Tascam 424MKIII owner manual Portastudio 424 Mkiii Brief Guide

PORTASTUDIO 424 MKIII Brief Guide	For detailed information on each feature, see "Features
	and Controls", pp. 39-45 of the supplied manual.

Input Selection and Adjustment

Ch.1-4

MIC/LINE INPUTS: These are the input jacks for

the mixer channels. Primarily, the 3-contact, XLR-type connectors are for connection to balanced microphones, and the 1/4" jacks are for line-level, unbalanced signal sources (such as electronic instruments). But you can also connect lower-level signals (down to –50 dBV) to these 1/4" jacks and use the TRIM control to amplify them.

NOTE

DO NOT use both the XLR and 1/4" jacks in the same channel at one time. Disconnect one when the other is used.

TRIM : Sets how much preamplification will be

added to the MIC/LINE IN jack. 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 : Detemines where the channel signal

comes from.

MIC/LINE (left) brings the mic/line input into the channel.

OFF (center) shuts off the channel.

TAPE (right) makes tape play back the

channel source.

EQ HIGH : Cuts or boosts treble frequencies.

Shelving point is at 10 kHz.

EQ MID sweep : The upper control sets the

frequency range, centered from 250 Hz to

5 kHz. The lower control cuts or boosts this

frequency range.

EQ LOW : Cuts or boosts bass frequencies.

Shelving point is at 100 Hz.

EFFECT 1 and 2 : These control how much signal

will go to the corresponding EFFECT send

jacks. They get their signal from a point just after the channel fader.

TAPE CUE : The EFFECT 2 controls can be switched to act as the TAPE CUE level controls (by means of the correspondingly labeled switch) and adjust the playback

level for the musicians in the studio.

PAN : Sets the pan position (left-right balance) of the channel. Note that the Left Mix can be recorded on tracks 1 and 3, and the Right Mix onto tracks 2 and 4.

Channel fader : Sets the volume of the channel feeding the MASTER fader.

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Ch.5-6

1/4” STEREO INPUTS : Primarily used for connecting line-level sources. However, you can also connect lower-level signals (down to –50 dBV) to these 1/4” jacks and use the TRIM level to amplify them.

TRIM: Sets how much preamplification will be added to the MIC/LINE IN jack. Turn to the right if the signal needs amplification, to the left if the signal is so loud it is causing distortion in the mixer electronics.

INPUT: Determines the source of the channel

signals.

MIC/LINE 1/3/5 (channel 5): Allows you

to choose whether the signal

handled by channel 5 comes from either of the MIC/LINE inputs of channel 1, either of the MIC/LINE

inputs of channel 3, or the MIC/LINE

input of channel 5.

MIC/LINE 2/4/6 (channel 6): Allows you to choose whether the signal handled by channel 6 comes from either of the MIC/LINE inputs of channel 2, either of the MIC/LINE inputs of channel 4, or the MIC/LINE input of channel 6.

EQ HIGH: Cuts or boosts treble frequencies.

Shelving point is at 10 kHz.

EQ MID (sweep): The upper control sets the frequency range, centered from 250 Hz to 5 kHz. The lower control cuts or boosts this frequency range.

EQ LOW: Cuts or boosts bass frequencies.

Shelving point is at 100 Hz.

EFFECT 1 and 2: These control how much signal will go to the corresponding EFFECT SEND jacks. They get their signal from a point just after the channel fader.

TAPE CUE: The EFFECT 2 controls can be switched to act as the TAPE CUE level controls (by means of the correspondingly labeled switch) and adjust the playback level for the musicians in the studio.

PAN: Sets the pan position (left-right balance) of the channel. Note that the Left Mix can be recorded on tracks 1 and 3, and the Right Mix onto tracks 2 and 4.

Channel fader: Sets the volume of the channel feeding the MASTER fader.

Ch 7-8

STEREO INPUT: Connect any stereo line-level signal (such an effect return or electronic instrument) here. Alternatively, you can connect two mono line-level signals.

MONO feature: If only one mono signal is to be connected, connect it to the L jack, and leave the R jack unconnected.

The signal is automatically taken

to both the 7 and 8 channels.

LEVEL: Controls the volume of both of the inputs simultaneously. The signal is sent to the destination selected by the ASSIGN switch.

ASSIGN: This sends the signal(s) at the STEREO INPUT to the stereo

mix for recording (L-R) or to the monitor mix (MON), or turns the signals OFF (center).

Monitor Section

LINE OUT switch: Controls whether the LINE OUT stereo mix will be output to the monitor mix, in stereo (L-R), in mono (MONO) or not at all (OFF).

EFFECT/CUE switch: Controls whether the signals sent to EFFECT 1 or EFFECT 2/CUE or neither (OFF) will be output to the monitor mix, or you may select neither of these for monitoring (OFF).

LEVEL: Controls the level of the monitor mix feeding the MONITOR OUT jacks and headphones.

Master Section

EFFECT 2/TAPE CUE switch: This alters the function of the four level controls immediately above the pan controls of channels 1 through 4.

MASTER fader: This sets the total output level of the stereo mix.

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