Tascam DP-01FX-CD, D00871320A User Manual

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Tascam DP-01FX-CD, D00871320A User Manual

D00871320A

DP-01

DP-01FX

DP-01FX/CD

OWNER’S MANUAL

Important Safety Precautions

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number

: DP-01FX/CD

Trade Name

: TASCAM

Responsible party

: TEAC AMERIA,INC.

Address

: 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebelllo,

 

California, U.S.A.

Telephone number

: 1-323-726-0303

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For U.S.A

TO THE USER

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

a)Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

b)Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

c)Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

d)Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

CAUTION

Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records.

Model number:__________________

Serial number: __________________

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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Important Safety Instructions

1Read these instructions.

2Keep these instructions.

3Heed all warnings.

4Follow all instructions.

5Do not use this apparatus near water.

6Clean only with dry cloth.

7Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. Grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14Refer all service to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes.

Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.

The apparatus draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the off position.

The apparatus should be located close enough to the AC outlet so that you can easily grasp the power cord plug at any time.

An apparatus with Class I construction shall be connected to an AC outlet with a protective grounding connection.

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Safety Information

This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous invisible laser radiation during operation because invisible laser radiation emitted inside of this product is completely confined in the protective housings.

The label required in this regulation is shown (1).

(1) For U.S.A

CAUTION

DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING USING A SCREWDRIVER.

USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

IF YOU DETECT PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNIT, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL, AND DO NOT USE THE PRODUCT IN ITS DAMAGED STATE.

Optical pickup:

Type: SF-W37

Manufacturer:Sanyo Electric Co,Ltd.

Laser output (on the objective lens): Read Power; Less than 1.5mW (play) Write Power; Less than 74mW (record)

Wavelength:778 - 786nm

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Contents

1 : Starting out with your DP-01

 

Getting started

 

This manual ........................................................................................................................

9

Copyright ..........................................................................................................................

10

DP-01 Line-up ...................................................................................................................

10

What’s in the box ..............................................................................................................

10

About the power adaptor ...................................................................................................................

10

Startup & shutdown

 

Starting up the DP-01 .......................................................................................................

11

Shutting down the DP-01 .................................................................................................

12

The ACCESS light ............................................................................................................

12

How to play back demo songs ........................................................................................

12

Navigation

 

The SHIFT key ...................................................................................................................

15

Titling .................................................................................................................................

15

Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment

 

The INPUT MODE switch ....................................................................................................................

18

Managing your songs

 

Creating a new song ........................................................................................................

20

Storing songs ......................................................................................................................................

20

Loading a saved song ........................................................................................................................

21

Erasing a song ....................................................................................................................................

21

Erasing many songs at one time .......................................................................................................

22

Song information ..............................................................................................................

22

Additional song operations ...............................................................................................................

22

Assigning inputs

 

Recording

 

More advanced features ..................................................................................................

25

Using marks to locate positions ........................................................................................................

25

Punch recording .................................................................................................................................

25

Bouncing .............................................................................................................................................

25

Track editing ........................................................................................................................................

25

Undoing operations ............................................................................................................................

25

Mixdown and mastering

 

Mastering .............................................................................................................................................

27

2 : Advanced techniques

 

Location

 

Direct location ..................................................................................................................

28

Location marks .................................................................................................................

28

IN and OUT marks ............................................................................................................

29

Using the meters

 

EQ settings

 

Punching

 

Rehearsal ..........................................................................................................................

32

Punch recording ...............................................................................................................

33

Pre-roll and post-roll times ..............................................................................................

33

Bouncing

 

Repeat

 

Setting the repeat interval ...............................................................................................

35

Working in bars & beats

 

Tempo setting ...................................................................................................................

36

Selecting the time mode ..................................................................................................

36

Metronome ........................................................................................................................

37

Working with MIDI ............................................................................................................

38

MIDI Clock, etc. .................................................................................................................

38

MIDI timecode ...................................................................................................................

39

Disk management

 

Selecting the active partition ..........................................................................................

40

Formatting a disk .............................................................................................................

40

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Contents

 

Formatting a partition (Reform) ......................................................................................

41

Formatting the FAT partition ..........................................................................................

41

Automatic song creation .................................................................................................

41

Advanced song management

 

Copying songs .................................................................................................................

42

Deleting unused data ......................................................................................................

42

Protecting a song ............................................................................................................

43

Using the USB connection

 

System requirements ..........................................................................................................................

