stevenrowat

Hi Long Thread Readers, Thanks for the tip GuitarFxr, and I went and read the 2.0 update and the original manual in the Europe Tascam site. Unfortunately, I still find it ambiguous: after the 1.10 update, it says effects can be added either to INPUT or PLAYBACK. It doesn't say whether "Monitoring" is the same as playback in this regard, and to be on the safe side, I'll assume it isn't. In other words, that the answer to my question is NO, that effects can't be monitored while recording without laying them down into the recorded track. I also noticed that there's a DR-100, that I hadn't seen before, with some new features (2 types of built-in mics, etc.). And in both the DR-1 and the DR-100, Audio Specs only give a S/N ratio for line in, a respectable 90db. Funny how they omit this for the built-in mics. I'll assume because it's terrible and it makes them feel embarrassed when they see it in print. :-) s.r.

Hi, Thanks to all for the great thread! I read all 19 pages. A question important to me: Can the DR-1 MONITOR the effects but still record the DRY signal? In other words, I want to hear the effect while I'm playing, but not have it end up in the recording. I play a custom slide instrument and like to hear reverb (and delay, when I can get it also) while I play. However, I'd like the option of putting in a better quality reverb, and changing the levels, during mix later. Can the DR-1 do this? In fact, ideally, I'd have the DR-1 record the dry track and the wet track separately so I could mix them later...but I guess that's really beyond what I should expect. s.r.