Tascam 2488MKII IN, OUT, TO and FROM points, Hands-freerecording, Undo recordings, Rehearsing recording, Setting the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points, Locating to the points

7 − Recorder

Hands-free recording

You can also use a suitable foot switch (for example the TASCAM RC-30P) connected to the PUNCH jack on the front, to drop into record mode. When a track is armed, and playback is taking place, pressing the foot switch will change from playback mode to record mode.

When recording, pressing the foot switch will drop out of record mode into playback mode.

Undo recordings

You can “undo” recordings, (unlike on a tape recorder). Even if you accidentally record over important audio data, you can recover the original data by using the undo func- tion. See “UNDO and REDO” on page 64 for details.

Rehearsing recording

Sometimes, even with the undo facilities and the virtual tracks of the 2488MKII, it may be useful for you to rehearse a take without actually committing anything to disk. This is probably most useful in auto punch operations (see “Auto punch operations” on page 55) but can be useful in other situations as well.

In a rehearsal, the monitoring and other operations and recording functions are the same as when recording, but the input signal, although passed through to a track, does not actually go to the disk.

To use the rehearsal mode, simply press the RHSL key so that the indicator is lit.

When actually “recording” in rehearsal mode, the RECORD indicator flashes, rather than lighting steadily, to show that the rehearsal is taking place.

IN, OUT, TO and FROM points

The IN, OUT, TO and FROM points are special marks used for various 2488MKII functions. Repeat playback and auto punch use the IN/OUT points, and track editing uses all four points (see “Repeat” / “Auto punch operations” on page 55 and “About track editing” on page 58).

Setting the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points

To set these points:

1Locate to the position where the IN, OUT, TO or FROM point is to be set.

2Press and hold the LOCATE key, and then press the key you want to set (IN, OUT, TO or FROM).

Set IN!, Set OUT!, Set TO!or Set FROM! appears on the home screen.

NOTE

You cannot set these points while the repeat mode or auto punch mode is active.

Locating to the points

Simply press the IN, OUT, TO or FROM key to locate to the appropriate point.

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