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 TASCAM DP-03SD  

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1 – Introduction

•  Pentium and Intel are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the 

U.S. and/or other countries.

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document are the trademarks or registered trademarks of 
their respective owners.

Any data, including, but not limited to information, described 
herein are intended only as illustrations of such data and/or 
information and not as the specifications for such data and/
or information. TEAC Corporation disclaims any warranty that 
any use of such data and/or information shall be free from 
infringement of any third party’s intellectual property rights 
or other proprietary rights, and further, assumes no liability 
of whatsoever nature in the event of any such infringement, 
or arising from or connected with or related to the use of 
such data and/or information.

This product is designed to help you record and reproduce 
sound works to which you own the copyright, or where 
you have obtained permission from the copyright holder or 
the rightful licensor. Unless you own the copyright, or have 
obtained the appropriate permission from the copyright 
holder or the rightful licensor, your unauthorized recording, 
reproduction or distribution thereof may result in severe 
criminal penalties under copyright laws and international 
copyright treaties. If you are uncertain about your rights, 
contact your legal advisor. Under no circumstances will TEAC 
Corporation be responsible for the consequences of any 
illegal copying performed using the recorder.

Precautions for placement and use

•  The operating temperature should be between 5°C and 35°C 

(41°F and 95°F).

•  Do not install in the following types of places. Doing so could 

degrade the sound quality and/or cause malfunctions. 
•  Places with significant vibrations or that are otherwise 

unstable

•  Near windows or other places exposed to direct sunlight
•  Near heaters or other extremely hot places 
•  Extremely cold places
•  Places with bad ventilation or high humidity
•  Very dusty locations

•  Make sure that the unit is mounted in a level position for 

correct operation.

•  Do not place any object on the unit for heat dissipation.
•  Avoid installing this unit on top of any heat-generating 

electrical device such as a power amplifier.

Beware of condensation

If the unit is moved from a cold to a warm place, or used 
immediately after a cold room has been heated or otherwise 
exposed to a sudden temperature change, condensation could 
occur. Should this happen, leave the unit for one or two hours 
before turning the unit on.

Cleaning the unit

To clean the unit, wipe it gently with a soft dry cloth. Do not 
wipe with chemical cleaning cloths, paint thinner, ethyl alcohol 
or other chemical agents to clean the unit as they could damage 
the surface.

About SD cards

This unit uses SD cards for recording and playback. SD and SDHC 
cards that are at least 512 MB in size can be used. A list of SD 
cards that have been tested with this unit can be found on the 
TEAC Global Site (http://teac-global.com/). 

Precautions for use

SD cards are delicate media. In order to avoid damaging a card 
or the card slot, please take the following precautions when 
handling them.
•  Do not leave them in extremely hot or cold places.
•  Do not leave them in extremely humid places.
•  Do not let them get wet.
•  Do not put things on top of them or twist them.
•  Do not hit them.
•  Do not remove or insert an SD card when the power is ON 

Using the TEAC Global Site

You can download the Owner’s Manual necessary for this unit 
from the TEAC Global Site (http://teac-global.com/).

1.  Open the TEAC Global Site (http://teac-global.com/).
2.  In the TASCAM Downloads section, click the desired 

language to open the Downloads website page for that 
language.

NOTE

If the desired language does not appear, click Other 
Languages.

3.  Click the product name in the “Search by Model Name” 

section to open the Downloads page for that product.

4.  Select and download the Owner’s Manual that are needed.

User registration

Customers in the USA, please visit the TASCAM website (http://
tascam.com/) to register as a user online.

Summary of Contents for Digital Portastudio DP-03SD

Page 1: ...D01209720B DP 03SD Digital Portastudio OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...e radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio com munications However there is no guarantee that inter ferenc...

Page 3: ...plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped The apparatus draws...

Page 4: ...nel 28 Left side panel 29 Adjusting the contrast 29 5 Song Management 30 Partitions and songs 30 Editing names 30 Loading a saved song 30 Creating a new song 30 Saving a song 30 Viewing song informati...

Page 5: ...mastering compression 52 Using normalize 53 Copying the stereo master track 53 Exiting MASTERING mode 53 10 Miscellaneous Functions 54 Metronome 54 Tuner 54 Chromatic tuner mode 54 Oscillator mode 55...

