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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Safety Information
1 Introductions ............................... 8
2 Setting up and basic knowledge ................................. 12
3 Names and functions of the 2488neo .....................................17
4 Recording ...................................24
5 Mixer .......................................... 29
7 Recorder.....................................4 4
8 Mastering and CD recorder ......69
9 Reformatting ............................. 79
10 File import/export ................... 81
16 FAQ ......................................... 122
11 Backup and restoration ..........87
12 Tempo and MIDI ...................... 91
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Main features of the 2488neo
About Copyright, Trademark and Liability
Supplied accessories
About this Owner's Manual
Manual conventions
Precautions and notes for placement and use
Beware of condensation
Never use a stabilizer or printable discs
Handling of compact discs
About finalizing
About CD-R and CD-RW discs
Setting up the 2488neo
Basic knowledge
Shutdown
Reformatting TASCAM partitions on page 80).
Hard disk and partitions
Selecting the active partition
Songs
Screen
Some general notes on using the 2488neo
SHIFT key
Top panel
Input channel section
Effects section
Assigning mic
Linking
Track mixer section
Monitor Section
LCD display section
Access indicator section
Utility sect ion
Screen operation section
Locate section
Channel section
Mark/Title sectio n
Mark functions on page 51 for details.
Mixdown and Mastering section
Transport keys
Transport section
Front panel
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Routing section
Other keys
Rear panel
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Setting up your first song
New song
Setting the tempo
Making the first recording
Recording the guitar
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Lead line
Example: assignment of inputs A and B to tracks 13 and 14
Example: assignment of input A to tracks 13 and 14
Inputs and assignments
Digital input assignment
Breaking assignments
Checking assignments
Saving and loading assignments (QUICK ROUTING)
Channel functions
Track channels and input channels
EQ
Low (L) 32 1.6k Mid (M) 32 18k High (H) 1.7k 18k
Effect send
Fader/pan
Mute
Linking channels
Stereo bus functions
Stereo EQ
Stereo fader
Stereo dynamics
Direct output
Sub mixer
Monitoring
Record source monitoring
Monitor muting
Monitor selection
Mono monitoring
Scene memories
Scene recall
Saving scenes
Effect send on page 32).
Settings insert effect modes
Mic effects
Assigning mic effects
Selecting mic effects
Saving mic effects in the library
Editing mic effects
Assigning the multi-effect
Multi-effect
Editing the multi-effect
Using the multi-effect library
Saving multi-effect settings
Single effect
Saving single effects
Tuner
First steps in recording (song management)
Loading a song
Creating a song
Erasing a song
Saving a song
Reverting to the previously saved version of a song
Copying songs
Erasing unneeded audio data from songs
unused. The procedure below explains how to erase unused audio data.
Setting the playback position
Return to zero (RTZ)
Transport controls
Protecting a song
Last Recording Position (LRP)
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Jog positioning
PUNCH recording
Fast forward and rewind
Recording
Skipping to marks
Locating to the points
Hands-free recording
Undo recordings
IN, OUT, TO and FROM points
Setting the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points
Active marks
Inserting marks
Mark functions
Editing the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points
Editing the active mark
Skip between marks
Using the mark list
Bar Beat
Hours Minutes Seconds Frames Sub-Frames
Direct location
Direct location (i)
Direct location (ii)
Auto punch operations
Repeat
Setting the repeat interval
Rehearsing the punch
Setting the punch points
Checking the punch points
Recording the punch
Checking the take
If you change your mind
Bouncing tracks
About track editing
Track editing functions
Entering the edit mode
IN, OUT, TO and FROM
COPY PA STE
COPY FROM TO
COPY INSERT
MOVE PA STE
CUT
MOVE INSERT
OPEN
CLEAN OUT
CLONE TRACK
SILENCE
UNDO and REDO
Undoing and redoing actions
An undo/redo example
Virtual tracks
Virtual tracks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The three best bass takes
Drums
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The best bass take
Varispeed operations (pitch and SSA)
Pitch
SSA (Slow Speed Audition)
Mixdown
Recording the master track
Checking the master
Exiting master check mode
Mastering procedures
Ending mixdown mode
Finishing the master track
Using the mastering compressor
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Saving compressor settings
Using the mastering EQ/noise shaper
Settings the EQ
Noise shaper
Noise shaper setting
ALL as the Src.Trk value (see CUT
Trimming the master track
Copying the master track
Creating an audio CD
Creating an audio CD using TAO
Creating an audio CD using DAO
Finalizing the disc
Creating an audio CD using Live Writer
CD EJECT
Playing CDs
CD-RW erase
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Reformatting the entire hard disk
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Reformatting TASCAM partitions
Reformatting the FAT partition
USB mode
Closing the USB connection
Opening the USB connection
USB import (mono WAV files)
USB import (stereo WAV files)
USB import (SMF files)
SMF playback on page 95.
USB export (virtual tracks)
Importing from CD (mono WAV files)
Exporting master tracks
Exporting to CD (virtual tracks)
Backup
Using USB for backup and restore
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Restoring from CD
Backing up
Restoring
Metronome
Using the metronome
Time signature setting
Tempo map
Setting the tempo
MIDI synchronization
can be INTERNAL (the 2488neo acts as the
refers to the format of the MTC sent and
allows you to select the offset of the 2488neo
can be OFF, MTC or CLOCK. OFF and MTC
SMF playback
MIDI remote control
Global preferences
Mixer preferences
Recorder preferences
User words
Block diagram
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Mixer Block Diagram 2488neo
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Specifications
Audio connections
Audio performance
Physical specifications, etc.
Dimensional drawing
Library of mastering compressor presets
Multiband compress
Preset name Description
Single band compressor
Preset name Description
MIDI Control/Program change message
Mixer Control Change parameters
Effect parameter change MIDI messages
Mic effects
Stereo dynamics processor
Single effect
sequence in the chain of which is given in the first col- umn of this table):
Multi effect
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Effect
MIDI Program Change messages
Single effect (preset)
Single effect (user) Multi effect (preset) Multi effect (user)
Program Change Name shown on disp lay Effect component
Preset mic effects
Preset stereo dynamics effects
Preset Multi effects
Program Change Name shown on disp lay Effect component
Program Change
Preset single effects
MIDI Implementation chart
MMC Bit map commands
Bit-map array of MMC commands
Byte Bit7 Bit6 (40H) Bit5 (20H) Bit4 (10H) Bit3 (08H) Bit2 (04H) Bit1 (02H) Bit0 (01H)
Bit-map array of Response/Information field
Byte Bit7 Bit6 (40H) Bit5 (20H) Bit4 (10H) Bit3 (08H) Bit2 (04H) Bit1 (02H) Bit0 (01H)
Warning and status messages
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