nennen nennen enne nennen nnne 5 2 2 The FC 100 Controller 6 2 2 1 The LCD Sereen se 25 fe 8 2 2 3 The Track Button Lights seice e paaa a aae Ae a E san Spite a E 9 3 Software Operation mee 10 3 1 pitis ia hrlpeld sume 10 3 1 1 preise A i 10 3 1 2 lice Se 10 3 2 Ichueosdeieop m 10 3 2 1 CHASE tesserati idea fiu uii LUE E EE 10 3 2 2 PLAY 11 3 2 3 Reverse Play BG 11 3 2 4 IPM e E TET E E A O 11 3 2 5 Fast FORWANG os aa e
10. al 6 Index Symbols 256 X Sample rate 5 256 X Sample rate 16 A ABSOLUTE slippage 15 Akai DDPlus 19 All Key 7 Audio Channel Card 4 Audio Outputs 5 B Buffer Status Indicator 8 C Capturing Offsets 15 CHASE 10 16 Chase 6 Chase Key 16 Clear Slippage 15 Clips Playing over Midnight 18 Connections to the FD 24 Audio Dubber 5 Control Network Ports 5 Correcting Mistakes 15 CPU Card 4 Current Dubber 8 Current Project 8 D Deselect All Tracks 10 Disk Partitions 19 DISPLAY 16 DSP 18 Dubber and Track Selection 10 Dubber Lights 7 9 F Fast Forward 6 11 FC 100 controller board 6 FD 24 Audio Dubber 4 FILM 16 16 FILM 35 16 FLFS 18 G Group Track Selection 10 H HFS 19 House Sync 5 I Increment Decrement 7 INTERNAL 16 Introduction 4 J JAMSYNC 16 Jog 11 Jogger Wheel 7 L LCD Screen 8 level automation 19 Load Sequence 12 Loading and Unloading Files 12 Locate 11 M Machine Key 7 Macintosh 19 Macintosh HFS 19 Mark In Out 7 Menu 8 Menu Keys 7 MFX2 18 MFX3plus Workstations 18 Multi Project Load MPL 12 N NEXT 13 Number of Loaded Tracks 8 Numeric Keypad 7 Numerical Slippage 14 O OFFSET 15 P PANEL 18 Partitioned Disks 19 Physical Components 4 PLAY 11 Play 6 Power Input 5 Preparing Projects for Export to DaD 18 Pro Tools NT 19 Pro Tools Workstations 19 Project Frame Rate 8 Project Sample Rate 8 Project Select Screen 13 R RATE 1
11. ate If the wrong frame rate is selected the display will report TIME CODE TRACKING and will not run at the correct speed The available choices for this menu are MP24 Motion Picture 24 fps EB25 European Broadcast 25 fps DF29 DropFrame 30 fps pull down compensated ND29 Non Drop Frame 30 fps pull down compensated DF30 Drop Frame 30 fps or ND30 Non Drop Frame 30 fps DISPLAY Time Display Format Selects the type of timing units displayed on the LCD menus Press repeatedly to cycle through TIME CODE time code in the format shown in the FRAMES field FILM 35 feet and frames for 35 mm film and FILM 16 feet and frames for 16 mm film This choice also affects slip values when the SHIFT key is held down for FILM slip is in quarter frames perforations while for TIME CODE it is in subframes JAMSYNC Mode Selection This function allows the selection of a time range over which DaD s will jam sync to the timing reference in the temporary absence of time code The options for this function are OFF no jam sync stop immediately time code stops BRIEF handle brief dropouts fast response NORMAL handle dropouts moderate response LONG handle dropouts up to a second delays transport stop or LONGER handle exceptionally long dropouts CHASE Mode Selection The DaD motion ballistics are selectable so that the speed of the Dubber can be made to ramp from zero to playback and back to zero in line with projector movements on
12. ber or all Dubbers in sync with time code When in Chase Mode a Dubber is always ready to respond to time code entering its input port When there is no time code entering the port the normal transport controls can be used to play shuttle or jog a selected Dubber but as soon as the time code starts the Dubber jumps immediately into sync ignoring all further transport commands When the Chase key is turned off for a Dubber it ignores time code input and follows local transport commands 3 5 2 TheSync Menu DAD O1 ND29 48000 TK21 TC 01 25 36 02 54 PROJECTNAME MT SYNC RATE DISPLAY JAMSYNC MODE WORD CLK ND29 TIMECODE OFF SLOW Sample Rate Frame Rate Time Code JAMSYNC CHASE Reference Selection Display Mode Mode Selection Selection Selection Selection SYNC Timing Reference Selection This soft key allows selection of the timing reference for the digital master clock Press to change the reference signal shown in the lower line pressing enough times to cycle around to the desired choice Choices are VIDEO WORD CLK digital word clock SUPR CLK 256 X sample rate clock or INTERNAL internal crystal sync RATE Frame Rate Selection Press this soft key to change the expected frame rate and format for incoming time code It is possible to pull up or pull down the play speed of the machine by setting the frame rate at say 29 97 but actually providing time code at 30 frames per second This causes a 0 196 increase in sample r
