Teac TASCAM 32 - Page 8

Editing
and
Tape
Storage
Never use ordinary adhesive tape for this vital
procedure. Use only the special tape made
exclusively for tape editing.
Monitor
with
the
CUE
lever.
When
you
have
located
the
precise
point
to
make
the
cut,
stop
the
tape
and
mark
the
back
of
the
tape
with
a
Chinacraft
type
penci!
at
the
center
of
the
reproduce
head,
and
then
use
the
EDIT
switch.
With
the
EDIT
switch
and
(
>
) button
de-
pressed,
the
tape
will
begin
unthreading
itself
(dumping)
because
the
take
up
reel
will
not
be
moving
to
take
up
the
slack.
The
use
of
non-
magnetic
tools
is
highly
recommended.
A
good
quality
machine-milled
tape-editing
block
will
help
ensure
good
edits.
Tape should be stored in a cool, dry place well
away from the influence of magnetic fields.
Print-through (the unwanted transfer of magnetic
signals from one part of the tape to an adjacent
part of the tape, causing ‘‘echos’’) may be re-
duced by winding (NOT fast winding) the
tape onto the take up reel at normal playing
speed
for
storage.
When
the
tape
is
played
again,
it
is
first
rewound
at
a
high
speed
onto
the
supply
reel. This is called storing the tape “tails out’
and is a common practice in many studios. A
helpful idea is to use white leader tape at the
beginning and red leader tape at the tail end.
The analogy with vehicle head and tail lights is
then an easy way to remember which end is
which.
ENTERING *‘RECORD”
In any tape recorder that offers “SYNC” or
overdub capabilities (where a new part may be
added to an already recorded part), many
different methods for entering the record mode
will be necessary. On the 32, there are four ways
to cause the transport to begin recording.
Although all of these different methods can be
inferred by reading the descriptions that list the
action of each group of controls, we'll review all
four methods here. The title of each method is
the LAST action you perform to make the
process start.
1.PLAY/RECORD. Depress these two buttons
together. Of course, a signal source must be
selected (MIC, MIC ATT or LINE), and one
or more FUNCTION select buttons must be
depressed. This industry standard two button
(interlock) method can be used for almost all
recordings, but it has a drawback. The minute
that you depress a FUNCTION select button,
that track is switched to “‘source’’ and you
can’t hear a signal that is already on the tape,
even if you press PLAY all by itself. If you
don’t need to hear the previously recorded
signal to find the right place to begin your
new part, this method is OK. If you must
hear, use method 2.
2. FUNCTION select. To use this method,
switch the OUTPUT select to SYNC, select a
signal source and with all FUNCTION select
buttons UP {inactive}, press PLAY/RECORD
together, this action will start the tape playing
without actually recording. It WILL pre-load
the record logic. It will NOT switch the
output electronics to “source’’ (new signal
instead of tape playback). You will still be
able to hear the tape. When you hear the cue,
depress the FUNCTION select button(s) and
recording will commence.
3. PLAY. A single button return to the record
mode is possible if a RECORD/PAUSE logic
has been previously selected, see the paragraph
on the PAUSE control on page 7 for a com-
plete description of this logic. This method is
useful when you wish to stop recording, wait
for some undesired part to finish and then
continue recording.