Page 6: ...for each playback track Automatic punch in and out functions Track bounce function Track editing functions include COPY MOVE OPEN CUT SILENCE CLONE and CLEAN OUT Undo and redo functions including mult...

Page 7: ...cold places Places with bad ventilation or high humidity Very dusty locations Make sure that the unit is mounted in a level position for correct operation Do not place any object on the unit for heat...

Page 8: ...e card slot cover 3 Connect the included AC adaptor TASCAM PS 1225L to the DC IN 12V connector on the rear panel AC outlet TASCAM PS 1225L DC plug CAUTION Never use any adaptor other than the TASCAM P...

Page 9: ...using speakers Listening to the demo song The included SD card in the unit contains a demo song We will use this demo song to practice listening to and mixing a recording 1 Press the HOME button to op...

Page 10: ...mple we will explain how to record a rhythm guitar part with an electric guitar to track 1 and a lead guitar part to track 2 Then we will use the built in microphone to record vocals to track 3 Finall...

Page 11: ...ilt in microphone on the right side of the front panel MIC B as the input source for INPUT B Set the guitar as the recording source for TRACK 1 By default the recording source for tracks 1 3 5 and 7 i...

Page 12: ...ACK 1 on the display When you raise the TRACK 1 fader the MASTER fader and the PHONES LEVEL knob you can hear the sound of the guitar through the headphones and the and level meters move NOTE Use the...

Page 13: ...guitar on TRACK 1 as we record the lead guitar on TRACK 2 Follow these procedures to change the recording source 1 Press the ASSIGN button to open the INPUT ASSIGN screen On this page you can set the...

Page 14: ...and hold the RECORD button and press the PLAY button to start recording Perform the lead guitar part The RECORD button lights red and the TRACK 2 REC indicator stops blinking and stays lit 8 When you...

Page 15: ...and start playback of the recorded rhythm guitar and lead guitar parts Sing along with the recordings You can hear the playback of the recorded guitar parts on tracks 1 and 2 along with the vocal on...

Page 16: ...ched NOTE The IN and OUT points must be at least 4 seconds apart If the interval is shorter than 4 seconds the Trk Too Shortpop up appears and mixdown mode cannot be started During recording you can u...

Page 17: ...o 6 0dBto increase the low frequencies 4 Press the F2 ON button to turn the equalizer ON The word OFFat the top left of the screen changes to ON 5 Press the F1 BACK button to return to the Home screen...

Page 18: ...ring mode press and hold the RECORD button and press the PLAY button 2 This will record over the master and create a new stereo master track with equalization and compression applied Shutting down Tur...

Page 19: ...maging equipment and harming people s hearing Do not connect or disconnect a mic when phantom power is ON Turn this switch ON only when using a condenser microphone that requires phantom power Do not...

Page 20: ...knobs TRACK 1 TRACK 8 Use to adjust the level volume sent to the reverb effect of the track s playback signal or the input signal assigned to that track y PAN knobs TRACK 1 TRACK 8 Use to adjust the...

Page 21: ...INGscreen Press and hold this button to add a mark at the current location b AUTO PUNCH button Press to turn the auto punch mode ON and OFF When auto punch mode is active appears on the screen See Aut...

Page 22: ...into both the XLR and standard jacks at the same time INPUT B jack balanced TRS standard jack This is an input source when the INPUT B switch on the top panel is set to MIC LINE You can input a line l...

Page 23: ...Connecting with a computer on page 60 No USB cable is supplied with this unit Please use one at hand or purchase one is necessary R SD card slot Insert the SD card into this slot Bottom panel T Cord h...

Page 24: ...s ON the track number is shown in inverse For example means that tracks 3 and 4 are muted When muting is OFF and TRACK EQ is ON the track numbers are shown with frames q Level meter for stereo outputs...

Page 25: ...n the MENUscreen for example a appears to the right of the item Use the F4 button to advance to that sub screen On a sub screen press the F1 BACK button to return to the previous screen To execute an...

Page 26: ...and SDHC cards that are at least 512 MB in size can be used A list of SD cards that have been tested with this unit can be found on the TEAC Global Site http teac global com Write protected cards SD...

Page 27: ...session CAUTION Do not disconnect the power cord or otherwise cut the power supply when the power is ON If you do so all recorded data and settings made since the last time the unit was shut down or...

Page 28: ...fore making connections Turn the power of this unit and all devices that you will connect with it OFF or put them in standby power mode beforehand Supply power to all the devices from the same line Wh...

