User guide

RECORD OVERWRITE

• CREATE NEW CUT

• REPLACE EXISTING CUT

Record Overwrite sets a default behavior for new recordings. “Create New Cut” assigns the next

available cut ID number in the current directory to the new recording. “Replace Existing Cut”

records new audio to a previously-used cut ID number.

When the

RECORD button is pressed while Record Overwrite is set to “Replace Existing Cut”,

DigiCart/EX goes into Record Ready mode with the currently selected cut ID in the command line.

Press

PLAY to begin recording to the Cut ID number, overwriting the existing audio. If you elect not

to overwrite the targeted Cut, select an unused ID in the same directory (existing Cut IDs will not be

displayed), or press

STOP to cancel recording.

ECORD THRESHOLD

• -6 dB

• -12 dB

• -18 dB

• -24 dB

• -30 dB

• -36 dB

• -42 dB

• -48 dB

• -54 dB

• -60 dB

• OFF

DigiCart/E provides the option of recording "upon audio". When in Record Ready mode,

DigiCart/EX will wait to trigger on incoming audio at or above a pre-selected threshold. Select a

threshold level value (default is –42dB), or OFF. When OFF is selected, recording begins

immediately after pressing RECORD and PLAY. The threshold trigger level will be displayed on the

command line while in Record Ready mode while waiting for the threshold to be crossed.

When using this mode, if the recorded cut sounds "upcut" or clicks at the beginning, reset the threshold to a

lower threshold dB value and try again. If recording starts too soon due to noise in the source being

recorded, select a higher threshold value. In some cases, programming a short fade-in will eliminate a

pop at the head of a recording, eliminating the need to re-record.

Threshold Recording with a Digital Input

Once digital recording has been initiated, DigiCart/EX waits for a valid digital input before

commencing. The digital signal must be present, valid and stable from the time recording

commences until the recording ends. Any interruption or change will terminate the recording.

In some cases, the source machine may require time to stabilize. It may be helpful to pre-roll

and start the source before placing DigiCart into record, or to pause a CD player before

recording, rather than commencing record and then starting the source player from a standstill.

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