Monitor The Input; Make A Recording; Stop Recording; Retake A Recording - Tascam HS-8 Owner's Manual

4 − Recording and Playback
See "Channel Settings (CHANNEL SETUP)" on page 50
for details about making settings on
screens.

Monitor the input

Touch the PAN/LEVEL button on the Home Screen to
open the page or open a
PAN/LEVEL
is the channel) where you can adjust the
knobs. After these adjustments to all the channels,
LVL
the mixed sound is sent to the outputs for headphones
and external speakers and can be monitored.
When in solo mode, and
PAN
selected.
Home Screen PAN/LEVEL page
CHx SETUP screen
NOTE
If the sampling frequency is set to 44.1 or 48 kHz, you can simulta-
neously record the stereo mix of the channels with their levels and
pan positions adjusted.
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TASCAM HS-8
CHANNEL SETUP
screen ("
CHx SETUP
and
PAN 2Mix
knobs cannot be
2MixLVL

Make a recording

Press the key to put the unit into recording standby.
REC
When in recording standby, press the
recording.
The transport status display at the top left of the Home
Screen changes into the recording status display and part
of the background of the Home Screen becomes red,
indicating that the unit is recording. The time counter
starts at the same time.
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If you press the
REC
current file stops, but recording continues on a new file.
NOTE
If you press the REC key less than 4 seconds after beginning
•
recording, the unit will not start recording a new take.
Depending on the Mono file recording folder settings, the
required time could be even longer. (See "Folder where files are
saved in mono mode" on page 33.)
Depending on other conditions, recording of a new take
•
might not be possible when the REC button is pressed during
recording. (See "Recording operation limitations" below.)
Recording is not possible if any of the following conditions
•
apply. Change the recording folder.
The folder contains 999 takes
•
The number at the end of the take name has reached 999
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The remaining recording time indicator on the Home Screen
•
shows "Rec Limit". (See "Recording operation limitations" on
page 29.)
Recording functions (except retaking) can also be used
•
through parallel control.

Stop recording

Press the
STOP (RETAKE)

Retake a recording

Press the STOP (RETAKE)
the SHIFT key to erase the last recorded take.
If a 2Mix take was recorded simultaneously, it is also
erased.
If the REC key was pressed during recording to record
multiple consecutive takes, retaking from the beginning
of any of the recordings is possible. Each time the
key is pressed while pressing and holding the
(RETAKE)
key, the previous take is selected for retaking.
SHIFT
key to start
PLAY
key while recording, recording to the
key to stop recording.
key while pressing and holding
STOP