Yamaha D24 Bedienungsanleitung

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    Owner’s Manual DIGITAL MULTITRACK RECORDER 00 00 00 00 YAMAHA D24 OVER READY 0 2 6 10 12 14 20 18 30 20 42 26 60 –dB OVER ABS H LOCK TIME DISPLA Y CAPTURE ABS/REL REMAIN VAR I SPEED UTILITY SETUP PROJECT SELECT LOC MEM RECALL LOC MEM STORE LOCA TE ENTER CANCEL 0/- 1 4 7 8 R 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RECORD READY SOLO/ SELECT MONITOR SELECT PEAK HOLD AUTO I[...]

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    ADVARSEL! Lithiumbatteri—Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandoren. VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri [...]

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    Laser Diode Properties * Material : AlGaInP * Wavelength : 675 – 695 nm * Emission Duration : Continuous * Laser Output Power : Less than 44.6 µ W Laser output is measured at a distance of 20 cm from the object lens on the optical pick-up head. (Note) • These labels are located on the interior. • Varningsanvisning f ö r laserstr å lning. P[...]

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    i D24—Owner’s Manual Important Information Read the Following Before Operating the D24 W arnings • Do not subject the D24 to extreme t emperatures, humidit y , dir ect sunlight, or dust, which could be a pot ential fire or electrical shock hazard. • Connect the D24 po wer cor d to an A C outlet of the type stated in this Ow ner’ s M anua[...]

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    ii D24—Owner’s Manual MO Disks • U se only MO disks of the ty pe specified in this manual. • Stor e MO disks in a place free fr om extreme te mperatures, humidity , dust, and dir t. • Do not slide open the MO disk shutter , and never t ouch the actual disk. • If an MO disk is stored in a cold plac e (e.g., o vernight in a car), and the[...]

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    Contents iii D24—Owner’s Manual Contents 1 Welcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Welcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installing the D24 . . . [...]

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    iv Contents D24—Owner’s Manual Soloing Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Selecting the Solo Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Using Absolute & Relative Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Using R[...]

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    Contents v D24—Owner’s Manual Deleting Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Erasing Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Inserting Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    vi Contents D24—Owner’s Manual 15 Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Setting the Peak Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Setting the Fade In/Out Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Setting the Display Brightness . . . . . .[...]

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    Welcome to the D24 1 D24—Owner’s Manual W elcome to the D24 1 In this chapter ... W elcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this M anual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installing the D24 . . . . [...]

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    2 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual W elcome to the D24 Thank you for c hoosing the Y amaha D24 Digital M ultitrack Recor der . The D24 uses standard 3.5-inch r emovable MO (M agneto Optical) disks for digital audio reco rding and pla yback. By employing a remo vable media, backup downtime in between sessions is eliminated. W he[...]

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    About this Manual 3 D24—Owner’s Manual T ape recor der-lik e transpor t c ontrols, and the Large vacuum fluorescent display , with large, easy to read c ounter , make operation a breeze. Visual level monitoring is pr ovided by eight 16-segment tr ack lev el meters. Selectable nor mal and fine scales mak e it easy to set precise lev els when r[...]

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    4 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual D24 Features Recording Media • Standard 3.5-inch MO (M ag neto Optical) disks. • Con venient r emovable media for quick ac cess to r ecord ed material and sound librar ies. • N o backup downtime, loading, or winding. • U p to 99 pr ojects per disk. Sonic Per formance • 16/20/24-bit l[...]

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    D24 Features 5 D24—Owner’s Manual Flexible I/O • Optional mini Y GD AI ( Y amaha General Digital A udio Interfac e) cards offer a variety of analog and digital I/O configurations, w ith support for all the popular digital audio interc onnect formats: AES/EBU , AD A T , and T ascam TDIF -1. • S/PDIF Coaxial I/O . • Phones. Editing • Pr [...]

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    6 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Choosing MO Disks The D24’ s internal MO disk drive uses r emovable 3.5-inch MO (M agneto Optical) disks for reco rding and pla yback. N ormal or Overw rite-typ e MO disks in a variety of sizes can be used, but only 640 MB Overw rite-ty pe disks support 8-tr ack simultaneous reco rding with [...]

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    Choosing MO Disks 7 D24—Owner’s Manual The following table lists the appro ximate recor ding times available using 640 MB MO disks at a variet y of recor ding resolutions and sampling rates. Higher recor ding resolutions and sampling rates offer higher quality , but pr oduce mor e data, which reduc es the total a vailable recor ding time. U se [...]

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    Touring the D24 9 D24—Owner’s Manual T ouring the D24 2 In this chapter ... Fr ont P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 T ranspor t Contr[...]

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    10 Chapter 2—Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Front Panel The D24 front panel is explained in the follo w ing sections. Display A Level meters These 16-segment tr ack met ers, with P eak Hold function, show playback and input sig- nal levels from –60 dB t o 0 dB. In Fine mode, they display levels from –26 dB t o 0 dB. The O VER indicato[...]

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    Display 11 D24—Owner’s Manual C Counter The main counter sho ws the cur r ent position in hours, minutes, seconds, and fr ames, (00:00:00.00), and can display the absolut e (ABS) time or relativ e (REL) time. See “U sing Absolut e & Relati ve Zer o ” on page 49 for more information. The 2nd line of the message ar ea displays time inform[...]

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    12 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Transport Controls The “T ranspor t Operation T able” on page 27 and the “Indicat or Status T ables” on page 28 list ho w the transpor t butt ons and indicators function in each transport mode. A A & B buttons & indicators These buttons ar e used to set and locate the A and B p[...]

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    Transport Controls 13 D24—Owner’s Manual F MO disk drive slot MO disks are loaded into the int ernal MO drive through this slot. See “Inser ting & Ejecting Disks” on page 25 for more information. G Manual eject hole This hole is used when disks cannot be ejected in the normal way . See “Ejecting T rou- blesome Disks (emergency use)”[...]

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    14 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual O STOP button This button is used to st op playback, recording, rehearsal, rewind, and fast forward, and to cancel the R ehearse Standby mode. The ST OP button indicator lights up when the D24 is stopped. P PLA Y button This button is used to start playback, punch out of r ecording or r ehears[...]

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    Jog/Data & Shuttle/Cursor Controls 15 D24—Owner’s Manual Jog/Data & Shuttle/Cursor Controls A JOG ON button & indicator This button is used to turn on the N udge and Shuttle functions. The JOG ON indicator lights up when these functions are on. See “N udging the Current P osition ” on page 53 and “Shuttling ” on page 52 for [...]

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    16 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Function Buttons A EDIT button & indicator This button is used to ac cess the edit functions. The EDIT indicator lights up when this button is pressed. The D24 must be stopped to use the edit functions. See “Editing Pr ojects” on page 77, “Editing T racks” on page 85, and “Editin[...]

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    Peak, Monitor, Format & Chase Buttons 17 D24—Owner’s Manual Peak, Monitor , Format & Chase Buttons A PEAK HOLD button & indicator This button is used to turn the P eak Hold function on and off. The P eak Hold indicat or lights up when the P eak Hold function is on. See “U sing P eak Hold” on page 41 for more information. B AUTO [...]

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    18 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Keypad A Keypad buttons The keypad is used w ith various functions to ent er time values, parameter values, project numbers, locate memor y n umbers, and so on. The [0/-] is used to enter the n umber “0” and to mak e values plus or minus. B PROJECT SELECT button & indicator This button[...]

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    Track Buttons 19 D24—Owner’s Manual T rack Buttons A RECORD READY buttons 1–8 These buttons are used t o select tracks for recor ding. W hen a track is selected for reco rding, the corresponding READ Y indicator flashes. During rec ording or r ehearsal, the corresponding indicat or lights up continuously . See “Recor ding” on page 33 for[...]

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    20 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Rear Panel A VIDEO OUTPUT connector This BNC connect or transmits the v ideo sync signal rec eived at the VIDEO INPUT when the VIDEO 75 Ω ON/OFF switch is set to OFF . See “U sing V ideo Sync” on page 149 for more information. B VIDEO INPUT connector This BNC connect or recei ves video s[...]

