User manual TASCAM DA-38 QUICKTIPS

[. . . ] Tape will stop at the point defined by Punch In minus pre roll (default: 5 seconds). Press CLEAR to exit. 1 If you wish to Trim the Punch IN or OUT address, perform the following: 1) From either REHEARSAL or IN/OUT mode, press SHIFT (LED blinks) and then either LOC 1 or LOC 2 - the display will momentarily show either IN POINT or OUT POINT and then display the ABS address of that Punch point. 2) By pressing the corresponding LOC key successively, you can move the cursor from HR to MIN to SEC to FRames and back to the HR position. 3) With the cursor positioned at the desired address segment, use the w or v keys to alter the current value. [. . . ] 4) Verify that all REC FUNCTION LEDs are turned off on the Master DA-38. 5) Engage all 8 REC FUNCTION LEDs on the Slave DA-38 - their associated LEDs will blink. 7) Press DIGITAL IN on the Slave DA-38 - the DIGITAL IN indicator will light solid. 8) To begin dubbing, press PLAY and REC on the Master DA-38. DIGITAL TRACK COPY This function facilitates copying program material from one track to another in the digital domain. Using this function in tandem with Punch In/Out recording, you can assemble composite recordings from multiple tracks. Press the REC FUNCTION switch that corresponds to the desired Destination track - its LED will blink. 5) Press the v key successively until the far right area of the display identifies the Source track by number - this is represented by "t1" through "t8" (Example: "tr. cP. 6) Press PLAY and REC - the DA-38 will now digitally copy the selected Source material. If only a specific segment of the source material is desired, punch IN and OUT of the track as needed. 1) 2) 3) 4) 4 DITHER Dithering is a process which adds noise to the input signal at a very low level, usually one-third to one-half of the lowest quantization level. As the dithering process takes place only when the input signal is actually recorded onto tape, its effect is perceptible only during playback. Think of dithering as a "smoothing" effect that will require experimentation for best results. 1) Press SHIFT (LED will blink), then press MENU successively until the message "dith. 2) Press either the w or v keys to enable / disable the function. ELECTRONIC PATCHBAY This function is related to DIGITAL TRACK COPY. It enables you to route a signal from any input to any track without physical repatching. This enables you, for example, to permanently leave a microphone preamplifier permanently affixed to any one of the 8 inputs and route signal from that mic preamp to any other track - all from the DA-38's front panel. Press the REC FUNCTION switch that corresponds to the desired Destination track - its LED will blink. 5) Press the v key successively until the far right area of the display identifies the Input by number (Example: "tr. cP. 6 i2" - track 6 is the Destination, track 2 is the actual Input, or signal origin). FORMAT This process prepares the tape cassette for use in the DA-38. 5) Within 5 seconds, press FORMAT/Fs again - its corresponding indicator lights solid, indicating that the unit is ready to format a tape. 6) Press FORMAT/Fs once more, and you can now toggle between the two available sampling frequencies (44. 1k and 48k) 7) Upon selecting the desired sampling frequency, press REC and PLAY. If you wish to escape the Format mode, press CLEAR at any time prior to pressing REC and PLAY. [. . . ] Note: Each time you press DELAY, the display will toggle between samples and milliseconds. If you press and hold DELAY, you can then advance / delay ALL tracks. VARISPEED The DA-38 provides ± 6. 0% speed variation capability in either PLAY or RECORD modes. This function can be most effective when you need to "time fit" your work to a specific duration. The Varispeed function is not operative if the DA-38 is slaved to another unit or WORD IN is active. [. . . ]