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TASCAM DR-1

11–Special playback control functions

You can use the part cancel function to reduce the 

sound levels of vocals and solo instruments on 

commercially available CDs and other recorded  

sound sources. 
Use the 

PART CANCEL

 item to set this function. Use 

the wheel to select the 

PART CANCEL

 item and open 

the Part Cancel Screen, which has three items. 

CANCEL

Set the 

CANCEL

 item to 

ON

 to turn the part cancel 

function ON

 (the factory setting is OFF)

. The 

 icon 

appears 

as light letters on a dark background 

on the 

Home Screen. 

Depending on the music, the vocal cancel function 

may not reduce the recorded vocal or solo instrument 

sound sufficiently. If this is the case, changing the 

PART

 and 

RANGE

 settings might make the reduction 

more effective. Listen to the music as you adjust the 

settings to achieve the best effect.

RANGE

Select 

MIDDLE

 or 

ALL

 for the frequency range of 

sound reduction. The default setting is 

MIDDLE

PART

Adjust this setting to match the stereo position of the 

sound that you want to reduce between 

LEFT 10

 and 

RIGHT 10

. The initial default setting is 

CENTER

.

Reducing vocal and solo instrument sounds

Summary of Contents for DR-1

Page 1: ...D01019610A DR 1 Portable Digital Recorder OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...IC1 input functions 20 Display of input functions on the Record Screen 21 Adjusting the built in microphone angle 21 Adjusting the input levels of microphones 21 About recording modes 22 Ordinary reco...

Page 3: ...without changing pitch and reducing the sound of a recorded vocal or solo instrument during playback Built in effects can be applied to the input signal Copy audio files from a computer to this unit s...

Page 4: ...row to open it Insert the included SD card in the SD card slot and push it until it clicks fully into place Inserting a new card The following pop up screen appears if you insert a new card in the uni...

Page 5: ...B hub Even if the power for the unit is off the battery charges when connected to a computer by USB The computer may need to be ON to charge the battery Complete charging by USB takes about 6 hours wh...

Page 6: ...s the MENU key to open the Menu Screen 2 Use the wheel to select DATE TIME and press the key to open the Date Time Screen The clock stops while this screen is displayed 3 Use the and keys to move the...

Page 7: ...ress this key to erase them See Loop playback on page 31 6 key Press this key to return to the beginning of a track that is playing or stopped in the middle If you press this key when a track is stopp...

Page 8: ...of the selected item When the Home Screen is open use the wheel to adjust the file playback position w STOP HOME key Press this key to stop recording and playback or to end recording standby When a s...

Page 9: ...NPUT volume Use this to adjust the input signal level of the built in microphone the MIC 1 IN jack and the MIC 2 IN jack This does not affect the input signal level of the LINE IN jack p LINE OUT jack...

Page 10: ...so on the Input Setting Screen k LINE IN jack Use this stereo mini jack for line input The input level is fixed at 10 dBV NOTE We call this the Rear Panel because this is the end that faces away from...

Page 11: ...back Repeat playback of 1 track Repeat playback of all tracks in the play area Loop repeat active 8 File information The tag information or file name of the currently playing track is shown If an MP3...

Page 12: ...g recording standby the maximum remaining recording time appears 3 Remaining recording time The remaining recording time appears in hours minutes seconds 4 Record level meter The input signal level of...

Page 13: ...tion Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen and select the desired setting screen BROWSE View music files and sub folders inside folders Play and erase files Add files to the playlist Create and s...

Page 14: ...reen Press this key to answer YES to a confirmation message TIP You can also use menus during playback In this example we will use the CUE REV SPEED item in the Setup Screen to change the forward reve...

Page 15: ...nd use the included USB cable to connect the USB ports of the DR 1 and the computer When connected USB connected appears on the DR 1 screen The recorder appears on the computer screen as an external d...

Page 16: ...settings related to connections and input level setting Audio device or other external sound source You can connect a one point stereo electret condenser microphone for example to the MIC 1 IN jack s...

Page 17: ...ying files and ending the connection with the DR 1 on the computer disconnect the USB cable or remove the SD card if it is connected directly to the computer See the computer manual for how to close t...

Page 18: ...can be selected for playback See Setting the playback area on page 24 The track name file number and other file information for the currently playing track appear on the display The icon appears on th...

Page 19: ...y For example ordinary audio CD tracks are 16 bit 44 1 kHz WAV files A 3 5 minute CD track uses about 35 MB of space when copied to a hard drive The same track converted to a 128 kbps MP3 file uses on...

