Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual

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16 TASCAM DP-03SD2 – Quick Start Guides3 Set the IN point.The time from the IN point to the OUT point will be used forthe stereo master track.Play back the song and press and hold the IN [SET IN]button at the point where you want to start the stereomaster 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 where the mix downwill start.4 Set the OUT point.Play back the song and press and hold the OUT [SET OUT]button at the point where you want to end the stereo mastertrack. The SET OUT ! pop-up appears.The time when you began to press and hold the OUT [SETOUT] button is set as the OUT point, which is where the mixdown 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 open theMIXDOWN screen.Mixdown mode is enabled and the Home Screen reopens.MIXDOWN appears in the upper left.6 Press and hold the RECORD (º) button and press the PLAY(Á) button to start recording a stereo master track.Recording automatically stops when the OUT point isreached.NOTE• The IN and OUT points must be at least 4 seconds apart.If the interval is shorter than 4 seconds, the Trk TooShort pop-up appears and mixdown mode cannot bestarted.• During recording, you can use the track faders to adjust thelevels of the tracks and the overall level.• You can use the equalizer and reverb effect while recordinga stereo master track. (See “Track EQ (equalizer)” on page48 and “Reverb” on page 48.)• You can mute unwanted tracks so that they are not recordedto the stereo master track. (See “Muting tracks” on page49.)Mastering a stereo trackMastering is the process of adjusting a stereo master track toimprove the final sound.ª Confirming the stereo master track1 In multitrack mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERINGbutton to open the MASTERING screen.The unit begins mastering mode and the Home Screenreopens. MASTERING appears in the upper left.NOTE• Mastering mode cannot be started if you have not created astereo master track.• From multitrack mode, press the MIXDOWN/MASTERINGbutton once to enter mixdown mode and once again toenter mastering mode.2 In this mode, press the PLAY (Á) button to listen to thestereo master track that you have created.NOTE• Confirm that both the EQ and COMP items are shown tobe OFF. If either is ON, the sound heard will be affectedby the equalizer and/or compressor. (See “Using mastering