User's Guide

A20-MINI User Guide
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Creating Shorter WAV Files Based on Timecode Range
WhenashorterWAVleisneededthantheoriginalrecording,
you can use the Timecode Range feature to create a shorter
WAVle.Thelengthandcontentoftheprocessedleisbased
on the entered timecode start and stop times.
1. Highlightthesourcele(s)fromtheSourcewindow.
2. Select the Timecode Range check box.
3. Enter valid timecode start and end times. The
valuesmustfallwithintherangeofthesourcele.
4. Select Process.
Selecting Bit Depth of Processed WAV Files
TheA20-MINIrecords32-bitoatWAVles.TokeeptheWAV
lesin32-bitoat,select32Float.Ifyouwanttoconvertthe
32-bitWAVlesto24-bitinteger,select24.
24-bitlesthatcontainaudiothatexceeds0dBFSwillbenor-
malized to -0.1 dBFS to avoid clipping.
Conforming A20-MINI WAV Files to CSV Sound Reports
CSVsoundreportlesgeneratedbySoundDevicesrecorders
can be used to extract only relevant audio from the A20-MINI
WAVorA10-TXMICles.AudioisextractedandanewWAVle
is created based on the timecode in/out values of takes listed
within the CSV.
TheprocessedWAVlenamesandembeddedmetadataare
changedtomatchthelenamesandmetadataofthecorre-
sponding takes in the CSV sound report.
• Adding Pre- and Post-Roll toconformedlescanbenet
post production with access to audio just prior to and
following head and tail slates. To add pre- and post-roll to
conformedWAVles,selectthePre/PostRollcheckbox
and enter a value from 0 to 10 seconds in 1 second steps.
• Combining to PolycreatesasinglepolyphonicWAVle
containing audio tracks from each relevant transmitter
for takes of the CSV sound report. Select the Combine to
Polycheckboxtocreateapolyphonicleforeachtake,
leaveuncheckedformonophoniclesforeachtransmitter.
Managing User Groups
User Groups are fully described in the SD-Remote User Groups
section. Mic2Wav II allows the creation and editing of User
Groups,importingUserGroup(ALUG)les,andsendingALUG
lestoA20-MINItransmittersandAudioLtdA10-RXreceivers
connected to the computer via USB or the XL-PowerStation.
See the Audio Ltd A10-TX and A10-RX User Guides for more
information regarding User Group setup of these products.
• Create a New User Group by navigating on a Mac to
User Groups > New and on Windows to Files > User
Groups>Createanewle.
Enter the name of the User Group. Names should be
limited to 12 alphanumeric characters without spaces.
Underscores and dashes are permitted but no other
special characters can be used. Red text indicates the
entry is invalid.
Select the band you want to use. This will restrict
frequencies to the selected band. Note the A20-MINI
frequency range covers all available bands, the Audio Ltd
A10-TX frequency range is limited by model (A-D). Click
OK to create the User Group.
• Open an existing User Group by navigating on a Mac
to User Groups > Open and on Windows to Files > User
Groups>Openanexistingle.SearchtheBrowseror
FinderfortheALUGleyouwanttoOpen.ThenclickOK.
• EdittheUserGroup.ClickinU1(User1)nameeld
to name the User. Names should be limited to 12
alphanumeric characters without spaces. Underscores
and dashes are permitted but no other special characters
can be used. Red text indicates the entry is invalid.
Click the U1 Frequency to assign the user a frequency.
Frequency should be entered in XXX.XXX format and
fall within the range of the User Group band. Red text
indicates an invalid entry.
ClicktheU1TXSerialNumbereldtoentertheserial
number of the A20-MINI or A10-TX you want automatically
assigned to this user upon loading the User Group. This
eldisoptional.
• Add a User by clicking the + icon. Up to 32 users can be
entered for a single User Group.
• Remove a User by clicking the - icon.
• Add a Group by clicking Add Group. Up to 8 User Groups
canbesavedwithinasingleALUGle.
• Remove a Group by clicking Remove Group. This
removes the currently displayed Group. Remove Group is
not available and if there is only one group.