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500  Audio Controls
These settings are used to control the behavior of the system audio functions.
Crossfade
This sets the crossfade amount used at punch in/out and edit points.. The available settings are in
milliseconds and are as follows: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 30, 45, and 90. The
default value is 10 ms.
Gapless Punchout
This setting toggles the gapless punchout feature. Gapless punchout allows underlying audio material to
be heard immediately when a record punchout occurs on a track (this only affects the monitor section, as
all punches are gapless). This setting will have no effect in TL Tape Mode, as it is gapless by nature.
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600  Reserved for future enhancements
700 Disk
Disk Encoding
The setting of this menu determines the file type and bit depth for the audio files the MX 2424 writes.
The setting of the this menu only affects newly recorded files (thus it will not affect previously recorded
tracks).  It is possible to have both 16 and 24 bit files in the same session but not SDII and Broadcast
Wave files since those file formats require different disk formats.
SDII 16 bit Records 16 bit Sound Designer II audio files to a Mac formatted disc
SDII 24 bit Records 24 bit Sound Designer II audio files to a Mac formatted disc.
Broadcast wave 16 bit Records 16 bit Broadcast Wave audio files to a PC formatted disc
Broadcast wave  Records 24 bit Broadcast Wave audio files to a PC formatted disc
Record disk SCSI ID
This field determines which connected SCSI disk the MX 2424 will record to. It defaults to 0, which is
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Record disk status
This is a status page, showing the format of the record disc.
Target Disk – Cleanup
This field has two purposes. The first is to determine which disc in the SCSI chain will be cleaned up,
and the second is to initiate the procedure. The default disc is 0.
Disks mounted
This window displays the SCSI ID numbers of the drives currently mounted on the MX 2424.
800 Project
Project Name
This field is used to set the name for a new project. Once a new project name is applied, the existing
project will be unmounted and a new blank project with the project name indicated here will be created
as soon as some audio is recorded into the project. The default name is MX Project.
Another way to start a new project is to choose New project from the file menu. Using the New project
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Track Prefix
This field is used to set the track prefix used for any newly created tracks. The default name is MX Trk.
File Prefix
When new audio is recorded onto the MX 2424, this user-definable default prefix will become part of the
File Name.  The default is MXAudio.
900 System
Store User Settings / Store - Recall
This Menu allows the current MX-2424 configuration to stored to one of eleven User Presets. The Store
button is used to save the information into the User Setting and the Recall button is used to make the
selected User File current.
Date and Time
This sets the date and time for the system.
Machine Name
This field sets the name of the MX-2424.  This name can also be set using the Machine Information
window available in the Machine menu. The machine name is shown in the Network and Project View
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Software version
This is a status display that shows the software version of the currently selected MX 2424.
Machine Information
Choose the item labeled Machine Information from the Machine menu to open the Machine information
window.
The Machine information window is designed to give a quick overview of the selected MX 2424. Serial
number, TL-Bus ID and IP are read-only displays showing those values.
Machine Name
To create a name for an MX-2424, enter it here. When this window is closed, the name will be
communicated to the machine and entered into Setup menu 940 as the machine name. This name is stored
in the flash memory of the MX-2424.
Description (short)
Use this field to enter the short description that will be used in the column labeled “desc” in the System
Status Panel. This information is stored locally as part of ViewNet Audio’s preferences file. This means
each instance of the ViewNet application on the network can have a different description.
Description (long)
Use this field to enter any relevant information about the machine. This information can be recalled and
viewed only in this window and is stored locally as part of ViewNet Audio’s preferences file. Each
instance of ViewNet can have a different description.
Backup MX software
Selecting this from the Machine Menu creates a backup file of the current MX OS in use. A dialog will
ask where it should be saved. 
						

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Update MX software
This menu updates the MX-OS on a Smart Card in an MX 2424 (the OS must be downloaded from
Tascam’s website first). The dialog will ask where the file is on the computer’s hard drive that you wish
to update.  When downloaded, the file will be a self-extracting archive.  The archive must be expanded
and the resulting file used to update the card.
Multi-Machine
When the Multi-machine mode is on, operations and commands issued for one machine are automatically
propagated to all other machines, which are part of the Multi-machine group. Multi-machine mode is
especially intended for use when conforming edits across multiple machines.
