I Auto-Play; Looping - Alesis BRC Reference Manual

4. Turn on the BRC.

4.1I Auto-Play

Press the AUTO PLAY button to enable Auto Play (its LED will be lit).
This causes the BRC to automatically enter Play mode whenever any
locate function is complete, although this can be overridden by the
transport controls. This button can be pressed at any time.
Note: A 'one time' auto play function can be initiated by pressing
PLAY once after initiating a locate search and before the locate
point is reached. The PLAY button will flash until the locate point
is reached, then enter Play mode. Pressing PLAY twice will cancel
the locate search and initiate Play mode.
Note: The AUTO PLAY button will automatically turn on whenever
the Loop function is turned on (see sections 4.2).

4.2 LOOPING

This button can be pressed at any time to turn on the Loop function.
Enabling the LOOP button causes all slave ADATs to automatically
return to the Loop Start point after reaching the Loop End point. This
works during playback or record.
The Loop Start and Loop End points can be assigned to any of the 22
locate points already memory (see 4.1E). These may be set as described
below.
When the LOOP button is pressed, the LOOP LED will go on to
indicate that you are in Loop Mode. If LOOP is on, and the Loop End
point is reached while in record, recording will be stopped before
rewinding to the Loop Start point.
Whenever Loop Mode is turned on, the AUTO-PLAY button is
automatically turned on as well (the AUTO-PLAY LED will go on) to
indicate that when the Loop Start point is reached, the BRC will go
back into play. This creates a true, endless "loop." If you do not want
the BRC to engage playback upon returning to the Loop Start point,
you can turn off Auto-Play mode by pressing the AUTO-PLAY button.
This creates an "Auto-Return" mode.
• If LOOP is turned on while in Play mode and the tape location is
already past the Loop End point, the BRC will not rewind back to
the Loop Start point (the LOOP will only function while passing
through the Loop End point).
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