Projects - Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Operator's Manual

Projects

Projects
Project Files (commonly referred to as 'projects' in this manual) form the top level of
the J Series Computer's filing system. If you have previously used SSL's G Series
software, Titles in which you store different versions of Mixes, Total Recall Setups,
Cues, Track Lists etc., will be familiar to you. Project Files have a similar, but greatly
expanded, function in the J Series Computer and also cover system setup information
relating to machine control, timecode standards, user-programmable keys and
DiskTrack routing (if fitted).
All Automation Data, Track Lists, Events (Cue) Lists, etc., are held in memory until
deliberately saved to the System Disk as an element within the current Project File.
Note also that each time any element of a Project File is saved, it generates a new
version of that element and does not overwrite the version previously saved to disk.
For normal music recording, we recommend using one Project File per title/song etc.
If you are working with short recordings, such as 30 second stings or commercials, it
may be more convenient to use one Project File for the complete project.
When the J Series Computer is booted up, the system's 'Default Project' will be
automatically loaded, presenting the console in a fully configured state right from the
start.
Beyond this point, three basic situations can occur:
• You are starting a brand new session and need to create a new Project File.
• You are starting a continuation session and wish to base a new Project File on a
previously used Project File.
• You intend to continue working with the same Project File as on the day before.
In the first case, you will need to create a new Project File based on the Default Project,
to which you can save data relating to that particular session. In the second case, a
copy is made of the earlier Project File. In the third case, you simply need to load the
relevant Project File. Full descriptions of all the procedures required can be found on
the following pages.
In the following descriptions, menu selections and other boxes on the screen are
shown in bold. Although some of these are available as hardware buttons/switches on
the panel below the computer monitor, we advise you to initially use the pen and
tablet interface, so that you become familiar with it.
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