Tonino Lamborghini MDR24/96 User's Manual
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1. Dynamically button is checked or if the Specify button is checked but no IP address is displayed you ll have to make a change If the computer is not on a local area network and you arent planning to use it to connect to the Internet the simplest thing to do is check the Specify button and enter an IP address and subnet mask Use the same subnet mask as the MDR Enter the same IP address as the MDR except change the last field to something different than the MDR TCP IP Is Not Listed If the TCP IP networking software is not installed install it as follows CCC 1 Click the Add button Acces Cani 2 Click Protocol and then click Add 3 In the Manufacturer s window click Microsoft 4 In the Network Protocols window Franz inert oae click TCP IP and then click OK a Ela ima A ond co i ang 5 Return to the Configuration window Despues Er You should now see TCP IP listed 6 Click the TCP IP entry then click Properties MDR 24 96 Macintosh OS 9 2 1 1 From the Apple menu choose Control Panels and select TCP IP 2 From the File menu choose Configurations Select the Default Configuration and click the Duplicate button 3 Name the duplicate configuration MDR24 96 and click OK This allows you to have a network setting for normal use and one for the MDR specifically This way you won t have to remember your settings you can ju2. Trial versions of these programs are available for download at http www globalscape com products cuteftp http www ipswitch com http www dartmouth edu netsoftware Windows 2000 ME and XP also have an integrated FTP client as part of the OS This can be used instead of a dedicated FTP Client program By creating a new network place for the MDR24 96 from the My Network Places window the hard drive on the MDR can be accessed as if it was just another local drive Consult Window s help for details Network Configuration When computers are connected to one another each must have a unique address Because we are connecting peer to peer no server router and hub we will assume there are no direct connections to the internet WAN Wide Area Network only between two Ethernet devices This being the case address assignments can be somewhat arbitrary However if there is a direct connection to the Internet WAN a specific gateway address must be assigned by your network administrator or Internet service provider All Ethernet devices on your network LAN Local Area Network will share this assigned gateway address Using typical Class C peer to peer number assignments with no gateway the MDR24 96 address could be for example 10 10 28 20 the factory default and the system 2 computer address could be 10 10 28 10 In this instance the MDR24 96 is host number 20 and the computer is host number 10 In a simple network the la
3. above that before distortion becomes objectionable This 10 15 dB range above the nominal level is called headroom The overload indicators on the MDR24 96 light when the signal level reaches 1 dBFS On digital recorder meters zero represents the full scale digital signal level 0 dBFS for short 0 dBFS is the hottest signal that a digital device can handle with no headroom to spare When a digital signal reaches 0 dBFS for more than a sample or two the resulting distortion is uglier than scraping your fingernails across a chalkboard MACKIE 24TRACK 24BIT DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER CR 1 dP GB Pd 1 dB P P Bo tt PLI LEE CELL PLI PLI PLI A N EN Remember audio levels must NEVER reach 0 dBFS never ever ever Digital clipping is an extremely nasty sound that could only pass for music if you like what those crazy kids listen to over and over at all hours of the night including weekdays To get the best sound from the MDR24 96 1 Turn ALL INPUT on 5 2 Ask the talent to play or sing as loud as they will performing during the session While watching the MDR24 96 meters adjust the console s tape outputs so that the signal peaks cause the red overload indicators to come on occasionally Then back off the tape output level slightly This insures the best fidelity and the widest dynamic range in th
4. kg Rack Space Height 4 RU Rack Units Electrical Operating Voltage 100 120 Vac amp 220 240 Vac 50 60Hz Power Consumption 50W max Motherboard CPU CPU Intel Celeron 433 MHz w 128k internal L2 cache Internal RAM 128 MB SDRAM CPU 1 0 Networking 100 Base T Ethernet CAT 5 w RJ 45 MIDI MIDI In Out 5 pin DIN through 15 pin D sub adapter Accessory Slots PCI x2 for future expansion Hard Drive Drive Size 20 4 MB UDMA IDE Standard Recording Capacity Greater than 90 minutes 24 tracks 24 bit 48kHz Internal amp Mackie Media Me90 supported Drive Sizes Up to 32 GB Analog with AlOe8 cards Frequency Response 0 25 dB 5 Hz 22 kHz Dynamic Range 101 dB Conversion 24 bit 128x oversampling Reference Level 0 dBFS 22 dBm 1 0 Options ATOe8 Analog 0 8 TDIF amp ADAT Optical OPTe8 ADAT optical OPTe24 ADAT optical PDIe8 AES EBU w input sample rate conversion Synchronization Time Code Frame Rates 24 25 29 97 29 97 Drop 30 30 Drop Time Code Formats SMPTE In or SMPTE Out on 1 4 TRS jack MTC In and Out on DB9 MIDI connector SMPTE Levels 4 dBu 10 dBV default software selectable sample Rates 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz w PDIe8 card External Clock Rates 43 6 kHz to 50 6 kHz 48 kHz setting 40 1 kHz to 48 9 kHz Q 44 1 kHz setting Word Clock Input TTL 2 5 Vp p 75 Ohms terminated 3 3k Ohms bridging Word Clock Output CMOS 0 5 Vp p 30 Ohms Appendix C Upg
5. lengths 3 4 5 7 meters DIO 8 TDIF Interface Cables DBK Series DB25 to DB25 standard lengths 3 15 feet 8 DIO 8 ADAT Optical Interface Cables OPT Series standard ADAT Optical cables OPM Series Jacketed ADAT Optical cables w metal headshell OPT lengths 2 3 6 10 13 17 30 50 feet OPM lengths 3 5 10 15 20 30 50 feet PDIe8 AES EBU Interface Cables DBK Series DB25 to 4 male 4 female XLR s standard length 8 meters only Operation Guide 24 96 Marshall Electronics PO Box 2027 Culver City CA 90231 Tel 800 800 6608 Fax 310 391 8926 http www mars cam com cable html AIO 8 Analog Interface Cables DC DAXM Series DB25 to 8 male XLR s DC DAXF Series DB25 to 8 female XLR s DC DAS Series DB25 to 8 1 4 TRS connectors Standard lengths 3 5 10 15 20 25 feet DIO 8 TDIF Interface Cables DCD 88D Series DB25 to DB25 standard lengths 1 3 6 12 15 20 25 33 feet PDI 8 AES EBU Interface Cables DC SYX Series DB25 to 4 male 4 female XLR s DC DUB Series DB25 to DB25 standard lengths 3 5 10 15 20 25 feet Pro Co Sound Inc 135 E Kalamazoo Ave Kalamazoo MI 49007 Tel 800 253 7360 Fax 616 388 0681 http ww procosound com AIO 8 Analog Interface Cables DA 88 XM Series DB25 to 8 male XLR s DA 88 XF Series DB25 to 8 female XLR s DA 88 BQ Series DB25 to 8 1 4 TRS connectors standard lengths 5 10 15 20 feet Other Cables In addition to the companies listed abo
6. of the MDR24 96 s hard drive The internal hard drive is and the external hard drive is E 9 Now you can copy files from the MDR24 96 to your computer or from your computer to the MDR24 96 Refer to your FTP client program for details Troubleshooting If you feel your settings are correct but the computer just won t see the MDR24 96 try a different FTP program There are many available and sometimes one just won t work with a particular configuration of computer and Ethernet card Using a different program may be the only solution Networking Glossary Here you will find a short description of some of the features and acronyms of course of the Network setup TCP IP TCP IP is the acronym for Transport Control Protocol Internet Protocol These combined protocols provide the language and guidelines for computers communicating on a network Transport Control Protocol might be considered the method by which computers talk and the Internet Protocol is the assigned number system by which computers are distinguished An IP address is a numeric identifier in the format 123 456 789 000 Each computer that is attached to the Internet WAN Wide Area Network must have a unique IP address so it may be identified Likewise in a closed networking environment LAN or Local Area Network a unique IP address must be assigned to each computer that communicates on the network Although LAN computers may connect to a WAN such practice is typic
7. starting on the lowest one the rest of the record ready lights are irrelevant If a single track is pasted with multiple lights illuminated the same will be true The track will only be pasted on the lowest track nothing will happen to the rest of the armed tracks Insert Access the Paste command by first pressing TRACK EDIT then pressing the Paste select button and then choosing Insert when you are ready to perform the operation This editing function is another digital emulation s of analog tape editing When you perform an Insert the data on the is placed onto the track specified Instead of replacing existing data as would happen with the Paste function audio is moved to make room for the clipboard contents This is similar to analog tape editing you could cut the tape in two pieces insert the piece of tape you wish to add between the two ends and tape all three together The previous data will be shifted later in time to make room for the new audio Again with the MDR24 06 you can perform an Insert onto just the selected tracks instead of all of them Insert can be useful when you need to increase the length of a verse by copying the exiting portion and inserting it again to double the length It can also be useful to insert some silence at the beginning of a track Before Insert Audio B After Insert Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard amine Undo Redo The Undo Re
