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Tascam 5 User Manual

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Table of Contents

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TASCAM Pocketstudio 5

Version 2.0 Release Notes

1 – Please read this!

Copyright and trademarks............................. 3

Updating your Pocketstudio 5 ...................3

2 – Upgrade procedures

First steps (Windows systems) ...................4
First steps (Mac OS 9 and OS X 10.1 and

above) .......................................................4

Back up your data .......................................4
Format the card ...........................................5
Loading the upgrade ..................................5
Upgrading the software .............................6
Restoring your data ....................................6

3 – Corrections to the original manual

Mac OS 8 ......................................................... 7
“Setting up the song arrangement”

on page 12 ................................................... 7

“Adding song sections” on page 13.............. 7
“Setting up the chords” on page 15.............. 7
“Setting up the chords” on page 16.............. 7
“Octave” on page 21 ...................................... 7
“Absolute location” on page 29 .................... 7
“To use the Pocketstudio 5 with a computer

(non Windows 98SE)” on page 37 ............. 7

“Copy and paste” on page 41........................ 7

4 – New features in v1.13

Increased number of songs ........................8
Improved OS support..................................8
Meters ..........................................................8
MP3 playback ..............................................8

5 – New MP3 mode features

Entering Mix to MP3 mode ........................9

Mixing down................................................... 10
MP3 recording................................................. 10
Replay of mixed material............................... 11
Using the F. key to enter MP3 play mode .... 11
Returning to tracking mode .......................... 11

6 – Program list

Adding, changing and deleting items .......12
Playing back the list ....................................13

7 – Managing songs and MP3s

Song edit......................................................14

Stereo pair and all tracks ............................... 14
Copy/paste ...................................................... 14
Track erase ......................................................
14

Rename MP3................................................15
MP3 properties ............................................15
Song Protect ................................................
15

8 – Other new functions

Play along with MP3 (”karaoke”)...............17
Input panning..............................................17
Song markers...............................................17
Metronome..................................................18
Count-in .......................................................18
Key transpose..............................................19