Using the Alesis HD24XR

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As with all the hardware and software in the MP&E department… Read the manual! DANGER! DO NOT LIFT THESE HANDLES! Lifting the handle ejects the hard drive caddy from the drive bay and can seriously damage the drive. The Song Select Key [SONG SEL] toggles between PROJECT mode and SONG mode. In PROJECT mode, select 8 TRACK SONGS or 12 TRACK SONGS using the up and down cursor keys. In SONG mode, select the song number and title you want to mix using the up and down cursor keys. Song Select Key Up & Down Cursor Keys Left and Right Cursor Keys Scroll through a song title using the left and right keys but be careful… watch the flashing cursor under your selection.

Using the Alesis HD24XR

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Selecting a Song

1 Song Sel Make sure you are in PROJECT mode 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to select the desired PROJECT 3 Song Sel again Make sure you are in SONG mode

4 Use the up and down arrow keys to select the desired SONG

Locate Points

Each song has a timeline starting at 00:00:00. You can store location times that correspond to various parts of the song such as the start and end of the song, first chorus, second chorus… etc. These location points can be stored in any of the 25 programable locate points (0-24) for each song. “Locate 0” is always the beginning of the recording but may not be the beginning of the song as there are slates for each song. The 25 locate points are stored with each song and can be given alphanumeric names… see the manual for details. The first 7 “Locate Points” are available as dedicated keys on the face of the HD24 (0-6). The remaining 17 points (7-24) are accessable through the alphanumeric display. An indicator in the lower right hand corner of the display shows the active “Location Point”. Pressing any of the 7 keys (Locate 0-6) will cause the HD24 to locate to that key’s stored address. Pressing the “Locate” key (large key to the left of the REW key) will take the system to the address in the active “Locate Point” shown in the bottom right of the display. See the image below. Setting locate points is done by holding the “Set Locate” key and pressing one of the 6 locate keys 1-6 with the transport at the desired time. This can be done on the fly or while the transport is stationary.

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Setting Location Points

Active or current “Locate Point” “Locate Select” “Locate 0” “Set Locate” Dedicated locate keys 1-6

“LOCATE” key

Looping

Looping cycles the HD24 between any two of the 25 location points. This is done by setting one locate point as the “Loop Start” and another as the “Loop End” and engaging the “Auto Return” and “Auto Play” transport fuctions simultaneously. The loop will work as long as the time stored in “Loop Start” point preceedes the time stored in the “Loop End” point. Setting the “Loop Start” and “Loop End” points is done using the alphanumeric display, the “Locate Select” key and the “Cursor Arrow” keys. Setting Loop Points Make the “Location Point” you want to be the “Loop Start” active in the alphanumeric display by hitting “Locate Select” and scrolling with the cursor keys. Next, HOLD “Locate Select” and tap the left cursor key. A “Start” indicator will turn on in the Locate Pt window. Use the cursor keys again to find the “Location Point” you want to use for the “Loop End”. Next, HOLD “Locate Select” and tap the right cursor key. A “End” indicator will turn on in the Locate Pt window. Activating the Loop Select “Auto Return” and “Auto Play” to activate the loop. You can test the loop with the transport in PLAY by tapping the “Loop End” locate key, the transport will jump to the loop end then back to the loop start and continue playing.

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Making Loops

1. “Locate Select” to act ivate location points in alphanumeric display

2. Scroll to “Loop Start” location point

3. HOLD “Locate Select” and hit left cursor key to set “Loop Start”

4. Look for “Start” ind icator in location point window

8. Turn on “Auto Return 9. Turn on “Auto Play”

5. Scroll to “Loop End” location point

6. HOLD “Locate Select” and hit right cursor key to set “Loop Start”

7. Look for “End” ind icator in location point window