User manual TASCAM 2488NEO

[. . . ] D01044520A 2488neo OWNER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. [. . . ] In addition, when you perform an auto punch recording, during the pre-roll period, you hear what has previously been recorded, together with the signal source; during the punch recording itself, you hear the signal source alone; and for the post-roll period, you hear the previously recorded material and the signal source together. The 2488neo allows all of this to happen in rehearsal mode as well as in an actual recording mode. The rehearsal mode allows you to simulate the punch recording, both to practise the actual take, and also to check punch points before recording actually begins. You can also use the repeat function together with the auto punch operations, allowing you to make repeated rehearsals of a punch section, as well as repeated takes of the same section (multi-takes) or when you are recording, repeated recordings can be used as multi-takes. With multi-take recording, you can choose the best recording after recording many takes, one after the other. TASCAM 2488neo 55 7 - Recorder Setting the punch points The 2488neo provides three different punch settings. 1 With at least one track armed (the REC indicator flashing), and playback stopped, press the AUTO PUNCH key: LAST REC This option sets the start and end points of the last recording (or recording rehearsal) as the punch in and punch out points. IN - OUT This uses the IN and OUT points as the punchin and the punch-out points. The first of these points will be used as the punch-in point, and the second as the punchout point, even if the OUT point is before the IN point. LAST TAKE LOAD This option appears after auto punch recording if no other recording, track editing, virtual track assignment or undo/redo operation has occurred. It allows you to select the takes from this punch session, in the same way as described later in this section. In addition, you can reselect the previously recorded take without conducting a new recording. 2 Select one of the three options, explained below, using the dial or cursor keys to move the cursor, and the YES/ENTER key to confirm the selection (NO/EXIT exits this screen without making any settings). When the selection has been made, the AUTO PUNCH indicator lights, and the home display shows AUTO . NOTE 3 It is not strictly necessary to have a track armed when you first press the AUTO PUNCH key, but this is probably the most logical way to work. Checking the punch points When the punch points have been set, you can press the PLAY key. The home display shows CHECK, and the playback starts at the pre-roll point. If the punch positions are not what you want, you can press the AUTO PUNCH key to turn off the punch mode, and reset the punch points as described above. Set the pre-roll and post-roll time on the RECORDER screen of the PREFERENCE menu (see "Recorder preferences" on page 98), but you must exit the auto punch mode first by pressing the AUTO PUNCH key so that the indicator goes out. If the punch points and pre and post-roll times are what you want, you should proceed to the rehearsal stage, as described below. Rehearsing the punch Although you do not have to use the rehearsal feature (see "Rehearsing recording" on page 50) with the auto punch, it's probably a good idea to rehearse most punch recordings a few times before making a take. 1 With the AUTO PUNCH indicator lit, and a track armed, press the RHSL (rehearsal) key. Press and hold down the RECORD key and press the PLAY key. · The display shows TAKE Playback starts at the pre-roll point. Both the input source · and previously-recorded material can be monitored. · When playback reaches the punch-in point, the monitored signal on the armed track(s) is muted. The RECORD indicator flashes (to show that it is a rehearsal). [. . . ] You can link two inputs in the same way (see "Linking channels" on page 33 for more details). When I turned the power ON the data I record- If you turn the power OFF without following shutdown procedures, ed yesterday was gone. Please follow the shutdown procedures before turning the power OFF. If you press and hold the SHUT DOWN key at the upper right of the top panel, the "SHUT DOWN" pop-up opens. [. . . ]