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6 – Basic Operations–Overdubbing

TASCAM DA-98HR

Adjust the input signal levels so that the track
meters read high, but the

OVER

segment does

not light.

NOTE

Use the reference level you have chosen (7.7, “Reference
levels”) to be your “nominal” level.

Hold down the

RECORD

key, and press the

PLAY

key. The tape starts to move and record-

ing starts.

The

REC FUNCTION

indicators of all tracks

light steadily.

When you start recording, the point at which
recording starts is automatically stored into
memory for punch-in purposes.

To stop recording and stop the tape, press the

STOP

key. You can also press the

PLAY

key,

which will continue the tape movement, but
stop recording.

6.3.6

Recording the basic tracks (ii)

This is an alternative method of recording basic
tracks on a blank, formatted tape.

Arm the tracks and adjust the levels as
described in [1] and [2] above (6.3.5, “Record-
ing the basic tracks (i)”).

The

REC FUNCTION

indicators of all armed

tracks flash.

Press the

PLAY

key. The tape starts to move.

When you reach the point at which you want to
start recording, press the

RECORD

key.

The

REC FUNCTION

indicators of all armed

tracks will light steadily.

The point at which recording starts is automat-
ically stored into memory for punch-in
purposes.

Stop recording as described above.

6.3.7

Replaying the first tracks

When you have positioned the tape at the beginning
of the recording you have just made (or at the pre-roll
point), you can start playing back the tape.

Turn off the

RECORD FUNCTION

key of the

track you have just recorded.

Though it is not strictly necessary, we suggest
turning off the

RECORD FUNCTION

on all

armed tracks (or using the

ALL SAFE

key

This will prevent you from accidentally hitting

the

RECORD

key and going into record mode,

overwriting what you have already recorded.

Make sure that the

INPUT MONITOR

of the

track you have just recorded is turned off
(5.1.1, “ALL INPUT and INPUT MONI-
TOR”).

Rewind the tape to the point that you started
recording (use the

PREROLL

key to find this

position easily, as the point at which recording
started is automatically stored) and press

PLAY

If the

AUTO PLAY

indicator

is lit, playback

will automatically start when the location point
is reached.

6.4

Overdubbing

Overdubbing subsequent tracks is carried out in a
very similar way to recording the first tracks.

If you are unsure about the difference between moni-
toring modes as implemented on the DA-98HR, now
is a good time to read the section 5, “Monitoring
modes”.

Obviously you will want to record while you listen to
the signals from previously-recorded tracks and the
input source on tracks where recording is taking
place.

Note, however, that the use of confidence mode when
overdubbing (5.3, “Confidence mode”) is not recom-
mended, as the off-tape replay signals will be
delayed, making it impossible to provide accurate
cues.

6.5

Track bouncing

Though the DA-98HR provides a method of copying
from track to track digitally (6.3.3, “Selecting input
sources”), there is no way of combining tracks within
the DA-98HR.

If you need to combine tracks, this must be done
through an external console, routing all tracks to be
combined through an output group, and routing that
group to the appropriate track input.

6.6

Punch-in and punch-out

There are a number of ways in which the DA-98HR
can be used to perform reliable punch-in and punch-
outs automatically. Punch points can be set and