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5 - Erasing a track
5–2
TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II
of the loop is the point at which you want to
divide the track.
NOTE
You can set the length of the jog loop in the
menu system (see 3.5, "Jog loop length").
5
When the start of the jog loop is correctly posi-
tioned, turn the
SHUTTLE
wheel clockwise.
The display shows
Now Editing
, and
Complete
when the editing operation has
finished.
The track title of the first track created by the divi-
sion process will have the same title as the original
track (before the division took place). The second
track will be untitled.
NOTE
If the divide point is set to a track boundary
(the start of a track), the display will show an
error message (
Not Execute!
) when
the
SHUTTLE
wheel is turned in step 4
above.
5.3 Erasing a track
This operation erases a track and frees the space for
further recording.
Before this edit operation, the tracks and numbers
look like:
After the operation, the tracks and numbers look like:
Note that the tracks following the erased tracks are
automatically renumbered, so that the numbering
sequence is contiguous.
Tracks can be erased while the MD-801 is stopped,
or in play, or in play ready mode.
1
Set the playback position at the track to be
erased (use the
TRACK
keys or any other con-
venient way of locating to the track).
2
After pressing the
EDIT
key, turn the
DATA
dial until the display shows:
3
Turn the
SHUTTLE
wheel clockwise to change
the display:
4
If you want to change the track to be erased at
this stage, you can use the
TRACK
keys to
change the current track.
5
Turn the
SHUTTLE
wheel clockwise to erase
the track. The display shows
Now
Editing
, and
Complete
when the
erase operation is finished.
5.4 Combining tracks
This editing function allows you to combine a track
with the previous track. It is not possible to combine
two non-adjacent tracks (but you can move such
tracks and then combine them—see 5.5, "Moving
tracks").
Before the combine operation, the tracks and num-
bers look like:
After the combine operation, they look like:
Note that the following tracks are renumbered to pro-
vide a contiguous sequence.
1
Use the
TRACK
keys, or any other convenient
method, to select the second track of the pair to
be combined (the selected track will be com-
bined with the one before it).
2
After pressing the
EDIT
key, turn the
DATA
dial until the display shows:
3
Turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise to enter
the rehearsal mode:
Track number
12 3 4
This track is to be erased
Track number
12 3
ERASE TRK ?
Track OK ?
COMBINE ?
Rehearsal
Track number
12 3 4
These tracks are to be combined
The playback position is here
Track number
12 3