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  • Page 1 D00827620A OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS and retain them for your records. Model number:__________________ APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Serial number: __________________ TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Do not install this apparatus in a confined space manufacturer. such as a book case or similar unit. • The apparatus draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the off position. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 : Starting out with your DP-01 Getting started This manual .........................7 Copyright ..........................8 About the DP-01 models ....................8 What’s in the box .......................8 About the power adapter ........................8 Startup & shutdown Starting up the DP-01 ......................9 Shutting down the DP-01 ....................10 The ACCESS light ......................10...
  • Page 5 Setting the effect volume ........................61 Available multi-effect settings ......................61 Reverb Turning the reverb on and off ......................64 Using the reverb ..........................64 Setting the reverb type ........................64 Setting the reverb time ........................64 4 : Commonly-used functions How do I..? TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 6 Figure 1.1: Power connections to the DP-01 ..............9 Figure 1.2: SHUT DOWN and ACCESS ..............10 Figure 1.3: Menu controls ..................10 Figure 1.4: Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment .........13 Figure 1.5: DP-01FX front panel ................14 Figure 1.6: Rear panel connections ................15 Figure 1.7: Assigning inputs to tracks ..............20...

  • Page 7: Starting Out With Your

    DP-01 effectively, and helping you create exciting original musical projects. When you have read this section (“Starting out with your DP-01” on page 7), you will be able to find your way around the DP-01, and to make and play back recordings.

  • Page 8: Copyright

    The final section of this manual, “DP-01FX Appendix” on page 58, however, deals only with those features of the DP-01FX which are different to those of the DP-01. You only need to read this section if you own a DP-01FX. What’s in the box When you unpack the box, you should find (as well as this manual): •...

  • Page 9: Startup & Shutdown

    Starting up the DP-01 With the DP-01’s rear panel power switch OFF, connect the power adapter to the DP-01, the power cable to the power adapter, and the power cable to the power supply. Figure 1.1: Power connections to the DP-01 …...

  • Page 10: Shutting Down The Dp-01

    You can now use the rear panel switch to turn off the DP-01. The ACCESS light This red indicator shows that the disk is in use. Although the DP-01 is not a very Do not move the DP-01 or turn it off...

  • Page 11: The Shift Key

    E R A S E | A r e y o u s u r e … In cases like this, where the DP-01 asks you a question, the ENTER now becomes a key, and the key becomes a key.

  • Page 12: Titling

    ( ) to delete the character at the SHIFT INSERT DELETE cursor. … When you have finished entering the name, press . The song, ENTER with its new name, is stored to disk. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Connecting Your Dp-01 To Other Equipment

    Starting out with your DP-01 Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment Before you start recording with the DP-01, you will need to make a few connec- Figure 1.4 shows a tions to other equipment. Figure 1.4 shows how you can connect your DP-01 to DP-01FX model.

  • Page 14: Figure 1.5: Dp-01Fx Front Panel

    The footswitch is You can connect a standard “push-to-make” footswitch, such useful both as the TASCAM RC-30P to the front panel jack. PUNCH hands are busy playing a guitar, Use the switch to punch in and out (that is, start and stop recording on the for example.

  • Page 15: The Input Mode Switch

    Use the rear panel LINE OUTPUT jacks to connect the DP-01 to your monitoring system (this is a fancy term for an amplifier/speaker setup). When you come to make your final stereo record- ing, you can use these jacks to connect to an analog recorder.
  • Page 16 CD player, etc. The signals input here go only to the analog jacks. They cannot LINE OUTPUT be recorded on the DP-01, and the signal level cannot be adjusted using the DP-01. Digital output You can connect a Use a standard optical digital cable to connect this (rear...

  • Page 17: Managing Your Songs

    Storing songs Since the DP-01 does not automatically save the audio you record as part of a A “song” is not song, you should get into the habit of performing frequent manual saves, and just the audio files you record—it also includes edit-...

  • Page 18: Loading A Saved Song

    You are asked if you want to erase the song ( Are you sure? Press to erase the song, or to cancel the operation. ENTER EXIT If you erase the current song, the first song in the list is automatically loaded. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Erasing Many Songs At One Time

    Starting out with your DP-01 Erasing many songs at one time You may want to select a number of songs for erasing. … Use the wheel to scroll up and down through the list of songs. This method of …...

