Teac DR-1 User Manual

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DR-1

Portable Digital Recorder

OWNER'S MANUAL

D01019610A

2 TASCAM DR-1

Contents

1–Introduction ........................................................ 3

Main functions ........................................................ 3

Supplied accessories ................................................ 3

Recycling the rechargeable battery ............................. 3

Notes about this manual ........................................... 3

Copyrights .............................................................. 3

2–Preparation ......................................................... 4

About SD cards ....................................................... 4

Inserting the SD card ................................................. 4

Removing the SD card ............................................... 4

Inserting a new card ................................................. 4

Other cases that require formatting ................................ 4

Powering the unit .................................................... 5

Installing the battery ................................................. 5

Charging the battery .................................................. 5

Changing the battery ................................................. 5

Turning the power on and off .................................... 6

Setting the date and time ......................................... 6

Resetting the unit .................................................... 6

3–Part Names and Functions .............................. 7

Top panel .............................................................. 7

Right side panel ....................................................... 9

Left side panel ......................................................... 9

Front Panel ........................................................... 10

Rear Panel ............................................................ 10

Bottom panel ........................................................ 10

4–Screen Overview ..............................................11

Home Screen ..........................................................11

Record Screen ....................................................... 12

Setting Screens...................................................... 13

Setting screen structure ............................................ 13

Operation basics ..................................................... 14

Operation example .................................................. 14

5–Making Connections ...................................... 15

Connecting monitors .............................................. 15

Connecting with a computer ................................... 15

Disconnecting from a computer ................................... 15

Connecting mics and other audio devices ...................16

Connecting to the MIC 1 IN jack ..................................16

Connecting to the MIC 2 IN jack ...................................16

Connecting to the LINE IN jack .....................................16

6–Copying Tracks from a Computer ................17

Preparing audio files on a computer ..........................17

Copying audio files from a computer .........................17

Managing the Music Folder from a computer ..............17

7–Playback ............................................................. 18

Starting and stopping playback ................................ 18

Selecting tracks ..................................................... 18

Search forward and backward ................................. 18

Using the wheel to change the playback position ....... 18

Adjusting the volume ............................................. 18

8–Recording .......................................................... 19

Selecting the file type and sampling frequency........... 19

Setting the maximum file size .................................. 19

Selecting the input source ....................................... 20

Setting the INT/MIC1 input functions ............................ 20

Display of input functions on the Record Screen ................ 21

Adjusting the built-in microphone angle .................... 21

Adjusting the input levels of microphones ................. 21

About recording modes .......................................... 22

Ordinary recording ................................................. 22

Overdubbing ......................................................... 23

Preparation for overdubbing ....................................... 23

Overdub recording .................................................. 23

9–Playback Area and Playlist ............................ 24

Setting the playback area........................................ 24

Selecting a folder for the playback area .................... 24

Selecting a file to set the playback area .................... 25

Playlist ................................................................. 25

Adding tracks to the playlist ...................................... 25

Editing the playlist ................................................... 26

10–Browse Screen ............................................... 27

Screen navigation .................................................. 27

Icons on the BROWSE screen ................................... 27

File operations ...................................................... 28

Folder operations ................................................... 28

11–Special Playback Control Functions .......... 29

Setting the playback control functions ...................... 29

Changing the speed ............................................... 29

Change speed without changing pitch ...................... 29

Changing the pitch without changing the speed ......... 29

Reducing vocal and solo instrument sounds ............... 30

12–Loop, Repeat and Single Playback .............31

Loop playback ........................................................31

Repeat and single track playback modes ....................31

13–Using the Effects ........................................... 32

Turning the effect ON and OFF ................................. 32

Setting the effect ................................................... 32

Closing the Effect Screen ........................................ 32

14–Using the Metronome ................................. 33

Setting the metronome ........................................... 33

Starting and stopping the metronome....................... 33

15–Using the Tuner ............................................. 34

Preparation ........................................................... 34

Chromatic tuner mode ............................................ 34

Oscillator mode ..................................................... 34

16–System Settings and Formatting ............... 35

Making System Settings .......................................... 35

Restoring the factory settings .................................. 35

Formatting the SD card ........................................... 36

Using QUICK FORMAT .............................................. 36

Using FULL FORMAT ................................................ 36

17–Viewing File Information ............................. 37

File information page ............................................. 37

Memory information page ...................................... 37

System information page ........................................ 37

18–Effects Preset List .......................................... 38

19–Messages ........................................................ 39

20–Specifications ..................................................41

Audio Input and Output ...........................................41

Audio performance .................................................41

Other specifications ...............................................41

Computer requirements ......................................... 42

Dimensions .......................................................... 42

TASCAM DR-1 3

Li-ion00

Thank you very much for purchasing the TASCAM
DR-1 Portable Recorder. Please read this Owner’s
Manual carefully in order to maximize your use of all
the unit’s features. We hope that you will enjoy using
this recorder for many years to come. Please make
copies of this manual and keep them in safe places
for future reference.

Main functions

Portable recorder

Use SD cards as the recording media

•

Record with the built-in microphone, or by

•

connecting a microphone or the line output of a CD
player, instrument or other audio device
Choose MP3 (32 kbps–320 kbps, 44.1 kHz or 48

•

kHz) or WAV (16-bit or 24-bit, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz)
audio file types for recording
Mix and record the input signal with the playing

•

audio track (overdubbing)

Supplied accessories

1–Introduction

Other features

Special playback functions include decreasing

•

playback speed without changing pitch and
reducing the sound of a recorded vocal or solo
instrument during playback
Built-in effects can be applied to the input signal

•

Copy audio files from a computer to this unit’s SD

•

card by USB connection

Soft case• ......................................................................1

SD card (that contains this Owner’s Manual)• ............1

USB cable• ...................................................................1

Quick Start Guide• .......................................................1

Warranty card• .............................................................1

Recycling the rechargeable battery

This device uses a lithium ion battery. Please do not
throw away the battery when it is no longer necessary.

If you have any questions, please contact us (see the
last page of this manual for contact information).

Notes about this manual

Font use conventions

Controls, keys and other parts on the DR-1 are written

•
like this:
Messages shown on the display are written like this:

•

Are y ou su re?

We use the term “key” to describe the push-button

•
controls on the DR-1.

MENU.

BP-L2 (specialized lithium ion battery)• .....................1

BP-L2 manual• .............................................................1

BP-L2 warranty card• ..................................................1

Please contact the store where you purchased this unit
if any of these accessories are missing or have been
damaged during transportation.

Tracks and files are the same

Tracks are les, and les are tracks.

In this manual, we usually use the word “track” when
we are describing the playback of a song, for example,
just as we would if talking about songs on a CD or a
portable music player. However, when we talk about
their data properties, such as sampling frequencies and

ID3 tags, we often refer to the same “tracks” as “les”

because they can be manipulated in ways similar to

les on a computer.

Copyrights

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

Macintosh, Mac OS, and Mac OS X are trademarks of
Apple Inc.

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CAUTION

2–Preparation

CAUTION

TIP

About SD cards

Since this unit uses an SD card for recording and
playback, you must insert an SD card into the unit
before use. You can use 64 MB–2 GB SD cards and 4
GB–32 GB SD HC cards with this unit.

Inserting the SD card

The SD card slot and the USB connector are under the
cover on the left side of the unit.

Press the cover down in the direction of the arrow to
open it. Insert the included SD card in the SD card slot
and push it until it clicks fully into place.

Removing the SD card

Press the inserted SD card in gently and it will
disengage from the unit so that you can completely
pull it out.

Please see the TASCAM web site (www.tascam.com)
for information about cards that have been tested with
the DR-1.

Do not remove the SD card during recording or playback,
or when the unit is connected to the computer by USB.

Inserting a new card

The following pop-up screen appears if you insert a
new card in the unit.

Other cases that require formatting

• The above “

if you install an SD card that was formatted by a
device other than the DR-1. Reformat the card to use
it with this unit.

• The following pop-up screen appears if a system le
or other crucial le was accidentally erased from the

SD card when used with a computer

FORMAT ERROR

” screen also appears

Press the ¥/π key to format the card so that it can be
used with this unit.

When formatting nishes, the Home Screen appears.

Formatting an SD card erases all files that are on it. Make
certain that you have copied any files that you want to
save from the card before formatting it.

In either case, press the ¥/π key to reformat the card.

Always make backup copies of important files as soon as
you can.

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Powering the unit

NOTE

Charging indicator

2–Preparation

The DR-1 can be operated using a special lithium
ion battery or an AC adapter (PS-P520). One
battery is included with the unit and the AC adapter
and additional batteries are available for purchase
separately. You can charge the battery by connecting

Installing the battery

Slide the battery case cover on the back of the unit to
open it, and insert the DR-1 battery that was included
in the box.

Charging the battery

Charging with a computer
Open the cover on the left side panel, and use the

included USB cable to connect the unit’s USB port to
a USB port on a computer.

Please connect this unit directly to a computer. Proper
charging and operation cannot be assured when using
a USB hub.

Even if the power for the unit is off, the battery
charges when connected to a computer by USB. The
computer may need to be ON to charge the battery.

Complete charging by USB takes about 6 hours (when
the unit’s power is OFF).

