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PIX 270i User Guide and Technical Information

Recording

For example, if Reel=141001, Scene=101A, Take=001, Track=01, and the Track 1 Name is Boom, then

the ﬁle’s name would be 14001-101A-001_01Boom.WAV

Mono Wave ﬁles can be written to a maximum of 2 SSD’s. Recording Mono Wave ﬁles to a mechanical

(spinning) hard drive is not supported.

Poly (Wave) File Format writes a single ﬁle to each target drive per take. All armed audio tracks are

interleaved into a single ﬁle.

If File Name Format is set to Reel-Scene-Take_Track Name, but WAV poly ﬁles are being recorded, the

alternative format of Reel-Scene-Take will be used.

Audio Mode Settings

Certain Setup Menu options apply only to Audio Mode:

• [Timecode/Sync - Sync Ref - Audio Only Mode]: This determines the sync reference source clock

for audio mode. The source can be set to Internal, Word Clock (Sync In), AES1-2, MADI, Video

Input (SDI/HDMI), or Video Ref (Sync In).

After changing the Sync Reference in Audio Mode, allow approximately 10 seconds before recording.

• [Audio - Audio Mode Sample Rate]: This menu option only applies when the

[Timecode/Sync - Sync Ref - Audio Only Mode] is set to Internal. The default sample rate is 48

kHz. When sample rate is set to 88.2k or 96k, tracks 33 to 64 are disabled.

• [Audio - Audio Mode Bit Depth]: The bit depth of recorded audio in Audio Mode. The default Bit

Depth is 24. Audio Mode allows for 16- or 24-bit recordings.

• [Audio Mode - Pre-Roll Time]: In Audio Mode, a continuous audio buer of up to 10 seconds

is maintained. The Pre-Roll Time will be “added” to the front of all audio recordings. Timecode

stamps are automatically adjusted to match the Pre-Roll time.

Changing the armed status of any track, changing the value of Setup Menu option

[Audio - Audio Mode Sample Rate], or changing the current audio synch reference will reset the pre-

roll buffer.

• [File Storage - Wave File Split Every]: The le size that will cause a .wav le split in Audio Mode.

At factory default audio les will automatically split when the le size reaches 4 GB. Audio record-

ings can also be split when the le size reaches 2 GB.

• [Timecode/Sync - Frame Rate (Audio Only)]: The frame rate that will be stored in the iXML and

Bext area of the .wav le. The default frame rate is 29.97 non-drop. The available frame rate options

are 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 29.97 drop-frame, 30, 30 drop-frame.

If the synchronization source (Setup Menu option [Timecode/Sync - Sync Ref -Audio Only Mode])

is lost while in record, the recording will stop. The Sync Reference OSD ﬁeld will ﬂash

red if the synchronization source is not present. The Audio Input OSD ﬁeld will ﬂash red if

there is a mismatch between the currently selected audio sync reference sample rate and the

[Audio - Audio Mode Sample Rate] setting.

Playback of audio clips is the same as video clips. see Playback Operation