Tascam 414MKII owner manual Setting the Mix/Balance Control on Effect Devices

Using Effects with the PORTASTUDIO 414 MKII

Setting the Mix/Balance Control on Effect Devices

When it's being used in a send-return mix, set the mix/balance of your effect device all the way to "wet" or full processing with no direct original signal. In send/receive processing, the dry signal goes down the 414 MKII's channel fader to be mixed with the effect return signal on the stereo mix. Therefore, you don't need any "dry" signal coming to the effects return. The mix/balance control is set toward "dry" only when you're using the effects device as an in-line processor.

How to Connect Your Effects Devices

There is no absolute "right" or "wrong" way to do this—there are several ways, each with its own consequences.The diagram shows the most common method. EFFECT SEND feeds a reverb unit, which has a synthesized stereo output patched into STEREO INPUTS 7-8. A special "stereo splitter" cable (such as the optional PW-2Y/4Y) is used, with the 3-conductor (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) end plugged into channel 7-8, and the other end split to two 2- conductor plugs connected to the Left and Right outputs of the effects unit. If the return is connected to channel 5-6 and nothing is connected to channel 7-8, turn the 7-8 LEVEL control all the way to the left or else the return is taken into channel 7-8 as well.

REVERB

LEFT/MONO RIGHT LEFT RIGHT

INPUTSOUTPUT

Mono returns: A special feature of the STEREO INPUTS allows continuously variable control between left and right if desired: a mono effect connected to the 5-6 jack will go to both the LEVEL controls if nothing is plugged into the 7-8 jack.

Patching effects to an input channel: There's no law that says the output of an effects device must be plugged into STEREO INPUTS. They can also be plugged into LINE INPUTS just like any other source, if you are cautious about one thing: make sure the EFFECT controls of those channels are set to the off position (turned all the way to the left). Otherwise, you will be sending the output of the effect device back to itself, which is a kind of feedback. If the effect device is a digital delay, feedback has the same effect as a regeneration (number of echoes) control. An advantage of returning effects to a main channel is that you can EQ the effect return.

	L/MONO	Jack Only
Return Signal		�	L/MONO and R Jacks Both Connected
	Connected (R Jack Empty)
STEREO		L	L
		R	R
MONO		L	L
		R	R

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