Tascam 688 Midistudio Owner's Manual page 12

Main Mix; This subsystem (Channels 1-10) is the largest
in the 688. Its purpose is to control signals going to tho
multitrack recorder during tracking and overdubbing, and
to the stereo recorder during mixdown. The Main Mix
offers the most control-each channel has a linear fader.
an equalizer, an insert point, and can be Individually
assigned to any of the eight Groups. Each Group
connects to Its corresponding tape track. Each channel of
the Main Mix can get signal from its corresponding Mic
or Line jack. and send it to any of the eight Group
outputs and tape tracks.
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Monitor Mix: It's important that the engineer/ pro-
ducer/performer has a separate mix to listen to and make
adjustments on. without affecting the Main Mix going to.
tape. The 688 has an 8x2 Tape CUE MONITOR mixer
and Monitor Source switches for this purpose. The CUE
MONITOR always gets its signals from the multitrack
tape. But what does a track send to this mixer during
RECORD or READY mode, especially before a punch-in?
This is set by the MONITOR MODE keys. If both are off,
pressing a RECORD FUNCTION (track arming) switch
During mixdown or bouncing tracks. channels 1-8 can get
signal from the multitrack tape. The pan pot and
ASSIGN MAIN page determine the destinlltion or a
channel: Group 1 to Track 1. Group 3 to Track 3, and so
on.
The EFFECT RETURNS are actually four specialized in-
puts to the Main Mix. They can be assigned to any of
the eight Groupe via the ASSIGN EFF page, allowing you
to record effects onto any track, or onto the mixdown
deck.
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INSERT keeps the source of a Rec-ready track TAPE until
the moment of punch in. MIX allows you to hear
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live and tape in the CUE MONITOR during the "preroU" .
The five MONITOR Source switches choose which
mixer(s) you are listening to-this Cue Monitor. the Dual,
Aux 1 or 2, or directly to Group 1-2 of the MaIn Mix.
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