13. cks also to change parameters in some of the menus Digital Audio Dubber Mark In Out Not used in this version of software Jogger Wheel Used for jogging selected Dubber with audio scrubbing if Chase is off or no time code present and for slipping tracks and changing parameter numbers jap DaDP s User Manual 2 2 1 The LCD Screen The LCD screen is used as a guide to the status and operations in the DaD 5 It contains all of the command options available through the Soft Keys and displays other text and numeric information The contents of this screen vary according to the context but the items listed below are almost always present Current Dubber Project Project Number of Time Code Display Frame Sample Loaded Shows the selected dubber Rate Rate Tracks Shows the current Play If all machines are selected Position for the Dubbers the label shows ALL Current Project The current MFX Project loaded into the selected Machine DAD 01 ND29 48000 3 TK21 TC 01 25 36 02 54 NO PROJECT LOADED THEME6 PT DISK 01 gt PROJECTNAME MT BUFFER FOLEYPROJECT MT CANCEL Buffer Status Indicator Indicates the amount of audio data loaded into the buffer Menu Most editing and setup commands are accessed through the Menus in the Liquid Crystal Display LCD First you press a menu key one of the four keys at the right of the LCD Then you select an item from the LCD menu by pressing the Sof
14. ct Multi Project Load allows you to select the tracks into which you load additional projects To load an eight track project into tracks nine to sixteen hold down Track Key 9 and double click Track Key 16 The green LED indica tors for these tracks will now be lit If material from a previous load is already loaded into these tracks this will be replaced by the new material Now use the keys to select the desired project and press ENTER Repeat this process until all tracks have been loaded with project material DAD O1 ND29 48000 TK21 TC 01 25 36 02 54 PROJECTNAME MT ADRPROJECT1 MT DISK 01 gt THEME6 PT BUFFER PROJECTNAME MT UNLOAD LOAD SELECT Unloads audio Loads the currently Displays the Project data from selected Project into the Select screen selected Tracks selected Tracks DaDP 5 User Manual 12 a s 3 3 4 The MPL Project Select Screen This screen allows the user to toggle through the various projects loaded into the dubber in a Multi Project Load session and check the tracks for audio clips that may be missing from the project or that are corrupted It also displays other information pertaining to the projects and allows the user to unload a particular project if needed Example Load the first eight tracks of two projects into tracks 1 to 8 and then 9 to 16 of the dubber respec tively To check the validity of audio on the second track of Project 2 in a Multi Project Load session from the Title Screen p
15. cts from MFX3 5 Pro Tools and Akai can be mixed freely within a Multi Project Load session To replace all loaded tracks with a new set of projects click LOAD than ALL 3 4 Slipping Slipping advances or retards tracks compared to the time code source Just as with synchroniser offsets Positive numbers represent advances tracks playing earlier Negative numbers represent retards tracks playing later DAD 01 ND29 48000 TK21 TC 01 25 36 02 54 PROJECTNAME MT OFFSET 00 00 00 00 00 TRACK 02 SLIP 00 00 00 00 00 CLEAR RESTORE OFFSET CAPTURE ales 13 DaDP 5 User Manual 3 4 1 Tracks Each track can be slipped individually by frames or by smaller increments Multiple tracks can be slipped together by selecting them before changing the value Slippage To change slippage on a single track press the SLIP key if not already lit then select the track The red SLIP light on the selected Track key starts flashing You may now use the and keys to slip the selected track by frames If you wish to slip by a finer amount hold down the Shift key at the same time The track will now be slipped by perforations quarter frames if the displayed time units are feet and frames or by 5 subframes one sixteenth of a frame if the units are in time code format The Jogger Wheel can also be used to slip the selected track If the transport is stopped the track is heard scrubbing while you turn the Jogger Wheel This can be used
