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Page 16 March 20, 2013
• Alcorn McBride RideTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3
Stereo vs. Mono MP3 Playback
RideTraXX is capable of up to 16 independent mono channels, but can also
be used to play stereo MP3 files. When specifying playback of a stereo
MP3 in a command, play the file to a channel pair (P1-P8) rather than an
individual channel (C1-C16). RideTraXX will automatically send the left
channel of the MP3 to the odd channel in the pair, and the right channel to
the even channel in the pair.
For example, sending command “myMonoFile.mp3”C2PL would play the
MP3 file to the Channel 2 output. The command “myStereoFile”P2PL
would play to channel pair #2, containing channels 3 and 4, perfect for
stereo files.
More details can be found in the Command Protocol section of this manual.
Crossfade Mode
RideTraXX is capable of crossfades between two MP3 files on a channel. As
one file ends, it begins to fade out. At the same time, the next MP3 file fades
in. This allows for smooth transitions between clips where required. In order
to Crossfade, RideTraXX must be placed into “Crossfade Mode”.
While in
Crossfade Mode, RideTraXX functions as an 8-Channel player.
Note: If channels are playing back synchronously, channel sync will be
maintained during and after the crossfade.
Putting RideTraXX in Crossfade Mode
RideTraXX can be put into Crossfade Mode using a variant of the Crossfade
command (see
Command Protocol section of this manual for complete
details).
For example, “E0XF”h0d turns Crossfade mode off, and “E1XF”h0d turns
Crossfade mode on. This setting is saved and will be restored even after a
power cycle of the unit.
RideTraXX operates as an 8 channel player while in Crossfade Mode with
the 8 channel pairs of RideTraXX representing the 8 usable channels in
crossfade mode. The audio outputs of each channel in each channel pair will
be identical. For example, channels 1 and 2(channel pair 1) of RideTraXX
will output the same audio. While either channel of a channel pair can be
used as the audio output, it is probably easiest to use either all of the odd
channels (1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15) or all of the even channels
(2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16) as the 8 crossfade channels.
Crossfade commands are issued to channel pairs, but remember; in Crossfade
Mode a channel pair represents one channel. Playback of stereo MP3‟s is not
supported in Crossfade mode. You should separate your channels into up to
8 mono MP3‟s to take advantage of the 8 channels of synchronous
crossfading audio available while in crossfade mode.