2 Parts of the Porta02
1.3What you need to make recordings
Apart from the Porta02 itself, you will need:
•Some kind of stereo mastering recorder to produce the stereo record- ings. This can be a cassette recorder such as the TASCAM 102Mk II or an MD recorder such as the TASCAM MD301. A recorder which does not have recording level controls is not suitable for use as a master recorder.
•You will also need RCA (pin or phono) cables to connect the Porta02 to other equipment.
•Some monitoring equipment (some kind of amplifier and speaker system).
•Headphones, if you intend doing any work with microphones. These will avoid acoustic feedback (“howl- round”) when recording. Additionally, headphones are sometimes useful when panning tracks on mixdown, as you can hear the precise position of each track.
•Of course, you will also need some kind of sound source to record (instru- ment or microphone, etc.).
1.4Connecting the Porta02
1)Make sure all the equipment is turned off.
2)Connect the LINE OUT terminals of the Porta02 to the amplifier, using a pair of terminals on the amplifier such as AUX or VIDEO.
NOTE
Do not use any terminals marked PHONO or intended for record decks. These are connected to a special circuit inside the amplifier which makes them unsuitable for anything except record decks.
You can listen to the Porta02 by selecting the amplifier’s input source to be from the terminals to which you connected the Porta02 (AUX or VIDEO, etc.).
When you have mixed down and you want to listen to the mixed tape, you should select the mastering recorder as the amplifier’s input source.
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3)Connect your mastering recorder to a set of four TAPE terminals on the amplifier (two for REC and two for PLAY).
You may be using an integrated system in which the mastering recorder and ampli- fier are built into one enclosure. In this case, you do not need to follow step 3.
PLAY OUT to
TAPE IN
Amplifier
TAPE OUT
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REC IN
Mastering recorder
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LINE OUT
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