Tascam DP-24SD Owner's Manual

Also see for DP-24SD: Troubleshooting supplement

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TASCAM DP-24SD 457 - Recorder FunctionsFast forwarding and rewindingDuring playback or stop, press the REW (m) (TO ZERO)button or the F FWD (,) (TO LAST REC) button to rewindor fast-forward while the button is pressed. The rewind andfast-forward speed is fixed at 10 times.Cueing with the JOG/DATA dialYou can use the JOG/DATA dial to position a playback positionprecisely. There are two methods of positioning: viewing thetrack's waveform and listening to the track sounds.Jogging while viewing a waveform1. Use the transport button or location function to move theplayback position near a position where you want to cue.2. Press the JOG PLAY button to enter the search mode.You can switch between the timeline display and waveformdisplay by pressing the F1 key. Select the waveform displayscreen.3. Press the SELECT button of a track whose waveform youwant to view.The waveform of the selected track appears.If a stereo track is selected, the displayed track (odd or even)changes each time the SELECT button is pressed, and onlythe displayed track can be monitored.4. Use the CURSOR (g/t) buttons to scale up/down thedisplay horizontally (time) as necessary.Press the CURSOR (g) button to scale down horizontally(time), or the CURSOR (t) button to scale up.Also, use the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to scale up/down thedisplay vertically (audio level).Press the CURSOR (5) button to scale up vertically (audiolevel), or the CURSOR (b) button to scale down.Scaling up makes it easier to cue the position precisely.5. Use the JOG/DATA dial to find a cue point.6. When the cue point is determined, press the JOG PLAYbutton to return to the Home screen.Jogging while listening to audio1. Use the transport button or location function to move theplayback position near a position where you want to cue.2. Press the JOG PLAY button to enter the search mode.You can switch between the timeline display and waveformdisplay by pressing the F1 key. Select the timeline displayscreen.3. Use the CURSOR (g/t) buttons to scale up/down thedisplay horizontally (time) as necessary.Press the CURSOR (g) button to scale down horizontally(time), or the CURSOR (t) button to scale up.Scaling up makes it easier to cue the position precisely.Now, jog sounds can be heard. (Jog sound refers to a repeatplayback sound of a short period.)4. Use the JOG/DATA dial to find a cue point while changingthe jog sound playback position.5. When the cue point is determined, press the JOG PLAYbutton to return to the Home screen.NOTEThe transport button is available even in search mode.However, while the timeline is displayed, pressing the PLAYbutton switches between the normal playback and jogsound playback, and pressing the STOP button performsjog sound playback.When in jog mode, you can move in 1/10 frame (1/300seconds) units. You can also set IN and OUT points with 1/10frame precision.Repeat playbackUse the repeat playback function to play the same part againand again.The repeat playback interval is the section between the IN andOUT points.Setting IN/OUT pointsIn addition to setting the repeat playback interval, the IN andOUT points are also used to set track editing intervals and as thepunch in and punch out points when automatically punchingin and out. Moreover, these points are used as the start and endpoints of the mixdown master file when creating a master file.You can set these points during recording, playback or when theunit is stopped.NOTEThe IN and OUT points cannot be set or edited in thefollowing cases.• In Repeat Playback mode• In Auto Punch mode• In Mastering mode of the Recorder mode8 Adding IN/OUT pointsRegardless of whether the unit is stopped, playing back orrecording, when the recorder is at the desired position, pressand hold the MARK SET button and press the IN or OUT button.The position where you pressed the IN/OUT button is set andthe time is displayed on the Home screen.8 Locating IN/OUT pointsWhen stopped or during playback, press the IN or OUT button.