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Model D2424 Reference Manual (Before Starting)
The REMAIN indicator displays the
amount of unrecorded area.
recordable disk area (3 hours)
recorded area (11min. 03sec.) unrecorded area (2 hour 48 min. 57 sec.)
ABS 0
23h, 59m, 59s 03m 00s 00f 10m 00s 00f 12m 00s 00f
unrecorded area unrecorded area recorded area (3 min.) recorded area (2 min.)
You can record at any point within 24 hours in ABS time.
REC END
The area actually used on the disk.
recordable disk area (e.g.: 30 minutes)
recorded area (5 min.) unrecorded area (25 min.)
You can record at any point within 24 hours in ABS time.
<Display example>
Gray areas are recorded areas.
White areas are unrecorded areas.
Recording method and REMAIN indicator
Recording method
The recorder uses a E-IDE hard disk instead of
a cassette tape. You can start recording sound
sources from any point on a formatted disk as
long as the point is within the range of 24 hours
in ABS time, as described in the previous “Time
Base” section. (Refer to the following diagram.)
For example, if you record three minutes of data
starting from ABS 0 (top of the disk) to ABS
03m 00s 00f on a disk that has a recordable
space of thirty minutes, as shown in the
diagram, then if you record two minutes
starting at the 10-minute point in ABS time (ABS
10m 00s 00f) to ABS 12m 00s 00f, the recording
end point (REC END) is 12 minutes (ABS 12m
00s 00f) in ABS time. However, this does not
mean that the entire recording duration is 12
minutes. The disk space actually used for
recording is five minutes (3 minutes + 2
minutes).
That is, the area between three minutes and
ten minutes (that corresponds to 25 minutes
of recording space) in terms of ABS time is still
unrecorded.
When you try to play or fast forward this
unrecorded area, the time counter on the
display will count, but the recorder will not
access the disk. However, MTC will be output
when you try to play this area. On the recorder,
the top of the disk is called “ABS 0” and the
recording end point is called “REC END.”
REMAIN indicator
The REMAIN indicator displays available
recording time expressed in time value (ABS or
MTC) or bar/beat/clock (BAR/BEAT/CLK)
value, depending on the currently selected Time
Base.
It also indicates the available disk space. Right
after you format the disk, the REMAIN indicator
will show the maximum recordable time and
space on the disk. The following example shows
that the disk had about 3 hours recordable
space after the disk format operation, and has
recorded data of 2 hours 48 minutes 57
seconds.
The REMAIN value is calculated on a mono-track
basis. That value indicates the available
recording time and space if you record on one
mono-track.
For example, if you wish to know how much
you can record on eight tracks, you need to
divide the current REMAIN value by eight.
The REMAIN value display is calculated from
data on the real track and data on the additional
track which will be explained later, and includes
data left over for multiple undo. In other words,
the REMAIN value will be displayed in the form
of time/capacity obtained by deducting data
on the real track, data moved onto the
additional track and past editing data left over
for multiple undo.
As described in “Managing the song by
Program,” the recorder can set up as many as
99 Programs on the disk. Setting up a Program
requires a small amount of disk space. In other
words, disk space is used not only for storing
recorded data but also for storing all setup data.
Therefore, make sure that you have enough
space on the disk before you start recording to
avoid running out of space (the [OVER !]
message flashes in that case).
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