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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 default preferences values are:
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Net delay compensation  Almost all the way to the left
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Machine offline warning Stage
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Nudge amount 00:00:00:01 H:M:S:F
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Coarse nudge amount 00:00:01:00 H:M:S:F
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Propagate Edit Tracks Never
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Propagate In/Out On edit operation
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Stage Machines All 
						

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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 the Network View
To open the Load project/track window from the Network View screen, first select a machine by clicking
anywhere in the row of settings for the desired machine and then choose “Load project/track…” from the
File menu to open the Load project/track window for that machine.
Opening Load Project/Track Windows for Multiple Machines
It is possible to open Load project/track Windows for multiple machines by first selecting multiple
machines (using Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click) in the Network View screen, then choosing Load
project/track … from the Machine menu. A Load project/track window will open for the first machine.
When this window is dismissed by clicking in the close box, the Load project/track window for the next
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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 from the front panel of the MX-2424 in Setup menu 940.
Ident
The Ident number in the Load project/track window is a read-only display of the machine TL-Bus ID
number. This number can be set in the 100 bank of the Machine Settings window and from the front
panel of the MX-2424 in Setup menu 111.
Serial Number
The Serial number in the Load project/track window is a read-only display of the machine’s unique
factory identification number, not the TASCAM inventory serial number. This number is set during
manufacture and can not be changed.
Project List
The Project list shows all Projects (OpenTL files) and tracks (within the projects) available for loading.
When first opened, the list will show only project names next to file folder icons, which indicate that the
named item is a Project and not a track. The SCSI device ID number of the drive where the Project is
located is indicated in brackets.
If there are more projects than can be shown, a scroll bar will appear so the list can be scrolled. If there
are no projects shown in the list, then either the drive has no Project files or the MX-2424 has no drives
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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 Project or track name. The selected Project or track will appear highlighted. Projects or tracks may
only be selected one at a time.
Choosing A Destination Track
Once a source Project or track is selected for loading, choose the destination track in the MX-2424 by
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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 the desired track from the list (only one track may be selected at a time) by
clicking on it. Choose the desired destination from the list of destination tracks, then click Load. The
selected track will be loaded into the destination but no other tracks will be affected. When a track is
loaded, the Project attributes are not loaded, only the track itself. 
						

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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:
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Rename
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Smart Copy
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TapeMode Convert
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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
To open the File Utilities window from the Network View screen, first select a machine by clicking
anywhere in the row of settings for the desired machine and then choose “Utilities…” from the File menu
to open the File Utilities window for that machine.
Opening File Utilities Windows for Multiple Machines
It is possible to open File Utilities windows for multiple machines by first selecting multiple machines
(using Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click) in the Network View screen, then choosing “Utilities …” from the File
menu. A File Utilities window will open for the first machine. When this window is dismissed by
clicking in the close box, the File Utilities window for the next machine will appear, and so on until all
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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
Machine menu), and from the front panel of the MM series unit in Setup menu 940. The Machine name
is stored internally on the MX-2424.
Ident
The Ident number in the Load project/track window is a read-only display of the machine TL-Bus ID
number. This number can be set in the 100 bank of the Machine Settings window and from the front
panel of the MX-2424 in Setup menu 111.
Serial Number
The Serial number in the Load project/track window is a read-only display of the machine’s unique
factory identification number, not the TASCAM inventory serial number. This number is set during
manufacture and can not be changed.
Disk Status
This is an information display that shows the current status of any File Utility disk activity. If there is no
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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:
Enter the new project name and click OK. The renamed project will appear at the bottom of the project
list. The next time the File Utilities window is called up, the renamed project will appear in alphabetical
order in the project list.
To rename a track double click the project containing the track to be renamed and select that track by
clicking on it with the mouse.  With the track selected click the Rename button.
Smart Copy
To create a Smart Copy of a project, select a project to be copied from the list, then click the Smart Copy
button. The Smart Copy dialog box will appear. Type the name of the file to be created (or keep the same
name) and the number of the target drive SCSI ID.
Finally, click OK to begin the Smart Copy process.
Smart Copying Over An Existing Project
Smart Copy will create an identical copy of the selected project, both EDL and audio files, using the new
project name on the target drive. If any of the audio files required for the Smart Copy operation already
exist on the target drive, they will not be copied redundantly to the target drive. If the name of the project
is the same, but there is new information in the EDL, then the Smart Copy operation will update the EDL
and write any new audio files, thus allowing this process to be used as an incremental backup to a work
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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 backups active”.
Smart Copy Abort
To cancel (abort) a Smart Copy in progress, click the Abort button next to the Disk status indicator. The
system will ask if you are sure you want to really abort the Smart Copy.
To abort the Smart Copy, click Yes. To system will inform you that the Smart Copy operation has been
successfully aborted.
Click OK to clear the box and return to normal operation. 
						

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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 convert all audio in each track to a new track, writing new audio files
which incorporate all sound elements on that track,into a single audio file.
To TapeMode convert a project, select a project to be converted from the list of projects, then click the
TapeMode convert button. The TapeMode convert dialog box will appear. Type the SCSI ID number of
the target drive and click OK to begin the conversion process.
Individual tracks may also be TapeMode converted by double clicking on the Project folder to open it
and selecting an individual track to be converted to TapeMode.  Only one track at a time can be selected.
Auto Naming of TapeMode Converted Files
The TapeMode conversion process will use the same name as the original file but will append _TAPE to
the end of the name. Since the name of the new project will always be different than the original (the
system will keep appending _TAPE each time a conversion is made), it is not possible to overwrite an
existing project using TapeMode convert.