New DP-32SD delivered today

[bnwitt]

Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum but not new to Tascam. I have a DP-01FX and just purchased and received a new DP-32SD. I also have a NOS in the box Roland VS-2480 I've never used since at the time I bought it I was using Cakewalk Pro and Motu interfaces which worked well together. My main studio is now equipped with a Presonus StudioLive Series III 32SX and Cubase 14. Formerly I was using Presonus Studio One professional but had a lot of trouble getting the Presonus 32SX mixer to work as a DAW controller with Studio One even though they are the same manufacturer. That forced me to first use the DP-01FX for songwriting, and then later to buy and use a Zoom R24 recorder. In the old days I used and was frustrated with ADATs and tape errors until I abandoned that format.

Now that Presonus have gone subscription software I have dumped them and gone to Cubase 14. The learning curve will be long and not wanting to wait for that I decided to continue with a stand alone easy to use recording deck to get some songwriting done. I cannot wait to crank the DP-32D and start recording some live instruments. I am also hopeful that transferring songs from the DP-32SD to the DAW via SD card or USB will be easy when I want to tweak and master them.

I look forward to learning this unit from all of you experienced users and apologize in advance if I ask dumb questions.
Barry

 

[shredd]

Well, Merry Christmas to you - a bran' spankin' new DP-32SD!

I can only speak for myself - but I LOOOOVE my various DP's, most of all my O/G DP-32. And I had a series of 2488's preceding them. So I'm all the way down with MTR recording. I'm pretty "old-school" and though I recognize the power/value of DAW recording, I spend less than 1% of my time there. If that.

Considering what you're used to, the DP might not blow those methods/tools out of the water...but for my money, it's a GREAT tool. Simple/intuitive/straight-forward, user-friendly, and there's a ton of useful info here. Make use of the "Search" feature...I'd bet a bag of pucks that no matter what challenge you run into, plenny others already have, and posted about it.

A nickel's worth of free advice:
Read the "sticky posts" at the top of this forum. You'll learn a lot. And I mean a LOT.
ABSOLUTELY take an hour or two and watch @Phil Tipping 's incredibly insightful series of ytube tutorials. He's brilliant, experienced (including with the DP), and makes strong use of the Block Diagram to illustrate what he's teaching. The block diagram - "Learn It. Know It. Live It" - it'll make your life much easier.
And - though you sound well-experienced enough to not need it - his DP-24/32 User Guide is similarly straightforward, no-BS, and worth every pound it costs...get that, and you'll be using Tascam's O/Manual to wipe up kitchen spills. You can DM him here, or just find his website (don't have the link handy).

And, of course, this forum has numerous experienced DP users that can help out.

Enjoy!

 

[bnwitt]

Thank you Shredd. I will follow your advise and I appreciate the response. Merry Christmas to you and all in here.