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Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Editing on a Computer
The MDR24/96 allows you
to transfer a file to your
computer for editing, and
then transfer it back to the
project on the MDR24/96
for final mixdown. Set up
the MDR and your computer
as described in “Appendix F: Networking (FTP) Setup.” Run the FTP server on the
MDR24/96 and use the FTP Client on your computer to locate the files on the
MDR24/96 that you wish to edit. There is a Master projects folder that holds all of
the projects and inside will be a folder for each project. Inside any particular
project folder will be one and possibly more Audio Files folders where the
individual audio files are held. The MDR24/96 names the files based on the track
they were recorded onto and then sequentially adds a take number for each
recording pass made on the track. For example, the second recording pass on
track 24 will be called Track24_tk2.wav. Use the FTP Client to transfer the
desired files to your computer. It is a good idea to backup a copy of these files
before you begin to edit them because you will be doing destructive operations.
Open the files in your audio editor of choice.
First, let’s say a few words about edits that work and those that don’t. The edited
files will be transferred back to the MDR24/96 and will replace the corresponding
unedited versions. This means that they will start at the exact same point and
must not change length in order for the files to stay in sync. You may be tempted to
delete some noise before a vocal; do not do this. Instead you could replace this
noise with silence or lower the volume of the noise, but you should not change the
length of the file. Feel free to perform any other operations: compress a bass, EQ a
guitar, distort a vocal. All of these will yield great results.
Once the files are edited to your liking, save them under the same name (this is
why we backed them up earlier). Use the FTP Client to transfer them back to the
MDR24/96. Find the audio files folder containing the old versions of the files you
have just edited. Using the FTP Client, delete these versions on the MDR 24/96
and then transfer the edited versions into the folder. When you next open this
project, the new files will have replaced the old ones.
Formatting Drives
Formatting a drive erases the drive contents and prepares the file system for use
with the MDR24/96. All media must be formatted before it can be used with the
MDR24/96. Normally you’ll format media with the MDR24/96, but you can format
backup media on another system. Only media formatted by the MDR24/96 can be
used for recording and playback. Mackie Media PROJECT disks use the FAT16 file
system, and Mackie Media M•90 drives use the FAT32 file system.
The MDR24/96 only allows you to format an External drive. This is for safety,
since the recorder’s operating system resides on the Internal drive, as well as any
Project files you may have created. Should you feel the need to reformat the
Internal drive, please contact Mackie Technical Support first.
Mackie Media M•90 drives come pre-formatted and ready to use, as do Mackie
Media PROJECT disks (be sure to buy IBM formatted ORB disks). However, off-
the-shelf UDMA IDE drives from the computer store do not come preformatted. If
you decide to buy your own drives and install them into Mackie Media Trays, then
you will need to format them, either on the MDR24/96 or off line. You can format
PROJECT disks with any PC that has Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, NT 4.0, Millenium,
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PROJECT: Little love
PLAYLIST: Playlist 1
DRIVE: C:Internal
AVAIL: 01:35:00