8. time to join with the audio preceding the edit selection This is analogous to removing a section of analog tape and splicing the ends back together the cut section is thrown out and the remaining tape will now reach the play head earlier in time The difference is that this can be done with just the selected tracks as opposed to all 24 tracks as is the case with analog tape The Join command is useful for removing a section of silence from a live set or to fix phasing problems between two microphones on the same source by removing a very small amount at the beginning of one of the tracks Before Join Audio B After Join Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard EE Operation Guide 24 96 Access the Copy command by first pressing TRACK EDIT then pressing the Copy select button and then choosing Copy when you are ready to perform the operation The copy ist rn Lancer L command places the selected audio onto the clipboard but it does not remove it from the original tracks these are unaffected by the copy function Copying audio is often used to replace bad sections of audio with a good section that came before it For example if a singer nailed the take for the first chorus but didn t have the required energy for the second you can then easily copy her first chorus and paste it into the second Before Copy Audio B After Copy Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipbo
9. to set LOC 3 to the punch in time and LOC 4 to the punch out time recording always starts at the earliest of the two times and stops at the later time In order to perform an automatic punch PUNCH must be enabled from ED the remote the track on which you re punching must be in record ready and the recorder must be running in the Master Record mode When in alte the Punch mode the MDR24 96 will actually record only between the Moria two Punch markers Pressing the RECORD button when outside the markers will have no effect other than arming for auto punching Within the Punch region you can stop recording by pressing either the STOP or PLAY button and you can use the RECORD PLAY buttons to punch in and out anywhere within the Punch region Automatic punching can only be set up enabled and disabled from the remote controllers Once the punch in and out points are set you can use the front panel or remote controllers to control recording in the Punch mode Punch must be disengaged on the remote in order to manually control recording operations outside of the Punch area Rehearse Rehearse only available on the remote control is a tool that you can use to determine if a punch in at your chosen point will work without committing a recording pass to disk In the Rehearse mode upon entering Record track enabled and the Master Record button pressed monitoring switches from playback to input just as in the Auto Input
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12. A drive is installed select OK After the performance verification is completed select Continue If a Mackie Media PROJECT drive is installed select Cancel they are too slow to be used for recording and playback 5 Press DISK UTIL to exit Verify Drive Performance Verify Drive Performance tests the read write speed and overall transfer rate of the external drive under simulated worst case scenarios to determine whether it can sustain 24 tracks of recording and playback Although any IDE drive can be used for backup only UDMA IDE drives that pass the performance verification test can be used for recording and playback When drive passes the performance verification test it is designated as a real time drive Formatting erases this designation so each time you Format a real time drive you must re run the test If a drive fails the test that drive can be used for backup but not recording Drives tagged for backup only service will be designated as External with the asterisk in the front panel menus After a Format operation the MDR24 96 automatically prompts you to run the performance verification test The test should be run only on UDMA IDE drives Don t run the test on Mackie Media PROJECT drives the cows will come home before the test finishes MDR 24 96 To Verify the Performance of external media 1 Press the DISK UTIL button If the Active Drive is the Internal drive then select Set 2 From the Set Active D
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14. DR24 96 to the Internet This means that others who discover your recorder s address can access add and even delete files on your recorder Hackers have programs that search systems on The Net for audio files in hopes of finding a pre release copy of the Next Big Hit You may not want that much free publicity If you want to use the Internet to share files with a production partner or client be aware of the risks gt Disclaimer Sorry Mackie Designs cannot offer the service or knowledge that you might personally need on the broad and seemingly complex issue of networking security Please seek guidance from professional computer service types The two most popular methods of networking in the PC environment are Peer To Peer Usually used when only two computers are connected together This configuration is described in detail here Server Router Network One or more computers connected to a network server or router with a connection hub You may need to consult other references in order to integrate your MDR24 96 in a larger network using the information provided here Peer to Peer Networking Required Cables and Hardware A peer to peer network consists of two computers One computer is the MDR24 06 referred to as System 1 The other computer System 2 is the one with which you wish to share files most likely an audio workstation in your studio The MDR24 96 is equipped with a 100 Base T Ethern
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16. On monitor mode The difference is that no audio is recorded This is a carry over from the days of destructive punch ins when you might want to check to see if the punch will transition smoothly before erasing the old track Some people may never use this function because it s always possible to undo a recording pass if you make a bad punch After all why risk losing a take when it can be undone But Rehearse is handy for setting auto punch start and end points without wearing out the talent or recording blank space Rehearse mode can be accessed from a remote controller by pressing the REHEARSE button Footswitch Operation The MDR24 96 can be set up to perform key functions simply by stepping on a footswitch Simply connect a normally open footswitch to the SWITCH jack on the back of the MDR24 96 You can also connect a second footswitch with a different function assignment to the Footswitch input of a Remote 24 or Remote 48 Pro The footswitch is extremely handy when you want to use your hands for other tasks like playing your instrument working the console or eating pizza Punching in and out is probably the most common use of the footswitch but it can do other tricks as well Punch The Punch function is used to punch in and out of record on selected tracks Simply press the record arm buttons on the tracks you wish to punch in on and start the MDR24 96 playing before the punch point When you reach the point that you wa
17. Time Display MDR24 96 Front Panel HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES Current Time Display BEATS TICKS The Current Time display shows the exact position of the MDR24 96 s playback head Current Time is displayed in SMPTE time HH MM SS FRAMES To change the Current Time Use the Transport PLAY REWIND FAST FWD or LOC buttons Locate Points and Looping Locate points provide fast access to frequently used locations in your Project The MDR24 06 has two numbered Locates two additional numbered Locates are available when using the Remote 24 or Remote 48 Storing a Locate point saves the Current Time Transport position to the Locate button Recalling a Locate causes the Transport to jump to the stored time To recall a Locate point Press LOC 1 or LOC 2 to jump to that point To store numbered Locate points Locate points can be stored either on the fly or when stopped 1 Press STORE The store light will blink to indicate that the MDR24 96 is ready to save a Locate point 2 Press LOC 1 or LOC 2 when the Transport is at the ze qe desired time the store light will go out indicating that the point has been stored umm Locates 1 and 2 double as start and end points for looped playback When looping is enabled playback cycles between the Loop Start and Loop End points The order of the Loop points does not matter If Current Time is outside the Loop points when playback starts the transport jumps
