Arming tracks before pressing the RECORD button is usually the best way to work when tracking, because you can punch-in multiple tracks at the same time. Pressing RECORD with no tracks armed and then punching with the record ready buttons is a handy way to overdub individual tracks, because you can punch in and out of individual tracks at different times.

Monitoring

The Monitor Mode buttons determine what you hear from the SDR24/96 Tape Outputs. The SDR24/96 offers several familiar monitoring modes to facilitate rehearsal, tracking, and overdubbing.

All Input

All Input is used for rehearsal and level setting. When All Input is on, both armed and unarmed tracks monitor their inputs, and the Auto Input setting has no effect.

To enable All Input:

♦Press the ALL INPUT button. The LED above the button lights to indicate that it’s on.

ALL

INPUT

Auto Input

Auto Input is used for recording. Auto Input affects only tracks that are in Record Ready (“armed”). Tracks that are not armed only monitor the playback of previously recorded audio.

When Auto Input is on, armed tracks monitor their inputs in Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind, and Record. In Play, you hear only what’s already recorded on the tracks. This mode is used primarily for tracking and overdubbing, where you want to hear what’s been previously recorded on the track before the punch-in and after the punch-out. During the punch, you hear what is presently being recorded.

When Auto Input (and All Input) is off, armed tracks always monitor their inputs and unarmed tracks playback what’s been previously recorded. This mode is used primarily for rehearsal and tracking, where you want to always hear what you’re playing rather than what’s already recorded on that track.

Guide Operation

To enable Auto Input:

 

♦

Press the AUTO INPUT button. The LED above the button

 

 

lights to indicate that it’s on.

AUTO

 

 

INPUT

Note: Auto Input is the default mode when the SDR24/96 is turned on. All Input overrides Auto Input.

 

 

All Input ON

 

Auto Input ON

 

Both OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Armed

 

Unarmed

 

Armed

 

Unarmed

 

Armed

 

Unarmed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop

Input

 

Input

 

Input

 

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Input

 

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Play

Input

 

Input

 

Tape

 

Tape

 

Input

 

Tape

 

 

Record

Input

 

Input

 

Input

 

Tape

 

Input

 

Tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track Monitoring Modes

 

 

Operation Guide

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