Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual

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38 TASCAM DP-03SD7 – Recorder FunctionsPunching in and outPunching in/out is a technique to replace a part of an alreadyrecorded track.Start playback and when you reach the part that you wantto replace, switch to record (punch in), then switch back toplayback (or stop) when you finish the part that you want toreplace (punch out).1 Decide what part of the track you plan to replace and choosea point to begin where the new recording can sit well withthe existing recording.2 Press the REC button of the track that you plan to replacepart of to start record standby (REC indicator blinks).3 Start playback before the part of the track that you want toreplace.4 Press the RECORD (–) button to start recording (punchin) when you reach the part. Play or sing what you want torecord.5 Press the PLAY (Á) button to switch to playback (punchout) when you finish the replacement recording.NOTEWhen the recording source is set to a built-in microphone(INTERNAL MIC A/B), the sound of pressing a button topunch in and out could be recorded. This can be avoidedby using a foot switch to punch in and out or the automaticpunching in and out functions. (See “Automatically punchingin and out” on page 43.)TIPYou can also press the STOP (ª) key to punch out at the endof the replacement recording.Using the foot switch to punch in/outUsing a foot switch connected to the REMOTE jack on the rearpanel, you can punch in and out.In step 4 above, step on the foot switch instead of pressing theRECORD (–) button. In step 5, step on the foot switch againinstead of pressing the PLAY (Á) button.Foot switchTASCAM RC-3F (optional)NOTEPress the switch (pedal) that you have set to PUNCH in thefoot switch settings. By default, the center pedal (Foot SWC) is set to PUNCH. (See “Setting the foot switch” on page38.)Setting the foot switchSet the foot switch on the PREFERENCE screen.1 When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button toopen the MENU screen.2 Use the DATA wheel to select PREFERENCE, and pressthe F4 (¥) button to open the PREFERENCE screen.3 Use the F3 (§) and F4 (¶) buttons to select FootSW L.4 Use the DATA wheel to select the function to assign to theleft foot switch pedal.5 In the same way, use the Foot SW Citem to set thefunction of the center pedal and the Foot SW Ritem toset the function of the right pedal.6 After making the settings, press the HOME button to returnto the Home Screen.Setting FunctionPLAY Same as the unit’s PLAY (Á) buttonREC Same as the unit’s RECORD (–) buttonSTOP Same as the unit’s STOP (ª) buttonF FWD Same as the unit’s F FWD () (TO LAST REC)buttonREW Same as the unit’s REW (Ô) (TO ZERO) buttonPUNCH Press during playback to PUNCH IN and duringrecording to PUNCH OUTPLY/STP Press when stopped to start playback, and pressat any other time to stopCUE Locate to the last point where playback startedDefault values: CUE (L), PUNCH (C), PLY/STP (R)