44

“Open” and “Close” ........................................................................................................

45

Backing up and restoring songs ....................................................................................

45

Backing up ...........................................................................................................................................

45

Restoring a song .................................................................................................................................

46

Importing and exporting tracks ......................................................................................

47

Importing a track .................................................................................................................................

47

Exporting tracks ..................................................................................................................................

47

Exporting the mastered stereo tracks ...............................................................................................

49

About track editing

 

IN, OUT and TO ................................................................................................................

50

Using edit mode ..................................................................................................................................

50

Track editing functions ...................................................................................................

51

COPY -> PASTE ...................................................................................................................................

51

COPY -> INSERT ..................................................................................................................................

51

MOVE -> PASTE ..................................................................................................................................

52

MOVE -> INSERT .................................................................................................................................

52

OPEN ....................................................................................................................................................

53

CUT .......................................................................................................................................................

53

SILENCE ...............................................................................................................................................

53

CLONE TRACK ....................................................................................................................................

54

CLEAN OUT .........................................................................................................................................

54

Undoing operations .........................................................................................................

54

Troubleshooting

 

Messages ..........................................................................................................................

57

Specifications

 

Analog specifications .........................................................................................................................

59

Digital specifications ..........................................................................................................................

59

Audio performance .............................................................................................................................

59

Physical characteristics .....................................................................................................................

60

Dimensional drawings ........................................................................................................................

60

Block diagram .....................................................................................................................................

61

3 : DP-01FX Appendix

 

Balanced XLR inputs

 

Phantom power ...................................................................................................................................

62

Input level controls .............................................................................................................................

62

Tuning a guitar

 

Noise reduction ...................................................................................................................................

63

Multi-effect

 

Assigning the effect ............................................................................................................................

64

Selecting the effect type .....................................................................................................................

64

Selecting the effect .............................................................................................................................

64

Setting the parameter .........................................................................................................................

64

Setting the effect volume ...................................................................................................................

65

Available multi-effect settings ...........................................................................................................

65

Reverb

 

Turning the reverb on and off ............................................................................................................

68

Using the reverb ..................................................................................................................................

68

Setting the reverb type .......................................................................................................................

68

Setting the reverb time .......................................................................................................................

68

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Contents

4 : DP-01FX/CD Appendix

 

About CD-R and CD-RW discs

 

Handling of compact discs ..............................................................................................

69

Media Compatibility Table

 

Opening/Closing CDs ......................................................................................................

71

Audio CD Menu

 

Playing back audio CDs ...................................................................................................

71

Making an audio CD .........................................................................................................

72

Writing by Disk At Once .....................................................................................................................

72

Writing by Track at Once ....................................................................................................................

74

Finalizing CDs ...................................................................................................................

75

Erasing Audio CDs ...........................................................................................................

75

Data CD Menu

 

Importing and exporting tracks ......................................................................................

76

Importing from a CD .........................................................................................................

76

Exporting to CDs ..............................................................................................................

77

Backing up and restoring songs ....................................................................................

78

Backing up songs to a CD ...............................................................................................

78

Restoring songs from a CD .............................................................................................

79

Erasing data CDs ..............................................................................................................

80

CD-related Error Messages .............................................................................................

81

Messages

 

5 : Commonly-used functions

 

How do I..? ..........................................................................................................................

85

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Table of Figures

Figure 1.1: Power connections to the DP-01 ..........................................................

11

Figure 1.2: SHUT DOWN and ACCESS ...................................................................

12

Figure 1.3: Menu controls ........................................................................................

14

Figure 1.4: Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment ........................................

16

Figure 1.5: DP-01FX front panel ...............................................................................

17

Figure 1.6: Rear panel connections ........................................................................

18

Figure 1.7: Assigning inputs to tracks ....................................................................

23

Figure 1.8: Recording tracks ....................................................................................

24

Figure 2.1: The DP-01 meters ...................................................................................

30

Figure 2.2: Bouncing tracks .....................................................................................

34

Figure 2.3: Disconnecting the DP-01 .......................................................................

44

Figure 2.4: Copy and paste ......................................................................................

51

Figure 2.5: Copy and insert ......................................................................................

51

Figure 2.6: Move and paste ......................................................................................

52

Figure 2.7: Move and insert ......................................................................................

52

Figure 2.8: Opening a gap ........................................................................................

53

Figure 2.9: Cutting material ......................................................................................

