Teac MX-View Version 1.0b1 User Manual

TASCAM TEAC Professional Division MX-View Graphical User Interface MX-View Version 1.0b1 Owner’s Manual

10  Note: More complex network hardware configurations are possible, involving a number of MX-View workstations, routers, hubs, and recorders.

11 Select “Specify an IP address” and enter XXX.XXX.XXX portion from Menu 950 on the MX-2424 into the IP Address field exactly as they are displaye

12 Chapter 3: Overview Chapter 3 consists of two sections: MX-View Windows and a Quick-Start Guide. The Quick Start Guide provides some quick tip

13 3-2 Transport Window TiP By selecting the box for Show Transport Hints, under the Edit window's help menu, tool tips are

14 3-4 Overview Window The Overview window displays the entire project and allows for quick view and navigation to any location in a project. S

15 3-9 Edit Bar The Edit bar contains commonly used functions, divided into six sections (from left to right): Track View, Basic Editing Function

16 3-11 Network Window The Network window shows machines you may connect to. It is especially useful for those with multiple machines on a sync

17 3-13 Basic Playback and Record Recording: Use the record arm buttons to select the tracks you wish to record onto. To begin recording,

18 Performing a Copy: To Copy the highlighted region to the clipboard, click the Copy button in the Edit bar. Performing a Paste: To Perform

19 You may Undo or Redo an edit by clicking on the Undo or Redo buttons, located in the Edit bar. Editing covered in detail in Chapter 6, w

2 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ... 8 1-1 Introduction ...

20 3-16 Virtual Track Basics There are three types of tracks used in MX-View: Loaded tracks, Virtual tracks, and Unloaded tracks. This section

21 Chapter 4: MX-View Fundamentals and Terminology This chapter provides a general overview of projects, tracks, events, and waveforms as well as

22 QK Close window on Microsoft Windows: Ctrl +W Windows can be opened via the Windows pull down menu in the main MX-View window. MX-View windo

23 Windows menu (Windows Menu →→→→ Transport and Windows Menu →→→→ Overview). The Edit and Machine Info bars can be hidden or shown by selecting Vi

24 4-3 Expandable Windows The Transport Window, Machine Info Bar, and Edit Bar can expand or reduce in size to show more or less information. To

25 QK New Project: Ctrl+N on Microsoft Windows, Cmd+N on Macintosh Opening Projects: To open an existing project, select File Menu →→→→ Project

26 The number of loaded Tracks MX-View allows for is limited by the recorder itself. So the MX-2424 can never play/record more than 24 tracks back

27 4-8 Register Entry Registers in MX-View can be used to view and alter Location values, In and Out Points, Nudge settings, and Pre and Post-rol

28 Capture In and Capture Out buttons in the Transport window: Clicking on the Capture In button will place the In point at the current playhead p

29 Chapter 5: Playback, Navigation, and Record Chapter 5 reviews recording and playback operations, modes, and options. In addition to this, a co

3 CHAPTER 4: MX-VIEW FUNDAMENTALS AND TERMINOLOGY... 21 4-1 Working with Windows ...

30 5-4 Loop Play To perform a Loop Play, you must first set In and Out points as explained in section 4-9. Click the Loop button in the Transport

31 5-6 Audition Play Modes Several Audition Play modes simplify play back of desired audio events and sections. They are located in the Playback

32 only used when playing a selection using the Play In to Out command with Post-Roll checked in the Transport window. QK Enable/Disable Pre and

33 5-14 Move Playhead to Next/Previous Locate Marker Next/Previous Locate Marker is used to move the playhead to the next or previous locate mar

34 5-19 Clicking in the Main MX-View Window Using the Selector Tool (), a single mouse click on a track within the main MX-View window relocates

35 QK Zoom In: Ctrl + [ on Microsoft Windows or Cmd + [ on Macintosh. Zoom Out: Ctrl + ] on Microsoft Windows or Cmd + ] on Macinto