18. Windows 95 98 Configuring TCP IP From the Windows Start button select Settings From the pop up menu select Control Panel You can also get to the Control Panel from the My Computer icon if you have one on your desktop Work your way down through the Control Panel menus as follows 5 A gt Network Configuration TCP IP IP Address Note We have only included specific in If you don t see TCP IP as a choice in the Configuration window unusual for structions to set up a standard installations you ll need to install it from the Windows installation PC computer with disk See TCP IP Is Not Listed below You may or may not have to make changes to the TCP IP settings depending j on how your computer is set up If you use the computer in a network Macintosh with OS presently or if you use it to connect to the Internet providing those are 9 2 1 Sorry we would functioning normally it is best to record your current settings and set the end up with a novel if MDR24 96 accordingly Changing network settings may cause problems with we covered every plat your existing networking form and operating If the Specify an IP Address button is checked and there is an address and System sut you subnet mask displayed jot those numbers down You ll need them to match be able to apply these up the MDR24 96 with your computer instructions most op erating systems If the Obtain an IP Address
19. ally achieved by the use of a Gateway or Firewall Router or Proxy Server A gateway acts as a conduit for networking traffic and computers that communicate through the gateway assume the IP address of the gateway In other words if your personal computer which is connected to your LAN has an IP address of 10 1 1 1 and it is connected to the Internet through a gateway computer with an IP address of 123 456 789 123 other computers outside your LAN will recognize your computer as having the same IP address as the gateway computer Multiple LAN computers may be connected to a WAN by this method and every computer communicating from behind the gateway will appear to the WAN as the gateway computer The gateway will convert the IP addresses of the LAN computers to its own IP address for both inbound and outbound traffic A firewall router or proxy server is a hardware and or software device that allows definable filtering of specific information file types and network access It is often used for security purposes if your hard drive and console are networked you might want to carefully research the need for firewall proxy protection FTP FTP is the acronym for File Transfer Protocol FTP communicates over TCP IP and is one of the languages methods that the Transport Control Protocol accommodates As its name implies FTP was designed to transfer files over a network Some of the unique capabilities of FTP are the recognition of tran
20. ard mE Paste Access the Paste command by first pressing TRACK EDIT then pressing the Paste select button and then choosing Paste when you are ready to perform the operation The Paste command copies the contents of the u Clipboard onto the selected audio track This replaces any audio on the track with the audio on the clipboard In the Paste Menu you only specify the Start point not the end point The length of audio on the clipboard determines the end point This means that you must be sure that the audio on the clipboard is not longer than you think if it is it may replace something that it shouldn t But if the selection on the clipboard has a section with no information where nothing was recorded into the original track then the section being pasted over will not be replaced Before Paste Audio B After Paste Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard The MDR24 96 pastes multiple tracks based on the lowest track arm light that is lit when in the Paste Menu It remembers the arrangement of tracks on the clipboard and will paste them accordingly If we copy audio from tracks 12 15 16 and 17 and paste them starting on track 12 the MDR24 96 will paste the tracks in the same tracks they were copied from If we instead paste these with the track 1 record ready light lit the tracks will be pasted onto tracks 1 4 5 and 6 If multiple track arm lights are illuminated when pasting the tracks will be pasted
21. be redone listed after the word Redo You might see the words Record Pass Cut or Paste listed to name a few The bottom left corner of the screen shows which History Operation Guide MDR 24 96 List item number you are Undo Current Redo Prior Command Command currently on you undo or redo items you will see this number decrease or increase Keep note of this number when you find something you like or write it down before you perform a series of edits so that you can quickly navigate to this history point The History List Number again 3 Press the Undo select button to undo the command listed This will reduce the history list number by one 3 Press Redo select button to redo the command listed This will increase the history list number by one If no items can be undone None will be displayed as the undo command Pressing the Undo select button will have no effect Similarly if no items can be redone None will be displayed as the redo command Pressing Redo will have no effect as well Editing Examples The following are examples of specific applications of the MDR24 06 editing commands These illustrate how the commands can be effectively used Use these as jumping off points and apply these techniques to other situations We will not describe every button to press refer to the above sections for details Replacing a Multiple Track Chorus In this example we would like to move a copy of th
22. before a vocal do not do this Instead you could replace this noise with silence or lower the volume of the noise but you should not change the length of the file Feel free to perform any other operations compress a bass EQ a guitar distort a vocal All of these will yield great results Once the files are edited to your liking save them under the same name this is why we backed them up earlier Use the FTP Client to transfer them back to the MDR24 06 Find the audio files folder containing the old versions of the files you have just edited Using the FTP Client delete these versions on the MDR 24 96 and then transfer the edited versions into the folder When you next open this project the new files will have replaced the old ones Disk Management Formatting Drives Formatting a drive erases the drive contents and prepares the file system for use with the MDR24 96 All media must be formatted before it can be used with the MDR24 96 Normally you ll format media with the MDR24 06 but you can format backup media on another system Only media formatted by the MDR24 96 can be used for recording and playback Mackie Media PROJECT disks use the FAT16 file system and Mackie Media Me90 drives use the FAT32 file system The MDR24 06 only allows you to format an External drive This is for safety since the recorder s operating system resides on the Internal drive as well as any Project files you may have created Should you feel the need to r
23. ddress to match your computer s address and set the last field to something different Be sure you don t set it to the address of another device that you have on your network When the IP address has been set select OK You could also change the computer s address to match the MDR see below 5 Select Sub in the Setup TCP window Use the default number 255 255 255 0 unless your network requires a subnet mask setting Select OK Be sure both the MDR24 96 and your computer have the same subnet 6 Select Gate and input a value if required by your network or client software You might be able to leave this blank if no gateway is being used select OK 7 Select Exit to close the Setup TCP menu 8 Select FTP Turbo and use the lt lt and gt gt select buttons DEC and INC buttons to choose between Turbo FTP and Normal FTP If your computer has a 100 Base T Ethernet card installed choose Turbo FTP If it only has a 10 Base T Ethernet card installed choose Normal FTP 9 Select Exit to close the Turbo FTP menu 10 Press the SYSTEM button to exit the Setup TCP menu 11 To run the MDR FTP server press the SYSTEM button 12 Select Run FTP message appears telling you the FTP server is running It also displays the IP address for the MDR for your reference When you are completely finished with all file transfers press the Continue button Operation Guide System 2 Settings second computer or other Ethernet device
