Tascam 788 - Manual (Page 61)

6 – Location operations–Direct location
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Direct location (ii)
As well as the ABS and MTC timings just described,
it is possible to locate to a “musical” time, when the
display shows bars (measures) and beats, and the 788
is synchronized to a tempo map.
NOTE
This method of location only has any meaning when the
788 is synchronized to a tempo map (see “Synchroniza-
tion” on page 94). If the 788 is not synchronized to such a
tempo map, bars and beats in this screen have no
meaning.
1 Make sure the transport is stopped. You can-
not perform this direct location when playing
back or recording.
2 If the “home” display is not shown, press the
HOME/ESC key.
3 There is an “underline” cursor at the top of the
screen.
If the top left of the screen does not show BAR
(that is, it shows MTC or ABS ), press the Ó
key until the cursor is under the left field, and
turn the dial clockwise until
BAR is showing.
4 Use the Ó and Á keys to move the cursor to
either of the following: bars (3 digits), or beats
(2 digits).
The tempo value cannot be altered here—it is
set by the tempo map (see “Entering and edit-
ing the tempo map” on page 98).
5 Use the dial to increase or decrease the number
over the cursor (in the illustration , the cursor
is under the “bars” value).
If you increase the “beats” value past the maxi-
mum number of beats on a bar at that point in
the tempo map, the number will “wrap
round”; that is, the “bars” value will increase
by one, and the “beats” value will be set to
0 .
6 When you change a value, the values on the top
line will start to blink and will continue to
blink for a few seconds.
If you press the EXIT key (or the STOP key)
while the values are blinking, the time value
will be reset to the previous value before you
started to edit it.
7 Press ENTER while the values are blinking to
set the value, or PLAY to start immediate play-
back at that value. Also, if you do not press any
keys or turn the dial for a few seconds, the val-
ues stop blinking, and the new time value that
has been set becomes the current playback
position.
Bars (measures)
Beats