Tascam Md Recorder/player MD-801RmkII, MD-801Pmkii Owners Manual

 
4 - Recording operations 
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Cue the playback point to the place that you 
want to start recording. 
3 
Press the  
READY 
 key  
[7] 
 to put the MD-801 
into play ready mode. This step is the primary 
difference between replace recording and ordi-
nary post-script recording. 
4 
Press and hold down the  
RECORD 
 key  
[8] 
 and 
press the  
READY 
 key. The display will show: 
5 
To start recording, press  
PLAY 
  
[6] 
. When you 
have finished recording, press  
STOP...

 
4 - Recording operations 
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vious one. If the digital signal is not resumed 
within 30 seconds of interruption, recording 
will stop.
As mentioned earlier, 4.3.4, Track number 
incrementing, when digital recordings are 
made through the  
COAXIAL 
 inputs, track 
numbers are incremented automatically as 
PQ code is read from CD or MD, or START 
IDs are read from DAT. However, if a source 
track is less than three seconds in length, a 
new track will probably not be started...

 
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5 - Editing operations 
Unlike tape or other linear media, the MD-801 pro-
vides you with a wide range of editing tools, allow-
ing you to make arbitary cuts, “splices” and 
rearrangements of running order without having to 
re-record any parts of the material.
Although the editing operations you perform will 
take effect instantly, unless they are written to disc as 
part of the User Table of Contents (U-TOC), they 
will not take any effect when the disc is next used...

 
5 - Erasing a track 
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of the loop is the point at which you want to 
divide the track. 
NOTE 
You can set the length of the jog loop in the  
menu system (see 3.5, Jog loop length). 
5 
When the start of the jog loop is correctly posi-
tioned, turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise. 
The display shows  
Now Editing 
, and  
Complete 
 when the editing operation has 
finished.
The track title of the first track created by the divi-
sion process will have the same title as the...

 
5 - Moving tracks 
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The  
PLAY 
 indicator above the  
PLAY 
 key will 
flash, as will the  
EDIT
 
 indication in the display, 
to show that rehearsal mode has been entered.
In this rehearsal mode, the last 4 seconds 
(approximately) of the previous track and the 
first four seconds (approximately) of the current 
track are continuously repeated, so that you can 
audition the “join” between the tracks. 
4 
At this point, it is still possible to use the  
TRACK 
 keys to...

 
5 - A and B point erase operations 
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of operation is the same, the function is so flexible 
that it can be used for many different purposes.
In order to be used for editing in this way, the follow-
ing conditions must be met:
• Point A must not be at the same location as point B
• At least one of the two points must be marked
• Point B must come after point A
If any of these conditions are not met, the display 
will show  
A-B Error! 
.
The A and B points do not have to be...

 
5 - Moving an A-B point 
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If the A point is set at the start of a track, and the B 
point at the end of another track, the whole of the 
tracks containing and between these points will be 
erased (in the example above, tracks 2 and 3 will be 
erased.
The remaining tracks will be automatically renum-
bered to form a continuous sequence. 
NOTE 
It is not possible to erase the last track on the 
disc using this method. You must use the 
track erase function (see 5.3, Erasing...

 
5 - Restoring erased material 
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bers are renumbered accordingly. See the dia-
gram above for an example.
If you need to make the new track (formerly the 
A-B portion) into part of the preceding and/or 
following track, use the track combine facility 
(see 5.4, Combining tracks) to turn these 
tracks into one track.
The A and B points are lost after this edit opera-
tion, and will have to be re-entered if they are to 
be used again.
You can cancel the operation at any time...

 
5 - Erasing a complete disc 
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Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise. The dis-
play changes: 
4 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise once 
again to change the current track from mono to 
stereo or  
vice versa 
.
The display will show  
Now Editing 
, 
followed by  
Complete 
.
This function may also be used to “un-protect” a 
track if the following message appears at any time in 
the edit mode:
This signifies that the track cannot be edited. This is 
software protection,...

 
5 - Track and disc title entry 
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tion will move the cursor more than one 
position. 
7 
Continue using the  
DATA 
 dial and  
SHUTTLE 
 
wheel to enter characters, until the title is 
complete. 
8 
To store the title, press the  
EDIT 
 key. The title 
will scroll across the display if it is too long to 
fit on one line, allowing you to check it. 
NOTES 
If the display shows  
Name Full 
, it 
means that the character limit for a title (99 
characters) or for a disc (1,792...