Recording Bars / Tone / Black on a Blank Tape for Field & Edit Productions

1.      Get Bars & Black tape from office

2.      Put Bars & Black tape in source deck

3.      Turn on OSC TO MIX button (purple button on right side of audio board), this turns tone on

4.      Push up the red master output faders so all green lights and first yellow light (O dB) on sound board light meter are lit

5.      On bottom record VCR turn Norm knobs so that the record deck VU audio meters read 0 dB (needle between red & black)

6.      Put Blank tape in record deck

7.      Rewind Bars & Black tape in source deck to beginning of tape

8.      Depress PLAY on the Source/Player (left) side of edit controller.  Depress PLAY and RECORD (holding both at same time) on the Record (right) side of edit controller

9.   After 30 seconds Bars will run out and Black will start.  When this happens turn off the

      OSC TO MIX button to stop recording tone

10. Record black for at least 5 minutes longer than your program (it is advisable to black the

      entire tape even if you aren’t planning on using the entire tape right away)

Recording Bars & Tone on a Pre-blacked Tape for Field & Edit Productions

 

1.      Get Office Bars & Tone tape from office

2.      Put Office Bars & Tone tape in source deck

3.      Press play on left side of edit controller to start source deck playing (to set tone)

4.      Push up white source deck input faders on sound board to 0 dB

5.      Push up the red master output faders so all green lights and first yellow light (O dB) on sound board light meter are lit

6.      On bottom record VCR turn Norm knobs so the record deck VU audio meters read O dB (needle between red & black)

7.      Put Pre-blacked tape in record deck and rewind it to the beginning of the tape

8.      Rewind Bars & Tone tape in source deck to the beginning of the tape

9.      Press both RESET buttons on top of edit controller to reset both the player (left) and recorder (right) time counters

10.  Use the recorder (right) JOG / SHUTTLE knob to move the Pre-blacked tape                         forward to 8 seconds into the tape on the recorder time counter and pause the tape                  at 8 seconds

11.  Use the player (left) JOG / SHUTTLE knob to move the Bars & Tone tape forward 8 seconds into the tape on the player time counter and pause the tape at 8 seconds

12.  Push IN/ENTRY buttons (holding both at same time) on player (left) side of controller

13.  Push IN/ENTRY buttons (holding both at same time) on recorder (right) side of controller

14.  Use recorder (right) JOG / SHUTTLE knob & recorder time counter to move the Pre-blacked tape in record deck forward to 00:00:30:00 or 30 seconds and pause the tape at 30 seconds

15.  Push OUT/ENTRY buttons (holding both at same time) on recorder (right) side of controller

16.  Depress the V, A1, A2 buttons on the top of the edit controller

17.  Press the red Auto Edit button to record the Bars & Tone

When the edit is completed you will have 22 seconds of new Bars & Tone on the Pre-blacked tape in the record deck.  The new Bars & Tone will run from 8 seconds to 30 seconds. 

(NOTE:  You have to start the new Bars & Tone at 8 seconds because both edit decks need at least 7 seconds of Pre-roll on each tape to do the edits)

1.      Put studio master tape in source deck

2.      Rewind the studio master tape to the studio reference Bars & Tone that was recorded at the beginning of the studio shoot you will be editing

3.      Press play on left side of edit controller to start source deck playing (to set tone)

4.      Push up white source deck input faders on sound board to 0 dB

5.      Push up red master output faders on sound board so all green lights and first yellow light (0dB) on sound board light meter are lit

6.      On bottom record VCR turn Norm knobs so that the record deck VU audio meters read 0 dB (needle between red & black)

NOTE:  You may need to rewind and replay the studio reference Bars & Tone more than once if it runs out while you are setting the record deck VU audio meters

7.      Put Blank edit master tape in record deck

8.      Rewind studio master tape in source deck to beginning of studio reference Bars & Tone

9.      Depress PLAY on the Source/Player (left) side of edit controller.  Depress PLAY and RECORD (holding both at same time) on the Record (right) side of edit controller

10.  After 30 seconds Bars & Tone will run out and Black will start.  Let both tapes roll and record at least 10 seconds of Black, stop recording before program starts by pressing ALL STOP button

11.  Using the JOG SHUTTLE knob rewind the edit master tape in record deck and pause it at 35 seconds into the tape on the Black that you just recorded

12.  Push IN/ENTRY (holding both at same time) on recorder (right) side of controller

13.  Get Black tape from office

14.  Put Black tape in player deck and fast forward to 30 seconds into the tape

15.  Push IN/ENTRY (holding both at same time) on player/source (left) side of controller

16.  Depress ASMBL button at top of controller

17.  Press red AUTO/EDIT button to start recording, you are now recording Black

18.  Record Black for at least 5 minutes longer than your program (it is advisable to black the entire tape even if you aren’t planning on using it right away)

 

 

Follow the directions for Recording Bars & Tone to a Pre-Blacked tape for Field & Edit Productions to the letter except for one small but important difference. Replace the Office Bars & Tone tape refered to in step # 1 with the studio reference Bars and Tone that was recorded on your studio master tape at the beginning of your studio shoot.  By using your personal studio reference Bars & Tone instead of the generic Office Bars & Tone as your Bars & Tone source tape you will be able to record a true reference Bars & Tone from your studio shoot onto your edit master.

Push up red master output faders so all green lights and first yellow light (O dB) on sound board light meter are lit

On bottom record VCR turn Norm knobs to O dB (needle between red & black)

Put Pre-Blacked tape in record deck

Record the Bars & Tone to the tape in record deck using a V, A1, A2 insert edit from 8 seconds to 30 seconds

            NOTE:  You have to start this edit at 8 seconds because the decks need a 7 second pre-roll before the first in point.  End bars & tone at 30 seconds.  This will give you 22 seconds of bars & tone.

9)  Record the Bars & Tone tape in source deck to the Pre-blacked tape in record deck using     

     a V, A1, A2 insert edit. You have to set the edit in points at 8 seconds into both tapes

     because both decks need a 7 second pre-roll before the in point.  Set the out point on the

     record deck at 30 seconds.  This will give you 22 seconds of bars & tone on the Pre-blacked

     tape in record deck.