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TASCAM Portacapture X8
7 - Recording settings
7 - 1 Monitoring individual inputs (solo mon-
itoring)
In the MANUAL app, tap the meter of a track on the INPUT screen to
monitor it by itself.
MANUAL app INPUT screen
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On the INPUT screen, tap the
meter of the track that you want
to monitor.
That meter will be framed in
blue, and only the sound of that
track will be output for monitor-
ing.
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Tap the selected track again to output the MASTER signal for moni-
toring.
7 - 2 Changing the recording file format
Set this with the GENERAL SETTINGS screen > REC SETTINGS page > FILE
FORMAT item.
FILE FORMAT
Select the file format.
NOTE
The following restrictions apply to MP3 file formats.
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Only sampling frequencies of 44.1 and 48 kHz can be selected
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Only the master track will be recorded (track files will not be
recorded)
SAMPLE
Select the sampling frequency.
BIT DEPTH/BIT RATE
Select the bit depth/rate.
32-bit float recording
This unit supports 32-bit float recording. Files recorded using
32-bit float have the following advantages when being edited
afterward.
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The levels of quiet sounds can be raised without changing
their original sound qualities.
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Sounds that seem clipped can be restored to unclipped
sounds by lowering their volumes.
CAUTION
Analog clipping will not be changed when volume is lowered.
NOTE
Only 48kHz/24-bit can be selected as the recording format in the POD-
CAST app.
7 - 3 Recording in mono
Change the MASTER level setting on the MIXER screen.
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This setting is only possible when using the MANUAL and PODCAST
apps.
MANUAL app MIXER screen
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Tap the MASTER level setting
Tap the STEREO/MONO switch
to change the setting.
