Mackie HDR24/96 Manual de usuario

24 TRACK/24 BIT, DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER AND EDITORTechnical ReferenceHDR 24HDR 24HDR 24HDR 24HDR 24/96

HDR 24/96 You’ll find these System Control buttons in the same relative position on the Remote 48 except the (-)DEC and (+)INC buttons are found below

HDR 24/96 not occur until the operation is confirmed with the [ENTER] key or by clicking in the Tools panel background area. NOTE: Whenever you singl

HDR 24/96 code, they won’t follow along when scrubbing. However, if you have two Mackie recorders connected through the MDS Network or Remote 48, t

HDR 24/96 modified in the same manner as single regions. Nudge tools are located on the Tools panel, just to the right of the Selection Range time di

HDR 24/96 You can use other tools while the display is magnified with the Z key. It’s handy for accurately locating an area selection boundary with

HDR 24/96 SELECTEDAREACUT AREAPASTED HERE Cutting across empty track space and pasting To Cut from the Remote or Front Panel Press the TR

HDR 24/96 · Click the COPY button on the GUI Tools panel. · Click the COPY button on the GUI Tools panel. · Pull down the Edit menu and select Co

HDR 24/96 To Paste from the Remote or Front Panel Press the TRACK button on the HDR front panel or Remote 48. This will launch the Track Edit menu.

HDR 24/96 Here are some examples of Paste Repeat in action: Here are some examples of Paste Repeat in action: Track 10 is the region that was copied

HDR 24/96 REGION TO BE PASTEDPASTEDESTINATIONSPLICE MODE OFFSPLICE MODEONPasting with Splice Mode off and On With Splice OFF, when multiple regions wi

HDR 24/96 breath before the word begins to sound. Click on the beginning of the word within the region (you'll probably want to be at a detail

HDR 24/96 Pressing the SELECT button labeled “OK” in the display performs the menu operation in process. There’s usually a button labeled “Cancel”

HDR 24/96 your current display mode. In addition, you can snap to Ruler Marks, which are the divisions lines along the time bar that appear depending

HDR 24/96 Split The audio editing process involves cutting chunks of audio into smaller pieces and rearranging those pieces in creative ways. The S

HDR 24/96 Crosshairs If View X-Hairs is enabled in the Options menu, three vertical alignment guides or “crosshairs” will pop up when you grab a Regio

HDR 24/96 A 10-millisecond fade is automatically generated at the beginning (fade-in) and end (fade-out) of each region. These fades occur at the s

HDR 24/96 NOTE: Toggling the AUTO X-FADE function on or off will not affect any currently existing cross-fades. Volume Envelope The Volume Envelope

HDR 24/96 Pressing the [SHIFT] key when the Node tool is active turns the pencil cursor into a double-headed vertical arrow. This tool allows you t

HDR 24/96 mixing console unless there are only a few nodes and therefore easy to duplicate by noting their amplitude and position with the pop-up info

HDR 24/96 To edit the region name in the dialog box, double-click on the name field to highlight it, then enter the new name. NOTE: It is possible,

HDR 24/96 change in amplitude within the fade region. The amplitude of the waveform follows the fade curve. By default all Regions begin and end wit

HDR 24/96 The length of the loop is equal to the region length displayed on the screen and in the Region Edit window. Trim the length if necessary

HDR 24/96 term, is a system for keeping track of points within your recording and providing short-cut mechanisms to return to those points quickly. T

HDR 24/96 NOTE: Region Lock does not prohibit recording over a Region. If you want to protect a Region from recording, move or copy it into another

HDR 24/96 Accessing the History List Any of the following will get you there: • Click on the List View arrow at the right end of the Time/Marker Ba

HDR 24/96 You’ve probably guessed it by now, but we’ll say it anyway. You can’t undo one operation in the middle of the History List and leave the ot

HDR 24/96 Technical Reference 123 pass. Once you do this, the recording pass will disappear from the list, while previous re-do-able edits will r

HDR 24/96 System Setup The GUI Setup window is accessible from the Windows menu or by using the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl+1]. Five submenus can be acce

