User manual TASCAM DP-01FX annexe 1

[. . . ] HOW TO An Introduction to Multitrack Recording from Capturing your art: How to develop your music by recording it. It comes down to one simple, unavoidable fact: Every note you play that's not recorded is lost forever. Whether it's a new song idea, a hot riff or just a phrase that you need to practice over and over, record it and it's yours. All it takes to capture your art is a multitrack recorder from TASCAM. Getting started in the world of multitrack recording. can help you write better songs and make better music. Even if you're not aiming for stardom, multitrack recording can be a lot of fun. [. . . ] SMFs can be downloaded from the Internet, or written from scratch in most MIDI sequencers. The Pocketstudio's mixdown format is MP3, a compressed data file used to send audio over the Internet. If you have a computer with a USB port, you'll be able to post your finished songs on a web site or email them to friends, collaborators and publishing companies. TASCAM has established the Pocketstudio Network so you can get together with other musicians to write and record over the Internet. Ô Ô Ô Ô The next step. Taking it beyond the box. As you grow as a songwriter and musician, you'll find there are more things you can do to stretch Ctgry: Style: Tempo: Arnge: Rock 1 60sHrock = 100 Preset The Pocketstudio has 100 built-in preset backing arrangements, selectable by category (in this case, "Rock 1") and style ("60s Hrock", an abbreviation of "1960s hard rock"). You can change the tempo and key of each arrangement, and make them your own. 128 instruments including 100 song styles including Eventually, you'll run into other musicians who want to work with you, in real time. The Pocketstudio will still be great as a writing tool, but with only two inputs "live" for recording at a time you're limited to overdubbing most parts. The time has come to look at the next step in your musical and technical development. Perhaps you need something more elaborate than the units we've described so far. This depends on how you write and perform, and what you find inspiring: ó If you have some keyboard skills and are turning into a composer with ideas for every part of an arrangement, you'll probably be happiest with a computer-based digital audio workstation. ó If you're a musician or singer whose best ideas spring from the moment, or if you're just turned off by computers, you'll be happiest with a top-quality multitrack recorder/mixer. Let's look at that next. Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô 8-channel digital mixer with 7. 5 gigabytebuilt-in hard disk for nearly two hours of 8-track recording 8 track, 24-bit or 16-bit linear recording with 250 virtual tracks per song, 999 levels of undo/redo and more Non-destructive editing (copy, paste, insert, move, cut, clone track, more) Two advanced internal effects processors with compression, reverb, distortion, chorus and much more Four W" mic/line inputs with 4th input switchable to Guitar Level with processing Two W" AUX outputs RCA stereo aux inputs, stereo outputs and monitor outputs W" headphone output MIDI in and out SCSI port for connection to external hard disk or. . . Optional CD-RW788 rewriteable CD recorder for stereo mixdown to CD and data backup US-122 Ô USB audio/MIDI computer interfacing Ô Mac® and Windows® compatible Two XLR-fed phantom-powered mic inputs with inserts Two line level inputs (switchable to guitar level) 16 channels of MIDI I/O Adjustable zero-latency direct monitoring Two line outputs with level control Headphone output with level control Self-powered via USB: perfect for both studio and location recording Includes ASIO, WDM, GSIF and Apple Core Audio (OS X) drivers Includes audio recording/MIDI sequencing software Includes GigaStudio 24 sampling workstation software Compact and rugged steel construction Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Harpsicord Marimba Church_Org Steel Guitar Fretless Cello SlowString Trumpet SopranoSax Bassoon Sitar SteelDrums Gunshot GlamRock LatinRock Motown DrumNbass House Grunge FastBeBop Ska Western HighTec Bluegrass HipHop Reggae1 9 Ultimate 8-track: the 788 Digital Portastudio Number of tracks: 8 (6 recordable at once) Number of mixer channels: 8 Recording medium: internal hard disk (over 3 hours of 8-track at 16-bit, capable of 24-bit), expandable with external SCSI drives Mixdown to: optional CD recorder or external cassette Extras: two effects processors, mixer automation, MIDI sync, internal tempo map/ metronome Source selection (Inputs A-D, Aux inputs, Track or stereo Input trim controls (four) (inside) hard disk Effects 1 and 2 buttons EQ, Send and Fader/Pan buttons work with LCD screen Track Assign (seven buttons serve eight channels) Record Ready buttons Channel faders (seven) Jog/Shuttle wheel Editing controls Transport controls Cursor controls Master fader right settings for tracking, another push sets them for mixing. So, you can be clueless about what some of the buttons do, and still start recording. When you need no-compromise sound quality. TASCAM invented the Portastudio many years ago, and has brought the mixer/multitracker into the digital era with the 788. The faders and transport controls work the same way they do on a cassette Portastudio. But we'll admit it -- with dozens of switches and lights, and some cryptic names on its top panel, the 788 can be intimidating when you first look at it, especially if you've never recorded before. Don't worry -- the 788's "QUICK SETUP" button is designed to help you out. One push sets all the mixer controls to the Of the TASCAM products described so far, the 788 leads the pack in sound quality. Our cassette Portastudios are good, and the Pocketstudio is digital, but the 788's 24-bit digital recording and excellent analog-to-digital converters are state-of-the-art. It means that the 788's frequency response is wider, and the noise is lower, than previous generations of analog or digital multitracks, resulting in better-than-CD sound quality. Essentially, what you plug into the 788 is exactly what you'll get out of it--no extra noise or hiss. Hidden features of the 788's digital mixer. The 788 has 8 faders and 4 trim knobs, but you don't see any other knobs for EQ and effects sends. That 788 back panel showing audio, MIDI and SCSI connections. 10 US-224 doesn't mean they're not there, however. The "knobs" are digital and can be commanded from the LCD screen. In fact, the 788 has the equivalent of over fifty "knobs. " What you give up by losing knobs, you gain by having snapshot automation that stores your favorite "knob setups" for all the channels at once in computer memory. [. . . ] TASCAM's parent company TEAC makes CD-Rs and DVD-R drives that work well with any PC or Mac. incredibly compact "bridge" for getting audio into your computer. It features two XLR-based, phantompowered mic inputs. As one of the only small computer interfaces with analog inserts, you can use the US-122 to place hardware devices (compressors, etc. ) into the recording signal chain. Two linelevel inputs on balanced W" TRS jacks are included, and are switchable to guitar-level for direct instrument recording into your computer. [. . . ]