10 - Playback Synchronized With External Timecode; Using Synchronized Playback; Timecode Offset; Rechase - Tascam HS-8 Owner's Manual

10 – Playback synchronized with external timecode
In this chapter, we explain playback synchronization with
external timecode. The playback of all takes in one folder
on this unit can be synchronized with SMPTE timecode
input through the TIMECODE IN connector on the rear
panel. When synchronized, the timecode time stamp
in the take is used as the starting time of that take. The
playback time during playback of a take is based on that
take's starting time.
External timecode
Take 1
Take's starting time
01:00:00.00
You can check the timecode time stamp of a take by
pressing the INFO button on the take selection screen (see
"Take selection screen" on page 34). You can also freely
change the timecode time stamp of a take (see "Changing
the start time of a take" on page 41).
NOTE
Synchronized playback with external timecode can only play
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the takes in one folder. Synchronized playback from multiple
folders is not possible.
Synchronized playback with external timecode is based on the
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starting time of each take. For this reason, during synchronized
playback the order is not related to the take numbers (with the
following exception).
When using synchronized playback with external timecode, if
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multiple takes have the same starting time, only the take with
the highest take number is played.

Using synchronized playback

1 Load the folder to be played back (See "Loading
takes" on page 40.)
2 Either of the following operations will start
synchronized playback.
While pressing and holding the SHIFT key, press
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the CALL [CHASE] key on the front panel.
On the "SYNC" page of the "SYNC T/C" screen, set
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"TC Chase" to "ON".
3 If there is a take that can be synchronized with
external timecode, synchronized playback starts
and the CHASE indicator on the Home Screen
appears green.
If there is no take that can be played back
synchronized with external timecode (because the
time is between takes, for example), the unit pauses at
the beginning of the next text that can be played back
and the CHASE indicator on the Home Screen blinks.
4 Either of the following operations will cancel
synchronized playback.
While pressing and holding the SHIFT key, press
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the CALL [CHASE] key on the front panel.
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Take 2
Take 3
02:00:00.00 02:50:00.00
On the "SYNC" page of the "SYNC T/C" screen, set
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"TC Chase" to "OFF".
After doing this, playback and other unit operations
continue. Moreover, the CHASE indicator on the Home
Screen is replaced with the timecode status display.
5 Conduct one of the operations described in step 3
to restart synchronized playback.
NOTE
During synchronized playback, press the STOP key to stop
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playback. The CHASE indicator on the home screen blinks when
synchronized playback is stopped.
When stopped, press the PLAY or PAUSE key to restart synchro-
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nized playback.

Timecode offset

You can set an offset for external timecode
synchronization. By doing so, you can synchronize to
external timecode with a set time difference (see "SYNC
page" on page 46).

Rechase

This unit continues to monitor external timecode even
after synchronized playback starts. Should the playback
time of this unit and the external timecode become
unsynchronized for any reason, the unit can "rechase"
the timecode. You can set whether or not the unit uses
rechase and the degree of the discrepancy before
rechasing (see "SYNC page" on page 47).