Play; Record; Other Transport Buttons - Alesis ADAT-LX20 Reference Manual

Record and Playback Basics - Chapter 4
P
LAY
Press to start playback from the current tape location. The PLAY button also has
special functions in Record and Autolocation modes, as described in Chapter 5.
The following chart summarizes all possible Play button options.
If the tape is...
Stopped
Playing
Formatting
Locating
Locating
Recording
R
ECORD
To initiate recording, press RECORD and while holding RECORD, press PLAY.
Recording takes place only on tracks that are in record-ready.
When recording begins, the Record indicators for record-ready tracks will stop
flashing and remain lit. If no tracks are in record-ready when recording takes place,
the RECORD button LED will flash to indicate that pressing any of the RECORD
ENABLE buttons will initiate recording on the selected track (see Chapter 6 on
punching).
Remember, if the Format label is lit, entering Record mode will format the tape
and erase any existing material (see Chapter 3 for more about formatting).
O
THER
You press...
EJECT
EJECT on Master deck
REWIND
REWIND + PLAY
(Review mode)
FFWD
FFWD + PLAY (Cue
mode)
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Pressing Play causes...
Playback
No change (playback continues)
No change (formatting continues)
Playback after the locate is complete
Pressing PLAY twice stops
autolocation and begins playback
Punch out, and enter Play mode
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RANSPORT UTTONS
If tape is stopped
Tape ejects
Master and slave
tapes eject
Tape begins
rewinding at 40X
play speed
Tape rewinds at 3X
real time and plays
pieces of audio
Tape fast forwards at
40X play speed
Tape fast forwards at
3X real time and
plays pieces of audio
You see...
PLAY button lights steadily
PLAY button lights steadily
PLAY button lights steadily
PLAY light flashes during
locate, then stays lit when
locate is complete
PLAY button lights steadily
PLAY button lights steadily
If tape is moving
Tape stops prior to
ejection
Tape stops prior to
ejection
Same
Same, except if
recording, punches out
first
Same
Same, except if
recording, punches out
first
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You see...
Tape exits cassette
well
Tape exits master and
slave cassette wells
REWIND button
lights steadily
PLAY button lights
steadily, REWIND
light flashes
FFWD button lights
steadily
PLAY button lights
steadily, FFWD
light flashes