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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5 - Song Management
Creating a new song
Follow the procedure below to create a new song.
1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button to
open the
MENU
screen.
2. 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.
3. Press the F4 (t) button to open the corresponding
sub-menu.
Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to
select
CREATE
from the sub-menu, and then press the F4
(t) button.
4. Press the F4 (t) button to open the
SONG CREATE
pop-up window.
The created song is given the name depending on the
setting of
Song Name Type
on the
PREFERENCE
menu.
5. Change the song name in the
Name
item if you want. (See
“Editing names” on page 30.)
TIP
You can edit the name of a song later selecting
NAME
EDIT
from the
SONG
screen. You can also edit the song
name when saving the song.
6. Align the cursor with
Bit
and turn the JOG/DATA dial to
set the bit rate. (Default: 16bit)
7. Align the cursor with
Hz
and turn the JOG/DATA dial to set
the sampling frequency. (Default: 44.1kHz)
8. Press the F2 (
YES
) button to save the currently loaded song
and create a new song.
NOTE
If you press the F1 (
NO
) button, the pop-up window disap-
pears and the display returns to the
SONG LIST
screen.
9. Once the song is created, the pop-up window disappears
and the display returns to the
SONG LIST
screen.
10. 10. Press the HOME button to return to the Home screen.
Saving a song
This unit automatically saves the current song during shutdown
and when loading another song. You can also save a song at any
time using the procedure below.
1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button to
open the
MENU
screen.
2. 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.
3. Press the F4 (t) button to open the corresponding
sub-menu.
Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to
select
SAVE
from the sub-menu, and then press the F4 (t)
button.
4. Press the F4 (t) button to open the
SONG SAVE
pop-up
window.
5. Change the song name in the
SongName
item if you want.
(See “Editing names” on page 30.)
To save without changing the name, just press the F2 (
YES
)
button.
6. Once the song is saved, the pop-up window disappears and
the display returns to the
SONG LIST
screen.
7. Press the HOME button to return to the Home screen.
TIP
The
SAVE
item, which is one of the
SONG LIST
sub-menus, can also be selected through the F2 (
SAVE
)
button on the Home screen.