Tascam Digital Audio Production Environment SX-1 Reference Manual

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an explanation of different editing features, how to 
use the audio editing tools, and selecting and display-
ing waveforms.
VII, “MIDI Sequencing” (page 133) The SX-
1’s onboard MIDI sequencer is as comprehensive as 
a dedicated software-based MIDI sequencer (like the 
type you might install on a desktop computer). This 
Part covers all of the MIDI sequencer’s features and 
addresses working with and editing MIDI note and 
continuous...

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Chapter 2 – Operating Conventions
Front Panel
Multi-Function Keys
Some keys have multiple functions. A key’s primary 
function is accessed by simply pressing the key. Sec-
ondary functions are accessed by entering Shift 
mode. Press the 
SHIFT key on the Numeric Keypad, and then press the multi-function key to reach its sec-
ondary function. Think of the 
SHIFT key just like the 
shift key of a standard PS/2 keyboard—it serves a 
similar...

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Ancillary Keys
NUM LOCK Use the NUM LOCK key to fix the 
Keypad’s operation to only enter numbers.
SHIFT For front panel keys that have a Shift func-
tion, press the 
SHIFT key to enable this function. The 
Shift key is also a part of a number of special multi-
ple-key commands (see “PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse 
Shortcuts” on page 195).
TIP
An example of a handy multiple-key command is the 
ability to copy your main mix to the cue mix. By holding...

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Fader Banks
It’s important to remember that the SX-1’s faders 
control more than just one group of levels. Besides 
the first 16 mixer channels, at default the faders also 
control: inputs 17-32, the cue mix, MIDI tracks, 
sends, returns, and busses. Different groups of faders, called fader banks, are accessed by the keys in the 
FADER BANKS section on the SX-1’s slanted front 
panel, and the cue mix bank is reached via the 
CUE 
key to the...

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knobs, upon turning, display a selection of choices in 
a pop-up style menu.
To scroll up/down and left/right in an LCD window, 
use the up/down and left/right arrow keys of the Numeric Keypad. And to adjust the viewing angle 
and contrast of the LCD, use the small   knob to 
the top right of the LCD.
Common Soft Knobs & Keys
There are several soft knobs and keys which are 
common to many of the LCD screens. How these 
controls operate are...

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A Main Menu Bar at the top of the VGA display 
allows access to all of the SX-1’s screens and many 
primary functions. Just like with a wholly computer 
based application, you can use the Main Menu Bar to 
change windows, select editing tools, save projects, and set preferences. But unlike a wholly software 
based computer device, the SX-1 also gives you real 
world hardware control of its software right from its 
front panel.
Tracks Display...

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Ta b s
To reach the various layered operations windows in 
different screens, click on their labeled “tabs” (just 
like flipping through folders in a file cabinet).Tabs without a label are unassigned.
Main Menu Items
To open the main menu items on the menu bar, click 
once on an item.
Then drag the mouse downward over the pop-up 
menu to make your selection. The menu items’ 
respective commands are covered throughout this 
manual (for example,...

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TIP
You can use the PS/2 keyboard’s Escape key to choose 
the tool.
Grid Select
Use this button to toggle the “snap-to-grid” 
feature on and off. The grid is represented 
by vertical lines that intersect the tracks in 
the 
Tracks screen (they also appear in other 
related screens, such as the VGA 
Waveform tab). When snap-to-grid is on, events (audio and MIDI) will 
always align to the nearest grid intersection when 
moved by the mouse. When...

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tempo setting (the field to the left of the “-/+” keys, 
pictured to the left and described below).
This button turns the MIDI metronome on 
and off.
This button turns MIDI echo on and off.
This button turns MIDI merge on and off.Use these buttons to adjust a project’s 
tempo when the Conductor track is not 
enabled. A value can also be entered 
directly into the adjacent tempo field from the PS/2 
keyboard.
TIP
To learn more about MIDI...

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Common buttons
There are several virtual keys (buttons) that are com-
mon to many of the VGA screens and tabs. How 
these controls operate are always identical, even if 
the parameters that they adjust, or select, are differ-
ent.NOTE
Explaining the common VGA buttons here means that 
not every virtual key is explained for every VGA screen 
and tab. If you are looking at an VGA display and don’t 
see all the items explained next to the manual’s...