Tascam 488 Portastudio Owner's Manual page 39

into the 11/12 input of the 488 (also labeled
•R"). In this case, the 9/10 LEVEL controls the
volume of the left (1-3) side, and the 11/12
LEVEL controls the volume of the right (2-4)
side; use both LEVEL controls for the desired
stereo balance.
Mono feature: If you have a mono-output
device that you want to return to the center
of the mix, connect that device to STEREO
INPUTS "L/MONO" jack, making sure the R
jack is empty. In this condition, the signal
will "normal" to both LEVEL controls. By
Special mono adapter plug: If you want to
convert a Stereo Effect Return to mono
operation that will feed the center of the mix
but only use one control, wire a cable with a
TRS (stereo) plug with the Tip and Ring both
To MON O OUTPUT of
Effec t s Devic es
To a ST EREO INPUTS J ac k
adjusting the two LEVEL controls separately,
you can send signal in varying degrees to
the left, right, or center of the mix similar to
using a pan pot.
NOTE: If you're feeding a stereo signal to
the L/MONO jack, but have nothing in the R
jack, make sure that the LEVEL control on the
11-12 channel is turned down all the way,
otherwise the stereo picture will become
more mono since the channel 11-12 LEVEL
control will feed some of the left signal to
the right side.
connected to the signal lead from the effect
device as shown. It is possible to have two
mono effect returns feeding the center of the
mix if two of these plugs are used,
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