Tascam 5 user service About multitrack recording

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2 – About multitrack recording

In a recording studio, the usual mixdown device is an analog or digital stereo tape recorder (or sometimes a CD recorder).

On the Pocketstudio 5, the mix is made to an MP3 file inside the Pocketstudio 5 itself. No cables or external equipment are needed, and you can share the resulting mix with friends immediately, as the sound is digitized, ready for storing and transmitting using a personal computer.

Effects Either when recording or when mixing down, effects are often added to the dry recorded sound to add life and interest to the recording.

The Pocketstudio 5 provides you with a wide range of effects which help to give your recordings a pro- fessional touch.

Special guitar and bass-based effects are available for input A, and vocal-type (and drum) effects for input B, with a reverb being available for all recorded tracks at mixdown. In addition, the tone generator has its own flexible reverb and chorus effects, to add a wide range of different colors to your recording.

6 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started

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Contents Pocketstudio Table of Contents What’s in the box? WelcomeAbout this manual Welcome This sectionPowering up the Pocketstudio Using batteriesAC adaptor About multitrack recording Multi-track recordingCards and memory About multitrack recording Parts of the Pocketstudio Rear panelFront 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 MarksYour first song using the Pocketstudio Setting up a new song to record intoBefore you start recording 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 songsUsing CF cards Before you start using a new CF cardChecking how full the card has become Connecting the Pocketstudio 5 to a computer Disconnecting the PocketstudioOptimizing a card How to share your Pocketstudio 5 files Pocketstudio filesSome notes on keeping files Page Pocketstudio
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