Writing by Disk At Once.... 72 Writing by Track at Once.... 74
Finalizing CDs....75 Erasing Audio CDs....75
Data CD Menu Importing and exporting tracks...76 Importing from a CD....76 Exporting to CDs....77 Backing up and restoring songs...78 Backing up songs to a CD....78 Restoring songs from a CD...79 Erasing data CDs....80 CD-related Error Messages...81 Messages
5 : Commonly-used functions

How do I.?

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Table of Figures

Figure 1.1: Power connections to the DP-01...11 Figure 1.2: SHUT DOWN and ACCESS..12 Figure 1.3: Menu controls...14 Figure 1.4: Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment..16 Figure 1.5: DP-01FX front panel...17 Figure 1.6: Rear panel connections..18 Figure 1.7: Assigning inputs to tracks...23 Figure 1.8: Recording tracks...24 Figure 2.1: The DP-01 meters...30 Figure 2.2: Bouncing tracks...34 Figure 2.3: Disconnecting the DP-01...44 Figure 2.4: Copy and paste...51 Figure 2.5: Copy and insert...51 Figure 2.6: Move and paste...52 Figure 2.7: Move and insert...52 Figure 2.8: Opening a gap...53 Figure 2.9: Cutting material...53 Figure 2.10: Inserting silence...53 Figure 2.11: Cloning tracks...54 Figure 2.12: Cleaning out a track....54 Figure 2.13: Dimensions of the DP-01FX/CD...60 Figure 2.14: Dimensions of the DP-01FX/CD...60 Figure 2.15: Block diagram...61 Figure 3.1: Effect controls...64
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Getting started

Read this section first. It contains important basic information about using your DP 01 effectively, and will help you create exciting original musical projects. When you have read this section (Starting out with your DP 01 on page 9), you will be able to find your way around the DP 01, and to make and play back recordings. Congratulations on your purchase of the TASCAM DP 01. This 8 track digital hard disk recorder is designed to provide you with great sound in an easy to use compact package, allowing you to concentrate on the music, and not on the recording process. The DP 01 contains a large hard disk, allowing you to record many hours of music, up to two tracks at a time, to a maximum of eight tracks, and then mix them down to a pair of mastered stereo tracks using the built in mixing facilities. The stereo mix can then be played back into a suitably equipped CD recorder, etc., or into a computers audio inputs for distribution over the Internet, etc. or transferred using a fast USB 2.0 connection to a personal computer. In addition, individual tracks can be imported and exported between your DP 01 and a personal computer, and songs can be archived, backed up and restored using a PC.

This manual

Whether or not you have had experience in multitrack recording, you should read this manual in order to understand how to get the best out of the DP-01. This first section gives you an idea of the basic operations of the DP-01 and will get you started with recording. Further features are described in Advanced techniques on page 28 Note that when we refer to features of the DP 01 such as keys and connec tors, we display them like this: RETURN L and R. We refer to features of other equipment like this: AUX IN. When we show messages, etc., that appear on the screen, we show them like this: In Punch Mode. Take special note of the extra information provided at the side of the main text, especially the WARNING messages. This manual cannot begin to be a full guide to multitrack recording tech niques. However, if you visit the TASCAM Web site, you can download various documents on recording which may be of interest to you.
We give hints and tips on using the DP-01 when you see this icon. Warnings should be taken very seriously. They describe situations which can cause injury, or damage to the equipment if you dont follow the instructions. A note at the side of the main text provides additional explanations for special situations. A caution shows that you may lose data (your recordings) if you dont follow the instructions.
Troubleshooting The DP 01 was designed to be easy to use, but some
times you may need a little help. See the section Troubleshooting on page 56 for a list of questions you may have, and answers to help you. Theres also a list of messages that may pop up, with an explanation of their meaning, and suggestions on what do to (see Messages on page 57).
How to do it? At the back of this manual, theres a section called
Commonly used functions on page 85. Refer to this section when you want to know how to perform a particular operation.
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Copyright

Windows, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh, MacOS, and MacOS X are trademarks of Apple Computer.

DP-01 Line-up

There are three models of the DP 01: the DP 01, DP 01FX, and DP 01FX/ CD. The DP 01FX is equipped with phantom powered XLR input jacks and internal effect processors. The DP 01FX/CD is a DP 01FX provided with an internal CD R/RW drive. This manual refers to all three models as DP 01, as the majority of the functions are common to all models. Any exceptions are noted. Chapter 3 of this manual, DP 01FX Appendix on page 62, deals with the features of the DP 01FX and the DP 01FX/CD. Chapter 4 of this manual, DP 01FX/CD Appendix on page 69, deals with the features found on only the DP 01FX/CD. You only need to read Chapter 3 if you own a DP 01FX; Chapter 4 if you own a DP 01FX/CD.

Whats in the box

Figure 1.4: Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
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Microphones go here (DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD)
Turn on ONLY for condenser microphones (DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD) Input level controls To headphones (and level)
To Guitars, basses Synths, pre-amps etc. (& footswitch etc. go here microphones on DP-01) go here Select monitoring mode (see text)
Figure 1.5: DP-01FX front panel
Microphones are connected to the front panel inputs.
Set the GUITAR/LINE switches to LINE. Turn the input level controls so that the OL indicators light up only in the loudest part of the recording.
tors, active basses, etc. as well as CD players, cassette decks, and so on can be connected to the front panel input jacks using standard 1/4" mono plugs (unbalanced). When you are recording a stereo source, make sure the INPUT MODE switch is set to STEREO (see The INPUT MODE switch on page 18). Set the GUITAR/LINE switch to LINE. Adjust the input level controls and use the instruments output volume controls to adjust the level so that the OL indicators light up only during the very loudest passages.
NEVER plug the speaker outputs of a guitar amplifier into the DP-01.
Guitars and basses (passive types) are connected to the front panel
input A using a standard 1/4" mono plug (unbalanced). Set the GUITAR/LINE switch to GUITAR. Turn the input level control until the OL indicators barely light on the loudest passages.
Use the built-in tuner (on the DP01FX and DP-01FX/CD) to tune the guitar or bass (see Tuning a guitar on page 62). The footswitch is useful if both hands are busy playing a guitar, for example.
Headphones Plug a pair of standard headphones into the 1/4" stereo
jack on the front panel. Adjust the volume with the level control to the right of the jack. Footswitch You can connect a standard punch in footswitch, such as the TASCAM RC 30P to the front panel PUNCH jack. Use the switch to punch in and out (that is, start and stop recording on the fly).
Synthesizers, etc. including drum machines, guitar amplifier simula
The DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD include phantom-powered XLR microphone input connectors. See DP-01FX Appendix on page 62 for details of using these connectors.

