16 − FAQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

Question

Answer

 

 

 

 

I connected the unit with a USB cable to a

You must turn the USB function ON in order to make it possible for

 

computer, but the computer does not recognize

a computer to recognize the 2488neo connected by USB. Press

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it.

the MENU key, select “DISK” and press the YES/ENTER key. Then,

 

 

select “USB OPEN/CLOSE” and press the YES/ENTER key to turn

 

 

the USB function ON (see “Opening the USB connection” on page

 

 

81 for details).

 

I changed the volume with the faders while

The faders do not adjust recording levels; they adjust monitoring

 

recording, but the volume is still the same when

levels for the recording sources. Even if you adjust the volume with the

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I play it back.

faders, the recorded sound level is not changed. Use the TRIM knobs

 

 

to adjust recording levels (See “Making the first recording” on page 26

 

 

for details).

 

When I press one channel SELECT key, the

If channels are linked, pressing a channel SELECT key will cause the

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adjacent key also lights.

adjacent linked channel key to light also. Press both SELECT keys at

 

 

the same time to remove the link. You can link two inputs in the same

 

 

way (see “Linking channels” on page 33 for more details).

 

When I turned the power ON the data I record-

If you turn the power OFF without following shutdown procedures,

 

ed yesterday was gone.

recorded data is lost. Please follow the shutdown procedures before

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turning the power OFF. If you press and hold the SHUT DOWN

 

key at the upper right of the top panel, the “SHUT DOWN” pop-up

 

 

 

 

opens. Press the YES/ENTER key to execute the shutdown. When

 

 

“---COMPLETE--- Please POWER OFF” appears, turn the power OFF.

 

Is it possible to export multiple tracks to WAV

Yes. Open the WAVE IN/OUT screen and choose USB EXPORT. Align

 

files at the same time?

the cursor with a track that you want to export as a WAV file and press

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the INSERT key to add a check mark to the right of the list. You can

 

also remove a check mark by pressing the DELETE key. Add check

 

 

 

 

marks to all the tracks that you want to export before executing the

 

 

export (see “USB export (virtual tracks)” on page 84 for details).

 

Is it possible to COPY or ERASE multiple songs

Yes. Open the SONG screen and select COPY or ERASE. Select a

 

at the same time?

song and press the INSERT key to add a check mark to the right of

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the list. You can also remove a check mark by pressing the DELETE

 

 

key. All the songs with check marks will be subject to the COPY or

 

 

ERASE operation.

 

Is it possible to record using punch in and out

No.

 

with mixdown?

The mixdown is an important process in the creation of a master

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track, so recording is always conducted from the start of a song. We

 

suggest that you use the track bounce function before mixdown to

 

 

 

 

record a temporary stereo master and then use punch recording on

 

 

this (see “Bouncing tracks” on page 58 for details).

 

I sometimes hear a loud noise when the unit is

No, it is not broken.

 

reading data from a CD. Is the unit broken?

In order to reduce the amount of time that it takes to read data from a

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CD, the 2488neo reads CDs at up to 52X speed. You are hearing the

 

 

sound of the CD revolving at high speed.

 

 

 

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