4 – recording, Files and takes, Recording settings – Teac DR-680 User Manual

Page 24: Setting the recording file format, Setting the sampling frequency

TASCAM DR-680

This unit can record in the following formats.

WAV/BWF (16/24-bit, 44.1/48/96 kHz)

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6 tracks and a stereo mix

WAV/BWF (16/24-bit, 192 kHz)

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2 tracks

MP3 (96/128/192/320 kbps, 44.1/48 kHz)

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4 tracks
2 tracks and a stereo mix

Files and takes

With this unit, a group of audio files that are recorded
at the same time are collectively called a “take.”
Depending on the file recording mode setting, the files
included in the recorded take will be as follows.
Example 1: 6 tracks and a stereo track recorded

MONO format set: 6 mono WAV files and a stereo

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WAV file
STEREO format set: 3 stereo WAV files of inputs

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pairs 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 and a stereo WAV file of the
mix
6ch format set: a 6-channel WAV file and a stereo

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WAV file

Example 2: 4-track recording in MP3 format

MONO format set: 4 mono MP3 files

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STEREO format set: 2 stereo MP3 files

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An SD card in this unit can have up to 5000 files and
folders and 1000 takes.

Recording settings

Setting the recording file format

You can set the recording file format (BWF/WAV/
MP3) and bit depth (BWF/WAV) or bit rate (MP3).

NOTE

WAV format recordings have a higher audio quality

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than MP3 format recordings.
BWF, which is the broadcast wave format, has the

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same sound quality as the standard wave (WAV)
format.
MP3 format allows greater recording time than WAV

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format.
With MP3 formats, higher bit rates record with better

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audio quality.

For information about recording times, see “Recording

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times” on page 35.
When the file format is set to MP3, the maximum

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number of tracks is limited to 4 (4 mono, 2 stereo, or
2 mono and 1 stereo).

1 Press the

key to open the

screen.

2 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

REC

menu item,

and press the

ENTER

key to open the

REC

screen.

3 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

FORMAT

item,

and press the

key.

4 Use the

DATA

wheel to select one of the following

options:

BWF-16bit

BWF-24bit

WAV-16bit

(default value),

WAV-24bit

MP3-96kbps

MP3-128kbps

MP3-192kbps

, or

MP3-320kbps

5 Press the

key to return to the selection of

items on the

REC

screen.

6 Press the

key to return to the

screen.

Press the

HOME/FUNC

key to return to the Home

Screen.

Setting the sampling frequency

You can set the sampling frequency and record BWF
and WAV files at 44.1, 48, 96 or 192 kHz.
1 Press the

key to open the

screen.

2 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

REC

menu item,

and press the

ENTER

key to open the

REC

screen.

3 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

SAMPLE

item,

and press the

key or

ENTER

key.

4 – Recording