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Song Management, Partitions and songs, Selecting the active, partition

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5 - Song Management This unit manages data in song files. Ordinarily, every song is given its own file. The first step is to load the song that you want to manage (load an existing song or create a new song). In a song, the audio data for the recorded multitrack (TRACK 1-8) and stereo master track that have been created are saved. This chapter, starts with an explanation of SD card partitions, and then covers basic operations, including procedures for loading songs and creating new song, as well as various song management functions. 3 Use the DATA wheel to select PARTITION and press the F4 (¥) key to open the PARTITION screen. The display shows the MTR partition list. Partitions and songs This unit uses SD cards to record songs. SD cards formatted by the unit are divided into partitions. "MTR partitions" are for the recording of data and "FAT partitions" can be read by a personal computer. SD cards with high capacities are formatted with multiple MTR partitions. When you want to record, playback or edit a song, select an MTR partition to make it the active partition and load a song on it or create a new song. Selecting the active partition If you want to use a file that is on a partition other than the currently active partition in order to load an existing song or create a new song on it, you must change the partition. Follow these steps to select a partition on an SD card that has multiple MTR partitions. 1 When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU key to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the DATA wheel to select CARD and press the F4 (¥) key to open the CARD menu screen. [SD card with one partition] [SD card with multiple partitions] An asterisk (Ú) shows the active partition. The sizes of the partitions are shown (not available space). 4 Rotate the DATA wheel to select the partition and press F2 (EXEC). A confirmation message appears. 5 Press F3 (YES) to select. The unit saves the current song before changing partitions. It then loads the last used song on that partition. 36 TASCAM DP-008

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TASCAM
DP-008
This unit manages data in song files.
Ordinarily, every song is given its own file.
The first step is to load the song that you want
to manage (load an existing song or create a
new song).
In a song, the audio data for the recorded
multitrack (
TRACK 1
–
8
) and stereo master
track that have been created are saved.
This chapter, starts with an explanation of
SD card partitions, and then covers basic
operations, including procedures for loading
songs and creating new song, as well as
various song management functions.
Partitions and songs
This unit uses SD cards to record songs.
SD cards formatted by the unit are divided
into partitions. “MTR partitions” are for the
recording of data and “FAT partitions” can be
read by a personal computer. SD cards with
high capacities are formatted with multiple
MTR partitions.
When you want to record, playback or edit a
song, select an MTR partition to make it the
active partition and load a song on it or create
a new song.
Selecting the active
partition
If you want to use a file that is on a partition
other than the currently active partition in
order to load an existing song or create a new
song on it, you must change the partition.
Follow these steps to select a partition on an
SD card that has multiple MTR partitions.
1
When the recorder is stopped, press the
MENU
key to open the
MENU
screen.
2 Use the
DATA
wheel to select
CARD
and
press the
F4
(
¥)
key to open the
CARD
menu screen.
3 Use the
DATA
wheel to select
PARTITION
and press the
F4
(
¥)
key to open the
PARTITION
screen
.
The display shows the
MTR partition list.
[SD card with one partition]
[SD card with multiple partitions]
An asterisk (
Ú
) shows the active partition.
The sizes of the partitions are shown (not
available space).
4 Rotate the
DATA
wheel to select the
partition and press
F2 (
EXEC
)
. A confir-
mation message appears.
5 Press
F3 (
YES
)
to select. The unit saves the
current song before changing partitions.
It then loads the last used song on that
partition.
5 – Song Management