The INPUT MODE switch

You will use this switch when you are recording from input A and input B at the same time. This front panel switch affects the way that you monitor the input signals, both through the headphones and/or through the LINE OUTPUT jacks. There are two positions:

Press and hold one of the ASSIGN keys
And then press one of the 8 REC keys
Figure 1.7: Assigning inputs to tracks
Press and hold the ASSIGN key corresponding to the input signal you are assigning (A or B). While holding down the ASSIGN key, press the REC key of the track to which you are assigning the input. The REC key flashes rapidly. If you want to assign the input to another track, you must first clear the current assignment (see below), and then re-assign the input. Note that the REC key of the first track to which you assigned the input flashes when you hold down the ASSIGN key.
SHIFT and either of the ASSIGN keys (A or B) to turn
the inputs on or off as shown by the indicator. You may want to turn off unused inputs to reduce noise.
Clearing an assignment Hold down the ASSIGN key to check current
assignments, then while holding the ASSIGN key, clear current assignments by pressing a flashing REC key (which then stops flashing). Assigning inputs

Recording

When youve connected a source, and assigned the inputs to tracks, youre ready to start recording.
The DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD contain internal input effects processors (MULTI). See DP-01FX Appendix on page 62 for details.
Figure 1.8: Recording tracks
Press the REC key of the track(s) youre going to record on, which start to flash slowly (this process is called arming the track(s). Press and hold the RECORD key and press the PLAY key. The RECORD key indicator lights red, and the PLAY indicator lights green. The track REC indicators stop flashing and light steadily.
Press STOP when youve finished recording. To return to the place where you started recording, press and hold down the STOP key, and press the F FWD (LRP = Last Recording Position) key. To return to the zero point, press and hold down the STOP key and press the REW (RTZ = Return To Zero) key.
Press PLAY to start playback of the recorded tracks. Use the track fader(s) and the red MASTER fader to adjust the level of what you hear. The pan controls position the track in the stereo image you hear in the left and right speakers (or headphones). The center position is marked by a click when you turn the knob. The EQ HIGH and EQ LOW equalization controls work in a similar way to the bass and treble tone controls on a stereo system. The center click position of the knob means theres no cut or boost for that control. You can re-record the track if youre not happy with it by going back to the original point and repeating the process. When youre happy with your recording, you can un-arm the track(s) (safe them) and arm and record on other tracks. Remember to reassign the inputs as well as arming the tracks. Press the REW or F FWD keys for a short while and then release them to move backwards or forwards through your recording (like a tape recorder). Press and hold these keys to increase the rewind or fast forward speed. Press STOP to stop (again, like a tape recorder).

IN and OUT marks are also used (along with the TO mark, which is set and used in the same way) when performing track editing functions.
Edit the point, to 1/10 frame accuracy, using the cursor keys and the jog wheel, in the same way as for direct location (Direct location on page 28). Press ENTER when done.

Using the meters

Meters to let you know whats going on with the audio in the DP-01. Here are a few little hints and tips which may help you. As well as showing you the level of signals, the meters can show you if the signals are actually getting to the DP 01. Even if you cant hear anything and the input meters are showing a signal, it means that the connections from the instrument to the DP 01 are okay (and you should probably check your monitoring equipment levels).
Figure 2.1: The DP-01 meters
Its 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 proba bly 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 com ing into the DP 01. Adjust the level with the front panel controls, or the instrument 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. You can change the way the meters are displayed. Advanced techniques
Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu:
The Meter option allows you to use the jog wheel to pick from four options:
(short and fat) (short and thin), and thin) (tall and fat)

S.Slim L.Fat

L.Slim (tall
The behavior of all these is the sameonly the appearance differs.
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EQ settings

On the DP-01, you can set the frequency at which the EQ HIGH and EQ LOW controls work; individually for each channel.

Press the BOUNCE key (above the MASTER fader) so that it lights. Arm the two tracks which you are mixing to. Use the faders and mixer controls of the tracks youre bouncing to create a stereo mix. Adjust the overall level of the mix using the MASTER fader. Watch the L and R meters on the right side of the display so that the level is adjusted to the optimum level. During this step, mute the tracks at the bounce destination. When youre ready, use PLAY and RECORD to record the mix onto the two armed tracks from start to end, with no stops. Safe the armed tracks. You can now record over the original tracks you bounced, playing along to the stereo pair created from the bounce.
You may want to copy the song and give it another name (see Copying songs on page 42) before starting the bounce, so that you can go back to the original if necessary.
You can also use auto punch recording (Punching on page 32) to bounce only part of a song between the IN and OUT points.
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Repeat

Repeat allows you to repeat the playback or auto-punched rehearsal (see Rehearsal on page 32) between the IN and OUT points. First, set the IN and OUT points at the place where you want the repeat loop to start and stop (see IN and OUT marks on page 29). Press the REPEAT key briefly so that the indicator lights. Playback starts automatically from the IN point. When the playback reaches the OUT point, playback pauses for a short while (see Setting the repeat interval on page 35) and the PLAY indicator flashes before playback starts again, and the PLAY indicator lights steadily. Turn off the repeat function by pressing REPEAT so that the indicator goes out. Repeat auto-punch rehearsal, but not repeat auto-punch recording, is also possible. If AUTO PUNCH, RHSL and REPEAT are all lit, pressing RHSL to go from rehearsal to auto punch recording mode will also turn off REPEAT.
You cant set these points when the REPEAT key is lit.
Setting the repeat interval
You can set the time between repeats up to 9.9 seconds. Press and hold the REPEAT key for about a second, and the screen shows:
This repeat interval allows you to reposition your hands for a guitar lick, take a breath for a vocal phrase, etc., when you are rehearsing.
Use the jog wheel to set the repeat interval from 0.5 seconds to 9.9 seconds in 0.1 second steps. Press REPEAT again briefly to exit the interval setting mode.

You cannot select the FAT partition here.
Move the cursor ( ) to the partition to make it active and press ENTER. The DP-01 stores the current song, loads the current song on the new partition and shows a series of messages about the progress of the operation.

