Yamaha RM800 - Manual (Page 41)

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Glossary
device (e.g. the TAPE INs of your multitrack) are
permanently connected to the female jacks of the
patchbay. A connection between an output and an
input can only be established using a cable between
these two female jacks on the patchbay. Electronic
patchbays no longer require ‘physical’ cable connec­
tions.
Peaking —^A type of EQ circuit used to cut and
boost a band of frequencies. It produces a moun­
tain-peak type response curve. Midband EQ is usu­
ally of the peaking type. Compare with Shelving.
PFL (Pre fader Listen) — Another solo function,
this time sourced before the fader, so that you could
set a fader to minimum level or even switch the chan­
nel off and still solo it.
Pre/Post-Fader —Some effect sends can be
sourced either before or after the channel fader. Pre
fader sourcing has the advantage that the effect send
level of a channel no longer depends on the signal
level (set with the channel fader). Post fader, on the
other hand, allows you to fade a signal in an out and
at the same time increase and decrease its effect
depth.
Shelving —^A type of EQ circuit used to cut and
boost frequencies above or below a set frequency. It
produces a shelf-looking response curve. High and
low EQs are usually of the shelving type.
S/N (Signal to Noise ratio) —In an audio system,
the difference between the nominal signal level and
the residual noise floor, usually expressed as a ratio
in decibels. RM800 has an excellent S/N ratio, mak­
ing it ideal for use with the new-breed of digital mul­
titrack recorders.
Solo —A function found on most recording mixers
(on your RM800 it is called AFL or PFL). The Solo
function is an easy way to mute all channels but the
one you wish to hear. Usually, several channels can
be soloed simultaneously, thereby temporarily
switching off all other channels.
Split Mixer —A mixing console with only one
‘layer’ (see also In-line Mixer). Strictly speaking, a
split mixer must feature twice the number of chan­
nels of an in-line mixer, which is more expensive.
During recording, listening to the tape signals the
way they were recorded is usually enough, so that a
simple monitor section (the second ‘layer’ of an
in-line console) is enough.
Tape-Monitor mix —The mix of all signals'
received from the multitrack recorder. See the above
explanation for cost-effective tape signal monitor­
ing.
Track Sheet —A table used to write down the
names of the instruments or performers and the
tracks their parts were recorded on. Track sheets are
invaluable for 24- or 48-track recordings, but can
also be useful for 8-track applications.
Tracking —Literally means ‘committing a signal to
a track’, i.e. recording it to one track of your recorder.
Unity gain — S e e Nominal level.
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