Tascam BB-1000CD - Manual (Page 45)

TASCAM BB-1000CD 45
10–Other useful functions
4. Press the HOME key to return to the Home screen.
TIP
You can skip unnecessary silent moments during recording by •
setting START and STOP above. If you want to divide recording
fi les at each silence but require no skipping silence, activate
DIVIDE only.
By the combination of START, STOP and DIVIDE, you can set the •
unit to record sounds skipping silence longer than 5 seconds
(time set on STOP) and dividing fi les at each silence, for example.
Long time recording
You can change the recording file format to make the re-
cording time longer.
1. Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen.
2. Press the
CURSOR [ § / ¶ ]
key to select
REC SETTING
and press the ENTER key.
3. Press the
CURSOR [ § / ¶ ]
key to select
FILE TYPE
.
4. Turn the DATA wheel to select a file format and press
the ENTER.
About the recording time
The following tables show the recording times for each recording format and media capacity.
Recording format CD / capacity
650MB 700MB
CD-DA 16 Bit, 44.1 kHz 1 hour 14 minutes 1hour 20 minutes
Recording format
FILE TYPE
SD/SDHC card capacity
1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB
WAV 16 Bit 44.1 kHz
1 hour 39 minutes 3 hours 18 minutes 6 hours 36 minutes 13 hours 12 minutes 26 hours 24 minutes
MP3 Low
(44.1 kHz, 64 kbps)
35 hours 50 minutes 71 hours 40 minutes 143 hours 20 minutes 286 hours 40 minutes 573 hours 20 minutes
Normal
(44.1 kHz, 128 kbps)
17 hours 55 minutes 35 hours 50 minutes 71 hours 40 minutes 143 hours 20 minutes 286 hours 40 minutes
High
(44.1 kHz, 192 kbps)
11 hours57 minutes 23 hours 54 minutes 47 hours 48 minutes 95 hours 36 minutes 191 hours 12 minutes
The recording times on the table above is approximate ones. Actual recording time may vary depending on the SD/SDHC •
card you use.
The recording times on the table above show total time recordable on an SD/SDHC card, not the maximum continuous
•
recording time.
You cannot record continuously for more than 23 hours and 59 minutes. The maximum size of a single recording file is 2
•
GB.
NOTE
You can select a format from WAV, MP3 (low), MP3 (normal), and
MP3 (high). The recording time is longer in the following order: MP3
(low)>MP3 (normal)>MP3 (high)>WAV. The longer the recording
time is, the worse the sound quality becomes.
CAUTION
Select WAV when you use overdubbing or you want to edit the fi le
using the DIVIDE function on the EDIT screen after recording. (
∑
page 39 “Overdubbing” on “8-Recording”)
5. Press the
HOME
key to return to the Home screen.