Control mode, Recorder – Tascam X-48 User Manual

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Recorder


30-frame non-drop is occasionally used in music studios to sync console
automation to a tape machine (2" reel-to-reel tape may be striped with this format)

30-frame drop is rarely used

29.97 non-drop is the standard for non-broadcast post-production in the U.S.

29.97 drop is the standard for broadcast television post production in the U.S.

25-frame is the standard in Europe

24-frame non-drop is sometimes used for HDTV production or film location
recording

24.975 non-drop is 25-frame pull-down, used to play 25-frame videos on American
NTSC monitors

23.976 non-drop is "HD pull-down," used to play down-converted HD videos on
American NTSC monitors


To change the frame rate:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation


Click the Windows menu and select the Settings window.

Click on the Sync tab and click the Frame Rate submenu. Choose your desired frame
rate from the list.

Front Panel Operation


• Press

the

SYNC button. Press the up/down buttons to select Frame Rate and

press CHNG.

Select a frame rate from the list using the up/down buttons and press Enter.

Control Mode

Four control modes are available:

Internal is the default setting, the X-48 controls its own transport and ignores the
SMPTE timecode input.

SMPTE follows the SMPTE timecode input for location, either from the RS-422
input or the balanced LTC input on the rear panel.

MIDI (MTC) looks to the MIDI input for timecode.

Theater Play plays a section of the timeline, stops, and waits for a Play command to
play the next section.


To change the control mode:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation


Click the Windows menu and select the Settings window.

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