16. e last digit s may be removed by pressing the Rub Out key To remove all digits press SHIFT RUB OUT When all digits have been removed the original TC Display value returns to the screen and the operation is cancelled ales 11 DaDP 5 User Manual 3 3 Loading and Unloading Files A Dubber must be loaded with a Project created on an MEX3 5 Pro Tools or Akai DD 5 workstation before it can produce audio 3 3 4 The Title Menu The Title Menu provides file handling commands which work on the selected Dubber and its attached storage devices 3 3 2 The Load Sequence The right hand side of the LCD screen changes to show a list of all projects on the hard disk which can be scrolled through using the and keys The LED in the load Soft Key flashes Scroll the project list until the desired project is situated in the centre of the display then press the ENTER Key DAD O1 ND29 48000 TK21 TC 01 25 36 02 54 NO PROJECT LOADED THEME6 PT DISK 01 gt PROJECTNAME MT BUFFER FOLEYPROJECT MT CANCEL Cancels the load Loads the selected Opens the Setup command project menu used for testing and configur ing machines 3 3 3 Multi Project Load MPL To load multiple disparate projects from either the same or different disks load a project using the method de scribed in 3 3 2 The Load Sequence then press the LOAD key again Tracks not used by the first project have their green LED lights lit ready for loading the next proje
17. ed 3 2 3 ReversePLAY Puts the selected Dubber into Reverse PLAY mode 3 2 4 Stop Jog Brings the selected Dubber to a stop from either PLAY or SHUTTLE modes The Jogger Wheel can now be used to scrub the audio on the selected Dubber Holding down the Shift key while turning the Jogger Wheel causes scrubbing at exactly play speed forwards or backwards When Chase is on scrubbing will be interrupted if time code is presented to the selected Dubber 3 2 5 Fast Forward Puts the selected Dubber into fast forward at twice play speed If the Fast Forward key is pressed again the speed doubles and it will continue to do so with repeated pressing of the key up to 128 times play speed When CHASE is on fast forward will be interrupted if time code starts feeding the selected Dubber 3 2 6 Rewind Puts the selected Dubber into rewind at twice play speed If the Rewind key is pressed again the speed doubles and it will continue to do so with repeated pressing of the key up to 128 times play speed When Chase is on rewind will be interrupted if time code is presented to the selected Dubber 3 2 7 Locate To locate a Dubber type the time code or film footage on the Numeric Keypad It will replace the TC Display number at the upper right of the LCD screen Now press STOP to locate the selected Dubber to that location Alternatively you may press PLAY to locate to the new position and start playing When typing in a time code number th
18. if the project contains clips that play over Midnight DaDP 5 User Manual 18 a s 5 2 Pro Tools Workstations 5 2 1 HardDisks While Macintosh HFS disks for use with the DaD 5 can have more than one partition only the first partition will be recognised by the DaD 5 The project and all associated audio files must be located on the first partition Try to remove unnecessary files from the hard disk being used to move a Pro Tools project to the DaD 5 The DaD s scans each file on a HFS Macintosh Disk to find files required to play the sessions and scanning files that are not required will unnecessarily slow DaD 5 project loading operations 5 2 2 Exporting the Project When a Pro Tools M session is created a directory to contain the session is created containing the Session file and two folders called Audio Files and Fade Files Normally all the audio files for this project are contained within these two folders However sometimes files required for the playback of a particular session may be located outside of these folders or even on another hard disk If this occurs there is no way for the DaD 5 to locate and then play these files unless they are moved to the file locations normally associated with the session Ensure all audio and fade files are located in the appropriate directories before moving the disk to the DaDP 5 No other preparation is required 5 2 3 Special Considerations Only Pro Tools projects c
