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Chapter 2: Sonoma Editor
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Data errors are a special type of real time error that are handled separately. They can cause a sudden
burst of loud audio. Accordingly, when Sonoma detects a data error on playback it will automatically
mute the output and stop the transport. A checkbox is available to stop the transport when data errors
are detected during recording, which is a less dangerous error.
Note that during a capture operation (i.e., recording mixer output) the system is both playing and
recording, and the state of both check boxes will control the behavior of the program.
In the very rare event that Sonoma, or the PC itself, crashes while playing or recording, the system
can take steps to recover your work. When you re-launch Sonoma after a crash, the program will
automatically attempt to recover all the open EDLs along with their undo stacks. In addition, if you
were making a recording, Sonoma will retrieve the recorded audio up to the time of the crash and
punch it into the recording EDL, making it the EDL’s last recording. If you do not want to keep this
material, you can use the undo recovery command from the Undo pull-down menu.
If Sonoma receives bad DSD data (all zeros or ones) while recording, it will display a full red bar in
the affected channels’ level meters.
Section 2.8
describes the recording process in detail. This section shows you how to make a simple
recording, step-by-step.
Use the file menu to create a new EDL.
In the record menu:
•
Set the recording directory. Specify the disk and directory where you want to place the
recordings you are about to make. Don’t worry about the file/folder prefix and number, accept
the default values that appear in the dialog. Check the record into new folders checkbox.
•
Select triggered mode.
•
Select normal monitor switching
•
Select record channel inputs.
Bring up the channel control panel. (If it is not visible select the channel tab in the left side of the
EDL.) For each channel you wish to record:
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Unlock the channel by pressing the lock icon (in column
L
); it should turn red.
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Press the record ready button (in column
R
); it should blink.
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Be sure the channel mute (column
M
) is off.
•
If you want to check levels before recording, select input monitor (in column
I
) and set levels
using the level meters.
•
Select output monitor (in column
O
).
2.21.2
Recovering from a System Crash
2.21.3
Recording Invalid DSD Data
2.22 Example: Making a Recording