Tascam 5 user service Parts of the Pocketstudio, Rear panel, Front panel

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3 – Parts of the Pocketstudio 5

Rear panel

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1MIDI IN jack Use this to connect a MIDI instrument to control the Pocketstudio 5’s internal tone generator.

2USB port Use a standard USB cable to con- nect this port to a suitably-equipped computer.

3AC adapter jack Use only the supplied AC adaptor with this jack.

4Power switch Turn the Pocketstudio 5 on (left) and off (right) with this switch.

NOTE

Remember to disconnect any headphones, instruments, etc. or to turn the volume down, when turning the Pocketstudio 5 on and off.

Front panel

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5GUITAR/LINE input Use this 1/4” input to connect either a guitar or a line-level input (synthe- sizer, etc.).

6Guitar/line input level control Use this to adjust the level of the signal fed through the guitar/ line input. Turn to the right to increase, and to the left to decrease volume.

7MIC/LINE input 1/4” jack Connect either a microphone or a line-level input (1/4” jack) to this input.

8Microphone input level control Use this to adjust the level of the signal fed through either of the microphone inputs (or the built-in micro-

phone). Turn to the right to increase, and to the left to decrease volume.

9MIC/LINE mini-jackConnect a suitable microphone (such as the one integrated with the sup- plied headset) to this jack.

NOTE

The terms “guitar” and “microphone” are used for con- venience. It is possible to connect other sound sources to these inputs, if you make the correct switch settings (see “Right panel” on page 8). However, you can never connect a guitar to the “microphone” input, or a micro- phone to the “guitar” input.

APHONES level control Turn this to the right to increase the headphone volume, and to the left to decrease the volume.

TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started 7

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Contents Pocketstudio Table of Contents Welcome This section WelcomeAbout this manual What’s in the box?Using batteries Powering up the PocketstudioAC adaptor Multi-track recording About multitrack recordingCards and memory About multitrack recording Rear panel Parts of the PocketstudioFront panel Right panel GUITAR/LINE selector Slide this switchTop panel Home screen Navigating around the PocketstudioFunction key MenusWheel Enter and exit Yes and noNaming songs, etc Cursor padPatching and routing on the Pocketstudio Basic use of the PocketstudioMarks Routing an input to a trackTrack bouncing Routing on mixdownSetting up a new song to record into Your first song using the PocketstudioBefore you start recording Adding the rhythm guitar Setting up the rhythmAdding a guitar effect Tuning the guitarSaving the song Adding EQAdding vocals Making the recordingMixdown Adding the lead guitarN c N d T r 1 1 0 Transfer to computer Managing songs Managing songs and data on your PocketstudioBefore you start using a new CF card Using CF cardsChecking how full the card has become Disconnecting the Pocketstudio Connecting the Pocketstudio 5 to a computerOptimizing a card Pocketstudio files How to share your Pocketstudio 5 filesSome notes on keeping files Page Pocketstudio