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3 Making your first recording
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3.4 Recording the first track
1) Set the REC FUNCTION switch of INPUT 1 to 1.
You are now ready to record on track 1. Make sure the REC FUNC-
TION
switch of INPUT 2 is set to SAFE, so you don’t record on it by
accident.
2) Press the RECORD key (which will also press the PLAY key)
and start recording the first spoken track.
If the level as shown by the meters now seems a little high, you can
“back off” on the fader a little.
3) When you have finished (try to keep speaking for at least a
minute), press the
STOP key.
4) Rewind the tape to the 000 mark.
5) Start playing the tape, and adjust the
LEVEL and PAN
controls of track 1 so that you can hear clearly what you
have just recorded.
Note that meter 2 now shows the level of the tape replay on the right
LINE OUT, rather than what is being input to the tape.
6) Rewind and replay the tape again, listening carefully to
your recording.
7) Rewind and re-record the track as many times as you think
necessary.
Of course, this is only a test, so it doesn’t matter too much, but when
you’re making a real recording, it’s important to make the recording
as good as possible.
8) When you’re happy with the recording, set the REC
FUNCTION
switch of INPUT 1 to SAFE.
If you replay now, both meters will now show off-tape monitoring
NOTE
You may notice a difference between the sound you hear when you replay the
tape and the sound you hear when you are recording. This is perfectly nor-
mal, and is due to the way that the Porta02 lets you hear previously-recorded
material.