TASCAM 2488neo 69
Mixdown is conducted after the recording of all t racks is com-
pleted. In mixdown, all the tracks are merged i nto a stereo signal
as their volumes are balanced. The work of finishi ng a track by
writing that mixdown signal to a master r ecorder is called “mas-
tering.”
The unit’s internal CD-R/CD-RW recorder can be used to c reate
an audio CD.
However, in order to create an audio CD, the mixdown signal
must first be recorded to an inter nal stereo master track.
In this case, you do not need to conduct pre-masteri ng.
NOTE
The mixdown signal can also be recorded direc tly by a
master recorder (MD, DAT, cassette, etc.) connec ted to
the STEREO OUTPUT jacks.
These operations all deal with songs on the currently-
selected partition. If the song you want is on another
partition, you must select that disk partiti on as the
active partition before proceedin g (see “Selecting the
active partition” on page 13).
The procedures for burning a CD using the i nternal CD-R/
CD-RW recorder after recording the stereo mix to a n inter-
nal stereo master track are explained below.
Mixdown
As noted above, before creating an audio CD, the mixdown
signal must first be recorded to an inter nal master track.
The material subject to the mixdown always start s at the
00:00:00:00 point and ends at the OUT point.
NOTE
During mixdown, you can use the sub mixer function
when mixing the input signal. To do this, confirm that
that sub mixer output is assigned to the stereo bus (see
“Sub mixer” on page 35).
1 Set the OUT point at the end of the material subject
to mixdown.
2 Press the MIXDOWN/MASTERI NG key to enter
mixdown mode (“Mixdown” appears at the upper
left of the Home screen).
If any of the REC indicators are lit, they will auto -
matically go out. After this, they wil l not light
during mixdown even if the REC key is pressed.
During mixdown mode, transpor t control is possible with
the following limitations.
Playback and fast forward will stop at the OUT point,
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and the playback position cannot move past this point.
Auto punch operations are disabled.
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Jog and trim are disabled.
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Pitch control and SSA are disabled.
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Direct location and repeat playback are disabled.
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Recording is carried out as explained below.
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To record the master track, press and hold the RECORD
key, and then press the PLAY key. Both the PL AY and the
RECORD indicators light.
Recording always starts (regardless of the current posit ion)
at 00:00:00:00.
The mastering records the effects of all mi xer settings and
effect settings, etc.
If you stop the recording before the OUT point is reached,
the master recording ends there, and the leng th of the mas-
ter track is from the 00:00:00:00 point to the point where
you stopped the recording
NOTE
The minimum length for a CD track is four seconds . Be
sure that all master tracks are at least this long.
The maximum length CD track that t his unit can record is
80 minutes. Please be certain that the lengt h of the master
track to be created by this unit does not exceed th is.
During mixdown mode, all channel controls ( EQ, sends,
faders, panning) can be operated f rom the top panel of the
device or by using MIDI commands.
During mixdown mode, effect parameter s can be set and
edited, and effects can be recalled from the effec ts library.
During mixdown mode, assignments ca n be changed and
scene memories can be recalled.
After recording the master tra ck, it can be played back and
checked (see “Checking the master” on page 70).
To redo the mixdown, press the PLAY key while holding
down the RECORD key again.
Mixdown can also be undone. Thus, after recordi ng the
master track multiple times, it is possible to use a previ-
ously recorded master track.

Recording the master track

8 − Mastering and CD recorder