Table Of Contents - Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-24 Owner's Manual

1 - Introduction ..............................................8
Features .................................................................................. 8
Items included with the product .................................. 8
Conventions used in this manual .................................. 8
Intellectual property rights ............................................. 9
Precautions for placement and use .............................. 9
Beware of condensation ................................................... 9
Cleaning the unit................................................................. 9
About SD cards .................................................................... 9
Precautions for use ....................................................10
About CDs (Compact Discs) ..........................................10
Precautions for use ....................................................10
About CD-R and CD-RW discs ................................10
2 - Quick Guide ..............................................12
Playback and mixing ........................................................12
Preparation ...................................................................12
Listening to the demo song ...................................13
Recording and mastering ..............................................14
Creating a new song .................................................14
Connecting and setting the input sources .......15
Setting the guitar as the recording source for
TRACK 1..........................................................................15
Adjusting and monitoring the input level ........15
Recording a guitar to TRACK 1 ..............................16
Playing back the recording .....................................16
Recording a guitar to TRACK 2 ..............................16
Recording a vocal to TRACK 3 ................................17
Mixing the tracks ........................................................18
Mastering a recording ..............................................19
Creating an audio CD with the master file ...............21
Inserting a CD ..............................................................21
Writing to a CD-R/CD-RW ........................................22
Ejecting a CD ................................................................23
Shutting down ...................................................................23
3 - Names and Functions of Parts ...............24
Top panel .............................................................................24
Front panel ..........................................................................28
Rear panel ............................................................................29
Home screen .......................................................................30
Menu structure ..................................................................31
Screen operations .............................................................32
4 - Preparation ..............................................34
Inserting and removing SD cards ................................34
Inserting an SD card ..................................................34
Removing the card ....................................................34
About write-protected SD cards ...........................34
Powering the unit .............................................................34

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Start-up & Shutdown .......................................................35
Starting up the unit ...................................................35
Shutting down ............................................................35
Setting the date and time ..............................................35
Preparing an SD card for use.........................................36
Recorder modes ................................................................36
Connecting other equipment ......................................36
Front panel ...................................................................36
Rear panel .....................................................................37
Adjusting the contrast.....................................................37
5 - Song Management ..................................38
Editing names.....................................................................38
Loading a song ..................................................................38
Creating a new song ........................................................38
Saving a song .....................................................................39
Viewing song information .............................................40
Copying songs ...................................................................40
Erasing songs ......................................................................41
Protecting songs ...............................................................41
Deleting unnecessary audio data from a song ......42
Changing a song name ...................................................43
6 - Basic Recording........................................44
Selecting the input sources ...........................................44
Assigning inputs ................................................................44
Assigning to a mono track ......................................44
Assigning to a stereo track ......................................44
Assigning to a stereo bus ........................................44
Checking the assignment .......................................45
Canceling an assignment ........................................45
Using phantom power ....................................................45
Monitoring...........................................................................45
Monitor selection .......................................................45
OL indicators and level meters .....................................46
Setting the Mixer screen.................................................46
Using EQ (equalizer) ..................................................46
DIGITAL TRIM setting (Track only) ........................47
Built-in Send Effects and External Effects ..........47
Setting built-in effects ..............................................47
Setting the stereo position .....................................48
Changing the signal phase .....................................48
Checking the fader level ..........................................48
Solo ........................................................................................48
Muting tracks ......................................................................48
Rehearsing the recording ..............................................49
Making the first recording .............................................49
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