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Tascam Mixcast 4 Reference Manual

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Podcast Recording Console
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  • Page 1 D01396920A Podcast Recording Console Reference Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Overwrite recording ....................21 Overwrite recording from an added mark ..........21 Using TALKBACK functions ................. 21 6 - Using TASCAM Podcast Editor ............22 Sound settings when using with Windows OS........22 Using with Mac OS (audio settings) ............22 Using with iOS/iPadOS/Android devices ..........

  • Page 3: Introduction

    5-inch color touchscreen enables easy and intuitive operation o Apple, Mac, macOS, iPad, Lightning, App Store and iTunes are trade- o Included (downloadable) free TASCAM Podcast Editor app covers all marks of Apple Inc. aspects of use o Apple, Mac, macOS, iPad, iPadOS and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc.

  • Page 4: Usb Cables

    USB micro-B port A micro-B to Type-C cable (compatible with USB OTG) is necessary. To use the TASCAM Podcast Editor software designed for use with this o Connecting to a computer with a USB Type-A port unit, please create an account on the TASCAM website.

  • Page 5: Names And Functions Of Parts

    Use this to adjust the output of the MONITOR OUT and LINE OUT This allows input signals to be monitored and shows the operation jacks on the back. status of the unit. Use the TASCAM Podcast Editor software to set the 6 PHONES knobs audio sources.

  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    When “Condenser” is selected for a MIC INPUT jack in the mic set- tings, phantom power (+48V) will be turned on. Doing so could damage dynamic mics if they are connected. Be careful when connecting mics and selecting mic types. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 7: Home Screen

    Tap the icon to switch to the lower bank. Tap the icon to switch to These show the levels of the channels. the higher bank. , 7 : Levels sent to the stereo mix o 1 - 4, o L/R : Stereo mix levels TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 8: Preparation

    Channel faders (e), PHONES – knobs (6), MONITOR OUT knob (5) Connection example Back Front Note: For details about q–g in the illustration above, See "Top panel" on page 5 and See "Rear panel" on page 6. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 9: Connecting The Power

    1. Press and hold the POWER button (o) on the back to turn the unit turn it off. on. When the Mixcast 4 logo appears on the touchscreen, release the POWER Button. For details about the AUTO POWER OFF function, see the correspond- ing section in See "6 AUTO POWER OFF"...

  • Page 10: Connecting Microphones

    “Rear” (default) on the Mic 1 Level Screen. NOTE Output volume could be reduced if both PHONES jacks (a) and PHONES (TRRS) jack (q) are used at the same time. Applause Alarm AirHorn Brass Drumbeat Heartbeat Bleep Effect Home Screen TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 11: Making Usb Connections

    Menu Screen to open the Input Screen. Then, tap the smartphone icon to make voice settings, referring Then, tap the Bluetooth icon. to See "3 Smartphone settings" on page 33. Input Screen Input Screen TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 12: Sd Card Insertion, Removal And Write Protection

    TEAC Global Site (http://teac-global.com). will not be possible. Move the write-protection switch to the unlocked Check the page for this product. You can also contact TASCAM cus- position in order to record, erase and otherwise edit data on the card.

  • Page 13: Input Settings

    Applause Alarm AirHorn Brass Drumbeat Heartbeat Bleep Effect Home Screen 2. Tap the input icon. Level adjustment Menu Screen TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 14: Adjusting Mic Input Audio Characteristics (Voice Setting)

    Tapping another icon will make the set- o Tapping the icon again will make the setting icon tings icon disappear. disappear. Tap the settings icon to open the Tone Manual Setting Screen. See "Tone Manual settings" on page 28. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 15: Adjusting Mic Input Effects (Effect Setting)

    Tap the [<] and [>] buttons at the bottom of the Effect Setting Screen to switch between the first and second pages. The following settings can be made on the first page of the Effect Setting Screen. TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 16 Menu Screen to open the Input Screen, and make the following input adjustments and settings. Input Screen o USB settings (see page 31) o Smartphone settings (see page 33) o Bluetooth settings (see page 33) TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 17: Recording And Playback

    “_02.wav” and “_03.wav” added to their ends. NOTE If SD Multi-Record is set to OFF in the MULTI TRACK settings of the unit, this will be a stereo mix recording. (See "2 MULTI TRACK" on page 36.) Screen when recording is paused TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 18: Adding Effect Sounds While Recording

    The selected podcast will be highlighted. 4. Tap the 7 play icon to start playback. Press the MARK button (8) while it is lit to add a mark at that point. (See "Adding marks during playback" on page 19.) TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 19: Changing The Names Of Podcasts

    Added marks can be checked on the Advanced Screen. RENAME Screen o Tap “Aa” on the keyboard to switch between uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers and symbols. o If wrong characters are input, tap “Del” to delete one character at a time. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 20: Advanced Playback Functions

    5 Mark jump controls When playing a podcast that already has marks added to it, tap the icons to move the slider directly to them on the timeline. Advanced Screen The following message will appear when marks are deleted. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 21: Overwrite Recording

    3. Press the REC [0] button (9) on the unit to start overwrite MONITOR OUT L/R or LINE OUT jacks (s). recording. o While overwriting, the Overwrite Recording Home Screen will be shown. Overwrite Recording Home Screen TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 22: Using Tascam Podcast Editor

    2. After selecting the Recording tab, and selecting “Mic (Mixcast 4)”, click “Set Default (S)”. Confirm that a check ( ) is next to “Mic (Mixcast 4)”, and click “Properties (P)”. o Do not enable “Play Alerts and Sound Effects Through This Device”.