Although transport commands are also communicated in this mode, they are sent in sequence as an active
connection is established for each machine and the transports will therefore not be synchronized. To
accurately synchronize multiple machines, use the TL-Bus and control the group from the TL Bus Master
machine.
Starting Multi-machine Mode
To start the Multi-machine mode, select the machines which will be part of the multi-machine group by
selecting them in the Network Screen. Use Shift to select a range of machines and Ctrl+Click to select
discontiguous machines from the list. If all machines belonging to a sync group or a machine set are to be
used, these do not need to be selected in the Network Screen. After all desired machines are selected,
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Selecting the Multi-machine Group
Use the selection buttons in the Multi-machine mode window to choose which machines will be part of
the multi-machine group. To select machines which were chosen in the Network Screen, choose Original
machine(s). To choose all members of a selected sync group, choose from the drop down lists. Once the
machine selection is made, click Start to begin operating in Multi-machine mode.
Multi-machine Mode Indicator
A bright red button labeled Multi-machine will appear directly above the Entry Register in the Project
View Screen when this mode is on. This is a safety reminder that commands sent to one machine in the
group will be echoed to all other machines.
Exiting Multi-machine Mode
To exit the Multi-machine mode, choose the command labeled Stop multi-machine from the Machine
menu.
Multi-Machine Behavior
The Preferences window has two items relating to the Multi-machine mode of operation. These are
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Propagate Edit Tracks
This setting governs the conditions under which the action of selecting or deselecting track edit buttons is
propagated to other machines in the Multi-machine group when Multi-machine mode is on.
• 
Never – don’t send edit selection to other machines
• 
On Modify – only send edit selection when a change is made
• 
On Edit Operation – only send edit selection when an edit occurs
Choosing On Modify will send the edit track status whenever any track edit button is enabled or disabled.
Choosing On Edit Operation only changes track edit status for other machines in the multi-machine
group when an actual edit operation is performed. To use multi-machine for performing edits across
multiple machines, the On Edit Operation setting is the safest, since only edit operations will be
propagated. This also allows operations such as Edit mode selection or unloading a track (the edit track
button must be enabled to unload a track) to be performed independently on the local machine without
propagating to other machines in the multi-machine group
Propagate In/Out
This setting governs the conditions under which the action of setting In and Out marks is propagated to
other machines in the Multi-machine group when Multi-machine mode is on.
• 
Never – don’t send In/Out selection to other machines
• 
On Modify – only send In/Out when a change is made
• 
On Edit Operation – only send In/Out when an edit occurs
Choosing On Edit Operation is safest since changes to the In and Out marks are only sent when an actual
edit operation is performed.
Auto rehearse
This setting enables Auto rehearse mode. The “Rehearse” button will flash, indicating that an Auto
Rehearse operation will be performed using the In and Out points when PLAY is started.
Auto record
This setting enables Auto record mode. The “Record” button will flash, indicating that an Auto record
operation will performed using the In and Out points when PLAY is started.
Free space
Click this button to show the available disc space on the record drive in the Entry Register based on the
number of tracks enabled for record. If there are no tracks selected for record, it will calculate for one
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Chapter 7  Macros
Macros Menu
The Macros menu has selections for recording and managing macros. Macros are series of commands
that may be captured into a macro file and replayed at another time. They are useful for creating shortcuts
that allow sending an entire string of commands with a single keystroke.
Start Macro Recording
To begin recording a Macro, select Start macro recording from the Macros menu. The system will now
record any commands sent to the MX-2424 into a new macro from the ViewNet MX appliction. The only
indication that the system is actively recording macros is that the Macros menu will have the Start macro
recording item grayed out and the Stop macro recording item will be available.
Actions that only occur in the ViewNet interface and are not communicated to the MX 2424 will not be
recorded as part of the macro.
Stop Macro Recording
To finish recording the macro, choose Stop macro recording from the Macros menu.
Naming Macros
After selecting Stop macro recording from the Macros menu, the system will ask you to name the macro.
Enter the name for the macro and click OK to add it to the list of macros, or click cancel to close the
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Macro names cannot contain characters that are forbidden for file names by the computer file system. If
an illegal name is entered, the system will provide a warning.
If this warning appears, click OK then choose a different name.
Manage / Play Macros
To work with macros after they have been created, open the Manage/play macros window from the
Macros menu.