3 Making your first recording

3.4

Recording the first track

1) Set the 

REC FUNCTION

 switch of 

INPUT 1

 to 

1

.

You are now ready to record on track 1. Make sure the 

REC FUNC 

TION

 switch of 

INPUT 2

 is set to 

SAFE

, so you don't record on it by 

accident.

2) Press the 

RECORD

 key (which will also press the 

PLAY

 key) 

and start recording the first spoken track.

If the level as shown by the meters now seems a little high, you can 

 back off  on the fader a little.

3) When you have finished (try to keep speaking for at least a 

minute), press the 

STOP

 key.

4) Rewind the tape to the 000 mark.

5) Start playing the tape, and adjust the 

LEVEL

 and 

PAN

controls of track 1 so that you can hear clearly what you 

have just recorded.

Note that meter 2 now shows the level of the tape replay on the right 

LINE OUT

, rather than what is being input to the tape.

NOTE

You may notice a difference between the sound you hear when you replay the 

tape and the sound you hear when you are recording. This is perfectly nor 

mal, and is due to the way that the Porta02 lets you hear previously recorded 

material.

6) Rewind and replay the tape again, listening carefully to 

your recording.

7) Rewind and re record the track as many times as you think 

necessary.

Of course, this is only a test, so it doesn't matter too much, but when 

you're making a real recording, it's important to make the recording 

as good as possible.

8) When you're happy with the recording, set the 

REC 

FUNCTION

 switch of 

INPUT 1

 to 

SAFE

.

If you replay now, both meters will now show off tape monitoring

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