Use Ms Microphone; Punching In/Out (Mtr Mode Only); Punching In/Out Manually; Punching In/Out Automatically (Auto Punch) - Tascam dr-44wl Reference Manual

Use MS microphone

The unit is provided with the MS decoder; you can record or play
tracks using the MS microphone.
1. Press the MENU button to open the
2. Using the wheel, select (highlight)
press the ENTER/MARK or / button.
The screen appears.
REC SETTING
3. Using the wheel, select (highlight)
press the ENTER/MARK or / button.
4. Use the wheel to set the decoding mode when using a
mid-side microphone.
Options Detail
OFF
Record in ordinary stereo mode.
(default value)
Use to decode while recording.
REC
Playback is conducted without decoding.
Record mid-side microphone output
without decoding for decoding later. Use
this mode to monitor when recording
with a mid-side microphone.
PLAY
Use this also when playing back mid-side
files that were recorded without
decoding.
5. Press the ENTER/MARK button to confirm the setting and
enable selection of other setting items.
6. Using the wheel, select (highlight)
ENTER/MARK or / button.
7. Use the wheel to set the channel to use a mid-side micro-
phone for.
Options: ,
1+2 CH 3+4 CH
8. Press the ENTER/MARK button to confirm the setting and
enable selection of other setting items.
9. Once the setting has been completed, press the 8/HOME
button to return to the Home screen.
NOTE
A mid-side mic can be used in the following circumstances.
• In 4CH mode, when a mid-side mic is input through the
EXT MIC/LINE IN jack and when this unit is playing back
an external file recorded using a mid-side mic
• In MTR mode, when a mid-side mic is input through the
EXT MIC/LINE IN jack (channel can be changed using
INPUT)
screen.
MENU
and
REC SETTING
and
MS DECODE
and press the
SOURCE
(default value)

Punching in/out (MTR mode only)

Punching in and out is a technique used to replace parts of
already recorded tracks.

Punching in/out manually

You can start playback of recording, switch to recording when
it reaches the part to be replaced (punch in), and then switch
back to playback (or stop) when the end of that part is reached
(punch out).
1. Set the operation mode to
Mode" on page 17.)
2. Determine the part you want to replace in advance.
Select a point where the replacement audio can be
combined well with the original track audio.
3. Press the TRACK/INPUT button for the track with the part to
be replaced to enter recording standby (RECORD indicator
flashes).
4. Press the 7/9 button again to restart playback before the
part to be replaced.
5. When the part to be replaced is reached, press the RECORD
button to switch to recording (punch in).
6. When the end of the part to be replaced is reached, press
the 8/HOME button to switch to playback (punch out).
Punching in/out automatically (AUTO
PUNCH)
Use this function to start (punch in) and stop (punch out)
recording automatically when set IN (starting) and OUT (ending)
points are reached.
1. Set the operation mode to
Mode" on page 17.)
2. Set the IN (starting) and OUT (ending) points of the loop
on the
PLAY FUNCTION
Playback of Selection (Loop Playback)" on page 38.)
3. Press the 8/HOME button to return to the Home Screen.
4. Press the MENU button to open the
5. Use the wheel to select
AUTO FUNCTION
the ENTER/MARK or / button to open the
screen.
FUNCTION
6. Use the wheel to select
AUTO PUNCH
or / button.
ENTER/MARK
7. Use the wheel to select
ON
button.
Options: (default value),
OFF
4 – Recording
. (See "Selecting Operation
MTR
. (See "Selecting Operation
MTR
screen. (See "Repeated
screen.
MENU
and press
AUTO
and press the
and press the ENTER/MARK
ON
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