Tascam 2488neo User Manual

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TASCAM  2488neo
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7 − Recorder
Active marks
If the song play position passes a mark during playback, 
the mark’s title appears on the screen. The mark whose title 
is shown on the screen is called the 
“active mark.”
This active mark can be accessed easily for titling, deletion 
and editing, as explained below.
 
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Giving a title to the active mark
You can give a title to the active mark while playing back 
or recording, or while the playback is stopped.
1  When the active mark’s current title is displayed 
(this will be Mark xxx when the mark is first set), 
press the shifted 
TITLE
 key. The pop-up screen 
appears on the display, and you can edit the title as 
described in “Titling” on page 15
.
2  When you press 
YES/ENTER
 after editing the name, 
the new name replaces the old mark name.
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You can use the words here to enter mark titles quick-
ly (see "User Words" on page 9
8).
 
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Deleting the active mark
You can delete the active mark while playback is stopped, 
but you cannot delete it while playing back or recording 
(a popup message appears briefly if you try and you must 
press 
NO/EXIT
 to dismiss the message).
1  To delete the active mark, press the 
DELETE
 key. 
You do not have to confirm the deletion, but the 
words 
Clear mark!
 appear briefly on the display.
2  When the active mark has been deleted, the mark 
immediately before the active mark (if there is 
one) becomes the active mark, and its title is shown 
on screen.
NOTE
You cannot undo a mark deletion.
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You can erase marks freely using the MARK LIST 
screen (see "Using the mark list" on page 53).
To insert a mark point at the current position, press the 
INSERT
 key during playback, recording or when the trans-
port is stopped to register a mark point at the current position.
Marks cannot be inserted, however, while fast forwarding 
or rewinding.
New marks are numbered sequentially in the order that 
they are recorded.
The mark title appears on the home screen under the time 
line to the right.
Inserting marks
Mark functions
In addition to the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points used 
for auto punch and editing, up to 999 marks can be set for 
every song.
These can be inserted, deleted, named and edited freely, 
and they are stored with the song, allowing you to return 
at any time to a part of the song which you have marked as 
needing attention.
Editing the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points
When the points have been set, it may be necessary to 
“trim” them, or to slip them backwards or forwards a little.
NOTE
These points cannot be edited when repeat mode is 
ON (the REPEAT indicator is lit).
Follow these procedures to “trim” (make small adjustments 
to) the positions of the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points:
1  Press the key (
IN
OUT
TO
 or 
FROM
) for the point 
you want to trim, to locate to that point.
2  Press and hold the 
STOP
 key and press the 
PLAY
 
key. The 
JOG
 indicator lights. The display shows a 
view of the waveform of the currently selected track 
at the IN, OUT, TO or FROM point (depending on 
which was pressed).
3  Press the 
SELECT
 key of the track that you want to view. 
The display changes to the wave-form of that track.
4  Follow the instructions in “Jog positioning” on page 
48 for zooming and moving the current jog position.
5  After setting the exact position, press and hold the 
LOCATE
 key and then press the key (
IN
OUT
TO
 or 
FROM
) you want to reset. The point is set.
 
Press 
NO/EXIT
 to return to the home screen with-
out setting the points (remember that 
YES/ENTER
 
does not set these points).