User's Manual

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TASCAM DP-24SD
Contents
7 - Recorder Functions ..................................42
Punching in and out.........................................................42
Using a foot switch to punch in/out .................... 42
Setting the foot switch .............................................42
Bouncing tracks .................................................................43
Performing the track bouncing ............................43
Checking the result ...................................................43
Direct Location Function................................................43
Locating directly a specified time ........................44
Locating directly a specified measure/beat .....44
Location marks ..................................................................44
Setting a location mark ............................................44
Skipping to location marks .....................................44
Deleting a location mark .........................................44
Returning to zero or the last recording position ...44
Fast forwarding and rewinding ...................................45
Cueing with the JOG/DATA dial ...................................45
Jogging while viewing a waveform ....................45
Jogging while listening to audio ..........................45
Repeat playback ................................................................45
Setting IN/OUT points ..............................................45
Using repeat playback ..............................................46
Jumpback playback .........................................................46
Checking cueing points (preview) ..............................46
Automatic punching in and out ..................................46
Setting punch-in/out points ..................................47
Checking punch-in/out points .............................. 47
Rehearsing with automatic punching ................47
Recording with automatic punching ..................48
Checking a take...........................................................48
Virtual tracks .......................................................................48
Recording to virtual tracks ......................................48
Assigning virtual tracks ............................................48
8 - Track Editing ............................................49
Overview of track editing...............................................49
Editing points ..............................................................49
Basic editing procedures .........................................49
Explanation of items .................................................49
COPY/PASTE ........................................................................50
COPY/INSERT ....................................................................... 50
MOVE/PASTE ....................................................................... 51
MOVE/INSERT .....................................................................51
OPEN (Insert Silence)........................................................51
CUT (Remove Part) ............................................................51
SILENCE (Erase Part) .........................................................52
CLONE TRACK (Track Duplication) ..............................52
CLEAN OUT (Delete Track) .............................................52
9 - Using Built-In Effects ...............................53
Dynamic effects .................................................................53
Inserting a dynamic effect ...................................... 53
Editing a dynamic effect ..........................................53
Guitar effects ......................................................................53
Inserting a guitar effect ...........................................53
Editing guitar effects ................................................53
Calling effects from the guitar effect library....54
Saving guitar effects in the library ....................... 54
Send effects ........................................................................54
Using send effects .....................................................54
Editing send effects ...................................................54
Calling the send effect library ...............................54
Saving send effects in the library ......................... 54
10 - Mixing Down and Mastering Tracks .....55
Mixing down tracks .......................................................... 55
Levels and balance ....................................................55
Fader group ..................................................................55
Stereo position (panning) .......................................55
Track equalizer ............................................................55
Send effects .................................................................56
Creating a master file .......................................................56
Setting the start and end points ..........................56
Creating a master file ................................................ 57
Exiting Mixdown mode ............................................ 57
Checking the master file ................................................57
Ending master file checking ...................................57
Finishing up a master file (mastering) .......................58
Mastering procedures ..............................................58
Using the mastering equalizer ..............................59
Using mastering compression ............................... 59
Using normalize ..........................................................60
Exiting Mastering mode ..........................................60
11 - Various Other Functions ........................61
Metronome .........................................................................61
Tuner function ....................................................................62
Setup (PREFERENCE) ........................................................62
Setting automatic power saving ..........................63
Setting automatic monitoring ..............................63
Setting the song name format ..............................63
Restoring the initial preference settings ..................63
Viewing information ........................................................64
12 - SD Card Management ............................65
Quick formatting an SD card ........................................65
Full formatting an SD card .............................................66