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Transport Functions
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If you want to replace the end of an existing sequence, you
don’t have to stop recording before the second cycle be-
gins: the start of the existing sequence remains intact.
Autodrop
Autodrop means automatically going into and out of
record at previously defined positions. Autodrop mode is
most commonly used to re-record a badly played section of
an otherwise well played recording. The advantage is; you
can concentrate on the playing.
If cycle is not active, the left and right locators serve as
drop-in, and drop-out points. Autodrop is activated by
clicking the autodrop button.
Defining the Autodrop Region:
If both cycle and autodrop are active, there is an indepen-
dent pair of locators available for the autodrop. In this
case, there will be two stripes in the bar ruler, the top one
representing the cycle region, and the bottom one the au-
todrop range. The autodrop stripe can be graphically al-
tered in exactly the same way as the cycle stripe. If the bar
ruler display is very narrow, holding down ctrl as you alter
it will ensure that all your actions apply to the autodrop
stripe. To activate autodrop graphically in the bar ruler,
drag down the stripe while holding down ctrl.
For graphic operations, the grid scale can be reduced to di-
vision resolution by holding down alt, and to tick resolu-
tion by holding down shift alt.
Setting Autodrop Numerically: The positions of the
autodrop locators are displayed numerically, to the right of
the cycle locators on the Transport window. Their position
can be altered by changing the numbers from here.
Recording in Autodrop Mode: To carry out an auto-
drop recording, put the sequencer into record anywhere
before the drop-in point. Any events which you play before
the drop-in or after the drop-out are channelled through
the sequencer as usual, but are not recorded.
If the song position line is behind the right locator when
you start recording, recording automatically begins at the
drop-in point, after the count-in.
Combining Cycle and Autodrop