19. lected Dubber STOP Stop Causes selected Dubber to stop if Chase is off or no time code present Rewind Causes selected Dubber to move backwards at sixteen times play speed if Chase is off or no time code present Pressing the key again increases the speed Soft Keys The function of each key is written above it on the LCD screen Fast Forward Causes selected Dubber to move forward at sixteen times play speed if Chase is off or no time code present Pressing the key again increases the speed Play Causes selected Dubber to play forwards If Chase is off or no timecode present Reverse Play Causes selected Dubber to play in reverse if Chase is off or no time code present DaDP s User Manual jap Machine Key Press this key and then a track key to select an Audio Dubber All Key Selects all tracks If the Machine Key is pressed selects all Audio Dubbers Menu Keys Used to change the menu on the LCD Screen Shift Key Hold Shift key down while pressing various keys to enable alternative functions details described later in this manual Dubber Lights Show the status of each Dubber controlled by the FC 100 details Page 9 ACTIVE SLIP CHASE 888 ACTIVE e SLIP e CHASE 889 Numeric Keypad Increment Used for typing time codes Decrement andentering parameter Used to advance and retard numbers tra
20. nterface and synchronisation To make these functions happen its hardware includes a microprocessor a SCSI chip and a dedicated time code reader and processor 2 1 3 Storage Each Audio Dubber contains an internal hard disk which is used purely for software and caching requirements In addition the unit may contain a fixed hard drive a docking bay for a removable hard disk and or a magneto optical drive or may connect to any of these via the SCSI port at the rear of the machine Audio may be loaded on to the Dubber on removable optical media or removable disk drives Projects on these drives are played directly DaD User Manual 4 a s 2 1 4 Connections to the FD 24 Audio Dubber The diagram below shows all the connections to the rear panel RS 232 Port Time Code Input Output SCSI Used for computer connec Used for longitudinal time code Used to connect extra hard tion DaDView interfacing or magneto optical disks and debugging DaD CPU Im DaD VO f DaD VO 1 DaD VO DaD vO 1 DaD I O T C Manufactured in Sydney Australia by Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd 8 e 8 e WARNING Hazardous voltages inside No user serviceable parts E inside Reter service to authorised Fairlight personnel i TC IN ee 3 ALWAYS power down before if removing a SCSI Rum Analogue Analogue Analogue Analogue Analogue pdevice Rating Output Output O
21. oft Key Now use the same controls to slip the Dubber as described above for slipping tracks Press the OFFSET Soft Key again to deselect it and store the slippage you have entered It is possible to slip all Dubbers at the same time Select all Dubbers by pressing the MACH key and then ALL then operate the slip functions as described above In this mode it is not possible to select tracks 3 4 3 Capturing Offsets It is possible to set the slip value for a group of tracks or a Dubber by capturing its current position Stop the incoming time code at the new position for the audio to be slipped You can also enter this location by typing it into the numeric keypad and pressing ENTER Select the tracks you wish to slip by pressing the corresponding Track keys Press ALL to select all tracks or choose OFFSET to slip the selected Dubber Press the CAPTURE key Enter the absolute time code value of the audio to be slipped on the numeric keypad or by using the jog wheel Remember to press ENTER when you ve finished Press the CAPTURE soft key again to set the slip value To clear the slip settings select the desired tracks press the CAPTURE soft key then press the CLEAR soft key ales 15 DaDP 5 User Manual 3 5 Synchronisation The DaD s can chase time code and can lock its sample clocks to a variety of external reference sources These are selected on the Sync Menu 3 5 1 The Chase Key The Chase key is used to place a Dub
22. racks by pressing the ALL button Deselect All Tracks You may deselect all tracks by holding the SHIFT key and pressing the ALL button 3 2 Transport Control Transport control of the Dubbers is achieved using dedicated keys on the FC 100 Controller Board All transport commands apply only to the selected Dubber 3 2 40 CHASE This key toggles the selected Dubbers or all Dubbers in and out of chase mode When a Dubber is in chase mode it follows the time code at the time code input While time code is present and the Dubber is in chase mode the transport controls on the Dubber console are inactive Chase is the only transport command which can be given to all Dubbers at the same time Press MACHINE ALL CHASE When chase mode is active the light in the CHASE key flashes while the dubbers wait for time code The light is solid when the machine achieves time code lock and all channels start playing If the Chase light on any machine starts to flash it indicates that some audio may not have played correctly This is usually due to a problem with the hard disk such as fragmentation or very high edit density DaDP 5 User Manual 10 a s 3 2 3 PLAY Puts the selected Dubber into normal PLAY mode When CHASE is on playback will be interrupted if time code is presented to the selected Dubber The dubber will then locate to the incoming time code and begin to play from there If all Dubbers are selected the play command cannot be us
