Tascam DR-40 - Setting the Overdubbing Mode

TASCAM DR-40 59
4 – Recording
In OVERDUB mode, the recording format and sampling
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frequency used are the same as those of the playback le
regardless of the settings.
Overdubbing and dual recording cannot be used
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simultaneously.
In OVERDUB mode, you cannot use the MS decoder.
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If the playback le is a mono le, the recording le will also
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be mono.
If the playback les are two 96 kHz WAV/BWF or two MP3
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format les, recording cannot be conducted in MIX mode.
Mix them down to one le and then OVERDUB again (see
“Mixdown” on page 91).
If the playback le is mono, SEPARATE mode cannot be used
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for recording. In this case, use MIX mode.
Setting the overdubbing mode
1 Press the REC MODE button to open the REC MODE
screen.
2 Use the + and – buttons to select REC MODE , and press
the ENTER/MARK or / button.
3 Use the + and – buttons to set it to OVERDUB .
4 Press the . button to return to setting item
selection.
5 Use the + and – buttons to select DUB MODE , and press
the ENTER/MARK or / button.
6 Use the + and – buttons to set the overdubbing mode.
DUB MODE Explanation
MIX
The playback signals of the les on channels
1/2 and 3/4 and the input signals are mixed and
recorded as a new le.
The playback le will not be overwritten.
SEPARATE
(default
value)
The le on channels 1/2 is played back and a new
le is recorded on channels 3/4.
The playback signals of channels 1/2 are not
recorded.
The playback le will not be overwritten.
NOTE
When a le is recorded using
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SEPARATE mode, the playback
signal is not included in the recording.
Since a recording made in
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SEPARATE mode does not
include the playback signal, you can record again with the
same playback le as many times as you want. You can then