HDR 24/96 hours "easier" on your eyes. Note that whenever a color is mentioned in this manual, it's the color in the Default color s

HDR 24/96 TCP/IP TCP/IP Setup from the GUI The TCP/IP network addresses are set by clicking in the IP Address, Subnet, or Gateway field and entering

HDR 24/96 RUN FTP Network While it’s not a Setup function, the FTP Server is also started from the Front Panel SYSTEM menu. Use the Run FTP comman

HDR 24/96 channel status bits for each channel pair. Generally AES/EBU devices use the Professional format while S/PDIF devices use the Consume forma

HDR 24/96 Song Offset and Pre-roll Setup from the GUI Song Offset and Pre-roll Setup from the GUI 129 Song Offset and Pre-Roll times can be set by

HDR 24/96 NOTE: The GUI Current Time13 NOTE: The GUI Current Time window can display two other time formats, samples and milliseconds. If you sel

HDR 24/96 Clicking the LOAD button opens a file management window, allowing you to select the MIDI file containing the tempo map. The Drive Select pu

HDR 24/96 setting can also be used in HDTV production, where many permutations of frame rate and raster lines are available. Sample Rate This is a p

HDR 24/96 the (-)DEC and (+)INC buttons. To reset the offset to 0, select Zero. When you have the TC Offset value you want, select OK. Back in

HDR 24/96 Appendix A – Menu Tables GUI Menus Following is a description of the selections under the top-level pull-down menus. Many of these functi

HDR 24/96 Menu Item What It Does ([CTRL+o]) If there is a project currently open that has not been saved, you will be prompted to save it first. A d

HDR 24/96 Menu Item What It Does files’ list. This is a destructive process, so don’t use it until you’re near the end of a project or are very sur

HDR 24/96 Edit Menu Item What It Does Undo last operation ([CTRL+z]) Undoes the last operation by moving up one entry in the History list. If you’

HDR 24/96 Menu Item What It Does selection is grayed-out if there is nothing on the clipboard to paste. Delete ([DELETE]) Almost the same as Cut, b

HDR 24/96 Menu Item What It Does Split ( [CTRL+y] ) Splits the currently selected region at the Current Time Bar position, creating two regions. If

HDR 24/96 Options Menu Item What It Does View Waveforms This toggles the screen display between block regions with or without the waveform of

HDR 24/96 Remote 48 Interface Additions While the Remote 48 has some displays and controls in common with the front panel, the larger more elaborate r

HDR 24/96 Menu Item What It Does View Envelopes This toggles the volume envelope display on or off. Selecting this item checks (on) or un-checks (of

HDR 24/96 Transport Menu Item What It Does Chase TC Sets the HDR24/96 into the time code chase mode, where it waits for, locates to, and follows in

HDR 24/96 Record Safe Disables recording functions and un-assigns any tracks currently in record-ready. Same as pressing REC SAFE button on the front

HDR 24/96 Close All Close All ([CTRL+\]) ([CTRL+\]) Closes all the pop-up windows that are currently open. Closes all the pop-up windows that are cu

HDR 24/96 Shortcut, Specialty, and Tool Modifier Keys and Key Combos Key (s) What it does File Manipulation Shortcuts CTRL+n Open a new project CTRL+

HDR 24/96 Key (s) What it does Scrolling and Zooming z Zoom (Dive) d Screen Drag (free-form horizontal/vertical scroll) CTRL+→ Zoom in horizontal

HDR 24/96 Setup (from the Windows menu) Menu Item Parameter What It Does Mouse Speed Pull-down menu to adjust the cruising speed of the mouse. Wavefor

HDR 24/96 MDS Network Channel Pull-down menu to select the channel number for networked recorders. The channel number for all networked recorders m

HDR 24/96 DIO•8 The DIO-8 card accommodates both the ADAT Lightpipe and TDIF interface formats. Select TDIF or ADAT from the pull-down Input and Outp

