5 – Recorder operations–RecordingTASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio 53RecordingTo start recording from the stopped state:1 At least one track should be armed (press theREC READY key(s) of the track(s) on whichrecording is to take place). The REC READYindicator(s) start to flash).2 Press and hold down the RECORD key.3 Press the PLAY key. Both the PLAY (green) andRECORD (red) indicators light, and the flash-ing REC READY indicator(s) light steadily.4 Stop recording by pressing the STOP key.NOTEWhen a track is “armed” for recording (i.e. its RECREADY indicator is lit or flashing), the corresponding trackindicator number in the bottom of the home screen isreversed to show this.In the screen above, tracks 3 and 4 are armed.Recording (ii)To drop into record mode while playing back:1 Start playing back a song by pressing the PLAYkey. The PLAY indicator will light.2 Arm one or more tracks by pressing their RECREADY keys. Their indicators start to flash.3 Press the RECORD key. The RECORD indica-tor will light, and the REC READY indicators ofthe armed tracks will also light.NOTEAt least one track must be armed before you start torecord. It is not possible to enter a “record ready” modeand press the REC READY keys of tracks to startrecording.Hands-free recordingYou can also use a suitable footswitch (for examplethe TASCAM RC-30P) connected to the REMOTEjack, to drop into record mode. When a track isarmed, and playback is taking place, pressing thefootswitch will change from playback mode torecord mode.When recording, pressing the footswitch will dropout of record mode into playback mode.Dropping out of record modeWhen record mode has been entered in any of theways described above, it is possible to drop out of therecording mode simply by pressing the PLAY key.The RECORD indicator goes out.Of course, you can always press the STOP key tostop recording.You can “undo” recordings, (unlike on a tape recorder).Even if you accidentally record over a perfect performance,the UNDO function can still retrieve the original. See“Undoing and redoing actions” on page 70 for details.231321
