Making The First Recording; Multitrack Recording; Arming Tracks For Recording; Adjusting Track Pan And Level Settings - Tascam DP-32 Digital Portastudio Owner's Manual

6 - Basic Recording
When you record in Rehearsal mode, the RECORD (0)
button flashes instead of becoming lit.
After finishing your rehearsal, press the REHEARSE button
to cancel Rehearsal mode.

Making the first recording

Before beginning the following recording procedures,
connect a recording source (such as a microphone or
guitar) to an input, assign that input as the recording
source for the track, and prepare your monitoring
equipment.
1. Press the REC button of the track that you want to
record on.
The REC button flashes red and the unit enters
recording standby.
A maximum of eight tracks can be recorded
simultaneously. When the REC buttons of eight
tracks are flashing, the other REC buttons become
inoperative.
2. Set the recording level.
Use the TRIM knobs of INPUTS A to H to adjust the
input level.
When doing this, adjust the levels appropriately by
checking the OL indicators above and to the left of the
TRIM knobs.
At the same time, confirm that the sound heard from
the headphones or monitoring system is not distorted,
and that no effects have been applied to the sound
unintentionally.
NOTE
The level meter of tracks that have input sources assigned
to them show input levels after the application of INPUT
equalizer.
OL indicators light if inputs are too loud.
If an OL indicator stays lit even when you lower the TRIM
knob for that input, lower the input source signal level.
3. Press the REHEARSE button to activate Rehearsal
mode.
In Rehearsal mode,
Rehearsal
upper left corner of the Home screen.
4. Press the RECORD (0) button.
Rehearsal starts, the RECORD (0) button flashes, and
the PLAY (7) button lights.
The REC button of tracks set to be recorded keep
flashing because they are not being recorded.
5. After rehearsing your recording, press the STOP (8)
button.
6. Press the REHEARSE button to exit Rehearsal
mode.
disappears from the upper left corner of
Rehearsal
the Home screen.
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appears in the
7. Press the RECORD (0) button.
Recording starts, and the RECORD (0) and PLAY (7)
buttons light.
The REC buttons of the tracks being recorded stop
flashing and stay lit.
8. After finishing your recording, press the STOP (8)
button.
9. If you want to check part of a recording, use the
REW (m) (TO ZERO) button, for example, to move
(locate) to it.
TIP
Use the TO LAST REC function to move to the last recording
position and the TO ZERO function to return to the start of
the song ( ). For more information about the
00:00:00
rewind/fast-forward and locate functions, see "Returning to
zero and the last recording position" on page 52.
10. Press the PLAY (7) button to play back the
recorded tracks.
Use the track and STEREO faders to adjust the
playback level.
Use the MONITOR LEVEL knob or the volume control
on your monitoring system to set the final monitoring
volume.
Use the PAN knob on the Mixer screen to set the
stereo position of each track.
NOTE
• For each track, the PAN knob on the Mixer screen and the
track fader control the recorded track's playback output
signal or the monitoring sound of the input signal. They
do not control the signal being recorded to the track.
• If you are not satisfied with the recorded sound, repeat the
procedure above from the beginning.

Multitrack recording

You can record new audio to different tracks while playing
back already recorded tracks.

Arming tracks for recording

• Press the REC buttons of the already recorded tracks to
turn off their REC buttons if they are lit.
• Press the REC buttons of the tracks on which you want
to record to put them into recording standby (the REC
buttons start flashing).

Adjusting track pan and level settings

Use the track faders and PAN knobs on the Mixer screen
of the already recorded tracks to adjust their levels and
stereo positions that will be used when monitoring their
playback signals while making the new recording.