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Tascam DP-32 Digital Portastudio Owner's Manual (104 pages)

Digital Multitrack Recorder

Brand: Tascam | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 10.18 MB

Table of Contents

5
- Important Safety Precautions
  2
- Important Safety Instructions
  3
- Safety Information
  4
- 1 Introduction
  
  8
  - Features
    8
  - Items Included with the Product
    8
  - Conventions Used in this Manual
    8
  - Intellectual Property Rights
    9
  - Precautions for Placement and Use
    9
  - Beware of Condensation
    9
  - Cleaning the Unit
    9
  - About SD Cards
    9
    
    Precautions for Use
    10
  - About Cds (Compact Discs)
    10
    
    About CD-R and CD-RW Discs
    10
- 2 Quick Guide
  
  11
  - Playback and Mixing
    11
    
    Preparation
    11
    
    Listening to the Demo Song
    12
  - Recording and Mastering
    13
    
    Creating a New Song
    13
    
    Connecting and Setting the Input Sources
    14
    
    Setting the Guitar as the Recording Source for TRACK 1
    14
    
    Adjusting and Monitoring the Input Level
    14
    
    Recording a Guitar to TRACK 1
    15
    
    Playing Back the Recording
    15
    
    Recording a Guitar to TRACK 2
    15
    
    Recording a Vocal to TRACK 3
    16
    
    Mixing the Tracks
    17
    
    Mastering a Recording
    18
  - Creating an Audio CD with the Master File
    19
    
    Inserting a CD
    19
    
    Writing to a CD-R/CD-RW
    20
    
    Ejecting a CD
    21
  - Shutting down
    21
- 3 Names and Functions of Parts
  
  22
  - Top Panel
    22
  - Front Panel
    26
  - Rear Panel
    27
  - Home Screen
    28
3 - Names and Functions of Parts Menu Structure

29
- (LCD Adjustment)
  29
- Menu Structure
  29
- Navigating Screens
  30
  - Function Button Assignments
    30
  - Navigation Examples
    30
- 4 Preparation
  
  31
  - Inserting and Removing SD Cards
    31
    
    Inserting an SD Card
    31
    
    Removing the Card
    31
    
    About Write-Protected SD Cards
    31
  - Powering the Unit
    31
  - Starting up & Shutting down
    32
    
    Starting up the Unit
    32
    
    Shutting down
    32
    
    Tascam Dp-
    32
  - Setting the Date and Time
    33
  - Preparing an SD Card for Use
    33
  - Recorder Modes
    33
  - Connecting Other Equipment
    34
    
    Front Panel
    34
    
    Rear Panel
    34
  - Adjusting the Display
    34
  - Backlight (LCD Adjustment)
    34
- 5 Song Management
  
  35
  - Editing Names
    35
  - Loading a Song
    35
  - Creating a New Song
    35
  - Saving a Song
    36
  - Viewing Song Information
    37
  - Copying Songs
    37
  - Erasing Songs
    37
  - Protecting Songs
    38
  - Deleting Unnecessary Audio Data from a Song
    38
  - Changing a Song Name
    39
- 6 Basic Recording
  
  40
  - Selecting the Input Sources
    40
  - Assigning Inputs
    40
    
    Setting the Track Type
    40
    
    Assigning Inputs to Mono Tracks
    40
    
    Assigning Inputs to Stereo Tracks
    41
    
    Assigning Inputs to a Stereo Bus
    41
    
    Checking Assignments
    41
    
    Canceling Assignments
    41
  - Using Phantom Power
    41
  - Monitoring
    42
    
    Monitor Selection
    42
  - OL Indicators and Level Meters
    42
    
    Peak Hold Display
    43
  - Mixer Screen Settings
    43
    
    Using the Input Equalizer
    43
    
    DIGITAL TRIM Setting (Track Only)
    44
    
    Sending Signals to Internal/External Effects
    44
    
    Enabling Insert Effects
    44
    
    Setting the Stereo Position
    44
    
    Changing the Signal Phase
    45
    
    Checking the Fader Level
    45
    
    Setting Levels Sent to Stereo Buses
    45
  - Solo
    45
  - Muting Tracks
    45
  - Rehearsing a Recording
    45
  - Making the First Recording
    46
  - Multitrack Recording
    46
    
    Arming Tracks for Recording
    46
    
    Adjusting Track Pan and Level Settings
    46
    
    Input Selection and Assignment
    47
    
    Setting Input Levels
    47
    
    Recording
    47
  - Undoing an Operation
    47
    
    Undo Feature Settings
    47
    
    Undoing the Last Operation (Single Undo)
    47
    
    Undoing Older Operations (Multiple Undo)
    48
- 7 Recorder Functions
  
  49
  - Punching in and out
    49
    
    Using a Footswitch to Punch In/Out
    49
    
    Setting the Footswitch
    49
  - Foot SW Right
    49
  - Foot SW Center
    49
  - Foot SW Left Assignment
    49
  - Bouncing Tracks
    50
    
    Using the Bounce Function
    50
    
    Checking the Bounce Result
    50
  - Direct Location Function
    50
    
    Locating a Specified Time Directly
    51
    
    Locating a Specified Bar/Beat Directly
    51
  - Location Marks
    51
    
    Setting a Location Mark
    51
    
    Skipping to Location Marks
    51
    
    Deleting a Location Mark
    51
  - Returning to Zero or the Last Recording Position
    52
  - Fast Forwarding and Rewinding
    52
  - Cueing with the JOG/DATA Dial
    52
    
