The Burn Section; Record Operations; Record Safe; Selecting Automation Modes (1) - CM Labs Workstation Console Owner's Manual

Mixer Controls

The Burn Section

BURN Mode Switches
The MotorMate BURN section includes the row of 8
switches/red LED's above the Mute and Solo switches
and the 3 Burn Mode switches and 6 Burn Mode LED's to
their left.

Record Operations

The Top Burn Mode Switch determines whether you are
going to use the 8 BURN switches for channel record
readies (labelled "record") or automation controls
(labelled "write").
When the red "record" LED is lit, the 8 BURN switches
operate the channel record enables. They arm the track
for recording. Press a channel BURN switch and its LED
flashes to indicate it is enabled for recording. When
actually recording, the LED will light solid.
Press and hold the keyboard OPT switch and press any
channel BURN switch, and all channel record enables
will change to match the new state of the channel that
was pressed. If a selection of channels has been made,
press and hold the OPT switch and SHIFT switch and
press any channel BURN switch, and all selected
channels will be armed for recording.
Software Record Safe Mode
Channel strips can be placed into Record safe mode by
holding down the SHIFT switch and ALT/FINE switches
and pressing a channel Record Enable switch. The
switch LED will briefly blink to indicate that the user has
changed its status. There is no other indication on
MotorMate that a channel has been "safe'd" in this
manner. ProTools will show the record buttons as grayed
out on screen in the Mix Window.
In Record safe, pressing a Record Enable switch will
have no effect. Press and hold Command on the
keyboard and then ALL and a Record Enable switch to
clear or set safe status on all channels. Press and hold
ALL then Command on the keyboard and then SHIFT
and a Record Enable switch to clear or set safe status on
all selected channels.
MotorMate can also be put in Record Safe mode by
entering UTILITY mode. See page 26 for details.
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BURN Mode LED's (6)
Selecting Automation Modes. Method 1
Press the switch next to the "record" LED, and the yellow
"write" LED will illuminate. This indicates that the 8
BURN switches operate the channel automation modes.
Press and hold a channel BURN switch, and the current
channel automation mode will be displayed on the
bottom row of the LCD. With the switch held down, rotate
the rotary pot in that channel, and the mode will be
changed. As you continue to rotate the pot, all the
various modes will be seen on the LCD.
When the desired mode is selected, release the BURN
switch. The channel BURN switch LED will remain off for
Off and Read modes, and it will blink if a Touch mode is
selected. Otherwise, the LED stays lit solid.
Changing Automation Modes for All Channels
Press and hold a channel BURN switch. The current
channel automation mode will be displayed on the
bottom row of the LCD. Then hold down the ALL switch.
With both switches held down, rotate the rotary pot in
that channel, and the mode will be changed on all
session channels.
Selecting Automation Modes. Method 2
Press SHIFT and MODE on the lower panel of
MotorMate, and it will display the automation modes for
the current bank of 8 channels. You can rotate any of the
rotaries to change their automation modes.
Changing Automation Modes for All Channels
Hold down the ALL switch, then rotate the rotary pot in
that channel, and the mode will be changed on all
session channels.
Press the ENABLE switch or SHIFT "mode" to exit.
Channel BURN Switches (8)