Tascam 2488 User Manual

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4 – RecorderTASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 51COPY -> PASTEThis function takes the section of a track or tracksmarked by the IN and OUT points, copies it, andplaces it at the TO point on the chosen track ortracks.The original source is left unchanged.The copy operation overwrites anything which isalready recorded at the destination. The destination isthe same length as it was before the operation.You can copy the section more than once in one oper-ation.You can change the following values:Src.Trk This sets the source track or tracks fromwhich the section is copied. Choose 1 through 24 toselect an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 etc. toselect a pair of tracks. Choose 1-24 to select all tracks.Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks towhich the selected section is pasted. What you canselect here depends on what you have selected for thesource track. If you have selected a single track, youcan select tracks 1 through 24 here. If you haveselected a pair of tracks (for instance, 1/2), you canonly select track pairs here. If you have selected alltracks (1-24), then 1-24 is the only option available toyou here.Times This is the number of times that the selectedsection is pasted into the destination track or tracks.You can set this value from 1 to 99.Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leavethis screen.NOTEYou can also use the SHIFT + TRIM key combination toenter this function easily.COPY -> INSERTThis function takes the section of a track or tracksmarked by the IN and OUT points, copies it, andplaces it on the chosen track or tracks, inserting it asnew material, starting at the TO point.The original source is left unchanged.The insert operation adds the selected section as newmaterial to the destination. Nothing is overwritten onthe destination, as any existing material following theTO point is moved to the end of the newly-insertedsection. The destination is longer than it was beforethe operation.You can copy the section more than once in oneoperation.You can change the following values:Src. Trk This sets the source track or tracks fromwhich the section is copied. Choose 1 through 24 toselect an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 etc. toselect a pair of tracks. Choose 1-24 to select all tracks.Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracksinto which the selected section is inserted. What youcan select here depends on what you have selectedfor the source track. If you have selected a singletrack, you can select tracks 1 through 24 here. If youhave selected a pair of tracks (for instance, 1/2), youcan only select track pairs here. If you have selectedall tracks (1-24), then 1-24 is the only option availableto you here.Times This is the number of times that the selectedsection is inserted (end-to-end) in the destinationtrack or tracks. You can set this value from 1 to 99.Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leavethis screen.OUTIN TOOUTIN TOOUTIN TOOUTIN TO