Tascam 2488MKII Selecting mic effects, Editing mic effects, Press, When the, Press the, •De-esser(DSR), •Vocal exciter (EXC), •Vocal compressor (CMP), •Noise suppressor (NSP)

6 − Effects

Selecting mic effects

1When the MICX4 key is pressed (regardless of whether eight or four mic effects have been select- ed), and the SELECT key of the input or track is pressed, the MIC EFFECT screen is shown:

2Press the SELECT or INPUT key for the track or input channel to assign the mic effect to it. The MIC EFFECT screen for that channel appears.

3Press the YES/ENTER key.MIC EFFECT LIBRARY screen appears.

4Use the left and right keys to select either the preset (PRESET) library, the user library (USER) or save (SAVE) the current setting.

The basic types of mic effects available are:•Vocal compressor (CMP)•De-esser (DSR)•Vocal exciter (EXC)•Noise suppressor (NSP)

5Use the dial to select the effect to load (or when saving, the “slot” in which to save).

6Press YES/ENTER to load (or save) the effect. The selected settings are recalled as mic effect settings for the current channel, and the MIC EFFECT screen shows the parameters.

Pressing NO/EXIT cancels the load and returns the settings to the previous parameters.

Editing mic effects

The parameters to be edited for the effects differ according to the type of effect selected. See “Appendix” on page 98 for details about editing the parameters of different types of effects.

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If you are unsure of the operation of a compressor or any of the effects described here, it is a good idea to read one of the many excellent introductory books on audio and recording.

NOTE

Even if no mic effects are assigned, you can still edit the parameters on each channel. You must assign the mic effects in order to use them.

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