  • Page 20: Assigning Inputs

    ASSIGN Clearing an assignment Hold down the key to check current ASSIGN assignments and while holding the key, clear current assign- ASSIGN ments by pressing a flashing key (which then stops flashing). TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Recording

    Starting out with your DP-01 Recording When you’ve connected the source, and made the assignments of inputs to The DP-01FX con- tracks, you’re ready to start recording. tains an input ef- fects processor ( ). See “DP- MULTI 01FX Appendix” on page 58 for details.

  • Page 22: More Advanced Features

    The DP-01 provides eight tracks for recording. But what happens if you want to record more than eight instruments? The DP-01 allows you to play the stereo mix back into two tracks which you can then use as additional tracks. See “Bouncing” on page 31 for full details.

  • Page 23: Mixdown And Mastering

    Starting out with your DP-01 Mixdown and mastering This is the last stage in making a song, allowing you to create a file which you can play back into a stereo recorder, and export to a WAV file for further pro- cessing, archiving, recording, etc.

  • Page 24: Mastering

    If you want to do the mix again, press the key until it flashes, If you want to save MASTER a mix from a DP-01 and re-record. The new mix will overwrite your previous mix. as a file, you can transfer it via …...

  • Page 25: Advanced Techniques

    DP-01. Location This section tells you how you can use the DP-01 to jump around to different parts of your songs. Direct location The DP-01 displays the current position at the top of the display as hours:minutes:seconds:frames.

  • Page 26: In And Out Marks

    P O I N T … Edit the point, to 1/10 frame accuracy, using the cursor keys and the wheel, in the same way as for direct location (“Direct location” on page 25). … Press when done. ENTER TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Using The Meters

    As well as telling you the level of signals, the meters can show you if the signals are actually getting to the DP-01. Even if you can’t hear anything and the input meters are showing a signal, it means that the connections from the instrument to the DP-01 are in order (and you should probably check your monitoring equipment levels).

  • Page 28: Eq Settings

    EQ settings EQ settings On the DP-01, you can set the frequency at which the EQ HIGH and EQ LOW This can help you emphasize controls work; individually for each channel. particular points of the record- Press , and then select the menu.

  • Page 29: Punching

    Advanced techniques Punching As mentioned in “Punch recording” on page 22, the DP-01 provides two man- ual ways of changing between playback and recording modes: using the PLAY keys, and using the foot switch. There is also an automated RECORD punch mode, described here.

  • Page 30: Punch Recording

    PUNCH Press so that playback starts. Use the pre-roll time to get ready to PLAY record. At the punch-in point, the DP-01 goes into record mode (the RECORD indicator lights). At the punch-out point, recording stops (the indicator goes RECORD out), and playback continues until the post-roll point and then returns to the pre-roll point.

  • Page 31: Bouncing

    Advanced techniques Bouncing “Bouncing” on the DP-01 refers to the technique of mixing recorded tracks You can bounce to one track, if you through the fader to a pair of unused tracks. MASTER want, but you will probably want You might use a track bounce operation in the following situation: to bounce in stereo.

  • Page 32: Repeat

    I N T E R V A L 1 . 7 Use the wheel to set the repeat interval from 0.5 seconds to 9.9 sec- onds in 0.1 second steps. … Press again briefly to exit the interval setting mode. REPEAT TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Working In Bars & Beats

    “Bars” also sometimes ref- location” on page 25), the DP-01 can work in musical bars and beats. This is erred to as “measures”. especially useful when working with external MIDI devices (see “Working with MIDI” on page 35). Tempo setting...

  • Page 34: Metronome

    5 9 ) Metronome To help you keep in time, the DP-01 provides a MIDI metronome which can be used to trigger an external sound generator. Typically, you will use a percussion instrument or instruments (such as open and closed hi-hats), but you can use any instrument which helps you keep time.

