Chapter7—Punch-in/out

4.If you wish to rehearse once again, press the [PLAY] key once again while the transport is stopped.

Tip!

If you press the [REHEARSAL] key before or during rehearsal, operations 1–4 of step 3 will continue repeating. (In this case, the A-B Repeat function will be defeated.) To stop repeating the rehearsal, press the [REPEAT] key once again, or press the [STOP] key.

❒Recording with auto punch-in/out

5.To actually record using auto punch-in/out, stop the transport, and hold down the [REC] key and press the [PLAY] key.

1The [PLAY] key will light and the [REC] key will blink, then playback will begin from the pre-roll point.

B When you reach the auto punch-in point, the [REC] key will light, and recording will begin on the track you selected in step 1 (punch-in).

C When you reach the auto punch-out point, the [REC] key will blink, recording will end, and playback will resume (punch-out).

D When you reach the post-roll point, the transport will locate to the pre-roll point and stop.

6.If you wish to listen to the recorded result, press the [AUTO PUNCH] key to make it go dark, and then press the [PLAY] key.

Tip!

If you make a mistake during auto punch-in/out recording, stop the transport and press the [UNDO] key to cancel the previous recording and return the data to the state before recording.

The following diagram shows the operating procedure for auto punch-in/out.

Pre-roll

Auto punch-in

Auto punch-out

Post-roll

point

point

point

point

1

2

3

16

 

Locate

Playback

REC TRACK SELECT

 

 

2

AUTO

PLAY

PUNCH

 

Rehearsal

Playback

Rehearsal

Recording

Playback

Playback

RECPLAY

Actual recording

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AW4416 specifications

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