Tascam Recording Equipment D00871320A User Manual
D00871320A  
DP-01  
DP-01FX  
DP-01FX/CD  
OWNER’S MANUAL  
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Important Safety Instructions  
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Read these instructions.  
Keep these instructions.  
Heed all warnings.  
13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or  
when unused for long periods of time.  
14 Refer all service to qualified service personnel.  
Servicing is required when the apparatus has  
been damaged in any way, such as power-supply  
cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled  
or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the  
Follow all instructions.  
Do not use this apparatus near water.  
Clean only with dry cloth.  
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture,  
does not operate normally, or has been dropped.  
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in  
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.  
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Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes.  
Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such  
as vases, on the apparatus.  
Do not install this apparatus in a confined space  
such as a book case or similar unit.  
The apparatus draws nominal non-operating  
power from the AC outlet with its POWER  
switch in the off position.  
The apparatus should be located close enough to  
the AC outlet so that you can easily grasp the  
power cord plug at any time.  
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Do not install near any heat sources such as radi-  
ators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus  
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.  
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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.  
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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.  
An apparatus with Class I construction shall be  
connected to an AC outlet with a protective  
grounding connection.  
11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by  
the manufacturer.  
12 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.  
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Safety Information  
This product has been designed and manufactured  
according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter  
1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for  
Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a  
class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous invisible  
laser radiation during operation because invisible  
laser radiation emitted inside of this product is  
completely confined in the protective housings.  
CAUTION  
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DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE  
HOUSING USING A SCREWDRIVER.  
USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS  
OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES  
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN  
MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION  
EXPOSURE.  
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The label required in this regulation is shown (1).  
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IF YOU DETECT PROBLEMS WITH THIS  
UNIT, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST QUALI-  
FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL, AND DO NOT  
USE THE PRODUCT IN ITS DAMAGED  
STATE.  
(1) For U.S.A  
Optical pickup:  
Type: SF-W37  
Manufacturer:Sanyo Electric Co,Ltd.  
Laser output (on the objective lens):  
Read Power; Less than 1.5mW (play)  
Write Power; Less than 74mW (record)  
Wavelength:778 - 786nm  
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Contents  
1 : Starting out with your DP-01  
Getting started  
This manual ........................................................................................................................9  
Copyright ..........................................................................................................................10  
DP-01 Line-up ...................................................................................................................10  
What’s in the box ..............................................................................................................10  
About the power adaptor ...................................................................................................................10  
Startup & shutdown  
Starting up the DP-01 .......................................................................................................11  
Shutting down the DP-01 .................................................................................................12  
The ACCESS light ............................................................................................................12  
How to play back demo songs ........................................................................................12  
Navigation  
The SHIFT key ...................................................................................................................15  
Titling .................................................................................................................................15  
Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment  
The INPUT MODE switch ....................................................................................................................18  
Managing your songs  
Creating a new song ........................................................................................................20  
Storing songs ......................................................................................................................................20  
Loading a saved song ........................................................................................................................21  
Erasing a song ....................................................................................................................................21  
Erasing many songs at one time .......................................................................................................22  
Song information ..............................................................................................................22  
Additional song operations ...............................................................................................................22  
Assigning inputs  
Recording  
More advanced features ..................................................................................................25  
Using marks to locate positions ........................................................................................................25  
Punch recording .................................................................................................................................25  
Bouncing .............................................................................................................................................25  
Track editing ........................................................................................................................................25  
Undoing operations ............................................................................................................................25  
Mixdown and mastering  
Mastering .............................................................................................................................................27  
2 : Advanced techniques  
Location  
Direct location ..................................................................................................................28  
Location marks .................................................................................................................28  
IN and OUT marks ............................................................................................................29  
Using the meters  
EQ settings  
Punching  
Rehearsal ..........................................................................................................................32  
Punch recording ...............................................................................................................33  
Pre-roll and post-roll times ..............................................................................................33  
Bouncing  
Repeat  
Setting the repeat interval ...............................................................................................35  
Working in bars & beats  
Tempo setting ...................................................................................................................36  
Selecting the time mode ..................................................................................................36  
Metronome ........................................................................................................................37  
Working with MIDI ............................................................................................................38  
MIDI Clock, etc. .................................................................................................................38  
MIDI timecode ...................................................................................................................39  
Disk management  
Selecting the active partition ..........................................................................................40  
Formatting a disk .............................................................................................................40  
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Contents  
Formatting a partition (Reform) ...................................................................................... 41  
Formatting the FAT partition .......................................................................................... 41  
Automatic song creation ................................................................................................. 41  
Advanced song management  
Copying songs ................................................................................................................. 42  
Deleting unused data ...................................................................................................... 42  
Protecting a song ............................................................................................................ 43  
Using the USB connection  
System requirements ..........................................................................................................................44  
“Open” and “Close” ........................................................................................................ 45  
Backing up and restoring songs .................................................................................... 45  
Backing up ...........................................................................................................................................45  
Restoring a song .................................................................................................................................46  
Importing and exporting tracks ...................................................................................... 47  
Importing a track .................................................................................................................................47  
Exporting tracks ..................................................................................................................................47  
Exporting the mastered stereo tracks ...............................................................................................49  
About track editing  
IN, OUT and TO ................................................................................................................ 50  
Using edit mode ..................................................................................................................................50  
Track editing functions ................................................................................................... 51  
COPY -> PASTE ...................................................................................................................................51  
COPY -> INSERT ..................................................................................................................................51  
MOVE -> PASTE ..................................................................................................................................52  
MOVE -> INSERT .................................................................................................................................52  
OPEN ....................................................................................................................................................53  
CUT .......................................................................................................................................................53  
SILENCE ...............................................................................................................................................53  
CLONE TRACK ....................................................................................................................................54  
CLEAN OUT .........................................................................................................................................54  
Undoing operations ......................................................................................................... 54  
Troubleshooting  
Messages .......................................................................................................................... 57  
Specifications  
Analog specifications .........................................................................................................................59  
Digital specifications ..........................................................................................................................59  
Audio performance .............................................................................................................................59  
Physical characteristics .....................................................................................................................60  
Dimensional drawings ........................................................................................................................60  
Block diagram .....................................................................................................................................61  
3 : DP-01FX Appendix  
Balanced XLR inputs  
Phantom power ...................................................................................................................................62  
Input level controls .............................................................................................................................62  
Tuning a guitar  
Noise reduction ...................................................................................................................................63  
Multi-effect  
Assigning the effect ............................................................................................................................64  
Selecting the effect type .....................................................................................................................64  
Selecting the effect .............................................................................................................................64  
Setting the parameter .........................................................................................................................64  
Setting the effect volume ...................................................................................................................65  
Available multi-effect settings ...........................................................................................................65  
Reverb  
Turning the reverb on and off ............................................................................................................68  
Using the reverb ..................................................................................................................................68  
Setting the reverb type .......................................................................................................................68  
Setting the reverb time .......................................................................................................................68  
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Contents  
4 : DP-01FX/CD Appendix  
About CD-R and CD-RW discs  
Handling of compact discs ..............................................................................................69  
Media Compatibility Table  
Opening/Closing CDs ......................................................................................................71  
Audio CD Menu  
Playing back audio CDs ...................................................................................................71  
Making an audio CD .........................................................................................................72  
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..? ..........................................................................................................................85  
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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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1 : Starting out with your DP-01  
Getting started  
Read this section first. It contains important basic information about using  
your DPꢀ01 effectively, and will help you create exciting original musical  
projects. When you have read this section (“Starting out with your DPꢀ01”  
on page 9), you will be able to find your way around the DPꢀ01, and to  
make and play back recordings.  
Congratulations on your purchase of the TASCAM DPꢀ01. This 8ꢀtrack  
digital hard disk recorder is designed to provide you with great sound in an  
easyꢀtoꢀuse compact package, allowing you to concentrate on the music,  
and not on the recording process.  
The DPꢀ01 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 builtꢀin mixing  
facilities.  
The stereo mix can then be played back into a suitablyꢀequipped CD  
recorder, etc., or into a computer’s 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  
DPꢀ01 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. Fur-  
ther features are described in “Advanced techniques” on page 28  
Note that when we refer to features of the DPꢀ01 such as keys and connecꢀ  
tors, we display them like this: RETURN L and R.  
We give hints and  
tips on using the  
DP-01 when you see this icon.  
We refer to features of other equipment like this: AUX IN.  
Warnings should be  
taken very seriously.  
They describe situations which can  
cause injury, or damage to the  
equipment if you don’t follow the  
instructions.  
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 techꢀ  
niques. However, if you visit the TASCAM Web site, you can download  
various documents on recording which may be of interest to you.  
A note at the side of  
the main text pro-  
vides additional explanations for  
special situations.  
Troubleshooting The DPꢀ01 was designed to be easy to use, but someꢀ  
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.  
There’s 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).  
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caution shows  
that you may lose  
data (your recordings) if you don’t  
follow the instructions.  
How to do it? At the back of this manual, there’s a section called  
“Commonlyꢀused functions” on page 85. Refer to this section when you  
want to know how to perform a particular operation.  
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Getting started  
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 DPꢀ01: the DPꢀ01, DPꢀ01FX, and DPꢀ01FX/  
CD. The DPꢀ01FX is equipped with phantomꢀpowered XLR input jacks  
and internal effect processors. The DPꢀ01FX/CD is a DPꢀ01FX provided  
with an internal CDꢀR/RW drive. This manual refers to all three models as  
“DPꢀ01”, as the majority of the functions are common to all models. Any  
exceptions are noted.  
Chapter 3 of this manual, “DPꢀ01FX Appendix” on page 62, deals with the  
features of the DPꢀ01FX and the DPꢀ01FX/CD.  
Chapter 4 of this manual, “DPꢀ01FX/CD Appendix” on page 69, deals with  
the features found on only the DPꢀ01FX/CD.  
You only need to read Chapter 3 if you own a DPꢀ01FX; Chapter 4 if you  
own a DPꢀ01FX/CD.  
What’s in the box  
When you unpack the box, you should find (as well as this manual):  
• The unit itself (DP-01, DP-01FX, or DP-01FX/CD)  
• Power adaptor  
• Power cable suitable for your region  
• Warranty card  
If any of these items is missing, contact your TASCAM dealer or distribuꢀ  
tor.  
About the power adaptor  
When using the DP-01, use only the power adaptor  
and cable supplied with product. Do not use this power  
adaptor and cable with any other product.  
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Starting out with your DP-01  
Startup & shutdown  
Read this section to understand how to power up and power down  
the DP-01.  
When switching the  
DP-01 on and off,  
we suggest that you turn down the  
volume of any speakers or amplifi-  
ers connected to the unit. Also, do  
not wear headphones connected to  
the DP-01 when switching power  
on or off. This will avoid damage to  
speakers, etc. and possible dam-  
age to your hearing.  
Starting up the DP-01  
With the DPꢀ01’s rear panel power switch OFF, connect the power adaptor  
to the DPꢀ01, the power cable to the power adaptor, and the power cable to  
the power supply.  
Figure 1.1: Power connections to the DP-01  
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Switch on the DP-01 using the rear panel switch.  
The DP-01 display shows a welcome message.  
The system is loaded, and the last saved song is then loaded. The  
ACCESS indicator lights to show the hard disk is in use while the song  
is being loaded, and the display shows the current operation.  
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When the ACCESS light goes off, the display shows the “home  
screen”:  
You can reach this  
screen from most  
operations by repeatedly pressing  
the EXIT key.  
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Startup & shutdown  
Shutting down the DP-01  
Figure 1.2: SHUT DOWN and ACCESS  
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First, stop playback or recording.  
If you don’t shut  
down the DP-01 in  
the way described here, you may  
lose your recordings and settings.  
Always shut down the DP-01  
according to these instructions.  
Press and hold the SHUT DOWN key for about a second. The screen  
shows:  
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Press ENTER to start the shut down process.  
The display shows: Storing Song...  
Pressing the EXIT  
key cancels the  
shutdown process.  
Once the song data is stored to hard disk, the display shows:  
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You can now use the rear panel switch to turn off the DP-01.  
The ACCESS light  
This red indicator shows that the hard disk or the CD-RW drive is in  
use. Although the DP-01 is not exactly a delicate piece of equip-  
ment, you should take care with it, as with all electronic equipment,  
especially when the hard disk is in operation or when it is writing to  
CDs.  
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 possi-  
ble loss of data.  
How to play back demo songs  
Before the DPꢀ01 is shipped, demo songs are stored on its hard disk. Folꢀ  
low the procedure below to play back these demo songs.  
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Connect the LINE OUT connector on the DP-01 to the amplifier or  
monitor system. To listen on headphones, insert the headphone plug  
into the PHONES jack on the right of the front panel.  
Switch on the DP-01.  
When the DP-01 is started up, the display shows the home screen.  
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Press MENU.  
The MENU screen is displayed.  
Turn the DATA dial to move the cursor to “SONG” and press the ꢀ  
cursor key.  
The [SONG MENU] screen is displayed.  
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Turn the DATA dial to move the cursor to “LOAD” and press the ꢀ  
cursor key.  
The [SONG LOAD] screen is displayed.  
Move the cursor to “DP01DEMO” and press the ENTER key.  
When the demo is finished being loaded, the display returns to the  
[SONG MENU] screen.  
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Press the EXIT key.  
The display returns to the home screen.  
Press the PLAY key to play back the demo songs.  
Eight tracks of each demo song is available. Adjust the fader, MASTER  
fader, PAN and other controls for each channel. To adjust the volume  
of the headphones, use the PHONES knob on the front panel.  
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Navigation  
Navigation  
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:  
Use the wheel or the ꢁ and ꢂ 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  
( ), or above and below the current list ( ).  
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Press the ꢀ cursor key to enter the selected menu. The screen below  
shows the SONG menu:  
To go up a level in  
the menu “tree”,  
press the EXIT key.  
Use the jog wheel or the ꢁ and ꢂ keys to select an action from the  
menu (here the ERASE option is selected—note that there are options  
above and below the current list):  
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Press ꢀ to enter the menu action screen. In this case, selecting  
ERASE presents you with a list of songs:  
The song names  
and filesizes shown  
here may be different on your DP-  
01.  
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Use the jog wheel (or the ꢁ and ꢂ keys) to move the cursor to select  
the song to be erased, and then press the ENTER key.  
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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.  
Some screens allow a number of values to be filled in. In these cases,  
you should use the ꢁ and ꢂ keys to move the cursor and the wheel  
to set the value:  
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 shown below the key (whiteꢀonꢀblue for the  
DPꢀ01FX and whiteꢀonꢀgreen for the DPꢀ01 and DPꢀ01FX/CD) .  
