Tascam Pocketstudio files, How to share your Pocketstudio 5 files, Some notes on keeping files

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6 – Managing songs and data on your Pocketstudio 5

Pocketstudio files

The Pocketstudio 5 keeps its files in special loca- tions, which must not be changed.

See the Reference Manual for details of these loca- tions and settings.

How to share your Pocketstudio 5 files

Thanks to the Pocketstudio 5 and the Internet, you can now share your files round the world.

Not only can you share your finished mixes, but you can send your projects in progress round the world and make recordings together with musicians you’ve never even met!

For example, if you feel that your latest song would really be enhanced by some Latin American percus- sion, you could find, through the Internet, a fellow Pocketstudio 5 owner playing such instruments and living in Brazil, for example.

Sending the tracks (and MIDI backing) of the song to the percussion player allows him to overdub the per- cussion parts and return them to you. All you need is the Pocketstudio 5, your computer, an Internet con- nection and a mail and browser program.

To help you and all the other Pocketstudio 5 owners around the world, TASCAM has set up a Web page on the main TASCAM Web site (www.tascam.com) where you can register your details (name, contact details, the region where you live, the instrument(s) that you play, the type of music you enjoy, etc.) and search for like-minded musicians to work with you on your projects.

Some notes on keeping files

Always back up your songs as often as you can to your computer by copying them from the card to your computer’s hard disk drive. You stand less risk of losing important data (and maybe hours of hard work) that way.

You may also want to keep different versions of your songs. Perhaps you feel that one player’s interpreta- tion of a part on your song is better than another’s,

and you want to keep the two versions for compari- son before you make the final mix.

Although the filenames you use on the Pocketstudio 5 are restricted to eight characters, you can use longer names on your computer. Remember to change them back to eight characters when you put them back on the Pocketstudio 5.

26 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
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