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2 − names and functions of parts – Tascam HS-8 User Manual

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TASCAM HS-8

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• “

UserWord

mode (button)

Use the user word for the first half of the take name.

Press the EDIT button to open the screen where you

can change the user word. (This works the same as the

screen for editing project names.)

• “

Folder

Name

mode (button)

Use the folder name as the first half of the take name.

This is the default value.

• Second half of take names
The second half of the take name is comprised of one

alphabetical letter and a three-digit number.
Press the EDIT button to open the screen where you

can change the letter.
You can change the three-digit number with the + and

– buttons. You can also touch the numerical part to

highlight it in yellow and use the DATA dial to change

the number.
The numerical part cannot be selected when the track

is soloed.
In the following cases, “

---

” appears and the value

cannot be changed.

No project or folder is loaded

The selected CF card is unavailable

When the numerical part of the file name of the

current take is 999

NOTE

The “Next Take Name” setting is saved with each project. If you

change projects, the setting of the loaded project is used.
The numerical part of the second half of the take name can be

changed even during playback and recording. (The first half
of the take name and the letter in the second half can only be
changed when stopped.)
If the first half of the take name or the letter in the second half

are different, a take that has the same three-digit number in the
second half can be created.

When the unit is put in recording standby, the file name of the

next take to be recorded is shown above the take name button
on the Home Screen.

i

PAN/LEVEL button

Press this button to open the

PAN/LEVEL

page where

you can adjust stereo mix recording and the 2mix

output.

Each channel has a

PAN

and

2Mix

LVL

knob. If you

touch one, its background becomes white and you can

control its parameter with the

DATA

dial.

If two channels are linked, the

PAN

knob functions as a

balance adjustment knob.
When in solo mode,

PAN

or

2Mix

LVL

knob cannot be

selected.

o

INFO button

Press this button to open the

INFO

page, which shows

the current settings of the unit and information about

the loaded file.

The

Play

Info

section shows information related to

current playback settings. If an item is gray, that item is

OFF.
Touch this part to open the

PLAY

SETUP

screen.

The

Sys. Info

section shows the current settings

of this unit. Touch this part of the screen to open the

SYNC

T/C

screen.

The

File

Info

section shows information about the

currently loaded file. Touch this part of the screen to

open the

PROJECT

screen. You can also use the

DATA

dial to scroll the display of project and take names.

NOTE

On this screen only, when a track is soloed, a SOLO knob appears in
place of the TC and SYNC indicators at the top right.

p

Mark List button

Press this button to open the mark list. (See “Mark list

screen” on page 55.)

2 − Names and functions of parts