Punch-In Or Insert Recording - Tascam 688 Midistudio Owner's Manual

Advanced Operations Guide: Punch-In or Insert Recording
"Punching in" or "insert recording" is when you record
over a small soction of
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previously recorded track in or-
der to fix a mistake or improve a performance, while
keeping the rest of the track
as
before. The mixer set-
tings should be exactly the same as they were during the
original recording. The 688 can manually punch-in with
the RECORD (") button. the RECORD FUNCTION
switches. or the optional RC-30P footswitch. You can
also program an automated punch-in and out with the
REHEARSAL and AUTO IN/OUT functions.
Monitoring during Inserts: You must decide what you
want to hear in the CUE MONITOR during the preroll and
postroll, before and after the punch-in. This is set by the
MONITOR MODE keys above the shuttle knob.
In INSERT mode, the monitor automatically switches
from the original recording to the live instrument at the
moment of punch-in ("INSERT" on the 688 Is similar to
"pre-roll sync" on other recorders).
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IN MIX
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MANUAL PUNCH-IN
METHOD A: Punching with the RECORD key Dr
footswitch
Get ready tQ recQrd
1. Press the RECORD FUNCTION switch of the track you
intend to insert on. Its LED will start blinking.
2. If you are fixing a mistake right after the original
r~ording, don't touch any volume -settings-they should
be the same. If not. adjust the
m~:)RitQr
and ·recQrd
levels as you would for a normal overdub.
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3. Rewind the tapa to a point before the punch-in point.
You may wish to press MEMO 1 sQ. YQU can return to
this point.
4. Preu PLAY. You will be able to hear both your live
instrument and tape
ph~yback. AdJu~
the MONITOR
GROUP LEVEL to control the 'Iive" instrument and the
DUAL to control tape play.back. .
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When the tape
re~che~'
the
de~ir~'
punch-in point.
press RECORD. or ,the
fQ~W\~h
to
a~rt.
recording.
The RECORD LED.and
RECORD
FUNCTION LED both
stay on .. ' . . . • .
6. Punch Qut by pressing STOP, PLAY, or the footsWltch.
To hear both the live instrument and the original track in
the monitor, so you can play along during the preroll,
press MIX mode.
MONITORii o
~
IHS£RT
DO
If INSERT and
MIX
are both off, once you press
a
track's
RECORD FUNCTION switch you can only hear the live
instrument, not the traclt playback, in its CUE MONITOR
channel. Use this mode to set your record levels.
MONITOR MOllE
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INSERT "X
DO
METHOD B: Punching with the RECORD FUNCTION
switch
This methQd is sometimes called "rolling in
record~
and
reqUires that you have
a.
free hand.
1. After the recording and. monitoring levels are set,
make sur. that all tracks .re .SAFE (no LEOs blinking),
2. P..... RECORD and PLAY togethllt" to start playing the
tape. The RECORD LED
will
blink, showing that the 688
is in record-ready mQde.
3. Press the RECORD FUNCTION switch of the punch-In
track when the·
tape
reaches the punch-In point. Tho
LEOs abQve thel Track and :RECORD. button will light
steadily, showing that record/ngla taking place;
4. To punch out press RECORD FUNCTION again (you
could also
pres~.
$TOP .0rPLAY). "
CAUTION: Avoid. punching In-out of tracks using
RECORD FUNCTION switch When their ·..djl!cent, tracka
are In Record (for example, punching iri:.out of track 2
andlor track 4 while recordiria track 3). .
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