Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual page 20

3 – Names and Functions of Parts
7 BOUNCE button
Press this button to switch between MULTITRACK and
BOUNCE modes.
8 MIXDOWN/MASTERING button
Press this button to switch between MULTITRACK,
MIXDOWN and MASTERING modes.
• In MULTITRACK mode, press this button to switch to
MIXDOWN mode.
• In MIXDOWN mode, press this button to switch to
MASTERING mode if there is a stereo master track or to
return to MULTITRACK mode if not.
• In MASTERING mode, press this button to return to
MULTITRACK mode.
NOTE
A pop-up appears when the mode changes.
9 REVERB button
Press to open the REVERB SETTING screen where you
can adjust reverb parameters. (See "Reverb" on page 48.)
0 PHONES LEVEL knob
Use this to adjust the headphones output volume.
q EQ button
Press to open the EQ SETTING screen where you can
adjust track EQ parameters. (See "Track EQ (equalizer)" on
page 48.)
After opening the EQ SETTING screen with this button,
press F1 (INPUT) to open the INPUT EQ screen where
you can adjust input EQ parameters. (See "Using input EQ
(equalizer)" on page 34.)
w EQ HIGH/EQ LOW knobs
Use EQ HIGH knob to adjust high-frequency gain on EQ
setting screens, including the EQ SETTING, INPUT
EQ and MASTERING EQ screens.
Use EQ LOW knob to adjust the low-frequency gain on EQ
setting screens, including the EQ SETTING, INPUT
EQ and MASTERING EQ screens.
e Display
This shows various types of operation information.
r Function buttons
The functions of these buttons depend on the screen
currently displayed. The current function assignments are
shown at the bottom of the screen.
NOTE
For convenience, the four function buttons are referred to in
order from the left as F1, F2, F3 and F4 in this manual.
t REVERB knobs (TRACK 1–TRACK 8)
Use to adjust the level (volume) sent to the reverb effect of
the track's playback signal or the input signal assigned to
that track.
y PAN knobs (TRACK 1–TRACK 8)
Use to adjust the stereo position of the track's playback
signal or the input signal assigned to that track. (See "Stereo
position (panning)" on page 48.)
u REC buttons/indicators (TRACK 1–TRACK 8)
Use to arm a track for recording (turn recording ON/OFF).
To monitor a track's input sound through headphones or
a monitoring system, press that track's REC button. When
the track is armed for recording (REC button ON), the REC
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indicator blinks when the unit is stopped and lights when
recording.
On the INPUT ASSIGN screen, press these buttons to
change the assignment.s
On the TRACK MUTE screen, press these buttons to mute
and unmute the tracks.
Press these buttons when the TRACK EQ screen is open
to select tracks.
i Track faders (TRACK 1–TRACK 8)
Use to adjust the monitoring level of the track's playback
signal or the input signal assigned to the track. (See "Levels
and balance" on page 48.)
o TRACK EDIT button
Press this to open the TRACK EDIT MENU screen. (See
"8 – Editing Tracks" on page 44.)
p MENU button
Press this to open the MENU screen.
a HOME button
Press this to open the Home Screen.
When the unit is stopped and the Home Screen is open, use
this button to move between the time counter divisions. (See
"Direct locate function" on page 39.)
s DATA wheel
Use this to change parameter values and select items when
using menus.
d METRONOME button
Press this to open the METRONOME screen. ("Metronome"
on page 54.)
f TUNER button
Press this to open the TUNER screen. (See "Tuner" on page
54.)
g
MIC A
This built-in omnidirectional microphone becomes the input
source for INPUT A when set to INTERNAL MIC A.
When using the tuner, use this built-in microphone to input
the sound of the instrument being tuned.