STORE button

This button is used to save locate points and console automation snapshots to the currently displayed number or a user-entered number.

SNAPSHOT button

•Allows the number buttons to be used for entering snapshot numbers.

•When in this mode, the left two digits in the Range display indicate snapshot numbers.

•Onboard snapshot range is from 00–99, equivalent to MIDI program changes 00–99.

•More snapshots are available from the on- screen interface.

Transport Controls

•These buttons control external devices that respond to MIDI Machine Control (MMC). MMC is transmitted from the MIDI output port on the rear panel of the remote CPU to MMC-compatible devices.

 

POSITION

 

RANGE

 

HOURS MINUTES

SECONDS

FRAMES

FROM

TO

SET TIME

 

 

 

 

 

SMPTE VIEW

BARS

BEATS

TICKS

LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

ENTER

LOOP

STORE

LOCATOR

SNAPSHOT

 

 

 

 

MODE

REWIND

FAST FWD

STOP

PLAY

RECORD

 

SHUTTLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOG & SHUTTLE

 

 

 

 

JOG

•Transport controls can be programmed to ex- port specific MIDI messages other than standard MMC protocol. See MIDI Mapping on page 85 for more details.

Note: MMC is not bidirectional. The D8B sends out MMC commands to your tape recorder(s), but if you arm tracks or operate transport controls from the tape recorders, the activity is not transmitted back to the D8B via MMC. You can, however, press Play on your recorder and, as soon as time code is received by the D8B, it reverts to PLAY mode.

REWIND button

Engages external machine to fast rewind with no given locate point.

FAST FWD button

Engages external machine to fast forward with no given locate point.

STOP button

Stops external machines at the current position.

Note: The STOP button lights when time code is not being received by the D8B.

Note: The PLAY button lights when time code is being received. It flashes when you press it and no MTC is received.

RECORD button

•Engages Master record function on external machines and Write Ready engaged automa- tion channels.

•Must be pressed with PLAY to engage record mode unless One Button Punch mode is active.

•One Button Punch allows punching into record without hitting PLAY (see “Mix Options” on page 66).

•Pressing any transport button takes the D8B and peripherals out of record status.

JOG & SHUTTLE button

Engages the rotary dial (below the REWIND, FAST FWD, STOP, and PLAY buttons) to advance external machines forward or backward with single- frame accuracy when using MMC.

When Jog & Shuttle is enabled, the REWIND and FAST FWD transport buttons send out MMC shuttle commands, usually corresponding to fixed speed increments (i.e., 1/4x, 1/2x, 2x, etc.).

 

Rotary Dial Encoder
PLAY button

This multifunction dial enables the scrub function.

Engages external machine to play at normal

 

speeds from the current location.

 

D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 40