HDR 24/96 Pre-Roll Sets the amount of pre-roll time for a cue, locate point, or an auto-punch. NOTE: Use Pre-Roll must be selected from the Transpo

HDR 24/96 Dual Time Display on Remote 48 While advantages exist in both paradigms, if you do have a Remote 48 attached to your HDR 24/96, you alrea

HDR 24/96 Time Code Offset Offsets transport time with respect to incoming time code. If a negative offset is required, click in the Neg box. NOTE:

HDR 24/96 Front Panel Setup and Utility Buttons and Menus The group of front panel buttons above the transport controls opens menus in the front pan

HDR 24/96 Cut Performs the Cut operation on selected area of selected tracks. Leaves silent space where the audio has been cut. A copy of the Cut au

HDR 24/96 Insert Performs the actual Insert operation at the Selection Start point on the Selected track. The following regions of audio on the se

HDR 24/96 PROJECT NOTE: There are eight options under this menu. The page selection ← and → buttons move between the first four selections and

HDR 24/96 Menu Selection / Prompt Submenu What It Does ion Drive NEXT Continues on to select the project to be opened. << >> Select bu

HDR 24/96 Menu Selection / Prompt Submenu What It Does << >> Moves cursor over the characters in the existing Project Name. The charact

HDR 24/96 BACKUP Creates a copy of a project’s files on another disk drive. NOTE: You can’t make another copy of a project on the drive where it c

HDR 24/96 SYSTEM This menu is a catchall of assorted system-level functions Menu Selection Submenus What It Does Run FTP Starts the FTP server. Dis

HDR 24/96 Prefs Same as above – toggles project preferences duplication on networked recorder. Locator Same as above – toggles tracking of quick loc

HDR 24/96 If the Preview is canceled, or a stored value other than a Cue is recalled, then the Cue display reverts to the previously displayed Cue. Wh

HDR 24/96 << >> Selects the Hour of day on a 24-hour clock (e.g. 16 = 4 p.m.) Year After Page Rt  button OK Returns to File System Cl

HDR 24/96 Menu Selection Submenus What It Does Sets the Channel Status bits (pro/consumer format) for the PDI-8 card. Not Applicable for other I/

HDR 24/96 SYNC Options Menu Selection Submenus What It Does << >> Selects the sample clock source: Internal, External Word Clock (BNC)

HDR 24/96 << >> Moves the vv cursor over the hour, minute, second, or frame field. Use the (-)DEC and (+)INC buttons to decrement or

HDR 24/96 Appendix B – List of Parameters and How They’re Saved Setup Parameters – What’s Saved and When The HDR24/96 has many setup and configuration

HDR 24/96 Meter Mode (Peak/Average/Both) Meter Peak Hold (Floating indicator on/off) Solo Latch (on/off) View Envelopes (on/off) View Waveforms (on/

HDR 24/96 Parameters Saved with the Project AND in the Template These parameters are saved when a Project is saved. They can also be saved as the Te

HDR 24/96 Appendix C - Disk Directory Organization The HDR24/96 uses a FAT 32-based file system whose folder (directory) structure is organized in a

HDR 24/96 Imported This folder is automatically created when you import files from another project on the HDR24/96. If you wish to import the audio

HDR 24/96 System Files & Folders: Tread carefully around these files and folders when using FTP. The primary reason for listing the files here

HDR 24/96 Numbered (Dedicated) LocatesNumbered (Dedicated) Locates17 The Remote 48 provides a button for each the four Numbered Locates (numbered L

HDR 24/96 Project Files & Folders Hierarchy: The hierarchy of folders for a HDR24/96 Projects might look like this: C: |_____ HDRProjects |_____

HDR 24/96 Appendix D – Networking (FTP) Setup Appendix D – Networking (FTP) Setup 171 The HDR 24/96 comes to you with a 100BaseT network interface c

HDR 24/96 • Do you have or are you setting up a 48-track HDR system? Networking features are used to connect the two HDRs in the 48-track configurat

HDR 24/96 Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5 and above has FTP capability built in. It’s not as elegant as the drag-and-drop programs listed abo

