7 − Recorder

Protecting a song

You can protect a song to prevent accidental changes.

When a song is protected, recording is not possible (the track REC keys are disabled), it cannot be edited using the track editing functions, and it cannot be erased, etc. using the SONG menu.

It is also impossible to set or edit mark poits except the IN and OUT points for repeat operations, or to permanently reassign virtual tracks. Virtual tracks can be assigned for audition purposes, but not permanently saved.

In operations which show a list of available songs (for instance, loading a song), any protected songs have a small padlock icon beside the song title.

Only the currently-loaded song can be protected or unprotected at any one time (though, of course, songs stored on the disk can be stored as protected or unprotected).

1Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen. Use the cursor keys to select the SONG item, and then press the YES/ENTER key.

2At the SONG menu, use the cursor keys to high- light the PROTECT option. Press YES/ENTER.

3Use the dial to set the protection ON or OFF, and press YES/ENTER to confirm the setting.

Transport controls

Most of the 2488MKII controls work the same as a normal tape recorder, but there are a few important differences, as outlined below.

Setting the playback position

The 2488MKII provides you with a number of ways to set the position from which playback starts when you press the PLAY key.

Some of these are described in the section on location operations. The ways of setting the playback point which involve the transport keys are described here.

Return to zero (RTZ)

During playback or recording, or when the transport is stopped, if you press the REW key while holding the STOP key, the playback position returns to the head of the song (the position defined as the ABS zero point). During playback or recording, playback or recording stops first.

1Press and hold down STOP.

2Press REW. Playback/Recording stops and the play- back position returns to the zero point.

Last Recording Position (LRP)

This is an extremely useful feature that allows you to return instantly to the point where recording last started. You can use this in any of the following situations (these are examples, you may think of others for yourself):

•after you interrupt a bad take halfway through the recording and want to return instantly to the same posi- tion to retake.

•when you want to playback from the start of a take immediately after recording it.

•when you are recording a number of different tracks in turn, all to start from the same point.

•after a take, you may want to set the point where the take started as a reference location mark.

To return to the position where recording last started (from stop, play or record):

1Press and hold down the STOP key

2Press F FWD. Playback/recording stops, and the playback position returns to the point where recording last started.

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