24. do operation allows you to revert to any stage in your editing process You can experiment with different edits and then compare the results with the original to decide if you want to keep an edit or not You can also use the Undo Redo to correct a bad recording pass The MDR24 96 keeps a record of the last 999 commands you performed on the current project since the last time the project was opened These are stored in what is called a History List Think of the History List as a record of every command executed from the beginning of the session to the present state of the MDR24 96 This means that you can perform 999 edits and undo back to the very beginning of the editing session Because you can redo edits as well you can go back and forth until you are satisfied The MDR24 96 does not remember the History list forever If you open a new session you must either save the current state of the MDR24 96 or choose not to save thus reverting the project to the last saved state When you open the project again the history list will be cleared If you turn off the MDR the history list will also be forgotten To go to the Undo Redo menu 1 First press the TRACK EDIT button 2 Press the Undo Redo select button You will now be in the Undo Redo menu On the top line of the display you will see a listing of the command or function that can be undone listed after the word Undo On the second line you will see the command or edit that can
25. drive The display then flashes a screen that lists the installer and the version number and then quickly changes over to a screen saying Loading disk Image One Please Wait When disk image one is loaded it will ask you to Please insert disk 2 2 Eject the first disk insert the second and press the Continue select button It then loads the second disk image When this is finished it will display This will install MDR Build Are you sure The blanks display the version number and the build number Each version may have several builds associated with it A new build may make some small changes or add some new features but it is not a full fledged new version 3 Choose OK to install the software or Cancel to quit If you choose Cancel you can simply power cycle the MDR24 96 and everything will be as it was before After you choose OK it will quickly expand all the files and tell you that the installation was successful 4 Press the OK button eject the disk turn off the MDR24 06 and after a few seconds turn it back on It will boot with the new OS successfully installed Operation Guide Appendix D Analog 1 0 Pinout Description Description Signal Signal Pin 1 16 Ch24 Pin 14 Pin 2 16 Ch24 Pin 15 Pin 3 15 Ch23 Pin 16 Pin 4 14 Ch22 Pin 17 Pin 5 14 Ch22 Pin 18 Pin 6 13 Ch21 Pin 19 Pin 7 12 Ch20 Pin 20 Pin 8 12 Ch20 Pin 21 Pin 9 h11 Ch19 Pin 22 Pin 10 h10 Ch18 Pin 23 Pin 11 h1
26. e first chorus and replace the second chorus with it What makes it seem tricky is that we need to move the Lead Vocal as well as three tracks of background vocals The MDR24 96 can handle this task easily Navigate to the Copy Menu by pressing the Copy button on the first page of the Track Edit Menu Press the REC Record Ready buttons on the tracks containing the vocals in this example press REC on track 12 for the lead vocal and tracks 15 16 and 17 which contain the backup singers Use the transport and the End and Start buttons to mark the ending and beginning of the chorus you wish to copy Be sure that the section is identical in length to the chorus you wish to replace If the selection you copy is too long it may replace the beginning of the vocals following the chorus which would be undesirable When you have identified the start and end points press the Copy select button and the contents of the four selected tracks are placed onto the clipboard Now use the transport to find the spot just before the second chorus where you would like to paste the clipboard Go to the Paste Menu and press the Start select button to mark the current locator position as the point you would like to start the paste Be sure that the track 12 Record Ready light is lit this tells the MDR24 06 that track 12 is the first track we wish to paste onto Since we copied multiple tracks the MDR24 96 will paste the first copied track onto track 12 and the rest w
27. e is activated If the transport is running in Master Record mode whether actually recording or not the record operation is canceled You ll find the REC SAFE button above the floppy disk drive Operation Guide 24 96 Auto Take Sometimes you may want to record multiple passes each on a different Virtual Track Instead of forcing you to manually change virtual takes after each record pass we have included the handy AUTO TAKE button to automate this for you With the AUTO TAKE button engaged the MDR24 96 will step through virtual tracks on each record pass for all Record Ready tracks For example if you are recording vocals on track 12 your first take may be on virtual track one With the Auto Take button engaged the next time you press record the virtual track on track 12 will be incremented to virtual track 2 This will continue all the way through virtual track 8 If you press record again it will change back to virtual track 1 and continue the cycle again This is very handy with the LOOP button enabled to automatically record a section of a song and do eight passes on the eight different virtual tracks Monitoring The Monitor Mode buttons determine what you hear from the MDR24 96 Tape Outputs The MDR24 96 offers several familiar monitoring modes to facilitate rehearsal tracking and overdubbing All Input All Input is used for rehearsal and level setting When All Input is on both armed and unarmed tracks m
28. e recorded signal and leaves you a little headroom to accommodate the talent s enthusiasm Keep the signal levels as high as possible without overload because recording at lower levels reduces resolution and dynamic range Nonetheless it is always better to be conservative and avoid the risk of overload than to try squeezing the last ounce of dynamic range from the signal 3 Alternately if you have a tone generator or a sound source with a constant volume you can hold down a key on a synth turn Input on and send the tone to all 24 tracks of the console Adjust the output levels to read 0 VU on analog consoles or around 20 dBFS on digital consoles If the MDR24 96 meters read 15 to 20 you re in good shape This leaves enough headroom for most popular music but if you re recording acoustic music jazz classical or narration you may want to leave a little more When the talent starts to play you may have to make some final tweaks to get everything just right Operation Guide 24 96 4 After adjusting the tape output levels for each console channel follow your console manufacturer s instructions for setting the console tape return levels With analog 1 0 a 22 dBu signal at the m MDR24 96 inputs and outputs corresponds to equivalent 0 dBFS inside the MDR24 96 So if your P ipee console has a nominal output level 0 VU of 4 dBu there is 18 dB of headroom before 10 12 you hit the maximum record leve
29. eady light is still lit Because we have not advanced the transport since we last marked the start point for the copy the locator will read the exact same point where we want to perform the paste Press the Start button to mark this as the paste point and press Paste Our first verse has now been copied from the source track and pasted on the comp track We can now copy the chorus in the same way Change the virtual track to number 7 the source track for our first chorus Go to the Copy menu select track 11 mark the end point and then the start point Change the virtual track back to number 8 go to the Paste menu select track 11 mark the start point which again should be exactly where we want it already and press Paste select button We have now successfully created a vocal comp The key to this example is that we marked the End point of the copy first and the Start point second After we mark the start point the transport is already at the exact position we want to start the paste So if we simply do not change the transport we can perform the paste on whichever track we wish on whichever virtual track we wish without moving in time whatsoever This is how you can move a track or section of a track from one track to another This is why in most situations it is a good idea to mark the end point of a copy or cut first and the start point second Editing on Computer The MDR24 06 allows you to transfer a file to your computer for
30. editing and then transfer it back to the project on the MDR24 96 for final mixdown Set up the MDR and your computer as described in Appendix F Networking FTP Setup Run the FTP server on the MDR24 06 and use the FTP Client on your computer to locate the files on the MDR24 06 that you wish to edit There is a Master projects folder that holds all of the projects and inside will be a folder for each project Inside any particular project folder will be one and possibly more Audio Files folders where the individual audio files are held The MDR24 96 names the files based on the track they were recorded onto and then sequentially adds a take number for each recording pass made on the track For example the second recording pass on track 24 will be called Track24 tk2 wav Use the FTP Client to transfer the desired files to your computer It is a good idea to backup a copy of these files before you begin to edit them because you will be doing destructive operations Open the files in your audio editor of choice First let s say a few words about edits that work and those that don t The edited files will be transferred back to the MDR24 96 and will replace the corresponding unedited versions This means that they will start at the exact same point and must not change length in order for the files to stay in sync You may be tempted to delete some noise
