Converted from 2" Analog Tape question.

[Hacksaw25]

I had a 2" analog studio tape that was recorded in the 80s converted to .wav so I can remix it. I successfully imported it into my DP-24SD but now I have one long ,15+ minutes, instead of the 8 individual songs. Is there a way to break each song out within the DP-24?
Thanks.

 

[Mark Richards]

Yes. Primarily involves marking, renaming, exporting.
Look in the Production Tips for any related tips.

EDIT
Also the Eqipment Tips and the Prep for Professional Mixing sticky threads have relevant information.

Or

Mix the 15+ minutes in the portastudio and use TASCAM Hi-Res Editor to break out the individual songs in post-production (mentioned in the Recording 101 subforum's Mixing sticky).

 

[Hacksaw25]

Thank you, I'll check. any specific topic?

 

[Hacksaw25]

I didn't have much luck finding an answer in the sticky's, so I asked Chat GPT and below is what it gave me.
I wasn't able to use this either although it seemed like it was somewhat closer to what I'm trying to do.
I've had the DP-24 for a few years and am generally happy with it, however the direction book isn't very intuitive. I also have Phil's tutorial but am not having much luck with this.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


Step-by-Step: Split One Long Project into Multiple Songs
1. Open your 15-minute project
 Press SONG
 Select the long project
 Load it
2. Find the start of the first song
 Use REW / FF or the jog wheel
 Play until you hear where Song 1 begins
Set the IN point
 Press IN/OUT
 Press IN
(You’ll see the IN marker light up)
3. Find the end of the first song
 Play or scrub to the end of that song
Set the OUT point
 Press IN/OUT
 Press OUT
Now you’ve marked exactly what you want to extract.
4. Copy that section into a new song
 Press EDIT
 Choose COPY
 Select TRACK ALL (or only the tracks you need)
 Set:
o FROM = IN
o TO = OUT
 Choose DESTINATION = NEW SONG
 Press YES / EXECUTE
The DP-24SD will create a brand-new song containing only that section.
5. Name the new song
 Press SONG
 Choose NAME
 Give it the correct song title
6. Repeat for the remaining songs
For Song 2, Song 3, etc.:
 Go back to the original 15-minute project
 Set new IN / OUT points
 Copy to NEW SONG
 Rename
Important Tips (these save headaches)
􊾆 Always copy, never cut
Cutting permanently removes audio. Copying keeps your master intact.
􊾆 Clear IN/OUT points between songs
 Press IN/OUT
 Hold CLEAR (or re-set them)
This prevents accidental overlap.
􊾆 E􀆯ects & mixes
 Track e􀆯ects copy over
 Mix settings do not
You’ll need to remix or re-balance each new song.
Alternative Method (if tracks were recorded separately)
If each song was recorded on di􀆯erent tracks (not time-based):
 You can simply mute unused tracks
 Then mixdown each song separately
But for a continuous live recording, the IN/OUT method is best.
Final Result
You’ll end up with:
 One original 15-minute master project
 Several shorter, clean, individually mixable songs

 

[Mark Richards]

As far as I know, a marked section can't be copied to a new song. If you also can't export a marked section, then your best (easiest) option if you want to stay within the portastudio is to work with the entire file, mark one song at a time and create individual stereo masters during the mixdown process. That will require temporarily renaming the file as you go along.

 

[Hacksaw25]

Would I be able to remix the master as I go?