TASCAM DP-03SD Owners Manual - Page 39

7 - Recorder Functions Bouncing tracks Use this unit's bounce function to mix already recorded tracks (1-8) down to one or two tracks. Multitrack tape recorders can only bounce to an open track (in other words, they can not record to a track that is also a source of the mix). For example, tracks 1-7 could be bounced to track 8, but tracks 1-8 could not be bounced to track 1. This unit, however, does not have this limitation. You can bounce tracks 1-8 to mix down to tracks 1 and 2 (stereo bounce), or bounce tracks 1-8 as a mono mix to track 1 (mono bounce). NOTE Inside this unit, a mixdown is made to create a mix master that is recorded to the designated tracks. TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6 TRACK 7 TRACK 8 Drum L Drum R Perc. L Perc. R Bass Piano L Piano R SE Bounce tracks 1-8 to mix down to tracks 1-2 TRACK 1 & 2 Rhythm, Bass, Piano, SE TRACK 3 Perc. L (Overwriting possible) TRACK 4 Perc. R (Overwriting possible) TRACK 5 Bass (Overwriting possible) TRACK 6 Piano L (Overwriting possible) TRACK 7 Piano R (Overwriting possible) TRACK 8 SE (Overwriting possible) TRACK 1 & 2 Rhythm, Bass, Piano, SE New recording possible on tracks 3-8 TRACK 3 Guitar L TRACK 4 Guitar R TRACK 5 Lead Guitar TRACK 6 Lead Vocal TRACK 7 TRACK 8 Chorus L Chorus R Source tracks are erased when they are bounce destinations. (In the illustration above the drum parts are overwritten by the stereo mix). However, you can use the unit's (undo) function to return to the previous state if you make a mistake (see "Undoing the last operation (single undo)" on page 36). Using the bounce function 1 In multitrack mode, press the BOUNCE button. For a stereo bounce, press the REC buttons for any two tracks. For a mono bounce (bouncing the mix to a single track) press the REC button for any one track. 3 Adjust the track faders and PAN knobs for the bounce source tracks. When making a stereo bounce, the lower numbered track is the left (L) side. For a mono bounce, turn the PAN knobs of the bounce source tracks all the way to L. Use the MASTER fader to adjust the overall level. 4 After returning to the start of the song, press the PLAY (Á) button while pressing and holding the RECORD (-) button to start the bounce. Confirming the result Mute the bounce source tracks (see "Muting tracks" on page 49), and play the song from the beginning. If you are not satisfied with the result because, for example, the balance between instruments is poor, or the pan settings are wrong, use the undo function (see "Undoing the last operation (single undo)" on page 36). If you are satisfied with the result, press the BOUNCE button to return to the MULTI TRACK mode. After bouncing tracks, you can make new recordings over the other tracks. TIP If it is possible that you might need the original tracks at some later time, back-up the track data to a computer or copy the song before bouncing (see "Backing-up songs" on page 61 and "Connecting with a computer" on page 60). Locate and search functions Direct locate function The current recorder position is shown at the top of the display as "hours: minutes: seconds: frames" (there are 30 frames per second). You can move the current recorder position to a specific time by inputting it here. 1 On the Home Screen, use the HOME button to move the cursor (underline) between time divisions. You can edit the value at the cursor positions. The seconds are selected in the following figure. After the Bounce ! pop-up message appears, the unit switches to BOUNCE mode and the Home Screen reopens. 2 Press the REC buttons for the bounce destination tracks (the indicators blink). 39 TASCAM DP-03SD