23. reated on the Macintosh platform can be played on the Fairlight DaD 5 Pro Tools projects created on the NT platform are not currently supported DaD s does not support Pro Tools level automation Tracks that are not assigned to a voice in Pro Tools M but make up one of the first 24 tracks exported in a session will play on the DaD s as if they have been assigned to a voice DaD 5 supports both 16 bit and 24 bit Pro Tools sessions HFS Disks used with the DaD 5 should be formatted with FWB s Hard Disk Toolkit versions 2 0 and above to ensure disk driver compatability and reliable operation 5 3 Akai DDPlus Series 5 3 1 HardDisks Only hard disks created in the DDPlus format are supported by the Fairlight DaD 5 The Akai must have the audio File Type set to AKAI gt FAIRLIGHT before any audio is recorded if the projects are to be eventually played on the DaD 5 This parameter is set in the RECORD MODE window of the Akai 5 3 1 Exporting the Project Ensure all library files are also saved to the disk being used to play on the DaD It s often easy to forget to transfer these when preparing a disk for playback in another location 5 3 2 Special Considerations Akai DD8Plus systems have two different 20 bit audio formats The Fairlight DaD 5 only supports the 20 Bit Uncompressed system not the 20 Bit Compressed audio All other bit depths from Akai systems are supported ales 19 DaDP 5 User Manu
24. ress the SELECT button The first project will be displayed Then press NEXT The screen will now display the second project loaded and the track lights for the Dubber tracks that contain this project will be lit Now press the second track key for this project Track 10 if the audio on this track has loaded successfully the screen will show TRACK 10 02 IS OK as in the illustration below MPL Project Number of Number of The Disk Number Location of the Number tracks from this tracks this from which this first clip in this project currently project contains project was loaded project loaded on disk PEU RET ND29 48000 TC 01 25 36 02 54 Track PRI TKO8 AVL16 PP 01 25 36 02 54 press to Status PROJECTNAME MT proceed to display TRACK 10 02 IS OK the next project UNLOAD LOAD NEXT Notes If a 9 track project is being loaded but only eight tracks are selected only the first eight tracks of that project will be loaded If a project has blank tracks DaD Multi Project Load function will automatically skip the blank tracks and bring all used tracks together so that they appear on the DaD s5 as consecutive tracks If the various projects loaded have different frame rates the frame rate of the first project loaded will be used by the DaD s This can be changed later if required in the SYNC menu Only projects with the same sample rate as the first project loaded can be added to a Multi Project Load session Proje
25. s must be played back cost effectively DaD 5 is able to play project files created by Fairlight MFX3P 5 Digidesign Pro Tools and Akai DDPlus audio editing systems as well as audio edits from the Avid family of video editing platforms when converted to Pro Tools using utilities available from Avid 2 Physical Components The MFX Dubber System consists of two major components the FC 100 Controller and the FD 24 Audio Dubber FC 100 Controllers and Audio Dubbers can be connected in a network allowing simultaneous control of up to 24 Audio Dubbers from multiple Controllers 2 1 The FD 24 Audio Dubber Each Audio Dubber is a rack mounted digital audio reproducer for up to 24 simultaneous channels The Dubber is able to self synchronise to time code at any industry standard frame rate in the forwards or reverse direction In addition it can lock its Master Sample Clock to an external video or word clock reference The following section describes the hardware components of the Audio Dubber 2 1 1 Audio Channel Card Each Audio Channel card can reproduce four simultaneous mono audio clips with up to 4 bands of equalisation on each clip Additionally any of the reproduced clips may contain crossfades which are performed in real time An Audio Dubber may contain up to 6 Channel cards 2 1 2 The CPU Card The CPU card performs functions required by the unit as a whole These include file handling disk accessing user i