53

Figure 2.10: Inserting silence ...................................................................................

53

Figure 2.11: Cloning tracks ......................................................................................

54

Figure 2.12: Cleaning out a track .............................................................................

54

Figure 2.13: Dimensions of the DP-01FX/CD ..........................................................

60

Figure 2.14: Dimensions of the DP-01FX/CD ..........................................................

60

Figure 2.15: Block diagram ......................................................................................

61

Figure 3.1: Effect controls ........................................................................................

64

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1 : Starting out with your DP-01

Getting started

Read this section first. It contains important basic information about using your DP 01 effectively, and will help you create exciting original musical projects. When you have read this section (“Starting out with your DP 01” on page 9), you will be able to find your way around the DP 01, and to make and play back recordings.

Congratulations on your purchase of the TASCAM DP 01. This 8 track digital hard disk recorder is designed to provide you with great sound in an easy to use compact package, allowing you to concentrate on the music, and not on the recording process.

The DP 01 contains a large hard disk, allowing you to record many hours of music, up to two tracks at a time, to a maximum of eight tracks, and then mix them down to a pair of mastered stereo tracks using the built in mixing facilities.

The stereo mix can then be played back into a suitably equipped CD recorder, etc., or into a computer’s audio inputs for distribution over the Internet, etc. or transferred using a fast USB 2.0 connection to a personal computer.

In addition, individual tracks can be imported and exported between your DP 01 and a personal computer, and songs can be archived, backed up and restored using a PC.

This manual

Whether or not you have had experience in multitrack recording, you should read this manual in order to understand how to get the best out of the DP-01. This first section gives you an idea of the basic operations of the DP-01 and will get you started with recording. Further features are described in “Advanced techniques” on page 28

Note that when we refer to features of the DP 01 such as keys and connec tors, we display them like this: RETURN L and R.

We refer to features of other equipment like this: AUX IN.

When we show messages, etc., that appear on the screen, we show them like this: In Punch Mode.

Take special note of the extra information provided at the side of the main text, especially the WARNING messages.

This manual cannot begin to be a full guide to multitrack recording tech niques. However, if you visit the TASCAM Web site, you can download various documents on recording which may be of interest to you.

Troubleshooting The DP 01 was designed to be easy to use, but some times you may need a little help. See the section “Troubleshooting” on page 56 for a list of questions you may have, and answers to help you. There’s also a list of messages that may pop up, with an explanation of their meaning, and suggestions on what do to (see “Messages” on page 57).

How to do it? At the back of this manual, there’s a section called “Commonly used functions” on page 85. Refer to this section when you want to know how to perform a particular operation.

We give hints and tips on using the

DP-01 when you see this icon.

Warnings should be taken very seriously.

They describe situations which can cause injury, or damage to the equipment if you don’t follow the instructions.

A note at the side of the main text provides additional explanations for

special situations.

A caution shows that you may lose data (your recordings) if you don’t

follow the instructions.

Getting started

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Getting started

Copyright

Windows, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Macintosh, MacOS, and MacOS X are trademarks of Apple Computer.

DP-01 Line-up

There are three models of the DP 01: the DP 01, DP 01FX, and DP 01FX/ CD. The DP 01FX is equipped with phantom powered XLR input jacks and internal effect processors. The DP 01FX/CD is a DP 01FX provided with an internal CD R/RW drive. This manual refers to all three models as “DP 01”, as the majority of the functions are common to all models. Any exceptions are noted.

Chapter 3 of this manual, “DP 01FX Appendix” on page 62, deals with the features of the DP 01FX and the DP 01FX/CD.

Chapter 4 of this manual, “DP 01FX/CD Appendix” on page 69, deals with the features found on only the DP 01FX/CD.

You only need to read Chapter 3 if you own a DP 01FX; Chapter 4 if you own a DP 01FX/CD.

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What’s in the box

When you unpack the box, you should find (as well as this manual):

The unit itself (DP-01, DP-01FX, or DP-01FX/CD)

Power adaptor

Power cable suitable for your region

Warranty card

If any of these items is missing, contact your TASCAM dealer or distribu tor.

About the power adaptor

When using the DP-01, use only the power adaptor and cable supplied with product. Do not use this power

adaptor and cable with any other product.

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Starting out with your DP-01

Startup & shutdown

Read this section to understand how to power up and power down the DP-01.