Titling  
You can give titles to your songs, exported tracks, etc. Here’s how  
you do it:  
When you see a screen like the one below:  
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Use the jog 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  
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 and  
DP-01FX/CD differs slightly, but the  
principles are the same.  
2-track  
recorder  
REC OUT/  
PLAY IN  
Stereo  
amplifier  
LINE OUTPUT  
(L, R)  
External effects unit  
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  
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Turn on ONLY for  
condenser microphones  
(DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD)  
Microphones go here  
(DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD)  
To headphones (and  
level)  
Input level  
controls  
To  
footswitch  
Guitars, basses  
etc. go here  
Synths, pre-amps etc. (&  
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.  
The DP-01FX and  
DP-01FX/CD  
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.  
include phantom-powered XLR  
microphone input connectors. See  
“DP-01FX Appendix” on page 62  
for details of using these connec-  
tors.  
Synthesizers, etc. including drum machines, guitar amplifier simulaꢀ  
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 instrument’s 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 DP-  
01FX and DP-01FX/CD) to tune the  
guitar or bass (see “Tuning a guitar”  
on page 62).  
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 “punchꢀin” footswitch, such as  
the TASCAM RCꢀ30P to the front panel PUNCH jack.  
The footswitch is  
useful if both hands  
are busy playing a guitar, for exam-  
ple.  
Use the switch to punch in and out (that is, start and stop recording on the  
fly).  
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Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment  
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:  
INPUT MODE does  
not affect the  
recording at all—just the monitoring  
process.  
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MONO x 2—The signals from input A and input B are both sent to the  
center of the monitoring “stage”.  
In the MONO X 2  
mode, the  
A
and  
B
input signals are added together in  
the center, and you may hear dis-  
tortion in the monitoring system  
This does not affect the recording,  
though.  
STEREO—The signal from input A is sent to the left, and the signal  
from input B is sent to the right of the monitoring “stage” forming a  
stereo pair for use when you are recording stereo instruments such as  
synthesizers, etc.  
To MIDI sequencer,  
drum machine, etc.  
From stereo effects  
unit outputs  
To effects  
unit  
To digital  
recorder, etc.  
To analog recorder,  
monitoring system,  
etc.  
Power input and  
switch  
From sub-  
mixer/MIDI tone  
generator, etc.  
Figure 1.6: Rear panel connections  
Monitoring and recording Use the rear panel LINE OUTPUT RCA  
jacks to connect the DPꢀ01 to your monitoring system (that is, an amplifier/  
speaker setup). When you’re ready to make your final stereo master, you  
can use these jacks to connect to an analog recorder.  
A typical setup would connect these jacks to the AUX IN of a stereo sysꢀ  
tem.  
Use the stereo system’s selector switch to listen to the AUX source when  
tracking, bouncing or mastering on the DPꢀ01.  
“Tracking” means  
recording tracks on  
the DP-01. “Mastering” means tak-  
ing these recording tracks and mix-  
ing them down to stereo.  
When you have mastered the stereo track and you want to record it, set the  
stereo monitoring system so that the recorder is set to record from the AUX  
source. Now you are monitoring (or listening) through your stereo system.  
Effect processor When you want to use an external effect processor  
with the DPꢀ01, connect the rear panel SEND of the DPꢀ01 to the mono  
input of the processor (1/4” unbalanced jack).  
The DP-01FX and  
DP-01FX/CD their  
own internal reverb processors.  
However, you can also use an  
external effect processor if you pre-  
fer.  
Connect the stereo outputs of the processor to the two RETURN jacks of the  
DPꢀ01 (1/4" unbalanced jacks).  
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Starting out with your DP-01  
External stereo input The DPꢀ01 has two 1/4" mono unbalanced  
jacks on the rear panel marked STEREO MIX.  
These can be used to connect an external stereo subꢀmixer, synthesizer,  
drum machine, CD player, etc.  
This stereo signal is routed to the analog LINE OUTPUT jacks. They cannot  
be recorded on the DPꢀ01, nor can you adjust the signal level using the DPꢀ  
01.  
Digital output Use a standard optical digital cable to connect this (rear  
panel, close to the power switch) to a suitable digital stereo input of a monꢀ  
itoring system, or stereo recorder.  
You can connect a  
digital recorder  
(CD, MD) using the digital connec-  
tion, while using the LINE OUTPUT  
jacks for monitoring.  
The signals sent from this are the same as those sent from the LINE OUTPUT  
jacks (although the STEREO MIX signals are not output through the digital  
output).  
MIDI output Use this (rear panel) to connect a sequencer, drum machine,  
etc. which can be started, stopped and synchronized with the DPꢀ01. See  
“Working with MIDI” on page 38 for details.  
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Managing your songs  
Managing your songs  
This section shows you how to create a new song, as well as basic  
song management, such as renaming, deleting, copying, etc. For  
more details on disk management, and the other song management  
features of the DP-01, see “Disk management” on page 40 and  
“Advanced song management” on page 42.  
Any recording made  
on the DP-01 is  
referred to as a "song", even though  
it may only consist of instrumental  
tracks or spoken word.  
Creating a new song  
1
Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu, and  
press the ꢀ key.  
2
If the CREATE option is not highlighted, use the jog wheel to highlight  
it and press the ꢀ key.  
3
4
Enter a title as described in “Titling” on page 15.  
You can re-title a  
song by pressing  
the SHIFTed MENU key to edit the  
title of the currently-loaded song.  
Press ENTER to create the song. The current song is stored even  
though the new song has not yet been created.  
Storing songs  
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 fre-  
quent manual saves, and always shutting down the DP-01 properly  
(“Shutting down the DP-01” on page 12) to store all data.  
A “song” is not just  
the audio files you  
record—it also includes editing, set-  
tings, etc.  
1
Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu  
item, and press the ꢀ key.  
2
3
Highlight the SAVE option and press the ꢀ key:  
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.  
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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.  
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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.  
1
Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu  
item, and press the ꢀ key.  
2
3
Highlight the LOAD action, and press the ꢀ key:  
Use the jog wheel to move the cursor to the song to be loaded and  
press ENTER. If the ← symbol appears next to the song, then that song  
is currently loaded.  
The current song is saved, and the selected song is loaded.  
Erasing a song  
If your disk is getting full, or you really don’t need a song any more,  
you can erase it.  
Erase a song only if  
you are certain you  
don’t need it any more–you can’t  
undo this operation! However, you  
can use a USB connection to back  
up songs to a PC before you erase  
them.  
1
From the SONG menu, select the ERASE action:  
2
3
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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Managing your songs  
Erasing many songs at one time  
You may want to select a number of songs for erasing.  
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ꢀ
Use the jog wheel to scroll up and down through the list of songs.  
You can also use  
this method to per-  
form other operations, such as  
copying.  
Select a song for erasing using the INSERT key. A check mark (✔)  
appears by the song title.  
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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.  
For more informa-  
tion about parti-  
tions, see “Disk management” on  
page 40.  
You can erase all the songs shown, and a new song is automatically cre-  
ated. There is always at least one song on partition.  
Song information  
You can view the title, working partition, and amount of time left for  
recording from the “home screen”.  
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From the home screen, press and hold the EXIT key. While you hold  
down the EXIT key, the display shows:  
The current partition (Part), song title (Song) and amount of time left  
on the partition for recording (RecRem) in minutes.  
Additional song operations  
Further song operations are described in “Advanced song manage-  
ment” on page 42.  
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Starting out with your DP-01  
Assigning inputs  
When we talk about “assigning” inputs, we are talking about routing  
the signals from the two inputs to the tracks.  
You can record on up to two tracks at a time. This means that the  
same input can be assigned to two tracks at the same time (but you  
can’t then use the other input) or the two inputs can be assigned to  
different tracks. You can’t assign both inputs to the same track at the  
same time.  
Press and hold  
one of the  
ASSIGN keys  
And then press  
one of the 8  
REC keys  
Figure 1.7: Assigning inputs to tracks  
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ꢀ
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.  
Press and hold  
SHIFT and either of  
the ASSIGN keys (  
A
or  
B) to turn  
The REC key flashes rapidly.  
the inputs on or off as shown by the  
indicator. You may want to turn off  
unused inputs to reduce noise.  
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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.  
Clearing an assignment Hold down the ASSIGN key to check current  
assignments, then while holding the ASSIGN key, clear current assign-  
ments by pressing a flashing REC key (which then stops flashing).  
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Recording  
Recording  
When you’ve connected a source, and assigned the inputs to tracks,  
you’re ready to start recording.  
The DP-01FX and  
DP-01FX/CD con-  
tain internal input effects proces-  
sors  
(MULTI). See “DP-01FX  
Appendix” on page 62 for details.  
Figure 1.8: Recording tracks  
1
2
Press the REC key of the track(s) you’re 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.  
3
4
Press STOP when you’ve 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 Posi-  
tion) key.  
To return to the zero point, press and hold down the STOP key and  
press the REW (RTZ = Return To Zero) key.  
5
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 faders and  
other mixer controls  
adjust the output level of the  
recorded when playing back  
recorded tracks.  
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 there’s no cut or boost for that con-  
trol.  
You can change the  
EQ control point of  
the high and low equalization con-  
trols. See “EQ settings” on page 31  
for details.  
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You can re-record the track if you’re not happy with it by going back to  
the original point and repeating the process.  
When you’re happy with your recording, you can un-arm the track(s)  
(“safe” them) and arm and record on other tracks. Remember to re-  
assign the inputs as well as arming the tracks.  
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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 for-  
ward speed. Press STOP to stop (again, like a tape recorder).  
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More advanced features  
The DP-01 has many advanced features which you may want to use  
later on. Though we don't want to go into all of them now, you should  
be aware of a few of them now.  
Using marks to locate positions  
Although “Recording” on page 24 shows you some ways of moving  
around in your song, the DP-01 provides you with ways to jump  
around the song using location marks, as well as locating to locate  
directly to a position you set.  
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See “Location” on page 28 for details of how to set and use these loca-  
tion marks.  
Punch recording  
When we talk about “punch recording”, we mean going from play  
mode into record mode without stopping the song (“punching in”) as  
well as going from recording to playback without stopping the song  
(“punching out”).  
The DPꢀ01 provides three ways to perform punching:  
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When at least one track is armed (the REC key is flashing), and a song  
is being played back, press the RECORD transport key to punch in.  
When recording, press the PLAY key to stop recording (punch out).  
If you have a footswitch connected to the PUNCH jack, you can press  
the footswitch to change between playback and recording, as long as at  
least one track is armed for recording.  
You can automate the punch process by setting in and out points. This  
is described in “IN and OUT marks” on page 29 and also in “Punch-  
ing” on page 32.  
Bouncing  
The DP-01 provides eight tracks for recording. But what happens if  
you want to record more than eight instruments?  
You can take existing tracks, mix them, and record them to unused tracks,  
freeing up the tracks you just mixed for recording additional tracks. See  
“Bouncing” on page 34 for full details.  
Track editing  
Because the DP-01 is a hard disk recorder, not a tape recorder,  
there are many options available to you which would be extremely  
difficult, or even impossible, with a tape-based recording system.  
See “About track editing” on page 50 for details of copy, cut, and paste, etc.  
operations that you can perform on the DPꢀ01.  
Undoing operations  
Just like on many computer systems, you can undo many opera-  
tions (including recording, if you record over something you  
shouldn’t have done).  
See the full explanation of how to use the UNDO and REDO functions in  
“Undoing operations” on page 54.  
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Mixdown and mastering  
Mixdown and mastering  
This is the last stage in creating a song, allowing you to create a file  
which you can play back into a stereo recorder, and export to a WAV  
file for further processing, archiving, recording, etc. on a personal  
computer (“Exporting the mastered stereo tracks” on page 49).  
Mixdown This is the art of mixing the different tracks you have recorded  
earlier so that the whole song sounds “right”—everything is at the right  
volume, and the song sounds like one piece of music.  
There are no real rules to mixing, except that if you like the mix, and other  
people like it, it’s probably a good mix.  
The most important  
components of  
mix are your ears—if you think it  
sounds good, then it is.  
a
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Use the eight track faders to adjust the relative volume of the tracks  
and the red MASTER fader to adjust the overall level, and watch the L  
and R meters at the right of the display to make sure that the mix is not  
too loud (if it’s too loud, it will distort, and sound bad).  
You don’t have to  
keep levels the  
same through the whole song (try  
raising the level of a guitar during  
solos, for example).  
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ꢀ
Use the EQ HIGH and EQ LOW (tone) controls to boost or cut bass and  
treble from the individual tracks.  
If you have an external effect processor connected through the SEND  
and RETURN loop, adjust the EFFECT SEND levels for each track. This  
is the amount of signal sent from each track to the effect. You can use  
this to add effects only to certain tracks. Use the EFFECT RETURN con-  
trol to adjust the amount of the effect returned to the mix.  
On the DP-01FX  
and DP-01FX/CD,  
you can use the internal reverb unit  
instead of an external effect proces-  
sor (“Reverb” on page 68).  
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ꢀ
Use the PAN controls to adjust the left-right position of each track in  
the stereo mix.  
To cut out the sound of a track, use the SHIFT key and the track’s REC  
key to mute (the orange MUTE indicator lights for muted tracks) and  
un-mute the track.  
If you have two  
tracks with differ-  
ent versions of the same part, you  
can use the mute function to make  
easy comparisons between the  
two.  
The track meters  
show the level of  
the signal recorded on the track,  
not the level sent from the track.  
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Mastering  
This is where the actual stereo recording takes place, once you’re  
happy with the mix you’ve created. You create a mixed master ste-  
reo track, starting at 00:00:00:00 (the “zero point”) and continuing to  
the OUT point.  
The mixed stereo master is stored on disk as part of the song.  
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Before starting the mastering procedure, you must set the OUT point.  
This is where the mastering process stops. See “IN and OUT marks”  
on page 29 for details.  
While the DP-01 is  
in the mastering  
mode, you will notice that a number  
of playback. functions are not avail-  
able. If you try to perform these  
operations, a popup message tells  
you that you are in mastering  
mode.  
1
2
Press the MASTER key so that it flashes.  
Press and hold the RECORD key and press the PLAY key. Recording  
starts on the stereo master tracks (RECORD and PLAY are lit).  
Make the mix moves (faders, pan, etc.) that you practiced earlier.  
These mix moves will affect the sound of the final master stereo track.  
You can hear any  
signals received at  
the STEREO MIX inputs, but they  
won’t be recorded on the master  
track.  
When the playback point reaches the OUT point, recording stops.  
