Panasonic Ramsa Audio Mixer Wr Da7 Users Guide

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[EDIT PARAMETER]Area
Parameters that can be recorded by the automation are  ,  ,
, , , , , and . The 
button chooses all the parameters, while the  button removes the
parameters from the recording sequence. When selected, the parameter will
appear as inverse video.
There is a short cut to the selection of these parameters. When in MMC
mode, press the SHIFT (#0)key and one of the #1 – #9 buttons
simultaneously for the shortcuts below:
1 FADER
2 PAN/SURR
3...

[FADER EDIT MODE]Area
In this area, you can select two different modes of operation. There is also a
selection for the fade time of the offset of the fader position.  This fade time
is how long it will take the fader to dissolve or smooth -out the difference
in level from where you have finished the fader move to where it was before
the edit.
Mode
When this mode is selected, the fader will reflect exactly how you have
corrected the level, without regard to the fader position before the edit.
It could...

[AUTO PUNCH IN]
When engaged, [AUTO PUNCH IN]appears as inverse video.
Once you select the channel and parameter you wish to adjust (if
[AUTO PUNCH IN]is engaged and the automation is record
ready), moving the fader or knob of a selected channel, while
playing back a mix, will cause the DA7s automation to go into
record for that channel or channels.
To stop the DA7 from recording, or to “punch-out”, press the
ARROWbutton on the MMCcontrol. You can also “punch-
out” by turning SELECToff for the channel...

14-3 AUTOMATION, EVT EDIT (Event Edit) Window
Use the [EVT EDIT]window to change parameters of events in the
automation by changing them in an off-line method. In other words, you
can make a simple change to an event (single or multiple channels) by
entering in new data instead of doing another mix. A good example would
be if you wish to change a fade. Simply select the fader or faders, and enter a
new time in the data area. It will automatically update the mix.
[EDIT CHANNEL SELECT]Area
Channels can be...

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[OFFLINE EDIT PARAMETER]Area
Select the parameters to be edited in this area of the window. The parameters
are , , ,  ,  , , , and
. Using the  button, you can edit parameters for Dynamics
on/off, Protect Channel and Beat Change.
To edit all parameters, cursorto the  button, and press the ENTER
button. To remove all the parameters as a group, cursorto the 
button, and press the ENTERbutton. To edit individual parameters, cursorto
the parameter (or...

[TIME/PARAMETER/DATA/CH]Area
In order to select an event, you must first place the cursorin this area. You
can then select an event to be edited from here. Rotate the JogDialthrough
the events and select an entire event or a single event item.
To edit an individual event item from the list, use the left and right arrow
keys to select the item you wish to edit. You can select from [TIME],
[PARAMETER], [DATA], or [CH]. Once you have selected the item you wish
to change, use the JogDialto enter the new...

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EQ LOW F
EQ LOW Q
FADER FADER EQ ON
CH ON
FADER FADE EQ LOW G
DYN ON EQ LM F
DLY ON EQ LM Q
PAN/BAL ON EQ LM G
EQ HM F
EQ HM Q
EQ HM G
EQ HIGH F
EQ HIGH Q
EQ HIGH G
PAN/BAL
SEND AUX 1
SEND AUX 2
SEND AUX 3
SEND AUX 4
SEND AUX 5
SEND AUX 6SURROUND L
SURROUND R
SURROUND C
SURROUND SB
SURROUND SL
SURROUND SR
CH LIB STR
EQ LIB STR
DYN LIB STR
CH LIB RCL
EQ LIB RCL
DYN LIB RCL
SCENE WRITE
SCENE READ
RECALL SAFE
Rotating the JogDialdisplays these 41 parameters...

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[DATA]
Data for parameters can be set in numerical values with the JogDialand
the ENTERbutton.
[CH]
Here the user can select the channels where editing is desired. Scroll to
a channel number with the JogDial, and press the ENTERbutton.
[SHEET EDIT]Area 
These edit functions give you the ability to insert, delete, and copy event data
into the [TIME], [PARAMETER], [DATA], and [CH]number columns. Much
like the cut and paste functions in word processing, a...

14-4 AUTOMATION Operation
Preparations
Before starting Automation you need to prepare by connecting any external
input signals for timecode reference, such as SMPTE, MTC, or MIDI CLK. Or,
you select INT as the time reference. You also need to make sure that all of
your audio sources are connected and operational.
Connect the master timecode device to the DA7such as MTC, SMPTE or
MIDI CLK.
Route the signals as necessary from inputs, equalizer and dynamics, and
to outputs.
AUTOMATION SETUP
Press the...

Cursorto the [TIME BASE]area, and select the timecode master device
by rotating the JogDial, and pressing the ENTERbutton.
Play back the master timecode device. Confirm that the [TC]area on the
top right of the LCD window indicates identical numbers to that of the
master device.
When SMPTE or MTC format is used, confirm the [TIME BASE]area
displaying ND, DF, 25 or 24.
[NEW MIX]operation will erase the data that is stored in the
current memory, if any. This data is from your previous mix. If you
do not...