Tascam DP-008 - Manual (Page 53)

TASCAM DP-008
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Bouncing tracks
Use this unit’s bounce function to mix already
recorded tracks (1–8) down to one or two
tracks.
Multitrack tape recorders can only bounce
to an open track (in other words, they can
not record to a track that is also a source of
the mix). For example, tracks 1–7 could be
bounced to track 8, but tracks 1–8 could not be
bounced to track 1. This unit, however, does
not have this limitation. You can bounce tracks
1–8 to mix down to tracks 1 and 2 (stereo
bounce), or bounce tracks 1–8 as a mono mix
to track 1 (mono bounce).
NOTE
Inside this unit, a mixdown is made to create
a mix master that is recorded to the desig-
nated tracks.
TRACK 1
Drum L TRACK 2
Drum R TRACK 3
Perc. L TRACK 4
Perc. R TRACK 5
Bass TRACK 6
Piano L TRACK 7
Piano R TRACK 8
SE
TRACK 3
Perc. L
(Over-
writing
possible)
TRACK 4
Perc. R
(Over-
writing
possible)
TRACK 8
SE
(Over-
writing
possible)
TRACK 7
Piano R
(Over-
writing
possible)
TRACK 5
Bass
(Over-
writing
possible)
TRACK 6
Piano L
(Over-
writing
possible)
TRACK 1 & 2
Rhythm, Bass,
Piano, SE
TRACK 1 & 2
Rhythm, Bass,
Piano, SE
TRACK 3
Guitar L TRACK 4
Guitar R TRACK 5
Lead
Guitar
TRACK 6
Lead
Vocal
TRACK 7
Chorus L TRACK 8
Chorus R
New recording possible on tracks 3-8
Bounce tracks 1-8 to mix down to tracks 1-2
Source tracks are erased when they are
bounce destinations. (In the illustration above
the drum parts are overwritten by the stereo
mix). However, you can use the unit’s (undo)
function to return to the previous state if
you make a mistake (see “Undoing the last
operation (single undo)” on page 50).
Using the bounce function
1 Press REC MODE to open the
RECORDER
MODE
screen.
2 Turn the DATA wheel to select
BOUNCE
.
3 Press the F4 (
EXEC
) key to put the unit in
bounce mode and return to the Home
Screen.
4 Press the REC keys for the bounce desti-
nation tracks (the indicators blink).
For a stereo bounce, press the REC keys
for any two tracks. For a mono bounce
(bouncing the mix to a single track) press
the REC key for any one track.
5 Adjust the LEVEL and PAN knobs for the
bounce source tracks.
When making a stereo bounce, the lower
numbered track is the left (L) side.
For a mono bounce, turn the PAN knobs
of the bounce source tracks all the way to
L . Use the MASTER LEVEL knob to adjust
the overall level.
6 After returning to the start of the song,
press the playback (Á) key while
pressing and holding the record (–) key
to start the bounce.
Confirming the result
Mute the bounce source tracks (see
“Muting tracks” on page 47), and play
7 – Recorder Functions