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    Rear Panel 21 D24—Owner’s Manual H SCSI port This 50-pin, half-pitch SCSI c onnector is used t o connect ext ernal SCSI disk drives and remo vable media drives for additional rec ording spac e. The SCSI interface supports N arrow SCSI-2 (F AST-20). A personal c omputer equipped with SCSI can also be con- nected, which can then access files on [...]

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    The Basics 23 D24—Owner’s Manual The Basics 3 In this chapter ... Connecting the P ow er Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 T urning On & Off the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 W rite Prot ecting Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    24 Chapter 3 — The Basics D24—Owner’s Manual Connecting the Power Cord Connect the sock et-end of the supplied po wer cor d to the A C IN socket on the r ear panel of the D24, and the plug-end to a suitable A C wall outlet, one that conforms to the po wer supply r equire- ments stated on the D24 rear panel. Turning On & Off the D24 T o pr[...]

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    Inserting & Ejecting Disks 25 D24—Owner’s Manual Inserting & Ejecting Disks This section explains how t o insert and e ject MO disks. 1 Insert the MO disk into the disk drive with the shutter facing forward and the labeled side facing up, as shown below . Push it in until it clicks into place. The disk should slide easily into the disk [...]

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    26 Chapter 3 — The Basics D24—Owner’s Manual Formatting MO Disks N ew MO disks and MO disks that hav e been used to stor e other kinds of data must be formatted before they can be used in the D24. The formatting process pr epares a disk for storing D24 data. Formatting erases all previously stored data, so if you ’ re r eusing a disk, make [...]

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    Transport Operation Table 27 D24—Owner’s Manual Transport Operation T able The following table shows the function of each control in each transport mode. X = no change or in valid Button T ransport Mode Stop Play Rew FF Record Rehearse Standby Rehearse Nudge/ Shuttle A–B Repeat [REW] Rew (8x) Rew (8x) while pressing Rew (16x) Stop FF & re[...]

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    28 Chapter 3 — The Basics D24—Owner’s Manual Indicator Status T ables The following tables show the status and meaning of the front-panel indicators. Transport Indicators ● On z Flashing - Off Other Indicators ● On - Off Other front-panel indicat ors ty pically indicate whether a function is on or off. Indicator T ransport Mode Stop Play [...]

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    Recording 29 D24—Owner’s Manual Recording 4 In this chapter ... About P rojects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pr eparing to R ecord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting the R ecor ding Resolution . . .[...]

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    30 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual About Projects D24 rec ordings are organized as pr ojects, with a ty pical project c onsisting of man y sound files and a settings file. U p to 99 projects can be r ecor ded on a single MO or exter - nal disk drive. The following settings are stored with each project: reco rding resolution (BIT), [...]

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    Preparing to Record 31 D24—Owner’s Manual Pr ojects rec orded using an ext ernal word clock source can also be pla yed, edited, or reco rded using an internal wo rdclock sourc e, and vice versa. A project originally reco rded with an external wor dclock sourc e running at 44.1 kHz, for example, can also be used with an internal wordclock of 44.[...]

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    32 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Recording Resolution The reco rding resolution can be set t o one of thr ee bit rates: 16, 20, or 24. Once some- thing has been rec orded in a pr oject, the recor ding resolution cannot be changed, so it’ s important that you set the correct r esolution when creating a new pr oject. 1 [...]

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    Recording 33 D24—Owner’s Manual Recording Before r ecording a new pr oject, you m ust first set the wordclock sour ce, timecode sourc e, timec ode frame rate, and recor ding resolution. See “Preparing to R e c ord” on page 31 for more information. The following illustration shows the proc edure for rec ording. 1 Press the [ ] PROJECT SEARC[...]

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    34 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual If the [PLA Y] button is pressed while rec ording, the D24 punches out of recording and continues with normal playback, in which case the REC button indicator goes out, the READ Y indicators flash, and the LAST REC OUT point is set. 8 Press the [STOP] button to stop recording. The REC and PLA Y but[...]

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    Conserving Disk Space 35 D24—Owner’s Manual Conserving Disk Space Like all digital audio rec orders, the D24 uses up disk space regardless of what’ s being rec orded, so record ed silence uses as much disk spac e as rec orded music. A two min ute section of c ontinuous music, for example, will use the same amount of disk spac e as a two minut[...]

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    36 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Rehearsing In R ehearsal mode, rec ording can be practiced, w ith auto matic playback and input monitor switching at the punch in and out points, w ithout actually r ecor ding anything to disk. The following illustration shows the proc edure for rehearsal. 1 Set wordclock source, timecode sour ce, t[...]

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    Extending the Top of a Project 37 D24—Owner’s Manual Extending the T op of a Project Since it ’ s not possible to rec ord befor e the absolute 00:00:00.00 position of a r ecor ded project, if you need t o recor d something new at the top of a project, for example, you need to ext end the intro of a song, you must use the T rack Slip function [...]

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    38 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Checking the T ime Remaining The R emain function displays ho w much time is a vailable for additional recor ding. 1 Press the [REMAIN] button. The amount of time left for additional r ecording is displa yed on the 2nd line of the dis- play , as sho wn below . The R emain function displays the r eco[...]

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    Metering 39 D24—Owner’s Manual Metering Playback and input signal levels ar e display ed on the eight 16-seg ment track meters, with P eak Hold, and Normal and Fine metering modes. The 0 dB indicators light up when audio samples reac h the maximum digital level. The O VER indicators light up when several consecuti ve samples ex ceed the digital[...]

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    40 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Using Normal & Fine Metering T r ack met ers function in one of tw o modes: N ormal or Fine. In N or mal mode, the meter range is from –60 dB t o 0 dB. In Fine mode, it ’ s from –26 dB t o 0 dB. Fine mode is useful for accurate level setting when r ecor ding referenc e tones at –10, –1[...]

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    Using Peak Hold 41 D24—Owner’s Manual Using Peak Hold By k eeping the highest lit seg ment of each meter illuminated, the P eak Hold function pro vides a conv enient way t o check for signal peaks. P eak Hold can be set so that the highest lit segment of each meter r emains lit for 800 ms (MOMENT AR Y) or continuosuly (PERMANENT). See “Settin[...]

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    42 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Monitoring In a ty pical D24 m ultitrack recording syst em, monitoring is performed at the mixing console via the tape returns, which ar e connected t o the D24’ s track outputs v ia mini Y GD AI cards (“ About mini Y GD AI Cards” on page 182). The signal sourc e for each track output, either [...]

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    Monitoring 43 D24—Owner’s Manual In the follo wing illust ration, the [ALL INPUT] button, whic h has prior ity ov er all other settings, is turned on and the tr ack outputs output the track input signals regardless of the transpor t mode and [RECORD READ Y] button. All Input is useful when y ou want to monitor track inputs regar dless of an y o[...]

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    General Operation 45 D24—Owner’s Manual General Operation 5 In this chapter ... U sing Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 U sing Fast Forward & R ew ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 A–B R epeat Playback . . . . [...]

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    46 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Using Playback The Playback function is used t o play back r ecord ed material. 1 While the D24 is stopped, press the [PLA Y] button. Playback starts and the PLA Y button indicator lights up. 2 Press the [STOP] button to stop playback. Playback st ops and the PLA Y button indicator goes out.[...]

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    A – B Repeat Playback 47 D24—Owner’s Manual A – B Repeat Playback A–B R epeat playback can be used to r epeatedly pla y a specific part of a project, w ith playback cy cling between the specified A and B points, as shown below . T o use the A–B R epeat function, y ou must first set the A and B points, which can be set while the D24 i[...]

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    48 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Soloing T racks T racks can be monitored individually using the Solo function. 1 T o solo a track, press its [SOLO/SELECT] button. The signal from the soloed track is fed to the outputs selected using the Solo Out func- tion, and the corresponding SOL O/SELECT indicator lights up. Several tr[...]

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    Using Absolute & Relative Zero 49 D24—Owner’s Manual Using Absolute & Relative Zero The zer o point can be the absolute zer o position of a pr oject, or a specified point relativ e to it. In A bsolute mode (ABS), 00:00:00.00 is t ypically the top of the pr oject. In R elativ e mode (REL), you can set the z ero point to an y position w [...]

