How To Connect Your Effects Devices - Tascam PORTASTUDIO 424 MKIII Owner's Manual

How to Connect Your Effects Devices

There is no absolute "right" or "wrong" way to do
this—there are several ways, each with its own
consequences.
Mono returns: A special feature of the STEREO
INPUT allows continuously variable control
between left and right if desired: a mono effect
connected to 7/MONO will go to 7-8 LEVEL
control if nothing is plugged into jack 8.
Patching effects to an input channel: There's no
law that says the output of an effects device
must be plugged into a STEREO INPUT,
either. They can also be plugged into LINE
INPUTS just like any other source, if you are
cautious about one thing: make sure the
EFFECT controls of those channels are set to
the off position (turned all the way to the
left). Otherwise, you will be sending the
output of the effect device back to itself,
which is a kind of feedback. If the effect
device is a digital delay, feedback has the
same effect as a regeneration (number of
echoes) control. An advantage of returning
effects to a main channel is that you can EQ
the effect return.
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CHORUS
LEFT RIGHT
LEFT/MONO RIGHT
INPUTS OUTPUT
To record reverb onto a track : Switch the
ASSIGN switch to L-R, and adjust the
controls for the sound you want. Remember
that stereo signals must be recorded onto
two tracks to keep their "stereo" effect.
To hear reverb in the headphones but not record
the reverb : Set the ASSIGN switch on the
stereo channel being used for returning
effects to the right/MON position, turning up
the LEVEL control on the stereo channel in
use.