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TASCAM DP-32

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Page 1: ...D01175120A DP 32 Digital Portastudio OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected d Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Changes or modifications to thi...

Page 3: ...power supply cord or 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...

Page 4: ...t is completely confined in the protective housings The label required in this regulation is shown at 1 For USA 1 Cautions DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING USING A SCREWDRIVER USE OF CONTROLS OR A...

Page 5: ...examples 30 4 Preparation 31 Inserting and removing SD cards 31 Inserting an SD card 31 Removing the card 31 About write protected SD cards 31 Powering the unit 31 Starting up shutting down 32 Startin...

Page 6: ...55 Rehearsing with automatic punching 55 Recording with automatic punching 55 Checking takes 55 Virtual tracks 56 Recording to virtual tracks 56 Assigning virtual tracks 56 8 Track Editing 57 Overvie...

Page 7: ...types 80 Loading and ejecting CDs 80 Loading a CD 81 Ejecting a CD 81 Forcing disc ejection 82 Playing back an audio CD 82 Creating an audio CD 82 Using Disc At Once 83 Using Track At Once 84 Using L...

Page 8: ...ependently for each playback track Automatic punch in out Track bouncing COPY INSERT COPY PASTE MOVE INSERT MOVE PASTE OPEN CUT SILENCE CLONE TRACK and CLEAN OUT track editing functions Undo and redo...

Page 9: ...ed permission from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor Please use the product appropriately Under no circumstances will TEAC Corporation be responsible for the consequences of any illegal co...

Page 10: ...n CDs This could damage the delicate playing surface and cause CDs to become unplayable Do not apply labels or other materials to discs Do not use discs that have had tape stickers or other materials...

Page 11: ...ed AC adaptor TASCAM PS 1225L to the DC IN 12V jack on the rear panel TASCAM PS 1225L The bottom panel has a hook cord holder that can be used to hold the AC adaptor cord in place Wrap the cord around...

Page 12: ...ial or the CURSOR 5 b g t buttons to select highlight green SONG and then press the F4 t button The SONG LISTscreen opens 4 Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b buttons to select DEMO SONG and then...

Page 13: ...new song 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b g t buttons to select highlight green SONG and then press the F4 t button...

Page 14: ...TRACK 3 and so on for tracks 4 to 8 Dto H See Assigning inputs on page 40 Since initially INPUT H is set only as the recording source for TRACK 8 you must change the TRACK 1 recording source Follow th...

Page 15: ...he currently loaded song 3 Press the REC button for TRACK 1 so the REC button becomes unlit Playing back the recording 1 To return to the beginning of the song ZERO point press and hold the STOP 8 but...

Page 16: ...becomes unlit Recording a vocal to TRACK 3 1 Press the ASSIGN button to open the Assign screen 2 Use the CURSOR 5 b g t buttons or press the SELECT button for TRACK 3 to move the cursor frame on the A...

Page 17: ...ile Play back the song press and hold the MARK SET button and press the IN button at the point where you want to start the master file The position where you press the button is set as the IN point wh...

Page 18: ...r See Using the mastering equalizer on page 67 and Using mastering compression on page 68 In Masteringmode the STEREO fader cannot be used to adjust the level Applying equalization In this example we...

Page 19: ...form the normalization 3 Press the F1 g button to return to the Mastering screen Using the noise shaper Use this function to reduce quantization distortion 1 When in Masteringmode press the F3 NSD but...

Page 20: ...le master files to create a CD that can be played in ordinary CD players For details about writing to a CD R CD RW see Creating an audio CD on page 82 1 When in Multi Trackmode press the CD button to...

Page 21: ...the tray slightly and then pull the tray out until it opens completely Hold the disc by its edges and lift it out CAUTION Do not lift the disc forcibly Doing so could damage the unit or the disc Shut...

Page 22: ...ng phantom power on or off Depending on the microphone a loud noise could occur possibly damaging equipment and harming people s hearing Do not connect or disconnect a microphone when phantom power is...

Page 23: ...area to the STEREO BUSdisplay area and set the input for the stereo bus See Assigning inputs to a stereo bus on page 41 r STEREO fader Use this fader to adjust the stereo signal level output from the...

Page 24: ...On this screen you can adjust the settings for the selected input INPUT A to H or track including GROUP that is selected See Bouncing tracks on page 50 k DYNAMICS button indicator Pressing this butto...

Page 25: ...een See Monitor selection on page 42 MONITOR LEVEL knob Use this knob to adjust the level of the signals output from the MONITOR OUT jacks MARK SET button During recording or playback press to set a m...