When being charged by a computer, the DR­1 automatically enters USB connect mode (see
“Connecting with a computer” on page 15).

the unit to a computer by USB or using an AC
adapter. When shipped new, the included battery is

not sufciently charged, so it must be charged before

using the unit. Charge the battery or connect the AC
adapter before using the unit.

Charging with an AC adapter
(purchased separately)

Connect an AC adapter to the DC IN 5V jack to
charge the unit.

Complete charging with the adapter takes about 3
hours (whether the unit’s power is ON or OFF).

You can use this unit normally as it is charged by the
connected AC adapter.

The charge indicator to the right of the display lights
orange during charging. The indicator turns of when
charging is complete.

Changing the battery

You can purchase additional batteries (BP–L2) that are
identical to the one included with the unit. You might
want to purchase extra batteries if you expect to use
the DR-1 for recording or other applications for long
periods of time when you will not be able to recharge
or use an AC adapter (also sold separately).

To change the battery, slide and remove the battery
case cover on the bottom panel.

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CAUTION

2–Preparation

Turning the power on and off

To turn the power ON, press and hold the POWER key
on the left side panel until “

TASCAM DR-1

” appears

on the display.
The Home Screen appears when the unit starts up.

Setting the date and time

Follow these procedures to set the date and time of the

built-in clock. When you create an audio le, date and
time information is included in the le data.

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

2 Use the wheel to select

¥/π key to open the Date/Time Screen.

DA TE/TIME

and press the

To turn the power OFF, press and hold the POWER key
until “

PORTABLE DIGITAL RECORDER

” appears

on the display.

The clock stops while this screen is displayed.

3 Use the

part highlighted in inverse) and use the wheel to
set the values.

4 After making the setting, press the

restart the clock from the newly set value.

The display returns to the Menu Screen.

µ and ≤ keys to move the cursor (the

¥/π key to

Resetting the unit

The back panel of the unit has a reset hole.
If the unit is operating abnormally, push the end of

a paperclip or similar item into this hole to press a
button inside the unit. This turns the power OFF and
resets the DR-1’s system.

Do not press the reset button when the unit is
functioning properly.

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Top panel

3–Part Names and Functions

1 Built-in stereo microphone

To use this stereo electret condenser microphone
as the input source, select “

input setting screen. If you connect an external
microphone to the

the built-in microphone becomes inactive.

2 Display

In addition to the Home Screen, this shows the
recording screen various setting screens, and other
operation information. (See “Screen Overview” on
page 11.)

3 MENU key

When the Home Screen is displayed, press this key
to open the Menu Screen.

Press this key to return to the Menu Screen from
the various setting screens.

When the Menu Screen is displayed, press this key
to return to the Home Screen.

4 LOOP key

Press this key to turn loop playback mode ON and
OFF, allowing you to repeat playback of a selected
interval. (See “Loop playback” on page 31.)

5 I/O key

Use this key to set the IN (start) and OUT (end)
points of the interval that you want to set for
loop playback. When the IN and OUT points are
already set, press this key to erase them. (See
“Loop playback” on page 31.)

MIC 1 IN jack on the rear panel,

INT/MIC1

” on the

6 µ key

Press this key to return to the beginning of a track
that is playing or stopped in the middle.

If you press this key when a track is stopped at its
beginning, the unit will skip to the beginning of
the previous track.

Press and hold this key to search backwards.
On the setting screens, use this key to move the

cursor left.
On the Browse Screen, press this key to move up a

level.

7 ≤ key

Press this key during playback or when playback is
stopped to skip to beginning of the next track.

Press and hold this key to search forward.
On the setting screens, use this key to move the

cursor right.
On the Browse Screen, press this key to move

down a level.

8 PB CONTROL key

Press and hold this key to open the Playback
Control (

Playback Control Screen is open, press and hold
this key to return to the Home Screen. (See
“Special playback control functions” on page 29.)

Briefly press this key to turn the speed control
that is set on the Playback Control Screen (VSA
and/or SPEED) ON and OFF. When ON, the
icon appears at the top of the Home Screen as light
letters on a dark background.

PB CONTROL

) Screen. When the

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3–Part names and functions

9 FX key

Briefly press this key to turn the effect function
ON and OFF.

Press and hold this key to open the Effect Setting
Screen. When the Effect Setting Screen is open,
press and hold this key to return to the Home
Screen. (See “Using the effects” on page 32.)

0 ¥/π key

When the Home Screen is displayed and playback
is stopped, press this key to start playback. During
playback, press this key to stop playback at the
current position.

When using a setting screen, use this key, for
example, to confirm a selection, advance a level
in a menu and answer “YES” to a confirmation
message

When the Metronome Screen is open, use this key
to start and stop the metronome.

q Wheel

When a setting screen is open, use the Wheel to
change the setting of the selected item.

When the Home Screen is open, use the wheel to
adjust the file playback position.

w STOP/HOME key

Press this key to stop recording and playback or to
end recording standby.

When a setting screen is open, press to return to
the Home Screen.

On a setting screen, use this key to respond “NO”
to a confirmation message.

e REC/PAUSE key

When playback is stopped, press this key to put the
unit into recording standby. When in standby, this
key flashes. If the Input Setting Screen
item is ON, the Overdubbing ON/OFF pop-up
appears. (See “Recording” on page 19.)

When in recording standby, press this key to start
recording. The key lights while recording.

When recording, press this key to pause recording.

r PEAK indicator

This lights when the selected input signal exceeds
the maximum level.

t Charge indicator

This indicator lights orange when the lithium ion
battery installed in this unit is charging. The light
turns OFF when the battery is fully charged.

MONITOR

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Right side panel

CAUTION

3–Part Names and Functions

y OUTPUT VOLUME (+, –) keys

Use these keys to adjust the signal level output
from the

/LINE OUT jack. The volume level

appears on the display during adjustment.

u MIX BALANCE (–, +) keys

When the Input Setting Screen’s

MONITOR

is set to ON, use these keys to adjust the volume
of the playback signal that is mixed with the
input signal. The playback volume appears on the
display during adjustment. Use the + key to raise
the volume and the – key to lower the volume.

MONITOR

When

OFF

” appears on the screen and these keys have

is set to

OFF

, “

MONITOR

no effect.

Left side panel

item

i SETTING key

Press this key to open the Input Setting Screen
where you can select the input, make

IN

settings and turn

MONITOR

INT/MIC1

ON and OFF.

o INPUT volume

Use this to adjust the input signal level of the
built-in microphone, the

2 IN

jack. This does not affect the input signal level

MIC 1 IN jack and the MIC

of the LINE IN jack

p /LINE OUT jack

Use this to connect with headphones or the
line input jack of an amp or other equipment.
Depending on the

MONITOR

setting and recorder
operation status, this outputs the input signal, the
playback signal or a mix of both signals.

a DC IN 5V jack

Connect a TASCAM PS-P520 AC adapter
(purchased separately) to this jack.

s SD card slot

Insert an SD card into this slot. (See “About SD
cards” on page 4.)

d USB port

Use the included USB cable to connect with a
computer USB port. (See “Connecting with a
computer” on page 15.)

Please connect the unit directly to a computer without
using a USB hub.

f POWER key

Press and hold this key to turn the unit’s power ON
and OFF.

g HOLD switch

Slide this to the left to turn the hold function ON.
All keys are inoperative when hold is ON.

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3–Part names and functions

NOTE

NOTE

CAUTION

Front Panel

h MIC 2 IN jack

Use this standard mono jack to connect a

microphone with a 1/4˝ plug.

We call this the Front Panel because this is the end that
faces the operator of the unit when placed on a table with
the built-in mic facing the sound source.

Rear Panel

j MIC 1 IN jack

Use this input jack to connect a stereo mini-jack
microphone. This jack provides plug-in power
when set to do so on the Input Setting Screen.

k LINE IN jack

Use this stereo mini-jack for line input. The input
level is fixed at –10 dBV.

We call this the Rear Panel because this is the end that
faces away from the operator of the unit when placed
on a table with the built-in mic (this end) facing the
sound source.

Bottom panel

l Reset hole

If the unit is operating abnormally, push the end of
a paperclip or similar item into this hole to press
the system reset button inside the unit. This turns
the power OFF and resets the DR-1’s system.

Do not press the reset button if the unit is functioning
properly.

; Battery case

This holds the specialized lithium ion battery.

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4–Screen Overview

NOTE

When the unit is ordinarily playing or stopped, the
Home Screen appears on the display. Setting screens
appear when making various settings, and the Record
Screen appears when the unit is recording or in
recording standby.

Home Screen

1 Power indicator

The battery icon appears when the lithium ion
battery is in use. The number of bars shows the
current level of remaining battery power. The
battery icon flashes when charging is necessary.

2 Unit status

This icon show the current operation status.

¥ Track playing
π File stopped in progress (paused)

· File stopped at its beginning
˚ Fast forwarding
∆ Fast rewinding
≤ Skipping to the beginning of the next track
µ Skipping to the beginning of the current or

previous track

3 Elapsed time

Shows the elapsed time (hours: minutes: seconds)
of the currently playing track.

4 Playback position display bar

This bar shows the current playback position. The
bar darkens from the left as playback proceeds.

