Sound Devices 970, User Manual And Technical Information

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If the last file played was a sibling file of a mono WAV take, skipping will occur between that take’s sib-
ling files rather than the default behavior of skipping between takes. When the first or final sibling file is
navigated away from, file skipping will again occur between takes.
Playback Mode
By default, when a file is selected for playback, the 970 will play the file immediately and stop play-
back when the end of the file is reached. The Setup Menu options
[System - Playback Start mode]
and
[System - Playback mode]
alter this behavior. When
[System - Playback Start mode]
is set to
Pause on First Frame
, a file will begin playback in a paused state. This is useful for “loading” a clip
so that playback can be manually triggered without any start up delay.
The Setup Menu option
[System - Playback mode]
affects how playback will continue after the end
of a file is reached:
Playback mode Behavior
Play Once Playback stops when the end of the file is reached.
Play Once - Pause Playback pauses at the beginning of the file when the end of the file is reached.
Play All Playback continues with the next file in the File List. This process is repeated until all files in
the File List have been played at which point playback stops.
Play All - Pause Playback pauses at the beginning of the next file. This process is repeated until all files in
the File List have been played or Stop is pressed.
Play All - Loop Playback continues with the next file in the File List. This process is repeated until all files
in the File List have been played at which point playback begins at the beginning of the File
List.
Play List Playback continues with the next file in the Play List. This process is repeated until all files in
the Play List have been played at which point playback stops.
Play List - Pause Playback pauses at the beginning of the next file in the Play List. This process is repeated
until all files in the Play List have been played or Stopped is pressed.
Play List - Loop Playback continues with the next file in the Play List. This process is repeated until all files
in the Play List have been played at which point playback begins at the beginning of the Play
List.
Play List
Files can be added to a Play List to be played back in a specific order. Play List functions are accessed
from the File Detail view of any file. By default, the 970 will play files in the order that they are ar-
ranged in the File List. To play back files in the order of the Play List,
[System
-
Playback Mode]
must be set to one of the Play List modes. To add a file to the Play List:
1. Press FILES to view the File List.
2. Highlight the desired file, then press the Control Knob to enter the Take Details view. (Press
and hold the Control Knob if the take is am multi-file, mono take.)