Track Editing; Clearing Tracks; Importing Tracks - Tascam 16 Owner's Manual

Clearing tracks

The selected track will be cleared.
1.
Open the TRACK CLEAR Screen when the recorder is
stopped. (See "Menu operation procedures" on page 29)
2.
Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the track to clear, and
press the MULTI JOG dial.
A confirmation message will appear.
NOTE
Press the F2
button to open a message asking to
confirm that you want to clear all tracks.
3.
Press the F4
button to clear the track(s).
NOTE
i To cancel clearing tracks, press the F1
i Undoing is possible only for the last cleared track.
4.
After clearing tracks completes, the TRACK CLEAR Screen
will reopen.

Importing tracks

You can import audio files that you have to tracks in the current
song.
Files that can be imported to tracks must be WAV (BWF) format
(".WAV" extension).
To import an audio file with a different format (.mp3, etc.) to this
unit, it must be converted to a WAV file that matches the format
of the song it will be imported into beforehand.
1.
Connect this unit with a computer. (See "Connecting with a
Computer" on page 51)
2.
Use the computer to copy WAV files on it to this unit's
MUSIC folder.
3.
Follow the proper disconnection procedures on the
computer before disconnecting the USB cable. (See
"Disconnecting" on page 52)
4.
Open the TRACK IMPORT Screen when the recorder is
stopped. (See "Menu operation procedures" on page 29)
WAV files in the MUSIC folder will be shown.
5.
Select a WAV file to import.
6.
Press the F4
A confirmation message will appear if the bit length of the
WAV file to be imported differs from the current song.
NOTE
button.
i If there are no openings for tracks to import, an "Import
error. No track" pop-up message will appear.
i To cancel importing a track, press the F1
i Importing is not possible under the following conditions.
• Not enough open space is available on the SD card
• There are no empty tracks
• If the sampling frequency of the WAV file you are trying to
i If there is no file that can be imported, a "No File" pop-up
message will appear.
7.
Select the track to import, and press the F4
import it.
When importing completes, the TRACK IMPORT Screen
reopens.
NOTE
i Press the F1
i The part of the track imported before canceling will remain; it
will not be deleted.

7 - Track editing

i Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select a WAV file.
i Press the MULTI JOG dial when a folder is selected to
show its contents.
i Press the F1 button to return to the MENU Screen.
i Press the F2
button to move up one level.
button.
Confirmation message example
i Press the F1
button to return to the TRACK
IMPORT screen.
i Press the F4
button to continue to the TRACK
IMPORT screen. In this case, the file will be imported
and the bit length will be changed to match the
current song.
import differs from the current song
Example: Trying to import a 48kHz WAV file when the
current song is 44.1kHz
button to cancel importing.
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