SoundCraft DC 2020, User Manual

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Editing an Existing Mix
Assuming that you have a Mix Pass (by default it will be named, ’New Mix Pass
01’), you may now edit it.
A convenient way of working is to assign the Cue0 Marker to the first Cue Point,
and Cue1 to the last Cue Point. You may also wish to turn the Auto Return mode
on.
Proceed as follows:
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Press LOCATE0 to rewind tape.
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Ensure Mix On mode is active.
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Put into Read mode, those faders and switches which you do not want to alter.
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Put into Armed (or Write) mode those faders and switches which you do want
to alter.
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Press PLAY.
You may now make changes to the Mix. Bear in mind the way in which the Fader
and Switch transition data is recorded by the Automation.
When the tape stops (and assuming that you have not Aborted the Pass) the New
Mix Pass will be saved. The way in which the default Mix Names are assigned is
explained below.
Mix Names
Action PerformedName of Mix PassNotes
when the tape stops.
Do the first run through
New Mix Pass 01 (The first new mix pass)
Run mix1 and do changes Untitled Mix Pass 02 (The edited version of 01)
Run mix2 and do changes Untitled Mix Pass 03 (The edited version of 02)
Press New Mix & do run through New Mix Pass 04 (The second new mix pass)
Run mix4 and do changes Untitled Mix Pass 05 (The edited version of 04)
Run mix5 and do changes Untitled Mix Pass 06 (The edited version of 05)
Reload Mix Pass 03 & do changes Untitled Mix Pass 07 (The edited version of 03)
Run mix7 and do changes Untitled Mix Pass 08 (The edited version of 07)
Run mix8 and do changes Untitled Mix Pass 09 (The edited version of 08)
You may see from the above table that it could become very difficult to keep track
of the evolution of a Mix, especially if you do more than 50 passes and the software
starts to wrap-around the mix names (i.e. it overwrites Mix 01 with a new version
and so on). It is suggested that you make use of the facility to edit Mix names and
also the facility to protect mixes against being overwritten on wrap-around.
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