Akai DD1500

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NOTE: This is the same as selecting the ALL PROJECTS or ALL LIBRARIES or ALL
PROJS&LIBS option in the SCSI BACKUP TYPE field. However, whilst this may seem like
an unnecessary duplication of a function, it might be useful if you want to backup all
projects except one or two - i.e. press SHIFT and DATA + and then use DATA - to de-
select those few files which you do not wish to backup. On a busy disk with many
projects/libraries to backup, this may be more convenient than individually ‘marking’ every
file you want to backup.
Files selected by mistake can be de-selected using the DATA - key. For example, moving
the cursor back to SCENE 6 on this example and pressing the DATA - key would de-select
it:
At the point you press DATA -, you will see the number of files selected decreases by one
(in this case, only 5 files are now selected).
Once you have selected the file(s) you want to backup, press EXIT to return to the main
SCSI BACKUP page and proceed with the backup.
BACKING UP ALL PROJECTS AND/OR LIBRARIES
If you have selected ALL PROJECTS, ALL LIBRARIES or ALL PROJS & LIBS, all you
need to do is press the flashing EXECUTE key. All the projects and/or libraries on the disk
selected in the FROM DISK field will be backed up. If any projects and/or libraries use
audio from any other connected disks, these too will be backed up to the destination SCSI
tape.
The exact amount of time the backup will take depends on the amount of material being
backed up. Backup speed is approximately five times real-time (i.e. ten minutes of audio
will take approximately 2 minutes to backup).
BACKING UP AN ENTIRE DISK
As well as selectively backing up chosen files or backing up all projects and/or libraries,
you may also make a duplication of the disk by selecting ENTIRE DISK in the BACKUP
TYPE field.
NOTE: Although ENTIRE DISK may seem the same as ALL PROJS & LIBS, there is a
difference. ALL PROJS & LIBS will backup everything from the selected disk but it will also
backup any audio from other disks that are used in the projects and/or libraries being
backed up. ENTIRE DISK, on the other hand, only backs up the audio on the selected
disk, not any audio referenced on other disks. ALL PROJS & LIBS, therefore, is more
suitable for backing up your work whilst ENTIRE DISK is a better selection to make if you
just want to make a safety copy of a disk.