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TASCAM DR-1 17
6–Copying Tracks from a Computer
You can copy audio les from a computer to this
unit by USB, so that you can use them as backing
tracks for practice and to learn difcult passages, for
example. You can also use them for overdubbing, as
described later in this manual.
This unit can handle MP3 (32–320 kbps, 44.1/48 kHz)
and WAV (44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit) audio le types.
Use the abilities of your computer OS or a software
application to copy tracks from a CD or other source
to your computer.
When copying les to you computer, choose le types
that the DR-1 can handle (the types of MP3s and WAV
les listed above).
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You can also prepare your own tracks using digital audio
software, or use tracks you previously recorded with the
DR-1 or another device.
Preparing audio files on a computer
Copying audio files from a computer
Managing the Music Folder from a computer
1 Connect the DR-1 to a computer (See “Connecting
with a computer” on page 15).
2 Click the DR-1 drive on your computer to see its
contents, including the UTILITY, MUSIC and
MANUAL folders.
3 Drag-and-drop audio files from you computer to
the Music Folder to copy them to the SD Card in
the DR-1.
4 After you finish copying files and ending the
connection with the DR-1 on the computer,
disconnect the USB cable (or remove the SD card
if it is connected directly to the computer).
See the computer manual for how to close the
connection on the computer.
The DR-1 automatically restarts after it has
been disconnected.
NOTE
Instead of using USB to connect the DR-1 and a computer,
you can also conduct the same operations by removing the
SD card from the DR-1 and connecting it directly to
a computer that has a built-in SD card slot or by using
a card reader.
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You can use more than one SD card with the DR-1. Make
certain that you format additional cards by inserting
them in the DR-1 and following the instructions about
formatting (see Formatting the SD card on page 36.)
before you copy files from your computer.
Since all storage media, including SD cards, can fail, it is a
good idea to make back-up copies of your recordings on
your computer hard drive, CD-Rs or other media.
You can manage the contents of the Music Folder on
an SD Card in the DR-1 from a computer.
You can create up two levels of sub-folders inside
the Music Folder. Since you can set the DR-1 to only
play the contents of a specic folder, you can organize
tracks into genres, artists or other categories as you
like. (See “Folder operations” on page 28.)
• If you name the sub-folders and music tracks, these
names will appear on the screen of this unit.