    Jogging While Viewing a Waveform
    52
    
    Jogging While Listening to Audio
    52
  - Repeat Playback
    53
    
    Setting IN/OUT Points
    53
    
    Using Repeat Playback
    53
  - Jumpback Playback
    53
  - Previewing Cue Points
    54
  - Automatic Punching in and out
    54
    
    Setting Punch-In/Out Points
    54
    
    Checking Punch-In/Out Points
    55
    
    Rehearsing with Automatic Punching
    55
    
    Recording with Automatic Punching
    55
    
    Checking Takes
    55
  - Virtual Tracks
    56
    
    Recording to Virtual Tracks
    56
    
    Assigning Virtual Tracks
    56
- 8 Track Editing
  
  57
  - Overview of Track Editing
    57
    
    Editing Points
    57
    
    Basic Editing Procedures
    57
    
    Explanation of Items
    57
  - Copy/Paste
    58
  - Copy/Insert
    58
  - Move/Paste
    59
  - Move/Insert
    59
  - OPEN (Insert Silence)
    59
  - CUT (Remove Part)
    59
  - SILENCE (Erase Part)
    60
  - CLONE TRACK (Duplicate Track)
    60
  - CLEAN out (Delete Track)
    60
- 9 Using Internal Effects
  
  61
  - Dynamic Effects
    61
    
    Inserting a Dynamic Effect
    61
    
    Adjusting Dynamic Effects
    61
  - Guitar Effects
    62
    
    Inserting a Guitar Effect
    62
    
    Adjusting Guitar Effects
    62
    
    Loading Guitar Effect Settings
    62
    
    Saving Guitar Effects in the Library
    62
  - Send Effects
    63
    
    Using Send Effects
    63
    
    Adjusting Send Effects
    63
    
    Loading Send Effect Settings
    63
    
    Saving Send Effects in the Library
    63
- 10 - Mixing down and Mastering Songs
  
  64
  - Mixing down Tracks
    64
    
    Levels and Balance
    64
    
    Fader Group
    64
    
    Stereo Position (Panning)
    64
    
    Track Equalizer
    64
    
    Send Effects
    65
  - Creating a Master File
    65
    
    Setting the Start and End Points
    65
    
    Exiting Mixdown Mode
    66
  - Checking the Master File
    66
    
    Ending Master File Checking
    66
  - Using the Mastering Tools
    66
    
    Mastering Procedures
    67
    
    Using the Mastering Equalizer
    67
    
    Using Mastering Compression
    68
    
    Using Normalize
    69
    
    Checking the Noise Shaper (Noise Shaped Dithering)
    69
    
    Exiting Mastering Mode
    69
- 11 - Various Other Functions
  
  70
  - Metronome
    70
  - MIDI Sync
    70
  - MIDI Remote Control
    71
  - Tuner Function
    71
  - PREFERENCE Menu Settings
    72
    
    Setting Automatic Power Saving
    72
    
    Setting Automatic Monitoring
    72
    
    Setting the Song Name Format
    72
  - Undo History
    72
  - Preference
    72
  - Jump Back
    72
  - Auto Monitor Setting
    72
  - Peak Hold Setting
    72
  - Song Name Type
    72
  - Restoring the Initial Preference Settings
    73
  - Viewing Information
    73
  - Settings
    73
- 12 - SD Card Management
  
  74
  - Quick Formatting an SD Card
    74
  - Full Formatting an SD Card
    75
- 13 - Exchanging Data with a Computer
  
  76
  - Operating System Requirements
    76
  - Connecting to a Computer
    76
    
    Disconnecting
    77
  - Track Import and Export
    78
    
    Importing Tracks
    78
    
    Exporting Tracks
    79
  - Deleting Files from the Audiodepot Folder
    79
- 14 - Using Cds
  
  80
  - Using the CD Drive
    80
    
    Preparations before Using Cds with this Unit
    80
    
    Compatible CD Types
    80
  - Loading and Ejecting Cds
    80
    
    Loading a CD
    81
    
    Ejecting a CD
    81
    
    Forcing Disc Ejection
    82
  - Playing Back an Audio CD
    82
  - Creating an Audio CD
    82
    
    Using Disc at Once
    83
    
    Using Track at Once
    84
    
    Using LIVE WRITER
    85
    
    Finalizing a CD
    86
  - Importing Songs from Audio Cds
    86
  - Erasing a CD-RW
    87
  - Media Compatibility Table
    87
- 15 - Troubleshooting
  
  88
  - Finalize Unfinalized CD-R/CD-RW Discs
    88
- 16 - Messages
  
  89
  - General Messages
    89
  - CD Mode Messages
    91
  - CD-Related Error Messages
    92
- 17 - Specifications
  
  93
  - Ratings
    93
  - Input/Output Ratings
    93
    
    Analog Audio Input/Output Ratings
    93
    
    Control Input/Output Ratings
    93
  - Audio Performance
    93
  - Operating Requirements
    93
  - Dimensional Drawings
    94
  - General
    94
  - Block Diagram
    95
  - Level Diagram
    96
- 18 - Appendix
  
  97

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4 Preparation

5 Song Management

6 Basic Recording

7 Recorder Functions

8 Track Editing

9 Using Internal Effects

10 - Mixing down and Mastering Songs

11 - Various Other Functions

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