On The Lcd - Tascam SX-1 Reference Manual

In this section we are concerned with the controls on
the right hand side of this tab:
The button enables Mixdown mode.
Mixdown Enable
Pressing this button sends the machine into record
all-safe, meaning that nothing can be recorded on any
of the slots.
Notice the Record button at the top of the VGA dis-
plays an "M" to let you know you're in Mixdown
mode:

On the LCD

The behavior of the machine as controlled by the
LCD is identical. To view the graphical differences,
press the key in the
MASTER
section of the surface.
MODES
You should see this on the LCD:
The field displays the names that
Mixdown Take Names
will be given to the right and left side of the next ste-
reo file created in Mixdown mode.
The and
Mixdown Enabled ON
able Mixdown mode.
Part VIII–Data Entry, System & File Management
MAIN DISPLAY
buttons enable or dis-
OFF
If the transport is moving and Record is pressed, the
SX-1 will bounce the audio coming out of the L/R
Buss to a stereo file, with the resulting file named
according to the text entered in the
field. Every time mixdown mode is enabled, the
machine will automatically increment the name with
a Mix number ("Mixdown 1" Mixdown 2", etc.).
The field displays the names that
Mixdown Take Names
will be given to the right and left side of the next ste-
reo file created in Mixdown mode.
The button changes the manner in which the
Create Mix
SX-1 exits Mixdown mode. With this button
checked, the machine will create an entirely new
Mixfile upon exiting Mixdown mode. This Mixfile
will be loaded, and the stereo file from the bounce
will be loaded into the first two HDR slots – with the
mixer channels panned and linked accordingly. To
verify that your mix printed correctly, simply press
. When you are finished listening to your mix-
PLAY
down and wish to return to the SX-1's previous state,
load the previous Mixfile (from the tab at the top of
the VGA screen or the
Mix
screen).
Highlighting the
Mixdown Name
and tweaking the
Edit Param
display:
Use the controls that appear at the right side of the
screen to navigate through the name field, and use
the numeric keypad to enter the actual characters.
You can use it just like a cell (mobile) phone or regu-
lar telephone with letters on the keypad—press the
"1" key once for an "a", press it twice for a "b", three
times for a "c", etc. Press the
finished editing the name.
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Mixdown Base Name
tab on the Automation
line with the cursor
knob will bring up this
key when you've
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