User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 – Introduction
- 2 - Quick Guide
- Playback and mixing
- Recording and mastering
- Creating a new song
- Connecting and setting the input sources
- Setting the guitar as the recording source for TRACK 1
- Adjusting and monitoring the input level
- Recording a guitar to TRACK 1
- Playing back the recording
- Recording a guitar to TRACK 2
- Recording a vocal to TRACK 3
- Mixing the tracks
- Mastering a recording
- Shutting down
- 3 – Names and Functions of Parts
- 4 – Preparation
- 5 - Song Management
- 6 - Basic Recording
- 7 - Recorder Functions
- 8 - Track Editing
- 9 - Using Built-In Effects
- 10 - Mixing Down and Mastering Tracks
- 11 - Various Other Functions
- 12 - SD Card Management
- 13 - Exchanging Data with a Computer
- 14 – Troubleshooting
- 15 – Messages
- 16 – Specifications
TASCAM DP-24SD
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2 - Quick Guide
2. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button to
open the
MENU
screen.
3. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b/g/t)
buttons to select (green highlight)
SONG
, and then press
the F4 (t) button.
The
SONG LIST
screen appears.
4. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to
select
DEMO SONG
, and then press the F4 (t) button to
open a sub-menu.
5. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to
select
LOAD
, and then press the F4 (t) button.
The
SONG LOAD
pop-up window appears.
6. Press the F2 (
YES
) button to load the demo song.
The demo song is loaded and the display returns to the
SONG LIST
screen.
7. Press the HOME button to return to the Home screen.
8. Press the PLAY (7) button, and raise the TRACK 1 to 23/24
faders, the STEREO fader and the MONITOR LEVEL knob to
listen to the demo song.
The STEREO fader adjusts the overall volume of TRACK 1 to
23/24. The standard position of the STEREO fader is 0dB.
Use TRACK 1 to 23/24 faders to adjust the balance of the
tracks.
Use the MONITOR LEVEL knob to adjust the final
monitoring volume.
9. Press the MIXER button to open the
Mixer
screen.
10. 1Press the SOURCE button to select INPUT A to H, or press
the SELECT button to select a track to be set, and then use
the PAN knob to set the stereo signal position of each track.
TIP
•
Press the STOP (8) and REW (m) (TO ZERO) buttons at
the same time to return to the beginning of the song (ZERO
point) (TO ZERO function).
•
If you press the wrong button and open a different screen,
press the HOME button to return to the Home screen at any
time.
Recording and mastering
In this section we will practice multitrack recording.
Here we will explain how to connect an electric guitar and
rhythm guitar to INPUT H, and an external microphone to
INPUT B.
In the following example, we will explain how to record a
rhythm guitar part with an electric guitar to track 1 and a lead
guitar part to track 2. Then, we will use the external microphone
to record vocals to track 3. Finally, we will mix down the tracks
to stereo.
We will assume that you have already followed the instruc-
tions in the previous section, and that you have connected the
monitoring equipment, started the unit and inserted the SD
card.