User manual TASCAM 2488NEO

[. . . ] D01044520A 2488neo OWNER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. [. . . ] LAST TAKE LOAD This option appears after auto punch recording if no other recording, track editing, virtual track assignment or undo/redo operation has occurred. It allows you to select the takes from this punch session, in the same way as described later in this section. In addition, you can reselect the previously recorded take without conducting a new recording. 2 Select one of the three options, explained below, using the dial or cursor keys to move the cursor, and the YES/ENTER key to confirm the selection (NO/EXIT exits this screen without making any settings). When the selection has been made, the AUTO PUNCH indicator lights, and the home display shows AUTO . NOTE 3 It is not strictly necessary to have a track armed when you first press the AUTO PUNCH key, but this is probably the most logical way to work. Checking the punch points When the punch points have been set, you can press the PLAY key. The home display shows CHECK, and the playback starts at the pre-roll point. If the punch positions are not what you want, you can press the AUTO PUNCH key to turn off the punch mode, and reset the punch points as described above. Set the pre-roll and post-roll time on the RECORDER screen of the PREFERENCE menu (see "Recorder preferences" on page 98), but you must exit the auto punch mode first by pressing the AUTO PUNCH key so that the indicator goes out. If the punch points and pre and post-roll times are what you want, you should proceed to the rehearsal stage, as described below. Rehearsing the punch Although you do not have to use the rehearsal feature (see "Rehearsing recording" on page 50) with the auto punch, it's probably a good idea to rehearse most punch recordings a few times before making a take. 1 With the AUTO PUNCH indicator lit, and a track armed, press the RHSL (rehearsal) key. · The display shows TAKE Playback starts at the pre-roll point. Both the input source · and previously-recorded material can be monitored. · When playback reaches the punch-in point, the monitored signal on the armed track(s) is muted. · When playback reaches the punch-out point, the recorded material is added to the monitored signal. · Playback continues to the post-roll point and stops. 2 If you press the REPEAT key before the rehearsal, so that the indicator is lit (as well as the AUTO PUNCH and RHSL indicators), the rehearsal process will repeat until you press the STOP key. There is about a second's interval between the post-roll and the restarting of the rehearsal at the preroll point. You cannot change this interval. 56 TASCAM 2488neo 7 - Recorder Recording the punch When you are happy with the rehearsed punch material, you record the punch in the following way: 1 2 Press the RHSL key so that the indicator goes out. Press and hold the RECORD key and press the PLAY key. · When playback reaches the punch-out point, the recorded material is added to the monitored signal. If the REPEAT indicator is lit, the punch recording will continue to repeat (up to 99 times) until you press STOP, allowing you to select from a list of "multi-takes" (see "Checking the take" below). · The display shows TAKE · Playback starts at the pre-roll point. Both the input source and previously-recorded material can be monitored. · When playback reaches the punch-in point, the monitored signal on the armed track(s) is muted. The RECORD indicator lights steadily. Checking the take After auto punch recording is complete, the TAKE LIST screen shown below appears. [. . . ] You want to copy from the time that the fireworks are launched from the ground, but you want to align the moment that the fireworks explode to be on the first beat of a bar. To do this, set the IN point at the launch of the fireworks, the FROM point at the explosion, and the OUT point at the end of the sound. Then, set the TO point at the start of the bar to copy the entire clip so that the sound of the fireworks exploding occurs on the first beat of the bar. 6 The sound of effects seems different when the multi-effect is assigned to an input and when it is assigned to a channel. [. . . ]