  • Page 35: Working With Midi

    Advanced techniques Working with MIDI The DP-01 is equipped with a MIDI OUT jack. This can be used to drive a sequencer, or drum machine, etc. either synchronized to a time base, or a MIDI clock (see below for an explanation of how this works). The MIDI OUT is also used to drive a MIDI instrument as a metronome (see “Metronome”...

  • Page 36: Disk Management

    Formatting a disk As well as formatting the disk, this allows you to set the size of the DP-01 This destroys all data on the whole native partitions.

  • Page 37: Formatting A Partition (Reform)

    ENTER Formatting the FAT partition The FAT partition is used for transfer between the DP-01 and a personal com- You cannot undo this operation—all puter. Its size is fixed by the DP-01, and cannot be changed.

  • Page 38: Advanced Song Management Copying Songs

    The DP-01 then provides you with a progress report as it carries out the copying operation. When it is finished, you see the copy screen again. Deleting unused data Because a DP-01 song is not just the parts you hear, but you can edit the audio This operation cannot be undone.

  • Page 39: Protecting A Song

    … If you try to do an action which cannot be performed on a protected song, a message appears ( Song Protected … Unprotect a song by following the steps above, but changing TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Using The Usb Connection

    (maximum). If your com- X 10.2 and above. puter has USB 1.1, but no USB 2.0, For all the above operating systems, no driver is required. The DP-01 simply data transfer will still work, but appears as a removable disk.

  • Page 41: Open" And "Close

    You can now unplug the USB cable. … If a panel telling you that it is not safe to remove the DP-01 appears, do not “close” or unplug the DP-01. Close all programs and windows that are accessing the files on the DP-01 and try again...

  • Page 42: Restoring A Song

    The song archive on the PC can then be backed up to CD-R, etc. You archive on the PC as this may can restore it later to the same DP-01 or to a friend’s DP-01, allowing “confuse” the DP-01 when you you to complete the recording at another location, or perform the final come to restore it.

  • Page 43: Importing And Exporting Tracks

    … The DP-01 reads the file from the FAT partition into the track, and the start of the file is at the “zero” position in the song. …...
  • Page 44 “8.3” standard and the extension and .WAV remember to keep the characters simple (no accented characters or “odd” punctuation, etc.). … You can import them later to the same DP-01 or to a friend’s DP-01. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Exporting The Mastered Stereo Tracks

    Use the PC operating system to copy or move the exported mastered mix file or files from the directory of the DP-01 FAT partition to WAVE the PC. … Once the file or files are on the PC, you can “close” the DP-01. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 46: About Track Editing

    About track editing About track editing One of the most useful features of a disk-based recorder such as the DP-01 is the ability to edit material easily. When working with a stereo tape recorder in the past, editing was not an easy process, and was very difficult to undo if there...

  • Page 47: Track Editing Functions

    Advanced techniques Track editing functions The track editing functions available on the DP-01 are: • COPY->PASTE • COPY->INSERT • MOVE->PASTE • MOVE->INSERT • OPEN • CUT • SILENCE • CLONE TRACK • CLEAN OUT COPY -> PASTE This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN and OUT points, copies it, and places it at the TO point on the chosen track or tracks.

  • Page 48: Move -> Paste

    Nothing is overwritten on the destination, as any material following the TO point is moved to the end of the newly-inserted section. The destination Figure 2.7: Move and insert is therefore longer than it was before the operation. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Open

    There is only one value that you can change: Src. Trk Select an individual track ( through ), a pair of tracks ( ), or all the tracks ( Figure 2.10: Inserting silence Press to perform the operation or to leave this screen. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Clone Track

    Undoing operations If you have made a mistake on the DP-01, very often you can undo it! This includes the track editing operations described here, as well as most other com- mon operations you can perform (including recording).
  • Page 51 (together with all the actions that have been done since then). … Press to leave the list, and the status of the DP-01 changes to ENTER the status that it had immediately after the highlighted operation in the list was performed.

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting When working with any new piece of equipment like the DP-01, it’s sometimes difficult to work out why something isn’t happening the way you expect. The main thing is to take your time—after all, you’re not paying hourly studio rates! Stop and think.

