Tascam DP-32 Digital Portastudio Owner's Manual

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Contents

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TASCAM DP-32 5Table of Contents1 – Introduction ..............................................8Features .................................................................................. 8Items included with the product .................................. 8Conventions used in this manual .................................. 8Intellectual property rights ............................................. 9Precautions for placement and use .............................. 9Beware of condensation................................................... 9Cleaning the unit................................................................. 9About SD cards .................................................................... 9Precautions for use ....................................................10About CDs (Compact Discs) ..........................................10Precautions for use ....................................................10About CD-R and CD-RW discs................................102 - Quick Guide .............................................. 11Playback and mixing ........................................................11Preparation ...................................................................11Listening to the demo song ...................................12Recording and mastering ..............................................13Creating a new song .................................................13Connecting and setting the input sources .......14Setting the guitar as the recording source forTRACK 1..........................................................................14Adjusting and monitoring the input level ........14Recording a guitar to TRACK 1 ..............................15Playing back the recording .....................................15Recording a guitar to TRACK 2 ..............................15Recording a vocal to TRACK 3 ................................16Mixing the tracks ........................................................17Mastering a recording ..............................................18Creating an audio CD with the master file ...............19Inserting a CD ..............................................................19Writing to a CD-R/CD-RW ........................................20Ejecting a CD................................................................21Shutting down ...................................................................213 – Names and Functions of Parts ...............22Top panel .............................................................................22Front panel ..........................................................................26Rear panel ............................................................................27Home screen .......................................................................28Menu structure ..................................................................29Navigating screens ...........................................................30Function button assignments.....................30Navigation examples ................................................304 – Preparation..............................................31Inserting and removing SD cards................................31Inserting an SD card ..................................................31Removing the card ....................................................31About write-protected SD cards...........................31Powering the unit .............................................................31Starting up & shutting down ........................................32Starting up the unit ...................................................32Shutting down ............................................................32Setting the date and time ..............................................33Preparing an SD card for use.........................................33Recorder modes ................................................................33Connecting other equipment ......................................34Front panel ...................................................................34Rear panel .....................................................................34Adjusting the display .......................................................345 - Song Management ..................................35Editing names.....................................................................35Loading a song ..................................................................35Creating a new song ........................................................35Saving a song .....................................................................36Viewing song information .............................................37Copying songs ...................................................................37Erasing songs......................................................................37Protecting songs ...............................................................38Deleting unnecessary audio data from a song ......38Changing a song name ...................................................396 - Basic Recording........................................40Selecting the input sources...........................................40Assigning inputs ................................................................40Setting the track type ...............................................40Assigning inputs to mono tracks ..........................40Assigning inputs to stereo tracks .........................41Assigning inputs to a stereo bus ..........................41Checking assignments .............................................41Canceling assignments ............................................41Using phantom power ....................................................41Monitoring...........................................................................42Monitor selection .......................................................42OL indicators and level meters.....................................42Peak hold display .......................................................43Mixer screen settings .......................................................43Using the input equalizer ........................................43DIGITAL TRIM setting (track only) .........................44Sending signals to internal/external effects.....44Enabling insert effects ..............................................44Setting the stereo position .....................................44Changing the signal phase .....................................45Checking the fader level ..........................................45Setting levels sent to stereo buses ......................45Solo ........................................................................................45