Tascam 5 Routing an input to a track, Track bouncing, Routing on mixdown, Marks, Punch recording

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4 – Basic use of the Pocketstudio 5

Routing an input to a track

When you want to route one of the two inputs to a track, press and hold either the GUITAR IN key or the MIC IN key.

Any track REC READY keys which are assigned to this input flash rapidly while you are holding down the input key (slow flashing means that the track is armed ready for recording).

Initially, tracks 1 and 2 are assigned to the guitar input, and tracks 3 and 4 are assigned to the micro- phone input (since the microphone and guitar effec- tors both have a stereo output, it makes sense to record on more than one track at a time).

Press a track key again to unpatch the input from the track (the key does not light).

Note that the tracks are initially assigned in pairs, so that if you press one REC READY of an unused pair, both indicators of that pair start to flash. To record on just one track, press one of the list tracks of a pair.

You can see that you can assign an input to more than one track at the same time, but you cannot assign both inputs to one track at the same time. Neither can you assign an input to all four tracks at once.

If you have selected a line input on both the micro- phone and guitar inputs so that you can record the left and right channels of a stereo instrument, you can assign these to the 1+2 and 3+4 track pairs (not to 1+3 or 1+4 or 2+3, etc.).

Track bouncing

The Pocketstudio 5 allows track bouncing (setting the playback of two or more tracks as inputs to another track or tracks.

See“Track bouncing” on page 26 of the reference manual for details.

Routing on mixdown

When mixing down a multitrack recording, all four tracks, as well as the stereo outputs of the internal MIDI tone generator, are routed to the stereo outputs, and the four tracks may also use the internal reverb unit.

The MIDI tone generator can use its own reverb and chorus units, which cannot be used by the audio tracks.

Marks

The “extra” MARK key is used to set and clear marks which you can use to find your way quickly round the song.

You can set up to eight marks, plus the special IN and OUT marks.

See “Marks” on page 23 of the reference manual for details of how to use these functions.

Punch recording

One of the most useful features of recording with a unit such as the Pocketstudio 5 is the ability to per- form punch recording. This allows you to correct only a small part of your recording without having to re-record the whole of the song.

See “Punch recording” on page 24 of the reference manual for details of how to carry out such punch operations.

Editing data

You can copy and paste, as well as delete, audio data from your songs. See “Editing data” on page 31 of the reference manual for details.

14 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started

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Contents Pocketstudio Table of Contents What’s in the box? WelcomeAbout this manual Welcome This sectionAC adaptor Powering up the PocketstudioUsing batteries Cards and memory About multitrack recordingMulti-track recording About multitrack recording Front panel Parts of the PocketstudioRear panel GUITAR/LINE selector Slide this switch Right panelTop panel Navigating around the Pocketstudio Home screenEnter and exit Yes and no MenusWheel Function keyCursor pad Naming songs, etcBasic use of the Pocketstudio Patching and routing on the PocketstudioRouting on mixdown Routing an input to a trackTrack bouncing MarksBefore you start recording Your first song using the PocketstudioSetting up a new song to record into Setting up the rhythm Adding the rhythm guitarTuning the guitar Adding a guitar effectAdding EQ Saving the songMaking the recording Adding vocalsAdding the lead guitar MixdownN c N d T r 1 1 0 Transfer to computer Managing songs and data on your Pocketstudio Managing songsChecking how full the card has become Using CF cardsBefore you start using a new CF card Optimizing a card Connecting the Pocketstudio 5 to a computerDisconnecting the Pocketstudio Some notes on keeping files How to share your Pocketstudio 5 filesPocketstudio files Page Pocketstudio