New Mp3 Mode Features; Entering Mix To Mp3 Mode - Tascam POCKETSTUDIO 5 Release Notes

The procedure described in "Mixdown" on page 20
of the Getting Started manual has changed somewhat
from that described in the manual.
It is now easier to produce different mixes of the
same song.
As a brief reminder, remember that the MP3 key has
three states showing the current Pocketstudio 5 mode
(press the key to cycle between these different
modes):
Off: tracking mode
record the tracks, etc. before you do the mixdown.

Entering Mix to MP3 mode

In this mode you can either mix your recorded tracks
down to stereo 128kbps MP3 files, or to use the
Pocketstudio 5 as a portable stereo recorder (for live
recordings, interviews, etc., using the two inputs to
record directly to MP3).
1 After you have finished recording the tracks,
press the MP3 key so that it flashes red.
The display shows:
M I X T O
m o d e
and then changes to:
C r e a t e M P 3
N a m e / S T M I X
S u r e ? > > [ E N T E R ]
The key is still flashing red at this point.
MP3
2
Now you have a choice. You can either:
Press ENTER immediately to create a new
mix called STMIX
called will be overwritten.
STMIX
or
In this mode, you can
M P 3
. Any existing MP3 file
5 – New MP3 mode features
Red: Mix to MP3 mode
recorded tracks and the tone generator into a stereo
MP3 file.
Green: MP3 playback mode
back MP3 files, either the ones you have created
yourself through the mixdown process or ones you
have imported, singly or in a program list.
When the key is flashing, the Pocketstudio 5 is
MP3
in a "transition state", changing from one mode to
another. As it changes from one mode to another, the
display shows the new mode.
Use the wheel to select an existing MP3 file
which will be overwritten by the new mix.
and/or
Use the cursor pad and wheel to edit the dis-
played name to create a new MP3 file.
NOTE
If you have entered the mixdown mode by accident
(you didn't mean to press the MP3 key), press EXIT at
this point, and you will return to the tracking mode (the
MP3 key is unlit).
3
If you have used the first or second method
described above, and the
flashing, press
lights red steadily.
4 If you chose to use an existing MP3 filename
for your new mix, the
flash, and the display shows:
O v e r w r i t e
S u r e ? > > [ E N T E R ]
Press to overwrite, or
ENTER
to the previous display.
Now you can either mix recorded tracks ("Mixing
down" on page 10) or record a stereo MP3 file ("MP3
recording" on page 10).
TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Version 2.0 Release Notes
You combine the
You can play-
MP3 key is still
so that the key
ENTER MP3
MP3 key continues to
?
to return
EXIT
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