Chapter 8, Transport Controls and Basic Recording

ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06 8-3

8.4B SHUTTLE MODE
Shuttle advances or rewinds the tape at a rate proportional to the degree of wheel rotation.
The greater the degree of rotation from the center detent, the faster the rate.
Action… Result… You see…
Turn wheel
clockwise Tape moves forward at a
rate determined by amount
of rotation (from 1/4X to 16X
play speed)
The Search and Play buttons
light, and right arrow above
wheel lights
Turn wheel
counterclockwise Tape moves in reverse at a
rate determined by amount
of rotation (from 1/4X to 16X
play speed)
The Search and Play buttons
light, and left arrow above
wheel lights
Push lit Search
button while in
Shuttle mode
Transport goes into Play Search and Transport Stop
buttons goes out, Play
remains illuminated
8.4C SEARCH BUTTON
The Search button toggles transport control between the Jog/Shuttle wheel (Search button lit)
and the transport buttons (Search button dark), making it easy to go in and out of Play mode
while using the Jog or Shuttle function to locate a specific piece of audio.
Action… Result… You see…
Push lit Search
button while in
Jog or Shuttle
mode (disable
Search mode)
Transport goes into Play Search and Transport Stop
buttons go out, Play remains
illuminated
Push unlit Search
button while in
Jog or Shuttle
mode (enable
Search mode)
Transport enters jog/shuttle
mode:
If in Jog mode, stops;
If in Shuttle mode, moves in
the direction and speed
indicated
Search and Transport Stop
buttons light, Play remains
illuminated
Direction arrows may be lit
in Shuttle mode
Search mode can be initiated simply by turning the jog/shuttle wheel, or enabled only by
pressing the search button, according to the settings on Page 10 in the Utility menu (section
13.10).