Alesis ALESIS M20 owner manual Set Pre-Roll, 4A Setting Loop Start and END Points

Autolocation, Chapter 9

9.4A SETTING LOOP START AND END POINTS

To edit the start and end locate points, follow the steps below.

Operation	You press…	You see…
Show start locate point	Edit button followed by	Display shows Start
	the Auto Return button	Point location
Choose start locate point	Up/Down buttons or	Display shows new start
	number keys	Point location
Edit start locate point	Cursor Right button,	Field to be edited
	then enter numbers	flashing, then replaced
	(keypad, Up/Down	by your entry
	buttons,) in the
	appropriate fields (or use
	Copy Tape Location)
Display end locate point	Auto Return button	Display shows End Point
	again (toggles between	location
	start and end points)
Choose end locate point	Up/Down buttons or	Display shows new End
	number keys	Point location
Edit end locate point	Cursor buttons, then	Field to be edited
	enter numbers (keypad,	flashing, then replaced
	Up/Down buttons, Copy	by your entry
	Tape Location) in the
	appropriate fields

Loop Count feature: For continuous looping of a section, Auto Return and Auto Play are both turned on. Hold Peak Clear while pressing Auto Return to temporarily display the current loop count. To preserve the tape from accidental wear, the M20 will automatically exit Auto Play mode after 100 continuous loops of Auto Return.

9.5SET PRE-ROLL

For rehearsal or recording, it’s often important to hear a few seconds of music prior to an entry point. Setting a pre-roll time locates the tape prior to any location point by the specified amount of pre-roll (0 to 25 seconds; default is 5 seconds). Setting pre-roll = 0 causes the tape to locate to the cue point (same as disabling pre-roll).

Pre-roll also works when looping between two points.

Operation	You press…	You see…
Display Pre-Roll time	Edit button followed by	Display shows existing
	the Pre-Roll button	pre-roll time
Edit Pre-Roll time	Enter time with numeric	Display shows new Pre-
	keypad or Up/Down	Roll time
	buttons
Leave Pre-Roll Edit mode	Press Edit button again	Edit light goes out. Pre-
		Roll button light returns
		to its on or off status.

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