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15 – Commonly-used Functions

This section is a brief guide to some operations on the DP-008 which may not be immediately obvious from looking at the panel controls.

•• Key sequences are written like this: STOP

+Ô means “press and hold the STOP key and press Ô.”

•• Menu items are written like this: MENU ® CARD® FORMAT, meaning “press the MENU

key, select the CARDmenu, and then the FORMATaction.

•• The list of popup messages and their mean-

ing (“Messages” on page 79) may also be useful to you.

How to	Keys, etc. TO press	Description
Format the FAT partition	MENU ® CARD® FAT REFORMAT	See "Reformatting the FAT
		partition" on page 70.
Set the IN and OUT points	"IN/OUT, F3, F4"	See "Setting IN and OUT points"
		on page 55.
Edit the IN and OUT points	"IN/OUT, F2"	See "Setting IN and OUT points"
		on page 55.
Use the USB connection	Connect the unit and a PC with the USB	See "Connecting with a
	cable.	computer" on page 71.
Remove the USB connection	Disconnect the unit from a PC	See "Disconnecting" on page
		72.
Import a WAV file to a track	MENU ® IMPORT/EXPORT®	See "Importing tracks" on page
	IMPORT TRACK	75.
Choose another partition as	MENU ®CARD® PARTITION	See "Selecting the active
the active partition		partition" on page 36.
Tune a guitar or wind	TUNER	See "Tuner" on page 64.
instrument
Find out the current partition	MENU ® INFORMATION	See "Viewing information" on
		page 66.
Make all of an SD card	MENU ® CARD® SD INITIALIZE	See "Initializing SD cards" on
usable by a PC		page 70.
Format an SD card	MENU ® CARD® FORMAT	See "Formatting cards and
		setting partition sizes" on page
		68.
Create a new song	MENU ® SONG® CREATE	See "Creating a new song" on
		page 13.
Create a stereo master track	REC MODE ® MASTER REC	See "Mastering" on page 48.
Export a stereo master track	MENU ® IMPORT/EXPORT®	See "Exporting a stereo master
to a PC	EXPORT MASTER	track" on page 77.

Redo one operation	UNDO/REDO	See "Undoing operations" on
		page 49.
Undo one operation	UNDO/REDO	See "Undoing operations" on
		page 49.
Name a song	MENU ® SONG® NAME EDIT	See "Editing names" on page
		37.

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Contents

OWNER'S MANUAL WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Page CAUTIONS ABOUT BATTERIES Page 11 – Exchanging Data with a Diagram Overview of this unit About this manual Manual conventions Product parts Intellectual property rights About SD cards Precautions for use Cautions on installation Beware of condensation Cleaning the unit Playback and mixing Preparing to listen to the demo song Playing and mixing the demo song Page From recording to creating a master track Creating a new song Connecting and setting the input sources Adjusting the input level and monitoring Recording guitar to TRACK Listening to your recording Record guitar to TRACK Record vocals on TRACK Page Mixing the tracks Mastering the mix Page Page Shutting down the unit Top panel Page Front panel Rear panel Right side panel Bottom panel Home Screen Preparing the power and SD card Installing an SD card Preparing the power Connecting an AC adaptor (sold separately) Start-up& shutdown Starting up the unit Shutting down Formatting SD cards Recorder modes Connecting with other equipment Rear panel connections Right side panel connections Adjusting the contrast Setting the backlight Partitions and songs Selecting the active partition Editing names Loading a saved song Creating a new song Viewing song information Saving a song Copying songs Erasing songs Protecting songs Selecting the input source Phantom power Monitoring input signals About the OL indicators and level meters Using input EQ Assigning inputs Making the first recording Making additional recordings Mixdown Multitrack recording REC indicator settings Track pan and level settings Input selection and assignment Reverb Muting tracks Mastering Setting the end point Recording the master track Undoing operations (undo) Undoing the last operation (single undo) Undoing a previous operation (multi-undo) Erasing the operation history Punching in and out Using the foot switch to punch in/out Setting the foot switch polarity Bouncing tracks Using the bounce function Confirming the result Locate and search functions Direct locate function Fast forward/rewind search Repeat playback Setting IN and OUT points Editing IN/OUT points Using repeat playback Locating to the IN or OUT point Automatically punching in and out Setting the interval between repetitions Rehearsal Using auto punch in/out to record Overview of track editing Editing points Basic editing procedures Explanation of items COPY/PASTE COPY/INSERT MOVE/PASTE MOVE/INSERT OPEN (insert silence) CUT (remove part) SILENCE (part erase) CLEAN out (track erase) Metronome Tuner Chromatic tuner mode Oscillator mode Turning the power off automatically Viewing information Page Overview of partitions Reformatting MTR partitions Reformatting the FAT partition Initializing SD cards Supported operating systems Connecting with a computer Disconnecting Song backup and restoration Backing-upsongs Restoring songs Track import and export Importing tracks Exporting tracks Exporting a stereo master track Why can’t I hear any sound when I play back Why does the sound I'm recording sound distorted Why can’t I record Why can’t my computer “see” the unit files Page Page Audio input/output ratings Audio performance General Optional accessories Computer requirements Backup memory Dimensions Block diagram