Bus

• This is perfect for raising or lowering a com-

plete set of automation moves. For example, if

the vocal track is perfectly crafted and struc-

X

tured, yet the entire track needs to come up a

couple of dB in the mix, fear not. Select Trim,

Digital

start time code, enter WRITE mode and, with

 

 

one move, increase the vocal track fader 2 dB

 

throughout the duration of the pass.

 

Latch

 

• This determines the action of overwriting auto-

 

mation data during a pass.

 

• When Latch is selected (a checkmark appears

 

next to Latch in the Automation submenu), au-

 

tomation data for the selected parameter begins

 

to be overwritten as soon as the parameter’s

 

control is adjusted and continues to be overwrit-

 

ten throughout a pass, even if the parameter’s

 

control ceases to change.

 

• When Latch is off, automation data for the

 

selected parameter begins to be overwritten as

 

soon as the parameter’s control is adjusted, but

 

as soon as the parameter’s control stops chang-

 

ing, the subsequent automation data is left

 

intact.

 

Faders

 

• This readies the automation computer to record

 

all fader movements for any write-enabled chan-

 

nel.

 

Mutes

 

• This readies the automation computer to record

 

all mute activity for any write-enabled channel.

 

Pans

 

• This readies the automation computer to record

 

all pan movements for any write-enabled chan-

 

nel.

 

• All surround pans are recorded as well as L/R

 

positioning. However, surround output, depth of

 

center, and LFE Level are not written with this

 

selection (use Other/All to write automation for

 

these parameters).

 

Other

 

• Sets the automation computer to record all pa-

 

rameter changes for the write-enabled channels,

 

other than the individually selectable Faders,

 

Mutes, and Pans.

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Write Flyback

•This determines what happens to the parameter levels upon punch-out of automation record.

•When Write Flyback is selected (a checkmark appears next to Write Flyback in the Automa- tion submenu), each parameter recorded into automation returns to its previously adjusted status at the end of a record pass. A track that was off for an entire arrangement snaps back to off, after the level is increased, when punched out of write-record.

•When Write Flyback is off, parameter adjust- ments in automation remain at their last user-adjusted setting, even after the end of the automation pass.

Transport Submenu

Use Pre-Roll

•Sets the playback cursor a specified amount ahead of the locate point.

•The amount of Pre-roll is set in the Windows > Setup > Mix Options window.

•Pre-roll is used to provide a set time period for all synchronized device transports to lock together.

•Ideally, Pre-roll is equal to the sync-lock time for the recording system’s transports so that synchronized playback is a reality by the time the devices roll past the locate position.

•Pre-roll is also useful when you are punching in a solo or voice overdub and want to give the talen some extra lead-in time to prepare record- ing their part(s).

Record Safe

•When Record Safe is selected, the channel RECORD buttons will not engage. However, automation data can still be written.

One Button Record

•When this option selected, record mode is ac- tivated by pressing the RECORD button in the control surface’s transport section.

•When One Button Record is not selected, the PLAY button must be held down while pressing the RECORD button to engage record mode.

•To punch out of record mode, simply press PLAY, STOP, REWIND, or FAST FWD.

•One Button Record only affects the punch-in procedure. The punch-out procedure is the same regardless of the status of One Button Record (hit any other transport button to punch out).