26. t Key immediately below Sometimes this will open another menu with more Soft Key choices DaDP 5 User Manual 8 a s 22 2 The Dubber Lights The Dubber Lights are used to indicate the status of all Dubbers connected to the system GREEN RED When steady indicates that the Dubber is When steady indicates active i e it has an audio project loaded that one or more tracks on the Dubber are When flashing indicates the selected slipped away from Dubber normal sync 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 ame O O O O O QG sPC 0 O CAO Oo O O X5 ms O O O O O O O exe ame O O OO O O O OO OC Cc OOOO OO 0 OOO OC YELLOW ms O O O O O OOO O OOO When steady indi ea 4 x a dE AE a NM a m cates that the Dubber is locked to time code When flashing indicates that the Dubber is waiting for time code or not yet locked and playing 2 2 3 The Track Button Lights The Track Button Lights are used to indicate the status of each track on the selected Dubber GREEN When steady indicates that the Track is active i e it has audio loaded ready to play uc nii When off indicates that the Track is muted or not used in the current project n RED When steady indicates that this track is slipped away from normal sync When flashing indicates that this track has been selected for slipping DaDP s5 User Manual EW o 3 Software Operation 3 4 Dubber and Track Selection 3 1 1 DubberSelection
27. to locate a required sound on the track so it can be placed in sync with the current TC Display value Slipping using the Jogger Wheel or and keys occurs immediately even if the Dubbers are chasing time code so you can hear the results as you change the setting this may be used to phase tracks if required When you have finished adjusting the amount of slip press the Track key again to set the slip active The red Slip light will now stop flashing but will remain lit solid if you have left the track at a non zero slip Slipping Multiple Tracks At any time the Slip key is lit you may select any number of tracks When more than one track is selected the display shows MULTI next to the track number The slippage on all the selected tracks changes at the same time If the tracks you selected have different slip amounts when you begin the relative differences will remain while you change them DAD O1 ND29 48000 TK21 TC 01 25 36 02 54 PROJECTNAME MT OFFSET 00 00 00 00 00 TRACK MULTI CHANGE 00 00 00 00 00 CLEAR RESTORE OFFSET CAPTURE Numerical Slippage Slip values can also be entered numerically After pressing the Slip key even if you have already used the Jogger Wheel or and keys use the Numeric Keypad to enter a slip value in either feet and frames or time code format This number appears below the track slippage DAD O1 ND29 48000 TK21 TC 01 25 36 02 54 PROJECTNAME MT OFFSET 00 00 00 00 00 TRACK MULTI SLIP
28. y For optimal performance fast SCSI drives used in synchro nous SCSI mode should be used when possible PANEL All LEDs are lit so failures can be spotted In addition you may check the function of any switch or the Jogger Wheel by activating them 3 Preparing Projects for Export to DaD 5 1 MFX3 5 Workstations 5 1 1 HardDisks The Fairlight MFX3P 5 uses two types of disk formatting RBF and FLFS The DaD 5 supports both of these formats Disks formatted on the Fairlight MFX2 or MFX3 to the MDR DOS format are not supported If necessary a disk formatted with the MDR DOS standard can be connected to a MFX3 5 where the project can be copied to a RBF or FLFS disk 5 1 2 Exporting the Project To export a project on the MEX3 for use on a DaD 5 simply open the project on the MFX3P 5 workstation and then press the Blue Export button and select Dubber Export soft key To limit the range of the project while in the Export mode select the tracks required and a Range with the From and To keys and then press the Dubber Export soft key 5 1 3 Special Considerations The MFX3 5 allows the creation of clips that play over midnight ie start before Timecode location 00 00 00 00 and finish after this time This is not a legal operation for the DaD 5 and causes problems Select a range of clips within legal boundaries anywhere between 00 00 00 00 and 23 59 59 29 and then export this range to the DaD s
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