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D-108 Quick Operation Guide
1.Press the RECORD TRACK select key of the desired
overdubbing track to set it in READY mode.
The “ready” track’s indicator (a small square) flashes on
the display.
2.Press the RECORD button once.
The ready tracks enter input monitoring status, and the
other tracks enter playback monitoring status.
3.Press the PLAY button to play the Program from
the beginning. (Rehearsal)
Adjust the level of the playback monitoring sound
(rhythm sound on Track 1) on the mixer. Play the sound
source to overdub and adjust the recording level on the
mixer.
4.When you finish rehearsing, locate the top of the
Program for the actual take.
Multitrack recording using overdubbing
Multitrack recording is a term for the series of processes in which you record various sound sources to
different tracks and combine them into two mixes (L and R). This recording involves an important process
called “overdubbing,” in which you record additional sound sources to different tracks while monitoring the
input sound and listening to the recorded sound. The following procedure assumes that you have already
recorded a rhythm section using a drum machine on Track 1.
• Initialize the D-108.
• Check the sampling frequency. Select the desired sampling frequency, if necessary.
Do not change the sampling frequency until you finish the session.
1.Locate the top of the Program.
2.Press the RECORD TRACK select keys for Tracks
7 and 8 to set the tracks to READY mode.
3.Press the RECORD button once. (Rehearsal)
4.Play the Program on the D-108 from the beginning
to send Tracks 1-6 sounds to Tracks 7 and 8, and
adjust the recording level and the effect balance.
5.Locate the top of the Program.
6.Press and hold down the RECORD button on the
D-108 and press the PLAY button. (Take)
5.Press and hold down the RECORD button and press
the PLAY button. (Take)
Play the sound source accompanying the Track 1 sound
in the same way as during the rehearsal.
6.When you finish overdubbing, stop the recorder,
locate the top of the Program, and play the
overdubbed sound as explained in the “Basic
Recording And Playback.”
If you are not satisfied with your overdubbing, perform
the Undo function and record again.
In the same way, overdub the necessary tracks.
Ping-pong recording
Ping-pong recording is a recording process in which you mix the playback sound of multiple tracks and
record the mix on an empty track. Ping-pong recording enables you to use previously-recorded tracks in a
new recording. In this way, you can overdub more sound sources using a limited number of tracks. The
following procedure explains how to ping-pong record the sound sources recorded on Tracks 1-6 to Tracks
7 and 8. Once you ping-pong record the tracks, you cannot apply effects to the individual tracks. If necessary,
apply effects on the mixer prior to ping-pong recording.
• Initialize the D-108.
• Check the sampling frequency. Select the desired sampling frequency, if necessary.
Do not change the sampling frequency until you finish the session.
7.When you finish ping-pong recording, stop the D-
108 and play Tracks 7 and 8.
If you are not satisfied with your overdubbing, perform
the Undo function and record again.
After ping-pong recording, you can erase unnecessary
data from Tracks 1-6 so that you can use them for new
recordings.
Instead of emptying the tracks, you may use the “Track
Exchange” menu in SETUP mode to move data to
additional tracks. Refer to the main User’s Guide for more
information.
