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TASCAM Pocketstudio 5
Reference Manual
6 – Advanced options and operations
Choosing the meter display
You can choose between four different styles of
meter shown on the screen: short/slim
(
ShrtSlim
), long/slim (
LongSlim
), short/
fat (
ShrtFat
) or long/fat (
LongFat
).
1
From the system menu, move to the
Meter:
option:
2
Use the wheel to select the meter type to be
displayed on the home screen.
Choosing the time type
Depending on your preference, the time can be dis-
played in minutes, seconds and frames (there are
either 38 or 39 frames in a second) or in measures
(bars) and beats.
1
From the system menu, move to the
Time:
option:
2
Use the wheel to change between the minutes
and seconds, and the bars and beats display.
When you make the change, either the word
ABS
(for “absolute time”) or
BAR/BEAT
(bars & beats) shows on the screen.
NOTE
The bars and beats display is not a “magic” indicator. If
you are not playing in time with the MIDI tone genera-
tor, there is no way for the Pocketstudio 5 to know any-
thing about the musical tempo or structure of your
music.
Songs on the Pocketstudio 5 always start at 00:00:00
(minutes, seconds and frames) or at 001-01 (bars and
beats).
NOTE
Because of the slightly uneven nature of the internal
timing, you may sometimes find that the bars/beats
measurement is not as precise (to small fractions of a
second) as the ABS timing. However, it remains a very
useful way in which to jump around quickly within the
song’s structure.
Reducing input noise
You may notice, especially with some of the guitar-
based input effects, that you can hear a certain
amount of noise as the effect amplifies any string
noise, pickup noise, etc. Typically, when you play the
instrument, the sound of the instrument will cover the
noise of the effect, but in quiet passages, this can be
annoying.
The Pocketstudio 5 therefore provides noise suppres-
sors for both inputs, so that any background noise
will be suppressed. Any sounds which go over the
level set for the suppressor will be passed through.
1
From the home screen, press
MENU
, and
enter the
SYSTEM
menu.
2
Use the cursor keys to move to the bottom of
the menu:
3
The two noise suppressors for inputs A and
B,
NspA
and
NspB
, are at the bottom of
the screen. Use the wheel to change the level
from
OFF
(equivalent to 0) through to
60
.
At the
OFF
setting, all signals (together with the
noise) are passed through. At the high settings, only
relatively loud sounds are passed through the sup-
pressor.
If your song includes quiet passages, you may not be
able to hear these quiet parts if you make this setting
too high.
T g M o d e : P a t t e r n
T e m p o
: - - - - - - - - -
T i m e
: A B S
M e t e r
/
S h r t S l i m
'
R e c o r d : T r a c k i n g
T g M o d e : P a t t e r n
T e m p o
: - - - - - - - - -
T i m e
/
A B S
;
T i m e
: A B S
M e t e r
: S h r t S l i m
N s p A
/
1 0
N s p B
: 1 2
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