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TASCAM 2488MKII
8 − Mastering and CD recorder
After creating a master track (or sometimes before), if the
recording started too early or ended too late, you can trim
the unwanted time.
You cannot trim the master track itself during playback,
but since the master track and its source tracks (1–24) use
the same timings, by trimming the source tracks, the mas-
ter track is also trimmed.
Follow these procedures to trim the tracks.
1 Confirm that the 2488MKII is in a
“
normal
”
mode
(not master check or pre-mastering mode).
2 Move the playback position to the point that you
want to trim (either the start or the end of the
master track).
3 Set the IN and OUT points at the beginning (IN) and
end (OUT) of the audio that you want to trim. If you
want to trim the start of the master track, set the IN
point at 00:00:00:00, and the OUT point where you
want to start the master track. If you want to trim
the end of the master track, set the IN point where
you want to end the master track and the OUT point
at (or after) the pre-mastering OUT point.
4 Use the Track Edit CUT function to cut all tracks
between the IN and the OUT point. Be sure to select
“
ALL
”
as the
Src.Trk
value (see
5 Play back the master track, as described above.
The start and end should now be as you want them.
Trimming the master
Copying the master track
You can use the CLONE TRACK editing function to copy
the master track to another track (see “CLONE TRACK”
on page 63).
Checking the master
To check the recorded master track, use the master
check mode.
After finishing the pre-mastering, press the
MASTER
key to enter master check mode and open the MASTER
CHECK screen. The MASTER CHECK screen shows the
song title and the total time.
All monitoring is now from the STEREO selection
only. The master track playback sound is not affected
by fader movements or other mixer operations, includ-
ing new assignments.
No faders or other mixer controls (including assignment)
have any effect. The only possible control of the monitor
volume is through the
MONITOR LEVEL
controls.
The transport controls work in the following way:
PLAY
plays back from the current position to the end of
the master track.
REW
and
F FWD
keys rewind and fast-forward as
normal, but the speed does not appear on the screen.
Press the
STOP
key to stop playback
Recording is disabled.
All location functions are disabled.
Jog, varispeed, SSA, repeat, etc. are disabled.
T I P
While playing back the master track, it is output from
the STEREO (and DIGITAL OUTPUT) jacks as well as
from the MONITOR and PHONES jacks. Therefore,
during pre-mastering or master checking, you can
record the stereo mix signal to an external recording
device (cassette, digital recorder, MD, etc.).
Exiting master check mode
Press the
MASTER
key to exit master checking and return
to the home screen.
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