13—Operating the Hard Disk Recorder

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Punching In and Out Manually

If you want to punch something quickly without stopping to set up an auto-punch—
and you’ve got a hand free—you can punch in and out using the transport buttons.
1. Hold down REC and press the track’s TRACK STATUS button so that it’s flashing
red to arm the track for recording.
2. Move to a location in the project shortly before the spot where you want to punch
in—pick a place that lets you get your bearings before the punch-in occurs.
3. Press PLAY.
4. If you want to dual-monitor the track (Page 191), press the track’s TRACK STATUS
button again—it blinks red and amber and you can hear the recorded track and
your source signal.
5. When you reach the place at which you want recording to start, press REC—
recording begins and the REC button lights solid red.
6. To punch out, press REC again when you reach the point at which you want
recording to end.

Auto-Punching

The VS-2480’s Auto Punch feature automatically punches in and out at
specified locations in the project. When you use Auto Punch:
• You don’t have to bother with manually punching in and out and can concentrate
on what’s being recorded
• If you’re recording yourself, you can punch hands-free.
• If you’ll be needing to do the same punch over and over until the recorded
performance is just right, Auto Punch ensures that each attempt will occur at
precisely the same location as the last.
An auto-punch begins with the placement of Auto Punch IN and OUT points that tell
the VS-2480 where you want to punch in and where you want to punch out. There are a
few ways different ways you can set these—use whichever method you prefer.

Setting Auto Punch Points When a Project Isn’t Playing

1. Move the timeline to the desired punch-in location.
2. Hold down A.PUNCH and press IN.
3. Move the timeline to the desired punch-out location.
4. Hold down A.PUNCH and press OUT.
5. If you need to re-set either point, move the timeline to the desired location, hold
down A.PUNCH and press the IN or OUT button. You can repeat this as many
times as necessary.
You can use Auto Punch together with looped playback (Page 181) to automatically
record multiple takes of the same section as a performance is perfected. Set the loop so
that it starts a measure or two before the punch, and ends a measure or two after it so
that the section plays over and over in a musically sensible way. Make sure LOOP and
A.PUNCH are lit during punching. You can retrieve past takes recorded with this
method from your hard drive using the VS-2480’s Take Manager and New Phrase
features, described in Chapter 19.
You can manually edit the Auto Punch IN and OUT point locations to make their
placement more precise. See Page 193.
A.PUNCH
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