162 VIRTUAL TRACKS

N.UNUSED Automatically finds the next unused 'virtual' track and assigns it to the
selected 'physical' track. It is similar to the NEW TAKE function but
without the auto-name process.
ASSIGN Allows you to manually select a 'virtual' track and assign it to the se-
lected 'physical' track.
However, since a V.Track can only be assigned to one Physical Track at a
time, it is not possible to assign a V.track that is already assigned to another
Physical track without unassigning it first. You will be prompted if you
attempt to assign a V-Track that is already in use on another 'physical' track.
UTILS
Pressing UTILS shows this extra functionality:
The functions are:
EXIT Returns you to the main V.Tracks page.
RENAME Allows you to rename a 'physical' and/or 'virtual' track. The usual nam-
ing prompt is shown when this is pressed.
DEF.NAME Allows you to assign a default name to the selected V-track.
If the V.T rack is empty (no audio), the default name will be "<unused>".
Otherwise, the default name will be "V.Track nn-xxx" where 'nn' is the
number of the physical track it is assigned to ('nn' will be '??' if the
V.track is not assigned to any physical track), and 'xxx' is an auto-
incremented number.
DEFAULT SETUP Pressing this will re-assign 'virtual' tracks 1-24 to 'physical' tracks 1-24.
You are prompted - respond accordingly.
ERASE Allows you to erase 'virtual' tracks.
NOTE:
This function has no UNDO. Please proceed with caution. You are prompted to this effect -
you should respond accordingly.
It should be mentioned that the V.Track function is not only useful for repeated attempts at
the same recording or overdub (like re-recording the same guitar part or vocal or whatever
over and over again)... you could find yourself in a situation where, for example, you lay
down a guitar part but think that maybe a keyboard part might be more appropriate. Or you
could lay down a synth bass line and think it might be better done with a different sound.
Neither of these scenarios are a problem... simply use the V.Track function to try out different
ideas on the same track(s). The beauty is that you are not committing yourself to anything
until you need to.
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