Akai DR4vr Operator's Manual page 21

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then press the
corresponding
sub-menu
key.
The names
of the
sub-menu
functions
appear
underneath certain
keys
in
dark boxes.
31)
SYNC
key
This key
is
used to activate
synchronization with
an
external device.
Up
to
four
DR4vrs can be
synchronized using Akai
AL-X50
Remote
Cables.
An
optional IB-
IBM
MIDI
Interface
or
IB-n2T
SMPTE
reader/gernerator
is
required
for
MIDI
and
SMPTE
synchronized operation.
32)
VARI
key
This key switches
on the varipitch function for playback.
The
amount
of varipitch
is set
using
the
VARI
sub-menu
function.
See "Varipitch"
on page
39.
33)
TEMPO
key
This
key
is
used
when
creating a
tempo map.
Tempo maps
are
used
when
the
DR4vr
is
used
as
a
MIDI
Clock master with the optional IB-
1
13M MIDI
Interface.
See
"MIDI Clock
Synchronization" on page
86.
In the
sub-menu,
it is
used
for creating
a beat
map. See "Creating a Beat
Map"
on page
90.
34)
Keypad
1-8
These
keys
are
used
to store
and
recall
the eight direct locate points, enter
time
values,
and
set
parameter
values.
In
sub-menu mode,
these
keys perform various functions.
35)
LOCATE
9/UTIUTY
key
This key
is
used
to
enter locate
time
values.
See "Locating
to a Specific
Point"
ori
page
51.
It
is
also
used
for
entering time values and
setting
parameter
values.
In
sub-menu mode,
this
key
is
used
to select
a
tempo map,
clear tracks
or
ping-pong parameter
settings,
and
to
adjust the overall
level.
36)
LASTO/-
This key
is
used
to locate to the
last
two
points
at
which
the stop
key
was
pressed. Press the
key once
to locate to the
last
point
at
which
the stop
key
was
pressed. Press again
to locate to
the last
but
one
point.
See
"Last
Memory"
on page
.54.
This
key
is
also used
for
entering time
and
parameter
values,
and
entering negative values.
37)
PREROLLkey
This key
is
used
to
switch
on
the
preroU
function. Preroll refers to
a
specified
number
of
seconds
before the specified locate
point.
For example,
if
the
preroll
value
is
set
to
5,
the
DR4vr
will locate to
a point 5 seconds before the specified locate time.
The
preroll
value
is
set
using
the
PREROLL
sub-menu
function.
See
"PreroU"
on page
54.
38)
STACK key
This key
is
used
to
enter
and
recall the
100
stack locate points.
See "Stack Locate
Points"
on
page
53.
39)
ESCAPE key
This
key can be used
to
escape
from
the current
edit
or
sub-menu
function.
It
can
also
be used
to
escape
from
incorrectly entered
time
values, to abort the disk formatting
and alignment
operations.
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