Tascam dp 03 Music Mixer User Manual


 
4 TASCAM DP-03
Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............2
1 – Introduction ..............................................7
Features ..................................................................................7
Product parts ........................................................................7
About this manual ..............................................................7
Intellectual property rights .............................................8
Precautions for placement and use ..............................8
Beware of condensation ...................................................8
Cleaning the unit .................................................................8
About Compact Discs ........................................................9
Precaution for CD use .................................................9
About CD-R and CD-RW discs .................................9
About SD cards ....................................................................9
Precautions for use ......................................................9
2 – Quick Start Guides ..................................10
Playback and mixing ........................................................10
Preparations .................................................................10
Listening to the demo song ...................................11
Recording and mastering ..............................................12
Creating a new song .................................................12
Connecting and setting the input sources .......13
Set the guitar as the recording source for
TRACK 1..........................................................................13
Adjusting and monitoring the input level ........13
Recording a guitar to TRACK 1 ..............................14
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 stereo track ..........................................18
Creating an audio CD with the master track ..........20
Insert a CD .....................................................................20
Writing to a CD ...........................................................21
Eject the CD ..................................................................21
Shutting down ...................................................................22
3 – Names and Functions of Parts ...............23
Top panel .............................................................................23
Rear panel ............................................................................26
Left side panel ....................................................................27
Right side panel .................................................................27
Bottom panel ......................................................................28
Home Screen .....................................................................29
Menu structure ..................................................................29
Screen operations .............................................................30
4 – Preparations ............................................31
Preparing the power and the SD card .......................31
Installing an SD card ................................................31
Ejecting the card .......................................................31
Preparing the power .................................................31
Startup & shutdown .........................................................32
Starting up the unit ...................................................32
Shutting down ............................................................32
Formatting SD cards ........................................................32
Recorder modes ................................................................33
Connecting other equipment ......................................33
Rear panel .....................................................................33
Left side panel .............................................................34
Adjusting the contrast .....................................................34
5 – Song Management ..................................35
Partitions and songs ........................................................35
Editing names .....................................................................35
Loading a saved song ......................................................35
Creating a new song ........................................................35
Saving a song .....................................................................36
Viewing song information .............................................36
Copying songs ...................................................................36
Erasing songs ......................................................................37
Protecting songs ...............................................................37
6 – Basic Recording .......................................38
Selecting the input sources ...........................................38
Using phantom power ...................................................38
Monitoring input signals ................................................38
OL indicators and level meters ....................................39
Assigning inputs ................................................................39
Using input EQ (equalizer) .............................................39
Making the first recording ............................................40
Multitrack recording ........................................................41
Prepare tracks for recording ..................................41
Track pan and level settings ...................................41
Input selection and assignment ...........................41
Setting input levels ....................................................41
Record additional tracks ..........................................41
Undoing an operation ....................................................41
Undoing the last operation (single undo) .........41
Cancelling an undo operation (redo) .................41
Undoing a previous operation (multi-undo) ...41
Erasing the operation history ................................42
7 – Recorder Functions .................................43
Punching in and out.........................................................43
Using the foot switch to punch in/out ...............43
Setting the foot switch .............................................43
Bouncing tracks .................................................................43
Using the bounce function .....................................44