31. eformat the Internal drive please contact Mackie Technical Support first Mackie Media Me90 drives come pre formatted and ready to use as do Mackie Media PROJECT disks be sure to buy IBM formatted ORB disks However off the shelf UDMA IDE drives from the computer store do not come preformatted If you decide to buy your own drives and install them into Mackie Media Trays then you will need to format them either on the MDR24 96 or off line You can format PROJECT disks with any PC that has Windows 95 98 98 SE NT 4 0 Millenium Operation Guide 53 or 2000 it or with any Mac that has File Exchange or PC Exchange installed Mac OS 7 or later You can format your own UDMA IDE drives with any PC that has Windows 98 SE Millenium or 2000 on it or with any Mac that has OS 10 installed Mackie Media drives can also be read by any system that can Format them So for example you can insert a Mackie Media PROJECT disk into your Macintosh SCSI or IDE ORB drive and copy your Projects Recorded WAV and Rendered WAV or AIFF files directly onto your Mac s hard drive To format and verify media performance from the MDR24 96 1 Press the DISK UTIL button 2 Now select Format The LCD displays a message asking you to verify the drive speed for recording and playback 3 Select OK When the format operation has completed another message appears asking you to verify the drive speed for recording and playback 4 If a UDM
32. es and finally decide to paste the guitar line and everything will be perfect It also means that if you are not careful you can accidentally lose audio You might cut a bass drum kick but if you decide to then copy a vocal and forget to paste the bass drum first the bass drum will be replaced by the vocal on the clipboard Since you cut the bass drum from its original position it will no longer be on the track and because you did not paste it it will be gone from the project This is why it is always a good idea to paste audio right after you cut it But remember that editing on the MDR24 96 is non destructive so you can cut and copy all you like knowing that your audio is safe and sound When you perform edits the MDR24 96 is not actually moving the audio Instead you are just reorganizing the order in which the MDR24 96 plays the audio files All editing commands are remembered in a 999 level history list so that every edit can be undone and redone until you are satisfied see Undo Redo later in this manual To perform an edit you must tell the MDR24 96 three things what type of an edit you would like to perform what tracks to perform the edit on and the audio range that you would like the edit to cover To perform an edit First press the TRACK EDIT button to enter the C TRACK EDIT MENU Press either the Cut or Copy select buttons to enter a menu for placing audio data from a track onto the clipboard Press the Paste selec
33. et interface system 2 must have a 100 Base T network card installed The two Ethernet interfaces are connected using industry standard CAT 5 Ethernet cable and connectors IMPORTANT A CROSSOVER cable is required Since we re connecting two Ethernet ports together directly with no intervening network interfacing or routing devices a standard Ethernet cable will not work E gt When cable shopping look for one marked Crossover or Reversed This is a special cable wired with input and output connections crossed over from one end to the other so data sent by one system appears at the receiver input of the other Operation Guide 24 96 Hardware Interconnection For the simple network described here simply plug one end of the cable into the Ethernet port on the network card installed in the computer Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port on the MDR24 06 Either end of the cable can go to either device Computer Software Required Windows 95 98 NT 2000 ME XP for the PC or Macintosh 8 6 or higher TCP IP protocol stack usually included with the operating system An FTP File Transfer Protocol client program At Mackie we ve tested the MDR24 96 with two inexpensive FTP client programs for Windows CuteFTP from Globalscape and WS FTP from Ipswitch Software as well as Fetch from Dartmouth Software Development for the Macintosh There are several others available
34. he audio When you cut or copy the next section of audio the previous contents of the clipboard will be removed and essentially deleted If you wish to permanently delete this file press the Purge Audio select button found on the second page of the Project menu If no part of this file appears elsewhere in your project it will be purged permanently removing it from your hard drive see Purge Audio on page 34 Operation Guide 52 MDR 24 96 Making Vocal Comp When recording vocals it is often necessary to record multiple takes and combine them into a perfect vocal composite or comp This can easily be done with the MDR24 06 virtual tracks When recording use the Auto Take function to record seven good vocal takes on the first seven virtual tracks of your vocal track Do this by pressing the AUTO TAKE button Let s record the vocal on track 11 record a take return to the beginning and record again The Auto Take function will increment track 11 to the second virtual track Repeat this until you have seven good takes If along the way you have a take that you know is not a keeper press the DELETE LAST button to remove it from the hard drive and press RECORD and PLAY buttons to record the virtual track again When you perform the Delete Last function in Auto Take mode the MDR24 96 realizes that the last take was thrown out and will not increment to the next virtual track until the current virtual track is filled with an accep
35. his can be useful to mute certain tracks while editing without having to reach for your mixer board Also if you have an automated mix set up on your digital mixer you can mute tracks from the MDR24 96 without disrupting the mixing console Finally when editing instruments spanning multiple tracks such as a drum kit it may benefit you to listen to just a particular part of the drum set to fine tune your edit points With track mutes you can easily mute everything but the desired tracks and edit to your hearts content To mute a track 1 First press the TRACK EDIT button 2 Press the Right Arrow button to move to the second page of the TRACK EDIT MENU 3 Press the Mute select button The dialog window will tell you to press the track arm buttons to toggle the mute status on a track If the Record Ready LED is lit while the mute screen is displayed the track will be muted and if the Record Ready is not lit the track will play normally 4 Use the Record Arm buttons to mute and unmute tracks Press the OK select button to leave the Track Mute menu The Record Ready LEDs change to their previous state but any muted tracks will remain muted until you return to the mute screen to change their status The meters continue to show playback on muted tracks but the outputs will not pass audio Record Safe Record Safe locks out all Record Ready and Master Record switches Any tracks that are armed become disarmed when Record Saf
36. ill be in the proper order on the correct tracks Press the Paste select button The contents of the clipboard will be placed on tracks 12 15 16 and 17 replacing the bad take of the second chorus with the good take from the first You may need to fine tune your placement by undoing this operation and changing the location with the transport controls slightly to place it at the exact point If so press the Undo Redo select button from the Track Edit Menu and then choose Undo This will undo the paste Adjust the locator position go to the Paste Menu to mark the Start point and choose Paste again Repeat this until the chorus is placed perfectly Deleting a Section of Audio The MDR24 96 has no edit command to simply delete a section of audio This is because this can easily be done by simply cutting the section and not pasting it anywhere It won t be permanently deleted unless you later Purge Audio and the MDR24 96 determines that the audio file is not in use anywhere else At that point the audio will be permanently removed Find the section you wish to delete and Press the TRACK EDIT button and then the Cut select button Press the REC Record Ready button on the track containing the audio you wish to delete Use the transport and the End and Start select buttons to mark the ending and beginning of the section you wish to delete Choose Cut when you are ready to delete the section Now go about the rest of your editing without pasting t