Page 20: ...INT MIC1 Input Setting screen This screen has the following settings Except for POWER all items also affect the built in microphone GAIN Set the input sensitivity as HIGH or LOW The factory default s...

Page 21: ...Record Screen appears 2 Use the INPUT volume control on the right side of the unit to adjust the microphone input level The L R meter shows the input level If the input is too high the PEAK indicator...

Page 22: ...election and level adjustment should be completed and the Home Screen should be open 1 Press REC PAUSE to begin recording standby The screen shows the recording file name the input source the recordin...

Page 23: ...ct the track for playback 2 Press the key to start playback and check the volume balance between the playback and the input sounds 3 Use the MIX BALANCE keys as necessary to adjust the balance by incr...

Page 24: ...e right NOTE The current playback area setting appears in the lower left of the Home Screen ALL Set the playback area as all files in the Music Folder on the SD card FOLDER Set the playback area as al...

Page 25: ...gardless of the playback area folder set previously Selecting a file to set the playback area Playlist Adding tracks to the playlist You can make a list of tracks for playback playlist On the Play Mod...

Page 26: ...LL CLR A confirmation message appears to confirm that you want to remove all the files from the playlist Press the key to remove all the files or the STOP key to cancel this operation For this operati...

Page 27: ...s from the computer as you would the contents of a hard drive Furthermore you can change file names from the computer On the Browse Screen folders and music files appear in a hierarchical structure mu...

Page 28: ...ected file is left as is 10 Browse Screen File operations Folder operations Select the desired folder on the Browse Screen and press the key to open the pop up window that is shown below Use the wheel...

Page 29: ...t active When ON the icon appears as light letters on a dark background in the upper part of the Home Screen You can turn the speed control ON and OFF by briefly pressing the PB CONTROL key so you can...

Page 30: ...n appears as light letters on a dark background on the Home Screen Depending on the music the vocal cancel function may not reduce the recorded vocal or solo instrument sound sufficiently If this is t...

Page 31: ...To stop loop playback press either the LOOP key or the IN OUT key If you press the LOOP key the loop interval settings are saved and if you press the LOOP key again loop playback of the set interval...

Page 32: ...ing screens operation is the same 1 Use the wheel to select the desired item and press the key to access that item s settings 2 Use the wheel to set the desired value 3 Press the key when you are done...

Page 33: ...tem and press the key You can set the items shown on the right on the Metronome Screen TEMPO Set the speed to a value between 20 and 250 beats per minute BPM BEAT Set the accent frequency between 0 an...

Page 34: ...1 Set the input source that you are using See Selecting the input source on page 20 2 Input the sound of the instrument you are tuning through the selected microphone or line input The name of the clo...

Page 35: ...ns OFF after the last activity or use when powered by the internal battery Options OFF factory setting the unit does not automatically turn OFF 3 min 5 min 10 min 30 min Backlight Auto OFF setting Use...

Page 36: ...s to execute the quick formatting or press the STOP HOME key to cancel formatting Use the FULL FORMAT item to completely format the SD card Full formatting checks the memory for errors while formattin...

Page 37: ...the file name If an MP3 files has ID3 tag title information that information appears ALBUM If an MP3 files has ID3 tag album information that information appears Nothing appears for WAV files and MP3...

Page 38: ...short reverberations that create the sound of a studio 5 RevCho Adds reverberations with a sense of sound doubling 6 RevPit Adds reverberations with a sense of pitch change 7 RevEnh Adds reverberation...

Page 39: ...ta currently on the card Format Error Format CARD The FAT formatting of the card is abnormal or broken This message also appears if you FAT formatted the card using a computer connected by USB or by c...

Page 40: ...unit If the error message continues to appear contact a TEAC Repair Center File Error FX Rx Failed FX Busy Can t Save Data Player Error Device Error Writing Failed Sys Rom Err FX Init Err System Err...

Page 41: ...32 impedance headphones Frequency response LINE IN LINE OUT 20 Hz 20 kHz 1 3 dB Distortion LINE IN LINE OUT 0 03 or less S N ratio LINE IN LINE OUT 90 dB or more Audio file compatibility MP3 files 32...

Page 42: ...r faster 128 MB or more memory USB port USB 2 0 recommended 500 mA bus power required Macintosh Power PC iMac G3 G4 266 MHz or faster 64 MB or more memory USB port USB 2 0 recommended 500 mA bus power...

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