D01258820B
DP-24SD
Digital Portastudio
OWNER'S MANUAL
Page 1: ...D01258820B DP 24SD Digital Portastudio OWNER S MANUAL...
Page 2: ...g measures a Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna b Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver c Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which th...
Page 3: ...connection 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any vent...
Page 4: ...effects on human health and the environment c Improper disposal of waste equipment can have serious effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in e...
Page 5: ...ate and time 27 Preparing an SD card for use 28 Recorder modes 28 Connecting other equipment 28 Front panel 28 Rear panel 29 Adjusting the contrast 29 5 Song Management 30 Editing names 30 Loading a s...
Page 6: ...52 CLONE TRACK Track Duplication 52 CLEAN OUT Delete Track 52 9 Using Built In Effects 53 Dynamic effects 53 Inserting a dynamic effect 53 Editing a dynamic effect 53 Guitar effects 53 Inserting a gu...
Page 7: ...der 70 14 Troubleshooting 71 15 Messages 72 General messages 72 16 Specifications 75 Ratings 75 Input output ratings 75 Analog audio input output ratings 75 Control input output ratings 75 Audio perfo...
Page 8: ...OPY PASTE MOVE INSERT MOVE PASTE OPEN CUT SILENCE CLONE TRACK and CLEAN OUT Undo and redo functions including history level setting Locate Mark function Tuner and metronome functions Song data and WAV...
Page 9: ...t 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...
Page 10: ...hold the STANDBY ON button for a few seconds on the rear panel to turn the power ON When the unit starts the Home screen appears on the display Start up screen Home screen CAUTION Do not remove or ins...
Page 11: ...Use the MONITOR LEVEL knob to adjust the final monitoring volume 9 Press the MIXER button to open the Mixer screen 10 1Press the SOURCE button to select INPUT A to H or press the SELECT button to sel...
Page 12: ...Use the CURSOR 5 b buttons to move the cursor blue highlight to select Bit Bit rate Hz Sampling frequency and then use the JOG DATA dial to set 7 Press the F2 YES button The currently loaded song is s...
Page 13: ...cording standby 3 Use the TRIM knob for INPUT H to adjust the guitar input level Set the TRIM knob so that the OL indicator for INPUT H does not light even when the loudest sound to be recorded is inp...
Page 14: ...th TRACK 2 Use the JOG DATA dial or press the SOURCE button for INPUT H to set the recording source of the TRACK 2 to H 3 Press the HOME button to return to the Home screen 4 Press the REC button for...
Page 15: ...he sound of the mic input through the headphones NOTE If the OL indicator continues to light even when the TRIM knob is turned down the mic signal itself is too loud In this case move the mic further...
Page 16: ...t is reached NOTE The IN and OUT points must be at least 4 seconds apart If the interval is shorter than 4 seconds the message I O Too Short will appear and the Recorder mode cannot switch to Mixdown...
Page 17: ...ng screen 7 Now you can press the PLAY 7 button to listen to the master file with equalization 8 8 Applying compression Use the compressor on the master file to adjust the impact of the entire song 1...
Page 18: ...ith equalization and compression applied Shutting down Turn the unit off when you are done using it 1 Press the HOME button to open the Home screen 2 Press and hold the STANDBY ON button on the rear p...
Page 19: ...it and connected equipment Turn phantom power on only when using a condenser microphone that requires phantom power Turning phantom power on when a dynamic mic or other mic that does not require it is...
Page 20: ...F FWD TO LAST REC button When stopped or during playback press and hold this button to fast forward Fast forward is performed at a fixed 10x speed Press briefly to jump to the next mark Press and hold...
Page 21: ...he EFFECT SENDS jacks You can also use the SEND MASTER 1 knob to adjust the internal effects See Sending signals to internal external effects on page 38 n CURSOR 5 b g t buttons Use these buttons to m...
Page 22: ...ess this button to locate the OUT point Press and hold the MARK SET button and press this button to set the OUT point Press and hold the JUMPBACK PREVIEW button and press this button to perform the po...
Page 23: ...ing to the input source of the MIC LINE INPUTS H When connecting directly an electric guitar electric bass or other similar instrument set this switch to GUITAR When connecting a digital instrument or...
Page 24: ...m Function Reference page SONG Performs song loading saving and creation and other song related operations page 32 AUDIO DEPOT Performs import and export of WAV files page 68 INFORMATION Provides info...
Page 25: ...2 button when using this screen In this manual the function assigned to a function button is described as F2 4 button for example In this way INFO is assigned to the F3 button and t is assigned to the...
