Brief Guide - Tascam 488 Portastudio Owner's Manual

Brief Guide

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Input selection and adjustment
MIC/LINE IN (Ch. 1-2) or LINE IN (Ch. 3-8): These are the input jac k s for the mixer
channels. Connec t line-level signals to any channel; connect low er-level
signals (from microphones and som e guitar pickups) to the MIC/LINE INs
(c hannel 1 or 2).
TRIM (Ch. 1-2 only): Sets how much preamplification will be added to the
MIC/LINE IN jac k . Turn to the right if the signal needs amplification, to the left
if the signal is so loud it is distorting the mixer electronics.
•INPUT ASSIGN: Determines w here the IN jack signal will go to.
MIX sends it through the mixer channel, and is the normal setting.
OFF is used during a typical mixdow n.
GRP 1-4. or CUE sends the input signal directly to a GROU P or the CU E mix,
bypassing the channel controls - this makes the IN jack w ork as a "buss
input", for use with external mixers or other line inputs that don't need
channel control.
• If you are using MIDI-sequenc ed "virtual tracks", c onnec t them to c hannels
5-8, so they c an be sent directly to the CU E mix w ithout being recorded.
Tape Mix/Cue
This acts as a combination level and assignment control for the
corresponding tape track.
• At center (12 o'clock), the tape signal is off and cant be heard.
• Turn it to the left of center (MIX) to send the tape signal through the mixer
channel.
- If INPUT ASSIGN is also in its MIX position, the tape return and the input
signal will both go through the mixer channel simultaneously.
- Turn it all the w ay to the left and turn INPUT ASSIGN off to m ak e tape
the only sourc e of the channel at mixdow n.
• Turn it to the right of center (CU E) to send the tape signal to the CU E mix
for monitoring through headphones.
Equalization and Effect send
•EQ HIGH: Cut s or boosts treble frequencies. Its shelving point is 10 k Hz; it c an
affect frequencies dow n to 2 k Hz.
EQ LOW: Cut s or boosts bass frequencies. Shelving type, 100 Hz, can affect
frequencies up to 500 Hz.
• EFFECT: A post -fader effect send from the channel. The center position is OFF.
Turn to the left to send signal to Effec t Send Master 1, and to the right to send
signal to Effec t Send Master 2.
Channel Output section
-ASSIGN switches: Press to send the output of the channel to any (or all) of four
output groups for recording onto the multitrack. Works in cooperation with
PAN.
• PAN: Set s the pan position (left-right balanc e) of the channel betw een odd/even
groups (left for 1 & 3, right for 2 & 4, center for all).
- Channel fader: Set s the volume of the channel feeding the group m ast er faders.