Managing Songs; Viewing The Song List; Song Operation; Creating A New Song - Tascam 16 Owner's Manual

This recorder treats each recording data group as one song and
manages data by song.
For one song, WAV files are saved for 22 tracks and a stereo
master file.
To record or produce music, a song that has already been
created needs to be loaded or a new song needs to be created.
This chapter describes functions that range from basic
operations such as procedures for loading songs and creating
new songs to various song management functions.
NOTE
The maximum recording time for a single song is 23:59:59.

Viewing the song list

To open a list of songs saved on an SD card, select
Screen, and press the MULTI JOG dial to open the
Screen. (See "Menu operation procedures" on page 28)
On the Screen, the following functions are assigned to the
function buttons.
p Press the F1 button to return to the
p Press the F2
button to show the date on the
Screen.
p Press the F3
button to show the size on the
Screen.
p Press the F4 button to open the
can create a new song. (See "Creating a New Song" on page
33)

Song Operation

Select the desired song file on the
MULTI JOG dial to open a pop-up menu list with possible song
operations.
To use a song operation, turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the
desired item, and press the MULTI JOG dial.
LOAD/SAVE
Loads the selected song.
When the selected song is the current song,
and information about it will be saved.
INFORMATION
View information about the selected song.
CLR ALL MARKS
Clear all marks in the song.
DELETE
Deletes the selected song.
on the
Screen.
Screen where you
Screen and press the
will appear

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PROTECT
Protect the selected song.
UNPROTECT
Stop protection of the selected song.
RENAME
Edits the name of the selected song.

Creating a New Song

To record or play with this unit, you must create and load a song.
The following procedure can be used to create a new song.
1. Open the Screen when the recorder is stopped. (See
"Menu operation procedures" on page 28)
2. Press the F4 button to open the
3. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the recording file format.
Options:
4. Edit the name of the song as necessary.
To edit the name of the song, press the F2
open the Screen.
For details about how to edit song names, see "Editing text"
on page 35.
TIP
The song name can also be edited later using the
Screen.
5. Press the F4 button to save the currently loaded
song and create a new song.
When song creation completes, the
NOTE
i To cancel song creation, press the F1
i A maximum of 100 songs can be created on a single SD card.
i Songs are created in the MTR folder on the SD card.
Screen.
(default),
,
button to
Screen reopens.
button.
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