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    50 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Using Roll-back The Roll Back function r olls back from the current position in st eps of between 1 and 30 seconds, the default being 5 seconds. 1 Press the [ROLL BACK] button to roll back by the speci fi ed amount. If the [ROLL BA CK] button is pressed during playback, the D24 rolls back b[...]

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    Using Virtual Tracks 51 D24—Owner’s Manual Using V irtual T racks Each main track has access t o eight v irtual tracks, making 64 tracks in all. V irtual t racks are assigned to their r espective main track using the Virtual T r ack function. Main and vir tual track combinations ar e identified using the notation 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, etc., (main-vir[...]

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    52 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Shuttling The Shuttle function can be used to shuttle forwards or backwar ds at various speeds while listening to the r ecor ded material. 1 Press the [JOG ON] button. The JOG ON and [STOP] butt on indicators light up . 2 T urn the SHUTTLE/CURSOR ring clockwise to shuttle for wards, or count[...]

  • Seite 59

    Nudging the Current Position 53 D24—Owner’s Manual Nudging the Current Position The N udge function can be used to nudge the current position backwar ds or forwards in sub-frame steps while auditioning a small section of the r ecor ded material after the current position. This is useful for locating precise positions when editing parts, storing[...]

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    54 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Nudge T ime The length of the section t o be auditioned is set using the N udge Time function. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button. The UTILITY indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ NUDGE TIME, ” and then press the [ENTER] button. The currently set nudge time ap[...]

  • Seite 61

    Using Varispeed 55 D24—Owner’s Manual Using V arispeed The V arispeed function can be used to adjust the playback, rec ording, and rehearsal speed in 0.05% steps from –6.00% t o +6.00% (appro ximately ±100 cents, or ±1 semi- tone). Increasing the speed has the effect of raising the pit ch, while decreasing it lo wers the pitch. V ar ispeed [...]

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    Quick Locate 57 D24—Owner’s Manual Quick Locate 6 In this chapter ... Searching for P rojects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Pr oject Searc h Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Selecting Pr ojects Directly . . . . . . . [...]

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    58 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Sear ching for Projects Pr ojects can be selected using the PR OJECT SEAR CH buttons. 1 Press the [ ] PROJECT SEARCH button to locate the top of the current project. Press the button again to locate the top of the previous project. 2 Press the [ ] PROJECT SEARCH button to locate the top of the ne[...]

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    Selecting Projects Directly 59 D24—Owner’s Manual Selecting Projects Directly A project can be select ed directly by ent ering its number using the keypad or JOG/D A T A dial. 1 Press the [PROJECT SELECT] button. The PR OJECT SELECT indicator lights up. 2 Use the keypad or JOG/DA T A dial to enter the number of the project. The number and title[...]

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    60 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Returning to Zero The R eturn to Zero function can be used t o locate the zer o position. In Absolut e (ABS) mode, Return to Z ero locat es the absolute zer o position. In R elative (REL) mode, it locates the relati ve ze ro position. See “Using Absolute & R elativ e Zero ” on page 49 for[...]

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    Using the A & B Points 61 D24—Owner’s Manual Using the A & B Points The A and B points can be used for quick locat e or A–B R epeat playback. See page 47 for more information on A–B repeat playback. Setting the A & B Points The A and B points can be set while the D24 is st opped or during rewind, fast forward, playback, recor di[...]

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    62 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Locating the LAST REC IN & OUT Points The LAST REC IN and OUT points are typically used to mark the punch-in and punch-out points for rec ording and r ehearsal, but can also be used as general locate points. 1 While holding down the [SET] button, press the [IN] button to set the IN point, or [...]

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    Locating Positions Directly 63 D24—Owner’s Manual Locating Positions Directly P ositions can be located directly by ent ering time values. 1 Use the keypad to enter the position that you want to locate, starting with hours, minutes, and seconds. T o enter the position 3 minut es and 27 seconds (00:03:27), for example, press [3], [2], and [7]. T[...]

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    64 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Storing Locate Points U p to 99 locate points can be st ored with each project using the Locate M emor y Stor e function. Locate points can be stor ed while the D24 is stopped or during rewind, fast forward, playback, recording, or rehearsal. 1 Display the position that you want to store on the 2[...]

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    Storing Locate Points Automatically 65 D24—Owner’s Manual Storing Locate Points Automatically Locate points can easily be stor ed on-the-fly by using the A uto Me mor y Stor e function, which automatically selects the ne xt locate memory as each locate point is stored. 1 Press the [LOC MEM STORE] button. The L OC MEM STORE indicat or lights up[...]

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    66 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Recalling Locate Points Stored locat e points can be recalled using the Locate M emor y R ecall function. 1 Press the [LOC MEM RECALL] button. The L OC MEM RECALL indicator lights up, “RECALL MEM nn ” (the flashing “ nn ” being the memor y number), and the value stored in the locate memo[...]

  • Seite 72

    Punch In/Out Recording 67 D24—Owner’s Manual Punch In/Out Recording 7 In this chapter ... About P unch In/Out Rec ording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Man ual Punch I n/Out R ehearsal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Man ual Punch I n/Out R ecor ding . . . [...]

  • Seite 73

    68 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual About Punch In/Out Recording The D24 pro vides both manual and automated punch in/out r ecording, both of which can be rehearsed befor e actually recor ding an y thing t o disk. The number of t racks a vail- able for simultaneous punch-in r ecording is the same as that for r egular reco[...]

  • Seite 74

    Manual Punch In/Out Rehearsal 69 D24—Owner’s Manual Manual Punch In/Out Rehearsal The R ehearse function allows y ou to practice manual punch in/out r ecor ding without actually rec ording an ything to disk. With the Au to Input monit oring function tur ned on, playback and input monit or switching is performed automatically at the LAST REC IN [...]

  • Seite 75

    70 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Manual Punch In/Out Recording This section explains how t o perform manual punch in/out rec ording for r eal. W ith the A uto Input monitoring function turned on, playback and input monitor switching is performed automatically at the LAST REC IN and OUT points. See “M onitoring” on [...]

  • Seite 76

    Setting the LAST REC IN & OUT Points 71 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the LAST REC IN & OUT Points The LAST REC IN and OUT points are set auto matically when you manually punc h in and out of r ecording or r ehearsal. They can also be set using the [SET] and LAST REC [IN] and [OUT] buttons while the D24 is stopped or during rewind, fast fo[...]

  • Seite 77

    72 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Auto Punch In/Out Rehearsal The R ehearse function allows y ou to practice auto punc h-in/out reco rding without actually rec ording an ything to disk. With the Au to Input monit oring function tur ned on, playback and input monit or switching is performed automatically at the LAST REC [...]

  • Seite 78

    Auto Punch In/Out Recording 73 D24—Owner’s Manual Auto Punch In/Out Recording This section explains how t o perform auto punch in/out rec ording for r eal. W ith the A uto Input monitoring function turned on, playback and input monitor switching is performed automatically at the LAST REC IN and OUT points. See “M onitoring” on page 42 for m[...]

  • Seite 79

    74 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual 7 Use the Audition T ake function to listen to the take that you ’ ve just recorded (see bellow), record additional takes by repeating step 4 (or simply pressing the [ENTER] button), or leave the Auto Punch In/Out function by pressing the [AUTO PUNCH] button. So long as the LAST REC I[...]

  • Seite 80

    Auto Punch In/Out Recording 75 D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the take that you want to audition, and then press the [ENTER] button. The D24 plays the select ed take along with the seven other main tracks from the P re-r oll point through to the P ost-roll point. Then it locates the Pre-r oll point and waits. Pr ess the [...]

  • Seite 81

    76 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Pre-roll T ime The pre-r oll time can be set from 1 to 30 sec onds, the default being 5 seconds. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button. The UTILITY indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ PRE ROLL, ” and then press the [ENTER] but- ton. The currently set pre-r [...]

  • Seite 82

    Editing Projects 77 D24—Owner’s Manual Editing Projects 8 In this chapter ... Copying P rojects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Erasing Pr ojects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Deleting Pr ojects . . .[...]

  • Seite 83

    78 Chapter 8 — Editing Projects D24—Owner’s Manual Copying Projects The Pr oject Copy function is used t o cop y projects. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ PROJECT EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button. 3 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ COPY , ” and then press the [...]

