Chapter 5: Multiple ADAT-XT Operation
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tape location, the value is displayed and edited within a + or - 1 hour range, since this
is the maximum length of the XT’s tape.
Example:
If you wanted to use the same take of the background vocals of a song
from the first chorus for chorus 2 and 3, you could bounce those track(s) to another
machine. Then, by offsetting the original machine the track(s) came from, you could
bounce back the vocals at the positions corresponding to the other choruses. A good
analogy is the type of cut-and-paste editing available on most computer-based
sequencers and word-processors; you copy a selection to an invisible “clipboard”,
and then paste it from the clipboard to any number of locations. In the example
above, the first time you bounce audio you are using the track(s) on another machine
as a sort of “clipboard”. You can then bounce the material back from the clipboard
track(s) onto the original tracks at any number of other positions on the tape.
Setting the Machine Offset
¿Press [EDIT VALUE] to enter Edit mode.
The
EDIT
icon will light.
¡Press [TAPE OFFSET].
The
TAPE OFFSET
icon will light and the TIME counter will display the
machine’s current Tape Offset value.
ABS 0H 00M 00S 00
¬Use [s] and [t] buttons to fine tune the Tape Offset value.
÷Alternatively, you may select a specific digit by holding [EDIT VALUE] and using
the [s] and [t] buttons.
The selected digit will flash.
ƒWhile still holding [EDIT VALUE], press any of the [LOCATE 0] – [LOCATE 9]
buttons to replace the selected digit with.
The next digit to the right is automatically selected, so you may continue entering
digits.
ªTo change the current value from a positive offset to a negative offset (-), hold
[EDIT VALUE] and press [SET LOCATE].
The offset digits will remain exactly the same. However, this step will toggle
between positive and negative values by either displaying a “
-
” or not.
DTo reset the Tape Offset amount to 0:00:00.00, press both [s] and [t]
simultaneously.