M-Audio 24 manual Loop Playback

MicroTrack 24/96 < User Guide

9.While a file is recording, you can:

<make adjustments to the record levels if necessary using the [LEVELS] buttons.

<pause the recording by pushing in on the [NAV] wheel once. To resume recording, push in on the [NAV] wheel again.

<stop the recording by pressing the [REC] button again.

<delete the file being recorded by pressing the [DEL] button.

10.Once the recording is stopped, the MicroTrack 24/96 will finish writing the file to memory.

Playback

Now that a file has been recorded, you can play it back to check the recording.

1.Connect the outputs of the MicroTrack 24/96 so you can hear the playback. You can use any combination of the following:

2.Plug a pair of headphones into the 1/8” jack on the MicroTrack 24/96.

3.Connect the RCA outputs to an amplifier or mixer.

4.Press the [MENU] button to enter the Settings menu. The first option, Files, will be selected.

5.Press in on the [NAV] wheel to enter the Files menu. This menu will show all the audio files currently stored on the media. If you’ve only recorded the one file so far, it will already be selected for playback.

6.Press in on the [NAV] wheel to begin playback of the current file.

The triangle in the upper-left corner of the screen shows that the MicroTrack 24/96 is playing a file. The file being played is “file001. mp3.” The numbers in the lower-left corner show that this is file 1 of 142 files on the media. The lower-right corner shows the current play time and the current file length.

7.While an audio file is playing, you can:

<adjust the volume using the [VOLUME] button.

<pause playback by pressing in on the [NAV] wheel. Press in again to resume playback.

<play at half-speed by pressing in and holding the [NAV] wheel for over two seconds. Press in and hold the [NAV] wheel again to resume playback at original speed.

<fast-forward through the file by pressing and holding up on the [NAV] wheel.

<rewind the file by pressing and holding down on the [NAV] wheel.

<skip ahead to the next file by pressing up on the [NAV] wheel.

<return to the beginning of the file by pressing down on the [NAV] wheel. If you are within the first three seconds of a file, pressing down will skip back to the previous file.

<delete the file by pressing the [DEL] button.

<immediately begin recording a new file by pressing the [REC] Button.

<loop playback of the file using the procedure explained below.

Loop Playback

The MicroTrack 24/96 will allow you to loop a section of an audio file. This can be useful when practicing parts or studying dictation. The method for looping a file requires setting a start and end point, and is accomplished as follows:

1.To engage Loop Playback, press and hold the [MENU] button for over 2 seconds while the file is playing. A Loop Playback icon will be displayed on the LCD.

2.Press the [MENU] button once when you reach the start point of the loop.

3.Press the [MENU] button a second time when you reach the end point of your loop. The section will begin to loop immediately.

4.Pressing the [MENU] button a third time will clear the start and end points, and exit Loop Playback mode. The Loop Playback icon will be removed from the LCD.

While using the Loop Playback mode, you will not be able to skip to other files using the up and down action of the [NAV] wheel. You will only be able to fast-forward or rewind the current file by holding the [NAV] wheel in your desired direction.

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