Tascam 788 - Manual (Page 53)

5 – Recorder operations–Recording
TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio
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Recording
To start recording from the stopped state:
1 At least one track should be armed (press the
REC READY key(s) of the track(s) on which
recording is to take place). The REC READY
indicator(s) start to flash).
2 Press and hold down the RECORD key.
3 Press the PLAY key. Both the PLAY (green) and
RECORD (red) indicators light, and the flash-
ing REC READY indicator(s) light steadily.
4 Stop recording by pressing the STOP key.
NOTE
When a track is “armed” for recording (i.e. its REC
READY indicator is lit or flashing), the corresponding track
indicator number in the bottom of the home screen is
reversed to show this.
In the screen above, tracks 3 and 4 are armed.
Recording (ii)
To drop into record mode while playing back:
1 Start playing back a song by pressing the PLAY
key. The PLAY indicator will light.
2 Arm one or more tracks by pressing their REC
READY keys. Their indicators start to flash.
3 Press the RECORD key. The RECORD indica-
tor will light, and the REC READY indicators of
the armed tracks will also light.
NOTE
At least one track must be armed before you start to
record. It is
not possible to enter a “record ready” mode
and press the REC READY keys of tracks to start
recording.
Hands-free recording
You can also use a suitable footswitch (for example
the TASCAM RC-30P) connected to the
REMOTE
jack, to drop into record mode. When a track is
armed, and playback is taking place, pressing the
footswitch will change from playback mode to
record mode.
When recording, pressing the footswitch will drop
out of record mode into playback mode.
Dropping out of record mode
When record mode has been entered in any of the
ways described above, it is possible to drop out of the
recording mode simply by pressing the
PLAY key.
The RECORD indicator goes out.
Of course, you can always press the STOP key to
stop recording.
You can “undo” recordings, (unlike on a tape recorder).
Even if you accidentally record over a perfect performance,
the UNDO function can still retrieve the original. See
“Undoing and redoing actions” on page 70 for details.
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