Creating Locate Points - Mackie Digital 8 Bus Owner's Manual

POSITION
HOURS MINUTES SECONDS
SET TIME
BARS BEATS
SMPTE VIEW
1 2
6 7
ENTER LOOP STORE
REWIND FAST FWD STOP
SHUTTLE
RANGE
FRAMES FROM TO
TICKS LOOP
3 4 5
8 9 0
LOCATOR SNAPSHOT
MODE
PLAY RECORD
JOG & SHUTTLE
TO RECALL SNAPSHOTS
From the screen:
1. Click on the Snapshot menu button in
the lower menu bar. The Snapshots
dialog box appears.
2. Double-click on the snapshot number
(in the gray area) you want to recall
from the list of available snapshots.
The console updates to indicate the
selected snapshot. If you're recording
an automation pass, the snapshot data
will be written to the current session.
3. Click on the Close button in the upper-
right corner of the dialog box to remove
the Snapshots dialog box from the
screen (or click on the Snapshot button
in the menu bar, or press Ctrl-3 on the
keyboard).

Creating Locate Points

TO CREATE LOCATE POINTS
From the console:
1. Press the LOCATOR button in the
Transport Section.
2. Set the desired SMPTE/BBT time
where the locate point should be.
• Press the SMPTE VIEW button next
to the POSITION display if you are
working in SMPTE time, otherwise the
display will be in Bars:Beats:Ticks.
• Press the SET TIME button. The
SET TIME and ENTER LEDs start
blinking.
• Enter the desired time using the
number buttons.
• Press ENTER. The SET TIME LED
turns off and an MMC command is sent
to advance the tape to the new time.
3. Press the STORE button. The STORE
LED lights, and the ENTER button
begins blinking.
4. Enter a two-digit number using the
number buttons to identify the locate
point. The number appears in the
RANGE display.
Preparing for a Session
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