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BLACK
BOX
RECORDER
- User Manual v2.2
MARK and LOOP operations
Pressing the MARK button during either during the Recording or during
Playback will place Markers in the Song File itself. Multiple Markers can be
set within a Song. The Markers are indicated on the Transport Function Bar
Having set some Markers, the LOOP button will create a playback Loop and
continually playback the MARKED section of
the Song.
If the LOOP button is pressed between
Markers, the BlackBox will continue in
Playback until it reaches the next Marker,
Loop back to the previous Marker and then
recommence playback. There will be a short
break in Playback while the BlackBox loops back to the earlier Marker (i.e. it
does not create a continuous loop).
If, however, there are no later Markers pressing the LOOP button will create
a Loop between the last Marker and the current playback position.
LOOP mode will remain active until you press LOOP again. You are able to
STOP and restart PLAY whilst remaining in LOOP mode.
In STOP, holding down MARK and using the data wheel will jump to the next
and subsequent Markers within the Song so that you can start Playback from
a specific Marker.
In PLAYBACK, holding down the MARK button while using the data wheel
enables the deletion of Markers that are no longer required in the current
Song. Clockwise movement will delete one, or more, later Markers;
Anticlockwise will delete one, or more, earlier markers.
The Markers are stored in the audio files in what’s known as a Cue Chunk
which many (but not all) DAWs can read. So they may also be used to
indicate a place in the recording to the post production team.
