Alesis ADAT-HD24 FirePort 1394, Reference Manual

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ADAT HD24 Reference Manual
Using the Edit Start and Edit End
Points
Setting accurate
EDIT START
and
EDIT END
points will
be critical to every edit you make on the HD24.
This section will explain how to make the most of
these functions.
Setting an Edit Start or Edit End
Point
Edit Start and Edit End points will be used for every
type of edit. This section will explain how to set an
Edit Start or Edit End point “on the fly”.
1. First, record some audio into a song so you can
hear what you’re editing.
2. Press
PLAY
. (You can also set an Edit Start point
while stopped, but this method allows you to
hear what you’re doing.)
3. Press and hold the
SET LOCATE
button.
4. When you reach the point where you want a
Cut, Copy or Paste to occur, press
EDIT START
.
Setting an Edit End point uses the same procedure,
only you press
EDIT END
when you reach the location
where a Cut or Copy should end.
Previewing the Edit Start and Edit
End Points
The ADAT HD24 offers a convenient, automatic
way to hear the edit points which you just marked.
During a preview, you’ll only hear tracks that have
been selected for editing using the
TRACK EDIT
key
(or, if no tracks are selected, you’ll hear all tracks).
1. Press the
EDIT START
button. The display should
look like something like this:
L2 3 : "Edit In "
00:00:52:17.54
This example display shows that the Edit Start point
(Locate Point #23) occurs at 0 hours, 0 minutes, 52
seconds, 17 frames and 54 subframes into the song.
2. Press the
EDIT START
button again. You should
hear the song begin to play from the point
where you set the Edit Start point, then
continue for 5 seconds after. While the HD24 is
previewing your Edit Start location, the display
will read:
Previewing
Edit Start
3. Press the Edit End button. The display should
look like something like this:
L2 4 : "Edit Out"
00:00:55:10.04
This example display shows that the Edit End point
(Locate Point #24) occurs at 0 hours, 0 minutes, 55
seconds, 10 frames and 4 subframes into the song.
4. Press the
EDIT END
button again. You should
hear the song begin to play from 5 seconds
before the Edit End location, then stop at the
Edit End point. While the HD24 is previewing
your Edit Start location, the display will read:
Previewing
Edit End
5. To preview the entire edit region, from Edit
Start to Edit End, press the
EDIT START
and
EDIT
END
buttons simultaneously. The HD24 will
play from the Edit Start point to the Edit End
point, and the display will read:
Previewing
Edit Region
You can press
STOP
at any time to stop playback
of a preview.