  • Seite 84

    Erasing Projects 79 D24—Owner’s Manual Erasing Projects The Pr oject Erase function is used to erase the contents of a project. The project n um- ber is kept. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ PROJECT EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button. 3 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select [...]

  • Seite 85

    80 Chapter 8 — Editing Projects D24—Owner’s Manual Deleting Projects The Pr oject Delete function is used to delet e a project. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ PROJECT EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button. 3 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ DELETE, ” and then pres[...]

  • Seite 86

    Titling Projects 81 D24—Owner’s Manual Titling Projects Pr ojects can be titled for easy identification, and titles can be up to 12 characters long. W hen a titled project is selected, the first nine characters of its title appear on the dis- play . 1 Select the project that you want to title. 2 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lig[...]

  • Seite 87

    82 Chapter 8 — Editing Projects D24—Owner’s Manual Protecting Projects The Pr oject Pr otect function can be used to pr otect projects against accidental editing. W hen a project is pr otected, it cannot be edited using the Pr oject, T r ack, or Part edit functions, although it can still be copied. 1 Select the project that you want to protec[...]

  • Seite 88

    Modifying a Project ’ s Start Time 83 D24—Owner’s Manual Modifying a Project ’ s Start T ime The T C M odify function is used to modify a project ’ s start time, which is initially set when a project is first r ecord ed. See “Rec ording ” on page 33 for more information. 1 Select the project whose start time you want to modify . 2 Pr[...]

  • Seite 89

    Editing Tracks 85 D24—Owner’s Manual Editing T racks 9 In this chapter ... Copying T racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 M oving T racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Erasing T r acks . . . . . [...]

  • Seite 90

    86 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual Copying T racks The T rack Copy function is used to co py tracks. Existing mat erial on the destination track is overwr itt en by the Cop y function. The source track is unaffected. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ TRACK EDIT , ”[...]

  • Seite 91

    Copying Tracks 87 D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. The following five examples sho w how tracks can be copied using a variet y of FROM and T O combinations. T rack 1 copied to track 2 T rack 1 copied to virtual track 1-3 T racks 1 and 2 copied to tracks 3 and 4 T racks 1 and 2 copied to v[...]

  • Seite 92

    88 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual Moving T racks The T rack Mov e function is used to mov e t racks. Existing material on the destination track is overwr itt en by the M ov e function. The source track is left empty . 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ TRACK EDIT , ?[...]

  • Seite 93

    Moving Tracks 89 D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. The following five examples sho w how tracks can be moved using a variety of FROM and T O combinations. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main tracks T rack Move From: 1 T o: 2 Main tracks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main tracks T rack Move From: 1 T o:[...]

  • Seite 94

    90 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual Erasing T racks The T r ack Erase function is used to erase the c ontents of a t rack. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ TRACK EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button. 3 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ ERASE, ” and then[...]

  • Seite 95

    Swapping Tracks 91 D24—Owner’s Manual Swapping T racks The T rack Swap function is used to swap tracks. The material on the source track is swapped with that on the destination tr ack. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ TRACK EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button. 3 Use the JO[...]

  • Seite 96

    92 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. The following five examples sho w how tracks can be swapped using a var iety of FR OM and T O combinations. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main tracks T rack Swap From: 1 T o: 2 Main tracks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main tracks T rac[...]

  • Seite 97

    Slipping Tracks 93 D24—Owner’s Manual Slipping T racks The T rack Slip function is used to modify a tr ack ’ s start time. The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying a new star t time: LAST REC IN, LAST REC OUT , A, B , or a locate memor y from 1 thr ough 99. N ote that you must set the poi[...]

  • Seite 98

    94 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual 10 Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. In the follo wing example, track 2 is slipped to a new start time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T rack Slip TR: 2 Project start time 00:00:00.00 Track slipped to 00:00:30.00[...]

  • Seite 99

    Editing Parts 95 D24—Owner’s Manual Editing Parts 10 In this chapter ... Copying P ar ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 M oving P arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Deleting P ar ts . . . . .[...]

  • Seite 100

    96 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Copying Parts The P art Copy function is used to c opy part of a track. Existing material on the desti- nation track is overwr itt en by the Cop y function. The source track is unaffected. The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying edit point[...]

  • Seite 101

    Copying Parts 97 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the destination track. W hen FROM is an indi vidual tr ack, TO can be a main track or one of the sour ce ’ s v ir - tual tracks. W hen FR OM is a pair of tracks, TO can be a pair of main tracks or a pair of the sourc e’ s vir tual tracks. W hen FROM is set t o ALL, par[...]

  • Seite 102

    98 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual 19 Press the [ENTER] button to copy the selected part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The specified part is copied. W hen the copy operation is c omplete, “FINISHED” appears on the display and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone. See “U ndoing a Rec ord[...]

  • Seite 103

    Moving Parts 99 D24—Owner’s Manual Moving Parts The P art Mo ve function is used to mo ve part of a track. Existing material on the desti- nation track is overwr itt en by the M ov e function. The part on the source track is left empty . The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying edit points:[...]

  • Seite 104

    100 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the destination track. W hen FROM is an indi vidual tr ack, TO can be a main track or one of the sour ce ’ s v ir - tual tracks. W hen FR OM is a pair of tracks, TO can be a pair of main tracks or a pair of the sourc e’ s vir tual tracks. W hen FROM is [...]

  • Seite 105

    Moving Parts 101 D24—Owner’s Manual 19 Press the [ENTER] button to move your selection, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The specified part is moved. W hen the mov e operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone. See “U ndoing a Rec ording or Edit ” on [...]

  • Seite 106

    102 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Deleting Parts The P art Delete function is used to delete part of a track. Subsequent material on the track is moved forward. The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying edit points: LAST REC IN, LAST REC OUT , A, B , or a locat e memor y fr[...]

  • Seite 107

    Deleting Parts 103 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Press the [ENTER] button to delete the speci fi ed part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The part is deleted and subsequent material is moved forward. W hen the delete operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the displa y and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone.[...]

  • Seite 108

    104 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Erasing Parts The P art Erase function is used to erase par t of a t rack. The er ased part is left empty . The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying edit points: LAST REC IN, LAST REC OUT , A, B , or a locat e memor y fr om 1 through 99. N[...]

  • Seite 109

    Erasing Parts 105 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Press the [ENTER] button to erase the speci fi ed part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The part is er ased. W hen the erase operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone. See “U ndoing a Rec ording or Edit ” on [...]

  • Seite 110

    106 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Inserting Parts The P art Insert Space function is used to insert an empt y part into a track. Existing material on the track is moved backward. The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying edit points: LAST REC IN, LAST REC OUT , A, B , or a [...]

  • Seite 111

    Inserting Parts 107 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Press the [ENTER] button to insert the speci fi ed part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. An empty part is inser ted int o the specified track and existing material is moved back- ward. W hen the insert space operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display and the UNDO/REDO indicator lig[...]

  • Seite 112

    108 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Insert Copying Parts The P art Insert Copy function is used to insert a copied part into a track. Existing mat e- rial on the tr ack is mo ved backwar d. The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying edit points: LAST REC IN, LAST REC OUT , A, [...]

  • Seite 113

    Insert Copying Parts 109 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the destination track. W hen FROM is an indi vidual tr ack, TO can be a main track or one of the sour ce ’ s v ir - tual tracks. W hen FR OM is a pair of tracks, TO can be a pair of main tracks or a pair of the sourc e’ s vir tual tracks. W hen FROM is set t o [...]

  • Seite 114

    110 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual 19 Press the [ENTER] button to insert the copied part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The specified part is copied and inserted into the destination track. Existing mat erial on the track is moved backward. W hen the copy and insert operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the disp[...]

  • Seite 115

    Time Compression 111 D24—Owner’s Manual Time Compression The Time C ompression function is used to str etch or squeeze r ecor ded material with- out affecting its pitch. For example, a 34-second section of mat erial could be squeezed to fit a 30-seco nd video scene. Individual tracks or a pair of tracks can be processed simultaneously . T o pr[...]

