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6 – Basic Recording
Use the
(˙¥) key to switch between
F2
INPUT A and B.
Use the
(§) and
F3
parameters.
Use the
wheel to adjust the
DATA
parameters.
Press the
(
) key to return to the
F1
BACK
previous
INPUT SETTING
3 After making the settings, press the
key to return to the Home Screen.
HOME
NOTE
When input EQ is ON for an input, the input
is shown on the Home Screen as in the illus-
tration below.
Input EQ is ON
Making the first recording
Before beginning the following recording
procedures, prepare your monitors
(headphones), connect a recording source to
an input and assign that input as the recording
source for a track.
1 Press the
key of the track to record
REC
on. The
indicator blinks red (that
REC
status is called "record standby"). A
maximum of two tracks can be recorded
simultaneously. If you press a different
key when the
REC
two tracks are already blinking, the
track that was put into record standby
first will become inactive and the
indicator will turn off.
For example, if you press the
for
,
TRACK 1
TRACK 2
that order,
TRACK 1
first, will no longer be in record standby,
but
and
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
44
TASCAM DP-008
(¶) keys to select
F4
screen.
indicators of
REC
REC
keys
REC
and
in
TRACK 3
, which was pressed
, which were
pressed afterwards, will be in record
standby.
2 Set the recording level. Turn the (
or
)
A
INPUT B
TRIM
input level of the input channel. Watch
the display meters and the
above and to the left of the
while setting the level suitably. At the
same time, confirm that sound heard
from the headphones or the monitor
system is not distorted.
NOTE
•
The level meter of the track that has
an input signal assigned to it shows the
input level after the application of input
EQ. Therefore, when using input EQ, you
should also watch the level meter of the
track that has the affected input signal
assigned to it.
OL indicator lights if the input is too
•
The
loud.
•
If the
OL indicator stays lit even when
you lower the TRIM knob, lower the
output level on the signal source
connected to the input.
3 Press the playback (Á) key while
pressing and holding the record (–) key.
Recording starts and the record (–)
key indicator lights red. The track
indicator changes from blinking to lit.
4 Press the stop (ª) key to stop recording.
5 To return to the starting point of the
recording, press the key while
pressing and holding the stop (ª) key.
(This is the Last Recording Point (LRP)
function.)
To go to the beginning of the song
(00:00:00:00), press the Ô key while
pressing and holding the stop (ª) key.
(This is the Return To Zero (RTZ)
function)
6 Press the playback (Á) key to play the
recorded track. Use the track
knob and the
MASTER LEVEL
to adjust the playback level. Use the
dial or the volume on your
VOLUME
monitoring system to adjust the final
INPUT
knob to adjust the
indicator
OL
knob
TRIM
REC
LEVEL
knob
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