Tascam 688 Midistudio Owner's Manual page 24

4. When the tape reaches your preset punch-QlJT point,
"IN" will change to "Our. You will be able to hear the
tape age In. The RECORD LED will go out, indicating
that the "dry run" record is over.
5. After a 3-second postroll, the tape will automatically
rewind to the "MEMORY STArt" point. ready for as
many rehearsals as you wish.
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 I
To
Leavo REHEARSAL Madej
There are a number of ways to end rehearsal modes:
" To definitely QUIT rehearsal at any time without
recording. press CLEAR. The RHSL memory points will
be cleared and the RHSL LED will go out.
• To temporarily leave rehearsal, press STOP, PAUSE,
REW or F.FWD. The MEMORY display will continu-
ously show the start point regardless of where you
move the tape to. To resume rehearsal press PLAY
when you are at a point lower than the IN point. If you
are not, "START" should be blinking. asking you to
rewind the tape back behind the IN point.
• To change the memory points, press CLEAR and go
through the SET procedure again.
• Ejecting the tape or turning the power off will clear the
RHSL memory points.
Actyal. Auto Punch-in
Once you're sure your performance and the In/out points
selected are correct, you're ready to actually record the
insert. RHSL should be blinking in the display. All tracks
should be in SAFE mode except the ones you Intend to
record.
1. Press the AUTO IN/OUT key. "AUTO IN/OUT"
(blinking) replaces "RHSL" in the display.
2. Pre" PLAY or the footswitch to begin the preroll from
the START point. The upcoming IN point will be
displayed in the MEMORY window.
3. When the tape reaches the MEMORY IN point, the
punch-in track will automatically enter the actual
record mode, and the RECORD button and track
RECORD FUNCTION LEOs will turn on solid. New ma-
terial is being recorded, erasing the original part. The
MEMORY display will show the upcoming OUT point.
4. When the tape reaches the MEMORY OUT point, the
688 punches out of Record. The RECORD LED will turn
off and the track's FUNCTION LED will be blinking.
6. Aher a 3-second postroll. the AUTO IN/OUT display
will begin blinking and the tape will automatically
rewind to the MEMORY START point.
To
review the ruult. press PLAY or the footswiteh. The
tape
will play the entire segment and rewind to the start
point.
To
try again. re-enter AUTO REC bV prening AUTO.
"AUTO IN/OUr will turn solid again and you can record
another pass using the same points.
To quh the luto
inlout
procedure It lOy time. press the
CLEAR switch. The AUTO IN/OUT LED which was
blinking will turn off. By hitting CLEAR, you erese ell of
the memory points. START,
IN
and OUT.
To abort
I take Ind rewind to
tho
It.ort. press PLAY.
STOP, REW, or the footswltch before the OUT point
Ie
reached. "AUTO IN-Our will be solid, showing you're
still In AUTO REC mode.
To ut new points. you must preas CLEAR. then go
through the Rehearsal procedure again.
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ABOUT PUNCHING IN
Selecting in lind out points; For both musical and
technical reasons. when punching in or out of. track. you
must select points that are "In the clear-. 1.0•• in the
pauses between phrases or notes. It sounds unnatural
and makes the Insert noticeable if you record a new note
before the old one has ended. or are holding a note a.
you punch In or out. For this reHon. some session play-
ers leave
"8
beat or two of silence between pasuge.
they might want to edit later. Making inserts well
requires some practice. Many engineers count bars and
beats to keep track of the punch In and out points and hit
them on cue. Because of the spacing between the erase
and record heads, you need to anticipate your in/out
points bV a fraction of a second for extremely tight cuea..