When switching the DP-01 on and off, we suggest that you turn down the

volume of any speakers or amplifiers connected to the unit. Also, do not wear headphones connected to the DP-01 when switching power on or off. This will avoid damage to speakers, etc. and possible damage to your hearing.

Starting up the DP-01

With the DP 01’s rear panel power switch OFF, connect the power adaptor to the DP 01, the power cable to the power adaptor, and the power cable to the power supply.

Figure 1.1: Power connections to the DP-01

Switch on the DP-01 using the rear panel switch.

The DP-01 display shows a welcome message.

The system is loaded, and the last saved song is then loaded. The

 

ACCESS indicator lights to show the hard disk is in use while the song

 

is being loaded, and the display shows the current operation.

 

When the ACCESS light goes off, the display shows the “home

You can reach this

screen”:

screen from most

operations by

repeatedly pressing

the EXIT key.

 

Startup & shutdown

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Startup & shutdown

Shutting down the DP-01

Figure 1.2: SHUT DOWN and ACCESS

1First, stop playback or recording.

2Press and hold the SHUT DOWN key for about a second. The screen shows:

If you don’t shut down the DP-01 in the way described here, you may

lose your recordings and settings. Always shut down the DP-01 according to these instructions.

3Press ENTER to start the shut down process. The display shows: Storing Song...

4Once the song data is stored to hard disk, the display shows:

5You can now use the rear panel switch to turn off the DP-01.

Pressing the EXIT key cancels the

shutdown process.

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The ACCESS light

This red indicator shows that the hard disk or the CD-RW drive is in use. Although the DP-01 is not exactly a delicate piece of equipment, you should take care with it, as with all electronic equipment, especially when the hard disk is in operation or when it is writing to CDs.

Do not move the DP-01 or turn it off or disconnect the power when the

ACCESS indicator is lit, to avoid damage to the hard disk and possible loss of data.

How to play back demo songs

Before the DP 01 is shipped, demo songs are stored on its hard disk. Fol low the procedure below to play back these demo songs.

1Connect the LINE OUT connector on the DP-01 to the amplifier or monitor system. To listen on headphones, insert the headphone plug into the PHONES jack on the right of the front panel.

2Switch on the DP-01.

When the DP-01 is started up, the display shows the home screen.

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3Press MENU.

The MENU screen is displayed.

4Turn the DATA dial to move the cursor to “SONG” and press the cursor key.

The [SONG MENU] screen is displayed.

5Turn the DATA dial to move the cursor to “LOAD” and press the cursor key.

The [SONG LOAD] screen is displayed.

6Move the cursor to “DP01DEMO” and press the ENTER key.

When the demo is finished being loaded, the display returns to the [SONG MENU] screen.

7Press the EXIT key.

The display returns to the home screen.

8Press the PLAY key to play back the demo songs.

Eight tracks of each demo song is available. Adjust the fader, MASTER fader, PAN and other controls for each channel. To adjust the volume of the headphones, use the PHONES knob on the front panel.

Startup & shutdown

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Navigation

Navigation

The DP-01 uses a menu system which allows you to make settings, and perform many operations. This section explains how to use the menu system and to check and make settings.

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Figure 1.3: Menu controls

Press the MENU key to bring up the opening menu screen:

Use the wheel or the and keys to scroll up and down through the list of top-level menus. Note how the : symbol changes to an inverted triangle () when the menu is highlighted.

At the bottom right of all menu screens is a symbol showing whether there are more menus below the current list (), above the current list (), or above and below the current list ().

Press the cursor key to enter the selected menu. The screen below shows the SONG menu:

Use the jog wheel or the and keys to select an action from the menu (here the ERASE option is selected—note that there are options above and below the current list):

To go up a level in the menu “tree”,

press the EXIT key.

Press

to enter the menu action screen. In this case, selecting

The song names

ERASE presents you with a list of songs:

and filesizes shown

 

 

here may be different on your DP-

 

 

01.

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Starting out with your DP-01

Use the jog wheel (or the and keys) to move the cursor to select the song to be erased, and then press the ENTER key.

In cases like this, where the DP-01 asks you a question, the ENTER key now becomes a YES key, and the EXIT key becomes a NO key.

Some screens allow a number of values to be filled in. In these cases, you should use the and keys to move the cursor and the wheel to set the value:

The SHIFT key

The SHIFT key modifies the behavior of a number of different keys. When you press and hold it while pressing another key, the other key takes on the function shown in the label shown below the key (white on blue for the DP 01FX and white on green for the DP 01 and DP 01FX/CD) .

