Tascam Digital Production Environment SX-1 Quick Start Guide

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NOTE
You are doing this so that you can monitor the signal 
off the HDR’s output. Leaving Channel 1 feeding the L/R 
bus, at the same time that it is feeding the input to a 
Take that is record-enabled, will result in phasing of the 
signal. Phasing is a time-delay related anomaly that 
results when a signal from a source arrives at the listen-
ing position from two different distances (causing some 
frequencies to cancel each other out). It is a...

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Recording MIDI
For both the following examples, make sure you 
have the MIDI output of a MIDI controller of some 
type (keyboard controller, drum machine, guitar 
synth, etc.) connected to the 
MIDI IN of the SX-1. 
Also, make sure you have a sound source available if 
your controller does not support sounds, and that the 
SX-1’s 
MIDI A output jack is connected to this 
devices’s MIDI IN (if your controller is also your sound source, just make both...

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Using Locate Points and Autopunch
Locate points enable you to navigate through a 
project quickly and easily, which is an absolute 
necessity when speed is important. 
Follow the steps here to learn how to store and recall 
locate points, as well as how to use the autopunch 
facilities.
A word about the CAPTURE key The opera-
tion of the SX-1’s 
CAPTURE key may require a bit 
of explanation for some users. When the key is 
pressed, the location of...

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9Cue the transport to a spot before the punch 
in point, and press 
PLAY (you do not have to 
press 
RECORD). When the transport passes 
the punch in point, it will enter record mode. 
When it passes the punch out point, it will 
exit record mode.
Updating the SX-1 software
From time to time you may need to install or update 
the software in the SX-1. TASCAM will send you 
software installation CDs when a new version 
becomes available.
Follow the...

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Chapter 8 – A quick look at a few shortcuts
The SX-1 is a deep machine, and while it is easy to 
use, it could be some time before you learn all of its 
capabilities. The following are short examples of some time-savers you can use to get a job done 
quickly.
Make a quick headphone mix.
This short example assumes a few things. It assumes 
that:
1. You have a mix on the faders that sounds good to 
you.
2. You have a pair of headphones connected to the 
SX-1.3. Those...

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This can easily be verified by looking at the VGA’s 
Mixer screen—the solo buttons of channels in solo 
safe are no longer green in color, as the rest are.
Quickly link a pair of channels on the console
Simply press the SEL keys for both channels at the 
same time. Remember, these must be coincident 
channels (1 and 2, 3 and 4, etc). If you only want to link certain things, right-click on the LINK button on 
the 
Mixer or Channel...

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Quickly select every MIDI note on a MIDI Take
To do this, just Alt-click on any note with the mouse. 
All of the notes in the entire Take will be selected.
Quickly name a number of similar types of things
The SX-1 was designed to adhere to a number of tra-
ditional computer-style commands. One such com-
mand is the use of the Ta b  key (on the PS/2 
keyboard). You can use this key to jump quickly 
between text fields of a...

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