Hey guys- I need a big favor. I just got a call to tape a local all star band tonight. My 680 arrived just as I was going out of town for a week so I haven't had any time to play with it. Turned it on but didn't have a card so haven't used it it at all. I read all 100 pages or so of this thread so I think I remember a lot but there's no substitute for practicing with the gear in front of you. Since I'll barely have time to get home and grab my gear before heading to the show, would someone please "baby sit" me and run thru what I need to do for each setting in hopes I can pull this off? The plan is to run the schoeps ccm4's> m148 and sbd into the 680 at 24/48. I'll use house power and format the 32g card as soon as I get there.
Set 680 to record 24/48 stereo wav files.
channels 1-2 > I'll set to line> phantom off.
channels 3-4 > same
what else can you suggest? Do I remember that I need to turn channels off or they'll record anyway? Don't need to use the mix feature as I'll do that in post. It's not my style to go in unprepared but I'll give it a shot.
Going from memory since the unit isn't in front of me.
Power up.
Format card.
Goto record settings to set 24/48.
Check hard switches on top panel for each channel pair (p48 off, low cut off, low sensitivity).
Plug in sources.
Hit Rec/pause (light flashes).
Select which channels to arm by toggling the button for each channel under the display. A black dot appears for each armed channel.
Push the
gain button to switch to the input gain setting screen (I think that's what it's labled,
level is playback level and not what you want). Select which channels to adjust gain on by toggling the button for each channel under the display. Adjust gain with the front panel knob (peaking around the line indicated on the display is safe).
Hit record (rec light goes steady on)
Make sure meters are moving and display is counting.
Rollin’..
First time out, be careful to push only one of the channel selection buttons at a time under the display when selecting which tracks to arm or which to adjust input gain. The ability to ‘gang channels together’ and adjust gain/level/pan/etc simultaneously across multiple channels is great, but it can be confusing selecting and de-selecting them until you get the hang of it.