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TASCAM MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Keys and Status Displays 62
TRACK Pressing this key places the MMR into the View Track state to allow inspection of
the currently loaded tracks. The Wheel, the Select keys, or the Up/Down arrow
keys may be used to select and view a track index. If nothing is loaded in a
selected Track index, the word “*Blank*” is displayed for that track. Pressing this
key again while viewing tracks or pressing the CLR key exits the View Track state
and returns the MMR-8 to the Normal state.
SHIFT+TRACK
(UNLOAD)
The shifted function of the TRACK key allows “unloading” of a loaded track, and
will return the track to the “blank” state, as well as returning the loaded track back
to the pool of unloaded tracks, which can then be viewed using LOAD TRACK.
Note that tracks may be loaded or unloaded even while the MMR is playing. This
is a very convenient feature of the MMR and allows for auditioning alternate tracks
during playback or loading tracks from different projects.
SLIP Pressing this key allows the re-positioning of selected tracks relative to the timeline
and other tracks. The LCD will show the number of the last selected track,
although all selected tracks (as indicated by the LEDs above the SEL keys) will be
“slipped” as a group. Once the tracks to be slipped have been selected, the wheel or
arrow keys are used to trim the slip value. The slip register for each track will be
adjusted by the relative amount entered during the slip operation. In other words, if
a track is already slipped by 10 frames and it is then made part of a group of tracks
which are slipped by two more frames, that track’s slip register will then show a
value of 12 frames. The MMR-8 will “remember” the slipped tracks (as indicated
by the SLIP LEDs below the meters) and the slip value for a given session, so any
slip value must be explicitly removed (i.e., set to zero) in order to clear the slip
register for that track. To clear the Slip register, either use the Wheel or Up/Down
arrow keys to set the Slip value to 0, or press CLR + SEL for the desired track.
Note that the value in the slip register is volatile, and will not be retained when the
track index is unloaded or replaced by a different track. To slip a track permanently
within the EDL, perform an Edit operation (Clear and Paste the contents of the
entire track), or use the Slip In/Out function described under SHIFT + MON.
SHIFT + SLIP
(BACKUP)
Pressing SHIFT+SLIP places the MMR into the Backup state so that a backup
copy of the currently displayed project or track can be made to any mounted drive
volume. The Backup state presents two menu items that allow for choosing either
normal or Tape Mode style backup. Use the Wheel or Up/Down arrow keys to
switch between these two menus after entering the Backup state.
Normal backup will copy the project or track file including all edit information and
associated audio clips to the target drive. The Tape Mode backup will rewrite
(copy) the project or track files as continuous media files with no audio edits, and
all fades fully rendered. Tape Mode backup will copy only media actually used in
the project or track, and provides a way to consolidate the data and “flatten” the file
for more efficient playback and disk usage. The word _TAPE will be appended to
the end of the file name of the newly created tape mode backup file so that it can be
distinguished from the original file name. This is especially important if the backup
is made to the same disk as the original file. When not in the Load Track state,
pressing SHIFT + SLIP will display the current status (progress) of the Backup
function.