Tascam DP-32SD Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DP-32SD 5510 - Mixing Down and Mastering SongsSend effectsThis unit has three types of send effects.Adjust the level of the signal sent to the effect from each trackby using their SEND EFF 1/EFF 2 knobs.NOTEAdjust the RETURN LEVEL on the Send Effect screen.1. Press the EFFECT button to open the Effect screen.2. Select and adjust the send effect.Press the EFFECT button to open the Effect screen wherethe last operation was performed. Press the F3 (SELECT)button to select one of the three available types (REVERB,DELAY or CHORUS). You cannot use multiple types ofeffects simultaneously.Align the cursor with the parameter that you want to adjust,and then use the JOG/DATA dial to adjust it.The return from the send effect is mixed with the stereosignal.3. After making the send effect setting, press the HOME buttonto return to the Home screen.4. Use the SEND EFF 1 knob to adjust the level of the signalsent to the send effect of each track.TIPWhen using an external effect, connect the output of the externaleffect (EFFECT RETURN) to INPUT A to H. By assigning theconnected input to the stereo bus, you can return the effect soundto the stereo bus. (See “Assigning inputs to a stereo bus” on page33.)Creating a master fileWhen you are satisfied with your mix, this unit can create astereo master file by recording the mixed down tracks.Master files created by this unit are saved with their songs.A master file can be recorded by an external stereo recorder andcan also be converted by the unit into a WAV file and stored withthe same name as the song in the song's folder on the SD card.CAUTIONOnly one master file (“[song name].wav”) can be createdin each song. (When mastering, another file besides the“[song name].wav” master file is created, but it is onlyfor use by the unit. Do not erase it.)Setting the start and end pointsBefore creating a master file, set the start and end points to beused for the mixed down master file. The range between thesong's IN and OUT points will be recorded as the master file.Usually, you will probably want to set the beginning of the songas the IN point and the end of the song as the OUT point.Press and hold the MARK SET button and press the IN buttonwhere you want to set the IN (start) point of the master file, andpress and hold the MARK SET button and press the OUT buttonwhere you want to set the OUT (end) point.For more information about how to correct the IN/OUT points,see “Setting IN/OUT points” on page 44.Creating a master fileAfter setting the IN and OUT points, you are ready to create themaster file.1. When in Multi Track mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button.The recorder switches to Mixdown mode and the Homescreen reopens.If you play or record, you can hear the signal of the mixedtracks (the signal to be recorded) through headphones or amonitoring system.NOTE• In Mixdown mode, Mixdown appears on the upper left cornerof the Home screen.• If the interval between the IN and OUT points is shorter than 4seconds, when you start to record, Trk Too Short appearsand the mixdown recording will not be performed.• When in Mixdown mode, some playback functionsdo not work. If you try to use one of these functions,In Mixdown Mode appears.2. Press the RECORD (0) button.The mixdown starts and the RECORD (0) button lights.Regardless of the recorder's current position, the mixdownstarts from the IN point.If necessary, adjust the track faders or the Mixer screen'sPAN knobs while mixing down the tracks to stereo. Theseadjustments will be reflected in the master file.When the recorder reaches the OUT point, recordingautomatically stops.3. If you want to redo the creation of the stereo master track,press the RECORD (0) button.A new master file will be created, and the previous masterfile will be overwritten.NOTEAfter recording the master file, you can play back the master file tocheck it. (See “Checking the master file” in the following section.)