4 – DP-02 Appendix

Tuning a guitar

The built-in tuner allows you to tune a guitar or bass connected to input A only.

Press the MENU key and select the TUNERaction:

Play a single string. The unit makes its “best guess” at the note, shows the value, and provides an indication of whether it’s sharp or flat.

The line of symbols on either side of the center square gets shorter as the played note approaches the “target” and the center square fills when the string is in tune:

ªNoise reduction

When you are recording, the background noise of micro- phones, or the noise from guitar amplifiers, etc., may be too loud. The unit allows you to “gate” this noise, and only open the gate when the input signal goes over a certain level. This only takes effect when the EFFECT is enabled.

1. From the MENU screen, select and enter the PREFERENCEaction.

2. Use the arrow keys to scroll to N.SUPPRESSOR:
ªChanging the tuning

Most instruments are tuned to A=440Hz. If you are playing with another instrument that cannot be tuned, you may want to change this value, that is, tune your guitar to the other instrument.

Use the DATA dial to change the reference tuning away from 440Hz if you need to do this.

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Using a noise gate like this sometimes requires a little work to make sure that you don’t accidentally cut off quiet parts of a song. Before you make a recording using the noise gate, it’s a good idea to rehearse the whole part to make sure you’ve got the right gate level.

3.Set the level at which the gate opens to a value of: OFF(the gate is always open), or from 1 (the gate will open easily, with very quiet sounds) to 60 (a lot of force—a very loud sound—is needed to open the gate).

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