Effects Section; Track Mixer Section; Sub Mixer Section; Stereo Bus Section - Tascam 2488neo Owner's Manual

Tascam 2488neo digital portastudio owner's manual
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3 − Names and functions of the 2488neo

Effects section

These 3 keys access effect functions. See " 6–Effects " on
page 39 for details.
MULTI (TUNER) key
5
Press this key to open the MULTI EFFECT screen.
To assign the multi-effect to an input or mixer channel,
press and hold down this key and then press the
or
SELECT
key of the desired channel.
Press this key and the
MICX4
change the active insert effect.
Press this key with the
SHIFT
TUNER screen. Press it again to close the TUNER screen.

Track mixer section

These controls allow up to 24 tracks of audio in the
2488neo to be mixed. Mixer channel numbers correspond
to track numbers. Channels 13 to 24 are stereo track pairs.
REC keys
8
These keys arm and disarm tracks for recording. When
ON, they will flash red when record ready and steadily
light red when recording.
SELECT keys
9
Pressing the
key of a channel selects it as an
SELECT
active channel, and the key lights. An active channel is
affected by mixer functions and other operations.
These keys are also used for the following purposes.
To assign an input channel to a track channel (see
"Inputs and assignments" on page 29).
To assign effects to a track channel (see
effects" on page 39 and "Assigning the multi-effect" on
page 41).
To link track channels next to each other (see
channels" on page 33).

Sub mixer section

These controls are for the sub mixer.
SELECT key
w
Press this key to open the SUB MIXER screen.
This key is also used to assign inputs
mixer, and to assign the sub mixer to the stereo bus.
MUTE/SOLO key
e
This key functions in the same way for the sub mixer
as the track channel
MUTE/SOLO
(see "Mute" on page 33).

Stereo Bus section

SELECT (DYNAMICS) key
t
Press this key to open the STEREO screen. Use this
screen to match internal fader levels with physical fader
positions and to make direct output settings (see "Stereo
fader" on page 34 and "Direct output" on page 35).
Press this key with the SHIFT indicator lit to open the
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TASCAM 2488neo
INPUT
key at the same time to
indicator lit to open the
"Assigning mic
"Linking
A
H
to the sub
keys do for channels
MICX4 key
6
Press this key to open the MIC EFFECT screen.
To assign a mic effect to an input or mixer channel,
press and hold down this key and then press the
or
SELECT
key of the desired channel.
Press this key and the
MULTI
change the active insert effect.
SINGLE key
7
Press this key to open the SINGLE EFFECT screen.
MUTE/SOLO keys
0
With the SOLO indicator above and to the right of the
stereo fader unlit, these keys function as
which silence the output of a channel when pressed.
( the keys light to show the track's muted status (see
"Mute" on page 33).
When the
SOLO
indicator is lit, these keys function
as
keys flash to show soloed (see "Soloing and
SOLO
toggle" on page 37).
Faders
q
Each fader adjusts the output level of its track (or track
pairs for 13/14 to 23/24).
Depending on the current 2488neo settings, actual
levels and fader positions may not match (see "Fader
matching" on page 37).
When the
SOLO
indicator is lit, this key functions as a
key and shows that the sub mixer is soloed when
SOLO
flashing (see "Soloing and toggle" on page 37).
SUB fader
r
This fader adjusts the output level of the sub mix bus.
STEREO DYNAMICS screen (see "Stereo dynamics"
on page 34).
STEREO fader
y
This fader adjusts the output level of the stereo bus (and
hence the overall level of the mix when mastering).
INPUT
(
TUNER
) key together to
keys,
MUTE

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