Tascam 2488neo Manual: File Import/Export and USB Operations

10 − File import/export

See “Use with a personal computer” on page 8 for condi- tions regarding the connection of a computer.

The 2488neo can import and export the following file types.

WAV files

When the 2488neo imports a WAV file, the file is first stored on the FAT partition before you import it to a virtual track. Imported files must have a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz, and a bit depth of 16 or 24 bits.

Note that if you are importing a 16-bit audio file for use in a 24-bit song, you will only enjoy 16 bits of resolution in the

imported audio—the 2488neo cannot magically recreate the extra eight bits. And if you import a 24-bit audio file into a 16-bit song, the bottom eight bits will be truncated.

SMF

When the 2488neo imports an SMF file, the file is first passed through the FAT partition before being imported into a song. The 2488neo outputs MIDI messages based on the SMF.

USB mode

To transfer files and back up and restore data between the 2488neo and a computer, connect them with a USB cable and open the 2488neo's USB mode. When these operations are finished, close the USB connection and disconnect the USB cable.

Opening the USB connection

1Connect the 2488neo and the computer with a USB cable.

Use a cable designed for USB 2.0 to assure fast and accurate data transfer.

2With the transport stopped, press the MENU key to open the MENU screen.

3Select DISK, and press the YES/ENTER key to open the DISK menu.

4Select USB OPEN/CLOSE, and press the YES/ENTER

key. When the confirmation pop-up screen opens, press YES/ENTER again.

The 2488neo saves unsaved data and then a pop-up screen saying, USB OPENappears.

5While the pop-up screen is visible on the 2488neo, the 2488neo should be recognized as a “removable disc” by the connected computer. While connected in this way, all the 2488neo controls are disabled.

Closing the USB connection

1 Close the USB connection from the computer.

Windows 2000 or Windows XP

A PC card and arrow icon appears in the system tray (normally at the bottom right of the screen). Left click this icon to open a pop-up bar.

To close the connection between the 2488neo and the computer, click this pop-up bar, and when a message telling you it is safe to disconnect the 24800neo appears on the computer screen, remove the USB cable. If a message appears on the computer screen telling you that it is not safe to disconnect the 2488neo, exit all pro- grams on the computer that may be accessing files on the 2488neo, and try again.

Macintosh OS 9 or OS X

Drag the 2488neo’s disk icon to the Trash or type “Command+E” to disconnect (in OS X10.3 and above, you can also use the eject button for removable media in the Finder). When the 2488neo hard disk icon disap- pears from the desktop, remove the USB cable.

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If you have changed the settings for the Mac OS Finder, the 2488neo hard disk icon may not appear on the desktop, but it should appear in a top-level Finder window.

2To close the USB connection on the 2488neo, press and hold the NO/EXIT key on the 2488neo. A confir- mation message appears

3Press the YES/ENTER key to close the USB connection.

CAUTION

Do not remove the USB cable while data is being transferred between the 2488neo and the computer. Follow the procedures above first to remove the cable safely.

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