Yamaha D24 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Peak, Monitor, Format & Chase Buttons 17
D24—Owner’s Manual
Peak, Monitor, Format & Chase Buttons
A PEAK HOLD button & indicator
This button is used to turn the Peak Hold function on and off. The Peak Hold indicator
lights up when the Peak Hold function is on. See “Using Peak Hold” on page 41 for
more information.
B AUTO INPUT button & indicator
This button selects the Auto Input function. The Auto Input function works best with
punch in/out recording. The AUTO INPUT indicator lights up when the Auto Input
function is on.
Normally, when a track is selected for recording, its input signal is monitored during
recording. When the Auto Input function is on, however, track monitoring is automat-
ically switches from playback to input signal at the punch-in point, and from input sig-
nal back to playback at the punch-out point. See “Monitoring” on page 42 for more
information.
C ALL INPUT button & indicator
This button selects the All Input function. When the All Input function is on, all track
inputs are monitored regardless of the transport mode, [RECORD READY] buttons.
The ALL INPUT indicator lights up when the All Input function is on. See “Monitor-
ing” on page 42 for more information.
D FORMAT button & indicator
This button selects the Format function. The FORMAT indicator lights up when the
Format function is used. New MO disks and external disk drives must be formatted
before they can be used for recording with the D24. See “Formatting MO Disks” on
page 26 and “Formatting External Disk Drives” on page 158 for more information.
E CHASE button & indicator
This button selects Chase mode, in which the D24 synchronizes to an external timecode
source. The CHASE indicator lights up when the Chase function is on. See “Chasing
External Timecode” on page 138 for more information.
MONITOR SELECT
PEAK
HOLD
AUTO
INPUT
ALL
INPUT
FORMAT CHASE
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