Tascam MD-801RMKII owner manual Sound synchro recording, Digital recording, Recording operations

2Cue the playback point to the place that you want to start recording.

3Press the READY key [7] to put the MD-801 into play ready mode. This step is the primary difference between replace recording and ordi- nary post-script recording.

4Press and hold down the RECORD key [8] and press the READY key. The display will show:

Replace REC

5To start recording, press PLAY [6]. When you have finished recording, press STOP [5].

If you want to cancel the recording operation after step 4, press the STOP key [5].

NOTES

You cannot use the input monitor function before entering the replace record mode. You must stop the transport first if you want to use the record monitor function.

Many replace recording functions carried out on the same track may result in sections which it is later impossible to combine using the edit functions.

4.3.7 Sound synchro recording

With this facility, the MD-801 goes from record ready to record mode when a signal threshold is exceeded. The threshold is the same as for the Auto Cue function (4.2.12, "Cueing to the first audio posi- tion in a track") and is set in the Auto Cue menu (3.3, "Auto cue").

The facility also allows the unit to go automatically from recording to record ready mode, if the input sig- nal drops below the threshold and stays at this lower level for five successive seconds.

1Make sure the MD-801 is recording or in record ready mode.

2Use the “previous” TRACK key [4] to toggle between turning the Sound Synchro function on and off (the screen below shows it turned on).

S _ SYNC ON

If the MD-801 is in record ready mode, start playing the source. As soon as the signal level goes above the threshold, the MD-801 will go from record ready to record mode.

If the MD-801 is in record mode, it will drop back to

4 - Recording operations

record ready mode as soon as a period of relative silence of more than five seconds in length is detected. Recording will start again as soon as a sig- nal which is over the threshold is detected again, and the Sound Synchro mode is still on.

NOTE

If the Sound Synchro mode is on, and a man- ual change is made from record ready to record (or the other way round), the Sound Synchro mode is automatically turned off.

4.3.8 Digital recording

Since the MD-801 incorporates a frequency conver- tor, digital recordings can be made from a wide vari- ety of sources, including sources played back at non- standard frequencies (varispeed and pitch shifting are therefore possible).

1Set the INPUT selection switch [28] to

DIGITAL.

2Set the DIGITAL INPUT selection switch [29] to either AES/EBU or COAXIAL, depending on the source.

NOTE

When recording from a digital source, remem- ber that the input level controls [27] have no effect.

3If you require mono recording (uses the left channel only, and doubles the available record- ing time), set the REC MODE switch [30] to MONO, otherwise, make sure it is set to

STEREO.

4Press and hold down the RECORD key [8] and press the READY key.

5Start recording by pressing the PLAY key [6], and finish by pressing the STOP key [5].

NOTES

If the selected digital input is not correctly connected, or is not present, the D-IN UNLOCK! message will appear on the display to inform you of this.

If the digital input signal is interrupted and resumes within 30 seconds of the interruption, a new track will be started on the MD-801, with a number that is one higher than the pre-

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