Select The File You Want To Overdub - Tascam DR-40 Reference Manual

4 – Recording
7 Press the . button to return to setting item selection.
8 Use the + and – buttons to select SOURCE, and press the
ENTER/MARK or / button.
9 Use the + and – buttons to set the input source.
SOURCE Explanation
INT MIC Record using built-in mics.
(default value)
EXT IN 1 Record using external inputs.
When creating a stereo file, the same sound is
added to both L/R channels.
EXT IN 1/2 Record using external inputs.
When creating a mono recording, the
channel is recorded.
EXT INDEP. Use two external input channels with
independent level setting
10 Press the . button to return to setting item selection.
11 When setting is complete, press the
button to return to the Home Screen.

Select the file you want to overdub

Use the . and / buttons and the BROWSE screen to
select that files that you want to overdub.
NOTE
See "5 – Working with Files and Folders (BROWSE screen)" on
page 63 for selecting files using the BROWSE screen.
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Start the overdubbing
1 Press the RECORD [0] button to set the unit to record
standby.
When in MIX mode, press the 1/2 [SOLO] button to mute
monitoring of the input sound.
L
When in SEPARATE mode, if there are two playback files,
press the 3/4 [SOLO] button to switch between the input
sound and the playback file. If there is only one file, this
mutes the input sound.
2 Press the RECORD [0] button to start overdubbing.
(HOME) [8]
When recording starts, the indicator lights and the display
shows the elapsed and remaining recording times.
The following error message appears if the selected file
cannot be played back.
MIX recording Separate recording
MIX recording Separate recording