8 - editing tracks, Overview of track editing, Editing points – Tascam DP-008 User Manual

Page 58: Basic editing procedures, 8 – editing tracks

TASCAM DP-008

Editing on a conventional tape recorder in the

past required advanced techniques, but with

this unit editing tracks is easy and accurate.

Moreover, with a tape recorder, an editing

error could not be undone, but this unit uses

nondestructive editing, allowing you to edit

without altering the original data. This means

that the undo function can be used to correct

an edit easily (see “Undoing the last operation

(single undo)” on page 50).

Overview of track editing

This unit has the following track editing

functions.

COPY/PASTE (copy and paste)

•

COPY/INSERT (copy and insert)

•

MOVE/PASTE (move and paste)

•

MOVE/INSERT (move and insert)

•

OPEN (insert a silent section)

•

CUT (remove part of a track)

•

SILENCE (erase part of a track)

•

CLONE TRACK (duplicate a track)

•

CLEAN OUT (erase a track)

•

Editing points

Among the track editing functions, COPY/

PASTE, COPY/INSERT, MOVE/PASTE and

MOVE/INSERT use the IN and OUT points

as editing points. They also use the current

position when the editing operation is begun

as the TO point. SILENCE, CUT, and OPEN

use the IN and OUT points. These IN and

OUT points are the same IN and OUT points

used during repeat playback. See “Setting IN

and OUT points” (on page 55) for instructions

about how to do this.

IN point

The IN point is the starting point for the part of

the track subject to track editing.
Press the

IN/OUT

key to open the

I/O

SETTING

screen.

The IN point is saved as the time when the

(

) key is pressed.

OUT point

The OUT point is the ending point for the part

of the track subject to track editing.
Press the

IN/OUT

key to open the

I/O

SETTING

screen.

The OUT point is saved as the time when

the

(

OUT

) key is pressed.

TO point

The TO point is used as the PASTE destination

point for COPY and MOVE operations.
The position where playback is currently

stopped before opening the

TRACK EDIT

screen

is set as the TO point.
The IN, OUT and TO points can also be

changed on various editing screens.

Basic editing procedures

1 When the recorder is stopped and the

Home Screen is open, press the

key to open the

screen.

2 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

TRACK

EDIT

menu, and press the

(¥) key to

open it.

3 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the desired

track editing function, and press the

(¥) key to open that function’s screen.

8 – Editing Tracks