Overdubbing in higher sound quality (direct mix), 8–recording – Tascam BB-1000CD User Manual
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TASCAM BB-1000CD
8–Recording
Adjust the balance between the playback volume of media
and that of input to record.
1.
Select the playback media and press the
Â
/
¯
keys
to select a playback track.
2.
Press the
PLAY/READY [
¥/π
]
key to start playback,
and check the volume balance between the playback
and the input sounds.
3.
Use the
BALANCE
keys as necessary to adjust the
balance by increasing or decreasing the playback
signal volume. (
∑
page 38 “Volume balance
adjustment”)
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When overdubbing the sound of an electric instrument through the
LINE IN jack, activate the DIRECT MIX mode described later.
However, DIRECT MIX mode is automatically activated when you
use the headphones for monitoring.
Overdub recording
Finish the settings above before starting overdub record-
ing: Select the input and playback source, finish input level
adjustment, and set the recording file type to
WAV
.
1.
Slide the
SPEAKER
switch to
ON
and disconnect the
headphones.
2.
Press the
OVERDUB
key to make the unit on standby
for overdubbing. You can start overdubbing during
playback.
NOTE
On the overdub screen, the playback fi le number and the record-
•
ing fi le number are indicated instead of the recording fi le number
and the marker name on the Recording screen, respectively.
Press the PLAY/READY [
•
Á
/
π
] key during recording-on-standby,
you can start playback without recording. You can also fast-
forward/reverse by pressing and holding the
Â
/
¯
key.
3.
Press the
REC/READY [
º
]
key to start overdubbing.
The
REC/READY [
º
]
key lights during recording.
4. Recording stops when pressing the
STOP
key during
recording or recording-on-standby. The
REC/READY
[
º
]
key goes off.
Pressing the
•
REC/READY [
º
]
key during recording
returns the unit on standby for recording. The
REC/
READY [
º
]
key flashes during recording-on-standby.
Recording on a new file starts as you press the
REC/
READY [
º
]
key again. The
REC/READY [
º
]
key stops
flashing.
NOTE
When using external microphones, set them at the same distance
from the unit and the instrument's part that sound comes out.
Overdubbing in higher sound quality (DIRECT MIX)
In ordinary overdubbing, both the playback sound of a disc
or SD card and your playing sound are recorded through
the microphones.
In the
DIRECT MIX
mode, the playback sound is recorded
directly in the unit and you can mix sounds in higher qual-
ity.
However, headphones are required for monitoring to pre-
vent the microphones from picking up the playback sound.
The
DIRECT MIX
mode is automatically activated as heac-
phones are connected.
When you overdub the sound of an electric instrument
through the
LINE IN
jack, you can activate the
DIRECT
MIX
mode manually and overdub sounds in higher quality
without using headphones for monitoring.
Follow the steps below to activate the
DIRECT MIX
mode
manually.
1.
Press the
OVERDUB
key to make the unit on standby
for overdubbing.
2.
Press the
F1
key to activate the
DIRECT MIX
mode.
Execute the same procedure as ordinary overdubbing after
pressing the
F1
key.