Tascam 688 Midistudio Owner's Manual page 18

Step-BywStep Operations Guide: Tracking
Following aro step-by-step instructions for the basic procedures of the MIDISTUDIO. They will give you the basic
experience you need to fully understand the sections that explain the capabilities of the 688 in detail,
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you can customize
it for your own situation.
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SETUP
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Preset the controls: To avoid problems, begin with the
power off. Make sure the following controls are set
• Bring all the faders down.
In the channels:
• Set all MIC TRIMS to full counter-clockwise (7 o'clock)
• Set all EQs. AUX 1 and 2. and PAN controls (main,
dual and cue monitorl to center (12 o'clock)
In the master and monitor section:
• Turn all the EFFECT RETURNS, AUX end DUAL MAS-
TERS, the CUE MONITOR LEVEls, and the monitor
MASTER off (to full counter-clockwise
(7
o'clock))
• Put all the MONITOR SWITCHES (from GROUP
'·2
to
MONO) in their OFF position (up):
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RECORDING THE FIRST TRACK
Prepare to Record
Insert a cassette: Press on the cassette door's lower
right hand corner, and it will spring open. Insert a high
quality blank High Bias (Type III tape. Close the door.
If you want to use a microphone for your first experi-
ments. plug it into the MIC (LINE A) XLR jack '/11. If you
want to use an instrument, plug
it
Into the LINE B phone
jack just below it. Set any volume controls on the In-
strument to maximum.
In these first exercises using factory presets, MIC will go
through the Main channel, and the LINE instrument will
go through the Dual channel. Later, you can alter the
factory presets to bring LINE B through the Main chan-
nel. but stick with this procedure for now.
Tum the
POWOf'
on.
• On the rear of the unit set the DBX switches to IN.
The LEOs will go on the control panel.
• Check to see that both the SYNC "EXT" and "MIDI"
LEOs are off.
Select the Input and outDut for the channel
1. On the numbered CHANNEL keys, preas "OW then ..,",
This should make "SCENE 01" appear In the assign
display and the scene number will blink: It'a a special
factory praset intended for recording all inputs onto
track 1 (unless your unit has already been used by
someone else, 1n which case you should
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"Restoring Factory Presets"1.
Alternately, you cen
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the UP/DOWN keys to make
the scene eppear in the display.
Press the ASSIGN MAIN key. The screen should look
like this:
In the transport section:
• Set the TAPE SPEED to FIX.
• Set the SYNC switch to OFF.
Plug in headphones or monitor amplifier and speakers:
Make sure the headphones are stereo. Inserting any
mono jack Into the headphone jack shorts out the head-
phone amplifier.
If you'd rather use a monitor speaker setup, connec1 the
MONITOR OUT jacks on the back of the 688 to the In-
puts
of
your
powet'
amplifier.
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0
This ahows that all Main channels and the Dual output
are routed to Group 1. If you are usIng a microphone,
make sure the Main pen pot ia turned to the center, or
to the left. If you are using an Instrument. do the
same for the Dual pan pot. If the pan pots are turned
hard right, they can't send signal to Grp 1 even though
they're assIgned there.
2. Press RECALL The scene number will stop blinking
and Scene
0'
is activated.
To racall scenes you can optionally use the
RC~OP
footswitch. When connected to the REMOTE
UP/DOWN jack on the front snd pressed. it has the
same effect
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pressing UPJDOWN and then RECALL
3. Press the INPUT key and make sure the 8COne looks
like thIs;
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