3
4
Press the MASTER key so that it is lit steadily. Now when you press  
PLAY, you can hear the master stereo mix you have just created. This  
mix is output through the analog and digital outputs, and you can  
record it on a stereo recorder.  
Note that while the  
MASTER key is lit  
steadily, you cannot use the mixer  
controls, except for the MASTER  
fader.  
If you are happy with the mix, you can then exit the mastering mode  
by pressing the MASTER key until it is unlit.  
If you want to do the mix again, press the MASTER key until it flashes,  
and re-record. The new mix will overwrite your previous mix.  
If you want to save  
a mix from the DP-  
01 as a file, you can transfer it via  
USB to a computer (see “Exporting  
the mastered stereo tracks” on  
page 49).  
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ꢀ
If a song has had a master stereo mix recorded and saved with it, you  
can play back this master stereo mix whenever the song is loaded, by  
pressing the MASTER key until it is lit steadily and then pressing PLAY.  
To add the STEREO MIX inputs (through the analog outputs only), you  
can play back the stereo master mix. Any MIDI synchronization, etc.  
is output as the stereo master mix is played back so that the output  
from a sequencer, etc. can be added to the analog outputs, and  
recorded on a stereo recorder (cassette, CD, MD or computer audio  
program).  
ꢀ
The stereo master mix can be “cloned” to a pair of stereo tracks (see  
“CLONE TRACK” on page 54).  
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2 : Advanced techniques  
The operations described here are ones that you may use less often  
than the ones described earlier in this manual, but you will find use-  
ful in your work with the DP-01.  
Location  
This section tells you how to jump around to different parts of a song  
on the DP-01.  
Direct location  
The DPꢀ01 displays the current position at the top of the display as  
hours:minutes:seconds:frames. There are 30 frames in a second.  
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ꢀ
From the “home screen” when the DP-01 is stopped, turn the jog  
wheel, so that the top time display blinks.  
The DP-01 can also  
display the current  
time in bars and beats. See “Work-  
ing in bars & beats” on page 36 for  
details.  
Use the ꢃ and ꢀ cursor keys to move the underline cursor between  
the different fields of the time shown at the top of the screen. In this  
case, the seconds field is selected.  
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To change the value of the highlighted (underlined) field, use the jog  
wheel. Fields “wrap round”, so going from 59 seconds to 0 seconds  
adds 1 to the minutes, etc. As you turn the jog wheel, the display  
blinks. If you leave the jog wheel untouched for a few seconds, or if  
you press ENTER, the display stops blinking.  
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ꢀ
If you want to edit another field, use the cursor keys to move to that  
field and then use the jog wheel to get to the time you're looking for.  
Press PLAY to start playback from the position whose value has just  
been entered.  
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.  
Marks are num-  
bered 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.  
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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 In the example below, “M023” indicates the  
twenty-third mark in the selected song.  
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Advanced techniques  
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.  
5
Alternatively, press and hold the LOCATE key for about a second to  
show the location mark list:  
Use the jog wheel to choose a mark (they’re 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 can’t undo 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”.  
1
Press and hold the LOCATE key for about a second to show the loca-  
tion mark list.  
2
Use the jog wheel to select a mark and press the ꢀ cursor key to select  
it.  
The marks are  
shown in the order  
they appear in the song, not by  
number.  
3
4
Use the wheel to move the mark backwards and forwards by 1/10  
frame (the rightmost digit of the number). You can’t move a mark for-  
ward past the next mark in the list, or backwards to before the previous  
mark in the list.  
1/10 frame is 1/300  
of a second—about  
3.3 milliseconds  
Press ENTER when done (to return to the home screen) or EXIT (to  
return to the mark list).  
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.  
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 func-  
tions.  
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ꢀ
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):  
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ꢀ
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.  
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Using the meters  
Using the meters  
Meters to let you know what’s 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 DPꢀ01. Even if you can’t hear anything  
and the input meters are showing a signal, it means that the connections  
from the instrument to the DPꢀ01 are okay (and you should probably check  
your monitoring equipment levels).  
Figure 2.1: The DP-01 meters  
It’s 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 probaꢀ  
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 comꢀ  
ing into the DPꢀ01. 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 (unꢀarmed 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.  
1
Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu:  
2
The Meter option allows you to use the jog wheel to pick from four  
options:  
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
S.Fat (short and fat)  
S.Slim (short and thin),  
L.Fat (tall and fat)  
L.Slim (tall and thin)  
The behavior of all these is the same—only 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.  
This can help you  
emphasize the par-  
ticular frequency ranges on a track.  
1
2
Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu.  
Use the arrow keys to scroll to EQ FRQ:  
The NSP setting is  
only available on  
the DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD.  
The DP-01 will not show this option.  
3
4
Press the ꢀ cursor key:  
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 mea-  
sured 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  
Punching  
As mentioned in “Punch recording” on page 25, 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 autoꢀpunch mode allows you to rehearse your playing before actually  
making a recording.  
The RHSL key indi-  
cates you are in  
"rehearsal" mode, as long as AUTO  
PUNCH is not lit. Your rehearsal  
take(s) is not actually recorded.  
1
First, set the IN and OUT points (“IN and OUT marks” on page 29)  
so that they correspond to the points where you want recording to  
start, and where you want it to finish.  
2
Assign an input or inputs to a track or tracks (“Assigning inputs” on  
page 23), and arm those track(s) for recording (press the track’s REC  
key so that it flashes).  
If you’re replacing a  
mistake, make sure  
that the sound you are recording  
matches the sound you're replacing  
(same effect settings, etc.).  
3
4
5
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, indicating this the point where  
recording would start were you actually punching in.  
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 (See “IN and OUT  
marks” on page 29).  
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.  
IN point  
Pre-roll  
OUT point  
Post-roll  
What you hear  
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,  
Return to track playback  
(RECORD indicator goes  
out) and playback stops  
at post-roll point  
lights when recording)  
You can always hear the input signal  
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Repeat the rehearsal as many times as you need until you are happy  
with your performance.  
You can rehearse  
by looping bet-  
ween the pre-roll and post-roll  
points using the REPEAT key.  
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Punch recording  
When you have rehearsed your punch-in, you can start recording.  
1
Press the RHSL key so that the indicator goes out (but the AUTO  
PUNCH indicator is still lit).  
2
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 play-  
ing.  
1
Press MENU and scroll down to PREFERENCE and press the ꢀ key.  
2
3
4
Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the Pre (pre-roll time) item,  
and use the jog wheel to set the value in seconds.  
The pre-roll and  
post-roll times can  
be set between 1.0 seconds and  
9.9 seconds in 0.1 second steps  
Use the cursor keys to move down to the Post (post-roll time) item and  
use the jog wheel to change the value.  
Press EXIT when you’re done, so that you can start using these settings.  
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Bouncing  
Bouncing  
“Bouncing” on the DP-01 refers to the technique of mixing recorded  
tracks through the MASTER fader to a pair of unused tracks.  
You can bounce to  
one track, if you  
want, but you will probably want to  
bounce in stereo.  
You might use a track bounce operation in the following situation:  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Drums L  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Organ L  
MASTER(stereo)  
Drums R  
Organ R  
Bass  
Lead vox 1  
Lead vox 2  
Backing vox 1  
Backing vox 2  
Bounce mix L  
Bounce mix R  
Acoustic Guitar  
E. Guitar 1  
E. Guitar 2  
Figure 2.2: Bouncing tracks  
You’ve 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. You’d like some stereo organ added in, 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!  
Luckily, you can bounce everything through the stereo tracks, and record  
them onto the two spare tracks.  
1
“Un-arm” (safe) the existing tracks so that you don’t accidentally  
record over them.  
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.  
2
3
4
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 you’re bouncing to cre-  
ate a stereo mix.  
5
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.  
6
When you’re 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 can also use  
auto punch record-  
ing (“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).  
You can’t set these  
points when the  
REPEAT key is lit.  
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.  
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 repo-  
sition 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 sec-  
onds in 0.1 second steps.  
ꢀ
Press REPEAT again briefly to exit the interval setting mode.  
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Working in bars & beats  
Working in bars & beats  
Besides working in minutes and seconds (as explained in detail in  
“Direct location” on page 28), the DP-01 can work in musical bars  
and beats. This is especially useful when working with external MIDI  
devices (see “Working with MIDI” on page 38).  
“Bars” are also  
sometimes ref-  
erred to as “measures”.  
Tempo setting  
For the bars/beats function to be useful, you must set up a tempo  
and time signature. These allow the DP-01 to calculate where the  
bar and beat divisions fall, based on the tempo of your song.  
1
2
With playback stopped, press MENU and select the MIDI menu.  
Select the TEMPO/T.SIG (tempo and time signature) action and press the  
ꢀ key:  
3
There are two parameters here, the tempo and the time signature. Use  
the cursor and jog wheel to set these.  
ꢀ
ꢀ
The tempo is measured in beats per minute (bpm) and can be set from  
20 to 250.  
The time signature can be set with the number of beats to the bar (1  
through 12) and the number of beats per whole note (1, 2, 4, or 8).  
Most rock and pop  
music is in 4/4 (with  
a few famous exceptions). Some  
country and folk songs, as well as  
waltzes, are in 3/4.  
Selecting the time mode  
Once the time signature and tempo are set, the DP-01 can map the  
bar and beat divisions to the time.  
To display bars and beats: On the “home” screen, move the cursor  
to the ABS field:  
Turn the jog wheel clockwise. ABS changes to BAR and the current posi-  
tion in bars and beats is shown, with the tempo shown on the right of  
the screen:  
ꢀ
With the cursor at BAR, turn the jog wheel counterclockwise to return  
to the time-based display.  
Location is performed in the same way as described in “Location” on  
page 28, except that there are only two fields now, bars and beats.  
Track editing is also performed in the same way as described in “About  
track editing” on page 50, but because the editing points are now set  
to a bars and beats-based position, the editing can be more “musical”.  
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Point editing Even when the screen shows positions in bars and beats,  
location points are edited in minutes and seconds (“To edit a location  
mark” on page 29), except that the bars and beats equivalent is also  
shown.  
When the LOCATE key is held down in “bars and beats” mode, the dis-  
play looks something like this:  
Selecting a point to edit shows the bars and beats below the absolute  
time value. The bars and beats cannot be set directly, but change,  
together with the absolute time value, as the jog wheel is turned:  
IN, OUT and TO  
points do not show  
the bars/beats value when being  
edited.  
Metronome  
To help you keep in time, the DP-01 provides an internal metronome  
function and a MIDI metronome function. The internal metronome  
function allows you to listen to the metronome on the DP-01, while  
the MIDI metronome function generates a metronome output on the  
MIDI interface.  
1
Press MENU, use the DATA dial to select the MIDI menu, and press the  
ꢀ cursor key.  
2
Select the METRONOME item, and press the ꢀ cursor key.  
When "INT" is selected at "Output" [internal metronome]  
The DPꢀ01's internal metronome (not an external sound source) can be outꢀ  
put to headphones and LINE OUTPUT L/R.  
Mode Select from RecOnly (only at recording) and Rec&Play (at recording  
and playback).  
The internal metro-  
nome is not output  
in the following instances:  
IntLvl Set the output level of the metronome within the range 0 to 127.  
(The output level cannot be adjusted on the MASTER fader.)  
•
•
While the BOUNCE key is lit  
While the MASTER key is flashing  
or is lit  
When "MIDI" is selected at "Output" [MIDI metronome]  
This setting generates a metronome output via the MIDI interface. Generꢀ  
ally, percussion type sounds are used as the metronome. Any sound, of  
course, can be produced.  
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Working in bars & beats  
You can select MIDI channel, note/note on velocity of a regular click, and  
note/note on velocity of an accent.  
Scroll the list to set the following parameters:  
Mode Select from RecOnly (only at recording) and Rec&Play (at recording  
and playback).  
MIDI Ch The MIDI channel on which the metronome signals are output.  
Channel  
defined  
10  
as  
is  
the  
AccNote The note played at the start of each bar. C3 is equivalent to  
MIDI note 60.  
default drum channel for all General  
MIDI devices.  
AccVelo The velocity (which typically affects the volume) of the note at  
the start of each bar.  
NrmNote The note played at each beat, except at the start of each bar. C3  
is equivalent to MIDI note 60.  
NrmVelo The velocity (which typically affects the volume) of the note at  
each beat, except the start of each bar.  
When "OFF" is selected at "Output"  
The metronome function is disabled, and no items other than Output are  
displayed.  
Working with MIDI  
The DP-01 is equipped with a MIDI OUT jack. This can be used to  
drive a sequencer, drum machine, etc., either synchronized to a time  
base, or a MIDI clock (see below for an explanation of how this  
works). MIDI OUT is also used to drive a MIDI instrument as a met-  
ronome (see “Metronome” on page 37).  
A MIDI instrument can be connected to the A and B inputs, or mixed with  
the recorded tracks from the analog outputs if it is fed into the STEREO MIX  
inputs.  
MIDI Clock, etc.  
The MIDI song control messages put out by the DP-01 from the  
MIDI OUT port include tempo (MIDI Clock), bar and beat information  
(Song Position Pointer), and Start/Stop/Continue messages. This  
way of working is particularly suitable for synchronizing with bar/  
beat-based MIDI devices such as drum machines and rhythm units.  
You must set  
a
tempo and time sig-  
nature on the DP-01 (“Tempo set-  
ting” on page 36) to use this  
feature.  
1
Press MENU and scroll down to MIDI and press the ꢀ key.  
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2
Select the GENERATOR action and press the ꢀ key:  
3
Use the jog wheel to change the OFF setting to CLK (clock).  
ꢀ
The DP-01 now sends the messages described here from MIDI OUT  
when playing back or recording. Connect the MIDI OUT of the DP-01  
to the MIDI IN of your MIDI instrument.  
ꢀ
Consult the documentation of the MIDI instrument for details of how  
to synchronize to MIDI Clock, etc. messages as a slave.  
MIDI timecode  
MIDI Timecode sends out the current position in hours, minutes,  
seconds and frames through the MIDI OUT port. Typically, you will  
use the timecode function with devices such as recorders and Digital  
Audio Workstations (DAWs) that work to a time base, rather than a  
bars and beats base.  
1
2
Press MENU and scroll down to MIDI and press the ꢀ key.  
Select the GENERATOR action and press the ꢀ key:  
3
Use the jog wheel to change the OFF setting to MTC (MIDI Timecode).  
ꢀ
The DP-01 now sends timecode from MIDI OUT when playing back or  
recording. Connect the MIDI OUT of the DP-01 to the MIDI IN of  
your MIDI device.  
The DP-01’s MIDI  
Timecode is fixed  
at a frame rate of 30 fps and cannot  
be changed.  
