Crossfades In Omf; Using Registers; Recalling Registers; Capturing The Current Time Code - Tascam MMP-16 Owner's Manual

Crossfades in OMF

Occasionally a WaveFrame project will have an asymmetrical crossfade that must be adjusted in order to
perform an OMF Export, since asymmetrical crossfades in OMF files are not supported. This is very rare,
but when this situation does arise the message "OK to conform xfades?" will be displayed. Answering
YES will conform the crossfades (make them symmetrical) and the OMF export will be performed. If NO
is selected the message "EDL not exportable, try TapeMode convert first" will be displayed. Once the
project is converted to TapeMode it is possible to perform an OMF Export without conforming the
crossfades. This is because all crossfades are rendered into a single media file per track after using the
Tape Mode Convert backup function.

Using Registers

There are 21 time code registers (10 memory registers and 11 special-purpose registers) that hold time
code values for immediate or future use. Some of the special-purpose registers are automatically filled
when tracks are loaded (e.g., HEAD, TAIL), others are updated according to the current play or stop time
code reading (e.g., PREV, NEXT), while others (notably memory registers 0 - 9) are entered either
manually or through using CAPT, STO, or RCL functions. The register currently displayed on the lower
line of the LCD is called the active register. By default, the active register is the entry register, which is
the register used to capture manual time code input from the keypad.
Accessing registers is done using a two-keystroke command sequence which consists of the function
(store, recall, capture) and the numeric or shifted numeric key associated with the desired register (i.e., 0 -
9). Before pressing the second key, operations can be canceled by pressing the same function key again or
by pressing CLR, but are typically ended by completing the full key sequence.

Recalling Registers

To recall the time code previously stored into a memory register, press RCL (the RCL LED will flash
indicating one of the numeric keys should be pressed) and then press the desired key (0 - 9). The RCL
LED will turn off and the time code from that register will be displayed in the bottom line of the display,
with a prefixed heading indicating which register is the currently displayed (active) register. All special-
purpose registers may be recalled similarly, first by pressing RCL, then SHIFT+the desired numeric key.
Special-purpose registers have their names written on the front panel directly above the numeric key with
which they are associated. Note that if RCL is not pressed first, then pressing SHIFT+ one of these
special-purpose register keys — LYNX SYNC, IN, OUT, HEAD, TAIL, NEXT EDIT, or PREV EDIT
— will cause the transport to automatically locate to the register contents. This is a short cut for RCL +
SHIFT+ register key + LOC.

Capturing the Current Time Code

During any transport state (stop, play), the current time code shown on the top line of the LCD display
can be captured into the entry register by pressing the CAPT key. The captured time code can be stored to
one of the ten memory registers for later recall, or to one of the five "writeable" special-purpose registers
(IN, OUT, OFST, LYNX SYNC, TIME). The capture key places the time code value from the top line of
the display into the active time code register in the bottom line of the display. After capturing the time
code value the CAPT LED will flash until a target register key is pressed to place the captured time code
value into that register. Note that pressing CAPT automatically readies the system to store the value into
the target register, as if the STO key had already been pressed. To complete the capture operation, either
press a target register key or press CLR to cancel.
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