Tascam X-48 - Manual (Page 31)

Recorder
Recorder
Working With Projects
Creating a New Project
Mouse/Keyboard Operation
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Click on the File menu and select New Project... or press Control-N on the keyboard.
• The display will ask you if you wish to save changes to the current the current
project. Click on Yes or No.
• The display prompts you for the following information:
Name : Type a name for the project using the keyboard
Drive : Select which drive to record to
Mode : Either Non-Destructive or Destructive. See next section for explanation.
Sample Rate : The sample rate for the session. Most users will choose either
44.1k (CD-standard), 48k (DAT-standard), 88.2k (2x CD) or 96k (2x DAT). A
number of other sample rates are provided for post production use. See Section
'Sample Rates'(page 46) for more information on when to use these sample rates.
Bit Depth
: Choices of 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit Floating Point are provided.
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Click OK when complete.
Front Panel Operation
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On the front panel of the X-48, press the PROJ button, press the Up/Down arrows to
select New and press CHNG.
• Press the Yes or No button to save the current project.
• Choose a drive to record to with the up/down buttons and press ENTER.
• Select the bit depth – either 16-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit floating point – and press Enter.
• Give the project a name using the Up/Down buttons to change letters, the Change
button to select the next letter. Press Enter to create the project or EXIT to cancel.
Destructive versus Non-Destructive Recording
The X-48 provides two methods for recording, Non-Destructive (the default) and
Destructive.
When Non-Destructive recording is selected, new recordings are written to the hard drive
as new WAVE files. With this method, you can return to an old take of a recording using
Undo or by editing the previous take. The disadvantage to this method is that your hard
drive is filled with Wave files. If you imported all of these files into a digital workstation,
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