Storing a Locate Point Edit Point | Fostex FD-8 instruction

Storing a Locate Point (Edit Point)

You can store time information (time or bar/beat/clock) in each memory key.

The stored time information will be used to locate a point in data in the recorder section, or as an edit point to perform the Auto Punch In/Out, Copy & Paste, Move & Paste, or Erase function.

This chapter describes how to store data in the memory keys and edit the stored data. Data stored in the memory keys is used in the following operations:

		* Locating the AUTO PUNCH IN point.
	AUTO PUNCH IN key	* Recording start point for the Auto Punch In/Out operation.
	AUTO PUNCH IN key	* Paste start point for the Copy & Paste or Move & Paste operation.

		* Erase start point for the Erase operation.
		* Locating the AUTO PUNCH OUT point.
	AUTO PUNCH OUT key	* Recording end point for the Auto Punch In/Out operation.
		* Erase end point for the Erase operation.

		* Locating the CLIPBOARD IN point.
	CLIPBOARD IN key	* Copy start point for copying or moving data to the clipboard during the
		Copy & Paste or Move & Paste operation.

		* Locating the CLIPBOARD OUT point.
	CLIPBOARD OUT key	* Copy end point for copying or moving data to the clipboard during the
		Copy & Paste or Move & Paste operation.

	AUTO RTN START key	* Locating the AUTO RTN START point.
	AUTO RTN START key	* Locate end point from AUTO RTN END in Auto Return or Auto Repeat
		modes.

		* Locating the AUTO RTN END point.
	AUTO RTN END key	* Locate start point to AUTO RTN START in Auto Return or Auto Repeat
		modes.

When you set the IN/OUT points for Auto Punch In/Out, IN/OUT points for Copy & Clip/Move

&Clip, and START/END points for Auto Return/Auto Repeat, make sure that IN points precede the OUT points and START points precede the END points.

•You can store locate points for each Program. (You need to select a Program first.)

•The data can be also saved or loaded even after the Song data is saved or loaded.

•All locate points stored in the memory keys will be maintained after you turn off the FD-8. In addition to the memory keys, you can store data in the LOCATE key in real-time. The LOCATE key always stores the point most recently located by the FD-8.

That is, data in the LOCATE key is overwritten by new data each time the FD-8 locates a point. You can also edit the data in the LOCATE key. Refer to the following pages for more information on how to edit data.

FD-8 specifications

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