MACKIE HDR 24/96 - Manual (Page 42)

HD24/96 Technical Reference 42
On the front panel, All Input and Auto Input buttons are located on the front panel in the area
above the floppy disk drive.
All Input
All Input is most often used for rehearsal and level setting. When All Input is ON, both
armed and unarmed tracks monitor their Inputs, and the Auto Input setting has no effect.
When All Input is OFF, the output monitoring is determined by the Auto Input function.
Auto Input
Auto Input is used for recording. Auto Input affects only tracks that are in Record Ready
(i.e. “armed”). Tracks that are not armed monitor the playback of previously recorded audio.
To use either Auto Input mode, the All Input mode must be turned off.
Auto Input ON
When Auto Input is ON, any time the transport is in Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind, or
Record, tracks armed for recording have their inputs routed directly to their outputs for
monitoring. When the transport is in Play, you will hear a playback of the recorded
tracks regardless of their armed status. This mode is used primarily for tracking and
overdubbing, where you want to hear material previously recorded on the track up to the
punch-in point, or to quickly review a recording. It’s convenient for studio work because
any time other than during actual playback, you can hear the talent in the studio.
When punching-in to an existing track with Auto Input ON, you’ll hear the old track up
until you punch (actually begin recording), then you’ll hear what you’re recording until
you drop out of record. If you want to listen to what you’ve just recorded, all you need to
do is rewind and play. This is the handiest mode most of the time, and it’s the default
mode when you power up the HDR24/96.
Auto Input OFF
When Auto Input is OFF, armed tracks always monitor their Inputs. This mode is used
primarily for rehearsing an overdub to locate a good punch-in point. It’s also useful when
punching in and you don’t want to hear the recording on the track leading up to the
punch-in point, but prefer to hear yourself warming up instead.
Solo and Mute
Solo is normally a one track at a time function, but if you want to hear a duet or the whole
rhythm section, Shift-click on the solo buttons to solo multiple tracks. You can also solo
multiple tracks with a single click be selecting Solo Latch from the Options pulldown menu.
If your solos appear to be misbehaving, check this option to be sure it isn’t engaged.
Mute turns off the output of selected tracks. Shift+clicking allows you to mute multiple
tracks.
Mute is also accessible from the front panel by pressing the TRACK button. Select Mute
from the TRACK menu. Track numbers (units digit only) will be displayed.
The << >> SELECT buttons move the cursor (underscore _) to select the track to mute
or un-mute. The (-)DEC and (+)INC buttons toggle the Mute status on the track indicated
by the cursor. An asterisk (*) is placed below the number of a muted track in the LCD.
NOTE: When only one track is soloed, clicking on its Solo button again unmutes all the
other tracks and returns monitoring to normal. If more than one track is in Solo, clicking on