Formatting a disk

As well as formatting the internal hard disk, you can set the size of the DP-01 native partitions.
This destroys all data on the entire disk. You cannot undo it. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS OPERATION IF YOU ARE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO. The disk size shown on the display may vary from the example given here.
Press MENU and select the DISK menu.
Select the FORMAT action and press the
Use the jog wheel to select the size of the partitions (32, 16, 8 or 4 gigabytes1 gigabyte is 1024 megabytes). All partitions will be the same size, except the last one, which will be the size of the remaining space.
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Press ENTER. A message reminds you that all songs will be lost. Press ENTER again to format the disk with the new partition sizes (or EXIT to escape without formatting).
It is most important that the power to the DP-01 is not turned off when the disk is being formatted. If this happens, the unit may become unusable.
Formatting a partition (Reform)
If you want to keep partition sizes the same, or you only wish to clean out one partition of the hard disk, this is the way to do it.
You cannot undo this operationall data on the selected partition will be lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS OPERATION IF YOU ARE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO.
Press MENU and select the DISK menu. Select the REFORM action and press the key
Select the partition to be re-formatted (shown by the press ENTER.

cursor) and

A popup message reminds you that all data on the partition will be lost.
Press ENTER to reformat the partition.
Formatting the FAT partition
The FAT partition is used for transfer between the DP-01 and a personal computer. Its size is fixed by the DP-01, and cannot be changed.
You cannot undo this operationall data on the FAT partition will be lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS OPERATION IF YOU ARE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO.

Press MENU and select the DISK menu. Select the FAT REFORM action and press the key
Press ENTER. A popup message reminds you that all data on the FAT partition will be lost.
Press ENTER to reformat the FAT partition.

Automatic song creation

After formatting a disk or a partition, a new song is always created on any blank partition, in the same way that one is created if the only song on a partition is erased. You always have a song available to work with.

Advanced song management

Copying songs
The DP-01 disk is divided into partitions (see Disk management on page 40). You can use different partitions for different purposes: old songs/new songs, or instrumentals/vocal numbers, for example. This function allows you to copy a song to another partition.
From the SONG menu, select the COPY action:
You can also use the multiple selection procedure described in Erasing many songs at one time on page 22 to copy many songs at once.
Highlight a song and press ENTER.
Use the jog wheel to select the target partition that the song will be copied to. As you scroll through the partitions, you will see the available free space figure change, so you will always know if there is enough space for the song. Press ENTER when youve selected the target partition. You are asked if you want to copy the song (Are you sure?). Press ENTER to copy the song, or EXIT to cancel the operation.
When the DP-01 leaves the factory, the disk has three native partitions.
The DP-01 then provides you with a progress report as it carries out the copying operation. When it is finished, you see the copy screen again.

Deleting unused data

Because a DP-01 song is not just the parts you hear, but possibly unused audio parts (see About track editing on page 50), there may be parts which have been cut out or that you want to delete so you don't waste hard disk space. You can delete the unused data from the currently loaded song.
This operation cannot be undone. Only do it if you are sure you do not want the unused parts.
From the SONG menu, select the DEL/UNUSED action:
Press ENTER to delete the unused data, or EXIT to cancel the operation.

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Protecting a song

When a song is protected, it cannot be edited, and further recording is not possible. Of course, it cannot be erased, either.
From the SONG menu, select the PROTECT action:
Use the wheel to change protection from OFF to ON and press ENTER. In lists of songs for copying, deletion, etc., a key icon ( ) appears beside any protected song. If you try to do an action which cannot be performed on a protected song, a message appears (Song Protected). Unprotect a song by following the steps above, but changing ON to OFF.

Using the USB connection

You can use a personal computer to read and write from the FAT partition of the hard disk. Data transfer between a personal computer and the DP 01 is always done through this FAT partition. You cannot access native partitions from a computer, so performing data transfer functions is a two stage process. Within the FAT partition, there are three directories (folders): BACKUP, WAVE and UTILITY, as explained below. You can make the following transfers: Whole songsthe DP-01 calls this BACKUP (from the DP-01 to the BACKUP directory of the FAT partition to the PC) and RESTORE (from the PC to the BACKUP directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01). Tracks in WAV formattracks can be exported (one or more at a time) as WAV files, or imported (one at a time) from WAV files between the PC and the WAVE directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01. Mastered stereo mixesexport only, as stereo WAV files to the WAVE directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01.
We use the term PC throughout this section to mean either a Windows or Macintosh personal computer. Do not rename or delete these directoriesif you do, you will lose the ability to carry out the operations described here.
The UTILITY directory is used for DP01 system updates, etc. Explanations of how this is used are given with the update software. Data transfer between the DP-01 and a PC takes place at USB 2.0 speeds (maximum). If your computer has USB 1.1, but no USB 2.0, data transfer will still work, but the USB 1.1 rate. We recommend that you always use a high-quality USB 2.0 cable in order to maximize data transfer speeds.

System requirements

The DP 01 will work with the following Microsoft operating systems: Win dows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. It will also work with the fol lowing operating systems from Apple Computer: MacOS 9.0 and above, and MacOS X 10.2 and above. For all the above operating systems, no driver is required. The DP 01 sim ply appears as a removable disk. However, you should always follow your computers instructions on how to disconnect a USB removable drive safely from your system. If you do not do this, there is a risk of data corruption in the DP 01s FAT partition.

You can undo the editing operations described here (see Undoing operations on page 54). Even if you delete all the material on every track using these functions, you can still get it back with only a few keypresses.

IN, OUT and TO

We have previously seen how the IN and OUT points can be used for punching and for location. They are also used in these track editing opera tions, together with the TO point. The IN point marks the start of the part of the track which is selected when editing a part of a track (rather than a whole track). The OUT point marks the end of the part of the track which is selected when editing part of a track. The TO point marks the final destination of a copy or a move operation.

Using edit mode 1

Advanced techniques Make sure that the DP-01 is stopped (not playing back or recording). Press the TRACK EDIT key (beside the jog wheel).
Use the jog wheel to move the you will be using and press the
cursor to the track editing function key.
Select the appropriate values, as described for each individual function. Press YES to perform the operation, or NO to exit without performing the operation.
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Track editing functions

The track editing functions available on the DP 01 are: COPY->PASTE COPY->INSERT MOVE->PASTE MOVE->INSERT OPEN CUT SILENCE CLONE TRACK CLEAN OUT

COPY -> PASTE

This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN and OUT points, copies it, and pastes it at the TO point on the chosen track or tracks. The original source is left unchanged. The copy operation overwrites anything which is already recorded at the destination. The track is the same length as it was before the operation. You can copy the section more than once in one operation. You can change the following values:
Figure 2.4: Copy and paste

IN OUT TO IN OUT TO

Src.Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is cop ied. Choose 1 through 8 to select an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 or 7/8 to select a pair of tracks. Choose 1-8 to select all tracks. Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks to which the selected section is pasted. What you can select here depends on what you have selected for the source track. If you have selected a single track, you can select tracks 1 through 8 here. If you have selected a pair of tracks (for instance, 1/2), you can only select track pairs here. If you have selected all tracks (1-8), then 1-8 is the only option available to you here.
the destination track or tracks. You can set this value from 1 to 99. Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen. About track editing

Why cant I record?

