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                  TASCAM  MMR/MMP  V 3. 0      Tips For Pro Tools Users

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File Compatibility Chart

One of the most powerful features of the MMR-8 and MMP-16 units is their support for multiple
Digital Audio Workstation formats. The following chart shows the Matrix of formats supported
and the various Backup, Export, and TapeMode

 Conversion operations available in Version 3.0

of the MMR and MMP.

File

Compatibility

Chart

T
O

WaveFrame

WaveFrame

TapeMode

OMF /

SDII

Pro Tools

Pro Tools

TapeMode

FROM

WaveFrame

Backup

Convert to

TapeMode

Export

Export

Convert to

TapeMode

WaveFrame

TapeMode

[Change

Record Mode

Setting]

Backup

Export

Export

Convert to

TapeMode

OMF / SDII

Export

Convert to

TapeMode

Backup

Export

Convert to

TapeMode

Pro Tools

Not permitted

Not

permitted

Export

Backup

Convert to

TapeMode

Pro Tools

TapeMode

Not permitted

Not

permitted

Export

[Change

Record Mode

Setting]

Backup*

AKAI DD-8

Export

Convert to

TapeMode

Export

Export

Convert to

TapeMode

DEVA

Export

Convert to

TapeMode

Export

Export

Convert to

TapeMode

Table of Backup, TapeMode

Conversion, and Export Paths

Any file format that can be played on the MMR/MMP can also be written (exported) to any
written format supported by the MMR. Written formats are WaveFrame, Pro Tools, and
OMF/SDII. The sole exception is that Digidesign Pro Tools files may be written as OMF files, but
not as WaveFrame files (shown as 

Not Permitted

  in the chart above). To convert Pro Tools to

WaveFrame, first export Pro Tools to OMF on the same disk, then use that OMF file for  export to
WaveFrame (one extra step).

*This is true only if the Mac HFS disk being copied to is formatted identically (same block size),
otherwise Backup to a Mac volume with a different block size will yield a non-destructive project.
In this case, use Convert to Tape Mode to insure the project remains a TapeMode project after
being copied to the new disk.

Summary of Contents for MMR-8

Page 1: ...TASCAM TEAC Professional Division D00000000A MMR 8 Modular Multitrack Recorder MMP 16 Modular Multitrack Player MMR 8 MMP 16 Version 3 0 Tips For Pro Tools Users...

Page 2: ...ECORDING MORE THAN 8 TRACKS IN A SINGLE PROJECT 6 SESSION WITH MORE THAN 8 AUDIO TRACKS 6 RESTRICTIONS WHEN USING THE PRO TOOLS SESSION FORMAT 6 Pull Up Pull Down 6 Limitations on Number of Tracks 7 S...

Page 3: ...ny cases although not all can repair the disk and rectify the errors If a Macintosh disk connected to an MMR 8 or MMP 16 has problems such as disk volume will not mount files appear to be missing the...

Page 4: ...d TapeMode Conversion to any user selected partition on a SCSI volume Pro Tools and MMR MMP Hard Drive Compatibility The current list of disk drives that are qualified by Digidesign to work with Pro T...

Page 5: ...disk If you don t want to keep these empty folders drag the empty Project folders to the trash and empty the trash Pro Tools Features Not Supported The MMR MMP have no digital audio mixing or effects...

Page 6: ...re made on the MMR 8 and MMP 16 they always generate the proper fade file descriptor according to the default fade settings in setup menu 510 in the Session file so that a Pro Tools system can later g...

Page 7: ...y channel of the MMR or MMP and doing so will automatically unload any existing track For more detailed information on this subject refer to page 62 in the MMR or MMP manual Restrictions when Using th...

Page 8: ...the Pro Tools Session file format since there are differences between the way TapeMode recording works with WaveFrame files and how it works with Pro Tools Sessions What is TapeMode TapeMode is a meth...

Page 9: ...This behavior is different from the way WaveFrame TapeMode projects work The WaveFrame file system allows continuous files to have holes in them but still be considered a single file The Macintosh Hie...

Page 10: ...e Shift key followed by the Track Slip key The shifted function of the Slip key is labeled Backup Pressing Shift Slip brings up a series of menus that allow setting the parameters for file Backup Conv...

Page 11: ...Export Change Record Mode Setting Backup AKAI DD 8 Export Convert to TapeMode Export Export Convert to TapeMode DEVA Export Convert to TapeMode Export Export Convert to TapeMode Table of Backup TapeM...

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