Titling

You can give titles to your songs, exported tracks, etc. Here’s how you do it:

When you see a screen like the one below:

Use the jog wheel to change the letter above the underlined cursor. You can choose from common punctuation marks, numbers, capital (UPPERCASE) letters, and small (lowercase) letters.

Use the INSERT key to insert a blank space at the cursor position, and use the SHIFTed INSERT key (DELETE) to delete the character at the cursor.

When you have finished entering the name, press ENTER. The song, with its new name, is stored to disk.

Navigation

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Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment

Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment

Before you start recording with the DP-01, you will need to make a few connections to other equipment. Figure 1.4 shows how you can connect your DP-01 to your existing audio setup.

Figure 1.4 shows a DP-01FX model.

The appearance of the DP-01 and DP-01FX/CD differs slightly, but the principles are the same.

 

2-track

 

recorder

 

 

REC OUT/

 

 

PLAY IN

 

Stereo

 

 

amplifier

 

 

LINE OUTPUT

External effects unit

 

(L, R)

 

RETURN

SEND

 

(L, R)

 

MIDI IN

 

 

STEREO MIX

MIDI OUT

 

(L, R)

 

 

out Starting

Drum machine

 

Guitars and basses

 

01-DP your with

PHONES

to INPUT A

Instruments and

 

 

 

 

microphones to

 

 

INPUT A and B

 

Figure 1.4: Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment

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on page 18).
Set the GUITAR/LINE switch to LINE. Adjust the input level controls and use the instrument’s output volume controls to adjust the level so that the OL indicators light up only during the very loudest passages.
Guitars and basses (passive types) are connected to the front panel input A using a standard 1/4" mono plug (unbalanced).
Set the GUITAR/LINE switch to GUITAR. Turn the input level control until the OL indicators barely light on the loudest passages.
Headphones Plug a pair of standard headphones into the 1/4" stereo jack on the front panel.
Adjust the volume with the level control to the right of the jack. Footswitch You can connect a standard “punch in” footswitch, such as the TASCAM RC 30P to the front panel PUNCH jack.
Use the switch to punch in and out (that is, start and stop recording on the fly).
Select monitoring mode (see text)

Starting out with your DP-01

Microphones go here (DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD)

Turn on ONLY for condenser microphones (DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD)

To headphones (and Input level level)

controls

Guitars, basses Synths, pre-amps etc. (& etc. go here

microphones on DP-01) go here

To footswitch

Figure 1.5: DP-01FX front panel

Microphones are connected to the front panel inputs.

 

The DP-01FX and

Set the GUITAR/LINE switches to LINE. Turn the input level controls so that

 

DP-01FX/CD

include

phantom-powered XLR

the OL indicators light up only in the loudest part of the recording.

microphone input connectors. See

 

Synthesizers, etc. including drum machines, guitar amplifier simula

“DP-01FX

Appendix” on page 62

tors, active basses, etc. as well as CD players, cassette decks, and so on can

for details of using these connec-

be connected to the front panel input jacks using standard 1/4" mono plugs

tors.

 

(unbalanced). When you are recording a stereo source, make sure the

 

INPUT MODE switch is set to STEREO (see “The INPUT MODE switch”

 

NEVER plug the speaker outputs of

a guitar amplifier into the DP-01.

Use the built-in tuner (on the DP01FX and DP-01FX/CD) to tune the

guitar or bass (see “Tuning a guitar” on page 62).

The footswitch is useful if both hands are busy playing a guitar, for exam-

ple.

Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment

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Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment

The INPUT MODE switch

You will use this switch when you are recording from input A and input B at the same time.

This front panel switch affects the way that you monitor the input signals, both through the headphones and/or through the LINE OUTPUT jacks. There are two positions:

MONO x 2—The signals from input A and input B are both sent to the center of the monitoring “stage”.

STEREO—The signal from input A is sent to the left, and the signal from input B is sent to the right of the monitoring “stage” forming a stereo pair for use when you are recording stereo instruments such as synthesizers, etc.

INPUT MODE does not affect the recording at all—just the monitoring

process.

In the MONO X 2 mode, the A and B input signals are added together in

the center, and you may hear distortion in the monitoring system This does not affect the recording, though.

To MIDI sequencer,

 

From stereo effects

drum machine, etc.

 

unit outputs

 

To digital

To effects

Power input and

unit

To analog recorder,

recorder, etc.

