Tascam MMP-16 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary
Appendix E: MMP-16 Glossary
Abbreviations
and Terms Definitions
24 frames The standard film frame rate per second.
25 frames The standard PAL and SECAM video frame rate per second.
29.97 frames The standard NTSC video frame rate for color broadcasting per second.
30 frames The standard audio-only and black and white video frame rate per second.
AES/EBU Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union. The two main
organizations that set the standards for audio production. Digital audio
connections are often referred to as AES/EBU since these organizations
standardized the digital audio interconnection methods.
Autolocator An analog tape function to position the transport to previously marked
locations that is emulated in the MMP-16 using the LOC key and a register or
memory location to instantly locate the “play head.”
Biphase The two-pulse sync signal generated by a film transport that the MMP-16 uses
to generate time code or feet & frames timing. The MMP-16 can also generate
biphase signals to control a film transport.
Bus Any signal that is daisy chained between multiple devices. In the case of the
MMP-16, there are two main buses: the MMR bus and the Lynx Bus.
Calibrate Adjusting a signal to match a reference or standard. The MMP-16’s inputs can
be calibrated so that a +4 dBu signal will correctly drive the MMP-16, and the
outputs can be calibrated for a +4 dBu output from the MMP-16. In these cases
the calibration references are the level meters.
Capture During play or stop saves the current time code into the bottom line of the LCD
display for subsequent saving to a memory or position register.
Chase The process whereby one device controls another device to synchronize their
playback. Chase implies there is both a synchronization signal as well as a
device control signal.
Clear A function to remove audio between the In and Out times on one or more
tracks of audio.
Clip Indicates the maximum signal level has been exceeded going into the analog-
digital converter. Typically this will cause severe distortion (popping, snapping,
crackling sounds) in the output signal.
