Tascam 788 Owner's Manual

Also see for PORTASTUDIO 788: Supplementary guide Addendum Tutorial Brief guide

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5 – Recorder operations–Auto punch operations56 TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudiorehearsal mode allows you to simulate the punchrecording, both to practise the actual take, and also tocheck punch points before recording actually begins.You can also use the repeat function together with thepunch operations, allowing you to make repeatedrehearsals of a punch section, as well as repeatedtakes of the same section (multi-takes) or whenyou’re recording, repeated recordings can be used asmulti-takes. When you have recorded a section manytimes in this way, you can then choose the best possi-ble take to insert into the track.Setting the punch pointsThe 788 provides three different punch settings.1 With at least one track armed (the REC READYindicator flashing), and playback stopped,press the AUTO PUNCH key:2 Select one of the three options, explainedbelow, using the § and ¶ keys to move the tri-angular cursor, and the ENTER key to confirmthe selection (EXIT exits this screen withoutmaking any settings).3 When the selection has been made, the AUTOPUNCH indicator lights, and the home displayshows AUTO.NOTEIt is not strictly necessary to have a track armed when youfirst press the AUTO PUNCH key, but this is probably themost logical way to work.LAST REC This sets the punch-in point to be thelast point at which recording started (the same as theLRP described in “Last Recording Position (LRP)”on page 50. The punch-out point is set to be the pointat which recording stopped (either when recordingdropped into play mode, or when the transport wasstopped). Note that this last recording does not haveto be a punch recording.IN -> OUT This uses the IN and OUT points (see“Setting the IN and OUT points” on page 52) as thepunch-in and the punch-out points. The first of thesepoints will be used as the punch-in point, and the sec-ond as the punch-out point, even if the OUT point isbefore the IN point.LAST TAKE LOAD The cursor can only bemoved to this option if a punch recording has takenplace, and no recording, no track editing or undo/redo operations or virtual track assignments havebeen done since then. It allows you to select the takesfrom this punch session, in the same way asdescribed later in this section (“If you change yourmind” on page 58).Checking the punch pointsWhen the punch points have been set, you can pressthe PLAY key. The home display shows CHECK,and the playback starts at the pre-roll point. It contin-ues to the post-roll point.If the punch positions are not what you want, you canpress the AUTO PUNCH key to turn off the punchmode, and reset the punch points as described above.You can also adjust the pre-roll and post-roll timeusing the menu system (“Recorder settings” onpage 33), but you must exit the auto punch mode firstby pressing the AUTO PUNCH key so that the indica-tor goes out.If you the punch points and pre and post-roll timesare what you want, you should proceed to therehearsal stage, as described below.