 

switch

 

monitoring system,

 

 

 

 

 

etc.

 

 

 

From sub-

 

 

 

mixer/MIDI tone

 

 

 

generator, etc.

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Figure 1.6: Rear panel connections

Monitoring and recording Use the rear panel LINE OUTPUT RCA jacks to connect the DP 01 to your monitoring system (that is, an amplifier/ speaker setup). When you’re ready to make your final stereo master, you can use these jacks to connect to an analog recorder.

A typical setup would connect these jacks to the AUX IN of a stereo sys tem.

Use the stereo system’s selector switch to listen to the AUX source when tracking, bouncing or mastering on the DP 01.

When you have mastered the stereo track and you want to record it, set the stereo monitoring system so that the recorder is set to record from the AUX source. Now you are monitoring (or listening) through your stereo system. Effect processor When you want to use an external effect processor with the DP 01, connect the rear panel SEND of the DP 01 to the mono input of the processor (1/4” unbalanced jack).

Connect the stereo outputs of the processor to the two RETURN jacks of the DP 01 (1/4" unbalanced jacks).

“Tracking” means recording tracks on the DP-01. “Mastering” means tak-

ing these recording tracks and mixing them down to stereo.

The DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD their own internal reverb processors.

However, you can also use an external effect processor if you prefer.

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External stereo input The DP 01 has two 1/4" mono unbalanced jacks on the rear panel marked STEREO MIX.

These can be used to connect an external stereo sub mixer, synthesizer, drum machine, CD player, etc.

This stereo signal is routed to the analog LINE OUTPUT jacks. They cannot be recorded on the DP 01, nor can you adjust the signal level using the DP 01.

Digital output Use a standard optical digital cable to connect this (rear panel, close to the power switch) to a suitable digital stereo input of a mon itoring system, or stereo recorder.

The signals sent from this are the same as those sent from the

jacks (although the signals are not output through the digital output).

MIDI output Use this (rear panel) to connect a sequencer, drum machine, etc. which can be started, stopped and synchronized with the DP 01. See “Working with MIDI” on page 38 for details.

You can connect a digital recorder (CD, MD) using the digital connec-

tion, while using the LINE OUTPUT jacks for monitoring.

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Managing your songs

Managing your songs

This section shows you how to create a new song, as well as basic song management, such as renaming, deleting, copying, etc. For more details on disk management, and the other song management features of the DP-01, see “Disk management” on page 40 and “Advanced song management” on page 42.

Any recording made on the DP-01 is referred to as a "song", even though

it may only consist of instrumental tracks or spoken word.

Creating a new song

1 Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu, and

press the

key.

2

If the CREATE option is not highlighted, use the jog wheel to highlight

 

it and press the

key.

3Enter a title as described in “Titling” on page 15.

4Press ENTER to create the song. The current song is stored even though the new song has not yet been created.

Storing songs

Since the DP-01 does not automatically save the audio you record

 

as part of a song, you should get into the habit of performing fre-

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quent manual saves, and always shutting down the DP-01 properly

(“Shutting down the DP-01” on page 12) to store all data.

 

 

1

Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu

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item, and press the

key.

 

2

Highlight the SAVE option and press the

key:

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You can re-title a song by pressing the SHIFTed MENU key to edit the

title of the currently-loaded song.

A “song” is not just the audio files you record—it also includes editing, set-

tings, etc.

3Rename the file if you want to save it as another name and press ENTER, or simply press ENTER to save the file to disk.

The screen shows a message (Saving Song) as the song is saved.

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Reverting to last version The REVERT action (which follows the SAVE action in the SONG menu) allows you to undo all changes since the last save.

When you select the REVERT action, the title of the song is shown. Press

ENTER to go back to the last saved version, or EXIT to keep the current song as it is.

Loading a saved song

Of course, saving songs is no use unless you can load them again.

This is how you do it.

1

Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu

 

item, and press the key.

2

Highlight the LOAD action, and press the

key:

3Use the jog wheel to move the cursor to the song to be loaded and press ENTER. If the symbol appears next to the song, then that song is currently loaded.

The current song is saved, and the selected song is loaded.

Erasing a song

If your disk is getting full, or you really don’t need a song any more, you can erase it.

1From the SONG menu, select the ERASE action:

2Highlight a song and press ENTER.

3You are asked if you want to erase the song (Are you sure?).

Press ENTER to erase the song, or EXIT to cancel the operation.

