Ping-Pong In Stereo Procedure - Tascam 488 Portastudio Owner's Manual

Ping-pong in stereo procedure

8. Press PL A Y . The tape will start playing.
9. Use channel faders 1 through 4 to m ak e any necessary level
adjustments. You m ay w ant to repeat this step several times to
get the balanc e correct
10. When the balanc e is right and the level is peaking at no more than
+6 on the TRACK 8 meter, stop and rew ind the tape to the
beginning of the track.
11. Hold RECORD and press PLAY. The REC 8 indicator that w as
blinking will turn on solid and track 8 will record a copy of w hat is
on track s 1-4.
12. You'll hear the mix being recorded on trac k 8 in the headphones.
13. Onc e the recording is done, press STOP.
14. The R E C 8 indicator will now be blinking as before. Turn that off
by pressing the RECORD FUNCTION sw itch for track 8.
It is also common to bounc e six channels to tw o tracks (for example,
tracks 1 -6 to 7 & 8) as a stereo pair.
1. Set all the channels' INPUT ASSIGN sw itches to the c ent er/OFF
position.
2. Simply arrange the PAN controls for channels 1 -6 as disired -
som e left, som e right, some in the middle.
3. Press the RECORD FUNCTION sw itch for both tracks 7 and 8.
4. Continue as the above example.
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