Tascam MF-P01 manual

» D00637200A O WNER’S MANU AL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instru[...]

2 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 Important Safety Precautions IMPORT ANT (f or U .K. Customers) DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approv ed extension lead or consult your dealer . If nonethel[...]

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 3 CA UTION: … Read all of these Instructions. … Save these Instructions f or later use. … Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the product is operated. 2) Retain Instructions — The safety and operating[...]

4 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 The T ASCAM MF-P01 POR T ASTUDIO allo ws you to perform multitrack recordings which are not possible with an ordinary stereo cassette recorder . Multitrack recording - a brief introduction This section giv es you a brief introduction to some of the terms and techniques used in recording. If you are unfamiliar with these terms, [...]

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 5 Record-pr otecting cassettes The record-protect tab on a cassette stops you recording on that side when it is remov ed. The MF-P01 also recognizes this protection, and will not allow you to record on the side of a cassette where this tab has been remov ed. Howe ver , we suggest that you remove both tabs when you want to protect[...]

6 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 What y ou need to make recordings Apart from the MF-P01 itself, you will need: • Some kind of stereo master recorder (such as a cassette or MD recorder) to produce the stereo recordings. •Y ou will also need RCA (pin or phono) cables to connect the MF-P01 to other equipment. • Some monitoring equipment (some kind of ampli[...]

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 7 1 DC IN 12 V connector and POWER switch Use this jack to connect the PS-P2 A C adaptor which comes with your MF-P01. When connecting the power , make sure the po wer switch is off (slide it to the right, as you look from the back). Slide the switch to the left (looking from the back) to turn on the power to the MF-P01. W ARNING[...]

8 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 5 POWER indicator This indicator is lit when the MF-P01 is connected to the power supply and switched on. 6 T ape counter and r eset button The tape counter allows you to note dif ferent parts of the tape and locate to them. Pressing the RESET button resets the counter to "000". 7 LEVEL controls (for TRK1 thr ough TRK[...]

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 9 To change the "record-ready" track, press down the REC FUNCTION switch for the desired track. The cur- rent "record-ready" track will be automatically released. W ARNING Do not make more than one track "record-ready", though you can press do wn more than one REC FUNC- TION switch simultaneously by [...]

10 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 This section describes ho w to make a 4-track recording using the MF-P01. For this, we will assume that you are making a recording of your guitar on track 1 using a microphone first, and then recording your voice on track 2 while monitoring track 1 Setting up 1) Make sur e the MF-P01 is turned off . 2) Plug the stereo headpho[...]

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 11 Recording the fir st track 1) Press the REC FUNCTION k ey f or track 1 so that the REC indicator flashes. Y ou are now ready to record on track 1. 2) Press do wn the RECORD button to start r ecording the first guitar track. The REC indicator for track 1 lights steadily . 3) When you ha ve finished, press the ST OP button. [...]

12 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 4) Adjust the recording le vel for track 2, in the same way as shown abo ve (see "Setting the level"). Use the LEVEL and P AN controls for track 1 to control the track 1 sound. Use the MASTER control to adjust the ov erall monitor le vel. 5) When y ou are r eady , press the REW b utton to rewind the tape and press th[...]

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 13 Mixdown 1) Make sur e that no REC indicator is lit. To release the "record-ready" track (to make all tracks "record-off"), press a REC FUNCTION switch whose REC indicator is not lit lightly . 2) Set the INPUT LEVEL fader to minimum. This will stop any e xtra unwanted noise from the MIC/LINE input appearing [...]

14 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 MF-P01, and may damage the amplifier . Only use outputs which are marked LINE OUT , PRE OUT , DIRECT OUT and so on. A void using any outputs marked SPEAKER OUT , SP OUT , 4 Ω , 8 Ω , 16 Ω or the like. Recording with eff ects Professional recordings often use effects lik e digital rev erberation on vocals, etc. Y ou can [...]

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 15 T racing faults in a recording setup is often a mixture of logical deduction and patience. V ery often, the problem is caused by something simple; a cable which hasn’t been plugged in properly , or a faulty cable. If you discov er a faulty cable, replace it with a new one - it’ s not worth hanging onto bad cables! The MF-P[...]

Headphone output (1/4" stereo phone jack) Output level: 4 mW + 4 mW Output impedance: 30 Ω Frequency response: 50 Hz to 12.5 kHz +/-3 dB Signal-to-noise ratio: 43 dB T otal Harmonic Distor tion: Better than 3.0% Channel separation: Better than 40 dB Erasure: 65 dB (at 1 kHz) • 0 dBV is referenced to 1 volt. • Changes in features or speci[...]