Page 26: ...files on a card Powering the unit As shown in the illustration connect the included PS P1220E AC adapter to the DC IN 12V jack AC outlet DC plug PS P1220E CAUTION Use only the included PS P1220E AC a...
Page 27: ...from your session CAUTION When the power is on do not cut the power to the unit by for example disconnecting the power cord All settings made since the last time you saved will not be saved If you cut...
Page 28: ...ile See Mixing down tracks on page 55 and Creating a master file on page 56 Mastering Use this mode to play back the master files that you have created and apply effects and tailor them to suit your p...
Page 29: ...used when phantom power is enabled Supplying phantom power to some ribbon mics will break them If you are unsure do not supply phantom power to a ribbon mic NOTE Before producing any sound minimize t...
Page 30: ...15 characters including ordinary symbols numerals and English upper and lowercase letters After inputting or editing press the F2 YES button to save the edited name Loading a song Follow the procedur...
Page 31: ...e a new song NOTE If you press the F1 NO button the pop up window disap pears and the display returns to the SONG LIST screen 9 Once the song is created the pop up window disappears and the display re...
Page 32: ...ion is completed the pop up window disappears and the display returns to the SONG LIST screen Erasing songs You can erase songs You can also erase multiple songs at once You might want to erase unneed...
Page 33: ...ata is not erased but remains on the SD card Audio data that has been completely overwritten is unused audio data You can delete such unused audio data by following the procedure below New guitar solo...
Page 34: ...screen 2 Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b g t buttons to select green highlight SONG and then press the F4 t button The SONG LIST screen appears 3 Select blue highlight a song you want to chang...
Page 35: ...tton to open the Assign screen 2 Use the SELECT button of each track or the CURSOR 5 b g t buttons to move the cursor to the stereo track you want to assign a recording source 3 Press the SOURCE butto...
Page 36: ...tor the bounce bus see Bouncing tracks on page 43 or Effect Sends 1 2 In the Effect Sends monitoring you can monitor the signals being sent to the effects 1 When the Home screen is displayed press the...
Page 37: ...l other modes press the F3 PEAK CLEAR button to clear the peak value 4 After making the settings press the HOME button to return to the Home screen TIP When you are unable to monitor the meters contin...
Page 38: ...Options OFF default PRE POST PRE This sends the track pre fader signal to the effect send bus The effect send signal level is not affected by the track fader POST This sends the track post fader signa...
Page 39: ...ute mode Press the REC button of a muted track to cancel muting its MUTE SOLO indicator goes off NOTE If you solo a muted track you can hear its sound but its muted status is retained So it will be mu...
Page 40: ...he REC buttons start flashing Setting track pan and level Use the track faders and PAN knobs on the Mixer screen of the already recorded tracks to adjust the levels and stereo positions for monitoring...
Page 41: ...mum number for the undo history is 10 In other words a maximum of 10 operations can be undone This operation is called multi undo because it allows you to undo multiple events and return to an earlier...
Page 42: ...F Optional NOTE Step on the switch pedal that you have set to PUNCH IN OUT in the foot switch settings In the initial settings the pedal C center is set to PUNCH IN OUT See Setting the foot switch bel...
Page 43: ...e Mixer screen of the track that will be the bounce source completely to the L side To adjust the bounce master level when in Bounce mode press the F4 BOUNCE MASTER button to show a fader Use the JOG...
Page 44: ...When set to 4 4 for example if the value drops below 01 when the cursor is located under the beat field the bar value will decrease by one and the beat field will return to 04 4 After setting the des...
Page 45: ...form display by pressing the F1 key Select the timeline display screen 3 Use the CURSOR g t buttons to scale up down the display horizontally time as necessary Press the CURSOR g button to scale down...
Page 46: ...form a playback to check whether the cueing is appropriately performed 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENU screen 2 Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b g t button...
Page 47: ...to return to the Home screen without entering Auto Punch In Out mode NOTE You can press the AUTO PUNCH button before putting any tracks into recording standby Press the REC button of any track to put...
Page 48: ...ult press the RECORD 0 button again and record another take Virtual tracks This unit allows 8 virtual tracks for each track Since there are 8 virtual tracks for each track you can record multiple take...
Page 49: ...to set the IN point at the current position 8 8 OUT point The OUT point is the end point for the part of the track subject to track editing Press and hold the MARK SET button and press the OUT button...
Page 50: ...source track This operation overwrites recorded data on the COPY desti nation track Therefore the length of the COPY destination track is not changed You can make multiple copies in a single operatio...
Page 51: ...nts on the MOVE source track This operation inserts recorded data into the MOVE destination track starting from the TO point Therefore the MOVE destination track becomes longer The following parameter...
