Auto-record settings, Automatically cutting unnecessary silences when, Recording (silent cut function) – Teac DR-680 User Manual

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TASCAM DR-680

4 When you have finished making the settings,

press the

HOME/FUNC

key to return to the Home

Screen.

Auto-record settings

1 Press the

key to open the

screen.

2 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

AUTO

REC

menu

item, and press the

ENTER

key to open the

AUTO

REC

screen.

3 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

LEVEL

item, and

press the

key or

ENTER

key.

4 Set the level at which the unit determines that

a signal is being input for starting and stopping

automatic recording. Use the

DATA

wheel to set

the value to

–6dB

–12dB

(default value),

–24dB

–48dB

5 When you have finished making the settings,

press the

HOME/FUNC

key to return to the Home

Screen.

6 Press the

PAUSE

key to enter recording standby.

When the input sound exceeds the level set by

the

LEVEL

item, the unit automatically starts

recording.

Automatically cutting unnecessary silences

when recording (silent cut function)

When recording, the unit can pause when it detects
silence for a certain amount of time, and then restart
recording when it detects an input signal again. Since
this cuts unnecessary silence during recording, space
on the card can be conserved.
1 Set

AUTO

REC

and

LEVEL

as explained in the

previous section.

2 Open the

AUTO

REC

screen of selecting items.

3 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

SILENT

CUT

item, and press the

key or

ENTER

key.

4 Use the

DATA

wheel to set it to

(default value:

OFF

5 Press the

key to return to selecting items.

6 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

SILENT

DELAY

item, and press the

key.

7 Use the

DATA

wheel to set the silence that must

be detected before recording is paused between

1–5 seconds (default value: 1 seconds).

8 When you have finished making the settings,

press the

HOME/FUNC

key to return to the Home

Screen.

9 Press the

PAUSE

key to start recording standby.

When the input sound exceeds the level set in the

LEVEL

item, recording starts automatically.

When the input sound level is below the level set
in the

LEVEL

item for a set number of seconds,

recording automatically pauses.
When the input sound exceeds the level set in the

LEVEL

item again, recording restarts automatically.

Automatically adding marks at the

position where recording restarts

You can set whether a mark is added or a new take is
created whenever input higher than the set auto rec
level is detected after the input level has been below
the auto rec level for one second or more.
1 Set the

AUTO

REC

and

LEVEL

as described above.

2 Open the

AUTO

REC

screen of selecting items.

3 Use the

DATA

wheel to select the

AUTO

MARK

item,

and press the

key or

ENTER

key.

4 Use the

DATA

wheel to set it to

MARK

TAKE

4 – Recording