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is similar to the audio you are recording. The longer crossfade time allows for a smoother transition and is more useful when punching in new material that is very different from what is already on tape, or when punching in low-frequency signals. Crossfading always begins at the punch point and continues for the amount of time you have specified.

To set the Crossfade Time:

¿Press and hold the [SET LOCATE] button.

¡While holding the [SET LOCATE] button, press the [RECORD] button. This will advance Crossfade setting to its next value, in this case it is 21 ms. The TIME counter will briefly read:

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¬While still holding [SET LOCATE], each time you press [RECORD] will advance the Crossfade setting to the next value. Select either 11 ms, 21 ms, 32 ms and 43 ms. These time values assume a playback rate of 48kHz, and are therefore not exact if the Pitch amount is changed, or an external clock source is used. If the Clock is set to 44.1 kHz, the available crossfade times are actually 12 ms, 23 ms, 35 ms and 46 ms (although they will not be labeled this way). To select the sample rate (48 kHz or 44.1 kHz), see previous section.

DISPLAYING FRAMES VS. 100THS/SECONDS

If you are using the XT with the BRC, you will notice that the BRC’s TIME display uses the “hours:minutes:seconds:frames” format, while the XT normally uses the “hours:minutes:seconds:100ths/second” format. This may cause some confusion when locating to a specific position on the BRC, since the XT will show a slightly different value when looking at the last two digits of the TIME counter. The XT will locate to the same physical position that the BRC displays, it is simply displaying 100ths/second instead of frames.

It is possible, however, to switch the XT’s TIME display so that it counts in a 30 FPS format, instead of 100ths/second. This is done by holding [SET LOCATE] and pressing RECORD ENABLE [4]. Repeat this process to toggle back and forth between these two modes. When set to “frames-per-second” mode, the TIME counter will briefly read “d1SP FPS”. When switched back to “100ths-of-a-second” mode, the TIME counter will briefly read “d1SP rEG”. This feature is designed for the sole purpose of aligning the displays of the XT and the BRC. The selected mode also affects how the Locate Points are displayed and edited on the XT.

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