6 TASCAM DP-004
Table of Contents
5–Song Management ...................................................47
Partitions and songs .......................................................... 47
Selecting the active partition ...........................................47
Loading a saved song ........................................................48
Creating a new song ..........................................................49
Saving a song .....................................................................49
Viewing song information ...............................................50
Copying songs .....................................................................51
Erasing songs ......................................................................52
Protecting songs................................................................. 53
6–Basic Recording ...........................................................54
Selecting the input source ................................................54
Monitoring the input signal .............................................. 55
Setting the monitoring mode ............................................... 55
About the OL indicators and meters ...............................56
Assigning input channels ..................................................57
Making the first recording ................................................58
Overdubbing .......................................................................60
Setting up to overdub .......................................................... 61
Rehearsal ........................................................................... 61
Recording an overdub ..........................................................62
Mixdown ............................................................................. 62
Level and balance ................................................................ 62
Stereo position (panning) .....................................................62
Mastering ............................................................................ 62
Setting the end point ...........................................................63
Recording the master track ..................................................64
Undoing operations (undo) ..............................................66
Undoing the last operation (single undo) .............................66
Undoing a previous operation (multi-undo) ..........................66
Erasing the operation history ...............................................68
7–Recorder Functions ................................................... 69
Punching in and out ...........................................................69
Bouncing tracks .................................................................. 69
Using the bounce function ................................................... 70
Confirming the result ........................................................... 71
Locate and search functions ............................................. 71
Direct locate function .......................................................... 71
RTZ and LRP ........................................................................ 72
Fast forward/rewind search .................................................73
Repeat playback .................................................................73
Setting IN and OUT points ...................................................73
Editing IN/OUT points .......................................................... 74
Using repeat playback.......................................................... 75
Setting the interval between repetitions............................... 75
8–Miscellaneous Functions .......................................76
Metronome ........................................................................76
Tuner ....................................................................................77
Turning the power off automatically ............................... 78
Restoring the initial preference settings ......................... 78
Viewing information ..........................................................79
9–SD Card Management ............................................ 81
Overview of partitions .......................................................81
Write-protected cards .......................................................81
Formatting cards and setting partition sizes .................82
Reformatting MTR partitions ...........................................83
Reformatting the FAT partition ........................................84
Initializing SD cards ........................................................... 85