Tascam DP-02 Owner's Manual page 13

1 – Starting out with your DP-02/DP-02CF IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
DC input
Microphones are connected to the rear panel inputs.
Set the switches to
GUITAR
level controls so that the
OL
loudest part of the recording.
NOTE
The unit includes phantom-powered XLR microphone
input connectors. See "Balanced XLR inputs" on page
14 for details of using these connectors.
Synthesizers, etc. including drum machines, guitar
amplifier simulators, active basses, etc. as well as CD play-
ers, cassette decks, and so on can be connected to the rear
panel input jacks using standard 1/4" mono plugs (unbal-
anced). When you are recording a stereo source, make sure
the INPUT MODE key is set to
MODE key" below).
Set the switch to
GUITAR MIC/LINE
controls and use the instrument's output volume controls
to adjust the level so that the
during the very loudest passages.
WARNING
NEVER plug the speaker outputs of a guitar amplifier
into the unit.
Guitars and basses (passive types) are connected to
the rear panel using a standard 1/4" mono plug
INPUT A
(unbalanced).
Set the MIC/LINE switch to
control until the OL indicators barely light on the loudest
passages.
T I P
Use the built-in tuner (on the DP- 02 only) to tune the
guitar or bass (see "Tuning a guitar" on page 58).
The INPUT MODE key You will use this key when you
are recording from input and input
A
This top panel key affects the way that you monitor the
input signals, both through the headphones and/or through
the jacks. There are two positions:
LINE OUTPUT
From submixer/MIDI tone
generator, etc.
To MIDI sequencer,
drum machine, etc.
To effects unit
To digital
recorder, etc.
To analog recorder,
monitoring system, etc.
. Turn the input
MIC/LINE
indicators light up only in the
STEREO (see "The INPUT
. Adjust the input level
OL indicators light up only
GUITAR . Turn the input level
at the same time.
B
Synths, pre-amps etc.
fo here
From stereo effects
unit outputs
Guitars, basses etc. go here
Microphones go here
NOTE
INPUT MODE does not affect the recording at all—just
the monitoring process.
•
MONO x 2 —The signals from input
both sent to the center of the monitoring "stage".
NOTE
In the MONO X 2 mode, the A and B input signals are
added together in the center, and you may hear distor-
tion in the monitoring system This does not affect the
recording, though.
•
—The signal from input
STEREO
and the signal from input
monitoring "stage" forming a stereo pair for use when
you are recording stereo instruments such as synthesiz-
ers, etc.
Monitoring and recording Use the rear panel
RCA jacks to connect the unit to your monitoring
OUTPUT
system (that is, an amplifier/ speaker setup). When you're
ready to make your final stereo master, you can use these
jacks to connect to an analog recorder.
A typical setup would connect these jacks to the AUX IN
of a stereo system.
Use the stereo system's selector switch to listen to the AUX
source when tracking, bouncing or mastering on the unit.
NOTE
"Tracking" means recording tracks on the unit.
"Mastering" means taking these recording tracks and
mixing them down to stereo.
When you have mastered the stereo track and you want
to record it, set the stereo monitoring system so that the
recorder is set to the AUX source. Now you are monitoring
(or listening) through your stereo system.
Effect processor When you want to use an exter-
nal effect processor with the unit, connect the rear panel
A and input B are
is sent to the left,
A
B is sent to the right of the
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