Punch recording, Pre-roll and post-roll time, Important safety instructions – Tascam DP-02 User Manual
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TASCAM DP-02/DP-02CF
2 – Advanced techniques
When you have rehearsed your punch-in, you can start
recording.
1. Press the
RHSL
key so that the indicator goes out
(but the
AUTO PUNCH
indicator is still lit).
2. Press
PLAY
(
¥
) so that playback starts. Use the
pre-roll time to get ready to record.
At the punch-in point, the unit goes into record mode (the
RECORD
(
–
) indicator lights).
At the punch-out point, recording stops (the
RECORD
(
–
)
indicator goes out), and playback continues until the post-
roll point and then returns to the pre-roll point. The
AUTO
PUNCH
indicator is turned off (the track arming status
stays the same).
If you want to re-record the punch, turn
AUTO PUNCH
back on before recording again.
Punch recording
The pre-roll and post-roll times can be set to suit your style
of playing.
1. Press
MENU
and scroll down to
PREFERENCE
and
press the
¥
cursor or
YES/ENTER
key.
NOTE
The N.SUPPRESSOR setting os only available on the
DP-02. The DP-02CF will not show this option.
2. Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the Pre
(pre-roll time) item, and use the
DATA dial
to set the
value in seconds.
T I P
The pre-roll and post-roll times can be set between 1.0
seconds and 9.9 seconds in 0.1 second steps.
3. Use the cursor keys to move down to the Post (post-
roll time) item and use the
DATA dial
to change the
value.
4. Press
NO/EXIT
when you’re done, so that you can
start using these settings.
Pre-roll and post-roll time