TASCAM 2488neo 49
7 − Recorder

PUNCH recording

To drop into record mode while playing back:
1 Arm one or more tracks by pressing their REC
keys. Their indicators start to flash.
2 Start playing back a song by pressing the PL AY key.
The PLAY ind icator will light.
3 Press 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 star t to
record. It is not possible to enter a “recor d ready” mode
and press the REC keys of tracks to start record ing.
Recording
You can record after selecting the partition and the song.
To start recording from the stopped state:
1 At 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.
2 Press and hold down the RECORD key.
3 Press the PLAY key. Both the PL AY (green) and
RECORD (red) indicators light, and the flashing
REC indicator(s) light steadily.
4 Stop recording by pressing the STOP ke y.
NOTE
When a track is recording or is armed to rec ord (the
track REC key is lit or flashing), its track number
appears in inverse on the home screen, as show n in
the illustration.

Skipping to marks

If you briefly press and release the F FWD key, the trans-
port skips to the next mark. If you briefly pres s and release
the REW key, the transport skips to the preceding ma rk.
See “Mark functions” on page 51 for more about setting
and using marks.
On a tape recorder, you can use the fast forward and fast
rewind keys to spool through a tape. A disk recorder li ke
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 PL AY 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.

Fast forward and rewind