Quick Start Tutorial

4Select the bounce mode.

Access the [BOUNCE] “Bounce” tab page, and select “12Tr→ 2Tr” as the “BounceMode.”

5Set “RecordVirtualTrack” to specify the virtual tracks (of the record tracks) on which you will record.

If you want to record on the currently selected virtual tracks, select “Current.”

6 Move the current location to the beginning of the song. (→ p.32)7Begin bounce-recording.

Press the [REC] key to enter record-ready mode (LED blinking), and press the [PLAY] key to begin recording (LED lit).

When you are finished recording, press the [STOP] key to stop.8Check the recorded content.

Press the [TRACK STATUS] keys of the recording tracks (1 and 2) to select PLAY mode.

For the remaining tracks 3–12, either lower the faders to the mini- mum position or set their [TRACK STATUS] keys to MUTE. Return to the begining of the song and press the [PLAY] key to hear the results. Press the [STOP] key to stop.

3. Writing to CD

Finally we will use the CD-R/RW drive to create an original CD of the song you just recorded. Press the [CD] key to access the “Prepare” tab page.

1First, let’s select the two tracks you bounce-recorded, and use Track Monitor to listen to them.

In “SelTrks,” select the master tracks to which you bounce-recorded your mix. For this example, select “1–2.”

Turn “TrackMonitor” on, and press the [PLAY] key.You will hear tracks 1 and 2 which you selected in “SelTrks.”2Insert a commercially-available blank CD-R disc into the CDRW-1.3Access the [CD] “CDR/RW” tab page.Make sure that “CD-R/RW Information” indicates “BlankDisc.”4Write to CD.Select the “WriteToCD” button and press the [ENTER] key.

Select the writing speed. For this example, select “8X.” The disc will be written at 8X speed.

If you select “Current,” your mix will be recorded on the same virtual tracks as were played back. If you want to keep the data of those virtual tracks after bounce-record- ing, you must select virtual tracks other than “Current.”

In order to create an audio CD, the D1200’s internal hard disk must have as much free space as is occupied by the song (the two-channel total) you are creating. For example in order to create an audio CD of a five-minute song, you must have enough free space to accommodate ten minutes of monaural recording.

If the song you write to CD has no silence at the beginning (i.e., at time “zero”), you may not hear the very beginning of the song when the CD is played back. In such cases, insert about half a second of silence at the beginning (“zero” time) of the two-track mix. (→ p.58: “InsertTrack”)

If you leave “TrackMonitor” turned on, you can monitor the playback without EQ or effects being applied.

Since some audio CD players will not play CD-RW discs, we recommend that you use CD-R discs to create audio CDs.

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