Alesis ADAT-HD24 FirePort 1394, Reference Manual

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chapter 4 • using locate points
ADAT HD24 Reference Manual
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Automated Recording
So far, all of your recording has been done
manually — you pressed the transport buttons
when you wanted to start and stop recording.
Auto recording stops and starts recording
automatically at predetermined times. This is
useful when you want to precisely punch in to a
specific place on one or more tracks, and especially
when you need to do it over and over again.
In this section, we will be storing the punch points
(called Punch In and Punch Out) “on the fly” while
playback is engaged. You can, however, manually
modify the precise Punch In and Out points, as you
can any other Locate point. Auto Return and Auto
Play (described in the previous section) help make
Auto Recording more functional.
To automatically punch in and
out:
1. Store the position where you want to begin
recording into
L2 1 :
“
PunchIn
” .
This locate point will contain the timecode value
of the last time you manually punched in.
2. Store the tape position where you want to
end recording into
L2 2 :
“
PunchOut
” .
This locate point will contain the timecode value
of the last time you manually punched out.
3. Press
AUTO RECORD
to enable Auto Record.
On the top of the display, the AUTO-REC icon will
appear indicating that Auto Record is enabled.
If the current Punch In position is set beyond the
current Punch Out position and Auto Record is
pressed, the display will read:
Error: PunchIn >
PunchOut
If you see the above, reset the In or the Out so
the Out point is higher than the In point.
4. Press
REW
or a locate point to rewind before
Locate 21’s position.
5. Press the Track Record Enable buttons of the
track(s) you wish to record on.
The selected tracks’ [
REC
] LEDs will flash.
6. Simultaneously press
PLAY
and
RECORD
.
The
PLAY
LED will light, the
RECORD
LED will
flash and the HD24 will engage Play mode.
When Locate 21’s position is reached, the HD24
will automatically punch-in (
PLAY
,
RECORD
and
track
REC
LED(s) will stop flashing and remain
lit). Recording will continue until Locate 22’s
position is reached, at which point the HD24 will
automatically punch-out, returning to play mode
(
PLAY
LED lit,
RECORD
LED off, track REC LEDs
flashing).
7. Press
STOP
to stop the transport.