Tascam 2488MKII Lead line, Press, Press the, EFFECT screen, Congratulations, Press the channel, Press and hold the, Press and hold the

4 − Recording

Lead line

Now we can record the lead guitar line. We will add an effect to the lead guitar to make it sound a little more interesting.

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You can also perform audio edits, cutting, copying and pasting between tracks, etc. to correct small mis- takes. These operations are explained in “Track editing function” on page 59.

1Press the channel 2 SELECT key while pressing and holding the INPUT-Hkey to assign guitar input (H) to track 2.

2Press the REC key for track 2 to arm that track for recording. The REC key starts to flash, showing that it is ready to record.

3Set fader 2 to the standard position (0).

4Start song playback, and use fader 1 to adjust the level of the previously recorded track.

5Press and hold the MULTI key, and press the INPUT-Hkey to assign the multi-effect to the guitar input (H).

6Press the MULTI key again to bring up the MULTIEFFECT screen.

7Press YES/ENTER to show the library choices, move the cursor to PRESET to select the preset multi- effect library.

Use the dial to select the preset multi effect. See “Using the multi-effect library” on page 41 to learn more about using the effects.

Press the YES/ENTER key to load the multi effect.

8Press and hold the RECORD key, and then press the PLAY key to start recording track 2.

9When finished recording, press the track 2 REC key and the light goes out.Congratulations!

By now you should be familiar with the basic concepts of the 2488MKII: how the inputs and channels work together; how the mixer controls are accessed and operated, how recording and playback take place, and a little about the location and effect facilities provided by the 2488MKII.

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