Tascam CD-RW700 owner manual Automatic track division

4 • Recording—Advanced recording

and crackles which may come from an older vinyl recording, for example). If the “noise floor” is higher than the threshold, synchronized recording will not take place (the rehearsal facility can be used here (4.4, “Rehearsal”) to help):

level Start of track is not registered

Noise is higher than threshold

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Because synchronized recording can be turned on and off while recording is taking place, it is therefore possible to record with a synchronized automatic start, and a manual end, or vice versa.

When the source material is being played back before synchronized recording is enabled, the condi- tions under which synchronized recording will start (after synchronized recording has been enabled) are:

When the signal drops below the threshold for one second or more and then rises above the threshold again (this is the general condition, of which starting synchronized recording from a stopped or paused source is a special case):

Recording starts

	At least 1
level	second

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Alternatively, when recording digitally from sources (MD, CD and DAT) which output track divisions, synchronized recording starts when a track division is received, regardless of the level:

Track signal from source starts recording

level

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To stop synchronized recording:

1The unit must be in record mode, and the SYNC indicator in the display must be lit.

2Stop the source. After a few seconds, the unit enters record ready mode. The time between the stopping of the source and entering record ready mode is used to record a gap at the end of the track.

3If no changes are made to the unit’s controls, restarting the source restarts recording, as the unit is still in sync mode and will start record- ing again when the source is detected.

NOTE

When recording in sync mode, you may notice a slight delay between starting the source, and the CD- RW700 responding. This is due to the way in which the unit works, storing the data in a memory buffer before writing it to the disc. The resulting delay is therefore not a cause for concern—all audio data received between the start and end points will be recorded.

4.3.2Automatic track division

The trigger level, as set above (4.3.1, “Synchronized recording” can also be used to divide tracks if the A- TRACK (auto track) function is enabled.

When this function is enabled, the unit automatically inserts a track division in the recorded material when:

•recording digitally from MD, CD or DAT, an incre- ment signal is detected and the sound level rises above the threshold:

	Track increment	CD-RW
		increments
	from source
level		track

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•increment signals are unavailable (e.g. analog recording or digital sources other than MD. CD or DAT) and the sound level has dropped below the

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