You must have at least one track armed (REC indicator flashing) before you can use the RECORD key. Are inputs assigned to tracks (see Assigning inputs on page 23)? If youre in a menu, etc., recording may not be possible. Return to the home screen. Advanced techniques
Why cant my computer see the DP-01 files?
Make sure the DP-01 is connected to a USB port and open (see Open and Close on page 45). The computer cant see files which are in the native partitions. Back up or export songs, tracks and mixes to the FAT partition (Using the USB connection on page 44) before opening the USB connection, so that the files can be read on a computer.
Why cant I hear the selected effect (DP-01FX and DP01FX/CD)?
You must turn on the effect for the appropriate input (MULTI) or turn on the effect (REVERB). For reverb, you must turn up at least one tracks EFFECT SEND, together with the master EFFECT RETURN.
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The volume of a multi-effect may need adjusting or the parameter is set so low that the effect is too subtle to be noticed (Multi-effect on page 64).

Messages

The following popup messages alert you to conditions that may arise while you are using the DP-01. Consult this table if you see something you dont understand:
Empty Export Track File Not Found
Youre trying to export a track (Importing and exporting tracks on page 47) which doesnt have anything recorded on it. Pick another track to export. Youre trying to restore a song when there are no backed up songs on the partition (Back ing up and restoring songs on page 45)maybe you hit the key by mistake, or you may want to change the partition (Selecting the active partition on page 40). You are trying to enter repeat mode, but the time between the IN and OUT points is too short. Make the time longer. Youre trying to import a WAV file from the FAT partition when there arent any WAV files there (Importing a track on page 47). Connect the DP 01 to a PC and transfer some files to the FAT partition for import. Youre trying to import a WAV file from the FAT partition that is too big for the remaining space on the partition. Free up some space on the (native) partition and try again. You tried to perform an action that cannot be done while in Bounce mode (Bouncing on page 34). You tried to perform an action that cannot be done while in Master mode (Mixdown and mastering on page 26). You tried to perform an action that cannot be done while in Punch mode (Punching on page 32). You tried to perform an action that cannot be done while in Repeat mode. You tried to store more than 999 location marks in a song (Location marks on page 28). Delete some location marks and try again. Youve tried to export a mastered mix track (Exporting the mastered stereo tracks on page 49) when the song doesnt have one. Master the song and then export the mix. You tried to export a master track which was too big for the remaining space on the FAT partition (Exporting the mastered stereo tracks on page 49). Connect the DP 01 to a computer and free up some space on the FAT partition. Youre trying to set up auto punching with no tracks armed (Punching on page 32). Arm a track or tracks and try again. You tried to create a song, but theres not enough space on the partition to create a song (Creating a new song on page 20). Free up some space and try again. Youre trying to edit the location mark list (To edit a location mark on page 29) when no location marks have been set. Youve tried to use a non existent master track as the source in a track cloning operation (CLONE TRACK on page 54). Select another source or master the song and try again. Theres nothing for you to redo (nothings been undone). See Undoing operations on page 54. Youre trying to load a song from a partition that has no songs on it (Loading a saved song on page 21). Change partitions (Selecting the active partition on page 40). There are no actions to be undone. See Undoing operations on page 54.

I-O Too Short Import File Not Found
Import File Too Big In Bounce Mode In Master Mode In Punch Mode In Repeat Mode Mark Full Master Track Not Found Master Track Too Big
No Armed Track No Disk Space No Locate Mark No Master Trk No Redo Histry No Song No Undo Histry
Not Stopped Now Recording Same Track Song Protected Too Many Songs Track Full Trk too short
The transport is moving (not stopped, but playing back, recording, etc.) and youve pressed a key such as the BOUNCE key which cannot be used until you press STOP. Youre trying to perform an action which cannot be done while recording. You cant clone a track to itself. CLONE TRACK on page 54 The song is protected (Protecting a song on page 43) and you are trying to change it (record or edit, etc.). Unprotect the song. You have 250 songs on one partition. You must delete some before you can create another song. Youre trying to import a file from the FAT partition to a track that has already been recorded to (Importing a track on page 47). You can only import to a blank track. Youre trying to master with the OUT point at the zero position (Mixdown and master ing on page 26). Set the OUT point (IN and OUT marks on page 29) and try again.
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Specifications

Analog specifications INPUTs (A and B)
Input impedance Nominal input level Maximum input level 1/4" phone (unbalanced) XLR balanced (DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD)
> 10k (max), or 1M (A only) with switch in 2.4k GUITAR position 10dBV +6dBV 2 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced) 10k 10dBV +6dBV 2 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced) 10k 10dBV +6dBV 2 x unbalanced RCA (pin) jacks 1k 10dBV +6dBV 1 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced) 1k 10dBV +6dBV 1/4" stereo jack 30mW + 30mW (into 30) 8dBu +8dBu

EFFECT RETURN

Input impedance Nominal input level Maximum input level

STEREO MIX

LINE OUTPUT
Output impedance Nominal output level Maximum output level

EFFECT SEND

Maximum output
Digital specifications DIGITAL OUT

Data format

Optical digital audio output (TOSLINK) S/PDIF 1
Frequency response Signal-to-noise ratio Total harmonic distortion
20Hz 20kHz, +1dB/3dB > 85dB (A-weighting, 22kHz LPF) < 0.05% (1kHz, 10dBV, 22kHz LPF, MASTER fader at nominal)

Audio performance

Physical characteristics
External power adapter AC input External power adapter output External power adapter output current Power consumption External dimensions (w x h x d) Weight 100 240V AC, 50/60Hz 12V 2.5A DP-01/DP-01FX: 15W, DP-01FX/CD: 25W DP-01/DP-01FX: 4.1kg, DP-01FX/CD: 5.2kg DP-01/DP-01FX: 452 x 110 x 307 (mm) 17.8" x 4.3" x 12.1" DP-01FX/CD: 452 x 130 x 307 (mm) 17.8" x 5.1" x 12.1"

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Finalizing CDs

If you are finished recording to a CD in TAO, you need to finalize the CD so that it can be played on a regular CD player.
Press the MENU key and choose the AUDIO CD menu. Select FINALIZE from the AUDIO CD menu.
Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation message is displayed.
Press the ENTER key to finalize the CD.

Erasing Audio CDs

To erase a CD-RW disc so that you can reuse it:
Press the MENU key and choose the AUDIO CD menu. Select CD-RW ERASE from the AUDIO CD menu.
Only CD-RWs can be erased. A CD-R cannot be erased.
Press the ENTER key to erase the CD-RW. Audio CD Menu

Data CD Menu

Between a CD and the DP-01's song tracks, you can import and export individual tracks to and from. The files used for track import and export are 16-bit 44.1kHz mono WAV format (and must have the.WAV extension). Audio in other formats intended for import must be converted before the import operation.

