Tascam Viewnet MX Graphic Interface Network MX-2424 Owners Manual

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500  Audio Controls
These settings are used to control the behavior of the system audio functions.
Crossfade
This sets the crossfade amount used at punch in/out and edit points.. The available settings are in
milliseconds and are as follows: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 30, 45, and 90. The
default value is 10 ms.
Gapless Punchout
This setting toggles the gapless punchout feature. Gapless punchout allows underlying audio...

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600  Reserved for future enhancements
700 Disk
Disk Encoding
The setting of this menu determines the file type and bit depth for the audio files the MX 2424 writes.
The setting of the this menu only affects newly recorded files (thus it will not affect previously recorded
tracks).  It is possible to have both 16 and 24 bit files in the same session but not SDII and Broadcast
Wave files since those file formats require different disk formats.
SDII 16...

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Record disk status
This is a status page, showing the format of the record disc.
Target Disk – Cleanup
This field has two purposes. The first is to determine which disc in the SCSI chain will be cleaned up,
and the second is to initiate the procedure. The default disc is 0.
Disks mounted
This window displays the SCSI ID numbers of the drives currently mounted on the MX 2424.
800 Project
Project Name
This field is used to set the name for a new...

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Track Prefix
This field is used to set the track prefix used for any newly created tracks. The default name is MX Trk.
File Prefix
When new audio is recorded onto the MX 2424, this user-definable default prefix will become part of the
File Name.  The default is MXAudio.
900 System
Store User Settings / Store - Recall
This Menu allows the current MX-2424 configuration to stored to one of eleven User Presets. The Store
button is used to save the...

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Software version
This is a status display that shows the software version of the currently selected MX 2424.
Machine Information
Choose the item labeled Machine Information from the Machine menu to open the Machine information
window.
The Machine information window is designed to give a quick overview of the selected MX 2424. Serial
number, TL-Bus ID and IP are read-only displays showing those values.
Machine Name
To create a name for an MX-2424,...

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Update MX software
This menu updates the MX-OS on a Smart Card in an MX 2424 (the OS must be downloaded from
Tascam’s website first). The dialog will ask where the file is on the computer’s hard drive that you wish
to update.  When downloaded, the file will be a self-extracting archive.  The archive must be expanded
and the resulting file used to update the card.
Multi-Machine
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Selecting the Multi-machine Group
Use the selection buttons in the Multi-machine mode window to choose which machines will be part of
the multi-machine group. To select machines which were chosen in the Network Screen, choose Original
machine(s). To choose all members of a selected sync group, choose from the drop down lists. Once the
machine selection is made, click Start to begin operating in Multi-machine mode.
Multi-machine Mode Indicator
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Propagate Edit Tracks
This setting governs the conditions under which the action of selecting or deselecting track edit buttons is
propagated to other machines in the Multi-machine group when Multi-machine mode is on.
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Never – don’t send edit selection to other machines
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On Modify – only send edit selection when a change is made
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On Edit Operation – only send edit selection when an edit occurs
Choosing On Modify will send the edit track status...

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Chapter 7  Macros
Macros Menu
The Macros menu has selections for recording and managing macros. Macros are series of commands
that may be captured into a macro file and replayed at another time. They are useful for creating shortcuts
that allow sending an entire string of commands with a single keystroke.
Start Macro Recording
To begin recording a Macro, select Start macro recording from the Macros menu. The system will now
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Macro names cannot contain characters that are forbidden for file names by the computer file system. If
an illegal name is entered, the system will provide a warning.
If this warning appears, click OK then choose a different name.
Manage / Play Macros
To work with macros after they have been created, open the Manage/play macros window from the
Macros menu.