MACKIE HDR 24/96 - Manual (Page 15)

HD24/96 Technical Reference 15
Shortcuts (modifiers)
Shortcuts are made up of key combinations with the shift, control, and alt keys
leading the pack for 'buddy' keys - the keys that need to pal along with pressing
some other key in order to accomplish some operation without having to click and
drag. For example, pressing the Ctrl plus the 'N' key will start a New Project
operation. See the shortcuts list in the appendix.
Numeric Keypad
The numeric keypad is used for quick Cue point entry and location. To jump directly
to Cues 00 through 99, type the Cue number on the numeric keypad and press
Enter. (You must enter two digits - e.g. 05 - in order to get to the cue you really
want) To jump to the next or previous Cue in the Cue List, press the + or – keys on
the numeric keypad or the regular keyboard.
GUI Track Display and Controls
The following section introduces the different areas of the GUI screen and the various
screen navigation controls. References are made to certain items with which you may not
yet be familiar such as Regions and Virtual Takes. Don’t worry, they’ll be described further
on.
Project Information Display
The following project information is displayed in the upper right corner of the main
screen:
Drive: [Internal/External] Project Name Version Time
Current Time Display
The Current Time display shows the time of the current transport position in SMPTE
time (Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Frames) or in musical terms of Bars or measures, Beats
and Ticks (BBT). The displayed time is correlated with the time shown on the Time Bar
and the position of the Current Time line.
Since the transport position is ultimately related to absolute time, BBT is calculated for
the purpose of display based on a known tempo. The default tempo is 120 beats per
minute, but this can be adjusted from the Windows | Setup | Locator-MMC window. The
working tempo is stored along with the Project.
A tempo map can also be extracted from a Standard MIDI file, and the BBT display will
change dynamically to follow the MIDI file’s tempo changes. Tempo maps are loaded
from the floppy disk using the LOAD button in the Windows | Setup | Locator-MMC
window.
Units for the time display are selectable from the GUI only, from the
Options | Time Units window. A shortcut is to right-click on any time display window. A
popup menu will allow you to change units directly. This is a global change - changing
time units from ANY time display will change the time units in ALL time displays.
Time Bar / Marker Bar Overview
The strip immediately above the track area is split horizontally into the Marker (top) and
Time (bottom) bars. The Marker Bar contains graphic icons representing cues, punch or
loop points. The Time bar line contains the time scale, with major and minor divisions
spaced according to the chosen SMPTE / BBT view and/or the defined resolution.