ꢀ
Consult the documentation of the MIDI device for details of how to  
synchronize to MIDI Timecode as a slave.  
When "OFF" is selected at "Output" The metronome function is  
disabled, and no items other than Output are displayed.  
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Disk management  
Disk management  
The DP-01 allows you format and re-partition the internal hard disk  
to suit your needs.  
Formatting and re-  
partitioning are  
“destructive” actions. You cannot  
undo them, and the changes are  
permanent.  
The DPꢀ01’s hard disk is divided into partitions. Songs can be created on a  
partition and moved to another one later for archive purposes, etc., or you  
can use different partitions for different types of songs.  
In addition to the song partitions, there is also a FATꢀformatted partition.  
This is the part of the hard disk that can be read by a personal computer  
when the DPꢀ01 is connected using USB. Whenever you want to archive or  
store a song on a computer, export a mix to a computer, or import an audio  
file for inclusion in a song, the data must be copied in two operations, copyꢀ  
ing first to the FAT partition and then from there to your computer.  
The FAT format  
(File  
Allocation  
Table) is a disk format which can be  
read by all personal computers.  
Selecting the active partition  
Choose the active partition, from which you can load existing songs  
and on which you can create new songs, etc.  
1
2
Press MENU and select the DISK menu.  
Select the PARTITION action and press the ꢀ key.  
An arrow (←) shows the active partition. The sizes of the partitions  
are shown (not the available space).  
You cannot select  
the FAT partition  
here.  
3
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.  
1
Press MENU and select the DISK menu.  
2
Select the FORMAT action and press the ꢀ key.  
The  
disk  
size  
shown on the dis-  
play may vary from the example  
given here.  
3
Use the jog wheel to select the size of the partitions (32, 16, 8 or 4  
gigabytes—1 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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5
Press ENTER.  
A message reminds you that all songs will be lost.  
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.  
Press ENTER again to format the disk with the new partition sizes (or  
EXIT to escape without formatting).  
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 operation—all  
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.  
1
2
Press MENU and select the DISK menu.  
Select the REFORM action and press the ꢀ key  
An arrow (←) shows the active partition. The sizes of the partitions  
are shown (not the available space).  
3
4
Select the partition to be re-formatted (shown by the cursor) and  
press ENTER.  
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 per-  
sonal computer. Its size is fixed by the DP-01, and cannot be  
changed.  
You cannot undo  
this operation—all  
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.  
1
2
Press MENU and select the DISK menu.  
Select the FAT REFORM action and press the ꢀ key  
3
4
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.  
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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.  
You can also use  
the multiple selec-  
tion procedure described in “Eras-  
ing many songs at one time” on  
page 22 to copy many songs at  
once.  
1
From the SONG menu, select the COPY action:  
2
3
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 avail-  
able free space figure change, so you will always know if there is  
enough space for the song.  
When the DP-01  
leaves the factory,  
the disk has three “native” parti-  
tions.  
4
5
Press ENTER when you’ve 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.  
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.  
This operation can-  
not be undone.  
Only do it if you are sure you do not  
want the unused parts.  
You can delete the unused data from the currentlyꢀloaded song.  
1
From the SONG menu, select the DEL/UNUSED action:  
2
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.  
1
From the SONG menu, select the PROTECT action:  
2
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.  
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Using the USB connection  
Using the USB connection  
You can use a personal computer to read and write from the FAT  
partition of the hard disk.  
We use the term  
“PC” throughout  
this section to mean either a Win-  
dows or Macintosh personal com-  
puter.  
Data transfer between a personal computer and the DPꢀ01 is always done  
through this FAT partition. You cannot access “native” partitions from a  
computer, so performing data transfer functions is a twoꢀstage process.  
Within the FAT partition, there are three directories (folders): BACKUP, WAVE  
and UTILITY, as explained below.  
Do not rename or  
delete these direc-  
tories—if you do, you will lose the  
ability to carry out the operations  
described here.  
You can make the following transfers:  
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Whole songs—the 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 format—tracks 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 mixes—export only, as stereo WAV files to the WAVE  
directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01.  
The UTILITY direc-  
tory is used for DP-  
01 system updates, etc. Explana-  
tions of how this is used are given  
with the update software.  
System requirements  
The DPꢀ01 will work with the following Microsoft operating systems: Winꢀ  
dows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. It will also work with the folꢀ  
lowing operating systems from Apple Computer: MacOS 9.0 and above,  
and MacOS X 10.2 and above.  
Data  
transfer  
between the DP-01  
and a PC takes place at USB 2.0  
speeds (maximum). If your com-  
puter 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.  
For all the above operating systems, no driver is required. The DPꢀ01 simꢀ  
ply appears as a removable disk.  
However, you should always follow your computer’s 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 DPꢀ01’s 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 DPꢀ01.  
In the system tray (typically at the bottom right of the screen), you see an  
icon of a PC card and an arrow.  
1
Left-click this icon to show a popup bar. Click this popup bar to allow  
the DP-01 to be removed from the computer.  
Figure 2.3: Disconnecting the DP-01  
2
When the panel telling you it is safe to remove the DP-01 appears,  
press the DP-01 EXIT key to “close” the system (see ““Open” and  
“Close”” on page 45):  
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You can now unplug the USB cable.  
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If a panel telling you it is not safe to remove the DP-01 appears, do not  
“close” or unplug the DP-01. Close all programs and windows that are  
accessing the files on the DP-01 and try again.  
Disconnecting from a Macintosh system When you are disconꢀ  
necting the DPꢀ01 from a Macintosh system (OS 9 or OS X), drag the disk  
icon to the Trash, or press CommandꢀE (OS X 10.3 also has a button in the  
Finder which allows ejecting removable media). When the icon has disapꢀ  
peared from your desktop, you can disconnect the DPꢀ01.  
“Open” and “Close”  
Before using the DP-01’s FAT partition, you must “open” the system  
so that it can be read by the PC. While the system is open, you can-  
not perform any recording, playback, etc., or any operations involv-  
ing the DP-01 hard disk.  
Make sure that you  
have saved songs,  
copied all the files you’re going to  
transfer to the PC to the FAT parti-  
tion, etc., before you open the DP-  
01.  
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2
3
Connect the DP-01 to the PC.  
Press MENU and select the DISK menu.  
Select the USB OPN/CLS action and press the ꢀ key  
4
5
Press ENTER to open the disk. A popup message appears, asking if you  
are sure.  
Press ENTER again. The screen shows:  
Remove the DP-01  
from the computer  
(see “Using the USB connection”  
on page 44) before pressing EXIT  
.
The DP-01 is now locked until you press EXIT.  
Backing up and restoring songs  
When you back up a song, you’re backing up the audio tracks, as  
well as any editing, etc. Reverse the process (computer hard disk to  
FAT partition to DP-01 disk) when you want to restore a song.  
Backing up  
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Before you start, make sure that you’ve selected the partition contain-  
ing the song you’re going to back up (“Selecting the active partition”  
on page 40).  
1
2
Press MENU and select the BACKUP menu.  
Select the SONG BACKUP action and press the ꢀ key  
The current song is shown with the ← symbol beside it.  
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Using the USB connection  
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Use the jog wheel to move the selection cursor ( ) to the song to be  
backed up. Press ENTER.  
You can now use the left and right cursor keys and the wheel to name  
the song archive (up to 8 characters) (see “Titling” on page 15) :  
If you do not have  
enough space on  
the FAT partition to back up a song,  
you must connect the DP-01 to a  
PC and manage the files from the  
PC.  
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Press ENTER to back up the song to the FAT partition. An error mes-  
sage appears if there is not enough space.  
The song is then copied as an archive from the current partition to the  
FAT partition (with a .001 extension). Messages appear on the screen as  
the DP-01 goes through the file archiving process.  
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7
Connect the DP-01 to the computer using the USB cable, and “open”  
the drive (““Open” and “Close”” on page 45).  
Use the PC operating system to copy or move the song archive from  
the BACKUP directory of the DP-01 FAT partition to the PC.  
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Once the song archive is on the PC, you can “close” the DP-01.  
You should not  
rename the song  
archive on the PC as this may “con-  
fuse” the DP-01 when you come to  
restore it.  
The song archive on the PC can then be backed up to CD-R, etc. You  
can restore it later to the same DP-01 or to a friend’s DP-01, allowing  
you to complete the recording at another location, or perform the final  
mix where there are better speakers available, etc.  
Restoring a song  
This is basically the reverse of the backup process, allowing you to  
transfer a song archive from a PC to the DP-01.  
1
2
Connect the DP-01 to the PC using the USB cable, and “open” the  
drive (““Open” and “Close”” on page 45).  
Use the PC operating system to copy the song archive from the PC to  
the BACKUP directory of the DP-01 FAT partition.  
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4
5
“Close” the DP-01.  
Press MENU and select the BACKUP menu.  
Select the SONG RESTORE action and press the ꢀ key. The display  
shows the song archive files on the FAT partition  
If there are no song  
archive files on the  
FAT partition, a message is shown.  
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7
Select a song archive using the jog wheel and press ENTER. The cur-  
rent song is saved.  
Although the DP-01  
displays shorter file  
names with spaces at the end of  
the name, these spaces are not  
part of the actual file name.  
The “real” song name is extracted from the archive and shown:  
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Press ENTER to load the archived song as the current song. Appropri-  
ate messages are shown if there is not enough disk space, etc.  
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Importing and exporting tracks  
You can import and export individual tracks to and from a PC via the  
FAT partition. 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  
they can be imported to the DP-01.  
Importing a track  
Before you start, make sure that you have selected the partition con-  
taining the song to which you want to import the track, and that the  
song is loaded.  
1
Connect the DP-01 to the PC, and “open” the drive (““Open” and  
“Close”” on page 45).  
2
Use the PC operating system to copy the WAV file from the PC to the  
WAVE directory of the DP-01 FAT partition.  
3
4
5
“Close” the DP-01.  
Press MENU and select the WAVE menu.  
Select the IMPORT TRACK action and press the ꢀ key. The display shows  
the song archive files on the FAT partition:  
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Use the jog wheel to select the WAV file to be imported and press  
ENTER.  
Although shorter file  
names are shown  
with spaces on the DP-01 display,  
the actual file names on disk do not  
contain these spaces.  
The display shows the amount of free space on the current partition,  
and the size of the selected WAV file.  
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Use the jog wheel to select the track into which the WAV file will be  
imported. Press ENTER. Appropriate messages are shown if there is not  
enough space, the file is in the wrong format, etc.  
Make sure the tar-  
get track is an  
empty track. You cannot import a  
track unless the target track is  
empty.  
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The DP-01 reads the file from the FAT partition into the track, with  
the start of the file at the “zero” position in the song.  
Once the file has been read into the track, it can be edited (moved,  
copied, etc.) like any other recorded track. See “About track editing”  
on page 50.  
Exporting tracks  
Any track can be exported as a mono, 16-bit 44.1kHz WAV format  
file.  
1
Press MENU and select the WAVE menu.  
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3
Select the EXPORT TRACK action and press the ꢀ key. The display shows  
a list of suggested file names, based on the song tracks which contain  
audio:  
If a track does not  
contain audio, it  
does not appear in this list.  
Use the jog wheel to highlight a track, and the INSERT key to mark it  
for export.  
A check mark (✔) appears by the song title if it is marked for export.  
De-select a track by moving the cursor to it, and pressing SHIFT +  
INSERT (DELETE). The check mark disappears.  
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When the cursor is by a track, you can press SHIFT and MENU to bring  
up a titling screen:  
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Edit the name, and press ENTER when you’re finished (“Titling” on  
page 15).  
4
When all tracks for export have been selected, press ENTER.  
The display shows the free space on the FAT partition (the destination  
of the exported tracks) and the space which the exported tracks will  
occupy.  
5
Press ENTER to export the selected tracks.  
The tracks are exported with the names you entered (a .WAV extension  
is added). If you already have exported a track file with the same name  
as one you have chosen, a message appears asking you if you want to  
overwrite the older file.  
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7
Connect the DP-01 to the computer and “open” the drive (““Open”  
and “Close”” on page 45).  
Use the PC operating system to copy or move the exported tracks from  
the WAVE directory of the DP-01 FAT partition to the PC.  
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Once the tracks are on the PC, you can “close” the DP-01.  
The exported tracks on the PC can then be backed up to CD-R, etc.  
You can rename the exported tracks on the PC, but you should  
remember to keep to the “8.3” standard and the .WAV extension and  
remember to limit the character to letters of the alphabet (no accented  
characters or “odd” punctuation, etc.).  
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You can import these tracks later to the same DP-01 or to a friend’s  
DP-01.  
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Exporting the mastered stereo tracks  
When you have finished mastering (see “Mastering” on page 27),  
you may want to save the mastered stereo mix, otherwise it will be  
overwritten when you next perform a mastering operation.  
Before you start this operation, make sure you have loaded the song whose  
mastered mix you will be exporting (and that it does indeed contain a stereo  
mastered mix).  
1
2
Press MENU and select the WAVE menu.  
Select the EXPORT MSTR action and press the ꢀ key. The display shows  
a default file name for you to edit:  
If there is no mas-  
tered mix, the dis-  
play will inform you.  
3
Use the left and right cursor keys and the jog wheel to name the  
exported mastered stereo mix (“Titling” on page 15).  
Press EXIT if you  
want to cancel the  
export operation.  
4
When you’re done, press ENTER to export the mastered stereo mix (as  
a single 16-bit 44.1kHz stereo WAV file).  
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The file is exported with the name you just entered, and a .WAV exten-  
sion.  
Connect the DP-01 to the computer and “open” the drive (““Open”  
and “Close”” on page 45).  
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Use the PC operating system to copy or move the exported mastered  
mix file or files from the WAVE directory of the DP-01 FAT partition to  
the PC.  
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Once the file or files are on the PC, you can “close” the DP-01.  
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About track editing  
One of the most useful features of a disk-based recorder such as  
the DP-01 is the ability to edit material easily. When working with a  
stereo tape recorder in the past, editing was not an easy process,  
and was very difficult to undo if there were any mistakes. Multitrack  
editing was nearly impossible!  
The DPꢀ01 allows you to edit songs, copying and moving material from  
one part of a song to another. This editing is known as non-destructive edit-  
ing, meaning that the operation does not actually destroy data, and you can  
undo mistaken or unwanted editing operations easily.  
If you have ever used a wordꢀprocessor on a computer, you will probably  
find most of the DPꢀ01’s editing operations pretty simple. If you have never  
used a computer, the DPꢀ01’s editing operations are nothing to be scared  
of—just read through this section to see how it all works.  
You can undo the  
editing operations  
described here (see “Undoing oper-  
ations” 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 key-  
presses.  
