5- RecorRecordingding CDsCDs
Advanced recording
Setting the trigger level
The signal level which may be used with synchronized Low numerical values of this setting (towards 24)
recording operations (here called the trigger level or mean that it takes a louder signal to trigger the start of
?threshold?) is set as below:the synchronized recording. A high numerical value
(towards 72) means that a relatively quiet signal will
1 With a recordable disc loadedM,E NpU ress the
trigger the start of recording.
key until the displaSy_ LsVhLo> -ws:X XdB,
where- XX is the current value.When a digital source is selected, there is another
option, DD, which means that any digital signal above
2 Turn thMeU LTI DIAL control or usSeK IP the
the zero level will trigger the recording.
keys to change the value between -24, -30, -36,
-42, -48, -54, -60, -66, and -72 dB (-60, -66 and
-72 are only for digital signal).
Using the trigger level
An input signal used as trigger to start recording is the If the noise floor is higher than the threshold, syn-
sound level rises above the threshold for one second or chronized recording will not take place.
more:
levelStart of track is not registered
levelStart of recording
S_LVL
S_LVLNoise is higher
Noise levelthan threshold
time
time
NOTE
Remember that when recording from an analog
Synchronized recording stops when the sound level source, the threshold should set so that it is higher
drops below the threshold for five seconds:
than the noise floor such as the base level of
hiss, pops and crackles which may come from an
levelolder vinyl recording, for example. However, syn-
REC standby
chronized recording is not recommended with the
Five seconds
PHONO mode (see Recording to disc from the
RIAA PHONO inputs on page 22).
S_LVL
If you want to prevent the five seconds at the end of
timerecording, try restricting the number of tracks using
DD mode (see Restricting the number of tracks on
page 22 and also Automatic track division on page
If you set the threshold value so that only high-level
25). This will stop recording immediately so the ?five
signals trigger recording, remember that this will not
seconds will not be recorded. When there are no tracks
record the start of a piece which has a slow fade-in:
left to be detected in DD mode, you need to make an
extra track on the source media before recording.
Recording starts
level
This part of the
track may not be
recorded
S_LVLStop of recording
S_LVL
level
Last track
time
Extra track
S_LVL
time
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