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TASCAM DP-008EX
17 – Commonly-used Functions
This section is a brief guide to some operations on the DP-008EX which may not be immediately obvious from
looking at the panel controls.
• Button names are indicated like this: REPEAT.
• MENUeCARDeFORMAT, meaning “press the MENU button, select the
CARD
menu, and then the
FORMAT action”.
• Indications such as REVERB + EQ mean, “press the EQ button while pressing and holding the REVERB
button”.
• Complex operations are not shown completely in this table.
How to Execution method (buttons used) For details see
Format the FAT partition MENUeCARDeFAT REFORMAT
“Reformatting FAT partitions” on page
74
Set the IN point /OUT point IN/OUT, F3, F4
“Setting IN and OUT points” on page
53
Edit the IN and OUT points IN/OUTeF2
“Setting IN and OUT points” on page
53
Use the USB connection
Connect the unit and a PC with the
USB cable.
“Connecting with a computer” on
page 75
Remove the USB connection Disconnect the unit from a PC “Disconnecting” on page 76
Import a WAV file to a track
MENUeIMPORT/EXPORT
eIMPORT TRACK
“Importing to tracks” on page 79
Choose another partition as the
active partition
MENUeCARDePARTITION
“Selecting the active partition” on
page 37
Tune a guitar or bass TUNER “Tuner” on page 69
Find out the current partition MENUeINFORMATION
“Viewing song information” on page
39
Make all of an SD card usable by
a PC
MENUeCARDeSD INITIALIZE “Initializing SD cards” on page 74
Format an SD card MENUeCARDeFORMAT “Formatting SD cards” on page 72
Create a new song MENUeSONGeCREATE “Creating a new song” on page 39
Create a stereo master track
BOUNCE/MIXDOWN/MASTERING
eMIXDOWN
“Creating stereo master tracks” on
page 62
Export a stereo master track to a
computer
MENUeIMPORT/EXPORT
eEXPORT MASTER
“Exporting stereo master tracks” on
page 81
Redo one operation UN/REDO[HISTORY]
“Undoing operations (undo)” on page
49
Undo one operation UN/REDO[HISTORY]
“Undoing operations (undo)” on page
49
Name a song MENUeSONGeNAME EDIT “Editing names” on page 38
Protect a song MENUeSONGePROTECT “Protecting songs” on page 41
Un-protect a song MENUeSONGePROTECT “Protecting songs” on page 41
Display the song name (title) MENUeINFORMATION
“Viewing song information” on page
39
Copy a song MENUeSONGeCOPY “Copying songs” on page 40
Delete a song MENUeSONGeERASE “Erasing songs” on page 40
Back up a song to a PC
MENUeDATA BACKUP
eSONG BACKUP
“Song backup and restoration” on
page 77
Save a song MENUeSONGeSAVE “Saving a song” on page 39
Load a song MENUeSONGeLOAD “Loading a saved song” on page 38
Delete the whole of a track TRACK EDITeCLEAN OUT
“CLEAN OUT (track erase)” on page
60
Insert silence at a point in a
track
TRACK EDITeOPEN “OPEN (insert silence)” on page 59