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Track Record Enabling and Monitoring, Chapter 5
5-2 ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06
5.2 TRACK INPUT ENABLES
An input-enabled track monitors the associated input signal. There is one Input Enable
button (with associated indicator light) for each track (10 total). The Input Enable button
toggles between monitoring the input signal or monitoring the tape.
Operation You press… You see…
Enable track input
(monitors input signal)
The track Input Enable
button until…
Track input light turns
on
Disable track input
(monitors tape signal)
The track Input Enable
button until…
Track input light turns
off
5.3 AUTO INPUT SWITCH
This switch determines whether or not a record-enabled track (audio or aux) will monitor
from input or tape automatically, depending on the recording context. Disabling Auto Input
is preferred for recording basic tracks, while Auto Input is usually enabled during
overdubbing and punching.
What the tracks
monitor
Auto Input
Off
Auto Input On
Record-enabled
tracks monitor the…
Input signal Input while recording or stopped, tape
while playing
Non-record-enabled
tracks monitor the…
Tape Tape while playing or recording, input
signal when stopped
5.4 RECORD ENABLE
Pressing a track’s Record Enable button allows it to record when the M20 is in Record mode.
Any number of channels can punch in simultaneously, or punch out simultaneously, and any
channel or channels can punch in or out while other channels are in record.
Operation You press… You see…
Record enable a track The track Record Enable
button
The Record Enable light
flashes, then lights solid
while recording
Turn off record enable
for a track
The track Record Enable
button
The Record Enable light
turns off
Punch in using Record
Enable button
While in Record mode
and the tape is running,
press Record Enable
button
Record Enable button
lights solid
Punch out using Record
Enable button
While recording, press
Record Enable button
Record Enable button
turns off
If you press Play and Record with no tracks record-enabled, the Record light will flash
indicating a Record Pending mode. When the Record light is lit (or flashing if Rehearse is
enabled; see section 8.7), pressing individual track Record Enable buttons can punch
individual tracks in or out independently. The Record light will remain lit (or flashing in
Rehearse mode) until you punch out of Record, usually by pressing Play or any other
transport key.