Importing from a CD

You can read WAV-format files recorded on data CDs and import these files to tracks of the currently-loaded song.
Insert a CD containing WAV format files into the CD tray and close the tray. Press the MENU key to display the DATA CD menu.
Select CD IMPORT from the DATA CD menu.
Only 16-bit, 44.1 kHz monaural WAV format files can be handled in import and export operations. (The filenames that are not in this format are not displayed.)
The names of any WAV format files on the CD are displayed.
Select a WAV file to import using the DATA dial and press the ENTER key. Select the import destination track of the WAV file using the DATA dial and press the ENTER key.
After the file is imported from the CD, the display returns to the Menu screen.
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Exporting to CDs

You can convert a track to WAV format files and write them to CDs for editing in a computer. To do this:
Insert a CD-R that has not been written or an erased CD-RW into the CD tray and close the tray. Press the MENU key and select the DATA CD menu.
Select CD EXPORT from the DATA CD menu.
A file list of the tracks you have recorded to in the current song is displayed. Select the tracks to export by turning the DATA dial or pressing the and keys, and press the INSERT key. A tick mark "" is displayed to the left of the track to indicate that track is selected. To deselect a track, select the track using the DATA dial or the and keys, and press the INSERT (DELETE) key while holding the SHIFT key. To edit a track name: Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the MENU (TITLE) key. The following screen is displayed, and you can rename of the track at the cursor position.
When you have selected the song tracks to export, press the ENTER key. The available space on the DATA CD and the total file size of the tracks to export are displayed.

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Important Safety Precautions

For U.S.A

For the consumers in Europe WARNING This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Pour les utilisateurs en Europe AVERTISSEMENT Il sagit dun produit de Classe A. Dans un environnement domestique, cet appareil peut provoquer des interfrences radio, dans ce cas lutilisateur peut tre amen prendre des mesures appropries. Fr Kunden in Europa Warnung Dies ist eine Einrichtung, welche die Funk-Entstrung nach Klasse A besitzt. Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkstrungen versursachen; in diesem Fall kann vom Betrieber verlang werden, angemessene Manahmen durchzufhren und dafr aufzukommen.

TO THE USER

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures. a) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. b) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. c) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. d) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

CAUTION

Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the users authority to operate this equipment.
This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. Model number:__________________ Serial number: __________________
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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Important Safety Instructions
Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Head all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. Grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

Do not move the DP-01 or turn it off or disconnect the power when the ACCESS indicator is lit, to avoid damage to the hard disk and possible loss of data.
The DP-01 uses a menu system which allows you to make settings, and perform many operations. This section explains how to use the menu system and to check and make settings.
Figure 1.3: Menu controls
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Press the MENU key to bring up the opening menu screen:
---MENU SONG DISK BACKUP ---. : : ;
Use the wheel or the 6 and n keys to scroll up and down through the list of top-level menus. Note how the : symbol changes to an inverted triangle (.) when the menu is highlighted. At the bottom right of all menu screens is a symbol showing whether there are more menus below the current list (;), above the current list (l), or above and below the current list ('). Press the y cursor key to enter the selected menu. The screen below shows the SONG menu:
-- SONG CREATE SAVE REVERT MENU. : : --
To go up a level in the menu tree, press the EXIT key.
Use the wheel or the 6 and n keys to select the action from the menu (here the ERASE option is selectednote that there are options above and below the current list):
-- SONG LOAD ERASE COPY MENU :. : --
Press y to enter the menu action screen. In this case, the erase function presents you with a list of songs:
-- SONG ERASE -/ NO BLUE 67M YOU WIN 426M UPSTART 188M ;
The song names and sizes shown here will almost certainly be different on your DP-01.
Use the wheel (or the 6 and n keys) to move the cursor so that it is by the song to be erased, and then press the ENTER key.
| SONG ERASE |Are you sure | ?|
Some screens allow a number of values to be filled in. In these cases, you should use the 6 and n keys to move the cursor and the wheel to set the value:
-- PREFERENCE Pre / 2.0Sec Post :1.0Sec EQ LF:100 Hz --

The SHIFT key

The SHIFT key modifies the behavior of a number of different keys. When you press and hold it while pressing another key, the other key takes on the function shown in the label (usually white-on-blue for the DP-01FX and whiteon-green for the DP-01) shown below the key.

In cases like this, where the DP-01 asks you a question, the ENTER key now becomes a YES key, and the EXIT key becomes a NO key.

Titling

You can give titles to your songs, exported tracks, etc. Heres how you do it: When you see a screen like the one below:
- SONG CREATE Title [SONG001 [ENTER] -> Exe ]
Use the wheel to change the letter above the underlined cursor. You can choose from common punctuation marks, numbers, capital (UPPERCASE) letters, and small (lowercase) letters. Use the INSERT key to insert a blank space at the cursor position, and use the SHIFTed INSERT key (DELETE) to delete the character at the cursor. When you have finished entering the name, press ENTER. The song, with its new name, is stored to disk.
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Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
Before you start recording with the DP-01, you will need to make a few connections to other equipment. Figure 1.4 shows how you can connect your DP-01 to your existing audio setup.
Figure 1.4 shows a DP-01FX model. The appearance of the DP-01 differs slightly, but the principles are the same.

2-track recorder

REC OUT/ PLAY IN Stereo amplifier LINE OUTPUT (L, R) RETURN (L, R) SEND
MIDI IN STEREO MIX (L, R) MIDI OUT

Drum machine

Guitars and basses to INPUT A

PHONES

Instruments and microphones to INPUT A and B
Figure 1.4: Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment

External effects unit

Turn on ONLY for condenser microphones (DP-01FX only) To headphones (and level) Input level controls
Microphones go here (DP-01FX)
To Guitars, basses Synths, pre-amps etc. (& footswitch etc. go here microphones on DP-01) go here Select monitoring mode (see text)
Figure 1.5: DP-01FX front panel
Microphones are connected to the front panel inputs.
Set the GUITAR/LINE switches to LINE. Turn the input level controls so that the OL indicators only just light in the loudest part of the recording.
Synthesizers, etc. including drum machines, guitar amplifier simulators,
active basses, etc. as well as CD players, cassette decks, and so on can be connected to the front panel input jacks using standard 1/4" mono plugs (unbalanced). When you are recording a stereo source, you should consider the position of the INPUT MODE switch (see The INPUT MODE switch on page 15). Set the GUITAR/LINE switch to LINE. Adjust the input level controls and use the instruments output volume controls to adjust the level so that the OL indicators only just light on the very loudest passages.

