2–System Organization

Fundamentals

Audio files

When the HD-R1 starts recording, it creates a new, automatically-named audio file in the currently active folder (Main Menu ˘ Folder). Audio file naming preferences are configurable (Main Menu

˘ Record Settings ˘ File Base

Name). The HD-R1 has an internal real-time clock, so the file will also carry its actual creation date and time.

The HD-R1 is designed to protect recorded audio data. If power is lost during recording, no more than 4 seconds of audio will be lost.

Non-audio files

Non-audio files created by the HD-R1 are small text

edit or modify these files yourself. This format was

files that adhere to the XML (Extensible Markup

chosen for ease of troubleshooting and also so you can

Language) standard. While this is a common file

copy them, as a means of back-up.

format, it is strongly recommended that you do not

 

Tracks and files

Audio data is stored on the media as audio files.

their handling in various management operations, for

These files are treated as “tracks” by this unit. For

example, we call them “files.” The important thing to

this reason, we call these files “tracks” when we are

remember is that “files” and “tracks” are the same.

discussing recording and playback. When explaining

 

Folders

Newly recorded audio files are always placed in a folder specified by the user (Main Menu ˘ Folder). This is called the active folder. By default, the HD-R1 creates and uses a folder named “Audio”. If the HD-R1’s Playback Mode is set to

Folder (Main Menu ˘ Play Settings ˘ Playback Mode), it will play back all files in

the currently active folder.

It is important to know that the HD-R1 is limited to one level of folders for audio files. Audio files that exist in subfolders will not be visible to the HD-R1.

Markers

Markers are used to quickly identify and locate specific points within an audio file. Pressing the MARK button at any time will automatically create a marker at the current transport position. If the

Shuttle Mode is set to Track/Mark Only, instead of using the menu system, the SHUTTLE/DATA wheel can be used to locate to markers. Additionally, there are optional settings for automatically placing markers at predefined intervals or at events such as input signal overload (Main Menu ˘ Record

Settings ˘ Auto Markers). Marker names are automatically created but can be renamed, if desired, and the marker times may also be modified

(Main Menu ˘ Manage Folders/

Files ˘ Compact Flash ˘ {path to folder} ˘ View Files ˘ {filename} ˘ Edit Markers). This is only accessible if the file actually has markers. A maximum of 256 markers can be set within one CF Card.

Playlists

The HD-R1 can use playlists to determine what to play. A playlist is a collection of tracks in a specified order. A track is typically an entire audio file but may be just a portion of an audio file.

If, during playback, the HD-R1 cannot find an audio file that the playlist references, it will simply skip to the next track and continue playing. When this occurs, a brief message will appear on the screen. This will happen if the user moves or deletes audio files after the playlist has been created.

A maximum of 1023 tracks can be added to a playlist.

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