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POCKETSTUDIO 5 4-Track Recorder/MIDI Arranger/MP3 Encoder GETTING ST AR TED CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
Table of Contents 2 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Gett ing Started 1 – Welcome About this manual......... .................. ............ 3 What’s in the box? ............ ................. ......... 3 Powering up the Pocketstudio 5 .............. ..4 The AC adaptor.
TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Gettin g Started 3 1 – Welcome W elcome to the T ASCAM Pocketstudio 5. This exciting de vice allows you to record yourself and friends, and to b uild up a multitrack recording and mix do wn to a ste reo mix, add ing ef fects such as re verb and delay , just like a professional recording studio.
1 – Welcome 4 TASCAM Pockets tudio 5 Getting St arted Powering up the Pocketstudio 5 The Pocketstudio 5 h as two methods of recei ving po wer: from six dry-cell batteries, or from the sup- plied A C adaptor . The on/of f switch is loca ted on the “rear panel”, together with the A C adapto r input, the USB jack and the MIDI IN jack.
TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Gettin g Started 5 2 – About multitrack recording Even if you already kn o w something about multi- track recording, you may find it useful to read this section in order to refresh your memory regarding the basic concep ts in volv ed in producing a recording.
2 – About multitrack recording 6 TASCAM Pockets tudio 5 Getting St arted In a recording studio, the usual mixdow n dev ice is an analog or digital stereo ta pe recorder (or sometimes a CD recorder). On the Pocketstudio 5, the mix is made to an MP3 file inside the Pocketstudio 5 itself.
TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Gettin g Started 7 3 – Parts of the Pocketstudio 5 Rear panel 1 MIDI IN jac k Use this to connect a MIDI instrument to control the Pock etstudio 5’ s internal tone generato r . 2 USB por t Use a standard USB cable to con- nect this port to a suitably-equipped computer .
3 – Parts of the Pocketstudio 5 8 TASCAM Pockets tudio 5 Getting St arted B PHONES jack Connect a pair of stereo head- phones (such as the ones integrated with the supplied headset) to this jack. An adaptor (not supplied) may be required in the case of some headphones.
3 – Parts of the Pocketstudio 5 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started 9 T op panel G Display The d isplay sho ws you the current status of the song, etc. as well as the menu choices to set up and use your Poc ketstudio 5. H MP3 key Use this k ey when mixing do wn to a stereo MP3 file (ligh ts red) or playing back an MP3 file (light s green).
3 – Parts of the Pocketstudio 5 10 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started N T ranspor t keys These k eys act in much the same way as an ordinary tape recorder’ s ke ys. There is no pause ke y (none i s necessary with a de vice like the Pocketstudio 5).
3 – Parts of the Pocketstudio 5 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Start ed 11 NO TE Since the EQ and effects can add a significant amount of volume to the signals, yo u shou ld not rely on these meters for the final level being sent to the track.
3 – Parts of the Pocketstudio 5 12 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started The cursor pad The cursor pad is used to nav igate around the screens—left and right and up and do wn.
TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started 13 4 – Basic use of the Pocketstudio 5 Playback When you press th e PLA Y k ey , playback starts from the point sho wn in the top right of the home screen. The PLA Y ke y lights when playback is taking place. Stopping Pressing ST OP stops playback or recording (note that there is no pause function).
4 – Basic use of the Pocketstudio 5 14 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started Routing an input to a track When you want to route one of the two inputs to a track, press and hold either the GUIT AR IN key or the MIC IN key .
TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started 15 5 – Your first song us ing the Pocketstudio 5 This does not pretend to e xplain e very possible func- tion of the Pocketstudio 5, b ut it will guide you through the first steps in making a recording.
5 – Your first song using the Pocketstudio 5 16 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started Setting up the rhythm The first thing to do is to se t the tone generator to the “pattern” setting. 1 From the “home” screen, press MENU and then enter the SYSTEM menu.
5 – Your first song us ing the Pocketstudio 5 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Start ed 17 NO TE Bringing up track 1 fader here does not af fect the level of the signal being recorded—i t s ets the relative level of the sound from tr ack 1 that you hear through the head- phones (or LINE O UT).
5 – Your first song using the Pocketstudio 5 18 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started y ou to choose which bank y ou will select the effect from. 6 Set the input and output lev els ( In Lev and Out Lev ) f or the effect (from 0 to 127 ). 7 Switch the effect on or off (make sur e the effect is turned on, otherwise y ou won’t hear any effect).
5 – Your first song us ing the Pocketstudio 5 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Start ed 19 3 Press ENTER once agai n to sa ve the data befo re y ou start recording . NO TE Audio data is saved every ti me you stop reco rding. This is shown by the RECORD key flashing after recording has stopped, and the display showing a flashing aster- isk.
5 – Your first song using the Pocketstudio 5 20 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started 6 Rewind to the start and record y our vocals. It’ s unlikely that y ou’ll get them completely right f irst .
5 – Your first song us ing the Pocketstudio 5 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Start ed 21 5 Add the master re verb (r everberation) effect. From the EQ scr een, press Ó to get to the re verb ( REV ) .
5 – Your first song using the Pocketstudio 5 22 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started T ransfer to computer Of course, you want to be able to share your work with others, and the best way to do that is using a computer .
TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started 23 6 – Managing songs and data on your Pocketstudio 5 When you connect the Pock etstudio 5 to a computer , you can transfer data such as the following between the Pocketstudio 5 and your comp uter . • Song data (audio, ef fect settings, MIDI backing settings, etc.
6 – Managing songs and data on your Pocketstudio 5 24 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started Using CF cards The 32 MB card which is supplied with your Pocket- studio 5 allo ws you to record up to 10 minutes of 4- track material (as well as allowing you to produce the stereo mix for these tracks).
6 – Managing songs and data on your Pocketstudio 5 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Start ed 25 Optimizing a card When you record or edit a song, the data may not li ve in a continuous block on the card.
6 – Managing songs and data on your Pocketstudio 5 26 TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Getting Started Pocketstudio files The Pocketstudio 5 k eeps its files in special loca- tions, which must not be changed. See the Refer ence Manual for details of these loca- tions and settings.
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