Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-24 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DP-24 597 - Recorder FunctionsPerforming auto punch in/outAfter finishing your rehearsal, perform the auto punch in/out.1. Press the REHEARSE button to turn off theREHEARSE button.2. Press the RECORD (0) button.Playback starts from the pre-roll point. You can•monitor both the track playback signal and theinput source signal.When the punch in point is reached, the monitoring•changes to input source signal only, and theRECORD (0) button lights.When the punch out point is reached, the•monitoring of both the track playback signal andinput source signal starts, and the RECORD (0)button becomes unlit.Playback continues until the post-roll point and•stops.Before starting the punch in/out recording, you can pressthe REPEAT button so that the REPEAT button becomeslit, and then, using the virtual track feature, repeat thepunch in/out recording until 8 times (8 takes).After the recording, you can choose your favorite takefrom one of the 8 takes recorded in the virtual tracks. (See"Checking a take" below.)NOTEYou can undo auto punch in/out operations.Checking a takeAfter recording a take, follow the procedure below tocheck the take.Once the punch in/out recording is completed, theVIRTUAL TRACK screen appears as follows.1. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b)buttons to select (blue highlight) a take from thelist.2. Press the F4 (LOAD) to load, assign each virtualtrack to a physical track, and check the playback.Repeat steps 1 and 2 to check another take.3. If you are satisfied with the result, press theVIRTUAL TRACK button to exit Virtual Track mode.To exit from Auto Punch mode too, press the AUTOPUNCH button.If you are not satisfied with the result, press theRECORD (0) button again and record another take.Virtual tracksThis unit allows 8 virtual tracks for each track.Since there are 8 virtual tracks for each track, you canrecord multiple takes of lead vocals or improvised solos,and then choose the best takes afterwards.After recording, assign a separate virtual track to aphysical track, and then record another take. By repeatingthis process, you can use multiple virtual tracks to holddifferent takes.NOTEThe virtual tracks are mono tracks. When assigning virtualtracks to a physical track of a stereo pair, you must assignthem separately to the L and R channels.Follow the procedure below to assign a virtual track to aphysical track.1. Press the SELECT button of a track you want toassign a virtual track to when the Home screenis displayed, and then press the VIRTUAL TRACKbutton.The VIRTUAL TRACK screen appears.You can also press the VIRTUAL TRACK button first,then select a track on the VIRTUAL TRACK screen.NOTEWhen creating a song, the virtual track #1 is assigned toeach physical track.Recording, playback, and editing is only possible withvirtual tracks assigned to physical tracks.You can also assign an already recorded virtual track to aphysical track and record over it.2. Use the JOG/DATA dial to select the virtual trackthat you want to assign.3. Press the F4 (LOAD) button to assign the virtualtrack to a physical track.The assignment to the physical track is shown by anicon on the screen.NOTETo delete a virtual track, press the• F3 (CLEAR) buttonin step 3 above.A virtual track assigned to a physical track cannot be•deleted.You can assign an unused virtual track. The track•becomes an empty track.