Tascam HS-8 - Manual (Page 33)

TASCAM HS-8
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This unit manages audio files in projects. A CF card
contains project folders, and each project folder contains
subfolders that hold audio files, which are called takes..
Project: Contains all the materials for one program or
work
Folder: Includes all the materials for a project
Take: An audio file of a recording
CAUTION
The sampling frequency and time code frame-type in a project are
fixed.
File formats
This unit can record and play files in the following types of
formats.
File format: BWF •
Sampling frequencies: 44.1/48/47.952/48.048/88. •
2/96/176.4/192 kHz (47.952/48.048: 48 kHz ±0.1%
pull-down/pull-up)
Bit length: 16 or 24
•
Number of tracks: •
1–8 tracks (at 44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96 kHz)
1–8 tracks + stereo mix (at 44.1 or 48 kHz)
1–4 tracks (at 176.4 or 192 kHz)
File mode: monophonic or polyphonic
•
Monophonic and polyphonic modes
In monophonic mode, each track is recorded as an
independent monaural BWF file.
In polyphonic mode, multiple tracks are recorded
together as a single BWF file.
When transferring a file to an audio application that is
compatible with polyphonic files, multiple tracks can be
input at once.
The 2mix file is always recorded as a polyphonic (stereo)
file.
Folder where files are saved in mono mode
In mono mode, files can be saved in one of two places
(folders).
SubFolder mode •
Subfolders are created for each take inside project
folders, and recorded audio files are saved in them.
Folder mode •
Recorded audio files are saved directly inside the
project folder.
NOTE
When Folder mode is selected, the number of files created is •
large. For this reason, the number of tracks that can be recorded
is greatly reduced. (See “Recording operation limitations” on
page 29.)
During recording, you can press the REC key to start recording a
•
new take. This function can be used 4 seconds after beginning
recording in Poly and Subfolder modes, but in Folder mode, you
might have to wait more than 4 seconds.
The default setting is “SubFolder”.
•
PROJECT screen overview
Press the PROJECT key on the front panel to open the
PROJECT
screen. The last used
PROJECT
screen page
(project selection, folder selection or take selection)
opens.
Project selection screen
Directory display: The current directory level and
number of projects is shown. (In the example above,
the root directory of CF card 1 contains 12 projects.)
NUM OF FOLDER: This shows the number of folders in
each project.
Fs: This shows the sampling frequency of the project. The
values are abbreviated as follows.
44.1 kHz:
44k
48 kHz: 48k
48 kHz –0.1% (pull-down):
48k-
48 kHz +0.1% (pull- up):
48k+
88.2 kHz: 88k
96 kHz: 96k
176.4 kHz:
176k
192 kHz:
192k
ENTER: Press a project “ ®” button to show the contents
of that project.
5 – Projects