5 Remaining time

Shows the remaining playback time of the current
track (hours: minutes: seconds).

6 Status of loop IN and OUT points

This shows the status of the IN and OUT point
settings for loop playback.

If an IN point is set, the icon appears above
the display bar at the position equivalent to the
playback location.

If an OUT point is set, the icon appears above
the display bar at the position equivalent to the
playback location.

The items that appear on the Home Screen are
explained below. See the explanations later in this
chapter for the setting screens and the Record Screen.

7 Loop/repeat setting status

The following icons appear depending on the
current loop/repeat setting.

Single playback

Repeat playback of 1 track

Repeat playback of all tracks in the

play area

Loop repeat active

8 File information

The tag information or file name of the currently
playing track is shown. If an MP3 file has ID3
tag information, the ID3 tag information is given
priority. The file name is shown for WAV files and
for MP3 files that do not have ID3 tag information.

ID3 tag information includes the title, artist name and
other information that can be saved in an MP3 file.

9 Selected playback area

Shows the currently selected playback area.

ALL

All files in the Music Folder

FOLDER

All files in the selected sub-folder

of the Music Folder

P.LIST

Files added to the playlist

0 Playback file number/total number of files

The total number of files in the selected playback
area and the number of the current file.

q INPUT level meter

This shows the combined level of the selected
input signal and the currently playing file.

When

MONITOR

is set to

OFF

, the input signal is

not mixed in.
If the input level exceeds the maximum allowable

level, a dot is lit at the right end of the level meter.

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4–Screen overview

w Status of playback control function settings

These show whether the various playback control
functions (speed control, key change, part cancel)
are currently active. When they are active, their
icons appear as light letters on a dark background
( , , ). (See “Special Playback Control
Functions” on page 29.)

e Effect status

Shows whether the effect function is ON or OFF.
When the effect is ON, the icon appears as
light letters on a dark background.

Record Screen

This screen opens when you press the
to start recording standby mode and stays open when
you press the REC/PAUSE key again to start recording.

REC/PAUSE key

r Input monitor setting status

This shows the

MONITOR

ON/OFF status as set

on the Input Setting Screen.
When

MONITOR

is ON, the icon appears as

light letters on a dark background.

This status of the power and the effect use appears the
same as on the Home Screen. This screen also shows
the following. 1 Recorder operation

º Recording
π Recording paused
ª Recording stopped

2 Elapsed recording time

The elapsed recording time of the track appears as
hours: minutes: seconds.

During recording standby, the maximum
remaining recording time appears.

3 Remaining recording time

The remaining recording time appears in hours:
minutes: seconds.

4 Record level meter

The input signal level of the selected input appears
as separate L and R channels.

5 Input selection

Shows the input source.

6 File name

Shows the file name that is automatically assigned
to the file being recorded.

7 Record mode

Shows the recording file type and sampling
frequency. During overdubbing, the playback file
information (file name or MP3 ID3 tag) appears.

8 INT/MIC1 setting status

Shows the status of settings related to the built­in microphone and MIC 1 input (stereo recording,
plug-in power, low cut filter and level control).

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4–Screen overview

NOTE

Setting Screens

Use this unit’s various setting screens to make various
settings, conduct operations and show information.

Setting screen structure

Most of the setting screens are accessed by rst

pressing the MENU button to open the Menu Screen,
but some screens can also be accessed directly using
dedicated keys.

The following table provides an overview of the
setting screens.

Screen Overview Access method

INFORMATION View le information, system setting information, and

system information

BROWSE View music les and sub-folders inside folders

Play and erase les
Add les to the playlist

Create and select folders

Although the various setting screens are also used
to execute functions and display information, for
example, in addition to making settings, we call them
“setting screens” in this manual.

PLAYLIST Edit the playlist (erase and move tracks in it)

PLAY MODE Set playback mode

Set single or repeat mode

REC SETTING Make settings related to recording

(le type, sampling frequency, maximum le size)

METRONOME Set and operate metronome functions

TUNER Access tuner and oscillator functions

SETUP Make various system settings

Initialize and format the SD card

DATE/TIME Set the date and time of the built-in clock

INPUT SETTING Select input source

Make input monitoring settings
Make built-in microphone and MIC 1 IN settings

EFFECT Make effect settings Press and hold the

PLAYBACK CONTROL Set playback control function settings Press and hold the

Press the
open the Menu Screen and
select the desired setting
screen

Press the

CONTROL

MENU key to

SETTING key

key

FX key

PB

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NOTE

4–Screen overview

Operation basics

Use the MENU, STOP/HOME, ¥/π , µ and ≤ keys
and the wheel to conduct most operations on the
various setting screens.

The keys have the following functions.

MENU key

Press this key to open the Menu Screen (except
when the Menu Screen is already open or the
Record screen is open).

When the Menu Screen is open, press this key to
return to the Home Screen. This key is inoperative
when the Record screen is open.

Wheel

Use this to change the value of the selected item.

¥/π key

Press this key to make an item selection and to
answer “YES” to a confirmation message. (This
functions like the “ENTER key” on a computer).

On the Metronome screen, press this key to start
and stop the metronome.

µ key

When a setting screen is open, moves the cursor
(part highlighted in inverse) to the left within the
screen. Use this after setting the value of an item
to return to item selection, etc.

≤ key

When a setting screen is open, moves the cursor
(part highlighted in inverse) to the right within

the screen. In many cases, the

¥/π key can also be

used this way.

STOP/HOME key:

When a setting screen is open, press to return to
the Home Screen. Press this key to answer “YES”
to a confirmation message.

You can also use menus during playback.

Operation example

In this example, we will use the
item in the Setup Screen to change the forward/
reverse search speed.

1 When the Home Screen is displayed, press the

MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

2 Turn the wheel to select

inverse), and press the
Screen.

3 Turn the wheel to select the

item, and press the

¥/π key to show the current

setting value (the factory setting is “
lighted in inverse.

4 Turn the wheel to select the desired setting. The

setting is changed immediately, so there is no need
to press the

5 Press

¥/π key again to confirm it.

STOP/HOME to return to the Home Screen.

CUE/REV SPEED

SETUP

¥/π key to open the Setup

(highlighted in

CUE/REV SPEED

X8

”) high-

When the • ¶ icon appears in the lower right part of
the screen, as shown in the preceding image, there
is additional information for the current screen below
what is shown on the display.

When the • § icon appears, there is additional
information for the current screen above what is
shown on the display.

You can also use the •
these steps.

When the • § icon appears to the right of a setting value,
you can change that value by turning it to the right.
When the ¶ icon appears to the right of a setting value,
you can change that value by turning it to the left.

≤ key instead of the ¥/π key in

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Connecting monitors

NOTE

Headphones

Speakers with built-in amplifiers,
stereo systems, etc.

Computer

USB

Connect headphones, speakers with built-in

ampliers, an amp and speaker system or other

monitoring system to the DR-1 /LINE OUT jack.

Connecting with a computer

By connecting this unit with a computer, you can copy

WAV or MP3 music les from the computer to this
unit. From the computer you can also erase les on

this unit and manipulate folders.
To connect to a computer, open the left side panel

cover and use the included USB cable to connect the
USB ports of the DR-1 and the computer.

5–Making Connections

When connected, “

USB connected

” appears on the

DR-1 screen.

The recorder appears on the computer screen as an
external drive named “DR-1.”

When shipped from the factory the “DR-1” drive
contains the “MUSIC” and “UTILITY” folders, as
well as the “MANUAL” folder, which contains a PDF
copy of this Owner’s Manual.

Disconnecting from a computer

To end the USB connection, rst follow the

procedures for your computer to disconnect the
DR-1 and then remove the USB cable. The DR-1
automatically restarts.

See the computer manual for how to close the
connection on the computer.

16 TASCAM DR-1

5–Making Connections

Audio device or other
external sound source

NOTE

NOTE

Connecting mics and other audio devices

This unit has a built-in stereo microphone that you can
use to practice or record your singing, for example,
but you can also use an external mic or other device
as an input. You can connect external sound sources to
the line input jack or one of two types of microphone
input jacks. The following sections explain how to use
the jacks to connect external devices. (See “Selecting
the input source” on page 20 for more about making
settings related to connections and input level setting.)

Connecting to the MIC 1 IN jack

You can connect a one-point stereo electret condenser
microphone, for example, to the MIC 1 IN jack (stereo
mini-jack) on the rear panel. Use the Input Setting

Screen to adjust the level control, the low cut lter and

other settings. (See “Selecting the input source” on
page 20.)

Connecting to the MIC 2 IN jack

You can connect, for example, a dynamic microphone

with a 1/4˝ plug to the

jack) on the front panel.

MIC 2 IN jack (standard mono

Connecting to the LINE IN jack

You can connect the line output of an audio device,
for example, to the LINE IN jack (stereo mini-jack) on
the rear panel.

The level control and filter functions cannot be used on the
input signal from this jack.

The DR-1 does not have any controls to adjust the input •
level of the

LINE IN jack.

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6–Copying Tracks from a Computer

TIP

NOTE

TIP

You can copy audio les from a computer to this

unit by USB, so that you can use them as backing

tracks for practice and to learn difcult passages, for

example. You can also use them for overdubbing, as
described later in this manual.

