Transport Buttons; Recording; Sample Rate Selection - Alesis ADAT-HD24 Reference Manual

Transport Buttons

During recording and playback, the following
transport buttons are used frequently. Get familiar
with them by using them while watching the TIME
counter.
LOCATE
REW
FFWD
STOP
PLAY
RECORD

Recording

Recording takes place only on tracks that are in
record-ready. When you start recording, the
[RECORD] LED lights, and the [REC] LEDs for those
tracks in record-ready will stop flashing and
remain lit.
The ADAT HD24 doesn't allow "punching in"
directly on the track buttons; tracks must
already be in record-ready mode before
RECORD is pressed.
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Sends the HD24 to the currently-selected locate point shown in
the lower-right side of the display.
Press once to jump back five seconds; hold to scroll backwards
(rewind), hold with
STOP
Press once to jump ahead five seconds; hold to scroll forward (fast
forward), hold with
STOP
Stops transport and disables recording.
Press with or
REW FFWD
Hold for 2 seconds to unthread tape-based slave ADATs.
Starts playback. Initiates recording when pressed with
Stops recording when in record mode while continuing to play.
Press with to initiate recording.
PLAY
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to scrub backwards.
to scrub forward.
to hear the audio at slow speed ("scrub").

Sample Rate Selection

If you want to override the sample rate the Song
was formatted with, you may change the sample
rate you will be using (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, or
88.2/96 kHz with the optional 96 kHz A/D/D/A
converter board). This sample rate will apply to
only the current Song. When you select a song, it
will always default to the sample rate it was
created with, even if you change it later.
Normally, you record and play back at the
same rate...otherwise the pitch and tempo
will be different.
To change the playback sample rate, press the
SAMPLE RATE
pressed, the HD24 will cycle between 48K and
44.1K, and 88.2K and 96K if the optional upgrade
has been installed. Note: For more information
about the 96 kHz A/D/D/A board, see page
.
RECORD
button. Each time
SAMPLE RATE
is
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