Page 26: ...variety of operations including punching in and out starting and stopping recording I Disc tray When the CDmenu is open press the F3 button to open the disc tray and then load or remove a disc Push t...

Page 27: ...pplied TASCAM PS 1225L AC adaptor around this hook to prevent the plug from becoming disconnected accidentally L MIDI OUT jack Use this standard 5 pin DIN MIDI jack for MIDI signal output MIDI IN jack...

Page 28: ...H source is too loud the corresponding indicator lights 8 Track section Level meters When level meters appear they show input signal levels during recording and playback signal levels during playback...

Page 29: ...ment Foot SW Right assignment Page 49 Foot SW Center assignment Foot SW Left assignment Undo History SwitchbetweenLevel1 andLevel10 Page 47 Jump Back JUMP time setting Page 53 Auto Monitor setting Pag...

Page 30: ...s assigned to the F2 button when using this screen In this manual the function assigned to a function button is shown in parentheses for example F2 4 button In this way INFO is assigned to the F3 butt...

Page 31: ...the TASCAM website http tascam com About write protected SD cards SD cards have write protect lock switches Unprotected Protected When the protect switch is in the LOCK position files cannot be recor...

Page 32: ...screen If the unit is connected to a computer disconnect the USB cable after performing the necessary procedure on the computer to disconnect the unit After making these preparations press and hold t...

Page 33: ...ecessary Formatting the supplied SD card will erase the demo song stored on it 1 Confirm that the SD card is loaded and turn the power on 2 An Invalid Card pop up warning appears when a new SD card or...

Page 34: ...e using the MONITOR LEVEL knob STEREO fader and external monitor monitoring system Depending on the microphone a loud noise could occur resulting in harm to equipment and hearing NOTE Before producing...

Page 35: ...existing song that you want to use or create a new song The audio data for the recorded multitrack TRACKS 1 to 31 32 and the master file are saved in the song This chapter covers basic operations inc...

Page 36: ...ears from the SONG LISTscreen 9 Once the song is created the pop up window disappears from the SONG LISTscreen 10 Press the HOME button to return to the Home screen 5 Song Management Saving a song Thi...

Page 37: ...R 5 b buttons to select ERASEfrom the menu and then press the F4 t button A confirmation pop up message appears 5 Press the F2 YES button to perform the erase NOTE To cancel erasing a song press the F...

Page 38: ...l appear and the operation will be prevented To remove protection from a song follow the same procedure above unchecking songs that you want to unlock in step 3 5 Song Management Deleting unnecessary...

Page 39: ...instead of the F2 YES button 6 Once the song name is changed the pop up window disappears from the SONG LISTscreen 4 Next press the F4 t button to open the menu Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b...

Page 40: ...jack In addition to microphones and line level instruments you can connect guitars to the INPUT H jack When connecting a guitar set the LINE GUITAR switch on the rear panel to GUITAR TIP When connect...

Page 41: ...bus 5 After making the settings press the ASSIGN button or the HOME button to return to the Home screen Checking assignments You can check the current assignment on the Assign screen The assigned inpu...

Page 42: ...ything when monitoring As shown below if a red line appears at the top of a level meter the level is too high it stays on screen for a while before automatically disappearing If the level is too loud...

Page 43: ...turn input equalizers OFF and turn track equalizers ON Adjust the equalizer settings on the Mixer screen 1 Press the MIXER button to open the Mixer screen 2 Press the SOURCE button of an INPUT A to H...

Page 44: ...der 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 signal to the effect send bus The effect send signal level is aff...

Page 45: ...Solo mode the REC button of each track works as a SOLO button so you can monitor the signal of the desired track When Solo mode is active only tracks that have lit REC buttons can be heard All other t...

Page 46: ...n 6 Press the REHEARSE button to exit Rehearsal mode Rehearsaldisappears from the upper left corner of the Home screen 7 Press the RECORD 0 button Recording starts and the RECORD 0 and PLAY 7 buttons...

Page 47: ...e was better In such a case you can use the undo function to easily get your previous take back NOTE The UNDO REDO button lights when a single undo or multiple undo has been performed When you change...

Page 48: ...this state the UNDO REDO button lights The record of operations undone by a multiple undo is not immediately erased The unit has simply been returned to a previous state On the HISTORY LISTscreen the...

Page 49: ...AM RC 3F footswitch sold separately NOTE Step on the switch pedal that you have set to PUNCH IN OUTin the footswitch settings By default the center pedal is set to PUNCH IN OUT See Setting the footswi...

