C Record; D Rewind/Review - Alesis BRC Reference Manual

LED will flash to indicate the tape is disengaged.
• Disengage/engage the tape. While the Stop button is lit, press
STOP again to disengage the tape (STOP button flashes). While the
STOP button is flashing, press STOP again to engage the tape
(STOP button is lit). Entering Play or Record will also engage the
tape. The only difference between a tape being engaged and
disengaged is that entering play will take longer when disengaged
due to the time necessary to wrap the tape around the head.
For more information about "engaged" and "disengaged" tapes, see
section 1.3.

3.3C Record

Press the RECORD button to enter or exit record mode, and to format
tapes (see section 3.1). To start recording:
• Press and hold PLAY, then press RECORD, to cause any record-
enabled track(s) to enter record mode (see section 3.2B). This is
recommended for punching "on the fly."
• Press and hold RECORD, the press PLAY, to cause any record-
enabled track(s) to enter record mode (see section 3.2B). This is
recommended for initiating recording when the tape is stopped, or
for punching "on the fly."
To punch out and stop the transport, simply press STOP. To exit
record mode (punch out) without stopping the transport, press PLAY.
Caution: If the FORMAT LED is lit, entering record will format the
tape(s) (see section 3.1). This will erase any audio previously
recorded.

3.3D Rewind/Review

Press REWIND to rewind the tape, as confirmed by the REWIND
button lighting up. When the tape(s) is fully rewound, the REWIND
button light goes off and the STOP button lights up.
• Pressing REWIND while recording punches out before rewinding.
• Engaged tapes rewind at about ten times normal speed.
Disengaged tapes rewind at about twenty times normal speed.
• Pressing REWIND while holding the PLAY button initiates
"Review" mode. The tape rewinds at about three times normal
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