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5 − Mixer
Monitoring
Monitoring is a vital part of the whole recording and
mastering process. The 2488MKII provides stereo moni-
toring facilities through an external amplifier/speakers
combination, as well as headphones. The level for these
two monitoring systems is set using the
control. This monitoring level is affected by the level from
the
STEREO
fader, but does not affect the level of the
stereo bus.
Monitor selection
As well as the stereo bus, it is possible to monitor the sub
mixer (see "Sub mixer" on page 35), the effect loop, and
the two effect sends (one in each channel), which are all
shown by indicators; as well as turning off the monitoring,
when no indicator is lit.
Mono monitoring
Typically monitoring is carried out in stereo, echoing the
stereo bus. However, there may be times when you want to
check what the mix sounds like in mono.
When you want to monitor in mono, press the
SOURCE
(
MONO
) key while the
Record source monitoring
Using the 2488MKII, you can apply input channel EQ
and insert effects as you record the input channel signal
(recording source). The sound that you hear on your head-
phones or monitoring speakers, though, will ordinarily also
have track mixer EQ and insert effects applied. This allows
you to listen to the signal as it will sound during future
playback (that is, with track mixer EQ and insert effects
applied) while you are recording.
However, there may be times when you want to hear the
signal that you are actually recording to the hard disk (the
recording source).
If you turn the recording source monitor function ON, track
mixer EQ and insert effects are not applied to the record-
ing source during recording. This allows you to listen to the
sound of just the input channel EQ and insert effects.
Monitor muting
Mute the monitor output by pressing the monitor section
MUTE
key so that indicator lights. The headphone output
is not muted. This function is convenient when you want to
silence the monitor speaker output temporarily because, for
example, you want to listen with headphones for a moment
or the phone rings.
TASCAM 2488MKII
MONITOR LEVEL
MONITOR
SHIFT
indicator is lit.
Monitoring the loop and effect sends is useful when you
want to check the exact mix (as created by the effect sends)
of the signals being sent to the effects. Use the
SELECT
key to cycle through the selections.
While the monitoring is in mono, the appropriate monitor
selection indicator flashes. Use the
key to turn off mono monitoring.
Moreover, to make it easy to monitor the recording source,
you can always use the track mixer pan-pots and faders to
change the stereo position and volume as needed (this will
not affect the recorded signal).
NOTE
Even when the recording source monitoring function
is ON, track mixer EQ and insert effects are applied to
the playback signals of already recorded tracks.
To use this function, just press the
key. The indicator lights when recording source
MONITOR
monitoring is in operation.
MONITOR
MONITOR SOURCE
RECORDING SOURCE
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