Tascam PORTASTUDIO 788 Addendum

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Section IWAV File Import/Export Functions (Continued)WAV Export TroubleshootingWhen exporting files to CDs, there are a few limitationson how much data can be moved at a time. (Forinstance, all of the selected WAV files must be able to fiton a single CD.) These messages may appear if youexceed one of the limitations."SELECTION EXCEEDS CD CAPACITY"This indicates that you've selected more data than a CDcan hold. You'll have to export a few tracks to one CD,and the rest of the tracks to another."TOO MANY TRACKS"The 788 can only export up to 99 tracks at a time. Ifyou run into this limitation, simply export 99 tracks onthe first CD, then export the rest on a second pass."NO SPACE ON DISK FOR IMAGE FILE"Before burning the data to CD, the 788 temporarilyassembles all of the data on the hard drive. Thismessage indicates that there is not enough space on thedrive to create that working copy.If you run into this problem, you need to generate somefree space on the drive to enable the function tocontinue. Here are three simple ways to do it:1) Erase Unwanted Songs - If you've got some old songshanging around your drive that either you don't want,or you have backed up somewhere, delete them.That's the easiest way to free up space.2) Use DELETE UNUSED - This function gets rid of datathat is not being used in a song without destroying thesong itself. It may free up enough space on the driveto allow the WAV file image to be generated. See p30of the 788 Owner's Manual for more information.3) Add More Space - You can add an external drive tothe SCSI port on the 788 to give you more space. Ifyou format the external drive to the 788 format, the788 can use the space on the added hard drive forassembling the CD data.5) Select a WAV file to import by highlighting the file,and pressing enter. (The 788 can only import oneWAV file at a time.)6) The 788 will show you a listof virtual tracks in the 788.Choose the virtual track thatyou want the WAV file toload into and press ENTER.(The 788 will only displayempty virtual tracks, to prevent you from overwritingexisting tracks.)7) After the 788 loads the track, it will ask you if youhave any other tracks you wish to load at this time.Press ENTER/YES or EXIT/NO.When the WAV files are loaded into virtual tracks, thename of the WAV file is assigned to the virtual track.So, if you load KICKDRUM.WAV into a virtual track, thatvirtual track is now named KICKDRUM.WAV. This makesit easier to find those files once you've imported them.WAV IMPORT TROUBLESHOOTINGIf the 788 does not see WAV files on the CD-ROM, thereare a few CD formatting issues to check. Try placing theCD-ROM in a computer, and look for these signs:1) Make sure the CD-ROM is formatted as ISO-9660,Level 1. - If the CD Authoring program you used (likeEZ CD Creator, Toast, or Nero) allowed for file namesthat exceed the "eight-dot-three" file naming scheme,then you don't have the appropriate format. (See the"About ISO-9660" section on the previous page.)If the names do follow the Level 1 requirement, it isstill possible that the names are the appropriatelength, but the CD is the wrong CD format.To solve this problem, simply burn the WAV files toCD again, with the CD set to ISO-9660 Level 1format. Rename files as needed to fit the namingscheme.2) Make sure the WAV files are in the root directory ofthe CD. If you open the disc on the computer, all ofthe files should be immediately apparent. You shouldnot have to open any folders inside the disc. If theWAV files are in subdirectories, simply burn the discagain with the WAV files in the root directory.3) Make sure the WAV files are mono files, at 44.1kHz,either 16 or 24 bit. The 788 cannot import stereoWAV files. Stereo sources should be imported as twomono WAV files - one each for the left and right side.4) Make sure the files have the ".WAV" extension. The788 may not recognize the files otherwise.WAV File ImportTASCAM 788 v2.0 Addendum • 7/2002 Edition WAV File Import/Export Functions51) Place the CD-ROM with the WAV files in the CDrecorder drive.2) Press MENU.3) Select , and pressENTER.4) Select , and pressENTER. The 788 will displayall WAV files on the CD-ROM.

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