Chapter 4: Basic Operations
38 ADAT XT Reference Manual
The [TRACK COPY] button is used to digitally bounce tracks within a single XT. To
digitally bounce tracks, you must first press [TRACK COPY]; the TRK COPY icon in
the INPUT icon group will light. Next, select the source tracks, select (record enable)
the destination tracks, and initiate recording. The track copies will be an exact
duplicate of the original (i.e. it is exactly aligned with the original and is an exact
clone).
While holding the [TRACK COPY] button, the track’s INPUT LEDs will indicate the
selected source channel(s). While still holding the [TRACK COPY] button, the source
tracks may be selected and de-selected by pressing the RECORD ENABLE buttons
[1] – [8]. Releasing the [TRACK COPY] button will return the channel REC and
INPUT indicators and RECORD ENABLE buttons to their normal status. At this point,
you may record-enable the destination tracks (see next section).
When copying tracks:
• The source tracks will be recorded onto the destination tracks in ascending order.
Example:
If source tracks 1 and 3 are selected and tracks 5 and 6 are record
enabled, then track 1 will be copied to track 5 and track 3 to track 6.
• If more destination tracks are selected than source tracks, the source tracks will
repeat (cycle).
Example:
If tracks 7 and 8 were added to the destination tracks of
the previous example, then track 1 would be copied to tracks 5 and 7 and track 3
would be copied to tracks 6 and 8. This scheme also allows for copying a single
track to multiple tracks.
• Since no more than 4 tracks may be copied within a single machine, a maximum
of 4 source tracks will be allowed. This means that if 4 source tracks are already
selected, then no other tracks can be selected until one of the 4 tracks is de-
selected.
• A digital source track cannot be selected as a digital destination track (i.e. digital
source tracks will not be allowed to be record enabled when Track Copy is
enabled).
• If no source tracks are selected, you will not be able to place any tracks into
record-ready. If user attempt to record enable a track, the track will not be
enabled (REC LED will not light) and “noSovrcE” will be temporarily displayed in
the TIME counter.
• When Track Copy mode is enabled (TRK COPY icon lit), the All Input Monitor will
not function. If the All Input Monitor is on when Track Copy is enabled, it will
automatically be turned off (ALL icon in the INPUT MON icon group will turn off).
See page 39 for more information about the All Input Monitor.
• Any track delays that you have programmed will be in effect.