EDAN said:
Not so easy to do when I'm behind my drums on the other side of the room! Plus I like to record
acoustic guitar and vocals in other rooms now and then.
The TSR-8 can be programmed to automatically record short sections, which is a godsend for situations like this.
First you arm the tracks you want to record, then you hit the INSERT button.
Then you wind the tape to a bit before the starting position, and press 'RHSL' (rehearsal). Now press PLAY, and when the bit you want to punch in comes along, press RECORD. When it reaches the end, press PLAY and wait for it to stop. It will now wind back to position.
When you come to run the tape, the machine will only record between these two points.
You can do a test run by just hitting PLAY now. When you're ready to go, press 'AUTO IN/OUT' and then PLAY. Now run into the other room and perform.
When you come back, the tape should be winding back to position. If you press play while the AUTO IN/OUT light is steady, you can hear the take. If you press it again so it flashes and then press PLAY, you can do a retake.
This is in the manual, but most people don't have those. I learned this from Edward Dijk's now-defunct TSR-8 page.. it's still in the Google Cache though, if you want to grab it.
Search for this link: hipcat.bizland.com/analog_recording.htm