Teac DP-24 - Manual (Page 49)

TASCAM DP-24
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6 - Basic Recording
Rehearsing the recording
This unit has a recording rehearsal function, so you can
rehearse without actually recording.
The rehearsal function is specially useful for the auto
punch recording and other recording operations. (See
"Auto punch in/out" on page 57.)
In a rehearsal, monitoring and other recording operations
are the same as for the actual recording, but the input
signal is not recorded.
To rehearse, press the REHEARSE button so that the
button becomes lit.
When you record in Rehearsal mode, the RECORD (0)
button flashes instead of becoming lit.
After finishing your rehearsal, press the REHEARSE button
to cancel the Rehearsal mode.
Making the first recording
Before beginning the following recording procedures,
connect a recording source (a microphone or guitar) to an
input, assign that input as the recording source for a track,
and prepare your monitoring equipment.
1. Press the REC button of the track that you want to
record on.
The REC button flashes red and the unit enters
recording standby.
A maximum of eight tracks can be recorded
simultaneously.
When the REC buttons of eight tracks are flashing, the
other REC buttons become inoperative.
2. Set the recording level.
Use the TRIM knobs of INPUT A to H to adjust the
input level.
When doing this, adjust the level appropriately by
checking the OL indicator on the upper left corner of
the TRIM knob.
At the same time, confirm that the sound heard from
the headphones or monitoring system is not distorted,
and that an unintentional sound effect is not set up.
NOTE
The level meter of the track that has an input source
assigned to it shows the input level after the application
of INPUT EQ (equalizer).
The OL indicator lights if the input is too loud.
If the OL indicator stays lit even when you lower the TRIM
knob for that input, lower the input source signal level.
3. Press the REHEARSE button to select the Rehearsal
mode.
In Rehearsal mode,
Rehearsal appears on the
upper left corner of the Home screen.
4. Press the RECORD (0) button.
The recording rehearsal starts, the RECORD (0)
button flashes, and the PLAY (7) button becomes lit.
The REC button of the track that will be recorded stays
flashing.
5. After rehearsing your recording, press the STOP (8)
button.
6. Press the REHEARSE button to exit the Rehearsal
mode.
Rehearsal
disappears from the upper left corner of
the Home screen.
7. Press the RECORD (0) button.
The recording starts, the RECORD (0) button and the
PLAY (7) button become lit.
The REC button of the recorded track stops flashing
and becomes lit.
8. After finishing your recording, press the STOP (8)
button.
9. If you want to check a part of the recording, use the
REW (m) (TO ZERO) button, for example, to move
to it (locate).
TIP
Use the TO LAST REC function to move to the last
recording position and the TO ZERO function to return to
the start of the song (
00:00:00
). For more information
about the rewind/fast-forward and locate functions,
see "Returning to zero (TO ZERO) and returning to last
recording position (TO LAST REC)" on page 55.
10. Press the PLAY (7) button to play back the
recorded track.
Use the track faders and STEREO fader to adjust the
playback level.
Use the MONITOR LEVEL knob or the volume control
on your monitoring system to set the final monitoring
volume.
Use the PAN knobs on the corresponding Mixer screen
to set the stereo position of each track between the
left and right speakers.
NOTE
The track • PAN knobs on the Mixer screen of each
track and the track faders control the recorded track's
playback output signal or the monitoring sound of
the input signal. They do not control the signal being
recorded to the track.
If you are not satisfied with the recorded sound, repeat
•
the procedure above from the beginning.