Specifications

Chapter 24: 2-Track USB Recording and Playback 243
Chapter 24: 2-Track USB Recording and Playback
The S3L system provides built-in USB 2-track recording and
playback, allowing you to record live performances to and play
back pre-recorded tracks from USB flash drives connected to the
E3 engine. Use these features to do basic stereo live recordings,
and to play back stereo music tracks and/or sound effects during
a performance or event.
The Media page provides on-screen controls for USB 2-track re-
cording and playback. Additionally, snapshots, the Function
switches, the Touch Strip, and a footswitch can be programmed
to control recording and playback functions.
USB Flash Drive Requirements
USB 2.0 and higher flash drives are required for USB 2-track re-
cording and playback, and must always be connected to the
E3 engine. Drives must be formatted to FAT, exFAT, or NTFS
file systems.
Multiple flash drives can be connected to the E3 engine, up to the
maximum number of available USB ports on the E3 engine.
Tracks from multiple connected USB drives can be added to a
Playlist for playback. However, S3L system audio can only be re-
corded to one drive at a time.
Media Page
The Media page contains two tabs, the Record and Playback tabs.
Record parameters are controlled on the Record tab, and play-
back parameters are controlled on the Playback tab. The Trans-
port is shared between the two tabs.
Record
1 – Record and Playback Tabs
These tabs let you select the Record and Playback screens.
2 – Record Input Section
The Record Input section provides Record Input selectors (record
input signal routing controls and indicators), stereo Record Input
Level meters, a stereo-linked recording input Level encoder, and
a
Listen button (for monitoring the recording).
3 – Target File Name
The Target File Name window displays the name of the targeted
recording. Clicking in the window lets you name the recording.
Resulting audio files are 48 kHz 24-bit WAV files. File names are
automatically appended with “.wav,” and can be edited before
and during recording.
USB 2-track recording and playback is different from the
S3L system’s integrated multi-track Pro Tools recording
and playback capabilities. For more information on
Pro Tools capabilities, see Chapter 25, “Pro Tools Re-
cording and Playback.”
Format your USB flash drive with the Disk Utility applica-
tion included with Apple System software (Mac) or Win-
dows Disk Management (Windows).
The built-in USB record and playback engine does not sup-
port USB hard disk drives.
Media page Record tab
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