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PORTASTUDIO  MF-P01

 

Important Safety Precautions

 

IMPORTANT (for U.K. Customers)

 

DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this 
equipment.

 

If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points 
in your home or the cable is too short to reach a 
power point, then obtain an appropriate safety 
approved extension lead or consult your dealer.

If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the 
fuse and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a 
possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to 
the mains supply.

If this product is not provided with a mains plug, or 
one has to be fitted, then follow the instructions 
given below:

 

IMPORTANT. DO NOT

 

 make any connection to 

the larger terminal which is marked with the letter E 
or by the safety earth symbol 

 

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 or coloured 

GREEN or GREEN-and-YELLOW.

The wires in the mains lead on this product are 
coloured in accordance with the following code:

 

BLUE:

NEUTRAL

BROWN:

LIVE

 

As these colours may not correspond with the 
coloured markings identifying the terminals in your 
plug proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be 
connected to the terminal which is marked with the 
letter N or coloured BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be 
connected to the terminal which is marked with the 
letter L or coloured RED.

When replacing the fuse only a correctly rated 
approved type should be used and be sure to re-fit 
the fuse cover.

IF IN DOUBT — CONSULT A COMPETENT 
ELECTRICIAN.

 

Important Safety Instructions ............................2

An introduction to the MF-P01 ...........................4

Multitrack recording - a brief 

introduction...................................................4

Some safety notes and precautions ...............4

What you need to make recordings ...............6

Connecting the MF-P01..................................6

Parts of the MF-P01 ...........................................7

Recording tracks .............................................10

Setting up .....................................................10

Setting the level ............................................10

Recording the first track  ..............................11

Recording the next track (overdubbing) ......11

Mixing down tracks..........................................12

Setting up .....................................................12

Mixdown .......................................................13

Hints and advanced tips .................................13

Recording techniques ..................................13

Recording electric guitars ..........................13

Recording with effects................................14

When you’re not recording .........................14

Recording more than four tracks................14

Troubleshooting ...............................................15

Specifications ..................................................15

 

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for Portastudio MF-P01

Page 1: ...terature accompanying the appliance The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the p...

Page 2: ...not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N...

Page 3: ...g struc ture grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grou...

Page 4: ...e is a risk of damage or even fire Make sure that the input voltage marked on the PS P2 adaptor matches the power supply you are using If you are in any doubt consult your TASCAM dealer Turn off your...

Page 5: ...ove the dirt and restore the sound quality In addition to affecting performance by coating the heads and keeping the tape away from the recording and playback gaps dirt and oxide in the tape path will...

Page 6: ...tc Connecting the MF P01 1 Make sure all the equipment is turned off 2 Connect the LINE OUT terminals of the MF P01 to the amplifier using a pair of terminals on the amplifier such as AUX TUNER or TAP...

Page 7: ...n 2 MIC LINE jack Use this 1 4 phone jack to connect an audio source instrument or microphone to the MF P01 The source signal is sent to a recording track as well as fed from the LINE OUT L R and PHON...

Page 8: ...our tape tracks in the stereo LINE OUT and PHONES outputs When one of these controls is turned fully counter clockwise the sound of the corresponding tape track will appear to come from the left and w...

Page 9: ...the MIC LINE jack E Transport controls RECORD button Starts recording of the track whose REC indicator is illuminated Note that pressing this button also presses down the PLAY button NOTE When no REC...

Page 10: ...gh position cassette tape Make sure that the full spool is on the left side the tape is fully rewound to the beginning 6 Press the PLAY button to play the tape and then press the STOP button after abo...

Page 11: ...can use the PAN control to set the stereo positioning if required If you are not satisfied with your recording try again 6 When you re happy with the recording go to the second track recording descri...

Page 12: ...ther guitar part harmony vocals bass etc to tracks 3 and 4 in the same manner described above while monitoring the previously recorded tracks Recording tracks After completing recording the next final...

Page 13: ...more than four tracks on page 14 for details Mixing down tracks This section gives a few hints and tips which may be useful to you when you make recordings using the MF P01 Recording techniques Learn...

Page 14: ...tracks 1 through 4 In this case the live sound is fed via the MIC LINE input so it is always positioned in the center 1 Record on all four tracks of the MF P01 and set all REC FUNCTION switches to off...

Page 15: ...tteries does it need new batteries Is the INPUT LEVEL control of the channel set appropriately not to 0 Cannot press the RECORD key Is the tape properly inserted in the MF P01 Is the tape record prote...

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