Tascam DA-88 Owner's Manual page 18

Punch-in Rehearsal
CLEAR
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13. Practice the performance until you are sure that you will get it right when
actually recording. Remember, once you punch-in over existing material, that
original signal is erased !
Actual, Auto Punch In and Out
Once you're sure your performance and the in/out points selected are correct, you're
ready to actually punch into record. The RHSL LED should be on solid. All
tracks should be in SAFE mode except the one you intend to record.
14. Press
AUTO IN/OUT.
Its LED will start blinking.
15. Press
PLAY.
The tape will punch into record, and punch out of record, as programed; and
after 3 seconds of postroll, the tape will rewind, stopping at the preroll start
point, all as you have anticipated during Rehearsal.
Review
16. Press
PLAY
to check if the new recording sounds right.
To exit Auto In/Out mode :
Press
CLEAR.
The AUTO IN/OUT LED will turn off, and the RHSL LED as
well.
□ Manual punch in and out
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To accommodate various situations the DA-88 allows you to let the tape manually
punch into and out of record, too.
There are three ways to punch into record mode.
RECORD-triggered punch-in
1. Locate the tape to a point a few seconds lower than the expected punch-in
point.
2. Put the punch-in track into Ready mode by pressing its
REC FUNCTION
switch.
3. Press
INSERT
to let its LED turn on.
4. Press
PLAY
to let the tape start playing.
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