User manual ALESIS ML-9600

[. . . ] ALESIS MASTERLINK ML-9600 HIGH RESOLUTION MASTER DISK RECORDER ADDENDUM TO OWNER'S MANUAL FIRST EDITION VERSION 1. 0 APPLIES TO OPERATING SOFTWARE VERSION 2. 00 ©2000 ALESIS CORPORATION Table Of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 1 Version 2. 00 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 2 How Do I Get Version 2. 00 Software?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 New Playlist Edit Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. 1 Seamless "Adjacent Track" Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. 2 Track Split. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. 2a An Alternate Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. 3 Track Join. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. 4 Mark New Track While Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. 5 Track Start/End Pointer Capture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. 6 Audio File Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. 7 Audio File Delete Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 New Track DSP Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. 1 Copy DSP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. 2 Paste DSP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. 3 Reset DSP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] To copy the DSP settings from a Track, first select the playlist and track from which you wish to copy (your "source" Track), then press the TRACK DSP button repeatedly until DSP Page 5 is displayed, as shown in Figure 3. 1. 1. Figure 3. 1. 1 Copy DSP Settings Page Pressing the DOWN/NO button in this page will have no effect. Pressing the UP/YES button will copy all DSP parameters into a temporary RAM buffer. This RAM buffer will retain its settings until either another DSP Copy operation is performed, or until power is turned off to the MasterLink. 3. 2 PASTE DSP SETTINGS Once a DSP Copy operation has been performed, you may paste those parameters as many times as you like into as many tracks as you wish. Note that these pasted parameters will overwrite any Track DSP parameters that you have already applied to the target Track. To paste DSP parameters into a Track, first select the Track to which you wish to apply the copied parameters (your "destination" Track), then press the TRACK DSP button repeatedly until DSP Page 6 is displayed, as shown in Figure 3. 2. 1. Figure 3. 2. 1 ALESIS ML-9600 REFERENCE MANUAL 1. 00 9 Chapter 3 Paste DSP Settings Page Pressing the DOWN/NO button in this page will have no effect. Pressing the UP/YES button will paste all DSP parameters from the temporary RAM buffer into the destination track. This process leaves the RAM buffer intact, so multiple pastes are possible without having to recopy each time. 3. 3 RESET DSP SETTINGS If you just want to "zero" the DSP settings on a Track, returning them to the factory defaults and turning them off, you can use the Reset DSP function. To reset all DSP parameters in a Track, first select your destination Track, then press the TRACK DSP button repeatedly until DSP Page 7 is displayed, as shown in Figure 3. 3. 1. Figure 3. 3. 1 Reset DSP Settings Page Pressing the DOWN/NO button in this page will have no effect. Pressing the UP/YES button will prompt you with an "Are you sure?Pressing DOWN/NO will cancel the DSP Reset operation. Pressing UP/YES in this screen will reset all DSP parameters (Track Gain, Compression parameters, EQ parameters, Limiter parameters, Normalizer parameters, and Track Fade parameters) in the destination track. 3. 4 RENDER DSP TO AUDIO FILE MasterLink Track DSP is applied as a real-time process, allowing modifications to the DSP without changing the original Audio File. There are instances, however, where it is convenient to commit, or "render" the applied Track DSP to the Audio File, thereby permanently changing the Audio File. MasterLink Version 2. 0 software gives you the ability to render your Track DSP settings to the associated Audio File. NOTE: The Render DSP function is a destructive edit and cannot be undone once rendered. If you need to be able to recover the original, non-rendered audio data, be sure to make a copy of the Audio File before rendering DSP (covered in Section 2. 6 of this Addendum). Once you have made the desired changes to the Track DSP settings and decide you wish to render the DSP to the Audio File associated with your Track, press the TRACK DSP button repeatedly until DSP Page 8 is displayed, as shown in Figure 3. 4. 1. 10 ALESIS ML-9600 REFERENCE MANUAL 1. 00 Chapter 3 Figure 3. 4. 1 Render DSP Page Pressing the DOWN/NO button in this page will have no effect. Pressing the UP/YES button will prompt you with an "Are you sure?Pressing DOWN/NO will cancel the DSP Render operation. Pressing UP/YES in this screen will render all DSP parameters (Track Gain, Compression parameters, EQ parameters, Limiter parameters, Normalizer parameters, and Track Fade parameters) to the destination track. APPLICATION NOTE: It is sometimes necessary to apply DSP to a specific region of a recording, without interrupting the flow of audio. Below are listed the steps to accomplish that using MasterLink Version 2. 0 features: 1. Select the Playlist and Track you wish to work on. [. . . ] To the right of the offset field is the "Offset Amount" field. Pressing CURSOR RIGHT will move the cursor to the offset amount field, where pressing the UP/YES or DOWN/NO buttons will adjust the offset amount between 0 and 30 CD frames (0 and 400mS). NOTE: If the End Time offset is greater than the space between Tracks, the offset time will not be applied for that track. Both Start and End Time offsets default to 15 frames (200mS). 4. 6 ENHANCED SYSTEM INFORMATION DISPLAY Additional Pages have been added to Utility Page 9: System Information. [. . . ]