DIGITAL AUDIO MULTITRACK
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564 Digital Portastudio
Conventional Ping Pong Ñ Of Course!
Bounce Forward Ñ WOW!!
The 564 Digital Portastudio provides conventional Ping Pong
Recording as well as the all new Bounce Forward function.
Bounce Forward enables you to create a series of submixes,
complete with effects and EQ, and carry that stereo mix ÒforwardÓ
to the next song location on disc. Should you later decide to go
back to the original tracks, youÕll be glad to know that they are
still on disc in the original location!
A limitation of earlier cassette multitrack recorders was the
necessity of bouncing (or ping-ponging) multiple tracks down
to one for the purpose of freeing up additional track space for
more musical parts. While this function works well and serves
many useful purposes, the creation of a single mono track reduces
oneÕs freedom in terms of stereo imaging. On the 564, you have
the ability to ping-pong tracks when they are musically similar and
likely to share the same position in the stereo field, but you also
have the flexibility to create a series of submixes, complete with
EQ and effects to preserve the stereo imaging of your composition
at its current state of development. Each MD Data disc has the
capacity to handle 5 songs (or file names). These five files can be
completely different songs or they can be five versions of the
same project Ñ and this is where the Bounce Forward function
enters the picture.
Think of Bounce Forward as the ability to perform a series of
submixes, complete with EQ and effects to contour your sound.
Perhaps youÕve just completed your basic rhythm tracks (piano,
bass, drums, rhythm guitar) on tracks 1 - 4. Rather than ping-
pong, you can mix (or bounce forward) your rhythm tracks to a
stereo mix on tracks 1 and 2 of file #2. In the process, youÕve
freed up two more tracks for further recording while retaining the
stereo mix and the original stereo imaging of each individual track.
The Bounce Forward function has the capability of providing 12
first-generation musical parts by the completion of the fifth song
file while retaining access to all original tracks.
Remember, you can easily rehearse the mix as much as you like
before recording it to the tracks Ñ so thereÕs plenty of opportunity
to listen and get it right. If, however, you decide you want to start
over, just return to file #1 and retrieve the original four tracks.
YouÕve lost nothing! The creative possibilities for conventional
ping-pong recording and the new Bounce Forward function make
multitrack recording on the new 564 exciting and ripe with opportu-
nity for artistic expression.
MIDI Users Take Note Ñ Support For MIDI
Machine Control
If youÕre a MIDI user, you can use your MMC (MIDI Machine
Control) capable sequencer to control numerous functions of
the 564. Finally, your recorder and MIDI system are locked and
controlled from one convenient station Ñ and you wonÕt sacrifice
a track for sync code! The 564 Digital Portastudio provides MIDI
In, Out and Thru jacks for flexible integration into any MIDI envi-
ronment.
All the major software-based MIDI sequencing applications now
support MMC. Regardless of computer platform, you can now
integrate your MIDI system with the 564 and control the entire
system right from the computer! Instruct your sequencer to locate
to measure #67 and the 564 positions itself accordingly. When you
reach the end of the song, the computer stops both the 564 and
the MIDI system. MMC makes the integration of recorder and MIDI
system a breeze Ñ enabling you to take advantage of the
strengths of each system.
The new 564 Digital Portastudio also has provisions for tempo
map programming with full support for multiple time signatures
and MIDI Song Position Pointer. Now you have the freedom to
create tempo and meter changes in either the 564 or your
sequencer Ñ whichever best suits your method of working.
YouÕll be able to start from any position within your composition
and feel confident knowing that your MIDI sequencer or drum
machine is locked up and playing the correct data Ñ regardless
of song position.
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INDEX
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BOUNCE FWD
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EDIT
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