Page 50: ...aders and the PAN knobs on the Mixer screen to adjust the signals of tracks to be bounced When bouncing in stereo the lower numbered track becomes the left channel When bouncing in mono set the PAN kn...

Page 51: ...dial to set it to ON This will cause BARto appear on the Home screen 3 The value cycles automatically when they reach the highest or lowest value in a field When set to 4 4 if the beat field exceeds...

Page 52: ...the displayed track 4 Use the CURSOR g t buttons to increase decrease the horizontal zoom time as necessary Press the CURSOR g button to decrease the horizontal zoom time or the CURSOR t button to in...

Page 53: ...playback 1 Set the IN point and OUT points as the start and end points of the repeat playback interval and then return to the Home screen 2 Press the REPEAT button The icon appears on the Home screen...

Page 54: ...itoring of the recording tracks changes as follows Pre roll period Track playback signal input source signal Punch in out interval Input source signal Post roll period Track playback signal input sour...

Page 55: ...the track playback and input source signals resumes and the RECORD 0 button becomes unlit Playback stops at the post roll point Before starting a rehearsal you can press the REPEAT button to repeat r...

Page 56: ...button to return to the Home Screen Assigning virtual tracks Follow these procedures to assign a virtual track to a physical track 1 Press the SELECT button of a track you want to assign a virtual tr...

Page 57: ...e IN button to set the IN point at the current position OUT point The OUT point is the end point for the part of the track to be edited Press and hold the MARK SET button and press the OUT button to s...

Page 58: ...f the target track is not changed You can make multiple copies in a single operation In other words you can overwrite the target track from the TO point with a designated number of repetitions of the...

Page 59: ...UT points on the source track This operation inserts recorded data into the target track starting from the TO point Therefore the target track becomes longer The following parameters are used in this...

Page 60: ...for example CLONE TRACK duplicate track Use this function to duplicate a mono or stereo track to a different track This copies the entire track so the IN OUT and TO points have no effect The followin...

Page 61: ...cation has some limitations You cannot use multiple types of dynamic effects simultaneously CAUTION When using a guitar effect together with a dynamic effect the dynamic effect can be inserted on a ma...

Page 62: ...ut to both odd and even numbers For example assign input H H to tracks 9 10 Odd track Mono input Stereo input Even track Odd track Even track EFFECT Adjusting guitar effects You can edit the parameter...

Page 63: ...o select the effect type REVERB DELAY or CHORUS Use the CURSOR 5 b g t buttons to select the parameter that you want to change and then use the JOG DATA dial to set the value Loading send effect setti...

Page 64: ...be ungrouped when you press the GROUP button The GROUP button will blink In this case if the group master fader is moved the SELECT buttons of tracks in the group will light during operation If anoth...

Page 65: ...tereo bus See Assigning inputs to a stereo bus on page 41 Creating a master file When you are satisfied with your mix this unit can create a stereo master file by recording the mixed down tracks Maste...

Page 66: ...IXDOWN MASTERING button again to switch to Masteringmode You cannot switch to Masteringmode if there is no master file 2 In this state press the PLAY 7 button to play back the master file that you hav...

Page 67: ...ess the RECORD 0 button to start recording The recording starts and the PLAY 7 and RECORD 0 buttons light Recording always starts from 00 00 00 00regardless of the current position Recording in Master...

Page 68: ...reen 2 Press the F3 LIBRARY button to open the library list 3 Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b buttons to select highlight blue the desired preset and then press the F4 t button After the prese...

Page 69: ...ing the noise shaper noise shaped dithering You can use the noise shaper when creating an audio CD from master files of 24 bit songs See Creating an audio CD on page 82 You can check the effect of usi...

Page 70: ...a microphone to record in the same room When the metronome is running you can adjust the LEVELitem on the METRONOMEscreen but other items cannot be changed You can use the metronome as a click track...

Page 71: ...e not related to mixer and effect remote control REMOTE CONTROL Use MODE to set this unit as a master or a slave Use PROGRAM CHANGE EFF to set whether this unit s effect changes when a program change...

Page 72: ...Use the Auto Power Saveitem to set the amount of time until the unit power turns off after the last user operation or function completes The options and default value are as follows Options OFF 3 min...

Page 73: ...the F2 YES button to confirm 5 Once initialization completes the messages closes but the PREFERENCEscreen remains open NOTE If you want to cancel the initialization press the F1 NO button 6 After mak...

Page 74: ...B in size can be used A list of SD cards that have been confirmed to work with this unit can be found on the TASCAM website http tascam com Quick formatting an SD card Use the QUICK FORMATitem to quic...

