User's Manual

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TASCAM DP-24SD
7 - Recorder Functions
Recording with automatic punching
After rehearsing, record with auto punch in/out.
1. Press the REHEARSE button to turn off the REHEARSE
button.
2. Press the RECORD (0) button.
• Playback starts from the pre-roll point. You can monitor
both the track playback signal and the input source
signal.
• When the punch in point is reached, the monitoring
changes to input source signal only, and the RECORD
(0) button lights.
• When the punch out point is reached, the monitoring of
both the track playback signal and input 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 press the
REPEAT button so that the REPEAT button becomes lit, and
then, using the virtual track feature, repeat the punch in/out
recording until 8 times (8 takes).
After the recording, you can choose your favorite take from one
of the 8 takes recorded in the virtual tracks. (See "Checking a
take" below.)
NOTE
You can undo auto punch in/out operations.
Checking a take
After recording a take, follow the procedure below to check the
take.
Once the punch in/out recording is completed, the VIRTUAL
TRACK screen appears as follows.
1. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to
select (blue highlight) a take from the list.
2. Press the F4 ( LOAD ) to load, assign each virtual track 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 the VIRTUAL
TRACK button to exit Virtual Track mode.
To exit from Auto Punch mode too, press the AUTO PUNCH
button.
If you are not satisfied with the result, press the RECORD
(0) button again and record another take.
Virtual tracks
This unit allows 8 virtual tracks for each track.
Since there are 8 virtual tracks for each track, you can record
multiple takes of lead vocals or improvised solos, and then
choose the best takes afterwards.
After recording, assign a separate virtual track to a physical
track, and then record another take. By repeating this process,
you can use multiple virtual tracks to hold different takes.
Recording to virtual tracks
Follow these procedures to record a virtual track.
1. Select the track.
2. Press the VIRTUAL TRACK button.
3. Select UNUSED .
4. Press the F4 ( LOAD ) button to assign the virtual track to be
recorded to.
5. Once you have completed the setting, press the HOME
button to return to the Home Screen.
Assigning virtual tracks
Follow these procedures to assign a virtual track to a physical
track.
1. Press the SELECT button of a track you want to assign a
virtual track to when the Home screen is displayed, and then
press the VIRTUAL TRACK button.
The VIRTUAL TRACK screen appears.
You can also press the VIRTUAL TRACK button first, then
select a track on the VIRTUAL TRACK screen.
NOTE
When creating a song, the virtual track #1 is assigned to
each physical track.
Recording, playback, and editing is only possible with
virtual tracks assigned to physical tracks.
You can also assign an already recorded virtual track to a
physical track and record over it.
2. Use the JOG/DATA dial to select the virtual track that you
want to assign.
3. Press the F4 ( LOAD ) button to assign the virtual track to a
physical track.
The assignment to the physical track is shown by an icon on
the screen.
NOTE
•
To delete a virtual track, press the F3 ( CLEAR ) button in
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.