4 - Recorder
Setting the punch points
The 2488 provides three different punch settings.NOTE
1With at least one track armed (the REC indi-It is not strictly necessary to have a track armed when
you first press the AUTO PUNCH key, but this is proba-
cator flashing), and playback stopped, press bly the most logical way to work.
the AUTO PUNCH key:
LAST REC This sets the punch-in point to be the
last point at which recording started (the same as the
LRP described in ?Last Recording Position (LRP)?
on page 39. The punch-out point is set to be the point
at which recording stopped (either when recording
dropped into play mode, or when the transport was
stopped). Note that this last recording does not have
to be a punch recording.
IN -> OUT This uses the IN and OUT points as the
punch-in and the punch-out points. The first of these
2Select one of the three options, explained points will be used as the punch-in point, and the sec-
below, using the wheel or cursor keys to move ond as the punch-out point, even if the OUT point is
the cursor, and the ENTER key to confirm the before the IN point.
selection (EXIT exits this screen without mak-
ing any settings).LAST TAKE LOAD This option is only available if
a punch recording has taken place, and no recording,
3When the selection has been made, the AUTO
PUNCH indicator lights, and the home display no track editing or undo/redo operations or virtual
shows AUTO.track assignments have been done since then. It
allows you to select the takes from this punch ses-
sion, in the same way as described later in this sec-
tion.
Checking the punch points
When the punch points have been set, you can press You can also adjust the pre-roll and post-roll time
the PLAY key. The home display shows CHECK, and using the menu system (see ?Recorder? on page 85),
the playback starts at the pre-roll point. It continues but you must exit the auto punch mode first by press-
to the post-roll point.ing the AUTO PUNCH key so that the indicator goes
out.
If the punch positions are not what you want, you can
press the AUTO PUNCH key to turn off the punch If you the punch points and pre and post-roll times
mode, and reset the punch points as described above.are what you want, you should proceed to the
rehearsal stage, as described below.
Rehearsing the punch
Although you don?t have to use the rehearsal feature Playback starts at the pre-roll point. Both
(see ?Rehearsing recording? on page 41) with the the input source and previously-recorded
auto punch, it?s probably a good idea to rehearse material can be monitored.
most punch recordings a few times before making a
take.When playback reaches the punch-in point,
the monitored signal on the armed track(s)
1With the AUTO PUNCH indicator lit, and a is muted. The RECORD indicator flashes (to
track armed, press the RHSL (rehearsal) key. show that it is a rehearsal).
The indicator lights.When playback reaches the punch-out
2Press and hold down the RECORD key and point, the recorded material is added to the
press the PLAY key. monitored signal. The RECORD indicator
goes out.
The display shows TAKE.
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