This unit can handle MP3 (32–320 kbps, 44.1/48 kHz)

and WAV (44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit) audio le types.

Preparing audio files on a computer

Use the abilities of your computer OS or a software
application to copy tracks from a CD or other source
to your computer.

When copying les to you computer, choose le types

that the DR-1 can handle (the types of MP3s and WAV

les listed above).

Copying audio files from a computer

1 Connect the DR-1 to a computer (See “Connecting

with a computer” on page 15).

2 Click the DR-1 drive on your computer to see its

contents, including the UTILITY, MUSIC and
MANUAL folders.

3 Drag-and-drop audio files from you computer to

the Music Folder to copy them to the SD Card in
the DR-1.

4 After you finish copying files and ending the

connection with the DR-1 on the computer,
disconnect the USB cable (or remove the SD card
if it is connected directly to the computer).

See the computer manual for how to close the

connection on the computer.

You can also prepare your own tracks using digital audio
software, or use tracks you previously recorded with the
DR-1 or another device.

Instead of using USB to connect the DR-1 and a computer,
you can also conduct the same operations by removing the
SD card from the DR-1 and connecting it directly to
a computer that has a built-in SD card slot or by using
a card reader.

You can use more than one SD card with the DR-1. Make
certain that you format additional cards by inserting
them in the DR-1 and following the instructions about
formatting (see Formatting the SD card on page 36.)
before you copy files from your computer.

Since all storage media, including SD cards, can fail, it is a
good idea to make back-up copies of your recordings on
your computer hard drive, CD-Rs or other media.

The DR-1 automatically restarts after it has

been disconnected.

Managing the Music Folder from a computer

You can manage the contents of the Music Folder on
an SD Card in the DR-1 from a computer.

You can create up two levels of sub-folders inside
the Music Folder. Since you can set the DR-1 to only

play the contents of a specic folder, you can organize

tracks into genres, artists or other categories as you
like. (See “Folder operations” on page 28.)

• If you name the sub-folders and music tracks, these

names will appear on the screen of this unit.

18 TASCAM DR-1

7–Playback

NOTE

NOTE

NOTE

NOTE

NOTE

When the Home Screen is displayed, use the ¥/π , µ

≤ keys to operate the DR-1 as you would with

and
an ordinary CD player or other audio device.

Use the wheel to change the playback position.

Starting and stopping playback

When the Home Screen is not displayed, these keys and
the wheel have different functions.

Play a track

When playback is stopped, press the

STOP/HOME key to start playback.

¥/π key or the

Selecting tracks

Use the
playing and when playback is stopped.

During playback or when a track is stopped in the
middle, press the

the current track.
When stopped at the beginning of a track, press the

µ key to skip to the beginning of the previous track,

or press the
next track.

µ and ≤ keys to select tracks both during

µ key to return to the beginning of

≤ key to skip to the beginning of the

Search forward and backward

Press and hold the µ key to search backwards

≤ key to search forwards.

or the

Stop playback

During playback, press the ¥/π key to stop (pause) it
at the current position.

Only files in the playback area that is currently set can •
be selected for playback. (See “Setting the playback
area” on page 24.)

The track name, file number and other file information •
for the currently playing track appear on the display.

The • ·icon appears on the display when playback
is stopped at the beginning a track, and the π icon
appears when playback is stopped in the middle of a
track (paused).

Use the
change the search speed. (See “Making system settings”
on page 35.)

CUE/REV SPEED

item on the Setup Screen to

Using the wheel to change the playback position

You can use the wheel to adjust the playback position
within a track. When you turn the wheel, the position
in the playback position display bar changes, so you

can visually conrm that the playback position has

been moved.

No sound is output while you turn the wheel.

Adjusting the volume

Use the OUTPUT VOLUME keys to adjust the volume of
the monitoring signal output from the /LINE OUT
jack. The volume level appears on the display while
being adjusted.

If you used the MIX BALANCE keys to lower playback
volume during overdubbing, when you play that recorded
audio track, the monitoring level will be relatively quiet
compared to when monitoring during recording. In this
case, use the
playback level.

MIX BALANCE + key to maximize the

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In addition to using the built-in microphone, you can

NOTE

TIP

NOTE

record using an external microphone or record the
output signal from a mixer or other audio source. You
can select among MP3 (44.1/48 kHz, 32–320 kbps)
and WAV (44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit) audio recording
formats. Moreover, with this unit, you can mix and
record a sound input through the built-in mic or one of

the input jacks with an audio le that is played back

using the overdubbing function.

Selecting the file type and sampling frequency

Select the audio le type that you want to record

before you start recording.

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

2 Select the

Recording Settings Screen.

3 Use the

the following options: WAV at 16-bit (factory
setting) or 24-bit, or MP3 at 32 kbps, 64 kbps, 96
kbps, 128 kbps, 192 kbps, 256 kbps, or 320 kbps.

4 Use the

frequency of 44.1 kHz (factory setting) or 48 kHz.

REC SETTING

FORMAT

SAMPLE

item to select the file type from

item to select a sampling

item to open the

8–Recording

For overdubbing, set the file type to WAV. You cannot •
use overdubbing when the setting is MP3. (See
“Overdubbing” on page 23.)

WAV files do not use data compression and are truer to •
the character of the sound, but they use much memory.
Since MP3 files use data compression, they do not use
nearly as much memory. For example, ordinary audio
CD tracks are 16-bit, 44.1 kHz WAV files. A 3.5–minute
CD track uses about 35 MB of space when copied to a
hard drive. The same track converted to a 128 kbps MP3
file uses only about 3.2 MB.

If you are making a recording that you intend to use in •
the production of a CD, it is a good idea to record WAV
files. If you have enough space, 24-bit recording gives
you extra head room, allowing you to capture a greater
dynamic range. When recording rehearsals, lectures
and songwriting ideas, for example, and higher quality
audio is not as important as smaller file size, MP3 may
be a better choice. There are many excellent books (and
resources on the Internet) about digital recording if you
want to learn more about these formats.

Setting the maximum file size

On the Recording Settings Screen, where you select

the audio le type as described above, you can also
set the maximum size of the audio le. Recording
automatically stops if the maximum le size is

reached while recording audio.

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

2 Select the

Recording Settings Screen.

3 With the

from the following options: 64 M, 128 M, 256 M,
512 M, 1 G and 2 G (factory setting)

Under the file size value, the possible recording time
for the selected size, format and sample rate appears.

REC SETTING

SIZE

item, select the maximum file size

item to open the

For the same file size, the possible recording time differs
depending on the file type selected. Furthermore, if the
possible recording time is 24 hours or more, this will be
displayed as 23:59:59.

20 TASCAM DR-1

8–Recording

CAUTION

NOTE

TIP

CAUTION

TIP

NOTE

Selecting the input source

Follow these procedures to select the input source.

1 Press the SETTING key to open the Input Setting

Screen.

2 Use the

INPUT

item to select the input source you

want to use (listed at right).

Use headphones to monitor when you are recording with
a microphone. If you use speakers to monitor, the sound
output from the speakers may also be recorded, causing a
poor recording and even feedback.

The input source is the recording source when recording.

Use the DR-1’s built-in effects as necessary on the input
source. (See “Using the Effects” on page 32.)

INT/MIC1

Sets the input source as the built-in microphone when
no microphone cable is connected to the
jack (stereo mini-jack). When a microphone cable is
connected to the MIC 1 IN jack, the input microphone
signal becomes the input source.

If you select

INT/MIC1

, you should also set the
input functions. (See “Setting the INT/MIC1 input
functions” below.)

MIC2

Sets the input source as the microphone signal input
through the

MIC 2 IN jack (mono standard jack) on the

front panel. Left and right channels are combined into
the same signal.

LINE

Sets the source as the line level signal (–10 dBV)
input to the rear panel

LINE IN jack (stereo mini-jack).

MIC 1 IN

Setting the INT/MIC1 input functions

After selecting

µ key to highlight

the
right to open the

This screen has the following settings. Except for

POWER

, all items also affect the built-in microphone.

GAIN

Set the input sensitivity as
default setting is
level is too low.

TYPE

STEREO

Select
of connected microphone. The factory setting is

STEREO

channels are combined into the same signal.

POWER

When connecting a microphone that requires plug-in
power set this to

INT/MIC1

INT/MIC1

LOW

or

MONO

. If you select

ON

. The factory default is

as the

INPUT

INPUT

, then turn the wheel

Input Setting screen.

HIGH

or

LOW

. Change it to

HIGH

according to the type

MONO

, the left and right

item, press

. The factory

if the input

OFF

.

LOW CUT

The factory default setting of the low cut lter is

but you can also select

80Hz

or

120Hz

as the cut-off

OFF

frequency for a low cut lter.

Try using one of the low cut filter settings when recording
outdoors or another place where the unwanted sound of
wind is being recorded.

LEVEL CTRL

Use this to set the level control function.

Set it to AUTO to have the DR-1 automatically adjust the
input gain according to the input level. Loud sounds and
quiet sounds are both adjusted to the same level.

Set it to LMT to have the DR-1 automatically limit the input
gain so that input level of loud sounds are reduced to
prevent distortion.

