Tascam Viewnet MX Graphic Interface Network MX-2424 Owners Manual

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Saving Preference Files
To save the current preferences settings as a named preferences file, click Save. This will open a Save
preferences as… dialog box. Name the preferences file and save. To update an existing preferences data
file, select the named file you wish to update, click Save, then answer yes when the program asks if you
want to replace the existing file.
Revert to Default
To return to the default preferences values, click Revert. The...

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Chapter 4  Projects and Tracks
The Load Project/ Track Window
Projects and tracks can be loaded into an MX-2424 by using the “Load project/track” window. This
window can be opened from either the Project view screen or the Network view screen. To load Projects
or individual tracks into the MX-2424 from the Project view screen, simply choose “Load
project/track…” from the File menu, or press Ctrl+O from the keyboard.
Opening Load Project/Track from...

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Sections of the Load Project/Track Window
The Load project/track window has several different sections, as shown below.
Machine Name
The Machine name in the Load project/track window is a read-only display of the name given to the MX-
2424 in the Machine Information window (ViewNet MX Machine menu). This name can also be viewed
and changed in the Machine Information window, the 900 bank of the Machine Settings window
(ViewNet MX Machine menu), and...

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Showing Tracks
To show the list of tracks contained within a Project, double click on the folder icon or on the Project
name. This will expand the list to show the names of all tracks within the selected Project. Double click
again to hide the list of tracks so that only the Project name is shown.
Choosing Project/Track To Be Loaded
To load a Project or track, it is first necessary to select which Project or track is to be loaded by clicking
on the...

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Loading Projects
To load a Project, click on the desired Project from the list to select it, then with the destination track
from the “To track:” list set to 1, press the Load button.
When a Project is loaded starting with track 1, the project attributes (sample rate, timecode type) are also
loaded.
Loading Tracks
To load an individual track, open the list of tracks contained in a Project by double clicking on the folder
icon or project name. Select...

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File Utilities
The File Utilities window contains a number of functions relating to disk and file management. Functions
available in this window include:
• 
Rename
• 
Smart Copy
• 
TapeMode Convert
• 
Delete
To open the File Utilities window from the Project view screen, choose “Utilities…” from the File menu.
Opening File Utilities from the Network View
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Sections of the File Utilities Window
The File Utilities window has several different sections, as shown below.
Machine Name
The Machine name in the File Utilities window is a read-only display of the name given to the MX-2424
in the Machine Information window (ViewNet MX Machine menu). This name can also be viewed and
changed in the Machine Information window, the 900 bank of the Machine Settings window (ViewNet
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Project / Track Selection
When the File Utilities window is first opened, no projects are selected and the command buttons are
grayed out and not available. To select a project, click on the name of the project in the project list. The
project will then be highlighted and the command buttons will become operational.
Rename
To rename a project, select a project to be renamed from the list, then click this button. The Rename
dialog box will appear:...

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When the system detects that a project of the same name already exists, it will ask if you want to
overwrite the existing project:
Click OK to clear the box and return to normal operation.
Disk Status Progress Display
Once the copy process begins, the system will indicate progress of the copy operation as a Smart copy %
in the Disk Status display at the top of the File Utilities window.
Once the Smart Copy is complete, the Disk status will show “No...

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TapeMode Convert
The TASCAM MX-2424 has a special recording mode known as TapeMode, which creates a single
audio file per track. This mode makes efficient use of disk space and processor resources for recording
and works especially well when there are a lot of punch in and out events/edits over multiple tracks. Non-
destructive projects (which may have many separate sound files referenced per track) can be converted to
TapeMode. This process will...