Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DP-03SD 397 – Recorder FunctionsBouncing tracksUse this unit’s bounce function to mix already recorded tracks(1–8) down to one or two tracks.Multitrack tape recorders can only bounce to an open track (inother words, they can not record to a track that is also a sourceof the mix). For example, tracks 1–7 could be bounced to track8, but tracks 1–8 could not be bounced to track 1. This unit,however, does not have this limitation. You can bounce tracks1–8 to mix down to tracks 1 and 2 (stereo bounce), or bouncetracks 1–8 as a mono mix to track 1 (mono bounce).NOTEInside this unit, a mixdown is made to create a mix masterthat is recorded to the designated tracks.TRACK 1Drum LTRACK 2Drum RTRACK 3Perc. LTRACK 4Perc. RTRACK 5BassTRACK 6Piano LTRACK 7Piano RTRACK 8SETRACK 3Perc. L(Over-writingpossible)TRACK 4Perc. R(Over-writingpossible)TRACK 8SE(Over-writingpossible)TRACK 7Piano R(Over-writingpossible)TRACK 5Bass(Over-writingpossible)TRACK 6Piano L(Over-writingpossible)TRACK 1 & 2Rhythm, Bass,Piano, SETRACK 1 & 2Rhythm, Bass,Piano, SETRACK 3Guitar LTRACK 4Guitar RTRACK 5LeadGuitarTRACK 6LeadVocalTRACK 7Chorus LTRACK 8Chorus RNew recording possible on tracks 3-8Bounce tracks 1-8 to mix down to tracks 1-2Source tracks are erased when they are bounce destinations.(In the illustration above the drum parts are overwrittenby the stereo mix). However, you can use the unit’s (undo)function to return to the previous state if you make amistake (see “Undoing the last operation (single undo)” onpage 36).Using the bounce function1 In multitrack mode, press the BOUNCE button.After the Bounce ! pop-up message appears, the unitswitches to BOUNCE mode and the Home Screen reopens.2 Press the REC buttons for the bounce destination tracks (theindicators blink).For a stereo bounce, press the REC buttons for any twotracks. For a mono bounce (bouncing the mix to a singletrack) press the REC button for any one track.3 Adjust the track faders and PAN knobs for the bounce sourcetracks.When making a stereo bounce, the lower numbered track isthe left (L) side.For a mono bounce, turn the PAN knobs of the bouncesource tracks all the way to L.Use the MASTER fader to adjust the overall level.4 After returning to the start of the song, press the PLAY (Á)button while pressing and holding the RECORD (–) buttonto start the bounce.Confirming the resultMute the bounce source tracks (see “Muting tracks” on page49), and play the song from the beginning.If you are not satisfied with the result because, for example, thebalance between instruments is poor, or the pan settings arewrong, use the undo function (see “Undoing the last operation(single undo)” on page 36).If you are satisfied with the result, press the BOUNCE button toreturn to the MULTI TRACK mode.After bouncing tracks, you can make new recordings over theother tracks.TIPIf it is possible that you might need the original tracks atsome later time, back-up the track data to a computer orcopy the song before bouncing (see “Backing-up songs”on page 61 and “Connecting with a computer” on page60).Locate and search functionsDirect locate functionThe current recorder position is shown at the top of thedisplay as “hours: minutes: seconds: frames” (there are 30frames per second). You can move the current recorderposition to a specific time by inputting it here.1 On the Home Screen, use the HOME button to move thecursor (underline) between time divisions. You can edit thevalue at the cursor positions.The seconds are selected in the following figure.