  • Page 23: Using Sound Pads

    Using the dedicated software, sounds can be transferred to each pad. Press again to resume playback. If nothing is done, the (See the TASCAM Podcast Editor operation manual for details about file will play to its end before stopping.

  • Page 24: Playing Sound Pads

    “Touch”. i If the pad in the bank you want to add the effect to already has an assignment, tap the trash icon and clear that pad, or tap a differ- ent pad that is empty. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 25: Clearing Sound Pad Effect Functions

    2. Open the Bank 1 screen and tap Pad 1. Sound Pad Screen PAD Settings page Effect Effect Sound Pad Screen PAD Settings page o “Effect” is shown in the audio source file name field. o Tap the garbage icon to clear the assigned effect function. TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 26 Screen will reopen with PAD Rec activated. If the playback sound cannot be heard, adjust the Sound Pad fader. PAD11̲001 Sound Pad Screen ready to record This completes assigning the recorded sound to Pad 1 of Bank 1. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 27: Touchscreen Functions

    PHONES (TRRS) jack (q)as the channel 1 input. (This does not Tap this icon to open the Home Screen. apply to MIC INPUT 2–4.) Select “Rear” (default) to switch to the MIC INPUT 1 jack (g). TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 28 Use the slider and the [-] and [+] buttons to adjust the levels of the following setting values. o Frequency Switch to Highshelf (high frequency) or Lowshelf (low fre- quency), and set each frequency. o Gain Use this to adjust the MIC INPUT input level. TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 29 This sets the level that reverberation noise is attenuated. o Ratio This sets the compression ratio. o Attack This sets the time before compression starts. o Release This sets the time until compression stops. o Gain Use this to adjust the MIC INPUT input level. TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 30 This adjusts the amount of level reduction for signals other than MIC INPUT 1. o Tapping another icon will make the set- tings icon disappear. * Tap the settings icon to open the Reverb Manual Setting Screen (page 31). TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 31 This adjusts the density and width of the diffusion of the o Talk : This evens out the sound of voices to make speaking reflections and reverb sound. easier to hear. o Music : This provides clear music playback. TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 32 Use the slider and the [-] and [+] buttons to adjust the levels of the following setting values. o Low Cut Filter Frequency The sets the low-frequency at which noise is suppressed. o Noise Gate Attenuate This sets the level that reverberation noise is attenuated. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 33: Playback Settings

    Tap to start pairing. Make pairing settings on the other Bluetooth device. (See "Connecting with Bluetooth devices" on page 11.) o Device name of this unit: TASCAM Mixcast 2 Connection status o Not connected with a Bluetooth device: “Not connected”...

  • Page 34: Sound Pad Settings

    How effects and BGM are output can be set with the Play Method confirm. button (6). o If wrong characters are input, tap “Del” to delete one character at a time. 5 Trash icon Tap the trash icon to delete the selected podcast. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 35: Hardware Settings

    Effect Setting Screen for Mic Input 1 can be assigned to a pad, and that sound can be played for as long as the pad is pressed during recording. TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 36 Swipe the list up and down and select the language. English: Use English (default setting) 日本語: Use Japanese Français: Use French Español: Use Spanish Deutsch: Use German Italiano: Use Italian Русский язык: Use Russian 中文: Use Chinese 한글: Use Korean TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 37: Sd Settings

    It will appear in Explorer on Windows OS and on the desktop in Mac OS. i It will appear inside the File app on iOS devices. i This unit’s recording and playback functions cannot be used when it is in SD Device Mode. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 38: Error Messages

    If any of these errors occurs, turn the unit off and restart it. If these error messages continue to appear frequently, please contact the store where you pur- Writing Failed chased this unit or TASCAM customer support service. Player Error System Error XX FATAL (XX is a number.)

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    If you are having trouble with the operation of this unit, please try the following before seeking repair. If these measures do not solve the problem, please contact the store where you bought the unit or TASCAM customer support service.
  • Page 40 8. When using macOS, try resetting the NVRAM (or PRAM) and the SMC. o https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT204063 o https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT201295 9. Stop antivirus software and other software running in the back- ground, and disable wireless LAN. Then, check whether the problem continues to occur. TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 41: Specifications And Ratings

    * The transmission distance is an estimate. The transmission distance Maximum output level : -25 dBu may vary depending on the surrounding environment and radio wave Nominal output level: : -45 dBu conditions. Output impedance : 100 Ω TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 42: Computer System Requirements

    (width × height × depth, excluding protrusions) Windows computer with a USB 2.0 (or higher) 374.8 × 71.2 × 266.7 mm Note: Operation is not guaranteed using the TASCAM driver with (width × height × depth, including protrusions) ARM64 CPUs.

  • Page 43: Dimensional Drawings

    11 - Specifications and Ratings Dimensional drawings 374.8 mm 71.2 mm 56.5 mm TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 44: Block Diagram

    11 - Specifications and Ratings Block diagram TASCAM Mixcast 4...

  • Page 45: Level Diagram

    11 - Specifications and Ratings Level diagram TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 46 11 - Specifications and Ratings Level diagram TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 47 TASCAM Mixcast 4...
  • Page 48 TEAC CORPORATION https://tascam.jp/jp/ Phone: +81-42-356-9143 1-47 Ochiai, Tama-shi, Tokyo 206-8530 Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. https://tascam.com/us/ Phone: +1-323-726-0303 10410 Pioneer Blvd. Suite #1, Santa Fe Springs, California 90670, U.S.A. TEAC UK Ltd. https://www.tascam.eu/en/ Phone: +44-1923-797205 Luminous House, 300 South Row, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 2FR, United Kingdom TEAC EUROPE GmbH https://www.tascam.eu/de/...

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