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 operaꢀ  
tions, together with the TO point.  
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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 opera-  
tion.  
Using edit mode  
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2
Make sure that the DP-01 is stopped (not playing back or recording).  
Press the TRACK EDIT key (beside the jog wheel).  
3
Use the jog wheel to move the cursor to the track editing function  
you will be using and press the ꢀ key.  
4
5
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 DPꢀ01 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 cho-  
sen track or tracks.  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
TO  
TO  
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.  
Figure 2.4: Copy and paste  
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You can change the following values:  
Src.Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is copꢀ  
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.  
Times This is the number of times that the selected section is pasted into  
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.  
COPY -> INSERT  
This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN  
and OUT points, copies it, and inserts it on the chosen track or  
tracks, as new material, starting at the TO point.  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
TO  
TO  
The original source is left unchanged.  
The insert operation adds the selected section as new material to the destiꢀ  
nation. Nothing is overwritten at the destination, as any existing material  
following the TO point is moved to the end of the newlyꢀinserted section.  
The track is now longer than it was before the operation.  
Figure 2.5: Copy and insert  
You can copy the section more than once in one operation (for example, to  
repeat a verse/chorus section).  
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You can change the following values:  
Src. Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is  
copied. Choose 1 through 8 to select an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6  
or 7/8 etc. to select a pair of tracks. Choose 1-8 to select all tracks.  
Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks into which the selected  
section is inserted. 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.  
Times This is the number of times that the selected section is inserted  
(endꢀtoꢀend) in 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.  
MOVE -> PASTE  
This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN  
and OUT points, and moves it to the chosen track or tracks, starting  
at the TO point.  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
TO  
TO  
After the operation, the selected section of the source between the IN and  
OUT points is replaced by silence.  
This operation overwrites anything which is already recorded at the destiꢀ  
nation. The track is therefore the same length as it was before the operation.  
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You can change the following values:  
Figure 2.6: Move and paste  
Src. Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is  
taken. 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 moved. 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.  
Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.  
MOVE -> INSERT  
This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN  
and OUT points, and moves it to the chosen track or tracks, inserting  
it as new material, starting at the TO point.  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
TO  
TO  
After the operation, the selected section of the source between the IN and  
OUT points is replaced by silence.  
The insert operation adds the selected section as new material to the destiꢀ  
nation. Nothing is overwritten on the destination, as any material following  
the TO point is moved to the end of the newlyꢀinserted section. The track is  
therefore longer than it was before the operation.  
Figure 2.7: Move and insert  
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You can change the following values:  
Src. Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is  
taken. Choose 1 through 8 to select an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6,  
7/8 to select a pair of tracks. Choose 1-8 to select all tracks.  
Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks into which the selected  
section is inserted. 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 this is the only option available to you here.  
Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.  
OPEN  
This function “opens up” a silent gap between the IN and OUT points  
on the chosen track or tracks.  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
The source and destination are the same, and after the operation, the track  
is split at the IN point, with the material which followed the IN point now  
moved to follow the OUT point. The result is therefore longer than the origꢀ  
inal.  
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There is only one value that you can change:  
Figure 2.8: Opening a gap  
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,  
5/6, 7/8), all of the tracks (1-8) or all tracks (ALL).  
Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.  
CUT  
This function deletes the material between the IN and OUT points on  
the chosen track or tracks and “closes up” the gap.  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
The source and destination are the same, and after the operation, the mateꢀ  
rial between the IN and OUT points is deleted. The track is therefore  
shorter than the original.  
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There is only one value that you can change:  
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,  
5/6, 7/8), all of the tracks (1-8) or all tracks (ALL).  
Figure 2.9: Cutting material  
Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.  
SILENCE  
This function is equivalent to recording silence between the IN and  
OUT points on the chosen track or tracks.  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
Material is deleted, but the length of the result is the same as that of the  
original (the gap is not closed up, unlike with the CUT function).  
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There is only one value that you can change:  
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,  
5/6, 7/8), or all the tracks (1-8).  
Figure 2.10: Inserting silence  
Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.  
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CLONE TRACK  
This copies a track or pair of tracks to another track or pair of tracks.  
There are no IN and OUT points when cloning.  
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There are two values that you can change:  
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,  
5/6, 7/8) or the MASTER stereo track.  
Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks to which the source track  
is cloned. 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.  
Figure 2.11: Cloning tracks  
Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.  
If you try to select  
the same track as a  
destination that you have selected  
as the source, when you press the  
YES key, a message will appear.  
• Mix down to the mix master track, using the EFFECT SEND and EFFECT  
RETURN (“Mixdown and mastering” on page 26) to add reverb to your mix.  
• Clone the stereo mix to a pair of tracks.  
• Disconnect the drum machine from the STEREO MIX and connect it to the  
RETURN jacks. Make sure that the drum machine is set up to be synchro-  
nized to the DP-01 (“Working with MIDI” on page 38).  
• Mix down again with only the two cloned tracks, using the EFFECT  
RETURN control to add and adjust the levels of the drum machine. You now  
have a mix including the drum machine as well as the effect added to the  
main tracks.  
Although you can-  
not mix the inputs  
of the STEREO MIX to the mixed  
master track, you can add a drum  
machine (say for instance) to the  
mix in the following way:  
CLEAN OUT  
This deletes all the material in a track or tracks. There are no IN and  
OUT points when performing the clean out function.  
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There is only one value that you can change:  
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,  
5/6, 7/8), or all the tracks (1-8).  
Figure 2.12: Cleaning out a  
track  
Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.  
Undoing operations  
If you have made a mistake, very often you can undo it. This  
includes the track editing operations described here, as well as most  
other common operations you can perform (including recording).  
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Press the UNDO key briefly, to undo the last undoable action.  
or  
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Press and hold the UNDO key for about a second, to show the UNDO/  
REDO screen:  
You must have per-  
formed at least one  
undoable action after switching on  
for the undo function to work.  
Event numbering starts at 0—START UP at the bottom of the event his-  
tory list (you can’t change this list)  
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The top line is the most recent event.  
When you undo an action (or event), you undo the action pointed to  
by the cursor ( ) and all actions after it. You can’t undo just one action  
in the middle of the event history list.  
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Use the jog wheel to scroll up and down through the list until you  
come to the action you want to undo (together with all the actions that  
have been performed since then).  
Press ENTER to leave the list, and the status of the DP-01 changes to  
the status that it had immediately after the highlighted operation in  
the list was performed.  
Note that the actions above the undo point do not disappear, and that  
an arrow symbol appears to the right of the undo point.  
Redoing an action If you make a mistake undoing an action, you can  
undo the undo (that is, you redo the action).  
In order to redo an  
action, you must  
have undone an action first.  
ꢀ
Press and hold the SHIFT key and press the UNDO (REDO) key to redo  
the last undone action.  
or  
Press and hold the UNDO key (no SHIFT) to bring up the the UNDO/REDO  
screen:  
You can scroll down to the position marked by the left-pointing arrow  
(to the right of the list), which marks the furthest point in the event  
history at which you can perform a redo operation.  
Press ENTER to redo the selected undone actions.  
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Troubleshooting  
Troubleshooting  
When working with any new piece of equipment like the DP-01, it’s  
sometimes difficult to work out why something isn’t happening the  
way you expect. The main thing is to take your time—after all, you’re  
not paying hourly studio rates! Stop and think. Ask yourself ques-  
tions, like the ones below, and you can usually find the answer.  
Also, see the section on “Messages” on page 57 for the meaning of mesꢀ  
sages that may pop up on the display.  
Why can’t I hear any sound when I play back?  
Are the faders of the tracks you’ve recorded at a reasonable level?  
Is the MASTER fader at a reasonable level?  
Have you connected the LINE OUTPUT jacks to your monitoring sys-  
tem properly, 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 you’re monitoring through headphones, is the PHONES control  
turned to a suitable level?  
Why does the sound I’m recording sound distorted?  
Is the input level control on the front of the DP-01 set appropriately  
for the input source?  
If you’re recording an acoustic instrument, are you sure you’re not send-  
ing it through an electric guitar effect (DP-01FX DP-01FX/CD)?  
,
Are you listening at too high a volume? Is it your monitoring system  
that’s distorting?  
Why can’t 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 you’re in a menu, etc., recording may not be possible. Return to the  
“home” screen.  
Why can’t 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 can’t 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 can’t I hear the selected effect (DP-01FX and DP-  
01FX/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 track’s 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 don’t understand:  
Empty Export  
Track  
You’re trying to export a track (“Importing and exporting tracks” on page 47) which  
doesn’t have anything recorded on it. Pick another track to export.  
File Not Found  
You’re trying to restore a song when there are no backedꢀup songs on the partition (“Backꢀ  
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).  
I-O Too Short  
You are trying to enter repeat mode, but the time between the IN and OUT points is too  
short. Make the time longer.  
Import File Not  
Found  
You’re trying to import a WAV file from the FAT partition when there aren’t any WAV  
files there (“Importing a track” on page 47). Connect the DPꢀ01 to a PC and transfer some  
files to the FAT partition for import.  
Import File Too  
Big  
You’re 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.  
In Bounce Mode  
In Master Mode  
In Punch Mode  
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).  
In Repeat Mode  
Mark Full  
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.  
Master Track Not  
Found  
You’ve tried to export a mastered mix track (“Exporting the mastered stereo tracks” on  
page 49) when the song doesn’t have one. Master the song and then export the mix.  
Master Track Too  
Big  
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 DPꢀ01 to a  
computer and free up some space on the FAT partition.  
No Armed Track  
No Disk Space  
No Locate Mark  
No Master Trk  
No Redo Histry  
No Song  
You’re trying to set up autoꢀpunching with no tracks armed (“Punching” on page 32). Arm  
a track or tracks and try again.  
You tried to create a song, but there’s not enough space on the partition to create a song  
(“Creating a new song” on page 20). Free up some space and try again.  
You’re trying to edit the location mark list (“To edit a location mark” on page 29) when no  
location marks have been set.  
You’ve tried to use a nonꢀexistent 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.  
There’s nothing for you to redo (nothing’s been undone). See “Undoing operations” on  
page 54.  
You’re 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).  
No Undo Histry  
There are no actions to be undone. See “Undoing operations” on page 54.  
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Troubleshooting  
Not Stopped  
The transport is moving (not stopped, but playing back, recording, etc.) and you’ve  
pressed a key such as the BOUNCE key which cannot be used until you press STOP.  
Now Recording  
Same Track  
You’re trying to perform an action which cannot be done while recording.  
You can’t clone a track to itself. “CLONE TRACK” on page 54  
Song Protected  
The song is protected (“Protecting a song” on page 43) and you are trying to change it  
(record or edit, etc.). Unprotect the song.  
Too Many Songs  
Track Full  
You have 250 songs on one partition. You must delete some before you can create another  
song.  
You’re 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.  
Trk too short  
You’re trying to master with the OUT point at the zero position (“Mixdown and masterꢀ  
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  
1/4" phone (unbalanced)  
XLR balanced (DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD)  
> 10kΩ (max), or 1MΩ (A only) with switch in 2.4kΩ  
GUITAR position  
Nominal input level  
Maximum input level  
–10dBV  
+6dBV  
–8dBu  
+8dBu  
2 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced)  
EFFECT RETURN  
Input impedance  
10kΩ  
Nominal input level  
–10dBV  
Maximum input level  
+6dBV  
2 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced)  
STEREO MIX  
Input impedance  
10kΩ  
Nominal input level  
Maximum input level  
–10dBV  
+6dBV  
2 x unbalanced RCA (pin) jacks  
LINE OUTPUT  
Output impedance  
1kΩ  
Nominal output level  
Maximum output level  
–10dBV  
+6dBV  
1 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced)  
EFFECT SEND  
Output impedance  
1kΩ  
Nominal output level  
Maximum output level  
–10dBV  
+6dBV  
1/4" stereo jack  
PHONES  
Maximum output  
30mW + 30mW (into 30Ω)  
Digital specifications  
DIGITAL OUT  
Data format  
Optical digital audio output (TOSLINK)  
S/PDIF 1  
Audio performance  
Frequency response  
20Hz — 20kHz, +1dB/–3dB  
Signal-to-noise ratio  
> 85dB (A-weighting, 22kHz LPF)  
Total harmonic distortion  
< 0.05% (1kHz, –10dBV, 22kHz LPF, MASTER fader at nominal)  
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Specifications  
Physical characteristics  
External power adapter AC input  
100 — 240V AC, 50/60Hz  
External power adapter output  
External power adapter output current  
Power consumption  
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"  
External dimensions (w x h x d)  
Weight  
DP-01FX/CD:  
452 x 130 x 307 (mm) 17.8" x 5.1" x 12.1"  
Dimensional drawings  
Figure 2.13: Dimensions of the DP-01 and DP-01FX  
Figure 2.14: Dimensions of the DP-01FX/CD  
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Block diagram (DP-01)  
STEREO MIX L  
STEREO MIX R  
To MTR Input Assign  
METRONOME  
MULTI (Multi Effect Assign)  
METER, OL  
MUTE  
INPUT MODE  
INPUT-A  
L
LEVEL  
On  
A/D  
INPUT A  
Off  
OUTPUT  
LEVEL  
On  
MONOx2  
STEREO  
METER  
D/A  
D/A  
MASTER  
FADER  
Multi  
LINE OUTPUT L  
LINE OUTPUT R  
INPUT-A  
INPUT-B  
R
L
Effector  
Guitar  
Tuner  
METER, OL  
MUTE  
MONOx2  
STEREO  
STEREO  
STEREO  
L
R
HEADPHONE L  
HEADPHONE R  
A/D  
INPUT B  
To MTR Input Assign  
(Bouncing, Mastering)  
On  
INPUT-B  
R
DIGITAL  
INTERFACE  
DIGITAL OUT  
SEND (MONO)  
Reverb  
EFFECT  
RETURN  
REVERB  
On  
Off  
On  
Off  
RETURN L  
RETURN R  
A/D  
A/D  
D/A  
Multi Effect, Tuner, Reverb Algorithm (DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD Only)  
METER  
METER  
REC  
Off  
PAN  
EQ  
LOW HIGH  
EQ  
FADER  
FADER  
MUTE  
On  
On  
Off  
TRACK  
1
EFFECT  
SEND  
METER  
METER  
On  
INPUT-A  
L
INPUT-B  
STEREO  
L
L
REC  
PAN  
EQ  
EQ  
LOW HIGH  
NONE  
MUTE  
On  
Off  
Off  
On  
TRACK  
2
EFFECT  
SEND  
On  
INPUT-A  
R
INPUT-B  
STEREO  
R
R
NONE  
METER  
REC  
PAN  
EQ  
EQ  
LOW HIGH  
FADER  
On  
Off  
MUTE  
On  
Off  
On  
TRACK  
8
EFFECT  
SEND  
MTR Input Assign  
(Record Source Select)  
Multi Track Recorder  
Mixer  
Block Diagram (MTR mode)  
STEREO MIX L  
STEREO MIX R  
METER  
D/A  
D/A  
MASTER  
FADER  
LINE OUTPUT L  
LINE OUTPUT R  
CD  
Lch Data  
CD  
Rch Data  
HEADPHONE L  
HEADPHONE R  
CD Player  
DIGITAL  
INTERFACE  
DIGITAL OUT  
SEND (MONO)  
D/A  
Zero Data  
Block Diagram (CD player mode) [DP-01FX/CD only]  
Figure 2.15: Block diagram  
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3 : DP-01FX Appendix  
The DP-01FX differs from the DP-01 in a few important respects: it  
provides balanced XLR connectors with switchable phantom power  
for connecting condenser microphones, there is a built-in guitar/bass  
tuner, it provides a multi-processor for the input signals, and noise  
reduction, and it provides a reverb effect for the mixdown process.  