37. l on the pum eid MDR24 96 It also means that your console 25 must be capable of putting out at least 22 D dBu without distortion so the console doesn t 10 18 clip while the recorder is still within its Hs neni working range Most professional consoles can output 22 dBu without breaking a sweat like the Mackie Analog and Digital 8eBus consoles But beware that semi pro consoles often operate at a nominal output level of 10 dBV and will run out of steam before reaching a level that can take advantage of the recorder s full resolution Q 25 lt Auto Punch The Auto Punch function automatically starts and stops recording on armed tracks at preset punch in and punch out times just as if you had pressed the appropriate buttons Auto Punch is frequently used in combination with the Loop page 37 and Auto Take page 40 functions This feature is only accessible from either the Remote 24 or Remote 48 Typically this feature is used when you want to re record a portion of a track By setting up auto punch points you can be assured of punching in and out at the same spots on every pass protecting yourself from accidentally recording over a good section of the track By setting Loop points surrounding the Punch points you can continuously repeat a punch until you get it right or decide you need to practice the part some more The Punch markers share duties as LOC 3 and LOC 4 points page 37 While it s logical
38. ngs will be visible on the FTP listing of the C drive These are part of the operating system and should be left intact Do not delete any of these files from the MDR 24 96 hard drive MDR 24 96 FTP Client Configuration There are a number of FTP clients available for both PC and Macintosh platforms This generic example may not exactly reflect the settings for your particular FTP client software but it should be close enough to get you on the right track if you re having difficulty 1 Create anew account for connecting Emm to the MDR24 96 aa oae o EXE 2 If there is a Profile or Account rrr name setting choose a name like o 27mm we Or MDR 7 Apod D 3 For Host Name Address use the MDR IP address you decided on earlier In the default case the MDR a IP address is 10 10 28 20 4 If you must choose a Host Type select Anonymous Login 5 If there is a Password setting you can leave it blank The anonymous setting will automatically send something that the MDR will ignore If there is a Directory setting set it to C for the internal drive or E for the external 7 The Subnet setting on your computer should be set the same as the MDR24 06 8 You should now be able to engage the Connect command and see the contents
39. nt to begin recording hit the footswitch When you are finished with the punch hit the footswitch again Recording stops but playback continues When punching the input monitoring mode is important If Auto Input Monitor is selected you will hear track playback on the record armed tracks until you punch in At that point you will begin to hear the incoming audio being recorded When you hit the footswitch again to punch out you will again hear the track playback If you do not have Auto Input monitoring selected you will always hear the incoming audio on the record ready tracks If you have Input monitoring selected you will not hear any track playback at all this is not normally used when punching One final word about punching it is a good idea to plan ahead with your punch and find a second or two of silence at which to punch in and out This will ensure that you have no audible glitches at the punch points Stop Play The Stop Play footswitch function does just what it says it allows you to start and stop the transport with your foot If the transport is stopped press the footswitch to start it If the transport is playing press the footswitch to stop it Rinse and repeat It s just that easy Cycle Cue This function is not currently implemented on the MDR24 96 New Cue This function is not currently implemented on the MDR24 06 Operation Guide Solo Remote Only This choice is available for the Remote Footswitch but n
40. onitor their inputs and the Auto Input setting has no effect To enable All Input Press the ALL INPUT button The LED above the button lights when Input is on Auto Input Auto Input is used for recording Auto Input affects only tracks that are in Record Ready armed Tracks that are not armed only monitor the playback of previously recorded audio All Input overrides Auto Input To use Auto Input Input must be turned off When Auto Input is On armed tracks monitor their inputs in Stop Fast Forward Rewind and Record In Play you hear only what s already recorded on the tracks This mode is used primarily for tracking and overdubbing where you want to hear what s been previously recorded on the track before the punch in and after the punch out During the punch you hear what is presently being recorded Auto Input On is the default mode when you power up the MDR24 06 When Auto Input is Off armed tracks always monitor their inputs This mode is used primarily for rehearsal and tracking where you want to always hear what you re playing rather than what s already recorded on that track To enable Auto Input Press the AUTO INPUT button The glowing LED above the button indicates that it s ON Ea gt Metering Setting Record Levels professional analog recorder has meters that indicate 0 VU at a 4 dBu nominal signal level Generally you can record peaks 10 to 15 dB
41. ot for the MDR24 06 Footswitch Although you cannot solo a track on the MDR directly it can be soloed with a footswitch attached to a Remote 24 The footswitch solos the channel displayed in the Track Number window on the Remote 24 The meters on the MDR24 96 will continue to display signal on all of the tracks with audio but the MDR24 96 will output audio from only the soloed track Press the footswitch again with the same track selected to disengage solo function and to return the MDR24 96 to regular operation You can also select a different channel on the Remote 24 and press the footswitch to solo that channel instead To change footswitch function for the MDR24 96 or a Mackie Remote 1 Press the front panel SYSTEM button 2 Press the Right Arrow button to move to the second page 3 Now press either the Footswitch MDR or the Footswitch Remote select button 4 Use the and select buttons to change the assignment of the selected footswitch Press the OK select button to choose a setting The MDR 24 96 has four functions that can be assigned to the footswitch the remote adds a fifth Footswitch DO NOT PLUG I NTSS e I INPUT OUTPUT 5 S S gt eue INPUT OUTPUT 5 1 8 i 9 16 17 24 24 96 Editing Delete Last One way to save disk space is to use the DELETE LAST bu
42. rading the System Software You may be wondering about the two disks included with the MDR24 96 These disks are installation disks for the MDR24 96 software If you ever have a problem Mackie Digital Tech Support may advise you to reinstall the operating system This will not delete any projects on either drive but it is always a good idea to back up any important projects before doing a reinstallation of the operating system You should notice that the MDR24 96 OS fits on just two floppy disks This small size is an indication of the efficiency of the operating system and is one reason why the MDR24 96 runs so smoothly Mackie may release updated versions of the operating system on our website www mackie com The file can easily be downloaded from the MDR24 96 section of the site Be sure to follow the instructions listed to correctly make the floppy disks We get many calls to our tech support complaining of bad installations that are caused by the user not making the disks correctly Once you have the most recent version of the installer disks you are ready to reinstall or update the operating system Be sure everything important is backed up and power off the MDR24 96 To upgrade system software 1 Insert the first disk into the floppy drive and turn on the MDR24 96 You will see the display telling you that it is Loading Please Wait It then reads from the floppy drive this is indicated by the green light on the front of the
43. rive menu Select External then select OK 3 Select Verify When the message appears asking you to confirm the operation select OK After a couple of minutes the result of the test will be reported in the front panel display 4 After the performance verification is completed select Continue Mount Refresh Drives The Mount Refresh drives command HP updates the MDR24 96 Project file o Fremat lists to reflect the current status of RARES both the internal and external drives Use this command to mount a new Mackie Media PROJECT disk or to view the size of files in a Project file list To Mount drives 1 Press the DISK UTIL button Select Mount 2 Press the DISK UTIL button again to exit after the mounting operation is complete Operation Guide 55 24 96 Appendix A Troubleshooting and Service Additional information and troubleshooting tips can be found in the HDR24 96 Technical Reference Guide Technical support is available by contacting your Mackie dealer calling Mackie Designs at 800 258 6883 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time or visiting Mackie s website at www mackie com Please read the included warranty information then complete and return the included Warranty Registration card You can also register online at www mackie com Appendix B Specifications Physical Dimensions 7 x 19 x 13 25 17 8 cm x 48 3 cm x 33 7 cm shipping Weight 35 1 Ib 15 9
