Advanced techniques

Punch recording

When you have rehearsed your punch-in, you can start recording.

1Press the RHSL key so that the indicator goes out (but the AUTO PUNCH indicator is still lit).

2Press PLAY so that playback starts. Use the pre-roll time to get ready to record.

At the punch-in point, the DP-01 goes into record mode (the RECORD indicator lights).

At the punch-out point, recording stops (the RECORD indicator goes out), and playback continues until the post-roll point and then returns to the pre-roll point. The AUTO PUNCH indicator is turned off (the track arming status stays the same).

If you want to re-record the punch, turn AUTO PUNCH back on before recording again.

Pre-roll and post-roll times

The pre-roll and post-roll times can be set to suit your style of play- ing.

1 Press MENU and scroll down to PREFERENCE and press the key.

2Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the Pre (pre-roll time) item, and use the jog wheel to set the value in seconds.

3Use the cursor keys to move down to the Post (post-roll time) item and use the jog wheel to change the value.

4Press EXIT when you’re done, so that you can start using these settings.

The pre-roll and post-roll times can be set between 1.0 seconds and

9.9 seconds in 0.1 second steps

Punching

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Tascam D00871320A, DP-01FX/CD owner manual Punch recording, Pre-roll and post-roll times

D00871320A, DP-01FX/CD specifications

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