VS-880EX Application Guide
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Slate
A voice or talkback signal which is applied to the
output Buses of a mixing console so the engineer can
identify each take of a tape (by “slating” an
announcement onto the tape) prior to actually
recording the program. The term may have been
derived from the motion picture industry practice of
identifying scenes with a slate board and chalk just
prior to the shooting.
Slider
Another term for a straight-line fader (see “fader”).
Also may refer to any straight-line control, as
opposed to a rotary control.
SMPTE
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
(formerly, SMPTE, Society of Motion Picture
Engineers). Also refers to a common standard for
measurement of intermodulation distortion (IM), and
for a standard reference code for identification of
frames of film or videotape; SMPTE code is also used
for synchronization of two or more audio tape
recorders.
SMPTE Time Code
A synchronization code developed for video
designed for frame edge lockup of multiple video
and audio devices. SMPTE is calculated in
Hours:Minutes:Second:Frames. There are several
different types of SMPTE frame rates, ie: 30 frames
per second, 29.97 fps non-drop, 29.97 fps drop, 25 fps
(European standard) and 24 fps (used for film). The
VS-880EX supports all types of MTC which
corresponds to all types of SMPTE. You only need to
use the MIDIMAN ‘Video Syncman’ unit to interface
between a SMPTE source and the VS-880EX. The VS-
880EX also will resolve (exactly lock to) the frame
edge of the SMPTE or MTC. This means that the lock
will not drift or go out of sync even if the song or
project is very long.
Solo
A feature of many mixing consoles that allows one
input signal, one Bus, or a combination of “soloed”
signals to be monitored exclusive of all other signals
- without disturbing the main output mix. For
example, in the middle of a show with an 18 in x 2
out console, an engineer might listen to one
microphone (perhaps to check for a problem, to see
what it is picking up, or adjust the input position’s
EQ). He merely engages that input position’s solo
button - the sound reinforcement and/or tape
recorder feeds are not affected.
SPP (Song Position Pointer)
Song Position Pointer works in conjuction with MIDI
Clock to provide the current measure and beat
information of the song or sequence. This message
allows the user to rewind and fast forward the
‘master’ device and still synchronize with the “slave.”
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface
Format)
A digital recording format that conforms to the AES/
EBU consumer standard for the high-speed transfer
of two channels of digital audio data. The VS-880EX
has a coaxial S/PDIF connector that allows you to
connect digitally to a consumer or professional DAT
recorder or CD player.
Stereo Bus
In a mixing console, the Bus or channel which is used
to feed a program to a stereo tape recorder, 2-channel
sound system or other stereo equipment. A stereo
Bus actually consists of two Buses, the left and right
Buses.
Stereo Master
A 2-gang fader which simultaneously controls the
overall level of the left and right outputs (i.e., the
stereo Bus output).
Sub-Master
A level control or fader which adjusts the signal level
on a given output channel, prior to the master fader
(which is normally a multi-channel fader). For
example, there might be a Left Channel Submaster, a
Right Channel Submaster and a Stereo Master.
Sync
In multi-track tape recorders, a technique where
channels on the record head can be used for tape
play back while other channels are being recorded.
This permits performers to listen to previously
recorded tracks and to record additional tracks in
perfect Synchronization.
Sync Track
The VS-880EX has a SYNC TRACK that is
independent from the 8 recording tracks. You can
record a TEMPO MAP from a drum machine or
sequencer and then use this map to synchronize the
VS-880EX to the sequencer. In this case, the VS-880EX
would be the Master and the sequencer would be the
Slave.
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