44. smission loss and file integrity checking If a file transfer is interrupted during an FTP session the FTP client will perform an integrity check and attempt to re establish connection and transfer Most FTP servers and clients employ a user name and password scheme for authorization purposes The MDR24 96 FTP implementation sets the client account to anonymous status thereby allowing any fully functional FTP client to connect to the internal file system of the recorder Because it s possible that an unknown computer may connect to the MDR24 96 and add or delete files care should be taken when connecting the MDR to a publicly available network WAN IP Address Without detailing the intricacies of network security and firewalls you should be aware that configuring the MDR24 96 with a publicly available IP address on a publicly available network may make the recorder s hard drive and functions visible to network traffic i e the Internet When connecting two Ethernet devices directly without including an outside network this is a non issue Certain IP address ranges have been set aside by key Internet standards bodies for use in private networking applications Those ranges are as follows Class 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 Class B 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 Class C 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 If your MDR24 96 is connected to a network that never touches another network i e not publicly available outside of your network you may
45. st choose the correct one for the task at hand 4 Click the Make Active button with the MDR24 96 configuration highlighted 5 From the TCP IP setup for the MDR24 96 make the following settings for the Connect Via box choose Ethernet it may say Ethernet Built In and for the Configure box choose Manually If you see an IP address and subnet listed leave them as is and change the settings on the MDR24 06 If the fields are blank we must assign an IP address and subnet to the Mac 7 Set the IP address to be identical to that of the MDR24 96 except for the last field For example the default IP address on the MDR24 96 is 10 10 28 20 Set the IP address on the computer to 10 10 28 10 where the last 10 is an arbitrary number that is not 20 8 Set the Subnet mask to match identically that of the MDR24 96 The default setting on the MDR24 96 is 255 255 0 0 so you should set the subnet mask in the Mac to be the same 9 Leave the Router address Name server address and Search domains blank 10 From the File menu choose Quit It should prompt you to save do so now 12 Your Macintosh should now be configured properly to see the MDR24 96 Run the FTP server on the MDR24 96 and open the FTP Client on your computer to transfer files Operation Guide bc 2 E gt Note folder named System and files en titled mackieos EXE and PME SYS nor mally hidden on the MDR 24 96 file man agement listi
46. st number in the address of the client computer can be anything as long as it s not the same as the MDR24 96 s address In a larger network there are some higher levels of addressing which must be consistent within the network System 1 Settings MDR24 96 Most computers with standard default operating system installations are configured to have a dynamically assigned IP address that is they do not have a fixed IP address If this is the case with your computer you probably need to assign the computer a static IP address You must assure that the computer and MDR are not set up for the same address so they don t collide on the network In a simple network the IP addresses should be identical except for the last field In general you can change the settings on the computer or the MDR24 96 to match the other If your computer is connected to the Internet through a cable modem or DSL line it may have been assigned an IP address and Subnet Mask In this situation leave these computer settings intact and change the MDR s address Configuring the MDR24 96 FTP Server 1 Press the SYSTEM button 2 Select Setup TCP 3 Select IP Note the IP address displayed The factory default is 10 10 28 20 You need to know the MDR 24 96 IP address to set up your FTP client software 4 For a computer set with a fixed IP address using the and select and DEC and INC buttons set the first three fields of the MDR24 96 IP a
47. t button to enter a menu allowing you to return clipboard data to an audio track These buttons do not perform the operation but take you to a specific menu for that command 2 You will now be in a menu for the specific operation chosen You may notice that the Record Ready lights C Q REC Q REC have all gone out even if you had some tracks in Record Ready mode This is normal the Record Ready lights have many duties on the MDR24 96 In an edit menu they are used to choose which tracks to perform an edit to Press the REC Record Ready button on the track you wish to edit If the red Record Ready light for a track is lit the edit will be performed on that track As mentioned previously you can select multiple tracks simultaneously to edit them all at once Read on for more detailed information about each edit type MDR 24 96 3 Look at the screen you will see a Start time and End time you will not see an End time 1 you have chosen Paste as the edit function These numbers signify the time range to perform the edit between The Start time is where you want the edit to begin and the End time is where you want the edit to end First enter the end time by moving the transport to the desired position by using the transport buttons When you see the desired End time on the time display press the End select button Now position the transport to the desired Start time and press the Start select b
48. table take When all seven are finished press the AUTO TAKE button again to turn the function off We must now edit the seven virtual tracks into one master comp We will place the comp on Virtual Track 8 We will not cut any data from the first seven virtual tracks we will only copy it This way our first seven virtual tracks will remain intact as we recorded them in case we ever need them again We must first listen to all seven virtual tracks to determine which are our keepers To begin press the TRACK EDIT button then press the Virtual Track select button Listen through all seven takes of track 11 by manually changing the virtual track for the vocal For this example we will do a simple comp we will use the first verse from virtual track 2 and the first chorus from virtual track 7 Select virtual track 2 and leave this menu Now choose Copy in the Track Edit menu Press the REC Record Ready button on track 11 to tell the MDR24 96 that we wish to edit this track Find a blank space after the first verse and mark this as the out point of our edit by selecting End Now use the transport to find a blank spot just before the beginning of the first verse and mark this as the Start point Now press the Copy select button We have now copied the first verse to the clipboard Return to the Virtual Tracks menu and change the virtual track for track 11 to virtual track 8 our comp track Navigate back to the Paste menu Be sure the track 11 Record R
49. the main project returns to the display Alternate method Press the TRACK EDIT button and select Undo Redo 2 From the Undo Redo menu select Undo The History List umber Operation Guide Track Edit The TRACK EDIT button gives you access to the set of non destructive editing tools on the MDR24 96 The MDR24 96 allows you to cut or copy a piece of audio from any track and paste it onto any other track You can for example move a vocal from the first chorus of a song and paste it over a take in the second chorus You are also able to cut or copy from multiple tracks at once and paste them onto a different group of tracks If you need to replace the background vocals from a chorus you could copy from the multiple backing tracks from the first chorus and paste them in the second One final example to whet your appetite if you have a few different vocal takes on virtual tracks you can easily copy them from one virtual track to another to create a perfect composite vocal take Now that we have described the possibilities let s explain how to do all this When audio data is cut or copied from a track it is placed on a virtual clipboard where it is held until you decide to put it somewhere Data will also be removed from the clipboard when you replace the contents with something else This means that you can copy a guitar line from one track then record a bass part drink some coffee play your project a few thousand tim