Balanced XLR inputs  
These inputs enable you to connect condenser microphones (the  
same type as those used in professional recording studios).  
These XLR inputs  
are wired with  
these pin assignments: 1=ground,  
2=hot, 3=cold.  
The +48V phantom power supply allows you to power condenser microꢀ  
phones. Without such phantom power, many condenser microphones will  
not work. Some, however, use internal batteries.  
Never connect or  
disconnect micro-  
phones to or from the XLR connec-  
tors 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 micro-  
phones 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. Phantom power is not supplied to the 1/4"  
jacks.  
Input level controls  
Use the input level controls the same way you would microphones that use  
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 only.  
ꢀ
Press the MULTI key and the REVERB key together:  
ꢀ
Play a single string. The DP-01FX makes its “best guess” at the note,  
shows the value, and provides an indication of whether it’s sharp or  
flat. This is a very flat F#:  
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ꢀ
The line of symbols on either side of the center square gets shorter as  
the played note approaches the “target” and the center square fills  
when the string is in tune:  
Changing the tuning Most instruments are tuned to A=440Hz. If you  
are playing with another instrument that cannot be tuned, you may  
want to change this value, that is, tune your guitar to the other instru-  
ment.  
ꢀ
Use the jog wheel to change the reference tuning away from 440Hz 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 be too loud. 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.  
1
2
Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu.  
Use the arrow keys to scroll to NSP:  
3
Set the level at which the gate opens to a value of: OFF (the gate is  
always open), or from 1 (the gate will open easily, with very quiet  
sounds) to 60 (a lot of force—a very loud sound—is needed to open  
the gate).  
Using a noise gate  
like this sometimes  
requires a little work to make sure  
that you don’t accidentally cut off  
quiet parts of a song. Before you  
make a recording using the noise  
gate, it’s a good idea to rehearse  
the whole part to make sure you’ve  
got the right gate level.  
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Multi-effect  
Multi-effect  
The DP-01FX contains an input effector, which contains different  
types of effects, grouped by the type of input (electric guitar, acoustic  
guitar, vocals, etc.) that they are suitable for.  
Figure 3.1: Effect controls  
Assigning the effect  
Although there are two inputs, the multi-effect can only be applied to  
one of them at a time.  
The multiꢀeffect produces a stereo output, so you can use it on stereo pairs, and  
you can then assign the output to two tracks (see “Assigning inputs” on page 23).  
ꢀ
Press and hold the SHIFT key and press the MULTI key so that either the  
or indicator lights, showing the input to which you want to apply the  
multi-effect.  
A
B
There is a third setting in which neither indicator is lit, showing that  
the multi-effect is not in use on either input.  
Selecting the effect type  
ꢀ
Press the MULTI key alone to bring up the multi-effect selection and  
editing screen:  
ꢀ
Press and hold the SHIFT key and turn the TYPE control to scroll  
through the different effect types available:  
EGTR  
AGTR  
BASS  
VOCAL  
DRUM  
Electric guitar  
Acoustic guitar  
Bass guitar  
Vocals  
Drums and percussion  
The effect (third line of the display) also changes as you change the  
type, and so does the parameter value (on the fourth line).  
Selecting the effect  
ꢀ
Turn the TYPE control to scroll through all available effects (including  
those in other effect types). Effects available are listed in “Available  
multi-effect settings” on page 65.  
Setting the parameter  
ꢀ
ꢀ
Each multi-effect has one parameter (shown as PAR).  
Use the PARAMETER control to set the value of the parameter (the  
parameter is different for different types of effects).  
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Setting the effect volume  
ꢀ
Set the volume of the effect from 0 to 127 by pressing the SHIFT key  
and turning the PARAMETER control.  
Available multi-effect settings  
This list is divided into the available effect types:  
Electric guitar settings (EGTR)  
TraDist  
Traditional distortion and doubling with a short delay  
Tube (valve) overdrive and vibrato  
Tube OD  
BlueDrv  
BlueSlid  
R.Bottom  
ClsRock1  
ClsRock2  
MelSus  
Blues overdrive with an auto-wah. Use short picking strokes with this setting  
Blues with a right and left tremelo  
80’s heavy rock sound  
A classic 70’s British stack sound  
A deeper classic sound with a detuned chorus effect  
Mellow sustain setting with longish sustain. Use this with a bridge humbucker for a sweet drive sound  
Smooth distortion for solos, combining echo with an overdrive sound  
Single-coil pickup distortion  
SmthDist  
SpeeKing  
Heavy1  
Distorted “tube”-type sound for heavy rock  
Fuzz and flange for a heavy feel  
Heavy2  
Heavy3  
Chorus and distortion  
Metal  
Traditional metal sound (twin lead)  
80sRock1  
80sRock2  
90sRock  
FstChor  
CompChr1  
CompChr2  
Rhythm1  
Rhythm2  
Rhythm3  
Funk  
80’s metal with a cutting edge  
Deeper echo and a high cut with distortion  
Bright distortion and reverb; good for solo use  
Good with single-coil pickups for chords and arpeggios. Similar to acoustic.  
For single-coil pickups chorus with pre-delay expands the treble-emphasized sound  
A good backing sound  
A backing sound with an edge to it  
Smooth backing sound, suitable for jazz  
A harder backing sound  
A “feather” effect for funk/fusion backing  
Flanger provides a rolling sound for backing, and arpeggio playing  
Short echo and compression  
Groove  
Country  
Crying  
Very emotional — use at different volumes for a variety of effects  
Overdrive with a “big heart”  
Weeping  
Fusion1  
Fusion2  
ClnSolo  
PwrDist1  
PwrDist2  
PwrDist3  
PwrDist4  
Texas1  
Sweet sustained overdrive  
Long delay and bright distortion  
Long, sustained solos are possible with this sound  
A tube setting with echo  
A deep chorused distortion for an American rock sound  
A rough, metal distortion sound  
Doubled distortion with an edge  
The classic “black panel amp” sound  
Texas2  
A powerful overdriven sound  
Texas3  
A sharper overdrive sound  
Texas4  
Chorus and “stretched” overdrive  
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Multi-effect  
Swingy  
Mid-peaking warm sound  
FatJazz1  
FatJazz2  
R&B  
Use on jazz pieces with breaks  
Compressed “fat” jazz setting  
High emphasis with a rough sound  
ClnVerb  
CtyBlues  
LtlWing  
CoolPick  
Fuzzy  
Clear long sustained sound  
Fat-sounding overdrive  
Bright crunch sound  
3D sound with some “feathering” on the crunch  
A fuzzy deep sound  
Hazy  
No matter what color it is, it’s still hazy (use with a single-coil pickup)  
The traditional British clean sound  
BritCln  
PowChord  
BmLead  
FlngGtr  
Distorted power chord setting for backing  
A special lead sound with pitch shift of a seventh and distortion  
Treble overdrive and a “jet” flanger  
Oct.Dist  
PhaseRev  
Ensemble  
Surf  
One octave down split distortion  
Phase and reverb for backing  
3D chorus effect — good with single-coil pickups  
Suitable for West Coast surf  
Violin  
Smooth attack — nice with a humbucker  
A famous tube combo with spring reverb  
Maybe the most famous stack in the world  
There was only one Jimi and his distorted sound was something like this  
Famous combo sounds  
BlkPanel  
UK Stack  
Jimi Box  
MBoogie  
HeartBrk  
GentWeep  
Bfinger  
Tube stack at low gain  
Chorus and distortion — great for a “crying” solo  
Distortion and retuned chorus. Good for finger-style playing  
Tweed-covered amp sound — use with the front single-coil pickup (blues, for instance)  
A warm “crunch” guitar setting for single-coil pickups  
A deeper shade of purple. Single-coil sounds good here  
Ultimate funky cutting sound  
Tweed  
RSCrunch  
NightDrv  
Ult.Funk  
Axe Bom  
Doctor  
Heavy metal with a doubling edge  
Wah-wah pedal halfway down  
Sold No  
Run Away  
Remains  
Nostalgi  
RealDst1  
RealDst2  
RealDst3  
RealDst4  
Simulated high-quality tube amp  
Play a cutting sound using a pick  
Double-neck 12-string sound  
Tube-based overdrive  
Distortion only, influenced by a large stack  
Distortion only, influenced by a famous small combo  
Power tube distortion sound  
Distortion only, influenced by echo on a smaller combo  
Acoustic guitar settings (AGTR)  
Heaven  
Stroke  
Solo  
Reverb with treble boost for a spacious feel  
Echo and chorus — good for backing  
For acoustic solos  
Blues  
For acoustic blues slide work  
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Arpeggio  
12String  
Crystal  
Acoustic picked arpeggios sound good with this setting  
12-string guitar sound (chorus and exciter)  
A crystal-clear sound, emphasizing the treble, and making the best of a not-so-good guitar  
For that Nashville sound (“fat” acoustic)  
Nashvill  
Mellow  
A mellow acoustic setting — simulates nylon guitar on steel strings, using a treble cut  
A “thick” vibrato chorus sound  
ChorVib  
TremSolo  
A stereo tremolo solo sound  
Bass guitar settings (BASS) These sound best with bass instruments  
— other sources may not give such a good effect.  
Miller  
Flanger — good for “chopper” bass  
Singing  
Fretless  
Chopper  
Heavy  
A “singing” bass tone (chorus and distortion). Progressive sound  
A fretless bass sound  
Useful for slap-style playing  
For heavy rock, etc. Distortion adds depth to the sound  
A warm bass sound  
Peculiar  
RockBass  
Distorted pick-bass setting with emphasized treble  
Vocal settings (VOCAL)  
De-Esser  
Chorist  
Removes sibilance (ess sounds)  
Choir sound using detuning  
Emphasis  
Shout  
Adds emphasis to vocals to make them stand out  
For loud distorted vocals  
Moody  
Moody feeling for quieter smooth vocal lines  
Echo vocal setting  
Response  
Proclaim  
Quiverin  
Duet  
“Echo plus” — a distinctive sound  
A quavering voice with vibrato  
For two (male and female) singers and harmony groups  
Imitates low-fidelity equipment (high and low treated specially)  
For “megaphone”-type sound  
Lo-Fi  
Megaphon  
Screamin  
Panning  
Screaming sound using flanger  
A panned stereo vocal sound  
Drum settings (DRUM) These sound good with rhythm machines, etc.  
Groove  
Stepping  
TrnAroun  
GetSpace  
CsBottom  
Trem.Pad  
PerfrmEQ  
Lo-Fi  
A groove setting with flanger  
Stepping beat — delay with a small amount of feedback  
Stereo “bouncing” setting  
Drum reverb  
Classic “bass heavy” sound  
Another stereo bounce setting  
Echo and pan  
Low fidelity for drums  
Reverb  
Reverberation only  
Comp.  
Compressor only  
Vibrato  
A vibrato effect  
Filter  
A creative low-pass filter effect  
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Reverb  
Reverb  
The reverb effect is available as an alternative to the external SEND/  
RETURN loop with an external effect processor (see “Effect proces-  
sor” on page 18). You cannot use both at the same time.  
“Reverb” is short for  
“reverberation”—  
the sound produced by many short  
echoes off the walls of rooms, etc.  
Turning the reverb on and off  
ꢀ
Press and hold the SHIFT key and press the REVERB key to turn the  
reverb on (the indicator lights) and off (the indicator is unlit).  
Using the reverb  
When the reverb is on, the mixer EFFECT SEND controls and the  
EFFECT RETURN control affect the amount of signal sent to the inter-  
nal reverb from the tracks, and returned from the internal reverb unit  
to the stereo mix.  
When the reverb is turned off, the mixer EFFECT SEND controls and  
the EFFECT RETURN control affect the amount of signal sent to the  
SEND jack from the tracks, and returned to the stereo mix via the  
RETURN jacks.  
Setting the reverb type  
ꢀ
Bring up the reverb screen by pressing the REVERB key:  
ꢀ
Turn the TYPE control to select one of the different “flavors” of reverb:  
Hall, Room, Live or Studio. Each of these settings has a different quality  
and character.  
Setting the reverb time  
ꢀ
With the reverb screen displayed, simply turn the PARAMETER control  
to change the time the reverb sound takes to die away, from 0.1 sec-  
onds to 5.0 seconds in 0.1 second steps.  
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4 : DP-01FX/CD Appendix  
Handling of compact discs  
Observe the following:  
About CD-R and CD-RW discs  
The DP-01FX/CD can use CD-R and CD-RW  
media, including CD-R and CD-RW Digital  
Audio media.  
• Always place the compact discs in the trays with  
their label facing upward (compact discs can only  
be played on one side).  
• To remove a disc from its storage case, press  
down on the center of the case, and lift the disc  
out, holding it carefully by the edges.  
CDꢀR discs can be recorded once only. Once they  
have been used for recording, they cannot be erased  
or reꢀrecorded. However, if space is available on the  
disc, additional material can be recorded. The packꢀ  
aging of CDꢀR discs will include one of the followꢀ  
ing logos:  
• Finger marks and dust should be carefully wiped  
off the disc’s recorded surface with a soft cloth.  
Unlike traditional vinyl records, the compact disc  
has no grooves to collect dust and microscopic  
debris, so gently wiping with a soft cloth should  
remove most particles.  
• Wipe in a straight motion from the inside to the  
outside of the disc. Small dust particles and light  
stains will have absolutely no effect on reproducꢀ  
tion quality.  
