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TASCAM DP-004
Thank you for your purchase of TASCAM’s
4-track digital Pocketstudio, the DP-004.
The DP-004 is designed to provide you with
great sound in an easy-to-use compact package,
allowing you to concentrate on the music, and not
on the recording process.
Overview of this unit
Using an SD card this unit can record two tracks
simultaneously and work with up to four tracks
in a multitrack project. Moreover, using its mixer
functions, you can mix down a multitrack to create
a stereo master.
This stereo master can then be transferred to
a computer connected by USB. In addition to
copying stereo masters from this unit to the
computer, various other data, including track and
song data can be transferred to a computer as
back-ups.
About this manual
Please read chapter 2, “Quick Start Guides,” first
and follow the instructions in it to learn about and
practice using this unit’s functions.
Chapter 3 explains the functions of the keys,
knobs, connectors and other features. Chapters 4
and 5 explain other things you should know before
you use this unit. Chapters 6 to 11 explains the
uses and functions of this unit in detail. Chapters
12 and 14 provide troubleshooting information and
a list of functions that you might want to use and
where you can find them in the manual. Chapter 13
includes the unit’s specifications and a list of error
messages.
Manual conventions
This manual often refers to the DP-004 as “the
unit” and the SD card as the “card.”
When we refer to DP-004 features such as keys
and connections, we display them like this:
MENU
.
When we show messages, for example, that appear
on the screen, we show them like this:
SONG LOAD
.
1–Introduction