50. tions of the MDR24 96 Design Team most notably Brian McCully and Bob Tudor Graphics and layout were performed by Tony Baird with technical support from Dave Franzwa Steve Eborall and Frank Weasel Boy Heller Cover art courtesy of Bryan Tiller Long winded explanations editing and last minute updates from Mike Rivers with proofreading and final blessing by Jeff Gilbert Proofreading and additional editing by Linn Compton Scott Garside was a pain the whole time Demo Music Credits Ode to Masters Wrtten by Jay Roberts and Rick Reid Published By Nigel Nose Music Electric Guitar Jay Roberts Classical Guitar Rick Reid Bass Dan Dean Drums Brendan Scanlan Hammond B3 Joey DeFrancesco Trumpet Joey DeFrancesco Little Bit of Love Written by Claude Gaudette amp Alan Roy Scott BMI 877477 Published by KYUSHU BOY MUSIC BMI 231306319 Artist Shirley Meyers Production Company Leggett Music Inc Nashville Tn Produced by Keith Olsen Arranged by Claude Gaudette and Keith Olsen Keyboards Claude Gaudette Richard Baker Guitars Tim Pierce Engineered by Keith Olsen and Peter Love Recorded and Programmed at Goodnight LA Studios Los Angeles Mackie the Running Man figure MDR24 96 and Digital 8eBus are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged 2
51. to the Loop Start point if it is between the Loop points playback starts from Current Time To enable Looping Press LOOP 1 2 to enable looping 2 Press PLAY to start loop playback o Locates 3 and 4 serve as punch in and punch out points when PUNCH is selected from a remote control Punch is an automatic recording feature that switches a record armed track or tracks into Record mode at a specified punch in point LOC 3 and takes it out of Record at the specified punch out point LOC 4 See Auto Punch on page 42 for more details Operation Guide MDR 24 96 Recording saying the MDR24 06 is just a 24 track recorder is like saying a Ferrari 550 is just a car It s true but it misses the point entirely The MDR24 96 has many features that place it above an ordinary 24 track recorder Virtual Tracks One difference between the MDR24 96 and some other recorders is the virtual tracks Each of the 24 tracks on the MDR24 06 is actually one of eight virtual tracks These virtual tracks give you places to hold onto old takes just in case they turn out to be gems Virtual tracks can also be used as a scratch pad to try out different edits First let s learn how to access the virtual tracks and later we will present you with a few examples on how you can use them most effectively To access the virtual tracks selection menu 1 First press the TRACK EDIT button 2 Press the Right Arrow button to SCO move
52. to the second page of the TRACK EDIT MENU 9 Q 9 3 Then choose the Set Virtual select button You will be presented with a screen containing two rows of numbers The top row displays the track numbers from 1 24 without the tens digit The first 1 9 represents tracks 1 9 the next 0 9 represents tracks 10 19 and the final 0 4 represents tracks 20 24 The next row of numbers is the current virtual track number for the track listed above it Here is an example of what you might see in the Virtual Track menu This display shows that tracks 1 4 are playing back virtual track 1 tracks 5 9 are playing virtual track 2 tracks 10 21 are playing virtual track 8 and tracks 22 24 are playing virtual track 4 By default the entire second row should display all ones This means that to begin with all the tracks are playing back their first virtual track 4 Use the lt lt and gt gt SELECT buttons to select a track number from the top line the selected track number will appear as instead of its number Now press the DEC INC buttons to change the virtual track on the selected channels This screen allows you to manually set any track to any of its eight virtual tracks It is often convenient to display the virtual track window while tracking so you are always aware of which virtual track you are recording onto for any given track Track Mutes The MDR24 96 allows you to mute the playback of any track T
53. tton after a bad recording pass One of the benefits of digital recording with the MDR24 06 is that you can keep every take and decide later which one to use But sometimes you know right off that the last take will never see the light of day In these instances you can quickly reclaim disk space by deleting the last record pass Keep in mind that this command will delete audio from all tracks recorded on the last pass If the vocal was great but the guitar was junk re record the guitar but do not perform the Delete Last Command you don t want to lose the vocal too To delete the last recording pass Press the o DELETE LAST C button 2 Purge audio files created during the last recording pass appears in the display Choose Yes to delete the pass and the audio files to reclaim disk space This is normally what you will choose The track reverts back to any audio that was previously recorded onto it Choose No to delete the take but to leave the audio file on the hard drive The take will no longer play but the audio file will remain on the hard drive This is useful if you want to back up every single take even the bad ones The track reverts back to any audio that was previously recorded onto it Choose Cancel if you decide that you do not want to delete the last take 3 If you chose Yes you will see a readout describing the progress of the delete function When it reaches 10096 the Delete Last function is finished and
54. use any IP address range you choose However research and consideration in this matter should be conducted to prevent any unwanted breaches of security and IP address conflicts For further details you are encouraged to seek additional information from the following organization Internet Assigned Numbers Authority http www iana org Operation Guide 24 96 Hub is an active device that is designed to connect several Ethernet devices in a star network Each device connects to the hub and the hub routes communication among the devices by sorting out destination IP addresses If you already have a network you probably have a hub If you wish to connect the MDR24 96 to a computer that is already connected to a network or that you regularly use to connect to the Internet a hub would be a worthwhile addition to your system allowing you to have all the cables connected all the time Important When connecting through a hub do not use a Crossover cable Hubs are designed to use standard cables 10 Base T vs 100 Base T The recorder s Ethernet card is hardware configured to operate at 100 Mbps If you wish to connect an MDR24 06 to an existing Ethernet network that is configured for 10 Mbps transmission rates it is necessary to use a 10 100 autosensing hub and or a rate converter Most hubs today are autosensing Pa A d 1593 ps PSM inani inani EEE P
55. utton SELECT SELECT SELECT 4 Press the Edit select button to perform the operation There are five edit operations on the MDR24 06 Three are different ways to place audio onto the clipboard and two are different ways to return audio from the clipboard to the selected track s Cut Access the Cut command by first pressing the TRACK EDIT button then pressing the Cut select button and then choosing Cut when you are ready to perform the operation Cut removes the audio between the Start and End points on the selected tracks and places it onto the clipboard In its place on the original track will be blank space silence Use the Cut command if you want to remove a section from a track because you don t like it or because you want to move it someplace else Cut should be used if you would like everything else on the track to remain in the same position Before Cut Audio B After Cut Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard BI Access the Join command by first pressing TRACK EDIT then pressing the Cut select button and then choosing Join when you are ready to perform the operation Join is similar to Cut in that it removes the selected audio from the track and places it onto the clipboard The difference is that a blank space is not left behind Instead any data on the selected tracks following the edit selection will be slid back in
56. ve the following companies supply individual 1100 AES EBU and or 75Q word clock and video cables Apogee Electronics Corporation 3145 Donald Douglas Loop South Santa Monica CA 90405 3210 Tel 310 915 1000 Fax 310 391 6262 http www apogeedigital com Canare 531 5th Street Unit San Fernando CA 91340 Tel 818 365 2446 Fax 818 365 0479 http www canare com Whirlwind 99 Ling Rd Rochester NY 14612 Tel 888 733 4396 Fax 716 865 8930 http www whirlwindusa com Appendix F Networking FTP Setup The MDR24 96 comes to you with a handy 10 100 Base T local area network LAN card built in The main purpose of networking the MDR24 96 using Ethernet is to share or back up project files to a computer network server router or other device with an Ethernet connection and common protocol It can also be used to transfer files to a computer for editing The topic of computer networking can get very complex and we cant give you complete course here This appendix covers the basics for configuring a small directly connected peer to peer network consisting only of one MDR24 96 and one computer with some side notes about integrating with a small local area network If you re connecting to a larger network for instance in a corporate workgroup environment you probably have a network administrator who can integrate your MDR24 96 using the information presented here VERY IMPORTANT You really CAN connect your M
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