User manual TASCAM POCKETSTUDIO 5

[. . . ] Input A can be set to instrument or line level and input B can be set to Hi Z mic or line level. There is also a 1/8" mic input for use with the included headset mic. To use a low Z microphone such as a Shure SM-58, a Low Z to Hi Z adapter should be used. How much recording time is available? ANSWER- PS5 comes with a 32MB compact flash card for recording media. This offers 10 minutes of recording time and 10 minutes of mixdown time. [. . . ] This makes PS5 very easy to with almost any computer. Windows 98SE will require a driver that is on the included CD ROM. Windows ME, XP and 2000 do not require any drivers. Mac OS X is not yet fully supported. Can I use PS5 as an audio interface to record audio in my DAW? ANSWER- No. If you need a computer audio interface please see the TASCAM US-428 or US-224. Is PS5 a MIDI sequencer? ANSWER- No. It does have a General MIDI tone generator and can play back Standard MIDI Files that we're created on a sequencer. These Standard MIDI files can be loaded into PS5 via USB. Not only can you create your own SMFs on an external sequencer, but you can also download SMFs of popular songs from the Internet for free. PS5 is described as a "MIDI arranger. " What does that mean? ANSWER- PS5 has 100 MIDI patterns. These are songs in multiple music genres that consist of an INTRO, VERSE, FILL, VERSE 2, FILL 2 and ENDING. You can change the instruments they play back, the length of each section, the chord progression of each section and the tempo. You can even transpose the instruments +/_ three octaves. This allows you to arrange your own MIDI composition and store it. You can also copy the settings of one pattern to another. So if you like the chord progression in an R&B pattern, but you want to create a Rock pattern, you can simply copy the R&B arrangement to the Rock pattern. Now you can play back a Rock version of the R&B arrangement. PLEASE SEE THE PS5 DEMO PAGE TO HEAR EXAMPLES OF THESE PATTERNS. http://www. tascam. com/products/pocketstudio/pocketstudio5/demos. php Does PS5 send or receive MIDI Machine control? ANSWER- No. Does PS5 send or receive MIDI time code or MIDI clock? ANSWER- No. How long will PS5 run on batteries? ANSWER- Two hours. What kind of effects does PS5 have? ANSWER- PS5 actually has 5 effects processors built in. FX-1 has presets for electric guitar, acoustic guitar and bass. There is also a separate reverb processor. You can send to the reverb from the inputs and/or the recorded tracks. [. . . ] Now you can simply go to the Pocketstudio Network and do a search for harmonica players. This will show you every harmonica player on the planet that owns a PS5. Each Pocketstudio Network member has a profile page that let's you see their information: Name: Instrument: E-mail address: Comments: Blind Dog Murphy Harmonica gotdablues@hotmail. com If it's a blues song recorded from 1932 to 1968 on Capitol Records and there's a mean sounding harmonica track on it, that's me playing it. Blind Dog Murphy sounds just like the guy you need!Now you can send him an E-mail asking him if he'd like to record a harmonica track for your new blues song. [. . . ]