User manual TASCAM 130

[. . . ] Model number Serial number WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. For U. S. A. TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection a g a i n s t h a r m f u l i n te r fe r e n c e i n a r e s i d e n t i a l installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] Location is performed in the same way as described in "Location" on page 29, except that there are only two fields now, bars and beats. Track editing is also performed in the same way as described in "About track editing" on page 47, but because the editing points are now set to a bars and beats-based position, the editing can be more "musical". Location mark and Point editing Even when the screen shows positions in bars and beats, location points are edited in minutes and seconds ("To edit a location mark" on page 29 and "IN, OUT and TO marks" on page 48 ), except that the bars and beats equivalent is also shown. TASCAM DP-02/130 Turn the DATA dial clockwise. ABS changes to BAR and the current position in bars and beats is shown, with the tempo shown on the right of the screen: 2 ­ Advanced techniques IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS When both LOCATE LIST (µ/ ) keys are held down together in "bars and beats" mode, the display looks something like this: directly, but change, together with the absolute time value, as the DATA dial is turned: NOTE Use the cursor (¶, §) keys to select the mark to trim, and press the ¥ cursor key to show the trim screen. Selecting a point to edit shows the bars and beats below the absolute time value. The bars and beats cannot be set IN, OUT and TO points do not show the bars/beats value when being edited. Metronome To help you keep in time, the unit provides an internal metronome function and a MIDI metronome function. The internal metronome function allows you to listen to the metronome on the unit, while the MIDI metronome function generates a metronome output on the MIDI interface. 1 Press MENU, use the DATA dial or cursor (¶, § ) keys to select the M D menu, and press the ¥ II cursor or YES/ENTER key. Select the METRONOME item, and press the ¥ cursor or YES/ENTER key. When "MIDI" is selected at "Output" [MIDI metronome] ª This setting generates a metronome output via the MIDI interface. You can select MIDI channel, note/note on velocity of a regular click, and note/note on velocity of an accent. 2 When "INTERNAL" is selected at "Output" [internal metronome] ª Scroll the list to set the following parameters: Mode Select from REC ONL (only at recording) and Y R C P A (at recording and playback). E&LY MIDI Ch The MIDI channel on which the metronome signals are output. TIP The unit's internal metronome (not an external sound source) can be output to headphones and LINE OUTPUT L/R. Channel 10 is defined as the default drum channel for all General MIDI devices. Mode Select from REC ONL (only at recording) and Y R C P A (at recording and playback). Whenever you want to archive or store a song on a computer, export a mix to a computer, or import an audio file for inclusion in a song, the data must be copied in two operations, copying first to the FAT partition and then from there to your computer. NOTE Formatting and re-partitioning are "destructive" actions. You cannot undo them, and the changes are permanent. The FAT format (File Allocation Table) is a disk format which can be read by all personal computers. Selecting the active partition Choose the active partition, from which you can load existing songs and on which you can create new songs, etc. Highlight the PART T ON action and press the ¥ II cursor or YES/ENTER key. From the CARD screen, select the PART T ON II action and press YES/ENTER or ¥ cursor key. The display shows the partition list as shown in the step 2 on the left column. Move the cursor (§/¶) keys or rotate the DATA dial to the partition to make it active and press YES/ ENTER. The display shows the message, Are you sure as ?shown in step 3 on the left column. NOTE An asterisk (Ú) shows the active partition. The sizes of the partitions are shown (not the available space). NOTE You cannot select the FAT partition here. If a CF card under 5GB is used, just one partition appears on the display, and that is the only partition available as the current active partition, marked with an asterisk. 3. Use the cursor (§/¶) keys or rotate the DATA dial to select the partition to make it active and press YES/ ENTER. Press YES/ENTER to select, or NO/EXIT to cancel the partition action. 4. The unit stores the current song, loads the current song on the new partition and shows a series of messages about the progress of the operation. TASCAM DP-02/130 IMPORTANT­SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 Advanced techniques Formatting a disk/card As well as formatting the recording media, you can set the size of the unit's native partitions. CAUTION On the 130: 1. [. . . ] M How to Assign inputs to tracks Back up a song to a PC Bounce tracks Change the display between minutes/ seconds and bar/beat Change the EQ frequencies Choose another disk partition as the active partition Connect the unit to a PC Copy a song Copy and insert parts of a track Copy and paste parts of a track Create a new song Cut and close up part of a track Delete a song Delete unused song data Display the current partition Edit the IN and OUT and TO points Edit the location marks Erase a song Erase the whole of a track Export a stereo mix to PC Export a track's contents to PC Find out how much time is left for recording Format one partition Format the disk Format the FAT partition Hands-free recording Import a WAV file to a track Insert silence at a point in a track Jump to a location mark Jump to the IN and OUT and TO points Keys, etc. TO press ASSIGN + REC MENU ® D T B C U ® S N B C U AA AKP OG AKP BOUNCE Dial from "home screen" Press FREQ MENU ® D S ® P R I I N (DP-02) IK A TTO CARD ® P R I I N (130) A TTO MENU ® U B ® YES/ENTER (DP-02) S USB ® YES/ENTER (130) SONG ® C P OY TRACK EDIT ® C P I S R OY NET TRACK EDIT ® C P P S E OY AT SONG ® C E T RAE TRACK EDIT C T U SONG ® E A E RS SHIFT + CLEAR SHIFT + SONG INFO SHIFT + POINT EDIT Press µ + at a time SONG ® E A E RS TRACK EDIT ® C E N O T LA U MENU ® W V ® E P R M S E . AE XOT ATR MENU ® W V ® E P R T A K AE XOT RC SHIFT + SONG INFO MENU ® D S ® R F R A (DP-02) IK EOMT CARD ® R F R A (130) EOMT MENU ® D S ® F R A (DP-02) IK OMT CARD ® F R A (130) OMT MENU ® D S ® F T R F R A (DP-02) IK A EOMT CARD ® F T R F R A (130) A EOMT AUTO PUNCH, RHSL, etc MENU ® W V ® I P R T A K AE MOT RC TRACK EDIT ® O E PN Press µ or LOCATION LIST keys for the location mark list Press IN, OUT or TO Description See "Assigning inputs" on page 23. See "Song information" on page 23 See "IN and OUT marks" on page 30. [. . . ]