The factory default setting is OFF.

When recording live performances and in other situations
where unexpected loud sounds might occur, set this

LMT

function to
recording without distortion.

to prevent input clipping and allow

,

Set this to
connecting a dynamic microphone or microphone with
a built-in battery. If set to
damage such microphones.

OFF

when using the built-in mic or

ON

, the plug-in power my

TASCAM DR-1 21

Display of input functions on the Record Screen

Microphone
angle

90°

NOTE

TIP

Icons appear on the Record Screen to show the
status of the

CTRL

TYPE, POWER, LOW CUT

settings.

and

LEVEL

Adjusting the built-in microphone angle

You can adjust the angle of the built-in microphone to
best suit the placement of the unit and the location of
the sound source during recording.

You can adjust the angle in a 90° range as shown in
the illustration.

8–Recording

ST

TYPE

When

is set to

as light letters on a dark background.

POWER

When

POWER

is ON, the icon appears as light

letters on a dark background.

LCF

LOW CUT

When
icon appears as light letters on a dark background.

LEVEL CTRL

LEVEL CTRL

When
icon appears as light letters on a dark background.

STEREO

is set to

is set to

, the icon appears

80Hz

or

120Hz

AUTO

or

LMT

, the

, the

Adjusting the input levels of microphones

You can adjust the level of each microphone input.
(The signal input level of the LINE IN jack is xed.)

The following procedures explain how to use the
Record Screen to set the levels.

1 Press the REC/PAUSE key to begin recording

standby. The key flashes red and the Record
Screen appears.

2 Use the INPUT volume control on the right side of

the unit to adjust the microphone input level.

The L/R meter shows the input level. If the input is
too high, the PEAK indicator to the right of the display
lights and a line remains at the right end of
the indicator bar.

Set the level as high as possible without causing the

PEAK indicator to light when the loudest sounds occur.

• When you have selected

INT/MIC1

as the input

source and are using the built-in microphone or MIC 1

IN

jack, if you nd the level to be too low even when

the INPUT volume is at maximum, use the INT/MIC1
Input Setting Screen to set the

GAIN

item to

HIGH

.
(See “Setting the INT/MIC1 input functions” on the
previous page.)

LINE

• When

is selected as the input source, adjust
the input level by changing the output level of the
sound source.

Press the STOP/HOME key to end recording standby.

In addition to adjusting the • INPUT volume, try changing
the distance and angle between the microphone
and the sound source. The angle and distance of the
microphone can also changed the character of the
recorded sound.

An easy way to set the input level is to raise it until the •

PEAK indicator lights while inputting as loud a noise as

you expect to record. When the
lower the input level until it no longer lights.

PEAK indicator lights,

22 TASCAM DR-1

TIP

8–Recording

NOTE

About recording modes

In addition to ordinary recording of the input signal,
with this unit, you can mix and record the input sound

with an audio le that is playing back in overdubbing.

Overdubbing OFF

Ordinary recording of the input signal occurs and a

new le is automatically created.

Overdubbing ON

When overdubbing is ON, you can play an audio le

saved on the SD card and mix in and record a new
sound. For example, you can sing along to a karaoke
track or play an instrument over a backing track.

Ordinary recording

Before starting the following operation procedures,
input selection and level adjustment should be
completed, and the Home Screen should be open.

1 Press REC/PAUSE to begin recording standby.

Even when overdubbing a new le is created
automatically. The audio le that is played back

is not overwritten.

By recording repeatedly in OVERDUB mode, you can
use the unit as a simple multitrack recorder to overdub
multiple parts.

2 To start ordinary recording, press the REC/ PAUSE

key again.

The screen shows the recording file name, the

input source, the recording audio file type and
sampling frequency. Please confirm that these are
as desired before starting recording.

If you have set the Input Setting Screen’s

ON

so that you can always monitor the input, a pop-up

to
appears that allows you to turn overdubbing ON or OFF.
For ordinary recording, select OFF and continue to step 2.

MONITOR

item

When recording starts, the REC/PAU SE key lights

continuously, and the display shows the elapsed
recording time and the remaining recording time.

3 Press the

create the audio file.

• Topauserecording,pressthe

key. Press the
recording in the same track. If you press the

STOP/HOME key after pausing a recorded audio

file up to the moment that you paused recording
is created.

STOP/HOME key to end recording and

REC/PAUSE

REC/PAUSE key again to restart

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Overdubbing

NOTE

TIP

CAUTION

NOTE

By overdubbing, you can play an instrument or sing as
you play back a saved track and mix and record both

sounds in a new le.

Preparation for overdubbing

Follow these procedures to prepare for overdubbing.

Set the file type to WAV

Only WAV les can be created by overdubbing.

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

2 Use the wheel to select

(highlighted in inverse) and press the

3 Use the wheel to select

the

¥/π key.

4 Use the wheel to select

24-bit

5 Press

.

STOP/HOME to return to the Home Screen.

The playback track can be either an MP3 or a

WAV le.

REC SETTING

FORMAT

WA V 16 -bit

and press

or

¥/π key.

WAV

8–Recording

Turn

MONITOR

1 Press the SETTING key to open the Input

Setting Screen.

2 Use the wheel to select the

press the

3 Use the wheel to select

This status allows you to always monitor the input

signal. In other words, you can monitor a mix of
the track being played back and the input signal.

4 Press

By making the above settings, in addition to overdubbing,
you can use a recorded (or copied) audio track for vocal or
instrument practice, as well as karaoke.

STOP/HOME to return to the Home Screen.

ON in the Input Setting Screen

¥/π key.

MONITOR

ON

.

item and

Overdub recording

Before beginning these procedures, in addition to

setting the le type to

ON, set the input and adjust the level if necessary.

1 When the Home Screen is displayed, use the

µ and ≤ keys to select the track for playback.

2 Press the

¥/π key to start playback, and check

the volume balance between the playback and the
input sounds.

3 Use the

MIX BALANCE keys as necessary to adjust

the balance by increasing or decreasing the
playback signal volume.

During adjustment using the keys, the playback

volume appears the lower part of the display.

4 Press REC/PAUSE to begin recording standby.

WAV

and turning

MONITOR

ON

5 Use the wheel to select

from the overdubbing

ON/OFF pop-up.

6 Press the

REC/PAUSE key to start overdubbing.

When recording starts, the REC/PAU SE key lights

and the display shows the elapsed and remaining
recording times.

The lower part of the screen shows the name of

the playing file that is being mixed in the overdub.

7 To stop recording, press the

STOP key or directly

select a track for playback on the Browse Screen

(See “Browse Screen” on page 27).

You cannot pause when overdubbing (the REC/PAUSE key
is inoperative).

The screen overdubbing ON/OFF pop-up appears.

The recording file name, input source, recording

audio file type and sampling frequency also
appear so that you can confirm them before you
start recording.

Set the file type to WAV for overdubbing (see “Selecting •
file type and sampling frequency” on page 19). If you try
to overdub when the file type is set to MP3 “

is MP3

To play a track that is not in the currently selected •
playback area, you can select the track directly on the
Browse Screen (See “Browse Screen” on page 27), or
you can change the selected playback area on the Play
Mode Screen before conducting the above operation.
(See “Setting the playback area” on page 24.)

” appears and operation is prevented.

Format

24 TASCAM DR-1

9–Playback Area and Playlist

TIP

NOTE

On the Home Screen, you can use the µ and ≤ keys

to select the playback track. The les that you can

select are determined by the playback area setting.
Limiting the playback area makes track selection

easier when you have numerous recorded and copied
tracks on the SD card.

On the Play Mode Screen, you can select all les, the

current folder or the playlist as the playback area. You
can also use the Browse Screen to set a folder as the
playback area.

Setting the playback area

On the Browse Screen, regardless of the playback area
setting, you can select any file on the card that you want.

Use the following procedures to select the playback
area on the Play Mode Screen.

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen and

select

PLAY MODE

Play Mode Screen.

2 Select the

3 Set the playback area to one of the options on

the right.

The current playback area setting appears in the lower left
of the Home Screen.

AREA

. Press the ¥/ π key to open the

item and press the ¥/π key.

ALL

Set the playback area as all les in the Music Folder

on the SD card.

FOLDER

Set the playback area as all the les in the currently

selected folder.

PLAYLIST

Set the playback area as the tracks in the playlist. (See
“Playlist” on the next page.)

If there is no playlist dened, a “

No PLAYLIST

”

pop-up appears.

Selecting a folder for the playback area

Regardless of the current playback area, if you select
a folder on the Browse Screen, the playback area
changes to the selected folder.

1. Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen, and
select the
the Browse Screen.

2 Select the desired folder.

For an explanation of how to use the Browse

Screen, see “Screen navigation” on page 27.

BROWSE

item. Press the ¥/ π key to open

3 Press the

window.

4 Select the

The display returns to the Home Screen, and

the first file in the folder is selected. This folder
becomes the playback area regardless of the
previous playback area setting.

¥/π key to open the following pop-up

SELECT

item and press the ¥/π key.

TASCAM DR-1 25

9–Playback area and playlist

NOTE

Selecting a file to set the playback area

When the playback area is set to

FOLDER

, if you

select a le on the Browse Screen, the folder that
contains the selected le becomes the playback area.

