2–Quick Start Guides
TASCAM DP-004
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Shutting down the unit
If you are finished, shut the unit down unless you
want to try the features in QSG 2 on the following
page now.
Press and hold the
POWER
key until “
POCKETSTUDIO
”
appears on the screen. The unit shuts down
automatically after completing a shutdown
procedure that saves various information.
CAUTION
Do not remove the batteries or disconnect the power
cable accidently while the unit is operating. If you
do so, the unit cannot shut down properly and
all unsaved data will be lost. Lost data cannot be
restored. We recommend that you also save the data
manually often.
QSG 2–Recording and mastering
Here, we will try multitrack recording. In the
following example, we will use an electric guitar
to record a rhythm guitar part on track 1 and a lead
guitar part on track 2. Then, we will use the built-in
mic to record a voice on track 3. Finally, we will
mix the tracks down.
In this section, we assume that you have already
followed the instructions in “QSG 1–Playback
and mixing” to connect monitoring equipment and
install the SD card.
TIP
This example uses the built-in mic for recording vocals,
but you could also connect an external mic to the INPUT
A or INPUT B connector on the rear panel and record it.
Connecting and setting the input sources
1 Connect an electric guitar to the
INPUT A
connector
on the rear panel.
2 Set the
MIC/LINE-GUITAR
switch on the left side
panel to
GUITAR
.
TIP
When connecting an electric-acoustic guitar with a
built-in preamp or an active electric guitar, as well as
when connecting an electric guitar with effect boxes
between it and this unit, set the MIC/LINE–GUITAR
switch to MIC/LINE.
3 Press the
INPUT SETTING
key to open the
INPUT
SETTING
screen.
