Timeline Mode; Preparing To Record; Basic Preparations; Creating A New Project - Tascam HS-4000 Owner's Manual

7 – Timeline mode
In this chapter, we explain how to use the timeline mode. To use
this unit in timeline mode, set the unit's operation mode to
TIMELINE MODE. (See "Selecting the operation mode" on the
previous page.)
Please refer to "4 – Basic operation" when reading this chapter.

Preparing to record

Basic preparations

Refer to "4 – Basic operation" and make the basic preparations
for recording.

Creating a new project

Create new projects as necessary. You do not need to create
a new project if you plan to record into an existing one.
1. Press the PROJECT key on the front panel to open the
P R O J E C T screen.
2. Press the
C R E A T E P R O J E C T
screen to open the C R E A T E P R O J E C T
On this screen, set the project name, the name for the first
session, the sampling frequency and the sampling
frequency written to the BWF chunk in recorded audio files.
Touch the button to open the next page.
N E X T
Set the frame type then bit length.
Touch the N E X T button to open the next page.
Finally, set the starting time and number of tracks to be
recorded in timeline mode, and then set whether other
settings should be retained from the currently open project
or whether the factory defaults should be used instead.
For further details about these settings, see "Creating new
projects" on page 34.
3. After you complete making settings touch the
C R E A T E P R O J E C T button.
NOTE
 If a project with the same project name already exists, the
P R O J E C T button appears gray and you will not be able to create a new
project. If this happens, change the project name.
 You can also touch the
C R E A T E P R O J E C T
screens 1/3 and 2/3 to create a project.
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button on the P R O J E C T
screen.
C R E A T E
button on C R E A T E P R O J E C T
4. Touch the
O K button when the confirmation pop-up
message appears.
When creation of the project completes, the Home Screen
reopens.

Creating new sessions

Create new sessions as necessary. You do not need to create a
new session if you plan to record into an existing one.
1. Press the PROJECT key on the front panel to open the
screen.
P R O J E C T
2. Touch the e button of the project in which you want
to create a new session to open its session selection
screen.
3. Touch the
M A K E S E S S I O N
S E S S I O N screen.
4. Touch the
S e s s i o n N a m e
S E S S I O N N A M E screen where you can change the
session name.
To input the session name follow the same procedures in
"Editing the project name" on page 35.
NOTE
You cannot use the "@" symbol at the beginning of a session name.
5. Touch the
E n t e r button or press the DATA dial to
return to the M A K E S E S S I O N
6. If necessary, set the timeline starting time and
number of recording tracks.
7. When you have finished making settings, press the
M A K E S E S S I O N button.
8. Touch the
O K button or press the DATA dial when the
confirmation pop-up message appears.
After session creation completes, the Home Screen opens.
For details about session operations, see "Session operations" on
page 37.
button to open the M A K E
button to open the
screen.