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen and

select the

BROWSE item. Press the ¥/π key to open

the Browse Screen.

2 Select the file you want.

For an explanation of how to use the Browse

Screen, see “Screen navigation” on page 27.

Playlist

You can make a list of tracks for playback (playlist).
On the Play Mode Screen if you select
the

AREA

item, you can set playback to just the tracks

in your playlist.

PLAYLIST

for

3 Press

¥/π to open the following pop-up window.

4 Select the PLAY item and press the ¥/π key.

The display returns to the Home Screen, and

the selected track starts playing. In addition,
the folder that contains this track becomes the
playback area regardless of the playback area
folder set previously.

Adding tracks to the playlist

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

Select the

open the Browse Screen.

2 Select a track that you want to add to the playlist

and press the

A pop-up window appears.

BROWSE

¥/π key.

item and press the ¥/π key to

3 Select

AD D LIS T

and press the ¥/π key.

The track is added to the playlist and the popup

window closes.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary to add more

tracks to the playlist. The tracks are numbered in
the order that they are added.

For an explanation of how to use the Browse Screen and
how to select tracks, see “Screen navigation” on page 27.

26 TASCAM DR-1

9–Playback area and playlist

Editing the playlist

You can view and edit the playlist you have made on
the Playlist Screen.

You can also use this screen to play tracks and to edit
the playlist.

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

Select

PLAYLIST

the Playlist Screen.

2 Select the file that you want to edit and press the

¥/π key to open a pop-up window.

and press the ¥/π key to open

PLAY

Play the le and return to the Home Screen.

ALL CLR

A conrmation message appears to conrm that you
want to remove all the les from the playlist. Press

¥/π key to remove all the les or the STOP key to

the
cancel this operation.

For this operation, it does not matter which track you

select in step 2. All the les are removed from the

playlist, but they are not erased from the SD card.

DELETE

Remove the selected track from the playlist.

The le is removed from the playlist, but it is not

erased from the SD card.

MOVE

Select this to change the order of tracks in the playlist.

In addition to the le name, the track number also

appears highlighted in inverse.
In step 2, use the wheel to move the track to a

different position in the playlist.

Use the wheel to select the item you want and

press the

the right.

3 Press the

return to the ordinary Playlist Screen.

¥/π key. Their functions are as shown to

¥/π key to complete the move and

In the above example, the 4th track has been moved to
the 3rd track position.

TASCAM DR-1 27

On the Browse Screen, you can view the contents of

TIP

the Music Folder, which contains the audio les on

the SD card that you can use with the DR-1. On this
screen, you can also play and erase selected audio

les, create folders, add tracks to the playlist and so

on. (See “Playlist” on page 25.)
To open the Browse Screen, press the

open the Menu Screen. Select

¥/π key.

the

BROWSE

MENU key to

and press

The contents of the folder that contains the le that

was selected on the Home Screen before the Browse
Screen was opened appears on the display.

Screen navigation

10–Browse Screen

If you connect the DR-1 with a computer by USB, or mount
the SD card on a computer using a card reader or other
input, you can change the folder structure within the
Music Folder and erase files from the computer as you
would the contents of a hard drive. Furthermore, you can
change file names from the computer.

On the Browse Screen, folders and music les appear

in a hierarchical structure much like they would
appear on a computer. On the DR-1, folders can only
be used to two levels.

Icons on the BROWSE screen

The meanings of icons that appear on the Browse
Screen are as follows.

Root Music Folder

The Music Folder is the highest (root) level folder in
the hierarchy shown on the Browse Screen.

Audio file

This icon appears before the names

Plus folder

This icon shows folders that contain subfolders.

Plain folder

This icon shows folders that do not contain subfolders.

Open folder

The contents of the folder marked with this icon
currently appear on this screen.

of music les.

Use the wheel to select files and folders.

•
When a folder is selected, press the

•
the contents of that folder.

When a file or folder is selected, press the

•
exit the currently open folder and go to a higher level
in the folder structure.

≤ key to show

µ key to

28 TASCAM DR-1

10–Browse Screen

File operations

Select the desired audio le on the Browse Screen and

press the

¥/π key to open the pop-up window that is

shown below.

Use the wheel to select the item you want from the list
to the right and press the

¥/π key to execute it.

Folder operations

Select the desired folder on the Browse Screen and
press the

shown below.

¥/π key to open the pop-up window that is

PLAY

Plays the le. The display returns to the Home Screen.

If the playback area is set to

FOLDER

, the playback

area becomes the folder that contains the playing le.

ADD LIST

Adds the selected le to the playlist. (See “Playlist”

on page 25.)

DELETE

A message appears to conrm that you want to delete
the le. Press the

STOP/HOME key to cancel the deletion operation.

¥/π key to erase the le and the

CANCEL

No operation is conducted and the selected le is
left as is.

SELECT

Returns to the Home Screen and selects the rst le in

the folder. This folder becomes the new playback area
regardless of the previous playback area setting. When

recording, les are created in this folder.

Use the wheel to select the item you want from the list
to the right and press the

¥/π key to execute it.

CREATE

A pop-up appears to conrm that you want to create a

new folder. Press the

¥/π key to create a new folder,

or press the STOP/HOME key to cancel the operation.
However, if you try to create a new folder inside a

second level subfolder the message, “

deep

” appears and the folder is not made.

Layer too

CANCEL

No operation is conducted and the selected folder is
left as is.

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11–Special Playback Control Functions

NOTE

NOTE

Not only can you use the DR-1 to change the tempo of
track playback, you can even do this without changing
the pitch. You can also change the playback pitch of a
track without changing the tempo.

Setting the playback control functions

Use the Playback Control Screen to set the playback
control functions. When the Home Screen is
displayed, press and hold the

PB CONTROL key to

open the Playback Control Screen.

Changing the speed

Use the

SPEED

However, setting the speed does not automatically
make the speed control function active. After setting
it, briey press the PB CONTROL key to turn the speed
control ON, making it active. When ON, the
icon appears as light letters on a dark background in
the upper part of the Home Screen. You can turn the

speed control ON and OFF by briey pressing the PB

CONTROL

set speed and the normal speed.
Since the speed adjustment range is –50% to +16%

(in 1% increments), the slowest speed setting is half
the original speed.

item to set the speed of playback.

key, so you can easily switch between the

Furthermore, you can also reduce
voice or

solo instrument on a track. You can use these

(cancel) the sound of a

playback control functions effectively to practice and
learn parts.

After you nish making settings on this screen,

press the STOP/HOME key (or press and hold the PB

CONTROL

key) to return to the Home Screen.

In the upper part of the Home Screen, the icons for the
playback control functions that are currently active
appear highlighted in inverse.

Briefly pressing the PB CONTROL key to turn the speed
setting function ON and OFF is unique to this function. For
all other playback control functions, changing the setting
on the Playback Control Screen from anything other than
the factory default results in the function being turned ON
all the time.

Change speed without changing pitch

Turn the Variable Speed Audition (VSA) function ON
to keep the pitch the same when changing the tempo.
Use the

VSA

item to turn the VSA function ON and

OFF (the factory setting is ON).

Changing the pitch without changing the speed

Use the
without changing the tempo.

Use the
1–6 semitones (Ã6–â6) (the factory setting is 0).

If you change the key to any value besides 0, the key
change function turns ON and the
the Home Screen as light letters on a dark background.

Use the
cents (100 cents = 1 semitone).

KEY

item to change the pitch in semitones

KEY

item to adjust the pitch up or down by

icon appears on

FINE

item to adjust the pitch up or down in

Even if you use the

KEY

the
light letters on a dark background on the Home Screen.

item setting is 0, the icon will not appear as

FINE

item to adjust the key, as long as

30 TASCAM DR-1

11–Special playback control functions

Reducing vocal and solo instrument sounds

You can use the part cancel function to reduce the
sound levels of vocals and solo instruments on
commercially available CDs and other recorded
sound sources.

Use the

PART CANCEL

the wheel to select the

item to set this function. Use

PART CANCEL

item and open

the Part Cancel Screen, which has three items.

CANCEL

Set the CANCEL item to ON to turn the part cancel
function ON
appears
Home Screen.

(the factory setting is OFF). The icon

as light letters on a dark background on the

Depending on the music, the vocal cancel function
may not reduce the recorded vocal or solo instrument

sound sufciently. If this is the case, changing the

PART and RANGE settings might make the reduction

more effective. Listen to the music as you adjust the
settings to achieve the best effect.

RANGE

Select

MIDDLE

or

ALL

for the frequency range of

sound reduction. The default setting is MIDDLE.

PART

Adjust this setting to match the stereo position of the
sound that you want to reduce between

RIGH T 10

. The initial default setting is

LEFT 10

CENTER

and

.

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12–Loop, Repeat and Single Playback

NOTE

NOTE

In ordinary playback mode, once playback starts, it
will stop when the end of the last track in the current
playback area is reached (or you press the STOP key).
By following the instructions in this chapter, however,
you can also make the DR-1 loop a section of a track
that you choose, repeat the entire sequence of tracks
in the current playback area, play a single track
repeatedly or play a single track once and stop.