  • Seite 116

    112 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual T est Play Mode 7 Having selected “ TEST PLA Y , ” press the [ENTER] button. “TIME COMP—FROM TR nn ” appears on the display (“ nn ” being the source track containing the mat erial to be processed). 8 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the source track. Y ou can select indiv idual [...]

  • Seite 117

    Time Compression 113 D24—Owner’s Manual The following illustration shows the proc edure for auditioning. Rec Mode 16 Having selected “ REC, ” press the [ENTER] button. “TIME COMP—FROM TR nn ” appears on the display (“ nn ” being the source track containing the mat erial to be processed). 17 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the so[...]

  • Seite 118

    114 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual 25 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the destination virtual track. W hen FROM is an indi vidual t rack, TO can be one of the source ’ s v irtual tracks. When FR OM is a pair of tracks, TO can be a pair of the source ’ s vir tual tracks. The following table lists the FR OM and T O options,[...]

  • Seite 119

    Time Compression 115 D24—Owner’s Manual length of 30 sec onds, starting at the TO point. W hen a part is st r etched or squeezed, any st ored locate points will be out of sync with the rec orded mate rial. ST point 00:01:00.00 From TR: 2 ED point 00:01:34.00 TO point 00:01:00.00 T o V_TR: 2-1 00:01:30.00 Squeezed 88.23%[...]

  • Seite 120

    116 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Pitch Change The Pitch Change function is used t o raise or lower the pitc h of r ecord ed material w ith- out affecting its length. For e xample, a 15-second section of material could be pitched by +100 ce nts and the length would remain the same. The pitch can be changed b y up to ±1,200 ce[...]

  • Seite 121

    Pitch Change 117 D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Press the [ENTER] button. “PIT CH CHANGE—ST MARK IN” appears on the display (“ST” being the star t point of the part to be pitc hed). 10 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select one of the following points: MARK IN —LAST REC IN point MARK OUT —LAST REC OUT point MARK A —A point MARK B —B point LO[...]

  • Seite 122

    118 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Rec Mode 16 Having selected “ REC, ” press the [ENTER] button. “PIT CH CHANGE—FROM TR nn ” appears on the display (“ nn ” being the source track containing the material to be pitc hed). 17 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the source track. Y ou can select indiv idual tracks or t[...]

  • Seite 123

    Pitch Change 119 D24—Owner’s Manual 26 Press the [ENTER] button. “PIT CH CHANGE—TO MARK IN” appears on the displa y (“ T O” being the position on the vir tual track at which the pitc hed par t is t o be rec orded). 27 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select one of the following points: MARK IN, MARK OUT , MARK A, MARK B, or a locate memory [...]

  • Seite 124

    Wordclocks 121 D24—Owner’s Manual W ordclocks 11 In this chapter ... W ordclocks & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 W ordclock Co nnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Dual AES/EB U M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Seite 125

    122 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual Wordclocks & the D24 U nlike analog audio equipment, digital audio equipment must be synchronized when digital audio sig nals ar e transfer r ed from one device to another , other wise, the signal may not be r ead correctly and audible noise, g lit ches, or clicks may oc cur . Synchr oni- zat[...]

  • Seite 126

    Wordclock Connections 123 D24—Owner’s Manual exactly half that of the sampling rate, and eac h AES/EB U format dig ital I/O signal is split in two , requiring two transmission channels. See “Dual AES/EBU M ode” on page 123 for more information. In a system wher e all dev ic es share a c ommon wor dclock, it’ s important that all dev ices [...]

  • Seite 127

    124 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual Selecting a Wordclock Sour ce The wor dclock sourc e is selected using the W ordclock function. The source setting also determines the sampling rate, which is set when a new project is created. Once some- thing has been rec orded in a pr oject, the sampling rate cannot be changed, so it’ s impo[...]

  • Seite 128

    Selecting a Wordclock Source 125 D24—Owner’s Manual W hen the sampling rate is 88.2 kHz, the 44.1K and 96K indi- cators both appear , as shown here. If an acceptable wor dclock signal is not found, the D24 will not operate and the L O CK and FS indicators do not appear . In this situation, y ou must either select another wo rd- clock sourc e, o[...]

  • Seite 129

    126 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual Wordclock System Examples The following system examples sho w several wor dclock configurations. Timecode con- nections are not sho wn. Basic Recording System In the follo wing two examples, a single D24 is used in conjunction with a dig ital mixing console and D A T deck. In the first example,[...]

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    Wordclock System Examples 127 D24—Owner’s Manual T wo D24s In this example, two D24s are used with a digital mixing console. D24-A is wor dclock master , and D24-B and the dig ital mixing c onsole are wor dclock sla ves. Since the time- code sourc e on D24-B is set to REMO TE IN, the wor dclock signal is tr ansmitt ed from D24-A to D24-B via th[...]

  • Seite 131

    128 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual T wo D24s & T wo MDMs In the follo wing example, tw o D24s are used in co njunction with two MDM (Modular Digital M ultitrack) recorders and a digital mixing co nsole. D24-A is the wordclock master , and D24-B, the MDMs, and the digital mixing console are wor dclock slav es. Since the timec o[...]

  • Seite 132

    Wordclock System Examples 129 D24—Owner’s Manual Digital Audio T ransfer In the follo wing example, tracks from an MDM ar e transfer r ed digitally to the D24. The MDM is wor dclock master , and the D24 is wor dclock slav e. In the next example, two tracks from the D24 are transferred digitally to a D A T deck v ia coaxial S/PDIF . The D24 is w[...]

  • Seite 133

    130 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual In the next example, tracks from two D24s are transferred to a personal comput er , run- ning audio editing software, v ia an AD A T I/O card. D24-A is wor dclock master , while D24-B and personal comput er are wor dclock slav es. Since the timec ode sourc e on D24-B is set to REMO TE IN, the wor[...]

  • Seite 134

    Terminating BNC Wordclock Distribution 131 D24—Owner’s Manual Terminating BNC W ordclock Distribution W hen a word clock signal is distr ibuted via BNC cables, it must be terminated c orrectly . T ermination is ty pically applied at the last device, although it depends on the dist ribu- tion method being used. The D24’ s W ORD CLOCK 75 Ω TE[...]

  • Seite 135

    Timecode 133 D24—Owner’s Manual T imecode 12 In this chapter ... Timec ode & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Timec ode Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Selecting a Timec ode Sourc e . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Seite 136

    134 Chapter 12 — Timecode D24—Owner’s Manual Timecode & the D24 The D24 supports long itudinal timec ode (L TC) and the four c ommon SMPTE/EBU frame rates of 24, 25, 30D (drop-frame), and 30 fps. I t can generate its own timecode, or synchroniz e to an exte rnal timecode source via one the following inputs: TIME CODE IN or REMO TE IN. I n[...]

  • Seite 137

    Selecting a Timecode Source 135 D24—Owner’s Manual Selecting a Timecode Sour ce The timecode sour ce is selected using the T C Select function. Settings other than MAS- TER are used when the D24 is synchr onized to e xternal timecode. In addition to select- ing the sourc e, you must also set the frame rate. See “Setting the Timec ode Frame Ra[...]

  • Seite 138

    136 Chapter 12 — Timecode D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the T imecode Frame Rate The timecode frame rate, which is stor ed with each project, can be set to one of four frame rates: 24, 25, 30D (drop-frame), or 30 fps. W hen the D24 is synchronized t o external timec ode, y ou must set the frame r at e so that it matches that of the external time[...]

  • Seite 139

    Setting a Timecode Offset 137 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting a T imecode Offset A timecode offset r elative t o the external timec ode source can be set using the T C Offset function. Plus values retard the D24, minus ones advance it. W ith an offset of +00:05:00.00.0 (+ 5 minutes), for example, an external timecode value of 01:00:00.00.0 (1 hour) [...]

  • Seite 140

    138 Chapter 12 — Timecode D24—Owner’s Manual Chasing External T imecode The Timec ode Chase function is used to synchr onize D24s in a multiple-unit system, or to synchr onize a single D24 to an external timec ode source. The D24 can chase SMPTE/EBU timecode r eceiv ed v ia the TIMECODE INPUT or MT C receiv ed via the MIDI IN. W hen the Chase[...]

