Cymatic Audio uTrack 24 Manual - Manual (Page 13)

PRODUCT MANUAL PRODUCT MANUAL 25 24 PLAY PAGE PLAYLIST SCREEN
In order for this feature to operate, the “Pre-recording” feature needs to be disabled in the menu
settings.
The attached USB drive may also contain two other types of files that can be loaded for playback:
• Playlists:
• Stereo Audio Files:
The screenshot above shows the browser window containing all three types of files: A stereo
wave file, a playlist, and a MultiTrack take. Any of them can be selected by rotating the encoder
to highlight the file name, then pressing the encoder to load it for playback.
19. PLAY PAGE
The play screen is shown any time the uTrack 24 is currently playing back a multitrack audio take,
as well as when the transport is currently stopped. It displays various parameters related to the
playing back of audio from an attached USB drive.
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1. Take Number
Displays the take number of the recording that has been loaded for playback.
2. Next Take
Displays the name of the next take that is available for playback, residing in the same directory
on the attached USB drive.
When the transport is stopped, you can use the skip forward/skip back buttons to navigate
among different available takes, allowing you to quickly and easily call up different takes for
playback. This is very useful when playing back different songs during a virtual sound check or
band expansion, since you can quickly navigate to and start playing back the multitrack file you
wish to.
3. Elapsed Time
Displays the elapsed time of the take currently playing back.
4. Playback Location
This horizontal black stripe represents the timeline of the take currently being played back, while
the black square represents the current location of the “play head”, the take’s current playback
location.
Rotate the encoder to move the play head to a different position on the timeline, then press the
encoder to start playing back the take at the new time location you have moved the play head to.
5. Time Remaining
Displays the remaining time of the take that is currently playing back.
6. Playback Mode
Displays the current Playback Mode
Stereo Mode:
• Continuous When the current take has finished playing, the next take will automatically
begin playing
• Repeat One Playback of the current take will continue repeating over and over.
• Repeat All When all of the takes in the current directory have completed, the device will
start over with the first song in the directory
• Shuffle All of the takes in the current directory will play back in a random order.
Multitrack Mode:
• Multitrack Mode The device is in Multitrack Mode. Only one take is played on pressing
the PLAY button.
20. PLAYLIST SCREEN
The play screen is shown any time the uTrack 24 is currently playing back a “playlist” of audio
takes: a pre-configured list of takes that automatically play one after the other. Playlists can be
configured using free Playlist Editor software available for download at www.cymaticaudio.com
The PLAYLIST screen displays various parameters that are unique to the playlist workflow:
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1. Playlist Name
Displays the title of the playlist that has been loaded and is currently playing back.
2. Take #
Displays the name of the specific take that is currently playing within the current playlist.
3. Next
Displays the name of the take that will play next, once the current playlist is completed.
4. Playback Mode
Indicates that the device is in Playlist Mode.
5. Elapsed Time
Displays the amount of time that the current take has been playing for
6. Remaining Time
Displays the amount of time left in the current take.
7. Pause Mode
Displays the mode which is used to transition to the next song. The following icons are possible:
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Wait for key press: the device waits for the user to press the play button or footswitch
before the next song is started
• Wait period: the device waits the indicated number of seconds before starting the next
song
• No icon: there is no pause between the previous and the next song