Reformatting TASCAM partitions.........

76

Reformatting the FAT partition.............

76

10 − File import/export...................

77

USB mode ...............................................

77

Opening the USB connection ................

77

Closing the USB connection...........................

77

USB import (mono WAV files)................

78

USB import (stereo WAV files)...............

78

USB import (SMF files)............................

79

USB export (virtual tracks).....................

80

Exporting master tracks.........................

81

Importing from CD (mono WAV files)...

81

Exporting to CD (virtual tracks)............

82

11 − Backup and restoration...........

83

Backup.....................................................

83

Restoring from CD..................................

84

Using USB for backup and restore........

84

Backing up.......................................................

85

Restoring..........................................................

86

12 − Tempo and MIDI.......................

87

Metronome.............................................

87

Using the metronome ....................................

87

In FREE mode.....................................................

87

In REC mode or REC&PLAY mode....................

88

Tempo map..............................................

88

Setting the tempo...........................................

88

Time signature setting....................................

88

MIDI synchronization.............................

89

MIDI clock..........................................................

89

SMF playback..........................................

90

MIDI remote control...............................

91

MMC MODE........................................................

91

MMC Device ID...................................................

91

REMOTE CONTROL.............................................

91

13 − General preferences................

92

Global preferences.................................

92

Key sense time...................................................

92

Meter peak hold mode......................................

92

Meter release time.............................................

92

Shift key behavior..............................................

92

Mixer preferences...................................

92

Fader matching...................................................

92

Digital input channel selection........................

93

Recorder preferences.............................

93

User words...............................................

93

14 − Specifications, etc....................

94

Block diagram.........................................

94

Level diagram..........................................

95

Contents

Specifications..........................................

96

Audio connections..........................................

96

Audio performance.........................................

96

Physical specifications, etc.............................

97

Dimensional drawing.............................

97

Appendix..........................................

98

MIDI Control/Program change

 

message............................

98

Mixer Control Change parameters................

98

Effect parameter change MIDI messages.....

99

Example effect parameter change..................

99

Mic effects.....................................................

100

Stereo dynamics processor...........................

101

Single effect..................................................

101

Multi effect....................................................

102

MIDI Program Change messages.................

105

Scene memory Program Change messages...

105

Preset mic effects..........................................

106

Preset stereo dynamics effects....................

106

Preset Multi effects.......................................

106

Preset single effects......................................

107

MIDI Implementation chart.................

108

MMC Bit map commands.....................

109

Bit-map array of MMC commands...............

109

Bit-map array of Response/

 

Information field....................

110

Warning and status messages.............

111

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