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MMP-16

Tascam MMP-16 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMP-16 Operation

Track Group

These keys are located at the left central portion of the front panel under the track meters. Although the
SEL keys are active all the time, they affect tracks according to which Track Select Mode (EDIT, MON,
LOAD TRACK, TRACK, SLIP) is active. The active mode is indicated by the amber LED above the
keys, while the active track(s) for that mode are indicated by the amber LEDs above the SEL keys.

SEL

(TRACK

SELECT)

The sixteen gray SEL keys are located just below their associated meter display
LEDs. 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 or MON is active (as one will always be while in the Normal state),
the SEL keys choose which tracks are edited (when EDIT is active), or monitored
at the headphone jack (when MON 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 MMP-16. Thus as EDIT or MON 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
MMP 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 MMP-
16. Press CLR+SEL to clear the slip register for any track and return it to an un-
slipped status.

SHIFT+SEL

(various EDIT

commands)

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