Owner's Manual Addendum
DR-680
Connecting a mid-side microphone
Added functions
The following functions have been added with
firmware version 1.20.
When using this unit's mid-side decoding function,
connect the mid signal to the odd channel and the
side signal to the even channel in the pair. If you
connect them in reverse, correct decoding is not
possible.
1 Mid-side (MS) microphone decoding mode
2 GANG function
For example, connect the mid signal to channel 3
and the side signal to channel 4.
MS microphone decoding
mode
Recording with mid-side decoding
MS MODE
1
On the
screen, set the decoding
Setting the MS decoding mode
INPUT
mode to
.
MS MODE
SYSTEM
Select the
open the
item on the
screen.
menu to
2
Press the MIX PAN key on the front panel to
MS MODE
PAN
open the
screen (pan pot adjustment
screen). Use the MS width control to adjust the
width of the mid-side signal pair.
Set the decoding mode to use when connecting mid-
side microphones. Channel pairs 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 can
each be set separately.
Press one of the number (1-6) keys on the front
panel that corresponds to one of the mid-
INPUT
OFF (default value)
Recording and playback use the ordinary mode
(no mid-side decoding).
side channels that was set to
on the
MS MODE
screen. (For example, press 3 or 4 to
adjust paired channels 3 and 4.)
INPUT
Use this mode to decode while recording.
Use the VALUE dial to adjust the width of the
signal suitably in a 0–100 range. At 0, only the
mid channel is included in the stereo decoding.
As the value is increased, more of the side
channel is included in the stereo decoding. At
100, only the side channel is included. (The
Playback uses the ordinary mode.
MONITOR
Use to monitor the output of mid-side
microphones with decoding while recording
without decoding.
0
default value is .)
Also use this with a take that was recorded
without decoding to decode it during playback.
3
Press the MIX LEVEL key on the front panel
LEVEL
to open the
screen, and adjust the
A.OUT SEL
MIX
In that case,
the
should be set to
in
decoder output.
I/O
menu.
NOTE
MS MODE
The
screen settings cannot be changed
during recording or playback. Always stop the unit
(the transport icon should be ) before changing the
settings.
Press one of the number (1-6) keys on the front
panel that corresponds to one of the mid-
INPUT
side channels that was set to
on the
MS MODE
screen. (For example, press 3 or 4 to
adjust paired channels 3 and 4.)
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TASCAM DR-680 1
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