36 To scroll the main MX-View screen all the way to the top, so that track 1 is viewable, press the Home key. To scroll the main MX-View screen a

37 Place the playhead prior to the In point by the desired amount and press play. The recorder will begin to play and will punch into record at the

38 QK Loop: Ctrl + L on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + L on Macintosh. Loop Record with Auto Unload Auto Unload automatically unloads a track so that

39 Subframes Selecting the Subframes option under the View Menu adds the two-digit subframe counter to MX-View registers. Feet/Frames (N/A) T

4 5-17 Locating to In and Out Points ... 33 5-18

40 Chapter 6: Editing Chapter 6 provides an in depth explanation of fundamental edit functions, including selecting a region, cut, copy, paste, an

41 Drag and Trim Tool The Drag and Trim Tool, located in the Transport Window () can be used to select an event or group of events and drag them to

42 Track Edit Buttons and In and Out Points To select a track for editing, click on the Edit button for the respective track. The Edit button will

43 TiP Region selection can be combined with the shift key to add events to, or with the control key, to remove events from an existing selection

44 QK Local Cut: Ctrl + Shift + S on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + S on Macintosh 6-5 Left Cut A Left Cut slips all audio left of the event

45 After: QK Local Left Cut: Ctrl + Shift + D on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + D on Macintosh. 6-7 Copy Copy places selected audio regio

46 After: QK Paste: Ctrl + V on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + V on Macintosh 6-9 Paste Left Paste Left is similar to a Paste with the exception o

47 6-10 Paste at Playhead This edit command moves the In point to the playhead and pastes clipboard contents there. Before: After: QK P

48 After: QK Clear: Ctrl + B or Delete/Backspace on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + B or Delete/Backspace on Macintosh 6-12 Open Open moves audio

49 6-13 Insert The Insert command places audio from the clipboard at the In point and moves all audio downstream. Before: After:

5 6-11 Clear ...

50 6-14 Repeat Selection Two types of Repeat functions are possible, Repeat Paste and Repeat Insert. To perform a Repeat Paste or Insert, select

51 Repeat Insert is similar to a Repeat Paste, only it moves contents downstream instead of overwriting existing audio. Before: After: Q

52 After: QK Split: Ctrl + E on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + E on Macintosh TiP Turning on Splice Points (View Menu →→→→ Splice Points) creates

53 After: QK Discard: Ctrl + T on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + T on Macintosh 6-18 Sync Paste One of the key differences between a Sync Pa

54 After: QK Sync Paste: Ctrl + Shift + V on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + V on Macintosh  Note: For the MMR, Sync at Playhead must be tu

55 To perform a nudge, select an audio region. Press the + (plus) key to nudge audio to the right or the – (minus) key to nudge audio to the left.

56 6-21 “In to Now” This command will first perform a Separate edit at defined In and Out points (if needed) and then Paste the event at the pla

57 6-23 Render The Render command creates a continuous audio event, which is very useful in increasing disk performance. Much like a TapeMode con

58 6-24 Reverse Reverse “reverses” an audio event or region, as if audio was played backwards, without affecting unselected tracks. The newly rev

59 6-27 Drag and Trim Tool Fundamentals To move a single event, click on the event and drag to the desired location. To move a group of events,

6 7-10 Event Slip ...

60 Chapter 7: Advanced Editing This chapter covers advanced editing functions including Horizontal, Event Volume, and Fade trimming, creating Fade

61 After:  Note: An event cannot be trimmed to extend beyond the length of the recorded audio file it is associated with. If you are trying t

62 7-4 Event Ripple Trim A Ripple Trim is a horizontal trim that will cause all audio on the selected track to slide downstream or upstream, dep

63 QK Event Trim to Next: Shift + Click + Drag handle on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh 7-6 Lock Trim When two side-by-side events are s

64 The three Event Volume trim handles can be used in a combination to increase or decrease an event’s volume level. To view event volume handles,

65 This area will appear highlighted. The length of the selection will determine the length of the fade. Click on the Fade button in the Edit bar

66 A Cross-fade can also be created by sliding an event with a Fade-in into an event with a Fade-out. Simply grab the event using the Drag and Trim

67 These edit commands include Cut, Copy, and Clear. You may switch to a different clipboard number and perform another Cut, Copy, or Clear command

68 7-11 Compile The Compile function creates a “comp” virtual track containing selected audio events from selected virtual tracks. With the Shift

69 Chapter 8: Advanced Operations Chapter 8 takes an in-depth look at Groups, Location Markers, and Level Meters, as well as Mute and Volume Autom

7 APPENDIX A: KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ... 84 APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING...