HDR 24/96 The message here is "Jot down the recorder’s IP settings." You’ll need them later. NOTE: Your computer may already have a specif

HDR 24/96 When the IP address has been set, select OK, or select CANCEL if there’s no need to change it. Either will return you to the Setup TCP me

HDR 24/96 Network icon (or right-click on the Network Neighborhood and choose Properties. Under the Configuration tab, you should find the TCP/IP pro

HDR 24/96 needs something there. Click OK. The computer will want to restart. Let it. Then you should be set. Remember what you’ve done since yo

HDR 24/96 passwords, but if you don’t tell it that this is an anonymous login, it won't let you connect. On the Internet, your e-mail address is

HDR 24/96 The System folder and the files MackieOS.EXE and PME.SYS, normally hidden on the HDR24/96 file management listings, will be visible on the

HDR 24/96 The Remote 48 Autolocator section TIME UNITS The TIME UNITS key toggles the time display mode between SMPTE and BBT. This also changes the

HDR 24/96 Labeling Your Drives Notice in the illustration showing the top level directory listing that there’s a folder named “_Internal Drive”. Usi

HDR 24/96 FTP On disables the use of the Nagle algorithm in the recorder’s FTP server. You don’t lose anything important like error checking by dis

HDR 24/96 Networking problems often have simple solutions but they can be difficult to find. Don’t be ashamed to ask for help. Connecting Your HDR24/

HDR 24/96 When connecting to a network where the router is assigning IP addresses for several computers already, and you want include the HDR 24/96,

HDR 24/96 was designed to transfer files over a network. Some of the unique capabilities of FTP are the recognition of transmission loss and file int

HDR 24/96 Appendix E – 48-Track Configuration Appendix E – 48-Track Configuration 185 One valuable feature of the HDR24/96 and its companion the MDR

HDR 24/96  On the slave recorder, set Generate SMPTE Off.  Enable Time Code Chase on the slave recorder. Master Unit SYNC Setup Salve Unit SYNC

HDR 24/96 the Remote 48's lower row of buttons (numbered 25-48), and is accessed with the DECK 2 button. If a Remote 48 is used, then each uni

HDR 24/96 Select Setup TCP to configure the standard network settings including IP Address, Subnet, and Gateway. These settings affect FTP operation

HDR 24/96 The Update button broadcasts all of the Linked Options to other HDR24/96s on the same Network Channel. Use Update to synchronize the sett

HDR 24/96 specific Autolocator functions. See the description of the Cue display above, and the section on Cues in the. CLEAR The CLEAR key delet

HDR 24/96 Appendix F – Synchronization If you had only one piece of gear in your studio that recorded and played audio, life would be dandy and chance

HDR 24/96 hours, minutes, and seconds hands perfectly lined up, we know that they would always read exactly the same time, forever and ever. Just l

HDR 24/96 Clock Master /Time Code SlaveClock Slave /Time Code MasterTime CodeWord Clock Word clock can also come from an external source like a word c

HDR 24/96 Jam Sync Jam Sync is the method used in the HDR24/96, as well as every digital tape machine and most digital audio workstations. There ar

HDR 24/96 sequencer is to make the HDR24/96 the time code master and the sequencer the slave, as illustrated below. Time CodeTime Code MasterSequencer

HDR 24/96 fps, it still must count to 30, which actually takes longer than a second to accomplish. For this reason it gradually gets behind in the

HDR 24/96 video signals. Unlike word clock however, video is not a “clock” signal at all. In fact, video signals run much slower than sample clocks

HDR 24/96 In this setup each of the three devices is a video slave to the master video generator. This setup works well when digital audio is signa

HDR 24/96 In the case of word clock synchronization, the rising edge of each device’s sample clock is always phase-aligned such that digital audio sig

HDR 24/96 Time Code SlaveLTC Time CodeAnalog 24-TrackTime Code MasterJust like a sample clock can be resolved to video, the sample clock can also b

HDR 24/96 Track Control Area 30 Table of Contents Track Number button 30 Record Ready buttons 30 Take View and Active Take Number Buttons 30 TABLE