If you erase the current song, the first song in the list is automatically loaded.

Erase a song only if you are certain you don’t need it any moreyou can’t

undo this operation! However, you can use a USB connection to back up songs to a PC before you erase them.

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Managing your songs

Erasing many songs at one time

You may want to select a number of songs for erasing.

Use the jog wheel to scroll up and down through the list of songs.

Select a song for erasing using the INSERT key. A check mark ( ) appears by the song title.

De-select a song by using the SHIFTed INSERT (DELETE) key. The check mark disappears.

Press ENTER when you have selected all the songs to be erased. You are asked if you are sure. Press ENTER again to erase them, or EXIT to exit the process without erasing them.

You can erase all the songs shown, and a new song is automatically created. There is always at least one song on partition.

You can also use this method to perform other operations, such as

copying.

For more information about partitions, see “Disk management” on

page 40.

Song information

You can view the title, working partition, and amount of time left for recording from the “home screen”.

From the home screen, press and hold the EXIT key. While you hold down the EXIT key, the display shows:

The current partition (Part), song title (Song) and amount of time left on the partition for recording (RecRem) in minutes.

Additional song operations

Further song operations are described in “Advanced song management” on page 42.

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Assigning inputs

When we talk about “assigning” inputs, we are talking about routing the signals from the two inputs to the tracks.

You can record on up to two tracks at a time. This means that the same input can be assigned to two tracks at the same time (but you can’t then use the other input) or the two inputs can be assigned to different tracks. You can’t assign both inputs to the same track at the same time.

Press and hold one of the ASSIGN keys

And then press one of the 8 REC keys

Figure 1.7: Assigning inputs to tracks

Press and hold the ASSIGN key corresponding to the input signal you are assigning (A or B).

While holding down the ASSIGN key, press the REC key of the track to which you are assigning the input.

The REC key flashes rapidly.

If you want to assign the input to another track, you must first clear the current assignment (see below), and then re-assign the input.

Note that the REC key of the first track to which you assigned the input flashes when you hold down the ASSIGN key.

Clearing an assignment Hold down the ASSIGN key to check current assignments, then while holding the ASSIGN key, clear current assignments by pressing a flashing REC key (which then stops flashing).

Press and hold SHIFT and either of the ASSIGN keys (A or B) to turn

the inputs on or off as shown by the indicator. You may want to turn off unused inputs to reduce noise.

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Recording

Recording

When you’ve connected a source, and assigned the inputs to tracks, you’re ready to start recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 1.8: Recording tracks

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 indicator lights red, and the PLAY indicator lights

 

 

green. The track REC indicators 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 Posi-

 

 

tion) 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.

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Use the track fader(s) and the red MASTER fader to adjust the level of

 

 

 

 

what you hear.

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The pan controls position the track in the stereo “image” you hear in

the left and right speakers (or headphones). The center position is

with

marked by a “click” when you turn the knob.

The EQ HIGH and EQ LOW equalization controls work in a similar way

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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 con-

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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).

The DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD contain internal input effects proces-

sors (MULTI). See “DP-01FX Appendix” on page 62 for details.

The faders and other mixer controls adjust the output level of the

recorded when playing back recorded tracks.

You can change the EQ control point of the high and low equalization con-

trols. See “EQ settings” on page 31 for details.

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More advanced features

The DP-01 has many advanced features which you may want to use later on. Though we don't want to go into 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 DP-01 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 28 for details of how to set and use these location marks.

Punch recording

When we talk about “punch recording”, we mean going from play mode into record mode without stopping the song (“punching in”) as well as going from recording to playback without stopping the song (“punching out”).

The DP 01 provides three ways to perform punching:

When at least one track is armed (the REC key is flashing), and a song is being played back, press the RECORD transport key to punch in. When recording, press the PLAY key to stop recording (punch out).

If you have a footswitch connected to the PUNCH jack, you can press the footswitch to change between playback and recording, as long as at least one track is armed for recording.

You can automate the punch process by setting in and out points. This is described in “IN and OUT marks” on page 29 and also in “Punching” on page 32.

Bouncing

The DP-01 provides eight tracks for recording. But what happens if you want to record more than eight instruments?

You can take existing tracks, mix them, and record them to unused tracks, freeing up the tracks you just mixed for recording additional tracks. See “Bouncing” on page 34 for full details.

