Tascam 788 Tutorial

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TASCAM 788 Operational Tutorial • 8/2000 Edition Assigning Names23Section VAssigning NamesSongs, effect patches, locate points, and more can benamed on the 788. The procedure for naming theseitems has been standardized for ease of use. Upper andlower case letters, numbers, a wide variety of punctuationand symbols are allavailable for use.There is also aUSER WORD listwhich can storenames for directrecall over and over again to save time. Some wordsare provided like COUNT IN, INTRO, VERSE, CHORUS,and more. You can overwrite and manipulate this list tomake words that are more useful for you.NAMING OVERVIEWSelecting Items For NamingAll items that can be named in the 788 are displayed inlists. For instance, songs names are listed in the SONGLIST. To select the item to be named, highlight it in thelist, and press SHIFT and MENU/TITLE.Selecting a song for naming:1) Press MENU/TITLE to get to the main menu2) Scroll with the JOG/DATA wheel to , and pressENTER/YES to select the menu.3) Scroll with the JOG/DATA wheel to , and pressENTER/YES to see a song list.4) Highlight the song that youwish to select with theJOG/DATA wheel, then pressSHIFT + MENU/TITLE.Selecting an effect patch for naming:1) Press EFFECT 1 or EFFECT 2 (whichever one has theeffect you want to name). The parameters of theeffect should be showing in the screen.2) Press ENTER/YES to get to the effect library.3) Use the left and right arrow keys and select thetab. (The category cannot be over-written, but the category can.)4) Highlight the effect patch thatyou wish to select with theJOG/DATA wheel, then pressSHIFT + MENU/TITLE.THE NAMING PROCEDURESelecting a locate point for naming:1) Press LOCATE to get to the locate menu.2) Highlight the locate point thatyou wish to select with theJOG/DATA wheel, then pressSHIFT + MENU/TITLE.Selecting a scene for naming:1) Press QUICK SETUP.2) Scroll with the JOG/DATA wheel to andpress ENTER/YES to select the menu.3) Highlight the scene that youwish to select with theJOG/DATA wheel, then pressSHIFT + MENU/TITLE.Selecting a routing scheme for naming:1) Press QUICK SETUP.2) Scroll with the JOG/DATA wheel toand press ENTER/YES to select the menu.3) Highlight the routing that youwish to select with theJOG/DATA wheel, then pressSHIFT + MENU/TITLE.Entering the NameDepending on what you are naming, the name lengthcan vary from 10 to 12 characters long. Moving thecursor is done with the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys.The characters are selected with the JOG/DATA wheel.The characters are arranged inlogical groups. In the lowerright of the title screen, you'llsee either , , , or. Pressing SHIFT will flipthrough the various groupings.and are upper andlower case letters, while isnumbers. The categorypulls from a preestablished list of words like ,, etc. You can add or change words in this listto fit your needs.The INSERT and DELETEbuttons can be used to moveall of the characters forwardor back one space from thecursor's location, much likea word processor.These are the characters availablefor use in naming on the 788.Pressing SHIFT willscroll through thecharacter groupings.SHIFT flips through thecharacter groups.DELETE removesa character fromthe name.INSERT insertsa blank spacein the name.