Since the DP-01 does not automatically save the audio you record as part of a song, you should get into the habit of performing frequent manual saves, and always shutting down the DP-01 properly (Shutting down the DP-01 on page 10) to store all data.
== SONG CREATE SAVE REVERT MENU :. : ==
Highlight the SAVE option and press the y key:
-- SONG SAVE --Title [SONG001 ] [ENTER] -> Exe
Rename the file if you want to save it as another name and press ENTER, or simply press ENTER to save the file to disk. The screen shows a message (Saving Song) as the song is saved.
Reverting to last version The
REVERT action (which follows the SAVE action in the SONG menu) allows you to undo all changes since the last save.
When you select the REVERT action, the title of the song is shown. Press ENTER to go back to the last saved version, or EXIT to keep the current song as it is.

Loading a saved song

Of course, saving songs is no use unless you can load them again. This is how you do it.
== SONG SAVE REVERT LOAD MENU : :. ==
Highlight the LOAD action, and press the y key:
-- SONG LOAD -/ MyBlues 118M GoHome 4 M
Use the wheel to move the / cursor to the song to be loaded (the symbol means that the song is currently loaded) and press ENTER. The current song is saved, and the selected song is loaded.

Erasing a song

If your disk is getting full, or you really dont need a song any more, you can erase it.
Only erase a song if you are certain you dont need it any more (you cant undo this operation!). However, you can use a USB connection to back up songs to a PC before you erase them.
From the SONG menu, select the ERASE action:
-- SONG ERASE -/ MyBlues 118M GoHome 4 M
Highlight a song and press ENTER. You are asked if you want to erase the song (Are you sure?). Press ENTER to erase the song, or EXIT to cancel the operation. If you erase the current song, the first song in the list is automatically loaded.
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Erasing many songs at one time
You may want to select a number of songs for erasing.
Use the wheel to scroll up and down through the list of songs. Select a song for erasing using the INSERT key. A check mark () appears by the song title. De-select a song by using the SHIFTed INSERT (DELETE) key. The check mark disappears. Press ENTER when you have selected all the songs to be erased. You are asked if you are sure. Press ENTER again to erase them, or EXIT to exit the process without erasing them. You can erase all the songs shown, and a new song is automatically created. There is always at least one song on the partition.
This method of working applies to a few other operations (copying, etc.) as well.

Song information

Press STOP when youve finished recording. To return to the place where you started recording, press and hold down the STOP key, and press the F FWD (LRP = Last Recording Position) key. To return to the zero point, press and hold down the STOP key and press the REW (RTZ = Return To Zero) key.
Press PLAY to start playback of the recorded tracks. Use the track fader(s) and the red MASTER fader to adjust the level of what you hear. Adjust the final volume with the headphones control and the monitoring systems volume control. The pan controls position the track in the stereo image created by the left and right speakers (or headphones). The center position is marked by a click feel when you turn the knob. The EQ HIGH and EQ LOW equalization controls work in a similar way to the bass and treble tone controls on a stereo system. The center click position of the knob means theres no cut or boost for the appropriate band.
The faders and other mixer controls adjust the output level of the recorded tracks, not the input signals.
You can re-record the track if youre not happy with it by going back to the original point and repeating the process. When youre happy with your recording, you can un-arm the track(s) (safe them) and arm and record on other tracks. Remember to reassign the inputs as well as arming the tracks. Press the REW or F FWD keys for a short while and then release them to wind backwards or forwards through your recording (like a tape recorder). Press and hold these keys to increase the wind speed. Press STOP to stop the fast winding (again, like a tape recorder).
You can change the setting of the high and low equalization controls. See EQ settings on page 28 for details.

More advanced features

These are not described here, in order to allow you to continue learning the basic techniques of working with the DP-01. However, you should be aware that these options exist, so that you can make use of them in future projects.
Locating using marks, etc.
Although Recording on page 21 shows you some ways of moving around your song, the DP-01 provides you with ways to jump around the song using location marks as well as allowing to locate directly to a position you set.

Location marks

The DP-01can store up to 999 location marks per song! Use these to mark the start of verses, vocal entry points, etc.
To set a location mark (while stopped, recording or playing), press the
INSERT key, or press and hold the SHIFT key and press the LOCATE (SET LOC) key at the point where you want the new mark.

ABS M023

00:02:59:20
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Marks are shown on the display on the second line of the home screen. The mark number you see is the one at or immediately before the current position.
Marks are numbered in the order you enter them, not according to their position in the song. Mark 999 can therefore appear in a song before mark 001.
To move to a location mark Press and hold the
LOCATE key, and briefly press and release the REW or F FWD key to move to the previous or next mark in the song. This works while playing back, while stopped or winding, but not while recording.
Alternatively, press and hold the LOCATE key for about a second to show the location mark list:
ABS 00:02:59:20 -- LOCATE LIST M001. 00m34s22 M003: 00m48s03
Use the wheel to choose a mark (theyre listed in the order they appear in the song) and press ENTER to jump to that mark. To delete a location mark Stop playback (or recording) and locate to the mark you want to delete (or a little after). Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the INSERT (DELETE) key.

You cant this.

To edit a location mark If you made a mistake when you entered a
location mark, you can change the time of the mark.
This is sometimes called trimming.
Press and hold the LOCATE key for about a second to show the location mark list. Use the wheel to select a mark and press the y cursor key to select it.

--Trim M001---

00m34s22f0
The marks are shown in the order they appear in the song, not by number. 1/10 frame is 1/300 of a second about 3.3 milliseconds
Use the wheel to slip the mark backwards and forwards by 1/10 frame (the rightmost digit of the number). You cant move a mark forward past the next mark in the list, or backwards to before the previous mark in the list. Press ENTER when done (to return to the home screen) or EXIT (to return to the mark list).

Advanced techniques

IN and OUT marks
These marks are used for setting the points at which automated punch recording starts and ends and for repeat playback, as well as for track editing. You can set these marks while playing back, recording, or while playback is stopped.
Set IN and OUT marks by pressing and holding the SHIFT key and pressing IN (SET IN) or OUT (SET OUT) at the appropriate points. Locate to the IN and OUT points by simply pressing IN and OUT. Fine-tune the position of the IN and OUT points by pressing and holding SHIFT and pressing TRACK EDIT (POINT EDIT):
-- POINT EDIT -IN POINT. OUT POINT : TO POINT :
IN and OUT marks are also used (along with the TO mark, which is set and used in the same way) when performing track editing functions.
Edit the point, to 1/10 frame accuracy, using the cursor keys and the wheel, in the same way as for direct location (Direct location on page 25). Press ENTER when done.
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Using the meters

The meters are important to let you know whats 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 cant 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).
Figure 2.1: The DP-01 meters
First, its 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 probably 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 instrument 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.