  • Seite 141

    Setting the Chase Speed 139 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Chase Speed W hen the D24 is synchroniz ed to external timec ode in Chase mode, devices that ar e locked t o the D24’ s wordclock, such as digital mixers, may become unlock ed and pro- duces unpleasant noises. In this case, y ou should reduce the D24’ s Chase Speed. A t slowe r Chas[...]

  • Seite 142

    140 Chapter 12 — Timecode D24—Owner’s Manual Timecode Hookup Examples The following system examples sho w several timecode c onfigurations. MTC with MIDI Sequencer In the follo wing example, the D24 is the timec ode master and the personal comput er running MIDI sequencing software is the timecode sla ve. Since the D24 does not sup- port MMC[...]

  • Seite 143

    Timecode Hookup Examples 141 D24—Owner’s Manual SMPTE/EBU Chase In the follo wing example, a VTR is the timecode master and the D24 and digital mixing console ar e timecode slav es. The timecode sour ce on the D24 is set to TIMECODE IN (SMPTE/EBU). The D24’ s Timec ode Chase function is turned on, so it automatically chases and synchr onizes [...]

  • Seite 144

    Multiple D24s & Video Sync 143 D24—Owner’s Manual Multiple D24s & V ideo Sync 13 In this chapter ... M ultiple D24s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Expanding the N umber of T r acks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Extendin[...]

  • Seite 145

    144 Chapter 13 — Multiple D24s & Video Sync D24—Owner’s Manual Multiple D24s Several D24s can be used to expand the n umber of tracks available for simultaneous rec ording and pla yback, or to exte nd the total contin uous reco rding time. The number of tracks can be expanded in multiples of eig ht b y combining up to eight D24s. See “E[...]

  • Seite 146

    Expanding the Number of Tracks 145 D24—Owner’s Manual Expanding the Number of T racks The number of tracks a vailable for simultaneous recor ding and playback can be expanded in multiples of eig ht b y combining up to eight D24s. In the follo wing example, four D24s ar e used in conjunction with a digital mixing con- sole, for a 32-track record[...]

  • Seite 147

    146 Chapter 13 — Multiple D24s & Video Sync D24—Owner’s Manual Slave D24 Setup 1 Set the timecode source on each slave to REMOTE IN. See “Selecting a T imecode Sourc e” on page 135 for more information. W hen the timecode sourc e is set to REMO TE IN, the wor dclock sourc e is also set to REMO TE IN (the EXT indicator in the W C w ind[...]

  • Seite 148

    Extending the Recording Time 147 D24—Owner’s Manual Extending the Recording T ime The total c ontinuous rec ording time can be ext ended by using two D24s and the Serial P oint function. The mast er D24 recor ds the first half of the material, and the sla ve D24, which kicks in at the specified serial point, recor ds the second half of the ma[...]

  • Seite 149

    148 Chapter 13 — Multiple D24s & Video Sync D24—Owner’s Manual The digital mixing console ’ s automix function is synchr onized to the timec ode coming from the master D24, and an automated cr ossfade between D24-A and D24-B (i.e., tape returns 1–8 and tape returns 9–16) is set to oc cur in the 30 second o verlap . This means that t[...]

  • Seite 150

    Setting the Serial Point 149 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Serial Point The Serial P oint function determines the position at which the sla ve D24 starts rec ord- ing or playback, when two D24s are used to e xtend the c ontinuous rec ording time. The serial point can be entered using the k ey pad, and finely adjusted using the JOG/D A T A dia[...]

  • Seite 151

    150 Chapter 13 — Multiple D24s & Video Sync D24—Owner’s Manual Terminating BNC V ideo Sync Distribution W hen a video sync sig nal is distributed via BNC cables, it m ust be terminated co rrectly . N ormally , termination is applied at the last device connected, althoug h it depends on the distribution method being used. The D24’ s VIDE[...]

  • Seite 152

    Connecting a Video Editor 151 D24—Owner’s Manual Connecting a V ideo Editor In a video editing environment, the D24 can be controlled b y connecting a video remot e controller or video editor , which supports 9-pin protocols, to the SERIAL I/O port. W ith the timecode sourc e set to SERIAL, the D24 responds to co m- mands from the video remote [...]

  • Seite 153

    SCSI & External Disk Drives 153 D24—Owner’s Manual SCSI & External Disk Drives 14 In this chapter ... SCSI & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 U sing External Disk Dr i ves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154[...]

  • Seite 154

    154 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual SCSI & the D24 A dditional recor ding space can be made a vailable by c onnecting optional, external SCSI hard disk driv es or removable media driv es to the D24’ s SCSI por t. The SCSI interface supports N arrow SCSI-2 (F AST-20). The D24’ s filing system supports u[...]

  • Seite 155

    Certified Disk Drives 155 D24—Owner’s Manual Certi fi ed Disk Drives The following disk drives ha ve been performance t ested by Y amaha and are ce rt ified for use with the D24. Other disk driv es may w ork just as well, although performance can- not be guaranteed. The D24’ s SCSI interface supports N arrow SCSI-2 (F AST -20). See the Y am[...]

  • Seite 156

    156 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Connecting Disk Drives The D24’ s SCSI port is a 50-pin, half-pitc h SCSI connect or , which acc epts 50-pin, half-pitch, pin-ty pe SCSI plugs. For r eliable operation, use only good-quality SCSI cables. The total length of the SCSI bus must not exc eed six meters (20 feet)[...]

  • Seite 157

    Terminating the SCSI Bus 157 D24—Owner’s Manual Terminating the SCSI Bus Both ends of the SCSI bus must be t erminated for correct operation. The D24 takes care of te rmination at its end, so all y ou hav e to do is make sure that t ermination is applied on the last device on the bus. Some SCSI disk driv es feature auto matic termination, which[...]

  • Seite 158

    158 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Formatting External Disk Drives N ew disk drives and driv es that hav e been used to stor e other kinds of data must be for - matted before they can be used with the D24. The formatting process pr epares a disk for storing D24 data. Formatting erases all previously stored dat[...]

  • Seite 159

    Formatting External Disk Drives 159 D24—Owner’s Manual Formatting Hard Disks for Computer Mounting This section explains how t o format an external hard disk driv e so that it can be mounted by a personal c omputer . Since the disk drive must first be formatted as a DOS F A T16 volume on a personal comput er , the maximum size of the v olume i[...]

  • Seite 160

    160 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Formatting External MO Disks This section explains how t o format MO disks in an external MO disk drive. The pro- cedure for formatting MO disks in the internal MO disk driv e is provided on page 26. 1 Connect the external MO disk drive to the D24. 2 Select the external MO di[...]

  • Seite 161

    Selecting the Work Disk 161 D24—Owner’s Manual Selecting the W ork Disk The Drive Select function is used t o select the internal MO disk drive or an ext ernal disk drive as the w ork disk. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button. The UTILITY indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ DRIVE SELECT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button.[...]

  • Seite 162

    162 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Duplicating MO Disks MO disks can be duplicated using two D24s and the Duplicat e function. In addition to duplicating disks, this is a con venient way t o back up MO disks. The source and desti- nation MO disks must be of the same capacity: 230 MB, 540 MB, or 640 MB. Y ou ca[...]

  • Seite 163

    Duplicating MO Disks 163 D24—Owner’s Manual Duplication Procedure The sourc e and destination MO disks must be the same capacity , and the destination disk must be formatted beforehand. See “Formatting MO Disks” on page 26 for more information. 1 T urn off both D24s. 2 T urn on D24-B. 3 Insert the destination MO disk into D24-B. 4 Press the[...]

  • Seite 164

    164 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Copying Projects Between Disk Drives Individual projects can be c opied between disk driv es using the Backup function. 1 T urn off the D24 and external disk drives. 2 Connect the external disk drive to the D24 using a SCSI cable. See “C onnecting Disk Drives ” on page 15[...]

  • Seite 165

    Mounting D24 Disks on a Personal Computer 165 D24—Owner’s Manual Mounting D24 Disks on a Personal Computer The D24 uses the DOS F A T16 filing system to manage files on disk. This means that an MO disk formatted by the D24 can be mounted on the deskt op of a PC running a W in- dows operating system, or a Macintosh comput er that can mount DOS[...]

