Tascam DP-008ex Recording Equipment User Manual


 
TASCAM DP-008EX
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Contents
Overview of track editing ..........................................56
Track editing points ................................................56
Basic track editing procedures........................... 56
Track editing function setting items ...............57
COPY/PASTE ....................................................................58
COPY/INSERT ..................................................................58
MOVE/PASTE ...................................................................59
MOVE/INSERT .................................................................59
OPEN (insert silence) ....................................................59
CUT (remove part) .........................................................59
SILENCE (part erase) ....................................................60
CLONE TRACK (track duplication) .......................... 60
CLEAN OUT (track erase) ............................................60
9 – Mixdown and mastering ........................ 61
Mixdown ........................................................................... 61
Level and balance ....................................................61
Stereo position (panning) .....................................61
Track equalizers ........................................................61
Reverb ..........................................................................61
Muting tracks ............................................................62
Creating stereo master tracks ................................. 62
Setting the starting and ending points ..........63
Creating a stereo master track ...........................63
Checking stereo master tracks ................................64
Mastering stereo master tracks .............................. 64
Using automatic mastering ................................. 65
Using manual mastering ...................................... 66
Using the mastering equalizer ...........................66
Using the mastering compressor .......................67
Normalizing master tracks...................................68
Copying a stereo master track ...........................68
Exiting mastering mode .......................................68
10 – Miscellaneous Functions .....................69
Metronome .....................................................................69
Tuner ................................................................................. 69
Chromatic tuner mode..........................................69
Oscillator mode .........................................................70
Automatic power saving function ..........................70
Restoring preferences to default values ..............71
Viewing information ....................................................71
11 – SD Card Management ..........................72
Overview of partitions ............................................... 72
Formatting SD cards ................................................... 72
Reformatting MTR partitions ...................................73
Reformatting FAT partitions ......................................74
Initializing SD cards ......................................................74
12 – Exchanging Data with a Computer .....75
Supported operating systems .................................75
Connecting with a computer ...................................75
Disconnecting ...........................................................76
Song backup and restoration ..................................77
Backing-up songs ................................................... 77
Restoring songs ........................................................78
Track import and export .............................................79
Importing to tracks ..................................................79
Exporting tracks ...................................................... 80
Exporting stereo master tracks................................81
13 – Mastering compressor settings .........82
Mastering compressor preset library ................... 82
Mastering compressor preset default
parameter settings ..................................................... 82
14 – Troubleshooting ...................................83
15 – Message Lists ........................................84
16 – Specifications .......................................87
Media and file systems ................................................87
Inputs and outputs .......................................................87
Analog audio input and output .........................87
Data input and output ...........................................87
Audio performance ......................................................87
Operating requirements ............................................87
General ..............................................................................87
Backup memory ............................................................88
Dimensions .....................................................................88
Block diagram ................................................................89
17 – Commonly-used Functions..................90