Page 29: ...ess the F4 button to open the PREFERENCEscreen 3 Use the F3 and F4 buttons to select the Contrast setting value and use the DATA wheel to adjust the display contrast The setting range is from 1 10 The...

Page 30: ...d inputting and editing press the F2 EXEC button to save the edited name Loading a saved song Follow these procedures to load the song you want 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to...

Page 31: ...he F4 button to open the SONG COPYscreen which shows a list of songs 4 Use the DATA wheel to select a song that you want to copy and press the F4 button The song is selected as a copy source and a che...

Page 32: ...least one song so if you erase all the songs on a partition a new song is created automatically Protecting songs If you protect a song editing recording and erasing of that song is prevented 1 Load th...

Page 33: ...er is stopped press the PHANTOM button to open the PHANTOMscreen 2 Press the F4 ON button to turn phantom power ON The indicator above the PHANTOM button lights and the Home Screen reopens To turn pha...

Page 34: ...nts Unlit Playback Track playback signal Blinks record standby Playback Track playback signal Blinks record standby Stopped Track input signal Lit during recording Recording Track input signal NOTE Wh...

Page 35: ...shows the input level after the application of input EQ Therefore when using input EQ you should also watch the level meter of the track that has the affected input signal assigned to it The OL indica...

Page 36: ...before the last operation was conducted After doing this the UNDO REDO indicator lights showing that redo see below is possible UNDO REDO indicator Cancelling an undo operation redo Press the UNDO RED...

Page 37: ...he song last in use is reloaded in the same state it was in when the power was turned OFF STANDBY The operation history is not restored however so past operations cannot be undone or redone NOTE The o...

Page 38: ...sing a foot switch connected to the REMOTE jack on the rear panel you can punch in and out In step 4 above step on the foot switch instead of pressing the RECORD button In step 5 step on the foot swit...

Page 39: ...t switches to BOUNCE mode and the Home Screen reopens 2 Press the REC buttons for the bounce destination tracks the indicators blink For a stereo bounce press the REC buttons for any two tracks For a...

Page 40: ...numbered in the order you enter them not according to their position in the song Mark 005 can therefore appear in a song before mark 001 To move to a location mark Press the LOCATE LIST LOCATE SET to...

Page 41: ...from 10x to 50x 100x and 1000x Press these buttons during playback to search backward or forward while pressing The search speed is fixed at 10 times normal playback speed Repeat playback Use the repe...

Page 42: ...the value and return to the I O SETTINGscreen 7 Press the F4 JUMP button to locate to the point To return to the home screen without locating to the point press the F1 EXIT or HOME button instead Usin...

Page 43: ...sound to just the input sound The RECORD indicator blinks when between the IN and OUT points When playback reaches the OUT point the track playback sound and the input sound becomes the monitored soun...

Page 44: ...is the starting point for the part of the track subject to track editing The IN point is set at the time when you begin pressing the IN SET IN button OUT point The OUT point is the ending point for th...

Page 45: ...annot be changed in this case COPY TIMES Set the number of times that the copied section will be pasted Set the number between 1and 99 COPY PASTE IN OUT TO IN OUT TO This function copies the audio dat...

Page 46: ...on the MOVE destination track Therefore the length of the MOVE destination track is not changed The following parameters are used in this operation SOURCE TRK 1to 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 8 IN OUT TO DEST...

Page 47: ...this operation SILENCE TRK 1to 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 8 IN OUT TIP Using this function you can delete short noises for example CLONE track track duplication Use this function to duplicate a single track...

Page 48: ...he EQ button to open the EQ SETTINGscreen 2 Set the track EQ equalizer The track equalizer has the following parameters GAIN FREQ Hi High frequency gain Setting range 12 dB Default value 0 0 dB High f...

Page 49: ...of each reverb type are as follows TYPE Default values TIME LEVEL Hall 1 1 8 80 Hall 2 2 2 80 Room 1 4 10 Studio 0 6 20 Plate 1 1 4 60 Plate 2 1 8 60 When a setting value is the same as the default va...

Page 50: ...monitoring system NOTE When in MIXDOWN mode MIXDOWNappears in the bar at the upper left of the display If you try to enter MIXDOWNmode when the length of the interval between IN and OUT points is less...