Loop playback

With this function, you can continuously repeat the
playback of a selection that you make (loop playback).

1 Press the IN/OUT key during playback to set the

point when you want to start loop playback. The
current position is set as the IN point.

2 Press the

loop playback to stop. The current position is
set as the OUT point, and loop playback begins
between the IN and OUT points.

The current positions of the IN and OUT points are
shown by the and icons that appear below the
playback position display bar in the lower part of the
Home Screen. During loop playback the indicator
also appears.

IN/OUT key at the point when you want

To stop loop playback, press either the

LOOP key or

the IN/OUT key.
If you press the

LOOP key, the loop interval settings

are saved, and if you press the LOOP key again loop
playback of the set interval begins again.

If you press the

IN/OUT key, the loop interval settings

(IN point and OUT point settings) are canceled.

Accurate assignment of IN and OUT points is not always
possible for variable bit rate (VBR) MP3 files.

Repeat and single track playback modes

You can set the DR-1 to repeatedly play the current
track or all tracks in the playback area, as well as play
just a single track once.

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

Select

PLAY MODE

2 Select the

to one of the options describe at right.

REPEAT

and press the ¥/π key.

item to set the playback mode

• OFF:

All tracks in the playback area are played in sequence
one time. (This setting is the ordinary playback mode.)

• SINGLE:

The selected track is played once without repeating.
The

icon appears on the Home Screen.

• 1 REPEAT:

The current track is played repeatedly. The
appears on the Home Screen.

• ALL REPEAT:

All tracks in the selected playback area are played
back repeatedly.

The

If you start loop playback, the
switches to

icon appears on the Home Screen.

REPEAT

OFF

if it is in a different mode.

item automatically

icon

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13–Using the Effects

The DR-1 has built-in effects that can be applied to
the input signal during recording and practice.

Turning the effect ON and OFF

Briey press the

ON and OFF. When ON, the effect last set on the
Effect Screen becomes active, and the icon
appears as light letters on a dark background at
the bottom right of the Home Screen. (The default
setting is

RevHall

Setting the effect

EFFECT key to turn the effects

.)

Press and hold the FX key to open the Effect Screen.

As the illustration above shows, the Effect Screen has
three items that can be set. They are described at right.

Although it appears different from other setting
screens, operation is the same.

1 Use the wheel to select the desired item and press

the

¥/π key to access that item’s settings.

2 Use the wheel to set the desired value.

3 Press the

setting to return to item selection status.

µ key when you are done making the

Closing the Effect Screen

Press the

EFFECT key) to return to the Home Screen.

STOP/HOME key (or press and hold the

PRESET

See the Effects Preset List on page 38 for details about
the preset effects.

LEVEL knob

Use this to change the output level of the preset effect
selected in the

PRESET

icon and press the

item. Select the

¥/π key to select the numerical

LEVEL

knob

value in the upper part of the icon. The level can be
set to values between 0 and 100.

DEPTH knob

This adjusts the character of the selected preset. Select

DEPTH knob icon and press the ¥/π key to select

the
the numerical value in the upper part of the icon. Use
the wheel to set the value.

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14–Using the Metronome

NOTE

The DR-1 has a built-in metronome that outputs its
sound from the /LINE OUT jack.

Setting the metronome

To use the metronome, press the MENU key to open
the Menu Screen. Select the

press the

You can set the items shown on the right on the
Metronome Screen.

¥/π key.

METRONOME

item and

Starting and stopping the metronome

When the Metronome screen is open, press the
key to start and stop the metronome.

¥/π

TEMPO

Set the speed to a value between 20 and 250 beats per
minute (BPM).

BEAT

Set the accent frequency between 0 and 9. There is no
accent when set to 0.

want 4/4 time.

LEVEL

Set the metronome volume.

When using the metronome, you cannot return to the
Home Screen .

For example, set this to 4 if you

34 TASCAM DR-1

15–Using the Tuner

The DR-1 has a built-in tuner. By using a mic to input
the sound of an instrument, you can use the tuning
meter on the display to tune that instrument
accurately. In addition, you can output a tuner sound
from the /LINE OUT jack to, for example, tune
multiple instruments simultaneously.

Preparation

1 Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen.

Select the

TUNER

and press the ¥/π key.

Chromatic tuner mode

This is the default mode. Use the tuning meter on the
DR-1’s screen to tune your instrument.

The tuning meter and input signal pitch appear on the

---

screen. (“

1 Set the input source that you are using. (See

“Selecting the input source” on page 20.)

2 Input the sound of the instrument you are tuning

through the selected microphone or line input.
The name of the closest pitch appears in the upper
part of the meter.

” appears when there is no input).

2 Use the

CHROMA

OSC.

3 Use the

above middle C (A4) between 435 Hz and 445 Hz.

The set value appears in the lower right part of

the screen. This setting affects both tuner modes.

Use of the two tuner modes is explained below.

3 Tune the instrument until the desired pitch is

shown and the center of the meter is highlighted.
A bar appears to the left if the tuning is too low
and a bar appears to the right if it is too high.
The longer the bar is the more out of tune the
instrument is.

MODE

item to select the tuner mode.

Chromatic tuner mode

Oscillator mode

CA LIB

item to set the frequency of A

Oscillator mode

The built-in oscillator can output a sine wave of a
pitch in the three octaves between C4 and B6 through
the /LINE OUT jacks. In addition to the
described above, the oscillator mode has the following
three setting items.

CA LIB

item

NOTE

Set the output pitch (C4–B6).

OUT

Set whether or not the oscillator sound is output (ON
or OFF). When ON, an image of a vibrating pitchfork
as shown to the left appears on the screen.

If you switch from chromatic mode to oscillator mode,

OUT

the
from oscillator mode to chromatic mode, the

item turns ON automatically. If you switch

OUT

item turns OFF automatically.

LEVEL

Set the level of the output sound between 0 and 10.

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16–System Settings and Formatting

From the Setup Screen, you can change various
settings to optimize the device for your use
environment and other requirements. You can also
initialize and format the SD card.

To open the Setup Screen, press the

SETUP

from the Menu Screen and press the ¥/π key.

The following settings can be made for the items on
the Setup Screen.

Making System Settings

MENU key. Select

Setting the search speed

Use the

CUE/REV SPEED

item to set the speed of

forward and backward searching when pressing and
holding the

Options:

≤ and µ keys.

x2, x4, x8

(factory setting),

x10

Turning the unit power OFF automatically

Use the

AUTO OFF

item to set the time before the
unit power automatically turns OFF after the last
activity or use when powered by the internal battery.

OFF

Options:
automatically turn OFF),

30 min

(factory setting—the unit does not

3 min, 5 min, 10 min

,

Backlight Auto OFF setting

BACKLIGHT

Use

to set the time until the backlight
automatically turns OFF after the last operation when
powered by the internal battery.

OFF

Options:
setting),

(backlight always on),

10 sec, 15 sec, 30 sec

5 sec

(factory

Adjust the display contrast

CONTRAST

Use

to adjust the display contrast.

Options: 1–20 (factory setting: 12)

Adjust the backlight brightness

DIMMER

Use
Options:

OFF

(no backlight)

to adjust the backlight brightness.

HIGH

(factory setting),

LOW

,

Restoring the factory settings

Use the
settings of this unit to their factory settings.

1 Select

2 Press the

3 Press the

INITIALIZ E

INITIALIZ E

highlight “

Exec

¥/π key again to open a confirmation

item to restore the various

and press the ¥/π key to

.”

pop-up window.

¥/π key to initialize the unit. Press the

STOP/HOME key to cancel initialization.

36 TASCAM DR-1

CAUTION

CAUTION

16–System Settings and Formatting

Formatting the SD card

Using

QUICK FORMAT

all music les on the card and automatically creates

new “MUSIC” and “UTILITY” folders as well as the

“dr-1.sys” le that is necessary to use the SD card

with the DR-1.

Using QUICK FORMAT

or

FULL FORMAT

erases

When the unit is shipped new from the factory, its SD
card also has a “MANUAL” folder that contains a PDF copy
of this Owner’s Manual file. These are erased and not
restored when the card is formatted.

Use the

QUICK FORMAT

item to quickly format the

SD card.

1 Select the

π

key to highlight “

2 Press

3 Press

press the

QUICK FORMAT

Exec

¥/π to open a pop-up confirmation window.

¥/π to execute the quick formatting, or

STOP/HOME key to cancel formatting.

item and press the ¥/

.”

Using FULL FORMAT

Use the
the SD card.

Full formatting checks the memory for errors
while formatting, so it takes more time than quick
formatting and you might have to wait a while.

1 Select the

2 Press

3 Press the

FULL FORMAT

FULL FORMAT

key to highlight “

¥/π to open a pop-up confirmation window.

¥/π key to execute the full formatting,

or press the

STOP/HOME key to cancel formatting.

item to completely format

item and press the ¥/π

Exec

.”

When using •
(sold separately) or confirm that the battery is
sufficiently charged. If the power fails during
formatting, the formatting may not occur correctly.

Depending on the size of the SD card, •
could take an hour or more. Please be patient and do
not disconnect the power during formatting.