By contrast, a CDꢀRW disc can be used in much the  
same way as a CDꢀR disc, but the last track or tracks  
recorded can be erased before the disc has been  
“finalized”, and the space on the disc can be reꢀ  
used for other recordings. The packaging of CDꢀ  
RW discs will include the logo one of the following  
logos:  
However, you should note that an audio CD created  
using a CDꢀRW disc may not play back satisfactoꢀ  
rily on every audio CD player. It will, naturally, be  
playꢀable on the DPꢀ01FX/CD. This is in no way a  
limitaꢀtion of the DPꢀ01FX/CD itself, but of the difꢀ  
ference between the different types of media and the  
methods used to read them.  
• Never use such chemicals as record sprays, antiꢀ  
static sprays or fluid, benzine or thinner to clean  
compact discs. Such chemicals will do irreparable  
damage to the disc’s plastic surface.  
• Discs should be returned to their cases after use to  
avoid serious scratches that could cause the laser  
pickup to “skip”.  
CDꢀR discs created on the DPꢀ01FX/CD, by conꢀ  
trast, may be played satisfactorily on the majority of  
audio CD players.  
• Don’t expose discs to direct sunlight or high  
humidity and temperature for extended periods.  
Long exposure to high temperature can warp the  
disc.  
• Only use circular compact discs. Avoid using nonꢀ  
circular promotional, etc. discs.  
• To keep the laser pickups clean, don’t touch them.  
For the same reason, don’t leave the disc tray  
opened unnecessarily.  
Additional notes with regard to CDꢀR and CDꢀ  
RW discs  
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Media Compatibility Table  
Media Compatibility Table  
Writing of Audio CDs  
Data Backup  
Data Restore  
Data Import  
Playback of Audio CDs  
Data Export  
12cm CDDA standard format  
Made on this CD-R/CD-RW player  
A
A
12cm CDDA standard format  
Commercially available CD  
12cm CDDA standard format  
Made on a CD player other than this CD-R/CD-RW  
player  
B
A
12cm CDDA standard format  
Made on this CD-R/CD-RW player  
Non-finalized  
12cm CDDA standard format  
Made on a CD player other than this CD-R/CD-RW  
player  
N
Non-finalized  
8cm CDDA standard format  
Commercially available CD  
B
B
Format other than CDDA standard  
Commercially available CD (protected CD, DATA CD,  
CD extra, etc.)  
Format other than CDDA standard  
CD-R/CD-RW  
(DATA CD, CD extra, etc.)  
B
N
12cm "Ultra Speed"  
CD-RW media  
N
N
12cm CD-R/CD-RW  
Up to HIGH Speed  
A
B
N
8cm CD-R/CD-RW  
Recorded CD-R/CD-RW  
(CD-RW can be used by ERASE.)  
12cm ISO 9660 Level1  
CD-R/CD-RW  
Backup on this CD player  
A
A
12cm ISO 9660 Level1  
CD-R/CD-RW  
Made on a CD player other than this CD player  
12cm ISO 9660 other than Level1  
CD-R/CD-RW  
N
B
8cm ISO 9660 Level1  
CD-R/CD-RW  
12cm ISO 9660 Level1  
CD-R/CD-RW  
B
Addition of data other than data for this CD player  
A: Compatible; B: Operation not assured; N: Not compatible  
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DP-01FX/CD Appendix  
The DP-01FX/CD is a DP-01FX with a built-in CD-R/RW drive. This  
appendix describes CD-R/RW functions.  
In the menu instruc-  
tions below, select  
menus by pressing ENTER or the  
ꢀcursor key.  
Opening/Closing CDs  
• The CD can be opened or closed with the hard disk and CD stopped.  
1
2
Hold down the SHIFT key and press EXIT.  
The following screen is displayed, and the CD tray opens.  
Audio CD Menu  
Playing back audio CDs  
1
2
Place the audio CD into the CD tray and close the tray using the  
instructions above.  
Press the MENU key and select the AUDIO CD menu.  
Select CD PLAYER from the AUDIO CD menu.  
The CD PLAYER display is explained below:  
3
4
Displays the track number currently being played.  
Displays the time elapsed  
from the start of the current track.  
The next track can be selected  
using the DATA dial or the  
Level meter of audio (pre-fader)  
recorded to the CD.  
keys.  
Press the PLAY or ENTER button  
to begin playing the selected track.  
The stereo output level can be  
adjusted by the MASTER fader.  
Displays the track number and track length.  
The list of tracks on an audio CD  
can be viewed by turning the DATA dial  
or pressing the  
keys.  
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When the CD PLAYER menu is displayed, the CD player can be con-  
trolled using the following keys:  
- STOP key:  
- PLAY key:  
- F FWD key:  
- REW key:  
- DATA dial:  
- ENTER key:  
Stops the CD player.  
Plays back the selected track.  
Selects the next track.  
Selects the previous track.  
Selects a track to playback from the track list.  
Plays the selected track.  
- STOP+REW key: Stops playback and locates at the start of the CD.  
(Press the REW key with the STOP key held down.)  
Making an audio CD  
On the DP-01FX/CD, a song's master stereo track can be written to  
a CD-R or CD-RW (see “Mastering” on page 27), and this master  
recording can be burned to CD for audio CD playback.  
There are two ways of making a CD:  
Disk At Once (simply called "DAO" from here on)  
Track At Once (simply called "TAO" from here on)  
In the DAO recording, master stereo tracks recorded on the DPꢀ01FX/CD  
are written all at once.  
DAO finalized the disc when it's finished (see “Finalizing CDs” on  
page 75), making the CD compatible with other CD players immediately  
after writing by DAO has ended.  
With DAO, additional tracks cannot be written to the CD because it creates  
a finalized disc.  
In the TAO recording, master stereo tracks recorded on the DPꢀ01FX/CD  
are written to the CD on a trackꢀbyꢀtrack basis.  
If you want to write tracks to a CD over several sessions, choose the TAO recording.  
Since TAO does not finalize the CD, this CD cannot be played back on a  
regular CD player (it can be played on the DPꢀ01FX/CD).  
After all of the desired master stereo tracks have been written by TAO,  
finalize the disc (“Finalizing CDs” on page 75).  
Additional tracks cannot be written to the CD after finalization has ended.  
Writing by Disk At Once  
With Disk At Once, the track order can be set when writing two or  
more tracks.  
A silent gap of any desired length can also be added between tracks.  
1
2
Insert a blank CD-R or an erased CD-RW into the CD tray.  
Press the MENU key to display the AUDIO CD menu.  
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4
Select MASTER WRITE from the AUDIO CD menu.  
A list of songs that have master tracks is displayed. Move the arrow  
using the ꢁ and ꢂ keys to select songs to write to the CD, and press  
the INSERT key to add them to the list.  
A tick mark "✔" is displayed to the left of songs to indicate that the  
song is selected.  
To cancel selection  
of a song, hold the  
SHIFT key and press the INSERT  
key.  
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When you have decided on the songs to write, press the ENTER key.  
In this screen, you can set the order in which the master stereo tracks  
are to be written to the CD.  
Select the song whose order is to be changed using the ꢁ and ꢂ  
keys, and press the ENTER key.  
The arrow to the side of the song name changes to an up/down arrow.  
You can now change the order of the song using the DATA dial.  
When you have changed the song order, press EXIT key.  
The up/down arrow display returns to the right arrow display.  
(When there are two or more songs whose order is to be changed,  
repeat this operation.)  
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In the SONG ORDER screen, press the ꢀ cursor key. The screen for  
setting the gap between songs is displayed.  
Move the arrow using the ꢁ and ꢂ keys to select, and set the length  
of the gap to be made after each song by the DATA dial.  
You can set any gap within the range 0.0 to 9.9 seconds in 0.1 second  
increments.  
To end setting of the gap and write to the CD, press the ENTER key.  
T
o
return to the  
SONG ORDER  
screen, press the cursor key.  
ꢃ
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The following write confirmation screen is displayed.  
Press the ENTER key again to begin the burning process.  
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Audio CD Menu  
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After writing to the CD ends, the unit allows you to make another  
copy of the same disc.  
To write to another CD, press the ENTER key.  
To cancel writing to another CD, press EXIT key.  
Writing by Track at Once  
With Track at Once, a silent gap of two seconds is automatically  
added at the end of each track.  
1
2
3
Press the MENU key to display the AUDIO CD menu.  
Select MASTER WRITE from the AUDIO CD menu.  
A list of songs including the master track is displayed. Move the arrow  
using the ꢁ and ꢂ keys to select a song to write to the CD, and press  
the ENTER key.  
4
A menu screen for confirming whether or not to finalize after writing  
ends is displayed. To finalize, select ON by the DATA dial and press  
the ENTER key again. To cancel finalization, select OFF by the DATA  
dial and press the ENTER key again.  
5
The following write confirmation screen is displayed.  
Press the ENTER key to write the CD.  
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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.  
1
2
Press the MENU key and choose the AUDIO CD menu.  
Select FINALIZE from the AUDIO CD menu.  
3
Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation message is dis-  
played.  
Press the ENTER key to finalize the CD.  
Erasing Audio CDs  
To erase a CD-RW disc so that you can reuse it:  
1
2
Press the MENU key and choose the AUDIO CD menu.  
Select CD-RW ERASE from the AUDIO CD menu.  
3
Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation message is dis-  
played.  
Only CD-RWs can  
be erased. A CD-R  
cannot be erased.  
Press the ENTER key to erase the CD-RW.  
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Data CD Menu  
Data CD Menu  
Importing and exporting tracks  
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.  
1
2
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.  
3
4
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.  
5
6
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:  
1
2
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.  
3
4
Select CD EXPORT from the DATA CD menu.  
A file list of the tracks you have recorded to in the current song is dis-  
played. Select the tracks to export by turning the DATA dial or pressing  
the ꢁ and ꢂ 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  
ꢂ 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.  
Rename the track and press YES/ENTER key to set the new name.  
(“Titling” on page 15)  
5
6
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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Data CD Menu  
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8
Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation screen is displayed.  
Press the ENTER key to begin exporting to CD.  
After exporting ends, the display prompts to ask if you want another  
copy:  
To export to another CD, press the ENTER key.  
To cancel exporting to another CD, press EXIT key.  
Backing up and restoring songs  
When you back up a song, you're backing up the audio tracks, as  
well as any editing, etc. Reverse the process (a CD to FAT partition  
to DP-01 disk) when you want to restore a song.  
Backing up songs to a CD  
Back up your songs to a data CD so that you can restore them later.  
1
Insert a CD-R that has not been written or an erased CD-RW into the  
CD drive.  
2
3
Press the MENU key and choose the DATA CD menu.  
Select CD BACKUP from the DATA CD menu.  
4
The song list is displayed.  
5
6
7
Select the songs to back up using the DATA dial and the ENTER key.  
The screen displays the name of the file to write to the data CD.  
Name the songs using up to eight letters by the ꢃ and ꢀ cursor keys  
or the DATA dial. (“Titling” on page 15)  
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Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation screen is displayed.  
Press the ENTER key again. The songs are saved, and the number of  
CDs required for the backup is displayed.  
When you have prepared the required number of CDs, press the  
ENTER key to begin backing up.  
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After backup to the first CD ends, a message prompting you to insert  
the second CD is displayed. Insert a blank CD.  
If you insert a written CD-RW instead of a blank CD:  
The following message is displayed.  
If you press the ENTER key, the CD-RW will be erased and the backup  
continues.  
If you do not want to erase the CD-RW, press EXIT. If you hold the  
SHIFT key while pressing EXIT, the DP-01FX/CD will eject your CD-  
RW so that you can insert a blank CD.  
Restoring songs from a CD  
Restore (reading) songs backed up to data CDs.  
1
2
Insert the CD recorded with the backup file into the CD drive.  
Press the MENU key to and choose the DATA CD menu.  
3
4
Select CD RESTORE from the DATA CD menu.  
The names of the backup songs on the CD are displayed.  
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Data CD Menu  
5
6
Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation screen is displayed.  
Press the ENTER key again. The song will be restored from CD.  
If the song is backed up to two or more CDs, a message prompting  
you to insert the second backup CD will be displayed. After the restore  
from the first CD ends, insert the second CD.  
Erasing data CDs  
To erase a CD-RW so that it can be reused:  
1
2
Press the MENU key to display the DATA CD menu.  
Select CD-RW ERASE from the DATA CD menu.  
3
Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation screen is displayed.  
Press the ENTER key again. The CD-RW will be erased.  
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CD-related Error Messages  
If you experience a problem while reading or writing a CD, you may  
see one of the following error messages:  
When a popup message is displayed, press EXIT key to clear the display,  
check the state of the media, and retry the operation.  
Backup Error  
Press EXIT  
An error occurred in the BACKUP execution process.  
CD Read Error  
Press EXIT  
A CD read error occurred in the FINALIZE, BACKUP, RESTORE, IMPORT, EXPORT,  
and ERASE execution processes.  
CD Write Error  
Press EXIT  
An error occurred in the FINALIZE, BACKUP, RESTORE, and ERASE execution proꢀ  
cesses.  
Erase Error Press  
EXIT  
An error occurred in the ERASE execution process.  
An error occurred in the EXPORT execution process.  
An error occurred in the FINALIZE execution process.  
An error occurred in the IMPORT execution process.  
An error occurred in the CD media in the CD player menu.  
An error occurred in the RESTORE execution process.  
Export Error Press  
EXIT  
Finalize Error  
Press EXIT  
Import Error Press  
EXIT  
Media Error Press  
EXIT  
Restore Error  
Press EXIT  
Writing Failed  
Press EXIT  
An error occurred in the CD write process in the MASTER WRITE or CD EXPORT  
menu.  
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Messages  
Messages  
The following shows a list of the popup messages. On the DP-01FX/  
CD, popup messages are displayed according to the situation. Refer  
to this list to learn the details of each of the messages and how to  
remedy the trouble.  
Blank CD Insert  
CD-RW  
"A blank CD has been inserted. Insert a CDꢀRW that is not blank"  
An erased CDꢀRW or unwritten CDꢀR has been inserted in the CDꢀRW ERASE menu.  
There is no need to erase the inserted CD.  
Blank CD Insert  
Opened CD  
"A blank CD has been inserted. Insert a nonꢀfinalized CD."  
An erased CDꢀRW or unwritten CDꢀR has been inserted in the FINALIZE menu.  
Insert the CD to be finalized.  
CD ERASE Insert  
CD-RW  
"The CDꢀRW will be erased. Insert the CDꢀRW."  
The CD tray was opened in the CDꢀRW ERASE menu.  
Insert the CDꢀRW to erase and close the CD tray.  
"Insert a blank CD."  
CD Export Insert  
Blank CD  
The CD tray was opened in the CD EXPORT menu.  
Insert a blank CD and close the CD tray.  