Page 51: ...by creating a clone track see CLONE track track duplication on page 47 End stereo master track checking When you are done checking the stereo master track press the MIXDOWN MASTERING button to return...

Page 52: ...sing mastering compression You can select either a single band or multi band type of mastering compressor from the library Multi band compressors divide the stereo master track into low mid and high f...

Page 53: ...ing compressor settings list Using normalize Use the normalize function to automatically adjust the volume This function detects the highest volume level and raises the overall volume until the highes...

Page 54: ...nome through connected external speakers In this case the metronome sound might also be recorded when you use a microphone to record When the metronome is operating you can adjust the LEVEL but other...

Page 55: ...between the icons 6 When finished tuning press the HOME button to return to the Home Screen NOTE If you want to monitor the input sound press the REC button of a track that has INPUT Aassigned to it...

Page 56: ...ation 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Turn the DATA wheel to select PREFERENCE and press the F4 button to open the PREFERENCEscreen 3 Use the F3 and F4 bu...

Page 57: ...l the data on the card and cannot be undone Confirm that you will not lose important data before formatting a card 1 When the recorder is stopped press MENU to open the MENUscreen 2 Turn the DATA whee...

Page 58: ...ssage warning that all data on the partition will be erased appears 5 Press the F3 YES button to reformat the partition When reformatting finishes the CARDmenu reopens After reformatting one song is a...

Page 59: ...his unit on other equipment we recommend that you initialize it When you initialize an SD card the entire card is formatted as FAT32 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the ME...

Page 60: ...river NOTE Data transfer between this unit and a computer occurs at USB 2 0 speed maximum Data can still be transferred if the computer connection is USB1 1 but it will be slower In addition to assure...

Page 61: ...3 TIP Depending on the OS version or OS settings you might also be able to eject the DP 03 icon by clicking an eject button next to it in the Finder window or by using a control button 2 After the ico...

Page 62: ...king up In short transfer a backup file on a computer to this unit to restore a song 1 Connect this unit to a computer using a USB cable see Connecting with a computer on page 60 2 Use the computer to...

Page 63: ...NOTE This unit cannot use WAV files that are a sampling frequency other than 44 1 kHz Such files are not displayed even if they have been imported If no files that can be imported are on the FAT part...

Page 64: ...button again to remove the check from its checkbox 5 When you finish putting checks next to the tracks that you want to export press the F2 NEXT button The amount or open space on the FAT partition wh...

Page 65: ...er track an error message appears 4 Use the REW F FWD buttons the DATA wheel and the F3 INS and F4 DEL buttons to edit the name of the stereo master file being exported See Editing names on page 30 5...

Page 66: ...ompression Hard Limit Deep limiter setting If using the compressor causes the sound to become distorted lower the gain of each band or adjust the mixdown so that the maximum level does not quite cause...

Page 67: ...e pressing the RECORD button Are input channels assigned to tracks see Assigning inputs on page 34 Why can t my computer see the unit files Is the unit connected to the computer via the USB terminal s...

Page 68: ...Exporting a stereo master track on page 65 when the song does not have one Master the song and then export the stereo master track Master Track Too Large You tried to export a stereo master track whi...

Page 69: ...Full Even if the card has enough remaining memory space this error may occur when you record a long song or edit a lot You may be able to continue the work if you clear the history See Erasing the ope...

Page 70: ...6 3 mm 1 4 TRS phone jack Tip HOT Ring COLD Sleeve GND Input impedance 10 k or more Standard input level 4 dBu Maximum input level 24 dBu Headroom 20 dB LINE OUT jack Connector RCA pin jack Standard...

Page 71: ...ns Weight 1 4 kg 3 1 lb w o AC adaptor Operating temperature range 5 35 C 41 95 F Backup memory The following settings are backed up even when the unit power is turned off PREFERENCE item Repeat Int C...

Page 72: ...72 TASCAM DP 03SD 16 Specifications Block diagram...

Page 73: ...TRACK EDIT CLEAN OUT See CLEAN out track erase on page 47 Display the song name MENU INFORMATION See Viewing information on page 56 Edit the IN and OUT and TO points LOCATE LIST F3 F3 is not necessar...

Page 74: ...SAVE See Saving a song on page 30 Set a location mark Press and hold LOCATE LIST See Location marks on page 40 Set the IN and OUT points Press and hold IN OUT or TO See Using IN OUT and TO points on p...

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