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Autolocation, Chapter 9
9-4 ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06
9.4A SETTING LOOP START AND END POINTS
To edit the start and end locate points, follow the steps below.
Operation You press… You see…
Show start locate point Edit button followed by
the Auto Return button
Display shows Start
Point location
Choose start locate point Up/Down buttons or
number keys
Display shows new start
Point location
Edit start locate point Cursor Right button,
then enter numbers
(keypad, Up/Down
buttons,) in the
appropriate fields (or use
Copy Tape Location)
Field to be edited
flashing, then replaced
by your entry
Display end locate point Auto Return button
again (toggles between
start and end points)
Display shows End Point
location
Choose end locate point Up/Down buttons or
number keys
Display shows new End
Point location
Edit end locate point Cursor buttons, then
enter numbers (keypad,
Up/Down buttons, Copy
Tape Location) in the
appropriate fields
Field to be edited
flashing, then replaced
by your entry
Loop Count feature: For continuous looping of a section, Auto Return and Auto Play are
both turned on. Hold Peak Clear while pressing Auto Return to temporarily display
the current loop count. To preserve the tape from accidental wear, the M20 will
automatically exit Auto Play mode after 100 continuous loops of Auto Return.
9.5 SET PRE-ROLL
For rehearsal or recording, it’s often important to hear a few seconds of music prior to an
entry point. Setting a pre-roll time locates the tape prior to any location point by the specified
amount of pre-roll (0 to 25 seconds; default is 5 seconds). Setting pre-roll = 0 causes the tape
to locate to the cue point (same as disabling pre-roll).
Pre-roll also works when looping between two points.
Operation You press… You see…
Display Pre-Roll time Edit button followed by
the Pre-Roll button
Display shows existing
pre-roll time
Edit Pre-Roll time Enter time with numeric
keypad or Up/Down
buttons
Display shows new Pre-
Roll time
Leave Pre-Roll Edit mode Press Edit button again Edit light goes out. Pre-
Roll button light returns
to its on or off status.