Operator`s manual

180 Version 1.21
RECORD /
SETTING RECORD LEVELS
In the centre of the screen are two level meters.
These are accurately calibrated to show level precisely. As signal is input to the sampler, so these
meters will move. At the far right of the meters is a small box that indicates clipping.
Above the meters, you can see the margin of headroom you have and this value is held until the
signal exceeds it again. To obtain optimum record level, you should select the appropriate input
sensitivity (MIC, LINE or PRO) and increase (or decrease) RECORD LEVEL until the margin is as
close to 0dB as possible. If the maximum headroom is exceeded by too loud a signal, the clip
indicator will illuminate and an exclamation mark (!) will appear above it. If this happens, reduce
RECORD LEVEL, press RESET MARGIN (F9) and try again.
NOTE: The RECORD LEVEL parameter has no effect when any of the digital inputs are selected
- e.g. DIGITAL, OPTICAL or the ADAT inputs (if the optional ADAT board is installed).
RECORD LEVEL also has no effect when recording OUTPUTS 1/2 (i.e. re-recording the outputs
of the sampler back into itself) as this is also a digital signal.
NAMING RECORDINGS
Recordings are automatically given a name and when you enter record, a new, unique sample
name is always created to prevent accidentally recording over an existing sample. The default
name is always NEW SAMPLE n (where n is a unique number).
You may, however, enter your own names by pressing RENAME/NEW on F16. You will receive the
usual name pop-up and you should enter the name you want to use using either the CURSOR </
> keys and the DATA wheel or an external QWERTY keyboard. Once the recording has been
made, the autoname process will use the name you gave the sample as the ‘seed’ name for the
next recording - i.e. if you named your original recording SNARE 1, the next autonamed recording
will be SNARE 2. This ‘seed’ name will then be used for all subsequent recordings and these will
be auto-numbered (i.e. 3, 4, 5, etc.) until such time as you specifically create a new name for a
new recording.