Tascam POCKETSTUDIO 5 Reference Manual

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6 – Advanced options and operationsTASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Reference Manual 31NOTEIn repeat mode, unlike auto punch rehearsal mode, theIN point can come after the OUT point.Remember that it is also possible to loop rehearsal ofauto punch points, allowing you to repeat a difficultphrase until you get it right.Press the REPEAT key so that it is unlit to turn off therepeat mode.You can set the IN and OUT points even while repeatplayback is taking place.Punch recordingThere are two ways of carrying out punch recording,manual and automatic. In both cases, when you areplaying back the previously recorded track, you lis-ten to (or monitor) the sounds which have alreadybeen recorded. Adjust the level of what you hear withthe track fader.When you punch in (start recording), you monitor theinput signal (guitar, vocals, etc.).When you punch out (stop recording), monitoringchanges back to the off-track monitoring.Manual punch recordingManual punch recording is carried out in the follow-ing way. If a track is armed (its REC READY key isflashing), simply playback the track, and press theRECORD key at the point you want to start record-ing—the REC READY light will stop flashing andlight (as will the RECORD key) as recording starts.Start recording the correct version of the part.Press PLAY at the point you want to stop recording.The Pocketstudio 5 goes from record to playback, theRECORD key will flash for a short time as therecorded data is written, and the REC READY keystarts to flash.Automated punch recordingAlthough you can use the method above, it is difficultto press keys on the Pocketstudio 5 when you areplaying an instrument that needs two hands, like aguitar. Also, automation allows you to rehearse thepunch, so that you punch in and out at the right times,and don’t overwrite any of the important materialthat you’ve recorded before.There are two important location points that youmust set for punch recording: the IN point and theOUT point, where you punch in and punch out.Setting the IN and OUT pointsSet these points either “on the fly” while playingback, while playback is stopped at the appropriatepoint.Simply press the IN or OUT key at the appropriatepoint where you want punching to start or to stop.TIPEven if you have played just one wrong note, you mayfind it very difficult to play just that one note correctly.The best way of punching in and out is usually to recorda whole phrase, with a little silence before and after it(if a phrase like this occurs in your song), and to set theIN and OUT points in that silence.When you have set the IN and OUT points, theyappear on the display like marks (see “Marks” onpage 29), and they can be edited and deleted in thesame way. They cannot be renamed, though.NOTENote that you cannot delete the IN and OUT pointswhile the AUTO PUNCH key is flashing or lit (see below).Rehearsing a punch operationWhen the marks have been set, press the AUTOPUNCH key, which starts flashing.Playback goes back to a little (three seconds) beforethe IN point.Arm the track you want to record, and assign an inputto it (“Routing an input to a track” on page 14 of Get-ting Started). The REC READY light of the track willflash.