Modular Multitrack Recorder - Tascam

SEL
(TRACK
SELECT)
SHIFT+SEL
(various EDIT
commands)
Note that arming a track for record also forces that track into Input Monitor, which
lights the amber LED just under the REC LED on the meter panel. There are other
input monitor modes which can be selected in Menu 501 (Auto Input).
When the Safe LED is illuminated, the Record Safe mode is active. In this case, all
of the Track record enables are locked out (to prevent accidental recording). There
are no shifted functions for the track record arm keys.
The eight gray SEL keys are located just below their associated track record arm
keys. These keys are normally used to select and deselect their associated tracks,
although they do have track independent shifted functions as well (as indicated by
the labels above each SEL key: Cut, Copy, Clear, etc.).
When EDIT, MON, or INPUT is active (as one will always be while in the Normal
state), the SEL keys choose which tracks are edited (when EDIT is active),
monitored at the headphone jack (when MON is active), or are in input monitor
(when INPUT is active). The chosen tracks for each function are indicated through
the amber LEDs above each SEL key. The chosen tracks are “remembered” by the
MMR-8. Thus as EDIT, MON, or INPUT is pressed, the amber SEL indicators
change to reflect the selected tracks for each function.
When loading individual tracks in the Load Track state (after pressing LOAD
TRACK twice), the Track Select keys allow the selection of the “target” track—the
MMR track index to which a stored track file will be loaded or moved. Only one
track at a time may be selected in this mode. When viewing tracks in the Track
state (TRACK key is active), only one track can be viewed at a time as indicated
by the amber LED above the SEL key (the Wheel and arrow keys are active in this
mode, scrolling and selecting one track at a time).
When slipping tracks in the Track Slip state (SLIP is active), multiple tracks may
be selected as “targets” for a slip operation. However, only the last selected track is
displayed on the bottom line of the LCD. A slip value may be entered manually
into the entry register, or recalled from one of the memories or registers. It is then
stored into the selected track by pressing STO followed by the appropriate SEL
key. Slipped tracks (NOT tracks selected for slipping) are identified by an LED on
the bottom row of the meter panel, regardless of the operating mode of the
MMR-8. Press CLR+SEL to clear the slip register for any track and return it to an
un-slipped status.
When shifted (SHIFT+SEL), the Track Select keys perform various edit operations
on those tracks previously selected while the EDIT key was active. Editing is
controlled by the In point and Out point times from the In and Out registers. Note
that the In and Out registers can be automatically set to the start and end times of
any event by placing the play head within the event and pressing SHIFT+EDIT.
The Edit commands activated by the shifted SEL keys perform the indicated
edit operation only on those tracks selected while the EDIT key is active. The
shifted functions for the SEL keys are cut (SHIFT+SEL 1), copy (SHIFT+SEL 2),
clear (SHIFT+SEL 3), paste (SHIFT+SEL 4), insert (SHIFT+SEL 5), open
(SHIFT+SEL 6), undo (SHIFT+SEL 7) and redo (SHIFT+SEL 8). Following are
illustrated summaries of these edit operations:
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 47