Cue Monitor System - Tascam 488 Portastudio Owner's Manual

Cue Monitor System

The CUE mix and MONITOR sw itches are also
crucial for successful multitrack recording,
because they control what you hear in the
headphones. This CU E mix is totally independent
from the Main Mix going to tape. If you don't use
the CUE mix, you run the risk of accidentally
"bouncing tracks" every time you record new
material.
The T A PE control in eac h of the first 8 channels
gets its signal from the multitrack rec order, and
sends playback to either the Main Mix, or the
CUE Monitor. When all of these TAPE controls
are turned to the right (CUE), and CU E is pressed
in the MONITOR switch, you can hear tape
playbac k in the headphones. You c an adjust the
monitor level of eac h track by adjusting its TAPE
control. The channels of the Main Mix remain
free to handle external inputs for recording.
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The five MONITOR Source sw itches choose
w hich mix(es) you c an hear in the PH ON ES - the
CU E mix, and any of the four GROU PS. You press
the applicable GROU P sw itch to hear w hat you
are recording: for example, GROUP 4 while
recording onto Trac k 4.
If you need to add external sourc es to the CU E
mix (for example, a MIDI-synchronized drum
machine that you don't w ant to record on tape),
the INPUT ASSIGN sw itches for c hannels 5 to 8
have a CU E position. This sends the LINE IN jac k
signal directly to the CU E mix. (In this c ase, the
LINE IN signal is disconnected from the mixer
channel controls, so there must be a volume
control on the sourc e devic e.)