Tascam X-48MKII Owner's Manual

TASCAM X-48MKII 33Marker Properties screen (select from Windows menu)and selecting Loop. You can also enter them directlyon this screen.You can also capture loop points during loopplayback. Use the keyboard F key to set the startpoint and the T key to set the stop point.NOTEThe loop interval is not shown on the screen when theloop function is off.3 Press Play.4 To disable the loop function, click the loop buttonagain.Loop ModeThe X-48MKII has three Loop Modes:Play Once and CuePlay Once and Cue plays through the loop once, thenlocates to the beginning of the loop (or pre-roll point ifenabled) and stops.Play Once and StopPlay Once and Stop plays through the loop once and thenstops at the loop end (or post-roll point if enabled).Play RepeatedlyPlay Repeatedly plays through the loop, locates to thebeginning of the loop (or preroll point if enabled) andplays again, repeating until the stop button is pressed.By default, the Loop mode is set to Play Once and Cue. Tochange this behavior:Mouse/Keyboard Operation1 Click on the Windows menu and choose Settings.2 Select the Transport tab.3 The submenu titled Loop Mode has the three choicesexplained above.You can also set the playback mode using the LOOPMODE item on the I/O MARKER Properties screen (selectfrom the Windows menu).Front Panel Operation1 Press the PREF button. Press the 5/b buttonsuntil you select Loop Mode and press CHNG.2 Select one of the three choices explained aboveand press Enter.Auto PunchThe Auto Punch function automatically drops into andout of record when switched on. This is used to automatea difficult punch in and out, such as one word in a leadvocal or an ADR (automated dialog replacement) line thatwill be attempted several times.Mouse/Keyboard Operation1 First, set the punch in and punch out points. At thedefault setting, the starting and ending points ofthe last recording are automatically set as the inand out points, respectively. You can disable thisautomatic setting by opening the Transport tab ofthe SETTINGS screen (select the Settings item from theWindows menu), and remove the check mark next tothe Update Punch Points item. )You can also drag the punch in and out points inthe timeline ruler, they are the red triangles thatfill the timeline ruler. You may want to zoom into awaveform and set the markers manually if you’retrying to replace or spot-erase some recordedaudio.In addition, you can also capture the current timeas the punch in or punch out point by openingthe I/O Marker Properties screen (select from Windowsmenu) and selecting Punch. You can also enter themdirectly on this screen.2 Hold the Shift button and click the Record buttonon the onscreen transport to switch on Auto Punchmode. The Record light will flash.3 Move the transport to a location before the punch-in point and press Play. When the transport reachesthe punch-in point it will punch into record. Whenit passes the punch-out point it will go into playagain.Front Panel Operation1 First, set the punch in and out points. By default,the recorder remembers the last timecode thatyou punched into and out of record and usesthese for your punch in and out points. (To changethis behavior, press the PREF button to open thePreferences menu and use the  and  buttons toselect Update Punch Points and change thatsetting to Off.) You can use the Rehearse buttonto punch in and out of record without actuallyrecording to set new punch in and out points.2 To enter Auto Punch mode, hold the SHIFTbutton and press RECORD. The Record lightwill flash.3 Move the transport to a location before the punch-in point and press PLAY. When the transportreaches the punch-in point it will punch into5 – Recorder