User manual ALESIS AI2

[. . . ] ALESIS AI-2 Reference Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1. 0 ABOUT AI-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 2 OVERVIEW OF MAIN FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 2A Multiple Control Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 2B Control of ADAT Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] To use the capture feature press and hold the STORE key and then press SET/HOLD. 5. 3 COMMAND MODE 5. 3A Method for Actioning Destructive Functions Press the SETUP key to enter Setup mode. Repetitively press the MENU key to select the Commands menu, press the LAST/NEXT keys to select the Data option. Press SETUP to exit Setup mode, the display prompts for confirmation, press the STORE key to execute or press the DISPLAY key to cancel the command. For example: SA VE SYS EX S TORE TO CON F I RM The save data to tape process is not accessed through the Setup Command menu, but directly from a front panel key. To save data to tape, press the SAVE key and the STORE key to confirm. Only one command can be set at a time, because these commands are considered potentially "destructive" operations. If a command is canceled by pressing the DISPLAY key the Setup Command menu, Data option will be reset to off. All commands that are used to read or write data, require confirmation with the STORE key as a loss of valuable information could occur. 5. 3B Save To Tape Writes AI-2 data to the ADAT tape header. This command must be confirmed by pressing the STORE key as a loss of information could occur. If performed after a clear header, writes only SMPTE start times, and Tape start times, All Safe, X-fade time, Auto input, All input, Digital input, Track delay, and Pitch Control status and the Pitch value. If performed after a read tape operation will write all original unchanged data back to tape with any new changes that you have made. Data is written to all connected ADAT transports and all previously recorded data will be overwritten. To PREVENT loss of any information a Read Tape operation must previously have been performed. 35 5. 3C Read Tape Reads data from the first ADAT tape header. This command must be confirmed by pressing the STORE key as a loss of information could occur. The AI-2 reads and stores every piece of data in the ADAT tape header, even information that the AI-2 does not require. This permits a future Save Data operation to rewrite to tape all the original information. The AI-2 will load and use SMPTE start times, Tape start times, All Safe status, X-fade time, and Pitch Control value and status. 5. 3D Clear Header Resets the AI-2 internal header information to the AI-2 system defaults. This command must be confirmed by pressing the STORE key as a loss of information could occur. This feature is used to ensure that data from a previous tape is not written to a new tape. It is recommended that a Clear Header operation be performed at the start of a new session, when there is no data on tape to read. 5. 3E Abort Data Read or Save This command is used to stop a tape or MIDI data save or read operation, once it is in progress. When aborting a save operation, no data will be lost, as the AI-2 retains the original data in memory. Aborting a read operation could result in invalid data in the AI-2. 5. 3F Read SysEx Reads MIDI sysex data from an external MIDI device, through the MIDI IN connector. [. . . ] The module's configuration parameters are stored in battery-backed RAM. A technique for regulating the play speed of a tape machine by matching the rate of pulses recorded on tape with a pulse rate from another stable source or a master tape machine. A device that can record performance data for synthesizers and other electronic instruments and then, on playback, pass that data on to the instruments so that they'll play what has been recorded. The process of defining the user-selected operational parameters, such as defining a specific mode or option. [. . . ]