HDR 24/96 Other Stuff DECK 2 The Deck 2 button toggles control of the Remote 48 LCD display, Rates Display, and System Control buttons between the Mas

HDR 24/96 transport synchronizer that is genlocked to video. In this scenario, the synchronizer reads time code from the multitrack and regulates the

HDR 24/96 Time Code Reader /GeneratorDistortedSMPTE InRegenerated /ReshapedSMPTE OutSmall Mixer or LineDistribution AmplifierSMPTE InGain-AdjustedS

HDR 24/96 alternating between using three and two video fields (not frames) per film frame in a process called 2:3 pull-down, as shown in the illustra

HDR 24/96 In practice, the most important thing to know about Sample Rate pull-ups and downs in digital audio systems is that to maintain synchroniz

HDR 24/96 the box. Using the above examples again, if the HDR24/96 is set to 60 Hz Video Field Rate, a 48 kHz Sample Rate, and a 30 fps Time Code Fra

HDR 24/96 Appendix G – MIDI Implementation Chart Mackie Designs Model: HDR24/96 Version: 1.0 Date: December 2000 Function Transmit Receive De

HDR 24/96 A copy can be ordered from the MIDI Manufacturers Association. See their web site for ordering information: http://www.midi.org The genera

HDR 24/96 Appendix H – Gozintas and Gozoutas Appendix H – Gozintas and Gozoutas 207 Mackie offers four different I/O interface cards designed for di

HDR 24/96 Signal Polarity The polarity of the signal is preserved through the card. A positive-going input signal will be recorded on disk as a posit

HDR 24/96 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Ch 8 Hot 14 Ch 8 Cold 2 Ch 8 Ground 15 Ch 7 Hot 3 Ch 7 Cold 16 Ch 7 Ground 4 Ch 6 Hot 17 Ch 6 Cold 5

HDR 24/96 Graphical User Interface (GUI) Overview After plugging the keyboard, monitor and mouse into the rear panel connectors and booting up the

HDR 24/96 Sorry, the lasers aren’t color coded so you’ll still have to figure out which group of 8 channels you have in your hand. Signal Polarity Sig

HDR 24/96 At 44.1/48 kHz sample rates, each input and output carries a pair of channels. When operating at high speed, the four pairs of channels b

HDR 24/96 Connector Pin-out We strongly recommend that you purchase a pre-made AES/EBU snake for your PDI-8 card. Suggested sources are listed in the

HDR 24/96 Inputs and Outputs TheDIO-8 has two sets of connectors, a pair of Lightpipe fiber optic TOSLink connectors and a 25-pin D-subminiature con

HDR 24/96 Use your ears and if it sounds better with the polarity flipped on the console, that’s the right way to mix it. The polarity of the signal t

HDR 24/96 Pin Function 1 MIDI OUT Pin 4 2 3 4 5 MIDI IN Pin 4 6 MIDI OUT Pin 5 7 8 9 MIDI IN Pin 5 The connector shell is wired to Pin 2

HDR 24/96 Remote Jack This looks just like an RJ-45 Ethernet jack, which in fact it is, but it has a dedicated purpose – for connecting a Remote 24 or

HDR 24/96 Appendix I – Working with A Digital Audio Workstation The HDR24/96 was initially designed with the idea that it would be used in a convent

HDR 24/96 through an Ethernet connection. See Appendix D for details on how to set up the computer, the HDR24/96, and making the connection. Due to

HDR 24/96 on the recorder and your computer has a sound card with only analog and/or S/PDIF I/O, obviously this method isn’t going to work for you.

