Chapter 8, Transport Controls and Basic Recording
ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06 8-9
8.8B ENABLE AUTO RECORD
To enable and disable Auto Punch, make sure the machine is not in Edit mode (if necessary,
press the Edit button so that it turns off).
Operation You press… You see…
Enable Auto Record Auto Record button Auto Record button
lights
Disable Auto Record Auto Record button Auto Record button
turns off
Use Auto Record Press Play and Record
prior to the punch in
point
Record buttons light
solid during punched
region
Note: If the currently selected locate number equals the punch-in locate number, then the In label
lights in the Locate Point block. Similarly, if the currently selected locate number equals the punch-out
locate number, then the Out label lights in the Locate Point block.
8.8C SET AUTO PUNCH POINTS “ON THE FLY”
Whenever you punch in/out manually (as opposed to auto-record), the default auto-punch
points assume the times of the manual punch points, and stores them in locations 98 and 99.
Note: This is not the case if punching is enabled/disabled with the Record Enable buttons.