Tascam DP-004 ユーザーズマニュアル

11–Exchanging Data with a Computer

TASCAM DP-004

You can backup song data on this unit to a computer

and restore backed-up song data later. Moreover,

you can export track files and master files from a

song to a computer and import audio files on the

computer to the unit.
Data transfer always occurs between the unit’s FAT

partition and a computer connected by USB to this

unit, so a two-step process is necessary.

NOTE

The MTR partitions where song files are stored cannot

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be directly accessed from a computer.
In this chapter, “computer” refers to a Windows

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or Macintosh computer connected to this unit (see

“Supported operating systems” on page 92).
In this Owner’s Manual, we sometimes refer to the

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SD card installed in this unit simply as “this unit” (for

example, “this unit’s FAT partition”).
In the same way, we refer to the hard disks and other

devices that a computer is equipped with collectively

just as a “computer” (for example, “transfer to the

computer”).

The FAT partition has three directories (folders):

BACKUP, WAVE and UTILITY.

NOTE

Do not erase or change the names of these directo-

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ries. The functions explained in this chapter will not

work if you do so.
The UTILITY directory is used to, for example, update

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the system software used by the unit. Please see the

instructions included with the software update for

how to update.

The following types of data can be transferred from

this unit to a computer.

Entire songs

You can transfer the data for an entire song from

the unit’s BACKUP directory on the FAT partition

to a computer. This operation is called “backup.”

In addition, data backed-up on a computer can

be transferred to the BACKUP directory on the

FAT partition, and then restored as song data. This

operation is called “restore.”

WAV format tracks

One or more tracks can be converted to WAV files

and exported to a computer, and WAV files (one at

a time) on a computer can be imported to this unit.

These WAV files are stored on the WAVE directory

of this unit’s FAT partition.