ALESIS BRC Reference Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.0 ABOUT THE BRC..............................................................................................1 1.1 IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THIS MANUAL...................................................................................................................4 1.2 OVERVIEW OF MAIN FUNCTIONS...........................................................4 1.2A Transport.................................................................................................4 1.2B Record/Monitor functions...................................................................5 1.2C Autolocation...........................................................................................5 1.2D Punching..................................................................................................5 1.2E Rehearsing...............................................................................................6 1.2F Digital Bus................................................................................................6 1.3 "ENGAGED" VS "DISENGAGED" TAPES................................................7 1.4 BASIC OPERATION..........................................................................................7 1.4A Displays....................................................................................................7 1.4B Display Type............................................................................................8 1.4C Display Mode...........................................................................................8 1.4D LED Indicators.........................................................................................9 1.4E EDIT Button.............................................................................................9 1.4F Cursor Buttons........................................................................................10 1.4G Numeric Keypad....................................................................................10 1.4H UP/DOWN Buttons..............................................................................10 1.4I NAME Button..........................................................................................11 1.4J COPY TAPE LOCATION Button..........................................................11 CHAPTER 2 - HOOKUP 2.0 POWER................................................................................................................13 2.1 SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE ADATS......................................................13 2.1A Hooking Up Multiple ADATs............................................................13 2.1B ADAT ID (identification) Numbers...................................................14 2.1C Independent Slave Mode.....................................................................14 2.2 DIGITAL I/O.......................................................................................................15 2.2A Connecting the Digital Bus..................................................................15 2.2B Connecting the AI-1...............................................................................16 2.3 SMPTE IN/OUT.................................................................................................17 2.4 MIDI IN/OUT.....................................................................................................18 2.5 48 KHZ CLOCK IN/OUT..................................................................................18 2.6 VIDEO SYNC IN................................................................................................18 2.7 RMB REMOTE METER BRIDGE....................................................................18 2.8 FOOTSWITCHES...............................................................................................18 2.9 RACK-MOUNTING..........................................................................................19 2.10 ROLLAROUND STAND................................................................................19 CHAPTER 3 - GETTING READY TO RECORD 3.0 POWERING-UP.................................................................................................20 3.1 FORMATTING TAPES.....................................................................................21 3.1A Additional Formatting Considerations...........................................................................................................23 3.2 TRACK/RECORD MONITOR CONTROLS.................................................24 3.2A Track Bank Select...................................................................................24 3.2B Record Enables........................................................................................25 3.2C Auto Input...............................................................................................25 3.2D All Input..................................................................................................25 3.2E All Safe......................................................................................................25 3.2F All Clear....................................................................................................26 3.2G Groups 1 Through 4..............................................................................26 3.3 TRANSPORT CONTROLS..............................................................................27 3.3A Play............................................................................................................27 3.3B Stop............................................................................................................27 3.3C Record.......................................................................................................28 3.3D Rewind/Review.....................................................................................28 3.3E Fast Forward/Cue...................................................................................29 3.4 RECORD XFADE (CROSSFADE)....................................................................29 3.5 REHEARSE..........................................................................................................30 3.6 TRACK DELAY TIME.......................................................................................30 CHAPTER 4 - PITCH, AUTOLOCATION AND PUNCHING CONTROLS 4.0 PITCH CONTROLS............................................................................................33 4.1 AUTOLOCATION CONTROLS......................................................................34 4.1A Reset 0......................................................................................................34 4.1B Locate 0.....................................................................................................35 4.1C Setting a Locate Point............................................................................35 4.1D Naming a Locate Point..........................................................................37 4.1E Locating a Locate Point...........................................................................38 4.1F Manual Locate.........................................................................................39 4.1G Footswitch Controlled Autolocation.................................................40 4.1H Using the LRC Remote Control.........................................................41 4.1I Auto-Play...................................................................................................42 4.2 LOOPING.............................................................................................................42 4.2A Setting Loop Points...............................................................................43 4.2B Automatic Looping................................................................................44 4.3 AUTO-PUNCH...................................................................................................44 4.3A Setting Auto-Punch Points..................................................................45 4.3B Auto-Group Record...............................................................................47 4.3C Footswitch Controlled Punching........................................................50 4.4 PRE-ROLL & POST-ROLL................................................................................50 4.5 TAPE OFFSET.....................................................................................................51 4.5A Offsetting ADATs..................................................................................52 4.5B Continuous Play and Record...............................................................55 4.6 WHAT IS A SONG?..........................................................................................57 4.6A Setting a Song.........................................................................................58 4.6B Naming a Song.......................................................................................60 4.6C Locate Song..............................................................................................60 4.6D Copy Song................................................................................................61 4.6E Delete Song..............................................................................................62 4.7 DIGITAL BUSSING...........................................................................................63 4.7A Digital Input............................................................................................63 4.7B Bouncing tracks......................................................................................64 4.7C Using the AI-1.........................................................................................66 CHAPTER 5 - SYNCHRONIZATION, BACKUP AND MISC CONTROLS 5.0 SMPTE..................................................................................................................69 5.0A SMPTE Formats.....................................................................................69 5.0B SMPTE Start Offset.................................................................................69 5.0C External Sync...........................................................................................70 5.0D Generate Sync.........................................................................................74 5.1 TEMPO MAP.......................................................................................................75 5.1A Creating A Tempo Map........................................................................76 5.1B Displaying A Tempo Map....................................................................77 5.1C Deleting A Tempo Map Entry.............................................................77 5.1D Erasing A Tempo Map..........................................................................78 5.2 BACKING UP.....................................................................................................78 5.2A Save Setup To Tape...............................................................................79 5.2B Load Setup From Tape..........................................................................80 5.3 MIDI/UTIL BUTTON.......................................................................................81 5.3A MIDI Echo................................................................................................81 5.3B Dump Sysex.............................................................................................81 5.3C Tape Status...............................................................................................83 5.3D LCD Display Contrast............................................................................84 5.3E Group Buttons Enable/Disable............................................................85 5.3F Copy Tape Location Mode....................................................................85 5.3G Software Version...................................................................................86 CHAPTER 6 - APPENDICES 6.0 APPENDIX 1 SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................87 6.1 APPENDIX 2 MAINTENANCE/SERVICE INFORMATION.......................................................................................................90 6.1A Cleaning...................................................................................................90 6.1B Maintenance............................................................................................90 6.1C Servicing..................................................................................................90 6.2 APPENDIX 3 TROUBLE-SHOOTING...................................................................................91 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.0 ABOUT TH ...