UTILITIES - RS422 - AUTO CONFORM - 18
Version 2.00 - March, 1996 Page 171
SETTING UP THE DD1500 FOR AUTO CONFORM
During an auto conform, the DD1500 is automating recording synced to external timecode
and controlling an external RS422 device, rewinding and fast forwarding that device to
timecode positions on that external machine, automatically dropping in and out of record,
placing the recording(s) into the final project, and so on.
Setting up the DD1500 for an Auto conform is not a trivial process and there are a number
of things you must consider if the auto conform is to go smoothly.
• You must take care to match the SMPTE/EBU frame rate so that it matches that
which was used on the original source tapes.
• You must take care to ensure that the system’s sampling rate is set correctly so that
conformed cues match others in the project.
• In the REC/# ROUTE INPUTS page, you must route the inputs from the source reels’
machine as appropriate (i.e. DIGI or ADC to the appropriate tracks on the DD1500).
• You must assign the tracks designated for the conform cues in the EDL to the
DD1500’s tracks so that conformed audio ends up on the tracks you want them to.
It is likely that all of the above variables will change between one production and the next,
so a trouble free auto conform requires the operator to keep their wits about them!
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