MACKIE HDR24/96 - Manual (Page 70)

HDR 24/96
Storing Times on the Remote 48
The Autolocator is essentially a system for remembering and subsequently using certain important
time points in an audio project. For the HDR to remember times you must store them:
Cues 0-999
Dedicated (numbered) Locates (LOC 1, LOC 2, LOC 3, LOC 4)
Pre-Roll time
Loop Length
Punch Length
On the Remote 48 the general Locate Time is actually the workspace where times are "prepared" for
storing. Since times values can be brought into the Locate Time from direct entry or recalled values,
then edited, this classic Autolocator scheme is very flexible and clever. It is also possible to store the
Current Time with the HDR24/96, even without modifying the Locate Time. This feature is also very
handy, but it does not allow for time value editing.
NOTE: Always remember that numbers displayed in the LOCATE TIME window may not actually
BE the Locate Time. On the HDR, time values in the process of being recalled may be previewed in
this display, or you could be seeing a time value that you typed-in but which has not yet been entered.
Always conclude the setting of the Locate Time with the ENTER button before trying to store it.
What to Store
Press STORE once to select the Locate Time, and press STORE a second time to select the Tape
Time (Current Time) for the store operation. Press CONTROL+STORE as a short cut for
selecting the Current Time. A flashing dot in the right of the TAPE TIME or LOCATE TIME
display indicates the time selected for the operation. The LED above the STORE button will also
be flashing. You can also press STORE a third time to cancel the operation.
Where to Store It
Now you need to press the button(s) to indicate where to store the value. For the numbered
Locates simply press LOC 1, LOC 2, LOC 3 or LOC 4. Press PRE ROLL for the Pre-Roll Time;
press LOOP for the Loop Time; and press PUNCH for the Punch Length.
For Cues the entry involves a button sequence. You press from 1 to 3 numbers followed by
ENTER. Cues can range from 0 to 999. Note that the Cue number appears in the Cue display
and not in the LOCATE TIME window. It is not necessary to type in leading zeros for Cues as
the input is concluded with ENTER. Pressing the last key in the Store sequence transfers the
value of Locate or Tape Time to the destination register and turns off the blinking LED above the
STORE button.
Note that setting the Loop or Punch Lengths means the HDR adds that length to earliest Loop or
Punch point already set and modifies the value of the later point, generally LOC 2 or LOC 4,
respectively. Subsequent editing of the Numbered Locates for looping or auto-punching will then
modify the corresponding length. If you know the length of a loop or punch region, another way to
set it is to recall the earlier numbered LOC value and add the length to it before storing the result to
the second numbered LOC.
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