Input Channel Mixing Section - Tascam 16 Owner's Manual

2 - Names and Functions of Parts

Input channel mixing section

q MODE switches (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Use these to select the input source for each channel. (See
"Setting the MODE switch" on page 36)
w COMP knobs and indicators (1-8)
Use these knobs to adjust the compression thresholds for the
signals input to each channel.
When compression is activated, the COMP indicators light.
e EQ knobs (1-8, 9/10-11/12)
i Use these to boost and attenuate the HIGH, MID and LOW
bands of each channel.
Setting range: ±15 dB
i The central frequencies of the MID bands can be set for
channels 1-8.
Setting range: 100 Hz - 8 kHz (default: 600Hz)
i Channels
9/10-11/12 are fixed at 2.5 kHz.
r MON 1/MON 2 knobs (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Use these to adjust the levels of signals sent to the MONITOR
OUT 1/2 buses.
t
POST switches (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Turn these switches on to send signals to the MONITOR OUT
2 bus after the channel faders.
y
FX knobs (1-8, 9/10-11/12)
Use to adjust the levels of the signals sent to the FX bus.
u
PAN knobs (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Use to adjust the stereo positions of the signals input to each
channel.
NOTE
i When PAN knobs are centered (C), signals are reduced by 3
dB and sent to both left and right MAIN MIX L/R buses.
i When a PAN knob is turned all the way to the left (L), that
channel signal is sent only to the left MAIN MIX L/R bus. It is
not sent to the right bus.
i When a PAN knob is turned all the way to the right (R), that
channel signal is sent only to the right MAIN MIX L/R bus. It is
not sent to the left bus.
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REC buttons and indicators (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Use these to select the channels to record to the SD card.
o
MUTE switches and indicators (1-8, 9/10-11/12,
13/14)
When these switches are on (pushed in, MUTE indicator lit),
those channels are muted.
p
Channel faders (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Use these to adjust the send levels of channel signals.
a
MAIN switches (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Turn these switches on (pushed in) to send channel signals to
the MAIN MIX L/R bus.
s
SUB switches (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Turn these switches on (pushed in) to send channel signals to
the SUB L/R bus.
d
PFL switches (1-8, 9/10-11/12, 13/14)
Turn these switches on (pushed in) to send channel signals to
the PFL/AFL L/R bus.
f
ON/MUTE switch
Set this switch to ON to input audio from a paired Bluetooth
device.
g
PAIRING button and indicator
Press and hold this button to activate Bluetooth pairing
mode.
Press when pairing to end pairing mode. (See "Connecting
with Bluetooth devices" on page 30)