  • Page 53: Messages

    You’re trying to import a WAV file from the FAT partition when there aren’t any WAV files Found there (“Importing a track” on page 43). Connect the DP-01 to a PC and transfer some files to the FAT partition for import.
  • Page 54 (“Importing a track” on page 43). You can only import to a blank track. Trk too short You’re trying to master with the OUT point at the zero position (“Mixdown and mastering” on page 23). Set the OUT point (“IN and OUT marks” on page 26) and try again. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Specifications Analog Specifications

    Audio performance Frequency response 20 Hz — 20 kHz, +1 dB/–3 dB Signal-to-noise ratio > 85 dB (A-weighting, 22 kHz LPF) Total harmonic distortion < 0.05% (1 kHz, –10 dBV, 22 kHz LPF, MASTER fader at nominal) TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Physical Characteristics

    External dimensions (w x h x d) 452 x 110 x 307 (mm) 17.8" x 4.3" x 12.1" Weight 4.1 kg (9 lb) Dimensional drawing 452 mm (17.8") 307 mm (12.1") Figure 2.13: Dimensions of the DP-01 TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Block Diagram (Dp-01Fx)

    Advanced techniques Block diagram (DP-01FX) TRACK 8 TRACK 7 TRACK 6 TRACK 5 TRACK 4 TRACK 3 TRACK 2 TRACK 1 MASTER R MASTER L Figure 2.14: Block diagram TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Dp-01Fx Appendix

    3 : DP-01FX Appendix The DP-01FX differs from the DP-01 in a few important respects: it provides bal- anced XLR connectors with switchable phantom power for connecting con- denser microphones, there is a built-in guitar/bass tuner, it provides a multi- processor for the input signals, and noise reduction, and also provides a reverb effect for the mixdown process.

  • Page 59: Noise Reduction

    Before you make a recording using the noise gate, it’s a good idea to rehearse the whole part to make sure you’ve got the right gate level. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 60: Multi-Effect

    … Each multi-effect has one parameter (shown as … Use the control to set the value of the parameter (the PARAMETER parameter which is changed and the range of values differ according to the selected effect). TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Setting The Effect Volume

    A deep chorused distortion for an American rock sound PwrDist3 A rough, metal distortion sound PwrDist4 Doubled distortion with an edge Texas1 The classic “black panel amp” sound Texas2 A powerful overdriven sound Texas3 A sharper overdrive sound Texas4 Chorus and “stretched” overdrive TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 62 Distortion only, influenced by echo on a smaller combo Acoustic guitar settings AGTR Heaven Reverb with treble boost for a spacious feel Stroke Echo and chorus—good for backing Solo For acoustic solos Blues For acoustic blues slide work TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 63 Drum reverb CsBottom Classic “bass heavy” sound Trem.Pad Another stereo bounce setting PerfrmEQ Echo and pan Lo-Fi Low fidelity for drums Reverb Reverberation only Comp. Compressor only Vibrato A vibrato effect Filter A creative low-pass filter effect TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 64: Reverb

    Setting the reverb time … With the reverb screen displayed, simply turn the control PARAMETER to change the time the reverb sound takes to die away, from 0.1 sec- onds to 5.0 seconds in 0.1 second steps. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 65: Commonly-Used Functions

    4 : Commonly-used functions How do I..? This section gives you a brief reminder of how to perform some operations on the DP-01 which may not be immediately obvious from looking at the panel controls. … Key names are written like this:...
  • Page 66 Set the IN and OUT and TO points Press SHIFT + IN or OUT or TO See “IN and OUT marks” on page 26. Set the noise reduction PREFERENCE See “Noise reduction” on page 59. MENU TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 67 MULTI, TYPE and PARAMETER See “Multi-effect” on page 60. Use the reverb REVERB, TYPE and PARAMETER See “Reverb” on page 64. Use the USB connection MENU DISK USB OPN/CLS See “Using the USB connection” on page 40. a.DP-01FX only. TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 68 DP-01/DP-01FX TEAC CORPORATION Phone: (0422) 52-5082 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: (323) 726-0303 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: 905-890-8008 Facsimile: 905-890-9888 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada TEAC MEXICO, S.A. De C.V Phone: 5-851-5500 Campesinos No.

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