360 Systems DigiCart/EX - Manual (Page 57)

Playing Multiple Cuts — Follow-On Play
In Follow-On Play, a second cut may be selected and queued to play while a cut is currently playing.
NOTE: For Follow-On Play, the RESTART MODE selection in the SETUP menu must be set to “ON
COMPLETION”.
NOTE: If you are selecting a cut from a network drive while playing another cut, an alert message
might appear on the LCD, indicating “DIR OUT OF DATE.” This message occurs when DigiCart has
detected that another user has modified the contents of the network directory, but DigiCart is busy
playing audio and cannot update the list of contents. The list of contents will automatically update
when DigiCart is idle.
While a cut is playing, use the navigation controls to select another cut or playlist from any drive or
directory Press
PLAY
. The
PLAY
button will blink indicating that another cut is cued for immediate
Follow-On play.
You may select as many cuts as you wish for automatic Follow-On Play by repeating the steps above.
The last selected cut will be visible in the first line of the command display; the second line of the
command display shows name and time information about the cut that is currently playing. This queue is
essentially an unsaved Playlist, or Quickstack.
While it is not mandatory, it is recommended that only files of the same sample rate be used for follow-
on play operations and Playlists, especially when using the digital outputs. Keeping the same sample rate
consistent avoids the possibility of an audible ‘pop’ and slight delay as the sample rate changes from cut
to cut during playback of Playlists with multiple sample rates. Use the Play Sample Rate parameter to
make all Cuts to play back at a set sample rate. See page 23 for details.
To see the list of queued cuts following the one now playing:
• Press the
VIEW
LIST button.
• Use the selection knob to scan the list.
To cancel an automatic Follow-On playlist:
• Press the
STOP
button once. The
PLAY
button will stop flashing, indicating that DigiCart/EX
will end playback at the end of the current cut.
• Press the
STOP
button again to immediately cancel playback of the current cut.
Quickstacks
C REATING A Q UICKSTACK
A Quickstack is a one-time-only playback sequence, created "on the fly". A Quickstack can also be
saved as a Stack if desired; this decision must be made before the Quickstack is played. Each drive's
Stack Directory can hold 1000 Playlists, so you might want to establish the practice of saving each
new Quickstack as a Playlist. See more information about Playlists in the next chapter.
While it is not mandatory, it is recommended that only files of the same sample rate be used for
Quickstacks, especially when using the digital outputs. Keeping the same sample rate consistent avoids
the possibility of an audible ‘pop’ as the sample rate changes from cut to cut during playback. Use the
Play Sample Rate parameter to make all Cuts to play back at a set sample rate. See page 23 for details.
Playback
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