Making The First Recording; Recording The Guitar - Tascam 2488neo Owner's Manual

4 − Recording

Making the first recording

We assume that you're recording the rhythm guitar to start
with, and that you will be recording it on track 1.
Note that inputs on the 2488neo are lettered from
through . Tracks are numbered from 1 through 24.
H

Recording the guitar

1 Plug the guitar into the
front of the 2488neo. Then plug a pair of head-
phones into the
PHONES
2 Play the guitar, and adjust the level using
control so that when you play a loud note, the
H
indicator above the INPUT-H
Then turn the counterclockwise a little to set
TRIM
the appropriate level.
If you want to tune the guitar using the 2488neo, see
"Tuner" on page 43.
3 Press and hold the
INPUT-H
flash. While holding it down, press the
of channel 1. Now both these keys will flash.
Now release both keys. They will both be lit. This
means that input H is now assigned to track 1.
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TASCAM 2488neo
A
GUITAR [H] input on the
jack on the front panel.
TRIM
OL
key lights very briefly.
key so that it starts to
SELECT key
Input H is special on the 2488neo—it is duplicated at the
front of the 2488neo with an input for electric guitars and
basses (active guitars and basses should use a 1/4 "
jack at the rear of the unit). Only use this front input jack
for passive electric guitars and basses and do not plug these
instruments into any other jacks.
4 Press the REC key of track 1. It starts to flash.
5 Set both fader 1 and the
STEREO
6 Confirm that the MONITOR SOURCE
, and use the
STEREO MONITOR LEVEL
adjust the monitor level. You can also monitor in
mono (see "Monitoring" on page 36).
7 After pressing the
INPUT-H
and adjust the guitar tone. The sound you hear is
the sound that will be recorded (see "EQ" on page
31).
LINE
fader to the 0 position.
is set to
knob to
key, press the key
EQ