Sound Pad Settings - Tascam Mixcast 4 Reference Manual

8 - Touchscreen Functions
3 SET button
Tapping this will open the following confirmation message. Tap "OK"
to close it.
When this message closes, the mark (overwrite starting position)
moves to the slider position.
Advanced Screen
4 CLEAR button
This clears the mark (overwrite starting position) shown by the SET
button.
5 Mark jump controls
When playing a podcast that already has marks* added to it, tap the
and icons to move the slider directly to them on the timeline.
Advanced Screen
* See "Adding marks during playback" on page 19 for information
about marks.
4 Rename icon
Tap to open the following screen keyboard.
Use the screen keyboard to change the podcast name.
RENAME Screen
o Tap "Aa" on the keyboard to switch between uppercase letters,
lowercase letters, and numbers and symbols.
o When input is complete, tap "OK" on the screen keyboard to
confirm.
o If wrong characters are input, tap "Del" to delete one character at
a time.
5 Trash icon
Tap the trash icon to delete the selected podcast.
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Sound pad settings

Tap the Sound Pad icon to open the settings for Sound Pads
assigned in the dedicated software.
Sound Pad Screen
1 Pads
Tap a pad to check or change the function assigned to it. These are
linked to the Sound Pad buttons on the unit (w).
2 Sound Pad Bank indicators
The number of the currently selected bank is highlighted.
3 Sound Pad Bank switch icons
Tap the icon to switch to the lower-numbered bank.
Tap the icon to switch to the higher-numbered bank.
4 Pad color setting
The color of the selected pad can be changed.
5 Trash icon
Tap this icon to clear the settings and functions assigned to the
selected pad.
6 Play Method
This shows how the effect sound or BGM of the selected pad will be
output.
The output mode can also be selected and changed.
Tap the button and select one of the following play methods.
o Latch : Press once to start playback, and once again to stop it.
Press again to play from the beginning. If nothing is
done, the file will play to its end before stopping.
o Pause : Press once to start playback, and once again to pause.
Press again to resume playback. If nothing is done, the
file will play to its end before stopping.
o RePlay : Press once to start playback. Press again to restart play-
back from the beginning. If nothing is done, the file will
play to its end before stopping.
o One Shot : Press once to start playback. The file will play to its end.
To stop during playback, press and hold the pad button.
o Repeat : Press once to start playback, and once again to stop it.
Press again to play from the beginning. If nothing is
done, the file will play repeatedly.
o Touch : The sound will play only while the pad is being pressed.
7 Sound source file name
This shows the name of the sound source file shown on the pad.
8 PAD Settings
o The desired color can be selected and set with the pad color set-
ting (4). These colors are also applied to the Sound Pad buttons
on the unit (w).
o How effects and BGM are output can be set with the Play Method
button (6).