Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03 Owner's Manual

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18 TASCAM DP-032 Use the TRACK 1–3 PAN knobs to adjust the stereopositions of each track.Watch the and meters on the display as youmake adjustments.3 Set the IN point.The time from the IN point to the OUT point will beused for the stereo master track.Play back the song and press and hold the IN [SETIN] button at the point where you want to start thestereo master track. The SET IN ! pop-up appears.The time when you began to press and hold the IN[SET IN] button is set as the IN point, which is wherethe mix down will start.4 Set the OUT point.Play back the song and press and hold the OUT [SETOUT] button at the point where you want to endthe stereo master track. The SET OUT ! pop-upappears.The time when you began to press and hold theOUT [SET OUT] button is set as the OUT point,which is where the mix down will end.TIPYou can also use the IN [SET IN] and OUT [SET OUT]buttons to set the IN and OUT points when playback isstopped.5 Press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button to openthe MIXDOWN screen.Mixdown mode is enabled and the Home Screenreopens. MIXDOWN appears in the upper left.6 Press and hold the RECORD (º) button and pressthe PLAY (Á) button to start recording a stereomaster track.Recording automatically stops when the OUT point isreached.NOTEThe IN and OUT points must be at least 4 seconds•apart. If the interval is shorter than 4 seconds, the TrkToo Short pop-up appears and mixdown modecannot be started.During recording, you can use the track faders to adjust•the levels of the tracks and the overall level.You can use the equalizer and reverb effect while•recording a stereo master track. (See “Trac EQ(equalizer)” on page 53 and “Reverb” on page 53.)You can mute unwanted tracks so that they are not•recorded to the stereo master track. (See “Mutingtracks” on page 54.)Mastering a stereo trackMastering is the process of adjusting a stereo master trackto improve the final sound.Confirming the stereo master trackª1 In multitrack mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERING button to open the MASTERINGscreen.The unit begins mastering mode and the Home Screenreopens. MASTERING appears in the upper left.2 – Quick Start Guides