Hello and welcome. I know nothing of the DP-01FX but have had a skim of the manual (thank you Spantini !) and a couple of basic points arose. First off, the recorder 'stops' at the XP OS so the first thing to try is to see if you can move .wav files to your computer which I guess is Windows 10? I would think this is possible since the Tascam needs no drivers and appears simply as a "mass storage device" like a USB stick. Do heed the warnings about NOT changing file names!Not sure how old this site is or if anyone's listening, but here goes...
Dabbled for many years in my teens with home recording. Time flies and now in my 50/60 s I've returned to try again.
Managed to get hold of an old DP-01FX but don't know where to start. If anyone has any idiots guide I would much appreciate. I just want to get tracks out of my head and work on them. Nothing pro.... The DP-01FX has an old 40gb disk drive. It this upgradeable to a new SSD. I would imagine this may improve quality. Where is operating system stored? I.e. would a drive change need software mirroring. Could this be done via pc/laptop disc mirroring software?
A guide to a simple step by step workable setup would be gratefully received. I am new born in terms of newbies. Ma last experience was with analogue reel to real and cassette decks (Yep I'm a dinosaur).
Any help or guidance much appreciated.
There is zero chance IMHO that you could fit an SSD and in any case, though very desirable, even vital for W10+ SSDs will give no improvement in "quality" whatever you meant by that, they simply speed things up such as startup and file loading plus they run cooler and are of course silent. Having moved your songs, as you go, I suggest you run them in music software (called a "DAW") for further mixing and treatment thus weaning yourself off the DP because I am sure you are going to need to do that one day.
I don't know if you have any microphones nor how good the mic preamps are on the DP but if you are coming from tape you will be used to a bit of hiss!
Someone will likely be along soon who is well versed on the DP-01FX. Best of luck.
Dave.
..thank ya verra much. I don't know why I do all this music stuff. I'll never be a pro and don't want to be. I just love to be able to recreate the sounds of my favorite artists on my own equipment at home where only I will hear it. Basically, do you ever do things that other people have done musically just to see if you can do it also? I won't quit my day job since I retired 4 years ago anyway but I push on with music with the bare necessities in equipment without spending a ton of money. Virtual instruments and plug ins are your friend. 
I'm now retired after many years teaching , and working with the USAF at 20 tactical fighter wing upper heyford oxford, as magnatronics (radar ) engineer, and lots of other stuff lived in China for 19 years at foshan university and came to UK 79. To Finnish my studies at was then UMIST Manchester