HDR 24/96 pointer up or down. Once clicked the numeric field is highlighted with a rectangle and the mouse cursor becomes an up or down pointing arro

HDR 24/96 Bringing It All Back Home If you want to transfer processed tracks back to the HDR24/96, you can’t always just reverse your steps. There a

HDR 24/96 The top window of this FTP program shows the folder into which files will be transferred from the HDR24/96. The bottom window shows the

HDR 24/96 Now that the processed audio file is back on the HDR24/96 drive, it’s time to import it into the Project. • Open the Import Files dialog bo

HDR 24/96 Appendix J – Specifications Rack Unit Specifications Physical Dimensions: 7” x 19” x 13.25” (17.8cm x 48.3cm x 33.7cm) Shipping Weight:

HDR 24/96 HDR 24/96 224 I/O Options AIO•8 Analog DIO•8 TDIF & ADAT Optical OPT•8 ADAT optical PDI•8 AES/EBU Synchronization Time Code Fram

HDR 24/96 Technical Reference 225 Contributors We would like to thank Dana Bourke, Mike Rivers, and Mark Doenges for their invaluable assistan

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HDR 24/96 button (the triangle in the upper right corner) puts the window to bed. You can also close most active windows with the ESC key. button (

HDR 24/96 Keyboard [TAB] key Navigating between text boxes and/or time fields can also be accomplished by using the [TAB] key. [SHIFT+TAB]bing naviga

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HDR 24/96 TRANSPORT AND TIME DISPLAY The Transport Control section is always visible (unless covered by a floating window). This is your “Tape Deck”

HDR 24/96 and the infamous About Box, which tells you what version of software you're using and who the heck is responsible for much of this wu

HDR 24/96 the selection area. Regions on individual tracks may be selected afterwards. See Track and Region Editing Tools for the details. A single-

HDR 24/96 Technical Reference 29 The Up and Down arrows change the vertical magnification, resizing so that the desired number of tracks are disp

HDR 24/96 Auto Punch (LOC 3 and LOC 4) 62 Capture Region 91 Render Tracks 92 Cues 62 Importing Audio Files 94 Creating New Cues 63 Purge Unuse

HDR 24/96 Screen Drag (Special Scroll) Mode Holding the D key down when the cursor is in the track area temporarily changes the cursor into a hand ico

HDR 24/96 list box allowing you to select the active take. The number within the button changes accordingly to match the selected take. list box al

HDR 24/96 have different track names for every project, so you might as well retain the old, boring defaults and enter new names as you work. Lists Pa

HDR 24/96 New CuesNew Cues33 Clicking on the NEW button at the top of the list creates a new cue at the current transport time. Cue Numbers Cues

HDR 24/96 History List – Undo and Re-do The History List is accessed by clicking on the HISTORY tab at the top of the List window. The history list s

HDR 24/96 Media Management Media Management 35 Formatting Drives Formatting a drive erases the drive contents and prepares the file system for use w

HDR 24/96 If you're formatting a new drive or one that hasn't been previously used for recording in a Mackie recorder, when the format opera

HDR 24/96 actually writing or reading the test files. This is a safety measure. Otherwise, the verification process would clobber files that you h

HDR 24/96 • 5400 RPM minimum –faster will work fine, but won’t work any better and faster drives often run hotter. • The operating system at the tim

HDR 24/96 Here instead are some media considerations about backing up and retrieving audio. Here instead are some media considerations about backi

HDR 24/96 Appendix D – Networking (FTP) Setup 171 Network 125 TCP/IP 126 Your Studio Network 171 Turbo FTP 126 The Client Computer 172 MDS Network

HDR 24/96 Project Management Projects and Playlists – Recorder Housekeeping What’s A Project? A Project contains all the audio that you’ve recorded wh

HDR 24/96 lot of data, more and more as you add more songs, more tracks, or more overdubs. That takes time. lot of data, more and more as you add m

HDR 24/96 To create a new Project from the front panel or remote 48: Press the PROJECT button, then select New. If you have unsaved changes in the cu

HDR 24/96 Save Project Save Project Saving a Project stores all changes that have been made in the Project since the last Save operation. This incl

HDR 24/96 You cannot rename the Current Project. You must open another one first, even if you have to create it first. Here's an instance where

HDR 24/96 If you include other project-related files, such as session notes or mixer automation data into the HDR24/96 Project folder via FTP transf

HDR 24/96 single take of lead vocals for the whole length of your song, then that Track will only show one Region of audio, i.e. one playback entry o