Setting the meter type

If you dont like the look of the meters, you can change them.
Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu:
-- PREFERENCE Meter / S.Fat Pre :3.5Sec Post :1.8Sec --
The Meter option allows you use the wheel to pick from four options:
(short and fat) (short and thin), and fat) and thin)

S.Slim

L.Fat (tall

L.Slim (tall

The behavior of all these is the samejust the appearance differs.

Master meters These meters (L and R) show the master level at all times. The MASTER fader controls the level of these meters.

EQ settings

On the DP-01, you can set the frequency at which the EQ HIGH and EQ LOW controls work; individually for each channel.
This can help you emphasize the particular points of the recordings on each track. The NSP setting is only available on the DP-01FX. The DP-01 will not show this option.
Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu. Use the arrow keys to scroll to EQ FRQ:
-- PREFERENCE -Post : 1.5Sec EQ FRQ. NSP : 10 l

Press the y cursor key:

--EQ FREQUENCY Source / Track1 High : 10kHz Low : 100 Hz
Use the cursor keys and wheel to set these parameters.
Source This is the track affected by this setting, from Track1 through Track8. High This is the frequency for the EQ HIGH control. Choose from 1.7, 1.8,
1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (all measured in kHz).
Low This is the frequency for the EQ LOW control Choose from 32, 40, 50,
60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 850, 900, 960 (Hz), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, or 1.6 (kHz).
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Punching

As mentioned in Punch recording on page 22, the DP-01 provides two manual ways of changing between playback and recording modes: using the PLAY and RECORD keys, and using the foot switch. There is also an automated punch mode, described here.

Rehearsal

The auto-punch mode also allows you to rehearse your playing before actually making a recording.
The RHSL key on its own (without AUTO PUNCH lit) allows you to simulate recording without committing a take to disk. If youre replacing a mistake, make sure that the sound you are recording matches the sound on either side (same effect settings, etc.).
First, set the IN and OUT points (IN and OUT marks on page 26) so that they correspond to the points where you want recording to start, and where you want it to finish. Assign an input or inputs to a track or tracks (Assigning inputs on page 20), and arm those track(s) for recording (press the tracks REC key so that it flashes). Press the AUTO PUNCH key so that it lights. Press the RHSL (rehearsal) key so that it lights. Press the PLAY key. Playback starts from before the IN point (the PLAY indicator is lit). At the IN point, the playback of the armed track(s) stops. The RECORD indicator starts to flash. At the OUT point, the signal you hear returns to what you recorded earlier. The RECORD indicator stops flashing. When playback reaches the post-roll point, it stops. When you do your next rehearsal or punch, playback will start from the pre-roll point.

If the IN and OUT points are not where they should be for your punch recording operation, you can turn off AUTO PUNCH and edit their position (IN and OUT marks on page 26).

IN point Pre-roll

OUT point Post-roll
Playback from previously recorded track starts at pre-roll position, up to IN point (PLAY indicator lights).
Recorded signals are cut (RECORD indicator flashes in rehearsal, lights when recording)
Return to track playback (RECORD indicator goes out) and playback stops at post-roll point
You can always hear the input signal
Repeat the rehearsal as many times as you need until you are happy with your performance.
You can rehearse by looping between the pre-roll and post-roll points using the REPEAT key.

What you hear

When you have rehearsed your punch recording, you can start recording.
Press the RHSL key so that PUNCH indicator is still lit).
the indicator goes out (but the AUTO
Press PLAY so that playback starts. Use the pre-roll time to get ready to record. At the punch-in point, the DP-01 goes into record mode (the RECORD indicator lights). At the punch-out point, recording stops (the RECORD indicator goes out), and playback continues until the post-roll point and then returns to the pre-roll point. The AUTO PUNCH indicator is turned off (the track arming status stays the same).
If you want to re-record the punch, turn AUTO PUNCH back on before recording again.
Pre-roll and post-roll times
The pre-roll and post-roll times can be set to suit your style of playing.
Press MENU and scroll down to PREFERENCE and press the y key.
-- PREFERENCE Meter:S.Fat Pre / 3.5Sec Post :1.8Sec --
Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the Pre (pre-roll time) item, and use the wheel to set the value in seconds. Use the cursor keys to move down to the Post (post-roll time) item and the wheel to change the value. Press EXIT when youre done, so that you can start using these settings.
The pre-roll and post-roll times can be set between 1.0 seconds and 9.9 seconds in 0.1 second steps
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Bouncing on the DP-01 refers to the technique of mixing recorded tracks through the MASTER fader to a pair of unused tracks. You might use a track bounce operation in the following situation:
Drums L Drums R Bass Acoustic Guitar E. Guitar 1 E. Guitar 2
You can bounce to one track, if you want, but you will probably want to bounce in stereo.
Organ L Organ R Lead vox 1 Lead vox 2 Backing vox 1 Backing vox 2 Bounce mix L Bounce mix R

MASTER(stereo)

BOUNCE
Figure 2.2: Bouncing tracks
Youve recorded the drums in stereo, the bass and two rhythm guitars (one acoustic and one electric) and an electric guitar lead line. There are two tracks left. Youd like some stereo organ chops, and there are two lead vocal lines to record, as well as at least one set of backing vocals. But there are only two tracks left! Happily, you can bounce everything through the stereo tracks, and record them onto the two spare tracks.

Press ENTER to reformat the FAT partition.

Automatic song creation

After formatting a disk or a partition, a new song is always created on any blank partition, in the same way that one is created if the only song on a partition is erased. You always have a song available to work on.

[ENTER]

Advanced song management

Copying songs

The DP-01 disk is divided into partitions (see Disk management on page 36). You can use different partitions for different purposes: old songs/new songs, or instrumentals/vocal numbers, for example. This function allows you to copy a song to another partition.
You can also use the multiple selection procedure described in Erasing many songs at one time on page 19 to copy many songs at once.
From the SONG menu, select the COPY action:
-- SONG COPY -/ MyBlues 118M GoHome 4 M
Highlight a song and press ENTER.
-SONG COPY -to / Part02 Free : 16380MB Song : 118MB
Use the wheel to select the target partition that the song will be copied to. As you scroll through the partitions, you will see the available free space figure change, so you will always know if there is enough space for the song. Press ENTER when youve selected the target partition. You are asked if you want to copy the song (Are you sure?). Press ENTER to copy the song, or EXIT to cancel the operation.
When the DP-01 leaves the factory, the disk has three native partitions.
The DP-01 then provides you with a progress report as it carries out the copying operation. When it is finished, you see the copy screen again.

