Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual

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30 TASCAM DP-03SD5 – Song ManagementThis unit manages data in units called “songs”. Ordinarily, eachproject should have its own “song” file. The first step is to loadthe song that you want to manage (load an existing song orcreate a new song).In a song, the audio data for the recorded multitrack (tracks 1–8)and the stereo master track are saved.This chapter starts with an explanation of SD card partitions,and then covers basic operations, including procedures forloading songs and creating new songs, as well as various songmanagement functions.Partitions and songsThis unit uses SD cards to record songs. SD cards formatted bythe unit are divided into partitions.The partitions include MTR partitions for recording song dataand FAT partitions that can be read and written to by computers.Editing namesYou can edit names on the following screens.• When creating, saving or editing the name of a song (SAVE,CREATE and NAME EDIT)• When exporting a WAV file (NAME EDIT and EXPORTMASTER)• When backing up a song (SONG BACKUP)SONG CREATE name editing screenUse the following controls to edit names.• Use the REW (Ô) (TO ZERO) and F FWD () (TO LASTREC) buttons to move the cursor (underline) position. Thecharacter at the cursor position is the one that can be edited.• Use the DATA wheel to change the characters at the cursor(underline) position. Ordinary symbols, numerals and Englishupper and lower case letters can be input.• To insert a blank at the cursor position, press the F3 (INS)button. When editing a file name, an “A” is inserted at theblank space.• Press the F4 (DEL) button to delete the character at thecursor position.• When you have finished inputting and editing, press the F2(EXEC) button to save the edited name.Loading a saved songFollow these procedures to load the song you want.1 When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button toopen the MENU screen.2 Use the data wheel to select SONG, and press the F4 (¥)button to open the SONG screen.3 Use the DATA wheel to select LOAD, and press the F4 (¥)button to open the SONG LOAD screen, which shows alist of songs in the current partition. A star (*) icon appearsto the right of the currently loaded song. A lock ( ) iconappears to the left of songs that are protected.4 Use the DATA wheel to select the song you want, and pressthe F2 (EXEC) button.The currently loaded song is saved and the selected song isloaded.5 Press the HOME button to return to the Home Screen.Creating a new songFollow these procedures to create a new song.1 When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button toopen the MENU screen.2 Use the DATA wheel to select SONG, and press the F4 (¥)button to open the SONG screen.3 Use the DATA wheel to select CREATE, and press the F4(¥) button to open the SONG CREATE screen.A default song name like “SONG****” is given to the newsong. (**** indicates a number. In the example above thename is “SONG0020”.)4 Change the song name (title) as necessary. (See “Editingnames” on page 30 for how to do this.)TIPYou can edit the name of a song later by selecting NAMEEDIT from the SONG screen. You can also edit the songname when saving the song.5 Press the F2 (EXEC) button to save the currently loadedsong and create the new song.6 Press the HOME button to return to the Home Screen.Saving a songThis unit automatically saves the current song during shutdownand when loading another song. You can also save a song at anytime using the following procedures.1 When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button toopen the MENU screen.