  • Seite 166

    166 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Connecting the D24 to a Personal Computer The D24 can be connect ed to a personal comput er via SCSI. The personal c omputer can then mount the internal MO disk drive and an y connected ext ernal MO disk drives. Since the D24 uses the DOS F A T16 filing system to manage fil[...]

  • Seite 167

    Connecting the D24 to a Personal Computer 167 D24—Owner’s Manual PC Hookup In the follo wing example, the D24 is c onnected t o a SCSI adapter installed in a PC co m- puter . Since the PC’ s internal hard disk drive is an A T A ty pe driv e, only SCSI ID 7 is used on the PC side, and the D24’ s internal MO disk drive is set to SCSI ID 2, th[...]

  • Seite 168

    168 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Accessing the Internal MO Disk Drive W hen the D24 is connected t o a personal comput er , the PC Mode function is used t o temporarily disconnect the SCSI bus between the D24 and internal MO disk driv e while the drive is being ac cessed. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button. The UT[...]

  • Seite 169

    Other Functions 169 D24—Owner’s Manual Other Functions 15 In this chapter ... Setting the P eak Hold M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Setting the Fade In/Out T ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Setting the Display B rig htness . . . . . . . [...]

  • Seite 170

    170 Chapter 15 — Other Functions D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Peak Hold Mode P eak Hold can be set so that the highest lit segment of each meter r emains lit for 800 ms (MOMENT AR Y) or continuously (PERMANENT). See “U sing P eak Hold” on page 41 for information on using the P eak Hold function. 1 Press the [SETUP] button. The SETUP ind[...]

  • Seite 171

    Setting the Display Brightness 171 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Display Brightness The brig htness of the display can be adjusted using the VFD ( V acuum Florescent Dis- play) Dimmer function. 1 Press the [SETUP] button. The SETUP indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ VFD DIMMER, ” and then press the [ENTER] button. T[...]

  • Seite 172

    172 Chapter 15 — Other Functions D24—Owner’s Manual Recovering Disk Space W hen tracks and par ts are erased or deleted, although the y can no longer be ac cessed, the actual sound files remain on disk as unused files, occupying disk space, and reduc- ing the time available for additional r ecor ding. Lik ewise, tak es reco rded using auto [...]

  • Seite 173

    Physical Formatting for MO Disks 173 D24—Owner’s Manual Physical Formatting for MO Disks The Format function ac cessed via the front panel [FORMA T] button is all that is required t o prepar e new MO disks and MO disks that hav e been used to stor e other kinds of data for use with the D24. This is a logical, or high-level format, which simply [...]

  • Seite 174

    174 Chapter 15 — Other Functions D24—Owner’s Manual Ejecting T roublesome Disks (emergency use) If the D24 is tur ned off inadvertently , or the disk loading mechanism fails, y ou may not be able to eject a disk in the normal way . In this case, the disk can be ejected using the supplied disk eject tool. Not e that this technique should only [...]

  • Seite 175

    Initializing the D24 175 D24—Owner’s Manual Initializing the D24 Y ou can reset the D24 to its initial settings as follows. 1 T urn off the D24. 2 While holding down the [RTN TO ZERO] button, turn on the D24. The D24 is initialized and “INITIALIZED ” appears on the display . Checking the V ersion Number Y ou can check the version number of [...]

  • Seite 176

    MIDI 177 D24—Owner’s Manual MIDI 16 In this chapter ... MIDI & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 MIDI P or ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 U sing MMC (MIDI Machine Contr ol) . . . . .[...]

  • Seite 177

    178 Chapter 16 — MIDI D24—Owner’s Manual MIDI & the D24 The D24 supports the following MIDI messages: • MMC (MIDI Machine C ontrol) for remot e contr ol with, for example, a MIDI sequencer—See “Using MMC (MIDI M achine Contr ol)” on page 178. • MT C (MIDI Timec ode) for synchronization with MT C-compatible equipment—See “Tim[...]

  • Seite 178

    Using MMC (MIDI Machine Control) 179 D24—Owner’s Manual Supported MMC Commands The D24 supports the following MMC commands. Setting the MMC Device Number W hen MMC is used with se v eral MIDI dev ic es, each must be assigned an ex clusiv e identity number , so that only the int ended dev ic e responds to the transmitted c om- mands. 1 Press the[...]

  • Seite 179

    180 Chapter 16 — MIDI D24—Owner’s Manual MMC Hookup Examples In the follo wing example, the D24 r eceiv es MMC commands fr om the personal com- puter running MIDI sequencing software. The sequencer is synchroniz ed to the D24 using MT C. The D24 is set to MMC device number 1 and the sequencing software is set to transmit MMC commands to MMC d[...]

  • Seite 180

    Digital Audio I/O 181 D24—Owner’s Manual Digital Audio I/O 17 In this chapter ... About mini Y GD AI Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Card Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Choosing Digital I/O Cards . . . .[...]

  • Seite 181

    182 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual About mini YGDAI Cards For analog and digital audio inputs and outputs, the D24 uses optional mini Y GD AI (Y amaha Gener al Digital A udio Interface) cards, which offer several analog I/O options and digital I/O suppor t for all the popular digital audio inter connect formats: AES/EBU , A[...]

  • Seite 182

    Card Specifications 183 D24—Owner’s Manual Card Speci fi cations The following table lists the specifications of the various mini Y GDAI car ds. Choosing Digital I/O Cards T o connect the D24 t o other digital audio equipment, y ou must determine which digi- tal interc onnect format (AES/EBU , AD A T , or T ascam TDIF-1) the other equipment s[...]

  • Seite 183

    184 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual Choosing D24 Slots The D24 has four slots for installing mini Y GD AI cards. Slots 1 and 2 are intended for use with analog input cards or digital I/O cards. Since slot 1 or 2 can be selected as the wor dclock source, it’ s best to use these slots when installing digital I/O cards. Slots[...]

  • Seite 184

    Installing Cards 185 D24—Owner’s Manual Installing Cards This section explains how t o install mini Y GDA I cards in the D24. 1 T urn off the D24. 2 Undo the two fi xing screws and remove the slot cover , as shown below . K eep the cove r and fixing screws in a safe place for futur e use. 3 Insert the card between the guides and slide it all [...]

  • Seite 185

    186 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual Using Dual AES/EBU Mode W hen using the higher sampling r at es of 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz, the number of tracks is reduced fr om eight to four and the available tracks are 1, 3, 5, and 7. P roject, tr ack, and part editing functions are not available in this mode. For digital I/O , the D24 us[...]

  • Seite 186

    Using the Coaxial Digital Input & Output 187 D24—Owner’s Manual Using the Coaxial Digital Input & Output The CO AXIAL INPUT and OUTPUT phono jacks offer S/PDIF format, 2-c hannel digital input and output. They can be assigned to individual track pairs, all tracks, or turned off, using the Coaxial I/O function. See “ Assigning the Coax[...]

  • Seite 187

    188 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual Assigning the Coaxial Input & Output The CO AXIAL INPUT and OUTPUT can be assigned to track pairs, all tracks, or turned off, using the Coaxial I/O function. The CO AXIAL INPUT assignment has pr iority over the slot inputs. W hen, for exam- ple, the CO AXIAL INPUT is assigned to tracks[...]

  • Seite 188

    Digital I/O & Wordlength 189 D24—Owner’s Manual Digital I/O & W ordlength W hen a high-resolution digital audio sig nal is transferred to a low er -resolution system, care must be tak en to ensure that the digital audio samples are truncated correctly . W hen a 24-bit signal is tr ansferred dir ectly to a 16-bit D A T recorder , for exa[...]

  • Seite 189

    190 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual Care must be tak en when transferr ing high-resolution digital audio directly fr om the D24’ s CO AXIAL OUTPUT to a low-r esolution dev ic e. In the following example, the 20-bit digital audio from the D24 will be tr uncat ed by the 16-bit D A T deck, r esulting in distortion and gr aini[...]

