Alesis ADAT-HD24 Reference Manual page 47

using locate points • chapter 4
To loop a section of a Song:
The following instructions assume you'll use the
default settings for Loop Start and Loop End.
1. Store the position where you want the loop to
begin into Locate 1.
Refer to the previous section for instructions.
2. Store the position where you want the loop to
end into Locate 2. This address must be higher
than the address stored in Locate 1.
3. Press
AUTO RETURN
On the top of the display, the AUTO-RETURN icon
will appear indicating that Auto Return is enabled.
The HD24 will now automatically locate back to the
position stored in Locate 1 upon reaching the
position stored in Locate 2.
If the current Loop Start position is set beyond the
current Loop End position and Auto Return is
pressed, the display will read:
Error: LoopStart
> LoopEnd
4. Press
AUTO PLAY
On the top of the display, the AUTO-PLAY icon will
appear indicating that Auto Play is enabled. The
HD24 will now automatically engage playback
upon completing a locate or Auto Return.
5. If necessary, press
location that is before the Loop End position.
Alternatively, you can press [LOCATE 1] to locate
directly to the loop start point and immediately
begin playback.
6. Press to engage playback.
PLAY
The PLAY LED will light and the HD24 will go into
Play mode. When the Loop End position is reached,
the HD24 will automatically locate back to the Loop
Start position and then automatically go back into
Play mode.
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to enable Auto Return.
to enable Auto Play.
to change the time to a
REW
To select another locate point as a
loop start or end point:
Follow these instructions if you want to use an
already-existing location point as a loop start or
end point instead of the default values of
Location 1 and Location 2.
1. Press the
LOCATE SELECT
will read something like this:
L0 1 : "LocNam01"
00:00:09:25.25
2. Since the cursor is under the "L01", press the
(L) or (M) buttons to display the
YES NO
point you want to use a Loop Start point.
The LOCATE PT display in the lower right corner
will show the new location point, and the
alphanumeric display will show its name and
value.
3. Hold the
LOCATE SELECT
<
button to make it the start
(LEFT CURSOR)
point.
The lower right corner of the display will now look
like this (if you made Locate 8 the new Loop Start
point):
LOCATE PT
4. To define the current locate point as a Loop
End point, hold the
>
press the
(RIGHT CURSOR)
The lower right corner of the display will now look
like this (if you made Locate 12 the new Loop End
point):
LOCATE PT
Tip: To find the Loop Start and Loop End points
for any Song, enter Locate Select mode and
scroll through all the points, until you see
the START or END icons light up next to the
number in the lower right corner of the
display as shown above.
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button. The display
button and press the
08
START
button and
LOCATE SELECT
button.
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