Recording; Recording (Ii); Hands-Free Recording; Dropping Out Of Record Mode - Tascam 788 Owner's Manual

Recording

To start recording from the stopped state:
1
1 At least one track should be armed (press the
REC READY key(s) of the track(s) on which
recording is to take place). The
indicator(s) start to flash).
2 Press and hold down the

Recording (ii)

To drop into record mode while playing back:
2
1 Start playing back a song by pressing the
key. The PLAY indicator will light.

Hands-free recording

You can also use a suitable footswitch (for example
the TASCAM RC-30P) connected to the
jack, to drop into record mode. When a track is
armed, and playback is taking place, pressing the

Dropping out of record mode

When record mode has been entered in any of the
ways described above, it is possible to drop out of the
recording mode simply by pressing the
The RECORD indicator goes out.
5 – Recorder operations–Recording
3
2
REC READY
key.
RECORD
1
3
PLAY
REMOTE
key.
PLAY
3 Press the
PLAY key. Both the
RECORD (red) indicators light, and the flash-
ing indicator(s) light steadily.
REC READY
4 Stop recording by pressing the
NOTE
When a track is "armed" for recording (i.e. its REC
READY indicator is lit or flashing), the corresponding track
indicator number in the bottom of the home screen is
reversed to show this.
In the screen above, tracks 3 and 4 are armed.
2 Arm one or more tracks by pressing their
keys. Their indicators start to flash.
READY
3 Press the key. The
RECORD
tor will light, and the
the armed tracks will also light.
NOTE
At least one track must be armed before you start to
record. It is not possible to enter a "record ready" mode
and press the REC READY keys of tracks to start
recording.
footswitch will change from playback mode to
record mode.
When recording, pressing the footswitch will drop
out of record mode into playback mode.
Of course, you can always press the
stop recording.
You can "undo" recordings, (unlike on a tape recorder).
Even if you accidentally record over a perfect performance,
the UNDO function can still retrieve the original. See
"Undoing and redoing actions" on page 70 for details.
TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio
PLAY (green) and
STOP key.
REC
indica-
RECORD
indicators of
REC READY
key to
STOP
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