The Windows Menu.................................................................................................................................

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About......................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Hot Keys ................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Close All Windows..............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Setup (Ctrl+1)........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Automation.........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Snapshots (Ctrl+2) ..............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Locator (Ctrl+3) ..................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Equalizer (Ctrl+4) ...............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Dynamics (Ctrl+5) ..............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Surround (Ctrl+6)...............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Auxes.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Assigns...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Mix Editor (Ctrl+7).............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Effects Rack (Ctrl+8) .........................................................................................................................................................................................

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MIDI Map (Ctrl+9)..............................................................................................................................................................................................

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DAW Bank ............................................................................................................................................................................................................

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I/O Configuration (Ctrl+0)..............................................................................................................................................................................

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Tools Submenu ....................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Applications..............................................................................................................

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Setting Up For a Session.........................................................................................................................

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Listening Environment.....................................................................................................................................................

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Channel Configuration/Planning .................................................................................................................................

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Installation and Connection of Optional I/O Cards......................................................................

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Anti-Static Precautions....................................................................................................................................................

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Installation Procedure .....................................................................................................................................................

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I/O Cards............................................................................................................................................................................

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1. MIC/LINE 4 CARD..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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2. MIC/LINE 8 CARD .........................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. LINE CARD........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. DIGITAL CARD ................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. AES/EBU CARD...............................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. FIREWIRE CARD .............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Checklist for Basic Operational Functionality.................................................................................

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Input Source.........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Channel EQ and Dynamics ...............................................................................................................................................................................

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Signal Routing......................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Monitor Speaker.................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Power-up Procedure.........................................................................................................................................................

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Setup Window...................................................................................................................................................................

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Connecting Input Sources..............................................................................................................................................

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Connecting Analog Multitrack(s) ................................................................................................................................

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Connecting ADAT (Lightpipe) Multitrack(s) ..............................................................................................................

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Connecting TASCAM (TDIF) Multitrack(s)..................................................................................................................

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Multitrack Recording ......................................................................................................................................................

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Sample Tracking and Mixdown Setup........................................................................................................................

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Tracking ................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Mixdown ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Effects/Plug-ins................................................................................................................................................................

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Dynamics and EQ Applications ....................................................................................................................................

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Manual Owner's

Owner's Manual

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