2 – Basic operational concepts : Library management
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TASCAM DM-4800
User’s Manual
Access this screen with the
UTILITY
option in the pull-
up menu:
This screen allows the bulk copying and manage-
ment of library data between libraries and banks, as
well as between projects.
The left side of the screen is used to show and set
details of the “target” destination of the copying and
management process, and the right side is used for
the source of the data to be copied. Naturally, when
copying data from one library to another, both librar-
ies must be of the same type—it is not possible to
copy EQ settings to an effect library, for example.
Target parameters
Within the “target” section
of the screen, you can edit the properties (use the on-
screen
EDIT
button) of the library entry highlighted in
the scrolling list, in the selected bank.
Use the on-screen buttons at the bottom of the left
side of the screen to select the bank to be used as a
target.
Use the POD 2 encoder to scroll through the list of
entries in the selected bank.
The on-screen
DELETE
button deletes the currently-
highlighted library entry.
The target project is fixed as the currently-loaded
project and cannot be fixed—to copy data to a project
other than the one currently loaded, you must first
load the desired target project to make it active.
However, from this screen it is possible to change the
currently-loaded library type (this changes the library
type on both sides, of course).
Source parameters
The source parameters are
similar to the target parameters described above.
You can select the library type (which changes both
the source and target types), as well as the banks
within the source library.
Also note that you can select another project from
internal memory or card from which to extract
library entries and copy them over to the target
library bank.
Use the POD 4 encoder to scroll through the bank.
The actual copying is done by selecting either
BANK
(the complete contents of the selected source bank)
or
FILE
(the highlighted entry in the source), moving
the cursor to the on-screen
COPY
button and pressing
ENTER
.
Appropriate popup messages warn you about over-
writing, failed copy operations, etc.
Also note the “fuel gauge” showing the used/free
space of the CF card and the “jump button” allowing
easy access to the CF card utility screen.
NOTE
Copying a whole bank overwrites the whole contents of
the target bank. For example, if the target bank con-
tains 99 entries, but the source bank from which the
copy is made contains only one, after the copy the tar-
get bank will contain one entry only.
Figure 2.36: Library utility screen
Target area
Target area
Source area