User manual TASCAM DP-008

[. . . ] D01092520A DP-008 8-Track Digital Pocketstudio OWNER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. [. . . ] For example, if you press the REC keys for TRACK 1, TRACK 2 and TRACK 3 in that order, TRACK 1, which was pressed first, will no longer be in record standby, but TRACK 2 and TRACK 3, which were 3 Press the playback (Á) key while pressing and holding the record (­) key. 5 To return to the starting point of the recording, press the key while pressing and holding the stop (ª) key. (This is the Last Recording Point (LRP) function. ) To go to the beginning of the song (00:00:00:00), press the Ô key while pressing and holding the stop (ª) key. (This is the Return To Zero (RTZ) function) 6 Press the playback (Á) key to play the recorded track. Use the track LEVEL knob and the MASTER LEVEL knob to adjust the playback level. Use the VOLUME dial or the volume on your monitoring system to adjust the final 44 TASCAM DP-008 6 ­ Basic Recording monitoring volume. Use the PAN knobs to set the stereo positions (between the left and right speakers) of each track signal. NOTE The PAN and LEVEL knobs of each track control that track's playback output signal or monitored input signal. They do not control the signal being recorded to the track. Just as though you were recording, you can monitor the sound of already recorded tracks playing back and the input source on the track for recording, allowing you to check the monitor balance and volume. Making additional recordings Press the playback (Á) key while pressing and holding the record (­) key. This allows you to create a new recording on a different track while listening to the sound of tracks playing back. · If you are not satisfied with the recorded sound, follow the procedures above again from the beginning. · Press the Ô/ keys to rewind/fast forward (like a tape recorder). Press the stop (ª) key to stop. Mixdown Adjusting the volumes and stereo positions of the recorded tracks to create a well-balance stereo mix is called mixdown. Multitrack recording You can record new sounds to different tracks while playing back already recorded tracks. Level and balance Use the TRACK 1­8 LEVEL knobs to adjust the relative balance between tracks. Watching the L/R meters at the right of the display, adjust the level until it is suitable. If the volume is too loud, the sound will be distorted. NOTE The track meters on the Home Screen show the recorded signal levels on the tracks. Therefore, these meters do not change even when the LEVEL knobs are adjusted. For example, you could gradually increase the volume during a guitar solo. REC indicator settings · Turn OFF the REC indicators of already recorded tracks. · Press the REC key on the track that you want to overdub to put it into record standby (REC indicator blinking). Track pan and level settings Use the LEVEL and PAN knobs of already recorded tracks to adjust their level and stereo positions for monitoring during overdubbing. Input selection and assignment Use the procedures described earlier in this chapter to assign input sources to tracks for recording. Stereo position (panning) Using the PAN knob for a track, you can adjust the track signal's stereo position. Input level settings When finished making settings, press the playback (Á) key to start playback. Track EQ (equalizer) Each track has a 2-band equalizer (EQ). TASCAM DP-008 45 6 ­ Basic Recording Set the track EQ using the EQ SETTING screen. 1 Press the EQ key to open the EQ SETTING screen. NOTE When track EQ is ON for a track, the track is shown on the Home Screen as in the illustration below. Track EQ is ON Reverb This unit has six types of reverb effects. Adjust the level of the signal sent to the reverb effect from each track by using their REVERB knobs. The signals are sent to the reverb effect after track EQ (equalizer) is applied. 1 Press the REVERB key to open the REVERB SETTING screen. 2 Set the track EQ (equalizer). Setting value EQ ON/OFF switch) (Default: OFF) Hi (high frequency 1. 7 kHz ­ 18 kHz -F range) (Default: 5 kHz) Hi (high range -G ±12 dB gain) (Default: 0. 0 dB) Lo-F (low frequency 32 Hz ­ 1. 6 kHz range) (Default: 350 Hz) Lo-G (low range ±12 dB gain) (Default: 0. 0 dB) EQ-SWITCH (track Parameter Use the F1 () and F2 (¥) keys to switch tracks. 3 After making the track EQ settings, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. [. . . ] Insert another SD card after turning off the unit, or format the card by MENU ® CARD ® FORMAT . Save the song and turn the unit off and then on, and perform track edit again. Replace the batteries with new ones or use a PS-P520 AC adaptor (sold separately). Replace the batteries with new ones or use a PS-P520 AC adaptor (sold separately). [. . . ]