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Page 2 - Important Safety Precautions; make any connection to; NEUTRAL; Multitrack recording - a brief; Table of Contents

2 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 Important Safety Precautions IMPORTANT (for 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 approved extens...

Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 3 CAUTION: … Read all of these Instructions. … Save these Instructions for later use. … Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on theaudio equipment. 1) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the product is operated. 2) Retain In...

Page 4 - Multitrack recorders; Mixing down; An introduction to the MF-P01

4 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 The TASCAM MF-P01 PORTASTUDIO allows youto perform multitrack recordings which are notpossible with an ordinary stereo cassette recorder. Multitrack recording - a brief introduction This section gives you a brief introduction to some ofthe terms and techniques used in recording....

Page 5 - Record-protecting cassettes; Playing back stereo cassettes; Cleaning the heads; WARNING; Cleaning the pinch roller; ) Press a swab dipped in the rubber cleaning fluid

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 5 Record-protecting cassettes The record-protect tab on a cassette stops yourecording on that side when it is removed. The MF-P01 also recognizes this protection, and willnot allow you to record on the side of a cassettewhere this tab has been removed.However, we suggest that you ...

Page 6 - What you need to make recordings; • You will also need RCA (pin or phono) cables to; Connecting the MF-P01; ) Make sure all the equipment is turned off.

6 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 What you 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 stereorecordings. • You will also need RCA (pin or phono) cables to connect the MF-P01 to other equipment. • Some...

Page 7 - DC IN 12 V connector and POWER switch; PHONES jack; CAUTION; LINE OUT jacks

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

Page 9 - MASTER control; NOTE; Pauses recording or playback.; NOTES; RECORD button cannot be pressed.; Cassette compartment cover

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. WARNING Do not make more than one track "record-ready", though you can press down more than one...

Page 10 - Setting the level; guitar to the microphone.; Recording tracks

10 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 This section describes how to make a 4-track recording using the MF-P01. For this, wewill assume that you are making a recording of your guitar on track 1 using amicrophone first, and then recording your voice on track 2 while monitoring track 1 Setting up 1) Make sure the MF-P...

Page 11 - Recording the first track; You are now ready to record on track 1.; ) Press the PLAY button to check your recording.; If you are not satisfied with your recording, try again.; while monitoring the guitar sound.

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 11 Recording the first track 1) Press the REC FUNCTION key for track 1 so that the REC indicator flashes. You are now ready to record on track 1. 2) Press down the RECORD button to start recording the first guitar track. The REC indicator for track 1 lights steadily. 3) When you h...

Page 12 - Setting up; Mixing down tracks

12 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 4) Adjust the recording level for track 2, in the same way as shown above (see "Setting the level"). Use the LEVEL and PAN controls for track 1 to control the track 1 sound.Use the MASTER control to adjust the overall monitor level. 5) When you are ready, press the REW ...

Page 13 - Mixdown; ) Make sure that no REC indicator is lit.; Recording electric guitars; Hints and advanced tips

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 13 Mixdown 1) Make sure that no REC indicator is lit. To release the "record-ready" track (to make all tracks "record-off"), press a RECFUNCTION switch whose REC indicator is not lit lightly. 2) Set the INPUT LEVEL fader to minimum. This will stop any extra unwante...

Page 14 - Recording with effects; When you’re not recording; Recording more than four tracks; There are a few points to remember:

14 PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 MF-P01, and may damage the amplifier. Only useoutputs which are marked LINE OUT, PRE OUT,DIRECT OUT and so on. Avoid using any outputsmarked SPEAKER OUT, SP OUT, 4 Ω , 8 Ω , 16 Ω or the like. Recording with effects Professional recordings often use effects like digitalreverbera...

Page 15 - –50 dBV or higher; Specifications

PORTASTUDIO MF-P01 15 Tracing faults in a recording setup is often a mixtureof logical deduction and patience. Very often, theproblem is caused by something simple; a cablewhich hasn’t been plugged in properly, or a faultycable. If you discover a faulty cable, replace it with anew one - it’s not wor...

Page 16 - Total Harmonic Distortion:; Better than 40 dB; TEAC CORPORATION; TEAC UK LIMITED

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 Total Harmonic Distortion: Better than 3.0% Channel separation: Better than 40 dB Erasure: 65 dB (at 1 kHz) • 0 dBV is referenced ...