Tascam MD-801P Mk II, MD-801R/P Mk II 5

5 - Moving tracks

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II

5–3

The

PLAY

indicator above the

PLAY

key will

ﬂash, as will the

EDIT

indication in the display,

to show that rehearsal mode has been entered.

In this rehearsal mode, the last 4 seconds

(approximately) of the previous track and the

ﬁrst four seconds (approximately) of the current

track are continuously repeated, so that you can

audition the “join” between the tracks.

At this point, it is still possible to use the

TRACK

keys to select another track to be com-

bined. This newly-selected track will be com-

bined with the track immediately before the

new selection.

Turn the

SHUTTLE

wheel clockwise to com-

bine the tracks. The display will show

Now

Editing

, followed by

Complete

The track number of the ﬁrst combined track (i.e. the

track immediately before the track selected prior to

the combine operation) is used for the combined

track.

The title of the second track is appended to that of the

ﬁrst track.

NOTES

Selecting the ﬁrst trac k and attempting a com-

bine operation will result in the message

TRK Illegal!

being shown on the

display—it is not possible to combine the ﬁrst

and last tracks.

Mono and stereo tracks cannot be combined.

In some cases where an MD has had many

edit operations performed, the

Cannot

EDIT!

message may appear on the dis-

play. This does not indicate a fault with the

disc or the machine, but is a property of the

MD recording system.

5.5 Moving tracks

This function allows you to edit the running order of

the tracks, and re-place a track in a dif ferent position.

This can also be used with the combine function (5.4,

"Combining tracks") in order to combine non-contig-

uous tracks.

Before a move operation, the tracks and numbers

look like:

Following the move operation, the tracks look like:

The “gap” is closed up, and all tracks are re-num-

bered in the new sequence. A move operation can be

carried out in the stop, play ready or play modes.

Use the

TRACK

keys, or any convenient

method, to select the track to be moved.

After pressing the

EDIT

key, turn the

DATA

dial until the display shows:

Turn the

SHUTTLE

wheel clockwise to open

the move menu. The display will show:

The three numeric digits indicate the track num-

ber that the current track will occupy after the

move operation.

Use the

DATA

dial to change the destination

track number.

Turn the

SHUTTLE

wheel clockwise. The dis-

play will sho w

Now Editing

, follo wed

Complete

All tracks will be automatically renumbered.

NOTE

You cannot move a track to itself, e.g. if you

hav e selected tr ac k 1, the destination number

cannot be

001

. The display will show a

Not Execute

message if you attempt

this.

5.6 A and B point erase operations

The two location points (see 4.2.6, "Playback

between two location points") can be used for a vari-

ety of erasure purposes. Although the basic principle

MOVE ?

Move to 001?

Track number

12 3 4

This track is to be moved

New track numbers

123 4

(track numbers before the move)

312 4