7 - Advanced operations
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TASC AM D A-78H R
If you pres s PLAY twice while the tape is locating,
the PLAY key will light steadily, the tape will stop
and playback will start immediately.
If you are us in g t he D A-78HR w ith a rem ot e control
unit, an d yo u ha v e ha ve pr e ss ed the AUTO PLAY key
on the remote control unit, replay will start automati-
cally when the location point is reached.
7.2 Repeat function
You can repeat playback continuously between the
two location memor y points (Memo 1 and Memo 2).
NOTE
When we talk about the “first” and the “second” loca-
tions here, we are referring to the earlier and later
location times. Memo 1 could be at a later time than
Memo 2, and hence we would refer to it in this sec-
tion as the “second location point”.
The tape will wind to a little before the first point (if
it is not there already) and start playing. The off-tape
monitoring will start at the first memory location and
continue until the second location is reached. The
tape will then stop playing, and rewind to a little
before the first point and start playing again.

7.2.1 To start repeat pla y

1When the two location points have been set,
press the REPEAT key.
2The tape will locate to the first location point
and start playing until the second loca tion
poin t, rew ind to the fi rs t loca tion p oint, and
play again. T his process will be repeated.
While the tape position is between th e two
location points, the REPEAT indicator will be
lit steadily. It will flash while the tape position
is outside the two location points.
3Stop the repeat function by pressing the
REPEAT key (the REPEAT indicator will go
out).
If the tape is playing, it will continue playing
(past the second location point).
If the tape is rewinding to the first location
point when the REPEAT key is pressed, it will
stop.
NOTE
S
The two location points must be at least 5 seconds apart
for the repeat facility to be operational—if you attempt a
repeat operation when they are closer together than this,
the display shows
Too NEAR
(
TOO NEAR
).
If you have only set one location point, the repeat w ill be
between “00:00:00.00” and the location point.
Pres sing a ny trans p ort co ntrol w h ile re peat pl ay is in
progress wil l stop the replay, but will not ca nce l the
repeat mode. To restart the repeat playback, locate
to either locatio n point, and while the tape is wind ing ,
press
PLAY
. Alternat ively , pr es s
PLAY
while the tape
is before the second location point.
7.3 Track delay
The DA-78HR allows y ou to delay tracks relative to
the other tracks, either when recording or playing
back. You can use this function for post-production
“slip”, compensate for delays caused by external pro-
cessing equipment, allow for propagation delay in
multi-microphone sessions or add special effects.
The track delay can be set from –200 samples to
+7200 sam pl es . A ne gative number mean s t hat th e
track on which the “delay” setting is made is
advanced in time relative to the other tracks. How-
ever, this does not mean that the DA-78HR includes a
time machine! Since the monitoring head is a “vir-
tual” head, made of a composite of delayed off-tape
and input source signals, the “position” of the record-
ing head can be adjusted in both directions.
1Make sure that the unit is in shift mode (the
SHIFT indicator is flashing).
2Press the RHSL (DELAY) key.
3The display can show the delay in samples or
milliseconds in which the delay is counted.
Press and release the DELAY key briefly in
order to change between these two units.
Millisecond delays are shown as 3-digit values,
and sample displays are shown as 4-digit val-
ues (always with leading zeroes).
4Typically, all tracks will have their delay set
together (as shown by the display). Use the ▲
and ▼ keys to c h ange the va lue.
You can also use the DATA/LEVEL knob to set
the delay value (see 4.3.7, “Using the DAT A/
LEVEL knob to set values”).
5Press a track’s REC FU NCTION key to sel ect a n
individual track whose delay value can be
changed.
6To change fr om e diting i ndivi d u al track val ues
back to all tracks together, press and hold the
DELAY key for more than one second.