MACKIE HDR24/96 - Manual (Page 26)

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TRANSPORT AND TIME DISPLAY
The Transport Control section is always visible (unless covered by a floating window). This is
your “Tape Deck” including the usual Transport buttons and a Current Time display. The
Current Time display here can show time in four formats:
• SMPTE time in hours:minutes:seconds:frames ................................... HH:MM:SS:FR
• Musical score (BBT) position in bars:beats:ticks ...................................BARS:BB:TT
• Conventional time in hours:minutes:seconds:milliseconds .............. HH:MM:SS:MSS
• Sample count in… well… samples..........................................................0123456789
NOTE: The GUI Current Time window can display all of these formats, but the Remote 48 and
front panel cannot handle samples and milliseconds. If you select one of these two formats from
the GUI, the LED displays on the front panel and Remote 48 will revert to SMPTE time. See the
section on
Remote 48 time displays (page 14) for more details.
Also note that in the GUI, the Current Time and other time displays are directly editable, which
means that the general Locate Time is not needed for certain common “Locator” operations. Just
click on the time unit you wish to modify. For a full description of mouse-based editing of times
see
Time Field Editing (page 21).
RECORD TIME LEFT
The Record Time Left display, in the upper left corner of the Tools panel, is like a virtual gas
gauge telling you how much recording time you have left in the tank (on the disk, that is). This
time available indication also appears on the Remote 48 and front panel, labeled as “AVAIL:” on
the bottom line of the LCD status display.
While Editing doesn't take up much hard disk space, tracking sure does - so take a peek at this
readout from time to time to be sure you don’t run out in the middle of the killer take. Notice that
the “Time Available” follows the number of channels you’ve selected for recording, the sample
rate, and bit depth. Clever!
TRACKS and the TRACK CONTROLS PANEL
The major action on the GUI screen is the Track Display window, an expandable 24-track view
of the recorded regions. The tracks are bordered on the left by the 'Track Info, Record and
Monitor' or more simply the Track Controls panel. This contains the track numbers 1 through 24,
Record Ready buttons, the virtual track (“take”) expansion button, the active take selector, and
Solo and Mute monitor buttons. Clicking on the Take number button brings up a list from which
you can select the active take for recording or playback. Clicking on the take expansion button
(
→) displays the eight virtual tracks for the selected track. Clicking it again collapses the display
to the single active take for each track.
LIST PANEL
The track display is bordered on the right by the retractable List panel. When opened with the
stubby
← at the right of the track display, the List panel displays the Regions, Cues (including
Locate points) and History List of editing operations. Clicking on the graphic 'folder tabs' at the
top of the List panel selects the displayed list. Clicking on the stubby
→ puts away the List panel
and extends the tracks to the full screen width.
Floating Windows
Floating windows (normally closed and out of view) are opened from the Windows menu.
Floating windows include the multifunction Setup window, Region Editor, the Hotkey list
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