  • Seite 190

    Troubleshooting 191 D24—Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting Symptom Advice Cannot turn on the D24. Make sure that the power cord is connected to a suitable AC wall out- let. See “ Connecting the Power Cord ” on page 24 for more informa- tion. Make sure that the D24 POWER switch is set to the ON position. See “ T urning On & Off the D24 ”[...]

  • Seite 191

    192 Troubleshooting D24—Owner’s Manual Processed a part using the Time Compression or Pitch Change function, but cannot play the result. Since the output of the Time Compression and Pitch Change function is recorded to the speci fi ed virtual track, you must assign the virtual track to a main track in order to play the result. See “ Using Vi[...]

  • Seite 192

    Setting the SCSI ID of the Internal MO Drive 193 D24—Owner’s Manual Appendix Setting the SCSI ID of the Internal MO Drive Setting the SCSI ID of the internal MO disk driv e in volv es removing the D24’ s top co ver and setting the DIP switch located on the MO driv e’ s circuit board. This proc edure should be carried out by a qualified eng[...]

  • Seite 193

    194 Appendix D24—Owner’s Manual Error Messages If the D24 displays an error message, follow the instructions below . Message Meaning Remedy Sync no comm The slave machine is not con- nected properly . Check the connections to the slave machine. TC not read The timecode source cannot be read properly . Check the timecode settings. WC not read Th[...]

  • Seite 194

    Error Messages 195 D24—Owner’s Manual FS DIFFER Recording is not possible because the sampling rate of the selected project is not the same as the cur- rent D24 setting. Set the sampling rate on the D24 to match that of the project. See “ Selecting a W ordclock Source ” on page 124 for more information. RECCH NOTSEL No tracks are selected f[...]

  • Seite 195

    196 Appendix D24—Owner’s Manual Speci fi cations Recording medium 3.5" MO disk (ISO/ECMA) (Overwrite and normal type) Sound fi le format Y amaha proprietar y format T racks Main tracks 8 Virtual tracks 64 (8 per main track) Simultaneous recording 8 tracks (44.1, 48 kHz), 4 tracks (88.2, 96 kHz) Simultaneous playback 8 Sampling rate 44.1,[...]

  • Seite 196

    Specifications 197 D24—Owner’s Manual Analog Output Digital Audio Input Synchronization Parallel unit chase (up to 8 units) Serial unit chase (2 units) External SMPTE/EBU timecode chase (24, 25, 30D, 30 fps) External MTC chase External MMC control 9-pin protocol control Other functions Solo Select Monitor Select Auto Input/All input Peak Hold O[...]

  • Seite 197

    198 Appendix D24—Owner’s Manual Digital Audio Output Control I/O Connection Format W ordlength Level Connector COAXIAL STEREO DIGIT AL OUTPUT IEC-60958 1 Consumer Use 1. Channel status T ype: 2 audio channels Category code: 2 channel PCM encoder/decoder Copy prohibit: No Emphasis: No Sampling rate: depends on internal con fi guration 16, 20, 2[...]

  • Seite 198

    Connector Pin Assignments 199 D24—Owner’s Manual Connector Pin Assignments REMOTE IN/SYNC IN Port SYNC OUT Port SERIAL I/O Port Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LINK TC 9 LINK FS 2 LINK DT 10 485BUS B 3 CONNECT ASS 11 N.C. 4 485BUS A 12 N.C. 5 N.C. 13 N.C. 6 GND 14 +12 V 7 +12 V 15 GND 8 GND Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LINK TC 9 LINK FS 2 LINK DT 10 485BUS [...]

  • Seite 199

    200 Appendix D24—Owner’s Manual D24 Dimensions Specifications and external appearance subject t o change without notice. For E uropean M odel Pur chaser/U ser Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush C urrent: 16A Conformed En vironment: E1, E2, E3 and E4 W: 480 Units: mm 12 132 12.9 4.1 H: 144 D: 383.9 355.1 11.8[...]

  • Seite 200

    Glossary 201 D24—Owner’s Manual Glossar y A/D converter —An electronic device for con verting signals from analog to digital. Contrast with D/A conv er ter . ABS —An abbreviation for A bsolute. Contrast with REL. ADA T interconnect format —The digital audio interco nnect format t ypically found on AD A T -compatible digital audio equipmen[...]

  • Seite 201

    202 Glossary D24—Owner’s Manual Initial settings —The settings used when a dev ice is first turned on after lea v ing the factory . Also known as the default, or factory settings. Line-Level Signal —A high-le v el signal in the range from –20 dB to +20 dB. Most audio equipment outputs signals at line level. C ontrast w ith Lo w-Level Sig[...]

  • Seite 202

    Glossary 203 D24—Owner’s Manual Physical formatting —Also known as “low-level formatting, ” disk formatting that, in addition to initializing the disk ’ s filing system, divides tracks into sectors. C ontrast w ith logical formatting. REL —An abbreviation for Relativ e. Contrast with ABS. Rew —An abbreviation for rewind. RTZ —An [...]

  • Seite 203

    204 Glossary D24—Owner’s Manual WC —An abbreviation for wordclock. Wordclock —A clock signal used to synchronize the data pr ocessing cir cuits of all devi c es in a digital audio system. YGDAI (Y amaha General Digital Audio Inter face) —The dig ital audio inter - face system that offers a range of analog and dig ital input and output opt[...]

  • Seite 204

    Index 205 D24—Owner’s Manual Index A A & B points buttons 12 indicators 12 locating 61 repeat playback 47 setting 61 A/D converter definition 201 mini YGDAI cards 182 ABS/REL button 16 function 49 indicators 10 using 49 Absolute zero 49 AC IN connector 21 ADAT format definition 201 interface card 182 AES/EBU format definition 201 Dual mode [...]

  • Seite 205

    206 Index D24—Owner’s Manual D D/A converter definition 201 mini YGDAI cards 182 phones 197 D24 dimensions 200 features 4 front panel 10 initializing 175 MO disks 6 multiple 144 rear panel 20 turning on and off 24 updating 175 version number 175 Default settings, initialize 175 Deleting parts 102 projects 80 Device number, MMC 179 Digital dithe[...]

  • Seite 206

    Index 207 D24—Owner’s Manual Part Erase 104 Part Insert Copy 108 Part Insert Space 106 Part Move 99 Peak Hold 41 , 170 Physical Format 173 Pitch Change 116 Playback 46 Pre Roll 76 Project Copy 78 Project Delete 80 Project Erase 79 Project Protect 82 Project Select 59 Project Title 81 Rec Bit 32 Record 33 Record, Auto Punch 73 Record, Manual Pun[...]

  • Seite 207

    208 Index D24—Owner’s Manual Mains lead 24 Manual eject hole 13 Manual punch in/out about 68 recording 70 rehearsal 69 Master multiple D24s 144 timecode 135 wordclock 124 MDM, definition 202 Message area 11 Metering about 10 normal & fine 40 peak hold 41 using 39 MIDI about 178 definition 202 Implementation chart 211 MMC 178 ports 20 select[...]

  • Seite 208

    Index 209 D24—Owner’s Manual search confirmation 58 searching 58 selecting 59 stored settings 30 titling 81 Protecting projects 82 Punch in/out recording about 68 auto 73 fade in/out 68 manual 70 monitoring 68 Purchasing MO disks 6 Q Quick locate 57 R Re chase mode 138 READY indicators 11 Rear panel 20 Rec Bit function 32 REC button 14 Recallin[...]

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    210 Index D24—Owner’s Manual control I/O 198 digital audio input 197 digital audio output 198 general 196 mini YGDAI cards 183 Squeezing parts 111 STOP button 14 Storing locate memories 64 Stretching parts 111 Swapping tracks 91 Switching on the D24 24 SYNC OUT about 21 pin assignments 199 using 144 System software updating 175 version number 1[...]

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    YAMAHA [Digital Multitrack Recorder] Date: Model: D24 MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed X X X X Mode Default Messages Altered X X ************** X X X Note Number True Voice X ************** X X Velocity Note On Note Off X X X X After Touch Keys Ch’s X X X X Pitch bend [...]

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    99 11 1900 AP Printed in Japan YAMAHA CORPORATION Pro Audio Division, #18/3 P.O. Box 3, Hamamatsu, 430-8651, Japan[...]