Tascam DP-008 manual 5

1 – Introduction................................	7
Overview of this unit..................................	7
About this manual......................................	7
Manual conventions...............................	7
Product parts..............................................	7
Intellectual property rights.........................	8
About SD cards...........................................	8
Precautions for use................................	8
Cautions on installation..............................	9
Beware of condensation.............................	9
Cleaning the unit........................................	9
2 – Quick Start Guides....................	10
Playback and mixing ................................	10
Preparing to listen to the demo song...	10
Playing and mixing the demo song.......	11
From recording to creating a master track.13
Creating a new song............................	13
Connecting and setting the input
sources.................................................	14
Setting the guitar as TRACK 1
recording source..................................	15
Adjusting the input level and
monitoring...........................................	15
Recording guitar to TRACK 1...............	16
Listening to your recording..................	16
Record guitar to TRACK 2.....................	17
Record vocals on TRACK 3...................	18
Mixing the tracks.................................	20
Mastering the mix................................	20
Shutting down the unit........................	23
3 – Names and Functions of Parts.24
Top panel..................................................	24
Front panel...............................................	26
Rear panel.................................................	27
Right side panel........................................	28
Bottom panel............................................	29
Home Screen.............................................	30
4 – Preparations..............................	31
Preparing the power and SD card.............	31
Installing an SD card............................	31
Preparing the power............................	31
Connecting an AC adaptor (sold
separately)...........................................	32
Start-up & shutdown................................	32
Starting up the unit..............................	32
Shutting down.....................................	32
Formatting SD cards.................................	33
Recorder modes .......................................	33
Connecting with other equipment............	34

Table of Contents

Rear panel connections........................	34
Right side panel connections...............	34
Adjusting the contrast..............................	34
Setting the backlight................................	35
5 – Song Management...................	36
Partitions and songs.................................	36
Selecting the active partition...................	36
Editing names...........................................	37
Loading a saved song...............................	37
Creating a new song.................................	37
Saving a song...........................................	38
Viewing song information .......................	38
Copying songs..........................................	38
Erasing songs............................................	39
Protecting songs.......................................	40
6 – Basic Recording.........................	41
Selecting the input source........................	41
Phantom power........................................	41
Monitoring input signals..........................	42
About the OL indicators and level meters.42
Assigning inputs.......................................	43
Using input EQ..........................................	43
Making the first recording........................	44
Multitrack recording.................................	45
REC indicator settings .........................	45
Track pan and level settings.................	45
Input selection and assignment ..........	45
Input level settings ..............................	45
Making additional recordings .............	45
Mixdown...................................................	45
Level and balance................................	45
Stereo position (panning)....................	45
Track EQ (equalizer) ............................	45
Reverb .................................................	46
Muting tracks.......................................	47
Mastering.................................................	48
Setting the end point...........................	48
Recording the master track..................	48
Undoing operations (undo)......................	49
Undoing the last operation
(single undo)........................................	50
Undoing a previous operation
(multi-undo).........................................	50
Erasing the operation history...............	51
7 – Recorder Functions...................	52
Punching in and out..................................	52
Using the foot switch to punch in/out .52
Setting the foot switch polarity ..........	52
Bouncing tracks........................................	53
Using the bounce function...................	53

TASCAM DP-008 5