FULL FORMAT

, use the AC adapter

FULL FORMAT

TASCAM DR-1 37

17–Viewing File Information

Use the Information Screen to view various types of
information about your DR-1.

To open the Information Screen, rst press the

MENU key to open the Menu Screen. Select

INFORMATION

“
Use the

wheel to switch between the following three

” and press the ¥/π key.

information pages.

File information page

FILE

The

selected le.

page shows information about the currently

File information page (

FILE

)

Shows information about the currently playing le.

Memory information page (

MEMORY

)

Shows the use status of the currently inserted SD card

System information page (

SYSTEM

)

Shows the unit’s system setting information and

rmware version

WAV or MP3

Shows the audio le type.
For WAV les, bit length, stereo/mono, and sampling

frequency (Hz) also appear.

For MP3 les, the bit rate (kbps), CBR (constant bit

rate) or VBR (variable bit rate) type, and sampling
frequency (Hz) also appear.

TITLE

Shows the le name. If an MP3 les has ID3 tag title

information that information appears.

ALBUM

If an MP3 les has ID3 tag album information that
information appears. Nothing appears for WAV les
and MP3 les without ID3 tag information.

Memory information page

The

MEMORY

page shows the status of the currently

inserted SD card.

System information page

The

SYSTEM

DR-1’s system settings and rmware version.

page shows information about the

ARTIST

If an MP3 les has ID3 tag artist information that
information appears. Nothing appears for WAV les
and MP3 les without ID3 tag information.

TOTAL MUSIC

Shows the number of playable les contained by the

Music Folder.

TOTAL FOLDER

Shows the total number of folders in the Music Folder.

TOTAL MEMORY

Shows the total memory capacity of the SD card.

REMAIN MEMORY

Shows the amount of unused memory on the SD card.

CUE/REV SPD

Shows the speed of forward and backward searching.

AUTO OFF

Shows the automatic power OFF setting.

BACKLIGHT

Shows the automatic backlight OFF setting.

System Ver.

Shows the system rmware version.

38 TASCAM DR-1

18–Effects Preset List

Number Name Effect

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

RevHall

RevRoom

RevLive

RevStudio

RevCho

RevPit

RevEnh

Emphasis

Detune

AutoPan

Lo-Fi

Adds long reverberations that create the sound of a large hall.

Adds short reverberations that create the sound of a room.

Adds reverberations that create a sense of distance.

Adds short reverberations that create the sound of a studio.

Adds reverberations with a sense of sound doubling.

Adds reverberations with a sense of pitch change.

Adds reverberations with a sense of sparkle.

Emphasizes high frequencies and makes the edges of sounds clearer.

Creates a chorus-like effect through detuning.

Shifts the sound left and right automatically in the stereo eld.

Reduces the delity of the sound.

TASCAM DR-1 39

19–Messages

CAUTION

CAUTION

The following is a list of the popup messages that
might appear on the DR-1 under certain conditions.
Refer to this list if one of these popup messages

Message Meaning and response

File no t found

Non-Supported

Battery Empty

The audio le cannot be found or is corrupted. Check the le (using a computer).

The audio le is not a supported format. Check the le format (using a computer).

The battery is almost out of power. Use a USB connection or an AC adapter (sold
separately) to recharge it.

I/O Too Short

When using the I/O key, the IN and OUT points are too close together to start loop
playback. Reset the IN and OUT points and try again.

File No t Found

PLAYLIST

No PLAYLIST

The le in the Playlist cannot be found. Please conrm that the le is still in the

Music Folder.

No les are in the Playlist. This appears when the
but no les have been added to the Playlist. Add a le to the Playlist. See “Adding

tracks to the playlist” on page 25.

PLAYLIST FULL

You cannot add more than 99 tracks to the Playlist. Erase an unneeded le from the
Playlist and then add the new le. See “Editing the playlist” on page 26.

MBR Error

Init CA RD

There is a problem with the Master Boot Record. The card is not formatted properly
or the formatting is broken. When “
key to format the entire card in FAT format.

Execution of FAT formatting erases all data currently on the card.

Format Error

Format CARD

The FAT formatting of the card is abnormal or broken. This message also appears if
you FAT formatted the card using a computer connected by USB (or by card reader).
This message also appears when a new card is inserted in the unit. Always use the
DR-1 to conduct FAT formatting of cards to be used with it.

When “

Are you Sure?

Execution of FAT formatting erases all data currently on the card.

File No t Found

Make Sys File

Invalid SysFile

Make Sys File

The system le is missing. This unit requires a system le for operation. When “

you Sure?

” appears, press ENTER to automatically create a system le.

The system le is invalid. The system le required to operate this unit has become

abnormal or broken. When “

automatically create a valid system le.

Invalid Card

Change Card

Protected Card

Change Card

Write Timeout

This appears when there is some type of error with the card.

This appears when the card in the unit during startup is a protected card without the

necessary Music Folder and other folders and les.

Writing to the card timed out.

Backup les on the card to your computer, and format the card using the DR-1.

Ca rd Full

Erase unnecessary les or move them to your computer to make open space.
The le is larger than the designated size or the recording time exceeds 24 hours.

File Fu ll

The total number of folders and les is already 999. Erase unnecessary les or move

them to your computer.

Card Error

There was some sort of error with the card. Turn off the power and replace the card
with a working card.

appears and you want to check the meaning or
determine a proper response.

PLAY MODE

Are you Sure?

” appears, press the ENTER

is set to

PLAYLIST

” appears, press ENTER to FAT format the entire card.

Are you Sure?

” appears, press the ENTER key to

,

Are

This list continues on the next page.

40 TASCAM DR-1

19–Messages

Message Meaning and response

Not Continued

File Error

FX Rx Failed

FX Busy

Can't Save Data

Player Error

Device Error

Writing Failed

Sys Rom Err

FX Init Err

System Err 50

System Error 1

System Error 2

System Error 3

System Error 4

System Error 5

System Error 6

System Error 7

System Error 8

System Error 9

If any of these errors occur, turn the DR-1 power OFF and restart the unit.

If the error message continues to appear, contact a TEAC Repair Center.

TASCAM DR-1 41

Audio Input and Output

MIC 2 IN input

MIC 1 IN input

LINE IN input

/LINE OUT output

Maximum headphones output 15 mW + 15 mW (with 32 Ω impedance headphones)

20–Specifications

Jack 1/4˝, mono, unbalanced

Input impedance 10 kΩ or more

Nominal input level -50 dBV

Maximum input level -34 dBV

Jack 3.5-mm stereo phone (with plug-in power)

Input impedance 30 kΩ

Nominal input level -64 dBV (GAIN set to HIGH)

-48 dBV (GAIN set to LOW)

Maximum input level -48 dBV (GAIN set to HIGH)

-32 dBV (GAIN set to LOW)

Jack 3.5-mm phone (stereo)

Input impedance 23 kΩ

Nominal input level -10 dBV

Maximum input level +6 dBV

Jack 3.5-mm phone (stereo)

Nominal line output -14 dBV

Maximum line output +2 dBV

Audio performance

Frequency response (

Distortion (

S/N ratio (

LINE IN > /LINE OUT)
LINE IN > /LINE OUT)
LINE IN > /LINE OUT)

Other specifications

Audio file compatibility

Recording medium SD card (64 MB–2 GB) or SD HC card (4–32 GB)

Physical

Lithium ion battery 3.7 V, 1800 mAh

Power consumption 1 W (during MP3 playback)

(not including protrusions)

Accessories available for purchase

20 Hz–20 kHz, +1/-3 dB

0.03% or less
90 dB or more

MP3 les 32–320 kbps

44.1/48 kHz sampling frequency
VBR (playback only)
ID3 tag support up to Ver 2.4

WAV les 44.1/48 kHz sampling frequency

16/24-bit rate

File system FAT16/32

Battery life About 7 hours when recording MP3 format with the

built-in mic (varies with operating conditions)

Dimensions

Weight 208 g (including battery)

70 (W) x 27 (H) x 135.3 (D) (mm)

2.8 (W) x 1.1 (H) x 5.3 (D) (inches)

AC adapter (PS-P520), BP-L2 lithium ion battery,
accessory kit (tripod, tripod adapter, microphone
stand adapter)

27.0 mm

70.0 mm

135.3 mm

20–Specifications

Computer requirements

Recomended USB host controller

Supported OS

Dimensions

Windows

Pentium 300 MHz or faster
128 MB or more memory
USB port (USB 2.0 recommended, 500 mA bus
power required)

Macintosh

Power PC, iMac, G3, G4 266 MHz or faster
64 MB or more memory
USB port (USB 2.0 recommended, 500 mA bus
power required)

Intel chipset

Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Mac OS X 10.2 or later

42 TASCAM DR-1

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7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 U.S.A.

TEAC CANADA LTD.

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5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada

TEAC MEXICO, S.A. De C.V.

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Campesinos No. 184, Colonia Granjes Esmeralda, Delegacion Iztapalapa CP 09810, Mexico DF

TEAC UK LIMITED

Phone: [phone] www.tascam.co.uk
Unit 19 & 20, The Courtyards Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire. WD18 8TE, U.K.

TEAC EUROPE GmbH

Phone: [phone] www.tascam.de
Bahnstrasse 12, 65205 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany

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