Tascam Digital Audio Production Environment SX-1 Reference Manual

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Drives This window shows the drives that are cur-
rently mounted.
RESCAN Press this key to rescan all connected 
devices (removable media such as DVD-RAM, etc.).
EJECT Press this key to eject media (such as, a CD-
R or other removable media).
FORMAT Press this key to format a drive. This 
erases all information on the drive, so be sure there is 
nothing you need to save on it. Format choices are (for external SCSI drives):...

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Chapter 22 – System Settings
Preferences
Preferences deal with general operational and 
appearance settings.
Preferences Screens
There are preference controls available from both 
VGA and LCD screens. However, there are several 
more LCD screens for setting preferences than VGA 
screens. Many of the LCD screens have parameters which are only accessible via that screen. Preference 
controls are for customizing the operation of...

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LCD Meter Screen
Several LCD screens are available for setting prefer-
ences. Many of these screens have parameters that 
are only accessible via the LCD.
The 
METER screen is such an example. This screen is 
used for setting the responsiveness of the SX-1’s 
LED meters.
Press 
SHIFT on the Keypad. Then, from the MAIN 
DISPLAY MODE
 section, press SETTINGS/ PREFS, 
and use 
NEXT PAGE (or PREV PAGE) soft key to scroll to 
the...

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Press SHIFT on the Keypad. Then, from the MAIN 
DISPLAY MODE
 section, press SETTINGS/ PREFS, 
and use the 
NEXT PAGE (or PREV PAGE) soft key to scroll 
to the 
MISC screen.
FOOT PEDAL Allows you to set the foot pedal 
jack’s operation to 
Normally Open or Normally Closed.
FOOT PEDAL ASSIGN Allows the assignment of 
the footswitch function.
NOTE
The foot pedals default operation is as a punch-in 
pedal for recording. In...

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The SX-1 Menu
Many preferences can also be reached from the SX-1 
menu that is found on the VGA’s Main Menu Bar.
Show Error Log The SX-1 keeps a log of all 
events it classifies as errors (for example, losing 
clock sync). This command shows the error log read-
out.
This error log is also available by pressing the sur-
face 
EDIT key, and then pressing the Error Log soft 
key.
Toggle User Names Use this command to toggle...

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Cross Fade Length (ms) The SX-1 will auto-
matically generate crossfades during recording and 
editing audio in order to achieve the smoothest possi-
ble transitions. This field sets the default length for 
for these crossfades.
Gapless Punchout Check this box to allow 
immediate switching between monitoring input 
audio to previously recorded audio. This function 
affects monitoring only (actual audio punching is 
always...

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VGA Clock Settings Tab
This screen is where you set the SX-1’s clock set-
tings. If you wish to have the SX-1 communicate 
with other digital audio devices, you must have the parameters on this tab set correctly. From the MAIN 
DISPLAY MODE
, press SETTINGS/ PREFS, then 
click on the 
Clock Settings tab.
Cur., Prim., and Sec. The SX-1 can set up two 
different clock master scenarios, displayed as 
Primary 
and 
Secondary,...

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stages of post-production and should not be used 
unless absolutely necessary.
Frame Rate Use this tab to set the frame rate for 
the timecode used in the project. Frame rates from 24 
through 30 are supported.
NOTE
To access 30-drop-frame (usually grayed out as this is 
not a common frame rate), hold down the SHIFT key on 
the PS/2 keyboard while left-clicking this tab.
SMPTE/TIMECODE OFFSET This parameter 
determines the...

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LCD EXTERNAL DEVICES Settings Screen
Use this screen to manage the SX-1’s transport com-
munication with external devices. See “P2 Remote 
Machine Control in the SX-1” on page 34 for more 
details..
From the 
LCD ACCESS section, press 
TRANSPORT
, then press the EXTERNAL DEVICES soft 
key to reach this screen.
CHASE MODE Selects the SX-1’s time code 
source. You should use 
Internal if the SX-1 is not syn-
chronized to...

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Digital I/O Settings
When you have another digital audio device hooked 
up to the SX-1 via its 
DIGITAL I/O jacks, you want to 
make sure that the SX-1’s I/O matches the other 
device’s I/O settings. These parameters can be 
adjusted from the LCD screen.
TIP
The SX-1 can perform sample rate conversion (SRC) in 
real time via the SDPIF inputs. For example, if your 
project is at 48 kHz but you want to input something 
that was...