MACKIE HDR24/96 - Manual (Page 83)

HDR 24/96
Auto Take
Auto Take automatically increments the Active Take (virtual take) of the selected track when
recording multiple passes on the same track. Auto Take will increment all tracks that are enabled for
recording. Check out page 30 for a descriptions of takes.
NOTE: You may want to manually establish that
all recording tracks are set to the same take
number before engaging Auto Take. Otherwise
you may have trouble making sense of related takes.
NOTE: The Active Take is incremented when the
next recording pass begins, not at the end of the
current recording pass. That means that the last
Take Number will still be displayed at the moment
when you engage Record, and it will change after the
recording pass starts. It will not change if it has been
set manually since the last recording pass.
BIG NOTE: Take 8 on any given track is the wrap around point for the Auto-take function. If you
don’t stop recording after Take 8, your next recording pass will land back on Take 1. If you have a
previous take on Take 1, you will cover it up. Even though that take is still in the Region List, it will
be messy to re-discover it and get it into sync where you had it. Better still, if you have any previous
takes you might want to save, then stay aware of the Take Count on each track is even while letting
the Auto Take system do its work.
Auto Take mode is often used in conjunction with looping and Auto Punch for convenient repeated
recording of alternate takes of a section. Establish the Numbered Locates for the loop, and the punch
in and out. Arm the desired Tracks, ideally starting on the same take number. Then engage the Loop,
Auto-punch, and Auto Take modes and hit PLAY+RECORD. Make sure the talent is ready!!!
Record Time Left
This readout (the Fuel Gauge) displays the remaining recording time in hours, minutes, and seconds
available on the active disk drive. This lets you know if there’s enough remaining disk space for your
next take. On the GUI, it’s located in the upper left corner of the Tools panel. On the front panel, it’s
the last line of the main display in the LCD (you may have to press a button to wake-up the LCD).
The calculation of available recording time takes into account the sample rate and bit depth as well as
the number of tracks armed for recording. With no tracks armed, the time is calculated for the worst
case, as if your next record pass will be on all 24 tracks. Once a track is
armed, the available time displayed changes, dividing the total amount of
free drive space by the number of tracks armed.
Fuel Gauge in GUI
Try it. Look at the time with no tracks armed, then arm one track and you’ll
see the available time increase dramatically. Now, arm a second track and
you’ll see that the time has been cut in half. Arm two more tracks and it’ll
cut in half again. You’ll get the idea.
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