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Recording the punch, Checking the take, After finishing the punch – Tascam 2488neo User Manual

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TASCAM 2488neo

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7 − Recorder

Recording the punch

When you are happy with the rehearsed punch material,
you record the punch in the following way:

1 Press the

RHSL

key so that the indicator goes out.

2 Press and hold the

RECORD

key and press the

PLAY

key.

The display shows

TAKE

.

Playback starts at the pre-roll point. Both the input source

and previously-recorded material can be monitored.
When playback reaches the punch-in point, the

monitored signal on the armed track(s) is muted. The

RECORD

indicator lights steadily.

When playback reaches the punch-out point, the

recorded material is added to the monitored signal. The

RECORD

indicator goes out.

Playback continues to the post-roll point and stops.

If the

REPEAT

indicator is lit, the punch recording will

continue to repeat (up to 99 times) until you press

STOP

,

allowing you to select from a list of “multi-takes” (see
“Checking the take” below).

The time between repeat takes is about one second. You
cannot change this time.

Like recording, an auto punch operation is undoable. It is
shown in the HISTORY list on the UNDO/REDO screen
(“UNDO and REDO” on page 64).

In addition, as we mentioned earlier, the third choice when
you press the

AUTO PUNCH

key, LAST TAKE LOAD,

allows you to select any of the multi-takes from the last
punch session.

However, if you have recorded anything else, performed an
undo or redo operation, or made any track editing opera-

tions, the LAST TAKE LOAD option is not available when
you press the

AUTO PUNCH

key.

NOTE

Even if you undo the recording that has overwritten
the list of multi-takes, the multi-take list will not be
available to you after the undo.

If you change your mind

After finishing the punch

When you have finished the auto punch recording:

1 Use the dial to highlight the take which you feel

is the best (or if none of them was any good, select
ORIGINAL, which is the unchanged version).

2 Press

YES/ENTER

to select the selected take (or the

original version). A pop-up display asks you if you
are sure that you want to use the take.

3 Press

YES/ENTER

if you are sure, but if you change

your mind to select another take, press

NO/EXIT

.

NOTE

You must select one of the takes or the original to exit
auto punch mode.

The recording between the punch-in and punch-out points
is now replaced by the selection. The

AUTO PUNCH

indi-

cator goes out.

After auto punch recording is complete, the TAKE LIST
screen shown below appears.

You can make an instant check of the take by following the
procedure below.

When the take is complete, a screen similar to the follow-
ing appears:

The screen above shows three takes and the original track.

Use the dial to highlight a take from the list, including

the original track before the punch was started.
Press

PLAY

to check the highlighted take by playing it

back (starting at the pre-roll point, and continuing to the
post-roll point).
If you are happy with the take, you can move to the next

stage below (“After finishing the punch” below).
If you want to record another take, press and hold

RECORD

, and press

PLAY

.

Checking the take