Features And Controls; Input Section; Effect Send Section - Tascam PortaStudio 424 Owner's Manual

i Features and Controls " ' , " . ., " : , " • "
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1. DC IN jack : For connection to the provided 6. EQ HIGH : This controls the tonality of the
PS-P424 only. high or "treble" frequencies. Turn it to the
; / / .... right to boost the high frequency content of
/ 2. POWER switch :Turns the 424 on and off. the signal and emphasize its brilliance or t_ .J
brightness, Turning it to the left cuts the
-(_] .... _ ((_"_9 "_"=} t , - J high frequency content, if the signal sounds
_ ! [Input Section (Channels 1-4) ] too harsh or shrill. The EQ shelving point is
,_ 10 kHz.
3. MICILINE IN jack : This 1/4" jack accepts 7. EQ LOW : Turned to the right, the control
.... unbalanced signals ranging from -50 dBV (3 boosts the bass frequencies and the signal
._ _. mV) to -10 dBV (0.3 V), depending onthe will sound relatively heavy. Tum the control
setting of the TRIM control, to the left to cut bass and make the signal
sound thinner. The EQ shelving point is 100
4..TRIM control : This sets how much Hz.
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preamplification: level there is on the
MIC/LINE INputs. When TRIM is turned all 8. PAN control : This control allows you to
the way to the left (LINE position), the create stereo mixes by sending the signal
preamplifier gain is low, allowing the jack from the channel fader in continuously
"_" ,_. "_ "_/ "_ "_ (_ (_) (_--_ (_(_ _--_) to accept line level sources such as variable degree to the left or right side of
_L electronic instruments or other -70 dBV the stereo mix. If the PAN is set towards
....... _ =_ ..... . _ _=_,_._sJ , the center, it is possible to send to both
output audio equipment. As you turn TRIM
ITA,SCAMI up, the preamplifier gain increases, and
sides
at
once.
a_ .... when you turn TRiM full clockwise (MIC The 424 mixer has only two main mix
position), the nominal input sensitivity of outputs while the incorporated recorder
the jack increases to -50 dBV (3 mV). has four tracks. You can record all 4 tracks
at one time (using DIRECT), but when
5. INPUT switch : This controls what the recording a mix of multiple sources you
; '-'(_'-._j.._j.=-'_'- 0_0 source of the channel is, and where the must record only 2 tracks at a time : one
MIC/LINE IN source will go, from Left, one from Right. The diagram
below depicts how a channel signal goes
3._ ,__% MIG/LINE : The souroe of the mixer channel through the mixer controls to the tracks.
is the MIC/LINE INput.
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TAPE (center) : The source of the mixer is PAN Stereo Mix Track
=ORT/JS-ru.-_IO 4==4 tape playback from the multitrack. -_-_ ' _ _ 1
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'_ _'_; _ -_._ Q TAPE and MIC/LINE _L (or R) : The source _" 2
=- =- =-. =- _ ,_ _,_,=_o_ of the mixer channel is still tape playback _i- _ R
from the multitrack, but the MIC/LINE IN L-. 4
,_.=..._ source connects directly to the MASTER
, _ fader, bypassing the mixer controls. 9. Channel Fader • This linear control varies
The left position (MIC/LINE) is used when the level feeding the MASTER fader and
..... recording instruments (in Tracking or the EFFECT send controls.
; Overdubbing).
_. ,,._ =_ • _.. .._.. _,=co_ The nominal setting position is between 7-8
I[--_'-_--_l--_ li _ I_----_ The center position (TAPE)is used during (shaded area).
Mixdown, or while bouncing tracks.
The right position (TAPE and MIC/LINE_ { Effect Send Section {
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L/R) is used during Mixdown, when you
need more inputs for external MIDI virtual Through this section of the 424, channel signals
--!, tracks. In this position, the MIC/LINE IN jack are sent to external devices, primarily effects
is acting as a "Sub" or "Buss" input to the processors (such as reverb units).
: stereo mix. The only control that affects it
before the MASTER is the TRIM control. 10. EFFECT control : This gets its signal from a
" L _[_ __ _ point just after the channel fader li.e., "post
fader send') and routes the corresponding
channel signal to the EFFECT MASTER.
-- Turn the control to the right to send more
signal to the EFFECT MASTER.