T ASCAM DP-24SD
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C ontents
1 – Introduc tion ..............................................8
Features .................................................................................. 8
Items included with the product .................................. 8
Con ventions used in this ma nual .................................. 8
T rademark s ............................................................................ 9
Precautions for placement and use .............................. 9
Beware of c ondensation ...................................................9
Cleaning the unit .................................................................9
About SD cards .................................................................... 9
Precautions for use ...................................................... 9
Using the TEA C Global Site .............................................. 9
User registration ..................................................................9
2 - Quick G uide .............................................. 10
Playback and mixing ........................................................10
Preparat ion ................................................................... 10
Listeni ng to the demo song ...................................10
Recording a nd mastering ..............................................11
Creating a new song .................................................12
Connec ting and set ting the inp ut sources ....... 12
Set ting the guitar as the recording sourc e for
T R AC K 1..........................................................................13
Adjusting and m onitoring the input level ........13
Recording a guitar to TRACK 1 ..............................13
Pla ying back the recording ..................................... 14
Recording a guitar to TRACK 2 ..............................14
Recording a vocal to TRACK 3 ................................15
Mixing the track s ........................................................ 16
Mastering a rec ording ..............................................16
Shut ting dow n ...................................................................18
3 – Names and F unctions of Parts ...............19
T op panel .............................................................................19
F ront pa nel ..........................................................................22
Rear panel .............................................................. ..............23
Home screen ....................................................................... 23
Menu str uc ture ..................................................................24
Screen operations .............................................................25
4 – Preparation ..............................................26
Inserting and removing S D cards ................................26
Inser ting an SD card ..................................................26
Removing the c ard ....................................................26
About write -protec ted SD cards ..........................26
Pow ering the unit .............................................................26
Changi ng the outlet plug ........................................26
Star t-up & Shutdown .......................................................27
Starting up the unit ...................................................27
Shut ting dow n ............................................................27
Set ting the date and ti me .............................................. 27
Preparing an SD card for use ........................................28
Recorder modes ................................................................28
Connec ting othe r equipm ent ......................................28
F ront pa nel ...................................................................28
Rear panel ............................... ......................................29
Adjusting th e contrast .....................................................29
5 - Song Manageme nt ..................................30
Editing names ..................................................................... 30
Loading a song ..................................................................30
Creating a new song ........................................................31
Saving a song .....................................................................31
Viewing song informat ion .............................................32
Copyi ng songs ...................................................................32
Erasing s ongs ......................................................................32
Protec ting songs ...............................................................33
Deleting unnecessar y audio data from a song ......33
Changing a song nam e ...................................................34
6 - Basic Recording ........................................35
Selecting the in put sourc es ........................................... 35
Assigning inp uts ................................................................35
Assigning to a mono track ......................................35
Assigning to a stereo track .....................................35
Assigning to a stereo bus ........................................35
Check ing t he assignm ent .......................................35
Cancelin g an assignm ent ........................................35
Usi ng phantom po wer ....................................................36
Monitoring...........................................................................36
Monitor selection .......................................................36
OL indicators and level meters ....................................36
Peak hold display .......................................................37
Setting the Mix er screen ................................................37
Using the input e qualizer ........................................ 37
DIGIT AL TRIM set ting (T rack only) ........................38
Sending signals to internal/ ex ternal e f fec t s ....38
Enabli ng insert ef fe ct s .............................................38
Set ting th e stere o p osition ..................................... 38
Changing the signal phase .....................................38
Checking the fad er level .......................................... 39
Solo ........................................................................................39
Muting tracks ......................................................................39
Rehear sing the re cording ..............................................39
Mak ing the f ir st recordin g .............................................39
Multitrack recording ........................................................40
Set ting the tracks fo r recording ............................40
Set ting track pan and level .....................................40
Input selec tion and assignment ...........................40
Setting input l evel s ....................................................40
Recording ......................................................................40
Undoing an operat ion .....................................................40
Undo feat ure settings ...............................................40
Undoing the l ast operation ( single undo ) ......... 41
Undoing older operation s ( multiple undo ) ......41