Select the file you want to overdub, Monitoring input signals, Adjusting the input and playback sound levels – Teac DR-100MKII User Manual

Page 34: Recording an overdub, 4 – recording

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TASCAM DR-100MKII

Recording playback and input sounds

together (overdubbing)

When an audio file is playing back, you can record the
playback sound together with the input sound. This creates
a new file and does not overwrite the playback file.

NOTE

You cannot overdub if input monitoring is OFF or the

PRE REC function is ON.
You cannot overdub WAV files with 96kHz sampling

frequency.
When overdubbing, the automatic recording function is

disabled.
When overdubbing, you cannot start new files manually.

You cannot pause during overdubbing. (You cannot use

the RECORD [0] button.)
The file type/sampling frequency of the playback

file is preserved regardless of the file type/sampling
frequency setting for overdub recording.

Select the file you want to overdub

Use the . and / buttons or the

BROWSE

screen to

select that files that you want to overdub.

NOTE

See "5 – Working with Files and Folders (BROWSE Screen)"
on page 39 for selecting files using the

BROWSE

screen.

Monitoring input signals

You can set the recorder to allow listening to both the
playback and input signals at the same time.
1 Press the MENU button to open the

MENU

screen.

2 Use the wheel to select the

INPUT SETTING

menu,

and press the ENTER/MARK button to open the

INPUT SETTING

screen.

3 Use the wheel to select

MONITOR

and press the /

or ENTER/MARK button.

4 Use the wheel to set

MONITOR

to

ON

(default value:

OFF

) to enable monitoring of the input signal.

5 After completing the setting, press the HOME button

to return to the Home Screen.

TIP

In addition to overdubbing, you can also use this setting
above to practice singing or playing along with recorded (or
imported) audio files. You can even use it for karaoke.

NOTE

You cannot change this setting during recording or when
in recording standby.

Adjusting the input and playback sound

levels

1 Press the PLAY/PAUSE [y/9] button to start

playback of the file that will be output together with

the input sound.

2 Press the MENU button to open the

MENU

screen.

3 Use the wheel to select the

MIX BALANCE

menu,

and press the ENTER/MARK button to open the

MIX

BALANCE

screen.

4 Use the wheel to adjust the level of the playback

sound. The setting range is

0

20

(default:

20

).

5 After completing the setting, press the HOME button

to return to the Home Screen.

NOTE

You cannot adjust this when input monitoring is OFF.

(See “Monitoring input signals” on page 34.)
When input monitoring is ON (and during overdub

recording), the PEAK indicator shows the maximum
level of the combined input and playback signals.

Recording an overdub

1 Press the RECORD [0] button to start recording

standby.
A popup menu that you can use to set OVERDUB to ON
or OFF appears on the recording screen.
The name of the file being recorded, the input source,
and the format and sampling frequency of the recorded
audio file are shown on the recording screen, so you can
check them before starting.

2 Use the wheel to select

ON

in the OVERDUB OFF/ON

popup menu.

3 Press the RECORD [0] button to start overdubbing.

When recording starts, the RECORD indicator lights, and
the elapsed recording time or the remaining recording

4 – Recording

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