Ping-Ponging; Remixing - Tascam M-200 Series Owner's Manual

Ping-ponging
Assuming that you have recorded music on
tracks 1 and 2, and that you have your click
on track three, we will now merge the material
on tracks 1 and 2 together onto track 4. We will
leave the click track where it is since we don't
want it in the final mix. This merging of two or
more tracks onto one is called Ping-ponging,
Collapsing, or Bouncing, and i t s purpose is to
free the old tracks, in this case 1 and 2, so that
new material may be recorded there.
1. Press the TAPE switches in channels 1
and 2. You may not want to listen to the click
track again, so turn off (up) the TAPE switch in
channel 3. Press the 3-4 Buss Assignment
switches in channels 1 and 2 of your mixer.
2. Rotate the PAN controls in channels 1
and 2 al1 the way t o the right, clockwise.
3. Make sure that channel 3, the click track,
has no buss assigned. So that it will not be re-
corded in the m i ~ .
4. Press the Record Function switch for
track 4 of the recorder. Press PLAY and R ECord.
Your multi-track recorder will now record both
tracks 1 and 2 onto track 4. When this process
is finished, you may record new material on
tracks 1 and 2.
You may also add new parts during the ping-
pong process. Connect the new sources to the
mixer, make the proper Buss Assignments, and
perform the new parts as the tracks are being
bounced.
Repeat the process as often as desired but
remember, that once material has been merged
together through ping-ponging, and new material
has been recorded on the old tracks, you will
not be able to separete the original tracks to
perform a new mix.
When you have completed your tracking,
overdubbing, and ping-ponging, you will want to
create a stereo master tape through the process
of Remixing.
Rernixing
You have filled the tracks of your multi-
track recorder, and now you want to remix the
four or eight tracks down to two tracks (stereo).
You will need another recorder such as the
TASCAM 122 or equivalent recorders. This new
recorder
is
your "mastering" deck. Before you
start, be sure to calibrate the mastering deck.
You will use the Stereo Master L and R OUT-
puts of your mixer to feed signal to the master-
ing deck.
1. Press the TAPE switches for channels 1
-
4
to the tape (down) position.
2. Press the Buss Assignment switch 3-4 in
al1 four channels of the mixer that are receiv-
ing multi-track tape signal. Adjust PGM PAN
controls for 3 and 4 full left and right respective-
IY.
3. Adjust the PAN and levels in the channels
as desired. You may want to rehearse this
a
few times. The pan of a signal is i t s relative
placement (left or right) in the stereo panorama.
There is no "right way" to do this, whatever
sounds right to you is the only criteria.
4. Playback the multi-track tape and adjust
the L and R Faders on the mixer. Check the re-
cord levels on the mastering deck. The mixed
signal reaching it should register close to O on
i t s meters.
5. When the levels have been adjusted pro-
perly so that the meters show the levels near 0,
press Record, Play, and Pause on the mastering
deck. Then press PLAY on the Syncaset. Release
the Pause on the mastering deck. Repeat the
process if necessary until you get the mix you
want.
Effects can be added during any of these
recording procedures. See
t
he Sound Reinforce-
ment segment for effects level setting.