Sony TC-K555ES - ADJUSTING THE RECORDING LEVEL; Setting Recording Levels with Peak Meters

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1-4. TO ADJUST THE RECORDING LEVEL
Adjust the recording level while monitoring on the peak program
meters the input level of the program source to be recorded. If the
recording level setting is too high, the recording will be distorted,
and if the setting is too low, the recording will be noisy. The record·
ing level
should be set as high as possible while still avoiding
distortion. This level will depend on the type of tape being used.
When the TAPE button is pressed, the range above the saturation
level of the selected type of tape is indicated by the red line.
Generally speaking, adjust the recording level by making sure that
the meters deflect only to the left end of the red line at the highest
signal level.
Example: Type I cassette
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Saturation level of Type I cassette saturation occurs.
Since the saturation level of any tape is lower in the higher frequen·
cies than in the lower frequencies, the recording level may still be
too high if adjusted in this way if the program to be recorded con·
tains many high frequency signals. Consideration has to be given
to the program source to be recorded as well as to the character·
istics of the cassette to be used, since each cassette, even casset·
tes using the same type of tape, may have different characteristics.
The following table will provide you with a starting point in setting
the recording level of various kinds of programs when using Sony
cassettes.
Type of
Sony
Low and mid freq. Mid and high freq.
tape
cassettes
range programs range programs
(vocal, etc.)
(piano,
guitar, etc.)
I
BHF
+
3 dB + 1 dB
AHF
+ 4 dB
+
2 dB
II
UCX
+ 3dB
+
2 dB
III FeCr
+
5dB
+
1 dB
IV
METALLIC
+ 6dB + 6dB
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