DP-008EX Track Full message on importing .WAV file

[Martin Cook]

hello again,

Not a lot of help regarding my first issue - maybe I waffled too much?
I now have a second issue after a marginal gain with getting to grips with the DP-008EX
Having connected the unit to my PC I copied a .WAV file into the "WAVE" folder. This file is a combined piano and vocal composition that has been sent to me to add an additional part - it is recorded 16bit 44100khz as per machine requirements.
Having disconnected the DP-008EX from my PC I have taken the following steps to import the file:
MENU>IMPORT/EXPORT>IMPORT TRACK>"SONG>WAV"
the next step should be to press the "NEXT" command, but when I do this (with the hope of assigning the song to "TRACK 1" on the DP-008EX and being able to add the part using "TRACK 2"), I receive a screen message saying "TRACK FULL"
Having consulted the instruction manual that advises that "Tracks have already been recorded etc.."

Can anyone shed any light to my problem?

many thanks
martin

 

[Phil Tipping]

Hi Martin, welcome to the forum. Well, you have to take pot luck with replies I'm afraid - if no-one with a DP008 has seen this sort of problem there's not much they can offer. I don't have one of these machines, so for what it's worth, this is my 'dp-32' 2-cents...
I guess the track isn't really empty! Maybe you recorded something on it before and didn't realise. I would try deleting/erasing the track and retrying, or try other tracks. Failing that, create a new song to guarantee empty tracks and try again.
I seem to remember similar strange behaviour with the dp32, and this was cured by a firmware update, so that's something else to check.
Hope this helps.... and don't give up asking questions.
Update: maybe 'track full' means there is no room left on the card?

 

[Martin Cook]

Hi Phil
Thank you for your reply. I bought the machine with the hope that someone could send me a .WAV file to me to add an additional part and send the composition back to save a 50 mile trip to the studio for a small amount of work.
The message I receive states "TRACK FULL" - which according to the manual means 'all tracks have been recorded'. This is the stumbling block - I would like to import the song just a one of the tracks on the DP008EX and record my bit. I have now tried it with two other tracks and get the same "TRACK FULL" screen message, so I am thinking I must be doing something fundamentally wrong somewhere - one of the other .wav files was one I created and export from the unit I have - still the same message.
There is a video on Youtube which takes you through the steps - but obviously in that case it works!
It is just one of many teething issues I have with the machine - I am a musician not a computer buff
If anyone could help that would be great - but I have e-mail the main Tascam support too
Cheers
M

 

[Martin Cook]

Wey-Hey!!
There was one golden line of text contained in your reply - my stumbling block was that I had the 'Demo Song' loaded - having just "created a new song" I can now import the .wav file(s)
Disregarding the fact that this has taken all afternoon to sort out - I am over the moon!
Brilliant
Cheers ta