Sound Devices 664 - Manual (Page 47)

3. Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select Take.
4. Using the Headphone Encoder in the numeric entry dialog, enter a new take number. The
next take will use this take numbers and subsequent takes will increment from this number
until the take number is reset.
To change set the take number of an already recorded take:
1. Enter the Take List (Menu button + Headphone Encoder press or FILE STORAGE > Take List)
2. Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN Switch.
3. Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select Take. The take number will be changed in the met-
data of all files for this take, and all files for this take will be renamed to reflect the new take
number.
False Take
To mark a take as a false take and decrement the Take number, press and hold the Headphone En-
coder, then slide the Transport Control left (Rewind). A dialog will appear to confirm the false take
action. When a take is confirmed as a false take, it will be moved to the FALSETAKES folder on each
media and the take number will be decremented by 1. Files will remain in the FALSETAKES folder
until they are deleted or the card is formatted.
Scene Name
The scene name is a logical group of takes. It can be any combination of letters or numbers up to 9
characters in length. The scene name will only change when a new scene name is entered by the user
or when the scene is incremented. The scene name is written in the file name and stored in the meta-
data of each recorded file. see File Structure
To quickly edit the scene name, press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the RTN Switch
left. This will display the on screen keyboard where the scene name can be edited directly. When
accessed during record, the scene name of the currently recording take will be edited. When accessed
at any other time, the scene name of the next take will be edited.
To enter and select a new scene name:
1. Enter the Take List (Menu button + Headphone Encoder press or FILE STORAGE > Take List)
2. Highlight the next take (indicated by orange text and the phrase “[next]”) and slide the RTN
Switch to access the Scene Name List.
3. Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select scene name from the Scene Name List.
4. Using the Headphone Encoder, select an existing scene name and press the Headphone
Encoder to select this scene name. To enter a new scene name, select <Add New Entry> and
enter a new scene name.
To edit the scene name of an already recorded take:
1. Enter the Take List (Menu button + Headphone Encoder press or FILE STORAGE > Take List)
2. Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN Switch to access the Scene Name List.
3. Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select scene name from the Scene Name List.
4. Enter a new scene name. The scene name will be changed in the metdata of all files for this
take, and all files for this take will be renamed to reflect the new scene name.
A scene name can be removed from the Scene Name List by sliding the Slate/Tone Switch right when the
scene name is highlighted in the Scene Name List.
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