Tascam TSR-8 - Page 25

10, PITCH CONTROL
When and only when the SPEED MODE selector switch
(#9)
is
in
its
VARI
position
and
its
red
LED
is
on
solid,
the
PITCH
CONTROL
is
active
and
provides
a
stepless
plus
or
minus
12%
variation
to
the
capstan
motor
speed
both
in
Record
and
Play
modes.
Turn
the
knob
to
the
left
to
lower
the
motor
speed,
or
to
the
right
to
increase
the motor speed.
You can use this speed control to accomodate minor
changes necessary in the length or relative pitch of your
program material. If you’re making a 30 second radio
commercial and it runs a litte long, you can speed it up
enough to drop out the extra seconds, although the
material on it will raise in pitch. This can sometimes be
used in a creative way to save parts that are a litte out-
of-tune, or to create sound effects such as flanging. If
you record with the PITCH CONTROL at its maximum
or minimum settings, you will NOT have the ability to
make further adjustment in that direction upon play-
back.
Before beginning to record again, check the pitch
carefully
with
a
short
playback,
and
you
will
have
less
troubles with drift.
CAUTION: The PITCH CONTROL affects the
record speed also. Check to make sure that SPEED
MODE select switch is set to FIX unless you are using
the PITCH CONTROL intentionally.
11, REW(ind) Button
Pressed, winds tape at high speed in reverse.
12. F.FWD Button
Pressed, winds tape at high speed in the forward
direction.
13. STOP Button
Stops any tape motion, and cancels all transport
modes.
To cancel RHSL and AUTO IN/OUT modes, use
CLEAR. If STOP is used instead, the LED RHSL or
AUTO IN/OUT blinks, not turns off though those func-
tions are actually disabled, and to turn off the LED you
have to press CLEAR anyway.
14. PLAY Button
a) Pressing this button alone starts tape playback.
b) Pressing the button while recording stops the
recording (‘punch out’) without stopping the tape
motion.
15. RECORD Button
Pressing the RECORD button together with the
PLAY
button
will
cause
either
of
the
following
two
events:
1) If any Track Record buttons are engaged, the LED
above
them
as
well
as
the
RECORD
LED
will
stay
on,
and recording will begin on the corresponding tracks.
2) If none of the Track Record buttons is engaged,
the
master
RECORD
LED
will
blink
to
indicate
a
record
ready.
Pressing the RECORD button alone during the tape
is rolling in PLAY will enable a punch-in (‘‘insert”).
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The
RECORD
LED
conveys
the
following
messages:
A)
LED
off:
safe
mode
—
no
recording
is
taking
place.
B) LED blinking: record ready mode — tape is
rolling at play speed, but no actual recording is in
progress. Recording will start as soon as any Track
Record button or buttons are pressed on.
C) LED onsolid: record mode — recording is taking
place.
16. Track Record Buttons
Pressing
any
of
these
eight
buttons
puts
the
corre-
sponding
track
into
Record-Ready,
or
directly
into
Record
mode
if
RECORD
and
PLAY
have
already
been
pressed.
Functions of the Track Record LEDs
A) LED off: Safe — recording cannot occur on that
track.
B) LED blinking: Record Ready — recording on
that track will occur when RECORD and PLAY are
pressed.
C)
LED
on
solid
—
recording
on
that
track
is
in
progress
(RHSL
or
actual).
17. INSERT Switch
INSERT determines what signal (source or tape)
appears
at
the
output
of
tracks
placed
into
record
ready
mode
by
the
Track
Record
buttons.
It
allows
automatic
monitor
switching
from
tape
to
source
during
punch-in,
and back to tape at punch-out.
A)
When
INSERT
is
ON,
the
output
of
any
tracks
whose
LEDs
are
blinking
(in
record
ready
mode)
will
be
Tape.
B) When INSERT is ON and RECORD mode is
entered (LEDs solid), the output of the tracks being
recorded will be source (Input).
C) When INSERT is OFF, the output of any tracks
whose
Record
Enable
buttons
are
on
will
be
source
(Input)
regardless
of
whether
you’re
actually
recording
or not.
The
INSERT
button
only
affects
tracks
whose
Record
LEDs
are
on.
When
INSERT
is
off,
you
can
use
the
Track
Record
buttons
to
manually
toggle
between
tape
and
source,
and
rehearse
a
punch-in.
Track Record
INSERT
STOP
PLAY
RECORD
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CAUTION:
When
performing
Spot
Erasures
also,
the
INSERT
switch
MUST
BE
ON,
so
you
can
hear
the
output
of
the
tape
to
find
the
erase
point.
(See
page
30.)
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