Akai DR4 Owner's Manual page 17

Front Panel
7
33)
TEMPO
key
This key
is
used
when
creating a
tempo map. Tempo maps
are
used
when
the
DR4
is
used
as
a
MIDI
Clock
master with
the optional
IB-.l
13MMIDI
Interface.
See "MIDI
Synchronization"
on page
56.
In the sub-menu,
it is
used
for creating a beat map. See
"Creating a Beat
Map"
on page
59.
34)
Keypad
1
~
8
These
keys
are used
to
store
and
recall the eight direct locate
points, enter
time
values, and
set
parameter
values.
35)
LOCATE
9
key
This key
is
used
to
enter locate time
values. See "Locating
to a Specific
Point" on page
29.
It
is
also
used
for
entering time values and
setting
parameter
values.
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
32.
This key
is
also
used
for entering time and parameter
values,
and
entering negative
values.
37)
PREROLL key
This key
is
used
to
switch on
the
preroll 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
DR4
will locate to
a point 5 seconds before
the specified locate time.
The
preroll value
is set
using
the
PREROLL
sub
menu
function.
See
"Preroll" on page
32.
38)
STACK
key
This key
is
used
to enter
and
recall the
100
stack locate
points.
See
"Stack Locate
Points"
on
page
31.
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
40)
STORE/ENT key
This key
is
used
when
entering and
storing time values, executing
edit functions,
etc.
41)
REMOTE
connection
This connection
is
used
for connecting
the optional
DL4
Remote
Controller and
synchronizing
other
DR4s.
42)
THRU connection
This connection
is
used
for
synchronizing other DR4s.
Note: Use
only Akai
AL-X50
cables
for
REMOTE
and
THRU
connections.
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