Teac DP-01 Quick Start

DP-01 / DP-01FX

his guide is designed to get you up-and-running
with the DP-01 and DP-01FX. If you have any

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questions that aren’t answered in this short guide,
consult the Users Guide for detailed information
on using your new Digital Portastudio.

Build a New Song

e’ll begin by creating a new song fi le so that

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you have a fresh slate to work from.

1. Press the MENU button. Turn the data wheel
until you reach SONG and press the right cursor
button.

Quick Start Guide

2. Turn the data wheel to select CREATE and press
the right cursor button.

3. If you want, use the DATA WHEEL to name your
new song. Otherwise, or afterwards, press EN­TER.

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Record a Track

he DP-01 gives you eight tracks to record to.

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This allows you to record a guitar, rewind, play
bass over that part, and continue repeating until
your song is fi nished.

1. Plug an instrument or microphone into Input

A, on the front of the DP-01.

2. If you plugged a guitar or bass directly into the

DP-01, set the front-panel switch to GUITAR.
Otherwise, set it to MIC/LINE. If you’re using
a condenser microphone on the DP-01FX, turn
phantom power ON.

3. While watching the meters on the LCD screen,

turn the front-panel trim knob so that your
loudest notes do not make the meter go all the
way to the top.

3. Hold down the button above the input labeled

ASSIGN A. While you’re still holding that but­ton, press the REC button above one of the eight
track faders. It will fl ash to show you that your
input has been assigned to that track.

4. Press the REC button that you just assigned the

input to. It will fl ash slowly.

5. Press the PLAY and RECORD buttons to start

recording. When you’re fi nished, press STOP
and press the REC button to disarm the track.

6. To record another track and play along with the
one you just recorded, fi rst press the ASSIGN A
button and press the REC button of the track
you just recorded to. This “de-assigns” the input
from that track. Press the REC button for one of
the other tracks, rewind to the beginning of the
song, and then repeat steps 4 and 5.

Note: You will hear your instrument through

the master outputs even if no tracks are armed.

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Using the Reverb Effect (DP-01FX)

he DP-01FX has a dedicated Reverb effect that’s

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available to all tracks. Each channel has an Ef­fect Send knob so that you can control the amount
of reverb – lots of reverb for the drums, a little on
the vocal, etc. Here’s how you set that up.

1. If the REVERB light is not on, hold the SHIFT

button and press REVERB.

2. Let go of the SHIFT button and press REVERB

again. The LCD window will show you what
reverb type is selected.

Using External Effects

f you have a reverb or multieffects processor, you

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can plug it into the DP-01 to use in your mix.

Quick Start Guide

3. Turn the TYPE knob to change to a different
reverb type: Hall, Room, Live or Studio.

4. Turn the PARAMETER knob to change the decay
time of the reverb for a larger or smaller-sound­ing space.

5. Send your recorded tracks to the reverb proces­sor using the EFFECT SEND knobs above those
channel faders and adjust the overall level of
the external effect using the EFFECT RETURN
knob.

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1. Plug the SEND on the rear panel of the DP-01
into the input of your effects processor.

2. Plug the outputs of your effects processor into
the RETURN inputs of the DP-01.

3. Set the Mix control on your effects processor to
100% wet.

4. [DP-01FX only] Turn off the internal reverb pro­cessor by holding the SHIFT button and pressing
the REVERB button (the light will go out).

5. Send your recorded tracks to the effects proces­sor using the EFFECT SEND knobs above those
channel faders.

6. You can adjust the overall level of the external
effect using the EFFECT RETURN knob.

Using the Multi Effect (DP-01FX)

he DP-01FX has two effects processors. The

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Multi effect processes the input as it’s recorded
to disk, while the Reverb effect is only for the mix­down and only gets recorded when you master your
song. This section explains how to use the Multi:

1. Plug a guitar or other sound source into one of

the front-panel inputs.

2. Set the INPUT MODE switch on the front panel

to MONO.

3. While holding SHIFT, press the MULTI button.

The LED next to the button will show whether

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the effect is processing the A input, B input or
neither one.

4. Let go of the SHIFT button and press MULTI
again. The LCD screen will show you what ef­fect program is selected. The fi rst line shows
the name of the program (“CoolPick”), and the
second line shows what instrument it’s designed
for (“EGTR”).

5. Turn the TYPE knob to change to a different
effect program.

6. Turn the PARAMETER knob to change the sound
of that program.