Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual

Contents

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TASCAM DP-03SD 5ContentsUsing IN, OUT and TO points .................................41Using repeat playback ..............................................42Setting the interval between repetitions ..........42Automatically punching in and out ...........................43Rehearsal .......................................................................43Using auto punch in/out to record ......................438 – Editing Tracks ..........................................44Overview of track editing...............................................44Editing points ..............................................................44Basic editing procedures ........................................44Explanation of items .................................................44COPY/PASTE .......................................................................45COPY/INSERT ......................................................................45MOVE/PASTE ......................................................................46MOVE/INSERT ....................................................................46OPEN (insert silence) .......................................................46CUT (remove part) ............................................................47SILENCE (part erase) ........................................................47CLONE track (track duplication) ...................................47CLEAN out (track erase)...................................................479 – Mixing down and mastering tracks .......48Mixing down tracks ..........................................................48Levels and balance ....................................................48Stereo position (panning) ......................................48Track EQ (equalizer) ..................................................48Reverb ...........................................................................48Muting tracks ..............................................................49Creating a stereo master track .....................................49Setting the starting and ending points .............50Recording a stereo master track ..........................50Exiting MIXDOWN mode ........................................50Checking the stereo master track ...............................51End stereo master track checking ........................51Mastering the stereo master track .............................51Mastering procedures ..............................................51Using mastering EQ (equalizer) .............................52Using mastering compression ..............................52Using normalize ..........................................................53Copying the stereo master track ..........................53Exiting MASTERING mode .....................................5310 – Miscellaneous Functions ......................54Metronome .........................................................................54Tuner ......................................................................................54Chromatic tuner mode.............................................54Oscillator mode...........................................................55Automatic power saving function ..............................56Restoring the initial preference settings ..................56Viewing information ........................................................5611 – SD Card Management ...........................57Overview of partitions ....................................................57Formatting cards ...............................................................57Reformatting MTR partitions ........................................58Reformatting the FAT partition ....................................58Viewing the capacity of the MTR partition ..............59Initializing SD cards ..........................................................5912 – Exchanging Data with a Computer ......60Supported operating systems......................................60Connecting with a computer .......................................60Disconnecting .............................................................60Song backup and restoration .......................................61Backing-up songs.......................................................61Restoring songs ..........................................................62Track import and export.................................................63Importing tracks .........................................................63Exporting tracks .........................................................64Exporting a stereo master track ..................................6513 – Mastering compressor settings list .....66Library of mastering compressor presets ................66Masetring compressor parameters list ....................6614 – Troubleshooting....................................6715 – Messages ...............................................68General messages .............................................................6816 – Specifications ........................................70Ratings ..................................................................................70Audio input/output ratings ...........................................70Control input/output ratings ........................................70Audio performance ..........................................................70Computer requirements.................................................70General .................................................................................71Backup memory ................................................................7117 – Commonly-used Functions ..................73