Record In Mtr Mode (Mtr Mode Only); Switch Files During Recording (Track Increment, Available In 4Ch Mode Only); Manual Track Increment During Recording; Automatic Track Increment At Specified Time - Tascam DR-44WL Reference Manual

4 – Recording

Record in MTR mode (MTR mode only)

You can use this device as a multitrack recorder (MTR) to record
individual tracks and overdub them.
A maximum of four channels can be recorded simultaneously
from the built-in mics and external input jacks (input jack assign-
ments can be selected). These can also be recorded into already
recorded files (overdubbing).
Recorded files are saved as mono x 4.
1. Set the mode to MTR mode. (See "Selecting Operation Mode"
on page 17.)
2. Select the track you want to record by using the TRACK/
INPUT button.
The track selected here goes into recording standby mode.
3. Press the RECORD button to start recording.
4. Press the 8/HOME button to stop recording.
NOTE
In MTR mode, you can punch in and out as well as bounce
tracks. (See "Punching in/out (MTR mode only)" on page
29.) (See "Track bounce (MTR mode only)" on page 45.)
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Switch files during recording (track
increment, available in 4CH mode
only)
During recording, you can stop recording to the current file
either manually or automatically at a set time, and continue to
record to a new file (the track increment function).

Manual track increment during recording

During recording, you can easily update a file manually and
continue to make recording.
1. Press the / button during recording.
NOTE
Numbers at the end of file name will increment each time
when a new file is created.
CAUTION
• The maximum total number of folders and files you can
create is 5,000.
• Files with a recording time of less than two seconds cannot
be created. Moreover, if the sampling frequency is 96 kHz,
files shorter than four seconds cannot be created.
• When the name of a new file to be created already exists,
the number will be incremented further.

Automatic track increment at specified time

During recording, the DR-44WL will automatically switch
recording from the current file to a new file when it reaches a
certain time specified in the TRACK INC of the AUTO FUNCTION
screen.
Follow the below steps to set the maximum time for automatic
increment:
1. Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen.
2. Using the wheel, select (highlight) AUTO FUNCTION and
press the ENTER/MARK or / button.
AUTO FUNCTION screen is displayed.
3. Using the wheel, select (highlight) TRACK INC and press the
ENTER/MARK or / button.
4. Use the wheel to select the automatic track increment time.
Options: OFF (default value), 5min, 10min, 15min, 30min,
60min
5. Press the ENTER/MARK button to confirm the setting and
enable selection of other setting items.
6. Once the setting has been completed, press the 8/HOME
button to return to the Home screen.
CAUTION
The maximum total number of folders and files you can
create is 5,000.