Overdub Recording; Overdubbing In Higher Sound Quality (Direct Mix) - Tascam BB-1000CD Owner's Manual

8–Recording
Adjust the balance between the playback volume of media
and that of input to record.
1.
Select the playback media and press the
to select a playback track.
2.
Press the
PLAY/READY [
and check the volume balance between the playback
and the input sounds.
3.
Use the keys as necessary to adjust the
BALANCE
balance by increasing or decreasing the playback
signal volume. ( page 38 "Volume balance
∑
adjustment")
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When overdubbing the sound of an electric instrument through the
LINE IN jack, activate the DIRECT MIX mode described later.
However, DIRECT MIX mode is automatically activated when you
use the headphones for monitoring.

Overdub recording

Finish the settings above before starting overdub record-
ing: Select the input and playback source, finish input level
adjustment, and set the recording file type to
1.
Slide the switch to
SPEAKER
headphones.
2.
Press the key to make the unit on standby
OVERDUB
for overdubbing. You can start overdubbing during
playback.
NOTE
• On the overdub screen, the playback fi le number and the record-
ing fi le number are indicated instead of the recording fi le number
and the marker name on the Recording screen, respectively.
• Press the PLAY/READY [ / ] key during recording-on-standby,
Á π
you can start playback without recording. You can also fast-
forward/reverse by pressing and holding the
3.
Press the
º
REC/READY [
The key lights during recording.
REC/READY [ º ]
4. Recording stops when pressing the
recording or recording-on-standby. The
key goes off.
[ º ]
Pressing the
•
REC/READY [
returns the unit on standby for recording. The
key flashes during recording-on-standby.
READY [ º ]
Recording on a new file starts as you press the
key again. The
READY [ º ]
flashing.
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/ keys
 ¯
key to start playback,
¥/π ]
.
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and disconnect the
ON
/ key.
 ¯
key to start overdubbing.
]
key during
STOP
REC/READY
key during recording
º ]
REC/
REC/
key stops
REC/READY [ º ]
NOTE
When using external microphones, set them at the same distance
from the unit and the instrument's part that sound comes out.

Overdubbing in higher sound quality (DIRECT MIX)

In ordinary overdubbing, both the playback sound of a disc
or SD card and your playing sound are recorded through
the microphones.
In the mode, the playback sound is recorded
DIRECT MIX
directly in the unit and you can mix sounds in higher qual-
ity.
However, headphones are required for monitoring to pre-
vent the microphones from picking up the playback sound.
The mode is automatically activated as heac-
DIRECT MIX
phones are connected.
When you overdub the sound of an electric instrument
through the jack, you can activate the
LINE IN
mode manually and overdub sounds in higher quality
MIX
without using headphones for monitoring.
Follow the steps below to activate the
manually.
1.
Press the key to make the unit on standby
OVERDUB
for overdubbing.
2.
Press the key to activate the
F1
Execute the same procedure as ordinary overdubbing after
pressing the key.
F1
DIRECT
mode
DIRECT MIX
mode.
DIRECT MIX