Tascam manual Trouble-Shooting, Can’t hear the 788’s metronome

I’m changing the EQ on the 788, and I’m not

hearing the changes I’m making.

You’re probably either adjusting the EQ on the wrong channel, the EQ is switched off for that channel, or you’re changing FREQ or Q without any gain on that band.

	IN/OUT	PAD/GAIN	Channel
The channel number is	control	setting	indication
indicated in two places.
The channel you are
affecting will have its
SELECT light on. Also,
the channel number is
indicated in the EQ
screen, just above the
L/R meters in the right
side of the screen. If	EQ bands are arranged vertically,
	with matching parameters aligning
the channel number
	horizontally. Use the arrow keys
shown by these	to move between the parameters.

indicators is not the channel you want to affect, press SELECT for the channel you want to affect.

To make sure the channel EQ is turned on, find the little box in the upper left corner of the EQ screen that is labeled . The button underneath it should show . If it is blank, the EQ is bypassed. To turn the EQ back on, move the cursor to the box, and turn the JOG/DATA wheel.

Lastly, check the parameter you are changing. If you are changing a parameter in the FREQ or Q rows and the GAIN for that column is set to 0, then you are adjusting the parameters of a totally flat curve. Add some gain, and you’ll start to hear the difference.

I can’t hear the 788’s metronome.

There are a couple of settings that affect the metronome:

First, check to make sure that the 788 is set to generate MIDI Clock. The metronome timing is generated from the

MIDI Clock logic, and will not work in any other setting. To check this, press MENU, select

, then select

. The

should be set to		, and	The SYNC screen should be
			set to generate MIDI Clock.
the	should be		The metronome will not do
			anything if the SYNC SRC is
set to	.
			not set to CLOCK.

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Next, check the screen. To get to it, press

MENU, select	,
and choose	.
Under the	tab, make
sure the	is set either to
or .	( is if you

are triggering an external sound module for metronome

tones. is if you are using the internally generated clicks.)

The parameter in this screen will select whether the metronome will sound when the 788 is in record and play, or only in record. ( means record only, and means record and play.) If is set to , then the metronome will not sound when the system is

playing. Switch to if you always want to hear the metronome.

If you are using the 788’s internal clicks, make sure

the is raised up loud enough. (It should be reasonably audible at 100.) Also, make sure you are listening to the audio coming out from either the PHONES, or from the MONITOR OUTPUT. The signal is not routed to the STEREO OUTPUT.

If you are using the 788 to generate MIDI tones for an external MIDI sound module,

check the tab of the menu. Make

sure the MIDI channel in the 788 is set to the same MIDI

channel of your synth module, and that the note numbers and velocities the 788 is sending will be a valid value for the module.

Lastly, check to make sure the audio connections from the MIDI module to your monitor system are properly routed, and that the volume is up for each stage of that signal routing.

I’m moving the faders, but it’s not affecting the

level of the sound.

Move the fader all the way up, and all the way down. If the level is now properly processing, then you have

fader matching set to .

If you recall a mixer scene, or control the fader levels through MIDI controller messages, the physical fader position may not represent the level the actual processed fader position. The fader matching parameter determines the relationship between the physical fader

TASCAM 788 Operational Tutorial • 8/2000 Edition Troubleshooting