Alesis MASTERLINK ML-9600 Reference Manual

Chapter 8
46 ALESIS ML-9600 REFERENCE MANUAL
Figure 8.4.3
Playlist Not Empty Prompt
Pressing the DOWN/NO button at this prompt will cancel the Playlist Restore operation. Pressing the
UP/YES button will continue the process, appending the restored Tracks to the end of the existing
playlist.
8.5 UTIL5:RENDER PLAYLIST TO DISK
There are some instances where you may wish to render a Playlist to the hard drive, but do not want to
immediately burn a CD; for instance, you may wish to audition the rendered image before committing
to a CD.
To initiate a Playlist Render, press the UTILITY button repeatedly until Utility Page 5 is displayed, as
shown in Figure 8.5.1.
Figure 8.5.1
Render Playlist to Image Page
Pressing the DOWN/NO button in this page will have no effect. Pressing the UP/YES button will
prompt you with an "Are you sure? Y/N" message. Pressing DOWN/NO at that point will cancel
the Playlist Render operation. Pressing UP/YES at the prompt will begin the rendering process.
The time needed to complete the rendering process varies depending on the sample rate and word
length of the original files, as well as the type and amount of DSP added to each Track. Once the
playlist has finished rendering, the MasterLink will automatically switch to the Rendered Image
Playlist.
8.6 UTIL6:RED BOOK START/END TIME OFFSETS
Consumer Compact Disc player design can vary greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer, and
across a wide price/features range. All CD players have output mute circuitry that activates when the
player is searching for a track, such as after the skip forward button is pressed. Once a track is located,
the player unmutes its outputs and begins to play audio. However, because of the widely varying
designs of consumer CD players, this muting circuitry can be relatively slow (or fast) when muting or
unmuting. This can cause a track to be slightly cut off at the beginning or end of the audio.
This feature gives you the ability to add an offset to the track start ID of a Red Book CD either at the
beginning or at the end (or both) of a track so that variances between CD players will not affect a CD

Alesis MASTERLINK ML-9600 Specifications

Audio Specifications

ADC	24-bit 128X oversampling
DAC	24-bit 128X oversampling
Sample rates supported	44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz
Word lengths supported	16-, 20-, and 24-bit

Analog I/O

Frequency response at 44.1kHz/48kHz	20Hz – 20kHz +0dB, -0.3dB
THD+N at 44.1kHz/48kHz	<0.002% @1kHz, -1dBFS
Signal-to-noise ratio at 44.1kHz/48kHz	113dB, A-weighted

Digital I/O

Supported protocols type I	IEC 958
Supported protocols balanced	AES/EBU
Supported protocols coaxial	Coaxial

Weight and Dimensions

Height	3.5"/2U
Width	17"
Depth	11"