Tascam Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started Manual

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TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started 155 – Your first song using the Pocketstudio 5This does not pretend to explain every possible func-tion of the Pocketstudio 5, but it will guide youthrough the first steps in making a recording.We’ll assume that you are going to use the built-intone generator to give your song a backing track of atleast drums and bass and that you will be playingrhythm and lead guitar and singing.Before you start recordingFind yourself a quiet area where you won’t be dis-turbed while you’re recording.We will assume that you are using the headset (stereoheadphones and microphone) that came with thePocketstudio 5. Plug the red plug (microphone) intothe smaller (3.5 mm) microphone jack, and the blackplug into the headphone jack.Turn the headphone level control A to about half-way.Setting up a new song to record intoThe Pocketstudio 5 card comes with a song alreadyrecorded out of the box. However, you will probablywant to make your own song. Here’s how you do it:1 From the home screen, which you see afterturning on the Pocketstudio 5, press MENU.2 The cursor should be at CARD. PressENTER.3 With the cursor at SONG LOAD, pressENTER again:4 With the cursor at New Song, pressENTER. An asterisk (*) flashes briefly at theright of the screen to show that the card isaccessed, and the display then shows thehome screen, with SONG2 (your new song)ready for recording.5 You can now rename the song. Press MENU,and select the CARD menu (press ENTERagain). Use the cursor keys to move down toSONG EDIT and press ENTER.6 With the cursor at SONG NAME, pressENTER again.7 Use the cursor pad and wheel to edit the songname (see “Naming songs, etc.” on page 12)and then press ENTER, followed by MENU.The home screen now shows your song title.NOTEWhen you connect the Pocketstudio 5 to a computer(see “Managing songs and data on your Pocketstudio5” on page 23), the song folder will still appear asSONGx where x is the original song number. However,the name of the song will be included in the folder. Youshould also see the Reference Manual for furtherdetails./ C A R D T GE Q P A T T E R NP A N T U N E RR E V E R B S Y S T E M/ S O N G L O A DS O N G S A V ES O N G E D I TS M F L O A D ;/ N e w S o n gL H LL o a d > > [ E N T E R ]0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0S O N G 2/ S O N G N A M ES O N G D E L E T EU N D OR E D O ;S o n g N a m eN a m e : S O N G 2S u r e ? > > [ E N T E R ]0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0S l o w B l u e