Tascam Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started Manual

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TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started 236 – Managing songs and data on your Pocketstudio 5When you connect the Pocketstudio 5 to a computer,you can transfer data such as the following betweenthe Pocketstudio 5 and your computer.• Song data (audio, effect settings, MIDI backingsettings, etc.)• Stereo MP3 files: the files that you have mixedyourself on the Pocketstudio 5 as well as otherMP3 stereo files from other sources.• Standard MIDI files which you can use as backingdata for “karaoke” playing and singing.• Additional MIDI backing patterns and effect set-tings as these become available through theTASCAM Web site, or from other sources.Also note that if you are using a new CF card withthe Pocketstudio 5, you will need to format the card(see “Before you start using a new CF card” onpage 24.The computer must have one compatible USB portavailable for use with the Pocketstudio 5 (if all portsare being used by a mouse, keyboard, etc., you canadd a USB hub to expand the number of ports avail-able to you).NOTEThe majority of modern computers have USB portswhich are compatible with the USB interface fitted tothe Pocketstudio 5. A very few older computers mayhave older versions of USB hardware (host controllers)which are not compatible with the hardware on thePocketstudio 5.Your Pocketstudio 5 can be used with any of the fol-lowing computer operating systems.• Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition)• Microsoft Windows Me• Microsoft Windows 2000 (Workstation and Profes-sional)• Microsoft Windows XP (Home and Professional)• Mac OS 8.5 and greater (up to Mac OS 9.0)The Pocketstudio 5 cannot be used with MicrosoftWindows 95, Microsoft Windows 98 (first edition),or Microsoft Windows NT (any version).It will not currently work with Mac OS 9 or above(including Mac OS X).Managing songsAll song management and editing operations areaccessed through the CARD menu.Naming songs To name the current song loadedinto memory, from the main menu, enter the CARDmenu, and scroll down to SONG EDIT. PressENTER.Scroll the cursor to Song Name and pressENTER to edit the name of the current song loadedinto memory.Edit the song name (see “Naming songs, etc.” onpage 12) and press ENTER when you have finished.NOTEThis does not rename the song folder on the card, butrenames the “zero-length” file inside the song folder.See the Reference Manual for details.Take care that you only always use letters, numbers anddash (-) in filenames. If you use any other characters,you may not be able to read the card on a computer.Deleting a song from the card To delete asong from the card, enter the CARD menu and scrolldown to Song Delete. Press ENTER:Scroll to the song you want to delete and pressENTER. The song (tracks, settings, and mix) isdeleted from the card.NOTEThere is no undo operation available here. If you deletea song from the card, there is no “escape hatch”.Always be sure that you have backed up your song toPC (or that you really do not want that song any more)before you delete it from the card./ 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 : K o t o J a z zS u r e ? > > [ E N T E R ]S O N G N A M E/ S O N G D E L E T EU N D OR E D O ;/ K o t o R o c kR e d G r a s sS u r e ? > > [ E N T E R ]