Deleting unused data

Because a DP-01 song is not just the parts you hear, but you can edit the audio (see About track editing on page 46), there may be other parts which have been cut out or overwritten, and some wasted space. You delete the unused data from the currently-loaded song.
This operation cannot be undone. Only do it if you are sure you do not want the unused parts.
From the SONG menu, select the DEL/UNUSED action:
-SONG Title DEL/UNUSE: My lues -> Exe
Press ENTER to delete the unused data, or EXIT to cancel the operation.
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Protecting a song

When a song is protected, it cannot be edited, and further recording is not possible. Of course, it cannot be erased, either.
From the SONG menu, select the PROTECT action:
-SONG PROTECT -Title : MyBlues Protect / OFF [ENTER] -> Exe

Use the wheel to change protection from OFF to ON and press ENTER. In lists of songs for copying, deletion, etc., a padlock icon ( ) appears beside any protected songs. If you try to do an action which cannot be performed on a protected song, a message appears (Song Protected). Unprotect a song by following the steps above, but changing ON to OFF.

Using the USB connection

You can use a personal computer to read and write from the FAT partition of the hard disk. Data transfer between a personal computer and the DP-01 is always done through this FAT partition. It is not possible to access the native partitions directly from a PC and so all transfers are a 2-stage process. Within the FAT partition, there are three directories (folders): BACKUP, WAVE and UTILITY, as explained below. You can make the following transfers:
We use the term PC throughout this section to mean either a Windows or Macintosh personal computer. Do not rename or delete these directoriesif you do, you will lose the ability to carry out the operations described here.
Whole songsthe DP-01 calls this BACKUP (from the DP-01 to the BACKUP directory of the FAT partition to the PC) and RESTORE (from the PC to the BACKUP directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01). Tracks in WAV formattracks can be exported (one or more at a time) as WAV files, or imported (one at a time) from WAV files between the PC and the WAVE directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01. Mastered stereo mixesexport only, as stereo WAV files to the WAVE directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01.
The UTILITY directory is used for DP01 system updates, etc. Explanations of how this is used are given with the update software. Data transfer between the DP-01 and a PC takes place at USB 2.0 speeds (maximum). If your computer has USB 1.1, but no USB 2.0, data transfer will still work, but slower. Additionally, we recommend that you always use a highquality USB 2.0 cable in order to maximize data transfer speeds.

System requirements

The DP-01 will work with the following Microsoft operating systems: Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. It will work with the following operating systems from Apple Computer: MacOS 9.0 and above, and MacOS X 10.2 and above. For all the above operating systems, no driver is required. The DP-01 simply appears as a removable disk. However, you should always follow your computers instructions on how to disconnect a USB removable drive safely from your system. If you do not do this, there is a risk of data corruption in the FAT partition.
Disconnecting from Windows Me / 2000 / XP systems With
Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the procedure is a little more complex than simply unplugging the DP-01. In the system tray (typically at the bottom right of the screen), you see an icon picture of a PC card and an arrow.

Why cant I hear any sound when I play back? Are the faders
of the tracks youve recorded at a reasonable level? Is the MASTER fader at a reasonable level? Have you connected the LINE OUTPUT jacks to the right part of your monitoring system, and is your monitoring system set up correctly? Is a track muted (MUTE indicator lit)? Press SHIFT and the REC key to un-mute it. If youre monitoring through headphones, is the PHONES control turned to a suitable level?
Why does the sound Im recording sound distorted? Is
the input level control on the front of the DP-01 set appropriately for the input source? If youre recording an acoustic instrument, are you sure youre not sending it through an electric guitar effect (DP-01FX only)? Are you listening at too high a volume? Is it your monitoring system thats distorting?
Why cant I record? You must have at least one track armed (REC indicator flashing) before you can use the RECORD key. Are inputs assigned to tracks (see Assigning inputs on page 20)? If youre in a menu, etc., recording may not be possible. Return to the home screen.
Why cant my computer see the DP-01 files? Make sure the
DP-01 is connected to a USB port and open (see Open and Close on page 41). The computer cant see files which are in the native partitions. Back up or export songs, tracks and mixes to the FAT partition (Using the USB connection on page 40) before opening the USB connection, so that the files can be read on a computer.
Why cant I hear the selected effect (DP-01FX only)? You
must turn on the effect for the appropriate input (MULTI) or turn on the effect (REVERB). For the reverb, you must turn up at least one tracks EFFECT SEND, together with the master EFFECT RETURN. The volume of a multi-effect may need adjusting or the parameter is set so low that the effect is too subtle to be noticed (Multi-effect on page 60).
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Messages

The following popup messages alert you to conditions that may arise while you are using the DP-01. Consult this table if you see something you dont understand:

These XLR inputs are wired with these pin assignments: 1=ground, 2=hot, 3=cold.
Never connect or disconnect microphones to or from the XLR connectors with the phantom power turned on.
Consult any documentation that came with your microphones for full details of power requirements, etc.
Never turn the phantom power on when unbalanced dynamic microphones are plugged into the XLR connectors.

Phantom power

The PHANTOM switch can be turned ON or OFF to supply +48V phantom power to the XLR connectors. It is never supplied to the 1/4" packs.

Input level controls

With most microphones, these should be turned clockwise, as for microphones connected to the 1/4 jacks. However, some microphones are more powerful than others, and you may need to turn down the control to prevent overloading.

Tuning a guitar

The built-in tuner allows you to tune a guitar or bass connected to input A. You cant tune instruments connected to input B in this way.

DP-01FX Appendix

Press the MULTI key and the REVERB key together:
----- Tuner Cal: 440Hz --| o ----
Play a single string. The DP-01FX makes its best guess at the note, shows the value and provides an indication of whether its sharp or flat. This is a very flat F#:
----- Tuner Cal: 440Hz F# | K K K K o ----
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The line of symbols on either side of the square gets shorter as the played note approaches the target and the center square fills when the string is in tune:
----- Tuner Cal: 440Hz G | K ----
Changing the tuning Most instruments are tuned with A=440 Hz. If
you are playing with another instrument that cannot be tuned, you may want to change this value, but typically there is no need.
Use the wheel to change the reference tuning away from 440 Hz if you need to do this.

Noise reduction

When you are recording, the background noise of microphones, or the noise from guitar amplifiers, etc. may cause problems. The DP-01FX allows you to gate this noise, and only open the gate when the input signal goes over a certain level. This only takes effect when the MULTI effect is enabled.
Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu. Use the arrow keys to scroll to NSP:
-- PREFERENCE -Post : 1.5Sec EQ FRQ: NSP. 10 l
Set the level at which the gate opens to a value from OFF (the gate is always open) through 1 (the gate will open easily, with very quiet sounds) to 60 (a lot of forcequite loud soundsis needed to open the gate).
Using a noise gate like this sometimes requires a little work to make sure that you dont accidentally cut off quiet parts of a song. Before you make a recording using the noise gate, its a good idea to rehearse the whole part to make sure youve got the right gate level.