Teac DP-01 Series Owners Manual - Manual (Page 27)

Advanced techniques
TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual
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Using the meters
Using the meters
The meters are important to let you know what’s going on with the audio in the
DP-01. Here are a few little hints and tips which may help you.
As well as telling you the level of signals, the meters can show you if the signals
are actually getting to the DP-01. Even if you can’t hear anything and the
input meters are showing a signal, it means that the connections from the
instrument to the DP-01 are in order (and you should probably check your
monitoring equipment levels).
First, it’s important to remember that meters should never be continuously at
the top of the bar. If they are, it means the level is too high, and you will prob-
ably experience distortion. Digital distortion is unpleasant (unlike, say, tube
guitar amp distortion), and you need to avoid it.
Input meters These meters ( A and B ) show the level of the signal coming
into the DP-01. Adjust the level with the front panel controls, or the instru-
ment volume control, if available.
Track meters These meters ( 1 through 8 ) show the volume of the signal
recorded on the track (un-armed tracks) or entering the track (armed tracks).
Remember that the faders do not control the level of signals sent to the track,
and will never affect the track meter readings.
Master meters These meters ( L and R ) show the master level at all times.
The MASTER fader controls the level of these meters.
Setting the meter type
If you don’t like the look of the meters, you can change them.
1 Press MENU , and then select the PREFERENCE menu:
2 The Meter option allows you use the wheel to pick from four options:
…
S.Fat (short and fat)
…
S.Slim (short and thin),
…
L.Fat (tall and fat)
…
L.Slim (tall and thin)
The behavior of all these is the same—just the appearance differs.
Figure 2.1: The DP-01 meters
- - P R E F E R E N C E - -
M e t e r / S . F a t
P r e : 3 . 5 S e c
P o s t : 1 . 8 S e c ;