Mixdown - Tascam 688 Midistudio Owner's Manual

For example, to record on Tracks 3 and 4 simultaneously:
1. Recall Scene 11.
2. Press RECORD FUNCTION switches #3 and #4.
3. For the channels you want to record only on track 3,
set the PANs -hard left". Pan "hard right" the chan-
nels you want to record on trad. 4 only.
4. Increase MASTER fader 3-4 until you get the proper
meter readings. Be sure to MUTE or pull the fader
down of any unused channels.
Scene 11 can be used to record onto any odd/even track
pair, for example 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 7
&
8 etc.
Step-By-Step Operations Guide: Mixdown
When the 8 tracks are all recorded, the final step is
mixing them into a standard stereo format. This
procedure is known as Remixing or Mixdown. You will
need another tape recorder for this. During this
procedure the tracks are blended together and balanced
to create the desired sound.
Put the MIPISllJDIO into mjxdown mode
1. If your.688 still has the factory presets, press UP or
DOWN until you arrive at SCENE 12. Press RECALL. In
this preset, the INPUT page will show TAPE as the
source of MAIN channels 1-8. Make sure the ASSIGN
MAIN page looks like this:
~ 1 .
" ) . ) 6 r • • 1(1
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.....
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
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- . . I • • • • • • _ _ _ . .
12
- ...·.IIi••••••••
- ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
_ . CJ 0 0 CJ 0 0 CJ 0 CJ 0
" ' D D D O C l O O D D D
-
... · D D C l D C J O O O O O
.......
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c.-, 0 CJ 0 0 0 CJ 0 0 0 0
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" · 0 , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2. Rewind the tape to the start of the take by pressing
RTZ. Make sure all RECORD FUNCTION switches on the
688 are off.
Prepare tho mlxdown recorder
3. If your mixdown recorder has an input level control, set
it to
its
nominal position. Consult the manual for your
recorder to sae how to do this. The goal is that when
the MIDISTUDlO's MONITOR Land R meters read 0 dB,
the meters on your two-track will also read 0 dB, so
there's no confusion.
4. Connect the GROUP OUT jacks 1 and 2 lalso labeled L
and Rl to the Iina level Inputs of your mlxdown stereo
recorder using good qualfty
~hlelded
cable.
5. Put a blank 'high-quality tape on your mixdown deck.
Run off fifteen seconds of tape to get past the leader if
necessary. Reset the deck's counter to zero so you can
rewind to that point.
6. Set the mixdown deck so that it will meter input. This
depends on the deck: some have their own RECORD
FUNCTION switches, others have an INPUT switch,
others must be put into REC PAUSE mode.
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7. Pre" the MONITOR GROUP 1-2 switch and make sure
all other MONITOR switches ICUE MONITOR, DUAL
etc.) are UP. This makes the MONITOR Land R
METERS track the stereo output level to the tape dack..
Set your monitoring leyo!
8. SOURCE MONITORING:
a) Turn off all MONITOR switches except GROUP 1-2.
or
TAPE MONITORING:
a) Connect the line outputs Qf your mlxdown r.corder
to the Inputs of your monitor amp. Ideally, your
monitoring amp hilS an input switch that will allow it
to switch between the 688's monitor output and the
2·track output.
b) Adjust the output levo!' of your mlxdown deck for the
overall level. Alternatively lespeclally If your deck's
meters follow the output level control), adjust the
level using the controls on your monitor amp.
Set the outPut leyel
9. Set the MASTER 1/L-2/R fader to nominal <shaded
area between 7 and 8).
10. Press PLAY on the 688.
11. Use the PAN, EO and channel fader controls to get the
right stereo balance, timbre and levels.
12. Adjust the overall level using tho MASTER l/l-2/R
fader until the MONITOR VR meter. rMid between ·3
andO dB.
At this point, the meters on your mixdown recorder
should be reading the same; if not. adjust the input level
control of the mixdown racorder. When in doubt. the me-
ters of the mixdown deck should be your reference.
Record
the
Mlxdown
13. Rewind the 688 to the beginning point using
RTZ.
14. Press RECORD-PLAY on your mlxdown deck, or
release PAUSE, so it's rolling In record.
15. Press PLAY on the 688.
16. When finished, stop both recorders. Rewind and play
the tape on the mixdown deck. Listen to the results;
If
you're not satisfied, make notes of changes you'd like to
make and repeat the mixciown, making the desired
changes.