TASCAM 2488neo 33
5 − Mixer
The MUTE keys for each channel also serve as solo keys
(see “Soloing and t oggle” on page 37).
When a channel’s MUTE key is pressed (when soloing is
not active), the orange indicator lights, and the sound from
that channel is not sent to the stereo bus. The channel’s
recording source is also muted.

Mute

Like the ordinary channels, the stere o bus has three-band
equalization, with sweepable center frequencies, a nd vari-
able Q for the midrange.
To access this;
1 Press the SELECT key.
2 Press the EQ key:
3 Use the cursor keys and dial to select and adjust
the EQ parameters for the stereo bus. See “EQ” on
page 31 for information about setting methods, etc.

Stereo EQ

The stereo bus may be thought of as a special permanently-
linked pair of channels. The output from th is bus can be
monitored as the STEREO selection (see “Monitoring” on
page 36) and is also as the source for mastering and renderi ng
the final mix (see “Mastering and CD rec order” on page 69).
Moreover, the stereo bus also has EQ and dynamics, so
they can be applied to monitoring the entire mi x and dur-
ing mixdown.
Stereo bus functions
Adjacent track channels and input channels can be li nked.
By linking channels, the paramet ers of 2 channels (usually
the left and right channels of a stereo pair) can be con-
trolled simultaneously.
A linked pair can be formed with an odd-nu mbered chan-
nel and the even-numbered channel immediately to its
right. For example, channel 1 can be linked with channel 2,
and channel 5 can be linked with channel 6.
To create a link, press and hold the SELECT key (or the
INPUT key) of one of the channels that you want to link
and then press the SELECT key (or the INPUT key) of the
other channel.
To cancel the link, follow the same procedures. Press and
hold the SELECT key (or the INPUT key) of one of the
channels and then press the SELECT key (or the INPUT
key) of the other channel.
When track channels are linked , the following parameters
can be controlled simultaneously:
Faders (the left fader of the linked pair controls the
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levels for both channels)
EQ
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Digital pad/gain
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Effect send levels and pre/post selection
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When input channels are linked, the following pa rameters
can be controlled simultaneously.
Internal fader values
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EQ
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Digital pad/gain
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Effect send levels and pre/post selection
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Linking channels