HDR 24/96 which to save the currently open Playlist. Click on ENTER (or press [ENTER] on the keyboard) to confirm the creation of a new Playlist wi

HDR 24/96 You can highlight any Playlist by clicking on it with the mouse or by using the [ARROW] keys on the keyboard to move the highlight. Each P

HDR 24/96 NOTE: Remember that you CAN rename the open Playlist just as you would the other listed Playlists. We suggest that you do so early on so

HDR 24/96 Technical Reference 5 Throughput Delay (Latency) 208 Accessory Slots 216 Patchbays 208 Remote 48 Connections 216 Connector Pin-out

HDR 24/96 Transport Operation The transport controls and time code display are two of the most important functions on the HDR. This is the part that

HDR 24/96 When the recorder is operating as a time code slave (TC CHASE On), many of the transport controls behave differently than when it’s operat

HDR 24/96 it. If you’re recording while chasing time code, pressing the STOP button on will stop recording and drop back to the record-ready mode, bu

HDR 24/96 Because your audio content may or may not be very intelligible at these various speeds and directions, there are indicators of the Shuttle

HDR 24/96 Don’t confuse Shuttle, Jog, or Scrub with a variable speed function. While you can vary the playback speed manually in these modes, once yo

HDR 24/96 Editing Times in the GUIEditing Times in the GUI55 1) Direct entry: Click on a displayed time (Double-click if the time is in the Cue L

HDR 24/96 Note that the Remote 48 and GUI share the use of the same Locate Time. However, other values that temporarily appear in the LOCATE TIME dis

HDR 24/96 Locate times and Cues are saved along with the Project, but there are not separate Locate times or Cue Lists for each Playlist – one set p

HDR 24/96 • Press the various numeric keys to type in a new value. Each new digit is added on the (least significant) right side, and previous digit

HDR 24/96 the LOC buttons on the front panel or the remote controllers sends the transport immediately to the time set for that LOC point. Clicking

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HDR 24/96 If you press STORE a second time without storing a LOC time, the Store operation is cancelled. You can capture the current time on the fly o

HDR 24/96 jump to the Loop Start time before starting playback. jump to the Loop Start time before starting playback. The LOC 1 and LOC 2 times

HDR 24/96 IMPORTANT: If you have some other studio device synchronizing to the HDR24/96’s (SMPTE or MIDI) time code output, be aware that a short loo

HDR 24/96 Creating New Cues Creating New Cues For the following methods, first locate the Current Time to the point in the project where you want a

HDR 24/96 Cues in the GUI First open the Cues List panel. If there are no lists being presented on the right of the Tracks area, then click on the (l

HDR 24/96 Cue Times This is the time to which the transport will jump when you locate to the Cue. Cues are always listed in the GUI Cue List in ord

HDR 24/96 GUI Cue Store can be handy if you designate one cue number as the to go-to button for section of the project where you are current working.

HDR 24/96 Cues on the Remote 48Cues on the Remote 4867 Autolocator Action Remote 48 Key Sequence Preview Cue n in LOCATE TIME display RECALL 

HDR 24/96 Number Pad and Calculator on the Remote 48 The Number Pad allows you to directly enter time values into the Locate Time (as shown in the LOC

HDR 24/96 Numeric Keypad on the Remote 48Numeric Keypad on the Remote 4869 Autolocator Action Remote 48 Key Sequence Enter Time into Locate Ti

HDR 24/96 Foreword Welcome Aboard! Thank you for choosing the Mackie Designs HDR24/96 Hard Disk Recorder -- a benchmark in affordable professional

HDR 24/96 Storing Times on the Remote 48 The Autolocator is essentially a system for remembering and subsequently using certain important time points

HDR 24/96 Store on the Remote 48Store on the Remote 4871 Autolocator Action Remote 48 Key Sequence Store Locate Time to Locate n STORE  LOCATE n

HDR 24/96 overwriting the Locate Time. When the ENTER button is pressed, the Locate Time is changed. To cancel, don't press ENTER, but instead

