Tascam M-200 Series Owner's Manual page 8

using a single fader and a single PAN control.
The acoustic guitar with the piezo pickup
uses the MIC INput of channel 4. The electric
guitar could be "close miked"
a t
the amp and
share the same channel as the acoustic guitar, if
the acoustic is run through a direct boxlpre-
amp and the TAPE INput. You can then change
the channel feed from acoustic to electric by
using the TAPE button in the input channel.
The guitar(s) will be assigned to PGM Fader and
PAN number 2. The PGM Fader can then be
used to adjust for level differences between
the acoustic guitar and electric guitar sources.
Microphones are used to pickup the acoustic
drums. One mic will pickup the kick drum.
Another will be mounted overhead to pickup
the cymbals and toms. The third will be stand
mounted and positioned to pick up the snare and
hi-hats. The drum mics are connected to chan-
nels 6, 7 and 8 and are grouped on PGM Fader
4.
The keyboard sub-mixer's outputs will be
plugged into the SUB BUSS IlVputs. This as-
sumes the keyboard sub-mixer is stereo. The
monitor, or mono output of the sub-mixer
will then be connected to the LINE INput of
channel
5.
The TASCAM M-1 B, or MX-80
makes a great keyboard mixer. The channel 5
connection is necessary so that the keyboards
can be heard in the stage monitor rnix that will
originate a t the FLB OUTput of your M-208.
If the keyboard mixer is mono, then i t s output
can be connected directly to channel
5
LINE IN-
put, disregarding the SUB BUSS INputs. The
keyboards will be grouped on PGIVI Fader
number
3.
You can use PGM Fader 3 to add
mono keyboard mix support to the stereo house
mix should you need it. The electric bass could
use a direct box and ,an extra channel of the
keyboard sub-mixer, if it is needed in the house
mix.
The House Mix will come from the Stereo
IVIaster Outputs via the main power amp and the
speakers. The talent on stage will hear them-
selves by means of the F LB OUTput, power amp,
and stage monitor speakers.
Effects devices such as reverb, digital delays,
compressor/limiters, chorus effects, etc. can be
connected to the mix a t the INSERTion jacks in
the individual channels or the EFFects sub-
mixer system. Reverb and delays are often used
for the house mix so they are best connected to
the EFFect OUTput with the reverb andlor
delay output(s) connected to the EFF RTN
inputs. Effects that are intended t o be used on
individual instruments should utilize the IN-
SERTion jacks.
This system's set up procedures are as follows:
1. Put al l speakers, instruments, effects de-
vices, and amplifiers in their proper positions.
2. Make al1 cable and wire connections. The
power for al1 units in the system, including the
M-208 should be off, and the fader controls on
the M-208 should be
a t
zero, off.
3. Begin turning the power on for the system.
The M-208 goes on first followed by the sub-
mixer, effects devices, and finally the power
amps.
4. Set the M-208 EQcontrols to the 12 o'clock
position. You will feel a center detent on the
control
a t
this position.
5. Make cure the TAPE switches are up, in
the off position.
6. Leave the FLB controls in their zero posi-
tion, fully counterclockwise.
7. Assign the signal in the input channels, to
PGM (Group) Faders by pressing the 1-2, 3-4
buttons in each of the eight input channels t o
the down position. Assign the vocals, channels
1, 2, and 3, to group 1 and rotate the PAN
controls in these channels fully left, counter-
clockwise. Assign the acoustic guitar, channel 2,
to group 2 rotating PAN fully right, clockwise.
Assign channel 5, the keyboard mono mix, to
group 3 rotating PAN fully left. Assign the
drums to group 4 rotating PAIV fully right.
8. Set the PAN controls for PGM to the
12 o'clock position. All PF L switches should be
in the up position, off.
9. Raise the L and R Stereo Master controls
to the shaded area between the 7 and 8 mark-
ings.
10. Begin setting the individual channel
volumes using the channel faders labeled 1
-
8.
The level is set while the talent plays the in-
strument or uses the microphone that is plugged
into the channel. If the signal is too high,
the OL indicator will be lighted. If the OL is
on constantly, press the PAD switch. This
should allow you to raise the channel fader to
the proper position, but if the OL indicator
continues to flash, or the channel fader cannot
be raised high enough, then adjust the TRIM
control counterclockwise until proper adjust-
ment of the channel fader is possible.
The input level will be right when the meters
read a t or near O and the channel faders and
LIR faders are in the shaded area between 7