Here is a cool tip for live recording on the
Tascam:
Ok - so you're recording a live concert and all the sudden your power goes out. So did you loose your entire recording? Yes. Can that be
prevented? Yes!
I'll go through the steps of setting up a special TapeMode session but note that all these steps have to be performed before you record. Recording directly to a TapeMode session does not give you this safety
feature.
Step 1: Determine how long of a session it will be. For this example we will use 1 Hour.
Step 2: Start a new non-destructive session, let's call it
LiveRecording.TL
Step 3: Record about 5 seconds of silence, across all 24 tracks, at 01:00:00:00.
Step 4: Record about 5 seconds of silence, across all 24 tracks, at 02:00:00:00.
Step 5: Perform a TapeMode convert on
LiveRecording.TL. This will take about 5 or so minutes so do this before the session! The MX will write 0s (silence) in the blank spaces between 01:00:05:00 and 02:00:00:00,
writing out the entire file.
Step 6: After this conversion - load your new project, called
LiveRecording_TAPE.tl.
Step 7: You can now go to the beginning of this project and start recording. The project you are recording to is in TapeMode and is
writing data over the existing silence.
Now - if you turn off power in the middle of the recording, everything you recorded up to that time is saved.
Real life scenario: You record a live show in California using the above example. You start recording at 01:00:00:00. At 01:35:00:00, the State of California decides to shut down your power! Well - at least you have 35 minutes of recording (01:00:00:00 to 01:35:00:00) versus nothing at all!
Note: This is not true for Non-Destructive and a newly created TapeMode session. These types of sessions save everything BUT your last recording (if you were in record). If you record and press stop - and then the
power is shut off - your data will all be there.
Another Side Note: Drive manufacturers don't guarantee your data if you don't shut down properly. Unless it's an accident - always unmount before you remove/shut down a drive