Tascam X-48MKII Owner's Manual

30 TASCAM X-48MKIIRehearseThe Rehearse feature allows you to hear the effects ofrecording without actually recording to disk. This featureis useful for testing auto-punch in and out points or forrehearsing talent before recording.Mouse/Keyboard Operation• Click on the REH button in the transport section inthe top-right corner of the screen.Front Panel Operation• Press the RHSL button.This function, however, works only when “One-buttonrehearsal” has been set, as described below.One-button rehearsal8Mouse/Keyboard Operation1 Click the Windows menu and select the Settingsitem (or press Alt-F8 on the keyboard) to open theSETTINGS screen. Click the Transport tab.2 Put a check into the One Button Rehearse checkbox atthe top of the screen.Front Panel Operation1 Press the PREF button.2 Use the 5/b buttons to select One ButtonRehearse and push the CHNG button.3 Use the 5/b buttons to select On and push theENTER/YES button.Pre/Post RollYou can set the pre-roll and post-roll times for starting andending points when looping. For details about looping,see “Loop Playback” on page 32.Mouse/Keyboard Operation1 Click on the Windows menu and select Settings orpress Alt-F8 on the keyboard.2 The Settings window will open. Click on the tab atthe bottom of this window titled Transport.3 Click the checkbox labeled Enable Pre/Post-Roll. Youcan click on the fields for pre-roll and post-roll tospecify how many seconds you require.Front Panel Operation1 On the front panel of the X-48MKII, press the PREFbutton. Use the 5/b buttons to select Use Pre/Post-Roll and press CHNG.2 Use the 5/b buttons to select On and press Enter.3 Pre-roll and Post-roll times can also be changed inthe Preferences menu.VarispeedVarispeed playback changes the playback speed of therecorder, re-sampling at the output to maintain theselected sample rate. It can be useful when an instrumentcannot be tuned to match a recording or to speed upor slow down a song’s playback (while simultaneouslychanging the pitch).Mouse/Keyboard Operation1 Click on the Windows menu and select Settings orpress Alt-F8 on the keyboard.2 Click the Sync tab.3 Click on the checkbox labeled Varispeed. Use theslider or click in the text box to specify the amountof varispeed.Recording as a timecode slaveIn order to assure recording when functioning as atimecode slave, if unlocked recording operations aredisabled and recording cannot be conducted. This is thesame as with TASCAM DTRS series and MX-2424 units. Tostart recording when functioning as a timecode slave, theunit must be locked (PLAY LED lit).Recording and Playing BackInput MonitoringThere are four options for input monitoring:Normal input monitoringNormal input monitoring puts any track that’s in recordin input monitoring. Whether the transport is in play,record or stop, you will hear the input only and not whatis recorded. This mode is typically used for tracking.Auto Input modeWhen the recorder is in Auto Input mode, you will hearthe input when the transport is in stop or record. Whenthe transport is in play, you will hear what was previouslyrecorded. This mode is used for punch-in recording, sothat the artist and engineer can hear what was previously5 – Recorder