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Operation Guide Contents Introduction 5 MDR24/96 Operation 32 Save your Box 5 Project Management 32 How To Use This Guide 5 Conventions 6 About "Tape 9 Overview 9 Creating Projects 32 Opening Projects 33 Saving Projects 33 Deleting Projects 34 Purge Audio 34 Setup and Configuration 10 Required Equipment 10 Installation 10 I/O Cards and Cables 11 Sync Card and Cables - Word Clock and Digital Synchronization 13 Mackie Media (Optional 15 Remote 24 / Remote 48 (Optional 16 Footswitch (Optional 16 Power-Up 16 Configuration 17 I/O Cards 17 Synchronization 19 Synchronization Options 19 Sample Clock 19 Sample Rate 19 Bit-Depth 19 Time Code Chase 19 Time Code Source 20 Time Code Frame Rate 20 MMC Device ID 20 Send MMC 21 Pre-roll Time 21 Pre-roll Enable 21 Generate SMPTE/MTC 22 Time Code Offset 22 Word Clock Divisors (88.2/96 kHz operation only 22 Hookups 23 Analog Hookup (AIO•8 23 TDIF Hookup (DIO•8 25 ADAT Optical Hookup (DIO•8 or OPT•8) ---- 27 AES/EBU Hookup (PDI•8 30 Project Backup/Restore 35 Basic Transport Operations 36 Play 36 Fast Wind 36 Stop 36 Record 36 Time Display 37 Locate Points and Looping 37 Recording 38 Virtual Tracks 38 Track Mutes 39 Record Safe 39 Auto Take 40 Monitoring 40 All Input 40 Auto Input 40 Metering and Setting Record Levels---------- 41 Auto Punch 42 Rehearse 43 Footswitch Operation 43 Editing 45 Delete Last 45 Track Edit 46 Cut 47 Join 47 Copy 48 Paste 48 Insert 49 Undo/Redo 49 Editing Examples 51 Replacing a Multiple Track Chorus 51 Deleting a Section of Audio 51 Making a Vocal Comp 52 Editing on a Computer 53 Disk Management 53 Formatting Drives 53 Verify Drive Performance 54 Mount/Refresh Drives 55 Operation Guide 3

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Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Contents
Introduction ---------------------------- 5
Save your Box!--------------------------------
5
How To Use This Guide ---------------------
5
Conventions ---------------------------------- 6
About “Tape” ---------------------------------
9
Overview -------------------------------------- 9
Setup and Configuration -------------10
Required Equipment ------------------------
10
Installation------------------------------------ 10
I/O Cards and Cables ---------------------------- 11
Sync Card and Cables - Word Clock and
Digital Synchronization ------------------------- 13
Mackie Media (Optional) ----------------------- 15
Remote 24 / Remote 48 (Optional) ---------- 16
Footswitch (Optional) --------------------------- 16
Power-Up -------------------------------------- 16
Configuration--------------------------------- 17
I/O Cards------------------------------------------- 17
Synchronization------------------------------ 19
Synchronization Options
----------------------- 19
Sample Clock
---------------------------------- 19
Sample Rate ------------------------------------ 19
Bit-Depth --------------------------------------- 19
Time Code Chase ------------------------------ 19
Time Code Source ----------------------------- 20
Time Code Frame Rate ----------------------- 20
MMC Device ID
-------------------------------- 20
Send MMC -------------------------------------- 21
Pre-roll Time ----------------------------------- 21
Pre-roll Enable --------------------------------- 21
Generate SMPTE/MTC ----------------------- 22
Time Code Offset ----------------------------- 22
Word Clock Divisors (88.2/96 kHz
operation only) -------------------------------- 22
Hookups ----------------------------------------23
Analog Hookup (AIO•8) ------------------------- 23
TDIF Hookup (DIO•8) ---------------------------- 25
ADAT Optical Hookup (DIO•8 or OPT•8) ---- 27
AES/EBU Hookup (PDI•8) ----------------------- 30
MDR24/96 Operation ----------------32
Project Management------------------------
32
Creating Projects
--------------------------------- 32
Opening Projects
--------------------------------- 33
Saving Projects ------------------------------------ 33
Deleting Projects --------------------------------- 34
Purge Audio ---------------------------------------- 34
Project Backup/Restore ------------------------ 35
Basic Transport Operations
----------------36
Play -------------------------------------------------- 36
Fast Wind ------------------------------------------- 36
Stop ------------------------------------------------- 36
Record ---------------------------------------------- 36
Time Display ----------------------------------
37
Locate Points and Looping-----------------
37
Recording ------------------------------------- 38
Virtual Tracks
------------------------------------- 38
Track Mutes---------------------------------------- 39
Record Safe ---------------------------------------- 39
Auto Take
------------------------------------------ 40
Monitoring ----------------------------------------- 40
All Input ----------------------------------------- 40
Auto Input -------------------------------------- 40
Metering and Setting Record Levels---------- 41
Auto Punch
---------------------------------------- 42
Rehearse -------------------------------------------- 43
Footswitch Operation --------------------------- 43
Editing ----------------------------------------- 45
Delete Last ----------------------------------------- 45
Track Edit------------------------------------------- 46
Cut --------------------------------------------------- 47
Join -------------------------------------------------- 47
Copy ------------------------------------------------- 48
Paste ------------------------------------------------ 48
Insert ------------------------------------------------ 49
Undo/Redo ---------------------------------------- 49
Editing Examples-----------------------------
51
Replacing a Multiple Track Chorus
----------- 51
Deleting
a Section of Audio ------------------- 51
Making a Vocal Comp---------------------------- 52
Editing on a Computer
-------------------------- 53
Disk Management
----------------------------53
Formatting Drives -------------------------------- 53
Verify Drive Performance ----------------------- 54
Mount/Refresh Drives -------------------------- 55