Track editing

Because the DP-01 is a hard disk recorder, not a tape recorder, there are many options available to you which would be extremely difficult, or even impossible, with a tape-based recording system.

See “About track editing” on page 50 for details of copy, cut, and paste, etc. operations that you can perform on the DP 01.

Undoing operations

Just like on many computer systems, you can undo many operations (including recording, if you record over something you shouldn’t have done).

See the full explanation of how to use the UNDO and REDO functions in “Undoing operations” on page 54.

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Mixdown and mastering

Mixdown and mastering

This is the last stage in creating a song, allowing you to create a file which you can play back into a stereo recorder, and export to a WAV file for further processing, archiving, recording, etc. on a personal computer (“Exporting the mastered stereo tracks” on page 49).

Mixdown This is the art of mixing the different tracks you have recorded earlier so that the whole song sounds “right”—everything is at the right volume, and the song sounds like one piece of music.

There are no real rules to mixing, except that if you like the mix, and other people like it, it’s probably a good mix.

Use the eight track faders to adjust the relative volume of the tracks and the red MASTER fader to adjust the overall level, and watch the L and R meters at the right of the display to make sure that the mix is not too loud (if it’s too loud, it will distort, and sound bad).

Use the EQ HIGH and EQ LOW (tone) controls to boost or cut bass and treble from the individual tracks.

If you have an external effect processor connected through the SEND and RETURN loop, adjust the EFFECT SEND levels for each track. This is the amount of signal sent from each track to the effect. You can use this to add effects only to certain tracks. Use the EFFECT RETURN control to adjust the amount of the effect returned to the mix.

Use the PAN controls to adjust the left-right position of each track in the stereo mix.

To cut out the sound of a track, use the SHIFT key and the track’s REC key to mute (the orange MUTE indicator lights for muted tracks) and un-mute the track.

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The most important components of a mix are your ears—if you think it

sounds good, then it is.

You don’t have to keep levels the same through the whole song (try

raising the level of a guitar during solos, for example).

On the DP-01FX

and DP-01FX/CD, you can use the internal reverb unit instead of an external effect processor (“Reverb” on page 68).

If you have two tracks with different versions of the same part, you

can use the mute function to make easy comparisons between the two.

The track meters show the level of the signal recorded on the track,

not the level sent from the track.

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Mastering

This is where the actual stereo recording takes place, once you’re happy with the mix you’ve created. You create a mixed master stereo track, starting at 00:00:00:00 (the “zero point”) and continuing to the OUT point.

The mixed stereo master is stored on disk as part of the song.

Before starting the mastering procedure, you must set the OUT point. This is where the mastering process stops. See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29 for details.

1Press the MASTER key so that it flashes.

2Press and hold the RECORD key and press the PLAY key. Recording starts on the stereo master tracks (RECORD and PLAY are lit).

Make the mix moves (faders, pan, etc.) that you practiced earlier. These mix moves will affect the sound of the final master stereo track.

When the playback point reaches the OUT point, recording stops.

3Press the MASTER key so that it is lit steadily. Now when you press PLAY, you can hear the master stereo mix you have just created. This mix is output through the analog and digital outputs, and you can record it on a stereo recorder.

4If you are happy with the mix, you can then exit the mastering mode by pressing the MASTER key until it is unlit.

If you want to do the mix again, press the MASTER key until it flashes, and re-record. The new mix will overwrite your previous mix.

If a song has had a master stereo mix recorded and saved with it, you can play back this master stereo mix whenever the song is loaded, by pressing the MASTER key until it is lit steadily and then pressing PLAY.

To add the STEREO MIX inputs (through the analog outputs only), you can play back the stereo master mix. Any MIDI synchronization, etc. is output as the stereo master mix is played back so that the output from a sequencer, etc. can be added to the analog outputs, and recorded on a stereo recorder (cassette, CD, MD or computer audio program).

The stereo master mix can be “cloned” to a pair of stereo tracks (see “CLONE TRACK” on page 54).

While the DP-01 is in the mastering mode, you will notice that a number

of playback. functions are not available. If you try to perform these operations, a popup message tells you that you are in mastering mode.

You can hear any signals received at the STEREO MIX inputs, but they

won’t be recorded on the master track.

Note that while the MASTER key is lit steadily, you cannot use the mixer

controls, except for the MASTER fader.

If you want to save a mix from the DP01 as a file, you can transfer it via

USB to a computer (see “Exporting the mastered stereo tracks” on page 49).

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