Tascam DP-004 manual 6

Table of Contents
5–Song Management....................................................	47
Partitions and songs...........................................................	47
Selecting the active partition............................................	47
Loading a saved song........................................................	48
Creating a new song..........................................................	49
Saving a song......................................................................	49
Viewing song information ................................................	50
Copying songs......................................................................	51
Erasing songs......................................................................	52
Protecting songs.................................................................	53
6–Basic Recording............................................................	54
Selecting the input source.................................................	54
Monitoring the input signal..............................................	55
Setting the monitoring mode................................................	55
About the OL indicators and meters................................	56
Assigning input channels...................................................	57
Making the first recording.................................................	58
Overdubbing........................................................................	60
Setting up to overdub...........................................................	61
Rehearsal ............................................................................	61
Recording an overdub..........................................................	62
Mixdown..............................................................................	62
Level and balance.................................................................	62
Stereo position (panning).....................................................	62
Mastering.............................................................................	62
Setting the end point............................................................	63
Recording the master track...................................................	64
Undoing operations (undo)...............................................	66
Undoing the last operation (single undo)..............................	66

Undoing a previous operation (multi-undo)..........................	66
Erasing the operation history................................................	68
7–Recorder Functions....................................................	69
Punching in and out...........................................................	69
Bouncing tracks..................................................................	69
Using the bounce function....................................................	70
Confirming the result............................................................	71
Locate and search functions.............................................	71
Direct locate function...........................................................	71
RTZ and LRP.........................................................................	72
Fast forward/rewind search..................................................	73
Repeat playback..................................................................	73
Setting IN and OUT points....................................................	73
Editing IN/OUT points..........................................................	74
Using repeat playback..........................................................	75
Setting the interval between repetitions...............................	75
8–Miscellaneous Functions.......................................	76
Metronome .........................................................................	76
Tuner.....................................................................................	77
Turning the power off automatically...............................	78
Restoring the initial preference settings.........................	78
Viewing information...........................................................	79
9–SD Card Management.............................................	81
Overview of partitions.......................................................	81
Write-protected cards........................................................	81
Formatting cards and setting partition sizes..................	82
Reformatting MTR partitions............................................	83
Reformatting the FAT partition.........................................	84
Initializing SD cards............................................................	85

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