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Shortcut 2000 Editor Owner’s Manual
CHAPTER III
RECORDING
This chapter presents the individual steps in making a recording. Related information will be
found in chapters about the front panel controls, rear panel features, or general operations.
First, prepare for recording by performing these operations:
1. Connect an audio signal to the Shortcut Editor at the rear panel.
2. Select A
NALOG or D IGITAL input using S OFT K EY 1 or item 1 in the S ETUP
M ENU . If it is a digital input, further select D IGITAL ( XLR ) or D IGITAL ( BNC )
3. Exit from the menus.
4. Apply audio to the Editor.
5. Press and hold P
AUSE and press R ECORD
6. If the input is analog, adjust the level controls for a suitable reading.
7. If the input is digital, note that a level indication is present.
Sample Rate
The Shortcut Editor can operate at sample rates of 44.1k or 48k samples/second. It is
advisable (though not required) to select a single rate for the entire Editor when possible.
Recordings made at different rates cannot be inter-cut, nor should they be transferred to a
single DAT tape when completed. As a point of reference, the music industry usually works at
44.1 since this is compatible with Compact Disks. The video industry more often operates at
48k, since audio tracks on digital VTRs are recorded at this rate.
Sample rates are set on a per-Directory basis. Each Directory must be set to a
single sample rate before any Files are recorded to it. Thereafter only recordings at this
sample rate can be made in the Directory. Though different Directories may be set to
different sample rates, material may only be copied between those set to the same rate.
The LCD display shows the time remaining on the hard disk. This is calculated using the
sample rate for the selected Directory; changing to a Directory at another sample rate will
provide a different value for the time remaining.