1 – Starting out with your DP-02/DP-02CF

Recording

When you have connected a source, and assigned the inputs to tracks, you are ready to start recording.

The pan controls position the track in the stereo “image” you hear in the left and right speakers (or headphones). The center position is marked by a “click” when you turn the knob.

The EQ HIGH and EQ LOW equalization controls work in a similar way to the bass and treble tone controls on a stereo system. The center “click” position of the knob means there’s no cut or boost for that control.

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You can change the EQ control point of the high and low equalization controls. See ”EQ settings” on page 31 for details.

1.Press the REC key of the track(s) you’re going to record on, which start to flash slowly (this process is called “arming the track(s)”.

2.Press and hold the RECORD (–) key and press the PLAY (¥) key.

The RECORD (–) key lights red, and the PLAY (¥) lights green. The track REC keys stop flashing and light steadily.

3.Press STOP when you’ve finished recording.

4.To return to the place where you started recording, press and hold down the STOP key, and press the F FWD (LRP = Last Recording Position) key.

To return to the zero point, press and hold down the STOP key and press the REW (RTZ = Return To

Zero) key.

5.Press PLAY (¥) to start playback of the recorded tracks.

Use the track fader(s) and the red MASTER fader to adjust the level of what you hear.

You can re-record the track if you’re not happy with it by going back to the original point and repeating the process.

When you’re happy with your recording, you can un-arm the track(s) (“safe” them) and arm and record on other tracks. Remember to reassign the inputs as well as arming the tracks.

Press the REW or F FWD keys for a short while and then release them to move backwards or forwards through your recording (like a tape recorder). Press and hold these keys to increase the rewind or fast forward speed. Press STOP to stop (again, like a tape recorder).

NOTE

The faders and other mixer controls adjust the output level of the recorded when playing back recorded tracks.

More advanced features

The unit has many advanced features which you may want to use later on. Though we will not go into full detail on all of them now, you should be aware of a few of them now.

Using marks to locate positions

Although “Recording” on page 24 shows you some ways of moving around in your song, the unit provides you with ways to jump around the song using location marks, as well as locating to locate directly to a position you set.

See “Location” on page 29 for details of how to set and use these location marks.

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