HDR 24/96 Preview on the Remote 48 ~ Uses LOCATE TIME display73 Preview on the Remote 48 ~ Uses LOCATE TIME display Preview Pre-Roll Time RECALL 

HDR 24/96 Once a Pre-Roll time has been set, you can turn Pre-Roll on or off from the Transport menu by selecting Use Pre-Roll. Setting Pre Roll time

HDR 24/96 Time Code Chase Time Code Chase Engaging the Time Code Chase mode causes the HDR24/96 transport to follow time code (MTC or SMPTE) coming

HDR 24/96 HDR 24/96 76 Lock Out This is the “Keep your cotton pickin’ hands off the machinery” switch. Engaging Lock Out disables all the butt

HDR 24/96 Recording Operations Recording Operations 77 Recording Procedure Initiating a recording requires two separate operations: Arming the desir

HDR 24/96 CAUTION - Clicking on GUI RECORD button or using the keyboard shortcut begins recording immediately on the armed tracks. If you’re punching

HDR 24/96 Punching In and Out Punching in is the action of starting to record after the transport is already playing. Typically you’ll be listening

HDR 24/96 Look in the margins! Extending into the left hand margins, you will see certain icons that provide clues as to what is being discussed. In

HDR 24/96 tracks remaining armed. Stopping the time code (which usually means stopping the time code master) causes the slave recorder to stop and dr

HDR 24/96 Probably you will want to ditch the record pass AND the audio, so you would answer Yes. But you may think the audio is marginal or even

HDR 24/96 Auto Punch (PUNCH) In Auto Punch mode recording automatically starts and stops on armed tracks at preset punch-in and punch-out times, just

HDR 24/96 Auto Take Auto Take automatically increments the Active Take (virtual take) of the selected track when recording multiple passes on the sa

HDR 24/96 Monitor Modes The all important record monitor function has three operating modes. The HDR24/96 switches its output between playback and th

HDR 24/96 Auto Input Off When Auto Input is off, armed tracks always monitor their Inputs. This mode is used primarily for rehearsing an overdub to

HDR 24/96 Metering Monitoring the recording level is essential to the success of any recording session. The HDR offers a number of options for indica

HDR 24/96 This is really quite an informative display. By observing the difference between the peak and average levels, you can get a sense of the

HDR 24/96 Regions and Audio Files Regions Regions can be pieces of audio, recordings, sound segments, files, or about fifteen other things. In fact,

HDR 24/96 existing region. You can split Regions as well. These editing tools and procedures are covered primarily in the Clipboard Editing89 exis

HDR 24/96 Hardware Interface Overview Generally when we talk about Hardware we mean the HDR rack-mount unit. However this section is more accuratel

HDR 24/96 In this way, each new Project that you start can already have the instruments or Mic names as the Track names. From there newly recorded re

HDR 24/96 HINT: It is fairly easy to give a region in the track area the same name as you have given it in the Region List (a very good idea when i

HDR 24/96 You will be prompted to enter a name for your new Region. When capture is complete, the selected area will appear on the Region List and ca

HDR 24/96 the selected area. If no area selection is made, default start time for rendering is the beginning of the first recording in the project,

HDR 24/96 If you select AIFF format for rendering, the rendered file will be saved in the Project’s Rendered folder, but since it is not in the HDR24/

HDR 24/96 Purge Unused Files Purge Unused Files The Purge Unused Files utility compares the contents of the Project’s AudioFiles folder(s) with the

HDR 24/96 Editing Operations Audio editing used to mean slicing up a recorded tape into pieces then re-assembling those pieces as desired. So typical

HDR 24/96 [t] – Toggles between the I-Beam and Hand tools. [F1] – Selects the I-Beam tool [F2] – Selects the Hand tool [F3] – Selects the Volume Env

HDR 24/96 Alternately you can wire-frame select Regions by clicking in an empty part of the Track area, or by [ALT+click]ing over a Region, then dragg

HDR 24/96 The entire selection (at its present length) can be repositioned by dragging the gray area on the time bar. Selection area on a single tra