How To Record On Track 1; When Loading A Cassette Tape - Tascam PortaStudio 424 Owner's Manual

I How to Record On Track 1 I
Panning 7. Turn the channel 1 PAN control all the way to the left position. As a trial, let's record your voice on tape.
P,.-%.= 1. Have in hand a new cassette tape (Type II, C-90 length or
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' ' ' shorter). Make sure the DBX switch is set to ON.
Loading a cassette 2. Press on the cassette door's lower right hand corner, and it will
spring open. Insert your cassette tape. Close the door.
Channel level 8. Raise the channel fader to "7" on the level scale. Getting past the leader 3. Press PLAY and allow the tape to run for about 10 seconds.
_tape This will run the tape leader onto the takeup reel, and put the
, ', beginning of the tape in front of the heads.
Group level 9. Raise the MASTER fader to "7". ,_,,,_ ._
Monitor selection 10. Press the MONITOR LEFT switch. The RIGHT switch must be ___-'_
.... OFF, so you can hear the Left mix at the center in the
headphones.
_,i_ Resetting the counter. 4. Press the Counter Reset button, so you an use the ZERO
RETURN function to get back to this point.
_r--] Selecting tracks 5. Set the TRK 1 RECORD FUNCTION switch to DIRECT or LEFT.
Listening level 11. Turn the PHONES level control up to the 12 o'clock position. The TRK 1 indicator will switch to light in red. ,_
_,_j,. __ If you use DIRECT, the METER switch must be in the TRK
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,,_, position. If you use LEFT, the METER switch can be in either
TRK or BUSS.
Mic level adjustment 6. Speak into the mic. You will see meter 1 move. If no level or too
low a level is shown, continue to speak into the mic and slowly
TRIM adjustment 12. While speaking into the mic, slowly turn the TRIM control in = *' turn the channel 1 TRIM control to the right/MIC until the meter
channel 1 to the right. You will hear your voice in the = ,3 averages at "0" and peaks at "+6".
T.,%e 1 headphones. == o
When _sing a line level source (such as electronic instruments)
instead of the mic, the TRIM does not need to be turned up very far, -,o
if at all.
Beginning to record 7. Hold RECORD and press PLAY to initiate recording.
"_"_ • "_ "_';'_ 8. Speak into the mic.
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When Loading a Cassette Tape
WRONG ] Stopping recording 9. Press STOP to stop the tape and terminate recording.
ATTENTION! Be sure to pressthe cassette __.___ ._
shell so it is fully seated in place. If its open
edge (or the spine: the opposite closed edge) is
up as shown and PLAY or other transport keys
are pressed, the cassette shell might stick in
the transport mechanism and will not remove.
GOOD Putting track into "Safe" 10. Set the TRK 1 RECORD FUNCTION switch back to its SAFE
______________ j_ r_ =_c,____ before.P°siti°n'TheTRK1 indicatorwillswitchtolightin greenas
- SAFE
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