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Tascam Porta02 MiniStudio Owner's Manual

Manual is about: Tascam OWNER'S MANUAL Porta02 MiniStudio

Summary of Porta02 MiniStudio

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    » 9101411800 owner’s manual.

  • Page 2: Warning: to Prevent Fire Or

    2 important safety instructions .............3 1. An introduction to the porta02 .......4 1.1 multitrack recording – a brief introduction..................4 1.2 some safety notes and precautions ..............................5 1.3 what you need to make recordings................................8 1.4...

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    3 important safety instructions caution: • read all of these instructions. • save these instructions for later use. • follow all warnings and instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1) read instructions — all the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2)...

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    1 an introduction to the porta02 4 1 – an introduction to the porta02 the tascam porta02 ministudio allows you to produce recordings which are not possible with an ordinary stereo cassette recorder. We suggest that you read at least this sec- tion 1 and also 3, “making your first recording” before y...

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    1 an introduction to the porta02 5 and on a/v cue-equipped cassette record- ers. Notice that the stereo cassette arrange- ment allows you to use both sides of the cassette, by playing the tape in the other direction. The porta02, however, uses the whole width of the tape. Notice also that one pair o...

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    1 an introduction to the porta02 6 audio equipment). If any liquid or any objects such as paperclips, guitar picks, etc. Fall inside the porta02, do not try to operate it. Return it to a tascam service center for repair. • if the case of the porta02 becaomes dirty, clean it only with a damp (not wet...

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    1 an introduction to the porta02 7 1.2.4 cleaning the heads you should clean the tape heads of the porta02 regularly to keep it working properly. Dirt and tape oxide buildup on the heads will force the tape away from the tape head gaps that record and play- back. Head cleaner will remove the dirt an...

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    2 parts of the porta02 8 1.3 what you need to make recordings apart from the porta02 itself, you will need: • some kind of stereo mastering recorder to produce the stereo record- ings. This can be a cassette recorder such as the tascam 102mk ii or an md recorder such as the tascam md301. A recorder ...

  • Page 9: Parts of The Porta02

    Parts of the porta02 9 parts of the porta02.

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    Parts of the porta02 10 [1] power in and switch use this jack to connect the ps-p2 ac adaptor which comes with your porta02. When connecting the power, make sure the power 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 o...

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    Parts of the porta02 11 clockwise to mic for any channel which is recording a microphone. Instruments such as electric guitars pro- duce a signal which is between mic and line levels and the trim control should therefore be somewhere between fully clockwise and fully counter-clockwise. See 3.3, “set...

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    Parts of the porta02 12 in jacks. They should be used together with the trim controls (see 3.3, “setting the level”) to adjust the levels of the sig- nals routed to the tape tracks. [16] record indicator this red indicator lights when the record and play keys are pressed, and at least one of the rec...

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    3 making your first recording 13 3 – making your first recording this section describes how to make a 4-track recording using the porta02. For this, we will assume that you are making a recording of your voice on two tracks (1 and 2), using a microphone, and recording a part of a stereo cd or casset...

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    3 making your first recording 14 3) play the tape for about 10 seconds and then stop the tape. 4) press the counter reset button. 3.3 setting the level the aim of this section is to teach you to set the input level so that the average signals coming from the microphone will light the 0 meter indicat...

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    3 making your first recording 15 3.4 recording the first track 1) set the rec function switch of input 1 to 1 . You are now ready to record on track 1. Make sure the rec func- tion switch of input 2 is set to safe , so you don’t record on it by accident. 2) press the record key (which will also pres...

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    3 making your first recording 16 3.5 recording the next track since you plugged the microphone into mic/line 1 / mono , and didn’t plug anything into mic/line 2 , the microphone signal is split as if it was plugged into both channels. 1) take fader 1 to the 0 mark. 2) set the level for input channel...

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    3 making your first recording 17 3.6 recording the stereo backing now that tracks 1 and 2 are filled with spoken words, we’ll put some backing music behind them. We’ll assume that you’re using a cd player here (of course, it may be an md player or a cassette player). 1) make sure the volume on the a...

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    3 making your first recording 18 3.7 mixdown make sure that your mastering recorder is connected to the monitor- ing system. 1) set both rec function switches to safe , and move both faders down to 0 . This will stop any extra unwanted noise from the inputs appearing in the final mix. 2) make sure t...

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    3 making your first recording 19 7) mix the tracks, fading the backing music on tracks 3 and 4 to taste. 8) at the end, stop both machines. Rewind the mastering recorder. 9) set the amplifier input source to the mastering recorder, and replay your mix. 10) if you are not happy with the mix, you can ...

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    4 hints and advanced tips 20 4 – hints and advanced tips this section gives a few hints and tips which may be useful to you when you make recordings using the porta02. 4.1 recording techniques learning how to record is an art, not a science. One of the best teachers is expe- rience. However, there a...

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    4 hints and advanced tips 21 4.1.3 metering in general, you should not try to record at too high a level, and the +6 indicator should not be lit more than half the time (at the very most). The meters display the input levels to the channels at all times except when playing back with the input channe...

  • Page 22: 5 – Troubleshooting

    5 troubleshooting 22 track tape in the porta02. The left and right stereo tracks of the mastering recorder can be used as tracks 1 and 2 of the porta02, leaving tracks 3 and 4 ready for recording. There are a few points to remember: • although you can repeat this process of mixing 4 tracks to 2 and ...

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    6 specifications 23 6 – specifications the pan controls don’t work if you’re listening through headphones, is the porta02’s mono switch pressed? If you’re listening through speakers, is there a mono switch on the amplifier which has been pressed? Recorded sound is distorted when recording when monit...

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    6 specifications 24 line outputs (2 x rca jacks) output level output impedance –10dbv 10k Ω headphone output (1/4" stereo jack) output level output impedance 60mw + 60mw 30 Ω frequency response 50hz – 12.5khz ± 3db signal-to-noise ratio 43db total harmonic distortion better than 3.0% (400hz, –10db) ...