Alesis ALESIS M20 owner manual Track Input Enables, Auto Input Switch, Record Enable

Track Record Enabling and Monitoring, Chapter 5

5.2TRACK INPUT ENABLES

An input-enabled track monitors the associated input signal. There is one Input Enable button (with associated indicator light) for each track (10 total). The Input Enable button toggles between monitoring the input signal or monitoring the tape.

Operation	You press…	You see…
Enable track input	The track Input Enable	Track input light turns
(monitors input signal)	button until…	on
Disable track input	The track Input Enable	Track input light turns
(monitors tape signal)	button until…	off

5.3AUTO INPUT SWITCH

This switch determines whether or not a record-enabled track (audio or aux) will monitor from input or tape automatically, depending on the recording context. Disabling Auto Input is preferred for recording basic tracks, while Auto Input is usually enabled during overdubbing and punching.

What the tracks	Auto Input	Auto Input On
monitor	Off
Record-enabled	Input signal	Input while recording or stopped, tape
tracks monitor the…		while playing
Non-record-enabled	Tape	Tape while playing or recording, input
tracks monitor the…		signal when stopped

5.4RECORD ENABLE

Pressing a track’s Record Enable button allows it to record when the M20 is in Record mode.

Any number of channels can punch in simultaneously, or punch out simultaneously, and any channel or channels can punch in or out while other channels are in record.

Operation	You press…	You see…
Record enable a track	The track Record Enable	The Record Enable light
	button	flashes, then lights solid
		while recording
Turn off record enable	The track Record Enable	The Record Enable light
for a track	button	turns off
Punch in using Record	While in Record mode	Record Enable button
Enable button	and the tape is running,	lights solid
	press Record Enable
	button
Punch out using Record	While recording, press	Record Enable button
Enable button	Record Enable button	turns off

If you press Play and Record with no tracks record-enabled, the Record light will flash indicating a Record Pending mode. When the Record light is lit (or flashing if Rehearse is enabled; see section 8.7), pressing individual track Record Enable buttons can punch individual tracks in or out independently. The Record light will remain lit (or flashing in Rehearse mode) until you punch out of Record, usually by pressing Play or any other transport key.

5-2 ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06