Alesis MASTERLINK ML-9600, Reference Manual

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Chapter 4
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4.8
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RACK
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TART
/T
RACK
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ND
Pressing TRACK START or TRACK END once will "pre-roll" the start or end of the selected Track.
When you press and release TRACK START , the Track will play from its beginning and will play for
five seconds, while pressing and releasing TRACK END will begin playing five seconds before the end
of the Track and will stop once the end of the Track is reached. The reason this functionality is
important is that you will be changing the "start pointer" and "end pointer" of your song, and will want
to preview those points before you crop.
4.8
C
S
CRUBBING THE
H
EAD AND
T
AIL
In order to move the "start pointer" and "end pointer", you must press and hold TRACK START or
TRACK END
and use the
SCAN
and
SCAN
buttons to "scrub" the audio back and forth. This
process is much like "rocking the reels" on an analog tape machine; the difference here is that you are
doing it digitally. Using the
SCAN and SCAN buttons, move the "start pointer" or "end
pointer" to the desired location, then release SCAN or SCAN . Once you think you have the
pointers in the correct position, you may preview the points by pressing the TRACK START and
TRACK END buttons (explained above).
4.8
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RACK
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TART
/E
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P
OINTER
C
APTURE
If you are listening to a Track and you hear a section of audio that you wish to move Track Start pointer
to (either for Cropping or Splitting the Track), simply press
PAUSE to pause the audio then hold
PLAYLIST EDIT and press TRACK START to instantly move the Track Start pointer to the point at
which the Audio was paused. Alternatively, you can just hold PLAYLIST EDIT and press TRACK
START while the audio is playing, to capture the point on the fly. Once you have moved the pointer,
you may of course use the scrub and preview features to fine-tune the pointer location.
The same techniques apply to the Track End Pointer; press
PAUSE to pause the audio then hold
PLAYLIST EDIT and press TRACK END to instantly move the Track End pointer to the point at
which the Audio was paused. Alternatively, you can just hold PLAYLIST EDIT and press TRACK
END while the audio is playing, to capture the point on the fly.
4.8
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T
HE
C
ROP
NOTE: If the Track is write protected, cropping of the Track is not permitted.
When the start and end pointers have been set to your satisfaction, press both
TRACK START and
TRACK END simultaneously to crop the Track. The display will prompt you with the message:
Figure 4.8.1
Track Crop Confirmation
Pressing
DOWN/NO will exit, display "
Track crop canceled
", and return to the Track edit
display; note that the start and end pointers will still be at their new positions. Pressing UP/YES will
complete the Track crop operation. The display will temporarily indicate: