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Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation

MMR-8

SHIFT+EDIT

(EVENT)

Loads the start and end of the event currently under the play head on the selected
track(s) into the In point and Out point registers (also called “event capture”).

MON

Pressing this key while in the Normal state allows the SEL keys to select which
track(s) will be monitored through the front panel headphone monitor output. This
does not affect the rear panel Studio Monitor jack, which always presents a mono
mix of all tracks.

SHIFT+MON

(Slip In/Out)

Pressing SHIFT + MON puts the MMR into a Slip In/Out mode that allows for
slipping (or nudging) all material between the In and Out register locations on
selected tracks. When Slip In/Out is active, none of the status LEDs for the Track
Mode Select keys is lit on the MMR front panel. This is to distinguish this mode
from all other Track Select Modes, wherein at least one Track Select Mode status
LED is always lit. Upon pressing SHIFT + MON, the bottom line of the display
will show Slip and a time code entry field. Use the Wheel or the Up/Down arrow
keys to enter the amount by which the defined region (between In and Out) on the
selected tracks is to be slipped. This operation does not affect sync on material
which is not located between the In and Out register locations. Slip In/Out will
overwrite any existing material on the selected tracks that is at the new destination
location to which the material has been moved.

To complete the Slip In/Out operation, press SHIFT +MON again. The bottom line
of the display will show Slip In/Out to indicate that the slip operation has been
performed. To exit the Slip In/Out operation without executing the slip, press CLR.

INPUT

Pressing this key while in the Normal state allows the SEL keys to change the main
audio outputs from monitoring audio off the disk to monitoring the audio present at
the track inputs and lighting the Input LED above the meters. Note that enabling a
track for record automatically selects input monitoring for that track.

SHIFT + INPUT

(REP/INP)

When shifted (SHIFT+INPUT), the Input key toggles all tracks between the Input
monitor state and the Repro state. The Input LEDs above the meters and the status
LEDs above each track select key will light or turn off as needed to show the
current state. This is equivalent to engaging and disengaging all of the Select keys
together at the same time while in Input monitor. This feature is a convenience for
saving time when toggling this state for all eight tracks at once.

LOAD TRACK

Pressing this key puts the MMR-8 into the Load Track state, and is the first step to
loading pre-recorded material for playback or re-recording, or for deleting recorded
material. Information on the pre-recorded material available on the drive is
presented in hierarchical levels on the LCD display, according to the EDL format
of the material itself.

For WaveFrame



or StudioFrame



volumes, this means the material will be listed

in a Project / Episode / Reel / Dub / Track hierarchy, with Episode being an
optional element. For Pro Tools



volumes, the material will be listed in Session /

Track hierarchy, and for OMF



volumes, the material will be presented in a

Composition / Track hierarchy.