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TASCAM DR-44WL
8 – QUICK Button Operation
Track bounce (MTR mode only)
Use the track bounce (ping-pong recording) function to
combine recorded tracks 1 - 4 into one track.
This function allows you to record on tracks 1 - 2 after mixing
down tracks 1 - 4 (stereo bounce) or to record on track 1 by
mono mixing tracks 1 - 4 (mono bounce).
Track 1
Drum L
Track 3
Bass
(can be
overwritten)
Tracks 1–4 are mixed down to stereo
and bounced to tracks 1–2
Track 2
Drum R
Track 4
Guitar
Track 3
Bass
Track 1 and 2
Drums, Bass,
Guitar
Track 4
Guitar
(can be
overwritten)
Track 1 and 2
Drums, Bass,
Guitar
Track 3
Lead
Guitar
Track 4
Lead
Vocal
New recordings can be
made to tracks 3–4
When recorded on the playback track itself, the original
playback track is naturally cleared (the drum part in Track 1 - 2 is
overwritten in the illustration above).
Bouncing tracks
1. Set the mode to
MTR
mode. (See “Selecting Operation
2. On the
SONG
screen, load songs in which you want to
bounce tracks. (See “Loading Songs” on page 34.)
3. Press TRACK/INPUT for the track you want to use as bounce
destination and make TRACK/INPUT blink.
Among tracks selected as bounce destinations, the left
channel of the mixed-down stereo source will overwrite
the odd track and the right channel will overwrite the even
track.
4. Press MIXER to open the Mixer screen and adjust
PAN
knob and the
LEVEL
knob for each track. (See “Setting
For mono bounce to odd-numbered track, set the
PAN
knob to
L12
. For mono bounce to even-numbered track,
set the
PAN
knob to
R12
.
Adjust the overall level with the master level knob.
5. When the Mixer screen is open, press MIXER to return to the
Home screen.
6. When playback is stopped or paused or when playing back,
press QUICK to open the QUICK pop-up menu.
7. Using the wheel, select (highlight)
PLAY
FUNCTION
and press ENTER/MARK button.
The
PLAY
FUNCTION
screen is displayed.
8. Set the IN and OUT points of bounce as the loop playback
section. (See “Repeated Playback of Selection (Loop
NOTE
When the IN/OUT points are not set, bounce from
00:00:00
to the final point of recording.
9. Press
8
/HOME button to return to the Home screen, and
press QUICK to open the QUICK pop-up menu.
10. Using the wheel, select (highlight)
BOUNCE
and press the
ENTER/MARK button.
The following confirmation message will pop-up:
11. Press ENTER/MARK button to start track bounce and return
to the Home screen after bouncing.
Press the
8
/HOME button to return to the Home screen
without track bouncing.
Confirming the results of bouncing
Lift the
LEVEL
knob for the track at the bounce destination
and the master level knob (set the
LEVEL
knob for other
tracks to minimum) to play back.
After bouncing tracks, you can record again (overdub) to the
bounced tracks
TIPS
If it may be necessary to have the original track at a later
date, back up the song data on your computer before
bouncing (ping-pong recording). (See “11 – Connecting with