Page 52: ...ises for example CLONE TRACK Track Duplication Use this function to duplicate a single track or a stereo track to a different track This copies the entire track so the IN OUT TO points have no effect...
Page 53: ...o change and then use the JOG DATA dial to select the value NOTE There is no preset or storage functions available Guitar effects This unit has multi effects for guitar You can insert these effects in...
Page 54: ...e post selection are performed on the Mixer screen See Sending signals to internal external effects on page 38 The return from this effect is sent to the stereo bus In Bounce mode however it is sent t...
Page 55: ...operated the SELECT button of the master fader blinks during operation 8 8 Ungrouping tracks 1 Press and turn off all the SELECT buttons of tracks with a group set 2 Press the FADER GROUP button If y...
Page 56: ...A to H By assigning the connected input to the stereo bus you can return the effect sound to the stereo bus See Assigning to a stereo bus on page 35 Creating a master file When you are satisfied with...
Page 57: ...the procedure below to listen to a master file after you have completed recording it 1 When Recorder mode is Mixdown mode press the MIXDOWN MASTERING button The Recorder mode switches to Mastering mo...
Page 58: ...lit into LOW BAND MID BAND and HIGH BAND areas for individual low mid and high frequency adjustments Make the necessary settings in each tool screen For further details see the following Using the mas...
Page 59: ...n changes 3 After making the settings press the F1 g button to return to the Mastering screen 4 The EQ item state of the Mastering screen is shown as ON or OFF Using mastering compression You can choo...
Page 60: ...reen 8 After setting the parameters press the F1 g button to return to the Mastering screen Compressor ON OFF Using normalize Use the normalize function to automatically adjust the volume This functio...
Page 61: ...FF LEVEL Set the metronome volume The setting range is from 0 to 127 Default 100 3 After making the settings press the HOME button to return to the Home screen The metronome works according to the MOD...
Page 62: ...strument press the HOME button to return to the Home screen NOTE The following buttons can be controlled in the Tuner mode INPUT TRIM Analog JOG DATA dial Calibration Monitor level Setup PREFERENCE Yo...
Page 63: ...d Setting the song name format Use the Song Name Type item to set the format used for song names created by this unit to WORD default or DATE WORD The characters set are used for the beginning of the...
Page 64: ...recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENU screen 2 Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b g t buttons to select green highlight INFORMATION and then press the F4 t button The INFORMA...
Page 65: ...rds that have been confirmed for use with this unit can be found on our web site Please access to a product page of this product from the TEAC Global Site http teac global com to find the list or cont...
Page 66: ...his operation cannot be undone Confirm that you will not lose important data before full formatting a card 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENU screen 2 Use the JOG DA...
Page 67: ...er file A master file created on this unit can be transferred to a computer as a stereo WAV file from the Song name folder inside the MUSIC folder Only export of the master file is possible Operating...
Page 68: ...ted safely do not disconnect the USB cable Close all the computer programs and windows that are accessing files on this unit and then try the operation again 8 8 Disconnecting from Mac computers 1 Dra...
Page 69: ...completed and a pop up window is displayed the display returns to the Audio Depot screen 10 Press the HOME button to return to the Home screen Exporting tracks 1 When the recorder is stopped press th...
Page 70: ...the proper procedures and then unplug the USB cable See Disconnecting on page 68 Deleting files from the AudioDepot folder 1 When the file list is displayed use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b bu...
Page 71: ...ce too loud Isn t the monitoring system distorted because the monitor level is too high Why can t I record You must have at least one track in recording standby REC indicator flashing before you start...
Page 72: ...AT menu Execution of FAT formatting erases all data currently on the card I O Too Short Interval between IN and OUT points is too short You tried to enter repeat mode but the time between the IN and O...
Page 73: ...n specified This message appears in the clone track setting when the same track is specified Song Protected The song is protected The song is protected and you are trying to change it record edit etc...
Page 74: ...appear frequently please contact the store where you purchased this unit or a TASCAM customer support service Device Error File Error Not Continued Remote Cmd Remote Rx Sys Rom Err System Err 50 Syst...
Page 75: ...mum output level 14 dBu Output impedance 200 PHONES jack Connector 6 3 mm stereo jack Maximum output level 70 mW 70 mW or more THD N 0 1 or less 32 load Control input output ratings USB port Connector...
Page 76: ...4 x 336 9 mm Width x Height x Depth excluding projections Weight 6 2 kg 13 67 lb Operating temperature range 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Dimensional drawings 514mm 100 4mm 336 9mm Illustrations in this manu...
Page 77: ...TASCAM DP 24SD 77 16 Specifications Block diagram...
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