CD IMPORT Insert  
Import CD  
"Insert a CD written with import data."  
The CD tray was opened in the CD IMPORT menu.  
Insert a CD written with import data and close the CD tray.  
"Will restore from CD. Insert a CD."  
CD RESTORE  
InsertBackupCD  
The CD tray was opened in the CD RESTORE menu.  
Insert a CD written with backup data and close the CD tray.  
"There are no exportable tracks"  
Empty Export  
Track  
No audio data is recorded to tracks 1 to 8 in the CD EXPORT menu.  
"Insert the CD to be finalized."  
FINALIZE Insert  
Opened CD  
The CD tray was opened in the finalize menu.  
Insert the CD to be finalized and close the CD tray.  
"A finalized CD has been inserted. Insert a CDꢀRW that is not blank."  
A finalized CDꢀR has been inserted in the CDꢀRW ERASE menu.  
Only CDꢀRW disks can be erased.  
Finalized CD Insert  
CD-RW  
FinalizedCD Insert  
Opened CD  
"A finalized CD has been inserted. Insert a nonꢀfinalized CD."  
A finalized CD has been inserted in the finalize menu.  
This CD does not need to be finalized.  
Import File Not  
Found  
"The import file cannot be found. Insert the import CD."  
There is no import file in the inserted CD in the CD IMPORT menu.  
Insert a CD written with import data.  
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Import File Too  
Big  
"The import file is too big."  
The size of the file to import equals or exceeds the free space on hard disk when executing  
an import in the CD IMPORT menu.  
Create more free space on hard disk by DEL/UNUSED, for example, to ensure sufficient  
free space for reading the import file.  
Invalid CD Insert  
Backup CD  
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert the backup CD."  
A CD not written with backup data has been inserted in the CD RESTORE menu.  
Insert a CD written with backup data.  
Invalid CD Insert  
Blank CD  
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert a blank CD."  
A CD other than a blank CD has been inserted when writing to CD by the MASTER  
WRITE, CD BACKUP or CD EXPORT menu. (This is also displayed when a finalized  
CD has been inserted when writing by Track at Once.)  
Insert a blank CD.  
Invalid CD Insert  
CD-RW  
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert a CDꢀRW."  
A CDꢀR or other CD that cannot be erased has been inserted in the CDꢀRW ERASE  
menu.  
Insert a CDꢀRW to be erased.  
Invalid CD Insert  
Import CD  
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert the import CD."  
An audio CD, blank CD or other invalid CD has been inserted in the CD IMPORT menu.  
Insert a CD written with import data.  
Invalid CD Insert  
Opened CD  
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert a nonꢀfinalized CD."  
A CD that cannot be finalized has been inserted in the finalize menu.  
Insert a CD to be finalized.  
Low Capacity  
Insert Blank CD  
"A CD with low capacity has been inserted. Insert a blank CD with adequate capacity."  
The capacity of the CD was less than the data to be written when an attempt was made to  
make two or more CDs having the same content after ending MASTER WRITE (Disc at  
Once) to CD, CD BACKUP or CD EXPORT. (This message is displayed, for example,  
when writing is executed with the CD capacity at 700 MB and the data capacity at 700  
MB at the initial write, and a 650 MB CD is inserted after "Another CD?" is displayed  
after writing ends.)  
Insert a blank CD having adequate capacity.  
"Insert a blank CD."  
MASTER WRITE  
Insert Blank CD  
The CD tray was opened after preparation for writing to CD was completed in the MASꢀ  
TER WRITE menu.  
Insert a blank CD and close the CD tray.  
No Disk Insert  
Backup CD  
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert the backup CD."  
There is no CD in the CD tray in the CD RESTORE menu.  
Insert a CD written with backup data.  
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Messages  
No Disk Insert  
Blank CD  
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert a blank CD."  
• There is no CD in the CD tray when writing to a CD in the MASTER WRITE or CD  
EXPORT menus.  
• The CD tray was opened after preparation for backup was completed in the CD BACKUP  
menu.  
Insert a blank CD and close the CD tray.  
Insert a blank CD.  
No Disk Insert CD-  
RW  
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert a CDꢀRW that is not blank."  
There is no CD in the CD tray in the CDꢀRW ERASE menu.  
Insert a CDꢀRW to be erased.  
No Disk Insert  
Import CD  
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert the CD to import from."  
There is no CD in the CD tray in the CD IMPORT menu.  
Insert a CD written with the import data.  
No Disk Insert  
Opened CD  
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert a nonꢀfinalized CD."  
There is no CD in the CD tray in the finalize menu.  
No Room On CD  
Press Exit  
"An attempt has been made to write data exceeding the capacity of the CD. Exit the  
menu."  
The total capacity of the specified master track exceeded the capacity of the inserted CD  
when writing to CD is started in the MASTER WRITE menu. Press EXIT to exit the  
menu, and specify the track to write to again.  
No Room On HD  
Press EXIT  
"Not enough room on hard disk. Exit the menu."  
There is no free space to make the CD image file on hard disk when writing to CD is  
started in the MASTER WRITE, CD BACKUP or CD EXPORT menus.  
Create more free space on hard disk by DEL/UNUSED, for example, to ensure sufficient  
free space to make the CD image file on the hard disk.  
Not Blank Insert  
Blank CD  
"A nonꢀfinalized CD has been inserted. Insert a blank CD."  
A CD written in the Track at Once is inserted when writing by Disc at Once in the MASꢀ  
TER WRITE menu.  
Either insert a blank CD or write by Track at Once.  
"No free tracks"  
Track Full  
There are no more tracks to import (that is, all tracks are used) when you execute an  
import in the CD IMPORT menu.  
Either import after you have made empty tracks by CLEAN OUT, or import after making  
a new song.  
Wrong Order  
InsertBackup CD  
"The CD order is wrong. Insert the backup CD."  
You have inserted the backup CD in the wrong order while you are restoring from two or  
more CDs in the CD RESTORE menu.  
Insert the correct backup CD.  
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How do I..?  
This section gives you a brief guide to some operations on the DPꢀ01 which  
may not be immediately obvious from looking at the panel controls.  
ꢀ
Key names are written like this: LOCATE. SHIFT + LOCATE means  
“press and hold the SHIFT key and press LOCATE.  
ꢀ
Menu items are written like this: MENU ꢁDISK ꢁFORMAT, meaning  
“press the MENU key, select the DISK menu, and then the FORMAT action.  
You may find the same action listed more than once in this alphabetical list.  
That’s because different people use different words for the same things, so  
you may find both “Delete” and “Erase”, for example.  
The list of popup messages and their meaning (“Messages” on page 57)  
may also be useful to you.  
How to  
Keys, etc. to press  
Description  
ASSIGN + REC  
See “Assigning inputs” on page 23.  
Assign inputs to tracks  
Back up a song to a PC  
MENU ꢁBACKUP ꢁSONG BACKUP  
See “Backing up and restoring songs” on  
page 45.  
BOUNCE  
See “Bouncing” on page 34.  
Bounce tracks  
Wheel from “home screen”  
See “Working in bars & beats” on  
page 36.  
Change the display between minutes/  
seconds and bar/beat  
MENU ꢁPREFERENCE ꢁEQ FREQ  
See “EQ settings” on page 31.  
Change the EQ frequencies  
MENU ꢁDISK ꢁPARTITION  
See “Selecting the active partition” on  
page 40.  
Choose another disk partition as the  
active partition  
MENU ꢁPREFERENCE ꢁMeter  
See “Using the meters” on page 30.  
Choose the meter shape  
MENU ꢁDISK ꢁUSB OPN/CLS  
See “Using the USB connection” on  
page 44.  
Connect the DP-01 to a PC  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁCOPY  
See “Copying songs” on page 42.  
See “COPY -> INSERT” on page 51.  
See “COPY -> PASTE” on page 51.  
See “Creating a new song” on page 20.  
See “CUT” on page 53.  
Copy a song  
TRACK EDIT ꢁCOPY INSERT  
TRACK EDIT ꢁCOPY PASTE  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁCREATE  
TRACK EDIT ꢁCUT  
Copy and insert parts of a track  
Copy and paste parts of a track  
Create a new song  
Cut and close up part of a track  
Delete a song  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁERASE  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁDEL/UNUSED  
See “Erasing a song” on page 21.  
See “Deleting unused data” on page 42.  
“Song information” on page 22  
Delete unused song data  
Display the current partition  
From the home screen, press and hold  
EXIT  
POINT EDIT (SHIFT + TRACK EDIT) See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29.  
Edit the IN and OUT and TO points  
Edit the location marks  
Erase a song  
Press and hold LOCATE  
See “Location marks” on page 28.  
See “Erasing a song” on page 21.  
See “CLEAN OUT” on page 54.  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁERASE  
TRACK EDIT ꢁCLEAN OUT  
MENU ꢁWAVE ꢁEXPORT MSTR.  
Erase the whole of a track  
Export a stereo mix to PC  
See “Exporting the mastered stereo  
tracks” on page 49.  
MENU ꢁWAVE ꢁEXPORT TRACK  
See “Exporting tracks” on page 47.  
“Song information” on page 22  
Export a track’s contents to PC  
From the home screen, press and hold  
EXIT  
Find out how much time is left for record-  
ing  
MENU ꢁDISK ꢁREFORM  
See “Formatting a partition (Reform)” on  
page 41.  
Format one partition  
MENU ꢁDISK ꢁFORMAT  
See “Formatting a disk” on page 40.  
Format the disk  
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How to  
Keys, etc. to press  
Description  
MENU ꢁDISK ꢁFAT REFORM  
See “Formatting the FAT partition” on  
page 41.  
Format the FAT partition  
AUTO PUNCH, RHSL, etc.  
MENU ꢁWAVE ꢁIMPORT TRACK  
TRACK EDIT ꢁOPEN  
See “Punching” on page 32.  
See “Importing a track” on page 47.  
See “OPEN” on page 53.  
Hands-free recording  
Import a WAV file to a track  
Insert silence at a point in a track  
Jump to a location mark  
Press LOCATE + FF or REW or press See “Location marks” on page 28.  
and hold LOCATE for the location mark  
list  
Press IN or OUT or TO  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁLOAD  
TRACK EDIT ꢁCLONE TRACK  
MENU ꢁMIDI ꢁMETRONOME  
MASTER  
See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29.  
See “Loading a saved song” on page 21.  
See “CLONE TRACK” on page 54.  
See “Metronome” on page 37.  
Jump to the IN and OUT and TO points  
Load a song  
Make an exact copy of (clone) a track  
Metronome settings  
See “Mixdown and mastering” on  
page 26.  
Mix to a stereo master track  
TRACK EDIT ꢁ MOVE INSERT  
See “MOVE -> INSERT” on page 52.  
Move parts of a track and insert them in  
another location  
TRACK EDIT ꢁMOVE PASTE  
MULTI, TYPE and PARAMETER  
Press SHIFT + MENU  
See “MOVE -> PASTE” on page 52.  
See “Multi-effect” on page 64.  
See “Titling” on page 15.  
Move parts of a track to another location  
Multi-effect settinga  
Name a song  
BOUNCE  
See “Bouncing” on page 34.  
Ping-pong to other tracks  
Protect a song  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁPROTECT  
MENU ꢁWAVE ꢁIMPORT TRACK  
Press SHIFT + UNDO briefly  
Press and hold UNDO  
See “Protecting a song” on page 43.  
See “Importing a track” on page 47.  
See “Undoing operations” on page 54.  
See “Undoing operations” on page 54.  
See “SILENCE” on page 53.  
Read a WAV file into a track  
Redo one operation  
Redo several operations  
TRACK EDIT ꢁSILENCE  
Remove a section of a track and replace  
it with silence  
MENU ꢁBACKUP ꢁSONG RESTORE See “Backing up and restoring songs” on  
Restore a song from a PC  
page 45.  
Reverb settinga  
REVERB, TYPE and PARAMETER  
See “Reverb” on page 68.  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁREVERT  
See “Reverting to last version” on  
page 21.  
Revert to a previously saved version of a  
song  
ASSIGN and REC  
See “Assigning inputs” on page 23.  
See “Storing songs” on page 20.  
Route inputs to tracks  
Save a song  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁSAVE  
MENU ꢁWAVE ꢁEXPORT MSTR.  
See “Exporting the mastered stereo  
tracks” on page 49.  
Save a stereo mix to PC  
MENU ꢁWAVE ꢁEXPORT TRACK  
See “Exporting tracks” on page 47.  
Save a track’s contents to PC  
Select the active disk partition  
MENU ꢁDISK ꢁPARTITION  
See “Selecting the active partition” on  
page 40.  
Press SHIFT + LOCATE, or INSERT See “Location marks” on page 28.  
Set a location mark  
MENU ꢁPREFERENCE ꢁPre/Post  
See “Pre-roll and post-roll times” on  
page 33.  
Set pre-roll and post-roll times  
Press SHIFT + IN or OUT or TO  
MENU ꢁPREFERENCE ꢁNSP  
MENU ꢁMIDI ꢁTEMPO/T.SIG  
See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29.  
See “Noise reduction” on page 63.  
See “Tempo setting” on page 36.  
Set the IN and OUT and TO points  
Set the noise reductiona  
Set the time signature and tempo for  
MIDI clock  
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How to  
Keys, etc. to press  
Description  
From the home screen, press and hold  
EXIT  
“Song information” on page 22  
Show the song name  
MENU ꢁMIDI ꢁGENERATOR  
See “Working with MIDI” on page 38.  
Synchronize another device using MIDI  
Timecode or MIDI clock  
POINT EDIT (SHIFT + TRACK EDIT) See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29.  
Trim the IN and OUT and TO points  
Tune a guitar or bassa  
Un-protect a song  
MULTI + REVERB  
“Tuning a guitar” on page 62  
MENU ꢁSONG ꢁPROTECT  
Press UNDO briefly.  
See “Protecting a song” on page 43.  
See “Undoing operations” on page 54.  
See “Undoing operations” on page 54.  
See “Metronome” on page 37.  
See “Multi-effect” on page 64.  
See “Reverb” on page 68.  
Undo one operation  
Press and hold UNDO.  
Undo several operations at once  
Use the MIDI metronome  
Use the multi-effecta  
MENU ꢁMIDI ꢁMETRONOME  
MULTI, TYPE and PARAMETER  
REVERB, TYPE and PARAMETER  
MENU ꢁDISK ꢁUSB OPN/CLS  
Use the reverba  
See “Using the USB connection” on  
page 44.  
Use the USB connection  
a.DPꢀ01FX and DPꢀ01FX/CD.  
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DP-01FX  
DP-01FX/CD  
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www.tascam.com  
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