Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual page 5

Using IN, OUT and TO points .................................41
Using repeat playback ..............................................42
Setting the interval between repetitions ..........42
Automatically punching in and out ...........................43
Rehearsal .......................................................................43
Using auto punch in/out to record ......................43
8 - Editing Tracks ..........................................44
Overview of track editing...............................................44
Editing points ..............................................................44
Basic editing procedures ........................................44
Explanation of items .................................................44
COPY/PASTE .......................................................................45
COPY/INSERT ......................................................................45
MOVE/PASTE ......................................................................46
MOVE/INSERT ....................................................................46
OPEN (insert silence) .......................................................46
CUT (remove part) ............................................................47
SILENCE (part erase) ........................................................47
CLONE track (track duplication) ...................................47
CLEAN out (track erase) ...................................................47
9 - Mixing down and mastering tracks .......48
Mixing down tracks ..........................................................48
Levels and balance ....................................................48
Stereo position (panning) ......................................48
Track EQ (equalizer) ..................................................48
Reverb ...........................................................................48
Muting tracks ..............................................................49
Creating a stereo master track .....................................49
Setting the starting and ending points .............50
Recording a stereo master track ..........................50
Exiting MIXDOWN mode ........................................50
Checking the stereo master track ...............................51
End stereo master track checking ........................51
Mastering the stereo master track .............................51
Mastering procedures ..............................................51
Using mastering EQ (equalizer) .............................52
Using mastering compression ..............................52
Using normalize ..........................................................53
Copying the stereo master track ..........................53
Exiting MASTERING mode .....................................53
10 - Miscellaneous Functions ......................54
Metronome .........................................................................54
Tuner ......................................................................................54
Chromatic tuner mode .............................................54
Oscillator mode ...........................................................55
Automatic power saving function ..............................56
Restoring the initial preference settings ..................56
Viewing information ........................................................56
11 - SD Card Management ...........................57
Overview of partitions ....................................................57
Formatting cards ...............................................................57
Reformatting MTR partitions ........................................58
Reformatting the FAT partition ....................................58
Viewing the capacity of the MTR partition ..............59
Initializing SD cards ..........................................................59
12 - Exchanging Data with a Computer ......60
Supported operating systems......................................60
Connecting with a computer .......................................60
Disconnecting .............................................................60
Song backup and restoration .......................................61
Backing-up songs.......................................................61
Restoring songs ..........................................................62
Track import and export .................................................63
Importing tracks .........................................................63
Exporting tracks .........................................................64
Exporting a stereo master track ..................................65
13 - Mastering compressor settings list .....66
Library of mastering compressor presets ................66
Masetring compressor parameters list ....................66
14 - Troubleshooting ....................................67
15 - Messages ...............................................68
General messages .............................................................68
16 - Specifications ........................................70
Ratings ..................................................................................70
Audio input/output ratings ...........................................70
Control input/output ratings ........................................70
Audio performance ..........................................................70
Computer requirements .................................................70
General .................................................................................71
Backup memory ................................................................71
17 - Commonly-used Functions ..................73
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