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Chapter 5 Playback
Chapter 5 Playback 5-1
Chapter 5 Playback
5-1 Overview of Playback Procedures
The MDS-B5 provides many playback functions that
can be used for a variety of purposes. This section
gives an overview of these functions and their
application.
Cueing before playback (AUTO mode)
With each press of the A.MODE button on the front
panel, you can select any one of the following AUTO
mode settings: AUTO PAUSE, AUTO CUE, or off.
AUTO PAUSE function
If you press the PLAY/PAUSE button while AUTO
PAUSE is on, the MD deck will cue to the beginning
of the selected track, then pause. To start playback,
press the PLAY/PAUSE button again. This function is
useful for setting up successive tracks for playback
when using multiple MD decks during a broadcast.
AUTO CUE function
If you press the PLAY/PAUSE button while AUTO
CUE is on, the MD deck will pause after the inaudible
portion before the beginning of the selected track at the
point where the signal level actually rises. To start
playback, press the PLAY/PAUSE button again. This
function is useful for playing sound effects in a theater.
Use the Setup menu to set the threshold level for
detecting the rise in signal level.
See “7-6 Setting the Auto Cue Function” on page 7-6.
When neither the AUTO PAUSE or AUTO CUE
function is selected
Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button starts MD playback
immediately without cueing.
AUTO mode indication
To start playback instantly
You can memorize the beginning of selected tracks into
the MD deck’s built-in memory in order to begin playback
the instant you press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
See “5-8 Starting Playback Instantly (Multi-Access
Function)” on page 5-11.
To play a single track
To prevent the unintentional playback of the next
track, you can specify playback of one track at a time
when pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button.
See “5-2-3 Playing a Single Track Only” on page 5-3.
Checking the playback starting point (CUE
STDBY)
Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button while playing a
track establishes that position as the cue point.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button again to monitor the
playback. When you press the CUE STDBY button,
the MD deck rewinds to the cue point and pauses.
Setting the cue point using the Rehearsal
function
When you press the REHEARSAL button during
playback, the MD deck begins playing the track section
from that position for the duration specified in the Setup
menu. While you monitor the sound, press the CUE
STDBY button at the place where you want to place the
cue point. The MD deck pauses at that point.
See “5-2-4 Rehearsal Playback” on page 5-3 and “7-7
Setting the Rehearsal Playback Function” on page 7-7.
Note
During shuffle play, the rehearsal playback function
operates only within the currently playing track, and
cannot be used to return to the position where you
pressed the PLAY/PAUSE button last time.
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