Accessing The Take List; Playing Takes; Editing Metadata On The 664 - Sound Devices 664 User Manual

User Guide

Accessing the Take List

There are two ways to access the Take List. One way is via the Main menu's
FILE STORAGE sub-menu. The other is provided in the following procedure.
To access the Take List:
1. MENU + HP: Press and hold the MENU button and Headphone encoder.
The Take List screen appears.
2. Turn the Headphone encoder to highlight takes and view details in the right
column.
3. Press the METERS button to exit or close the Take List screen.

Playing Takes

Playback of a take may be initiated from the Take List.
To play a take from the Take List:
1. MENU + HP: Press in the MENU button and Headphone encoder together to
view the Take List screen.
2. Turn the Headphone encoder to highlight a take to play.
3. Push down the Transport control to begin playback. The Main screen is dis-
played, and playback begins.

Editing Metadata on the 664

Notes, Scene, Take, Circle Status, Folder (tape), Project, and all track names
may be edited directly from the Take List for next or previous takes.
The term "file" refers to a single file on one medium, but the term "take" refers to a
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recording which may consist of multiple files with identical content on different media.
Editing a take in any way will affect all files associated with that take.
To edit metadata from the Take List:
1. MENU + HP: Press and hold the MENU button + Headphone encoder togeth-
er to view the Take List screen.
2. Turn and press the Headphone encoder to choose a take to edit. A list of
metadata parameters appears.
Selecting the take at the top of the list (orange text and indicated by [NEXT]) will
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set metadata value for future takes. Selecting any other takes in the list will edit
metadata for existing takes.
3. Turn and press the Headphone encoder to choose what metadata to edit.
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