Tascam DP-008 - Manual (Page 49)

TASCAM DP-008
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NOTE
You cannot enter MASTER REC mode if •
you have not set an OUT point.
If you try to enter MASTER REC mode
•
when the length of the interval between
IN and OUT points is too short, a “trk too
short” pop-up message appears and you
cannot enter MASTER REC mode.
In MASTER REC mode, you cannot change
•
the OUT point.
Some playback functions and other
•
functions do not work when the unit is
in master recording mode. If you try to
use one of these functions, an “In Master
Mode” pop-up message appears.
4 Press the playback (Á) key while
pressing and holding the record (–) key
to start master recording.
The record (–) key indicator lights.
Regardless of the prior recorder position,
recording starts from the 00:00:00:00 point
(start of song).
Use the LEVEL and PAN knobs as
necessary to control the mix. These
adjustments do affect the recorded stereo
master track.
Recording automatically ends when the
recorder position reaches the OUT point.
After it ends, do the following to listen to
the master track that you created.
5 Press the REC MODE key to open the
RECORDER MODE
screen.
6 Turn the DATA wheel to select
MASTER
PLAY
.
7 Press the F4 (
EXEC
) key to put this unit
into master playback mode and return to
the Home Screen.
8 Press the playback (Á) key to play the
stereo master track that you created.
The playback signal of the stereo master
track is output through the PHONES or
LINE OUT connector, so it can also be
dubbed to an external stereo recorder.
9 If you are satisfied with this stereo
master track, press the REC MODE key
to open the
RECORDER MODE
screen. Turn
the DATA wheel to select
MULTI TRACK
and press the F4 (
EXEC
) key to put the
unit into multitrack mode (ordinary
mode) again and return to the Home
Screen.
If you do not like the stereo master track
you made, follow the above procedures
to make a master recording again. The
new stereo master track replaces the
previous stereo master track.
NOTE
To listen to the recorded stereo master
track in a saved song, load the song, set the
recorder mode to MASTER PLAY and press
the playback (
Á ) key to start playback.
TIP
A stereo master track can be copied to any
track pair among tracks 1–8 by creating a
“clone” track (see “CLONE TRACK (track
duplication)” on page 62).
Undoing operations (undo)
This unit allows you to undo an operation or
recording that did not work as planned or was
otherwise unsatisfactory. Undo can be used on
many ordinary operations, including editing
and recording operations. This unit has two
types of undo functions. Single undo can be
used with a simple key press, while multi-undo
allows you to return to and undo a specific past
operation.
NOTE
The UN/REDO indicator lights when single
undo or multi-undo has been conducted
and there are undone operations that can
be redone.
6 – Basic Recording