Tascam 788 - Manual (Page 57)

5 – Recorder operations–Auto punch operations
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Rehearsing the punch
Although you don’t have to use the rehearsal feature
(see “Rehearsing recording” on page 54) with the
auto punch, it’s probably a good idea to rehearse
most punch recordings a few times before making a
take.
1 With the AUTO PUNCH indicator lit, and a
track armed, press the RHSL (rehearsal) key.
The indicator lights.
2 Press and hold down the RECORD key and
press the PLAY key.
• The display shows TAKE .
• Playback starts at the pre-roll point. Both the input
source and previously-recorded material can be
heard in the cue mix.
• When playback reaches the punch-in point, the
monitored signal on the armed track(s) is muted.
The RECORD indicator flashes (to show that it is a
rehearsal).
• When playback reaches the punch-out point, the
recorded material is added to the incoming signal
in the cue mix. The
RECORD indicator goes out.
• Playback continues to the punch-out point and
stops.
• Playback continues to the post-roll point and stops.
If you press the REPEAT key before the rehearsal, so
that the indicator is lit (as well as the AUTO PUNCH
and RHSL indicators), the rehearsal process will
repeat until you press the STOP key. There is about a
second’s interval between the post-roll and the
restarting of the rehearsal at the pre-roll point. You
cannot change this interval.
Recording the punch
When you are happy with the rehearsed punch mate-
rial, you record the punch in the following way:
1 Press the RHSL key so that the indicator goes
out.
2 Press and hold the RECORD key and press the
PLAY key.
• The display shows TAKE .
• Playback starts at the pre-roll point. Both the input
source and previously-recorded material can be
heard in the cue mix.
• When playback reaches the punch-in point, the
monitored signal on the armed track(s) is muted.
The
RECORD indicator lights steadily.
• When playback reaches the punch-out point, the
recorded material is added to the incoming signal
in the cue mix. The
RECORD indicator goes out.
• Playback continues to the punch-out point and
stops.
If the REPEAT indicator is lit, the punch recording
will continue to repeat (up to 99 times) until you
press
STOP , allowing you to select from a list of
“multi-takes” (see “Checking the take” on page 57).
The time between repeat takes is about one second.
You cannot change this time.
Checking the take
After a take or series of takes has completed, you can
make an instant check of the take by following the
procedure here.
• When the take is complete, a screen similar to the
following appears:
• The screen above shows one take and the original
track.
• Use the dial to highlight a take from the list, includ-
ing the original track before the punch was started.
• Press PLAY to check the highlighted take by play-
ing it back (starting at the pre-roll point, and con-
tinuing to the post-roll point).
• If you are happy with the take, you can move to the
next stage below (“After finishing the punch” on
page 58.
• If you want to record another take, press and hold
RECORD , and press PLAY .