Page 75: ...nt data before full formatting a card Follow these procedures to fully format an SD card 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURS...

Page 76: ...s is carried out through the AudioDepot folder Master 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 On...

Page 77: ...Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems A PC card icon and arrow appear in the taskbar usually at the bottom right of the screen 1 Left click on this icon to open a pop up bar Click on this pop...

Page 78: ...ar 6 Use the JOG DATA dial or the CURSOR 5 b buttons to select the WAV file that you want to import and then press the F1 IMPORT button Empty tracks that can be imported appear NOTE If you are trying...

Page 79: ...the F4 t button A confirmation message appears 6 Press the F2 YES button to export the selected track to the AudioDepot folder NOTE When a track file with the same name already exists in the AudioDepo...

Page 80: ...screens other than the CD menu are open use the CD menu or CD PLAY IMPORTscreen to load or eject a CD Compatible CD types This unit is compatible with 12cm and 8cm CD CD R CD RW and CD RW High Speed...

Page 81: ...ray 2 Press the disc gently near the center to set it on the tray The disc should click into place and be level with the tray 3 Push the tray to close it The tray will click when shut When a disc is n...

Page 82: ...The playback signal sent from the CD to the MONITOR OUT and PHONES jacks of this unit cannot be adjusted with the STEREO fader 4 When the CD PLAY IMPORTscreen is open you can use the JOG DATA dial and...

Page 83: ...completely erased CD RW on the disc tray 3 Use the JOG DATA dial to select highlight blue MASTER WRITEand then press the F4 t button This opens the MASTER WRITEscreen that shows a list of songs that h...

Page 84: ...eturn to the WRITE SONG LISTscreen 16 After you have finished changing the song order and song gap settings press the F4 t button 17 When the confirmation message appears press the F2 YES button to co...

Page 85: ...JOG DATA dial to select ON otherwise select OFF and then press the F4 t button again default OFF The confirmation message shown below appears 8 Press the F2 YES button to begin writing to the CD R CD...

Page 86: ...o a disc that has been finalized Importing songs from audio CDs You can import tracks songs from an audio CD to the AudioDepot folder 1 When in Multi Trackmode press the CD button to open the CDmenu 2...

Page 87: ...re erasing a disc NOTE CD R discs cannot be erased Media Compatibility Table Audio CD playback and import Audio CD writing Commercially available standard CDDA format CD OK Finalized standard CDDA for...

Page 88: ...nd the unit The disc tray does not open The disc tray will not open unless CD mode is active CDscreen or its CD menu open Put the recorder into Multi Trackmode press the CD button to open the CDmenu a...

Page 89: ...e formatting of the card is abnormal or corrupted This message also appears if you used a computer connected via USB to format the card in FAT format and if an unformatted card is inserted in the unit...

Page 90: ...ong or virtual tracks with recordings have not been assigned to physical tracks Select a recorded song assign the track you want to export to a physical track and then export it See Virtual tracks on...

Page 91: ...item of the CD menu is used but the set disc is a finalized CD R CD RW Only CD RW discs can be erased Finalized CD Insert Opened CD A finalized CD R CD RW has been inserted Insert an unfinalized CD R...

Page 92: ...nsert Blank CD An unfinalized CD R CD RW has been inserted Insert a blank CD This message appears when you try to create an audio CD with Disc At Once but an unfinalized CD R CD RW written with Track...

Page 93: ...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 MIDI input MIDI IN Connector 5 pin...

Page 94: ...x 104 x 340 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 104mm 340mm Illustrations in this manual...

Page 95: ...TASCAM DP 32 95 17 Specifications Block diagram TRACK 1 32 INPUT A H DP 32 Mixer Block Diagram...

Page 96: ...96 TASCAM DP 32 17 Specifications Level diagram...

Page 97: ...Pan 1 64 127 L63 C center R63 11 DigitalTrim 0 48 42 6dB 16 Low Freq 0 31 32 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 300 350 400 450 500 600 700 800 850 900 950 1 0k 1 1k 1 2k 1 3k 1 4k 1 5k 1 6...

Page 98: ...ank 1 track channels 9 to 16 Bank 2 track channels 17 to 24 Bank 3 track channels 25 to 32 Bank 4 input channels A to H The following tables show the preset libraries of each effect Dynamic effects Pr...

Page 99: ...W EFF1 Posi EFF2 Posi 6 38 96 97 98 99 Program Change True 0 127 System Exclusive 5 System Common Quarter Frame 3 Song Position 4 Song Select Tune System Real Time Clock Commands 4 Others Local On Off...

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