Tascam 2488neo owner manual Recording, Fast forward and rewind, Skipping to marks, Punch recording

7 − Recorder

Fast forward and rewind

On a tape recorder, you can use the fast forward and fast rewind keys to spool through a tape. A disk recorder like the 2488neo works in a somewhat different way.

The forward and rewind keys can be used in the fol- lowing ways:

During playback When the unit is playing back materi- al, if you press and hold either the F FWD or the REW key, the playback position moves forward or backward (depend- ing on which key is being held down) at ten times the nor- mal playback speed (as shown by the FF x10 or REW x10 in the home display.

At this time, playback is muted, and the PLAY indicator flashes.

When you release the F FWD or REW key, playback starts at the position which has been reached.

From the stop position When playback is stopped, you can press and hold the F FWD or REW key to start fast rewind or fast forward. The unit stops at the position where you release the key.

NOTE

You cannot perform this operation while recording.

Skipping to marks

If you briefly press and release the F FWD key, the trans- port skips to the next mark. If you briefly press and release the REW key, the transport skips to the preceding mark.

See “Mark functions” on page 51 for more about setting and using marks.

Recording

You can record after selecting the partition and the song. To start recording from the stopped state:

1At least one track should be armed (press the REC key(s) of the track(s) on which recording is to take place). The REC keys(s) start to flash).

Since tracks 13 to 24 are stereo tracks, they are always recorded simultaneously as paired tracks.

2Press and hold down the RECORD key.

3Press the PLAY key. Both the PLAY (green) and RECORD (red) indicators light, and the flashing REC indicator(s) light steadily.

4Stop recording by pressing the STOP key.

NOTE

When a track is recording or is armed to record (the track REC key is lit or flashing), its track number appears in inverse on the home screen, as shown in the illustration.

PUNCH recording

To drop into record mode while playing back:

1Arm one or more tracks by pressing their REC keys. Their indicators start to flash.

2Start playing back a song by pressing the PLAY key. The PLAY indicator will light.

3Press the RECORD key. The RECORD indicator will light, and the REC indicators of the armed tracks will also light.

To end recording, press either the STOP key or the PLAY key (punch out).

NOTE

At least one track must be armed before you start to record. It is not possible to enter a “record ready” mode and press the REC keys of tracks to start recording.

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