Tascam DP-32SD Owner's Manual

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18 TASCAM DP-32SD8 REC buttons/indicatorsUse these buttons to enable (arm) or disable recording foreach track.To monitor a track's input sound through headphonesor a monitoring system, press the REC button for thecorresponding track.When recording is enabled for a track, the REC buttonflashes when the recorder is stopped, and lights duringrecording. (See “Making the first recording” on page 38and “Multitrack recording” on page 38.)9 SELECT buttons/indicatorsWhen you press one of these buttons, the correspondingtrack (1 to 31/32) is selected as the current channel (itsbutton lights).The mixer and other functions affect the current channel.These buttons are also used for the following purposes.• To assign an input source to a track (See “Assigninginputs” on page 33.)• To assign effects to an input (See “Inserting a guitar effect”on page 52.)• To select tracks in a fader group0 TRACK faders (1–31/32)Use these faders to adjust the monitoring level of eachtrack's playback signal or input signal assigned to the track.(See “Levels and balance” on page 54.)q Operation buttonsUse these buttons to activate/deactivate functions or makesettings. (See “Operation buttons” on page 19.)w FADER GROUP button/indicatorPress to set a fader group.The button lights when in use. (See “Fader group” on page54.)e STEREO SELECT button/indicatorWhen the Assign screen is open, you can press to move thecursor from the TRACK display area to the STEREO BUSdisplay area, and set the input for the stereo bus. (See“Assigning inputs to a stereo bus” on page 33.)r STEREO faderUse this fader to adjust the stereo signal level output fromthe STEREO OUT jacks and PHONES jack. Use this fader alsoto adjust the recording level when bouncing or mixing downtracks.t REW (m) (TO ZERO) buttonWhen stopped or playing back, press and hold this button torewind. Rewinding is at a fixed 10x speed.Press briefly to jump to the previous mark.Press and hold the STOP (8) button and press to locate thebeginning of the song (00:00:00:00 = ZERO point). (See“Returning to zero or the last recording position” on page43.)y F FWD (,) (TO LAST REC) buttonWhen stopped or playing back, press and hold this button tofast-forward. Fast-forwarding is at a fixed 10x speed.Press briefly to jump to the next mark.Press and hold the STOP (8) button and press to locate thelast recording position (LAST REC point). (See “Returning tozero or the last recording position” on page 43.)u STOP (8) buttonUse this button to stop playback, recording and fast-forwarding/rewinding. Press at the same time as you pressthe REW (m) (TO ZERO) button or F FWD (,) (TOLAST REC) button to locate the beginning of the song(00:00:00:00 = ZERO point) or the last recordingposition (LAST REC point). (See “Returning to zero or the lastrecording position” on page 43.)i PLAY (t) button/indicatorPress to start playback.During recording, press to stop recording and start playback(punch out).During playback or recording, the PLAY (t) button lights.o RECORD (0) button/indicatorPress to start recording.This button lights during recording. During playback, ifyou press this button when a track REC button is flashing,recording to that track will begin (punch in). (See “Automaticpunching in and out” on page 45.)Display areap Color displayThis 3.5-inch TFT display with 320x240 resolution showsvarious types of information.NOTEThe display is produced with extremely high-precisionmanufacturing technologies. More than 99.99% of the pixelsoperate to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels mayoccasionally misfire or appear as red or black dots. This is not amalfunction.a GAIN (HIGH/MID/LOW) knobsUse these knobs to adjust the equalizer gain of each band.(See “Using the input equalizer” on page 35.)s FREQ (HIGH/MID/LOW) knobsUse these knobs to adjust the center frequency of eachequalizer band. (See “Using the input equalizer” on page35.)d Q knobUse this knob to adjust the width of the MID equalizer band.(See “Using the input equalizer” on page 35.)f EQUALIZER ON/OFF buttonUse this button to turn the equalizer on and off. (See “Usingthe input equalizer” on page 35.)3 – Names and Functions of Parts