6–Basic Recording
TASCAM DP-004
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6 Turn the
DATA
wheel to select
MASTER PLAY
.
7 Press the
F4 (
EXEC
)
key to put this unit into master
playback mode and return to the Home Screen.
8 Press the playback (
Á
) key to play the stereo
master that you created. The stereo master sound is
output through the
/
LINE OUT
connector, so it can
also be dubbed to an external stereo recorder.
9 If you are satisfied with this stereo master, press
the
REC MODE
key to open the
RECORDER MODE
screen.
Turn the
DATA
wheel to select
MULTI TRACK
and press
the
F4 (
EXEC
)
key to put the unit into multitrack
mode (ordinary mode) again and return to the
Home Screen.
If you do not like the stereo master you made,
follow the above procedures to make a master
recording again. The new stereo master replaces
the previous stereo master.
NOTE
To listen to the recorded stereo master in a saved song,
load the song, set the recorder mode to MASTER PLAY
and press the playback (
Á
) key to start playback.
TIP
When making a master recording, you can play along,
•
for example, with the mixdown signal and input that
sound through INPUT A or B to mix it with prere-
corded tracks when creating a stereo master.
If you want to turn the unit OFF after mastering,
•
you do not need to return to MULTI TRACK mode in
procedure 9 above. Regardless of the mode when
shutdown, the next time the power is turned ON, it
will start in MULTI TRACK mode.
You can transfer the master mix created on this unit
•
as a file that can be played back on a computer (see
“Exporting a stereo master” on page 100).
A stereo master can be copied to any track pair
•
among tracks 1–4 by creating a “clone” track (see
