Setting Up To Overdub; Rehearsal - Tascam DP-004 Owner's Manual

Setting up to overdub

To prepare for overdubbing, set the unit according to
the following guidelines.
REC indicator settings
Turn OFF the indicators of already recorded
• REC
tracks.
Press the key on the track that you want to
• REC
overdub to put it into record standby (
blinking).
With these settings, if you put the unit into record
mode, the already recorded track begins playing
back as recording starts on the overdub track.
Track pan and level settings
Use the and
LEVEL PAN
tracks to adjust their level and stereo positions for
monitoring during overdubbing.
indicator
REC
knobs of already recorded
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Input settings
Use the procedures described earlier in this chapter
to assign input sources to tracks for recording.

Rehearsal

When finished making settings, press the playback
(Á) key to start playback.
Just as though you were recording, you can monitor
the sound of already recorded tracks playing back
and the input source on the track for recording,
allowing you to check the monitor balance and
volume.
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