70 8-4 Breakpoint Volume Automation Breakpoint Volume Automation allows you to create and move breakpoints to vary the volume of a track. Each i

71 After: TiP You can copy and paste automation data downstream in a song or from one track to the other when in the Selector Tool mode. So,

72 Chapter 9: Projects and Utilities Chapter 9 covers project and disk management, from loading and smart copying projects to Ethernet backup and

73 After a Smart Copy is initiated, a progress percentage will appear at the bottom of the Project/Track window. Upon completion of the task, a pop

74 Rename Project: To rename a project, select the desired project and choose Project/Track window →→→→ File Menu →→→→ Rename Project. A pop-up win

75 After choosing a format, select Network Backup under the File menu. You will be prompted to choose a location and new name for the backup. Sele

76 9-4 Disk Utilities In order to perform a disk utility other than Disk Cleanup, all volumes must be unmounted. Mounting and Unmounting is possi

77 Backup Erase: To Backup Erase a volume, verify all disks are unmounted and select Project/Track window →→→→ Volumes Menu →→→→ Backup Erase. A w

78 9-6 Preferences (N/A) This feature will be available in a future upgrade. TiP Clearing Preferences on Microsoft Windows Machines: MX-View

79 Chapter 10: Tracks Chapter 10 covers Track management in depth, including unloading, loading, deleting and renaming tracks, as well as using Vi

8 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Introduction Welcome to MX-View, the graphical user interface for the MX and MM series TASCAM recorders. This user

80 Moving Virtual Tracks Inactive virtual tracks may be moved up or down by using the track drag handles. A white line will appear, guiding you in

81 Chapter 11: Using Multiple Machines Multiple machines can be viewed in the main MX-View window. This chapter reviews using a multiple machines

82 When multiple machines are present, a Transport focus segment is provided in the Machine Info bar. Connecting to Remote Machines: In certain

83 Machines can be moved from one studio to another, be renamed, or deleted, all using the Machines menu in the Network window. Studios can also

84 Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts Project Keys Macintosh Windows New project Cmd + N Ctrl + N Load project/track (open Project/Track window)

85 Transport and Locator Macintosh Windows Play/stop Space Bar Space Bar Return view to playhead Cmd + P Ctrl + P Record Cmd + Space Bar Ct

86 Select Macintosh Windows Selector tool F1 F1 Hand tool F2 F2 Zoom tool F3 F3 Scrub tool F4 F4 Temporary Left Toggle F6 F6 Temporary

87 Drag and Trim Cursor Modifiers Macintosh Windows Event or volume automation fine adjustment Ctrl + Click + Drag handle Ctrl + Click + Drag ha

88 Appendix B: Troubleshooting Online Support Please refer to release notes for updated online support information. Software Updates Please refer t

89 Appendix C: Error and Warnings Descriptions List of error and warnings descriptions. (N/A) Appendix D: Project/Track Window Icons Icon De

9 Chapter 2: Ethernet Setup Chapter 2 reviews the two basic Ethernet hardware configurations as well as System requirements. Please refer to the

90 Index A Audition play modes, 31 Auto record and auto rehearse, 36 B Basic playback and record, 17 Basic recording, 36 Breakpoint volume automa

91 Overview window, 14, 34 P Pages with playhead scrolling, 29, 34, 35, 36 Paste, 45 Paste at playhead, 47 Paste left, 46 Performing a copy and pas

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