Tascam SS-R1 Adjusting the input signal level and balance, Basic recording operation, OVER, OVER, Turn the, Turn the, Turn the, Press the, To stop recording:

6 − Recording

Adjusting the input signal level and balance

Use the menu to adjust the level and balance of the input signal.

As described above in “Monitoring the input signal”, put the SS-R1 in a condition where you can monitor the input signal, and then proceed with the following steps (for details on menu operations, refer to “Operations in the menu screens” on page 16).

1Press the MENU key to access the main menu list screen.

2 Select the REC menu.

3 Highlight the INPUT VOLUME item.

4Press the front panel ˚ key (or the remote’s CURSOR ¥ key) to access the INPUT VOLUME

SETTING popup window.

5Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote’s CURSOR § , ¶ keys) to highlight the INPUT

LEVEL item, and then press the front panel ˚ key (or the remote’s CURSOR ¥ key) to highlight the level value.

6Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote’s CURSOR § , ¶ keys) to adjust the volume.

You can adjust the volume in a range of -∞ to +18 dB.

The upper part of the display shows the level meter of the home screen, allowing you to watch the level while you make adjustments.

Set the level as high as possible without allowing the OVER indicator at the right edge of the meter to light.

NOTE

OVER will light at -0.2 dB or higher.

7Press the front panel ∆ key (or the remote’s CURSOR ˙ key) to highlight LEVEL.

8Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote’s CURSOR § , ¶ keys) to highlight BALANCE, and then press the front panel ˚ key (or the remote’s CURSOR ¥ key) to highlight the balance value.

9Select the REC menu. Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote’s CURSOR § , ¶ keys) to adjust the balance.

You can adjust this in a range of L50–C (center)–R50.

10When you’ve finished making settings, press the front panel TIME (ESC) key (or the remote’s CLR/ESC key) to return to the home screen.

Basic recording operation

When you’ve finished making the above settings (input source selection, recording file format setting, sampling rate converter on/off, input level adjustment), you can begin recording.

To start recording from the stopped condition:

Press the RECORD key to enter the record-ready condition (the front panel RECORD key and READY key will light).

READY key RECORD key

To start recording from the record-ready (pause) condi- tion: Press the PLAY key.

PLAY key

To pause recording: Press the READY key.

To stop recording: Press the STOP key. When you stop recording, the recorded data will be written, and an audio file will be created.

NOTE

•You can use the PREFERENCE menu item WORD CLIP to specify the audio file name that is automati- cally added to the created file (see “Specifying a name of the recorded file” on page 44).

•The maximum size of each track is 2 GB.

•The recorded track will be created in the current folder (see “Making a folder the current folder” on page 48).

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