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TASCAM 2488
User’s Guide
computer, the 2488’s editing operations are nothing
to be scared about—just read through this section to
see how it all works.
IN, OUT and TO
We have previously seen how the IN, OUT and TO
points can be used for punching and for location.
They are also used in these track editing operations.
The IN point marks the start of the part of the track
which is selected when editing a part of a track
(rather than a whole track).
The OUT point marks the end of the part of the track
which is selected when editing part of a track.
The TO point marks the final destination of a copy or
a move operation.
Entering the edit mode
1
Make sure that the 2488 is stopped (not play-
ing back or recording).
2
Press the
EDIT TRK
key (below the monitor
controls).
3
Use the wheel to highlight the track editing
function you will be using and press the
ENTER
key.
4
Select the appropriate values, as described
below.
5
Press
YES
to perform the operation, or
NO
to
exit without performing the operation.
Track editing functions
The track editing functions available on the 2488 are:
• COPY->PASTE
• COPY->INSERT
• MOVE->PASTE
• MOVE->INSERT
• OPEN
• CUT
• SILENCE
• CLONE TRACK
• CLEAN OUT
See the sections below for details of how to use these
functions.
NOTE
You can undo any of these operations (see “UNDO and
REDO” on page 54). Even if you delete all the material
on every track using these functions, you can still get it
back with only a few key-presses.
Although you cannot use virtual tracks as the source
for copy and move operations, you can assign a vir-
tual track to a track temporarily to (say) copy part of
a virtual track to an already-assigned track and then
reassign the original.
