Tascam 424MKIII owner manual Recording on more than two tracks simultaneously Direct

·Set the MONITOR SELECT LINE OUT switch to L-R or MONO, and set the EFFECT 2/TAPE CUE switch to TAPE CUE if you need to hear tape tracks or MIDI virtual tracks.

Recording is the same procedure as for one track. In the example above, set both the TRK 3 and TRK 4 RECORD FUNCTION switches to BUSS to record on tracks 3 and 4 simultaneously.

Restrictions : The 424 MKIII mixer section has only two main mixes, Left and Right. For this reason, you can record only two tracks at once while you're recording a mix of instruments (for example, two instruments on track 1, three instruments on track 2). Also, you can record a mix only on combinations or even/odd numbered tracks (1 & 2, 1 & 4, 2 & 3 etc.). If the TRK 1 and TRK 3 RECORD FUNCTION switches are set to BUSS, the two tracks will both record the same mix.

Recording the stereo channels (5-6 and 7-8) : Channels 5 and 6 can be used to add additional signals to the L and R mixes. The input for these channels can be odd-numbered inputs 1 through 5 (channel 5) and even-numbered inputs 2 through 6 (channel 6).

Note that if one of the inputs 1 through 4 is selected for use with its appropriately-numbered channel, as well as with channel 5 or 6, the signal level will be doubled, as it is being mixed through two channels together.

Use the stereo channels 7 and 8 to add additional signal sources to the mix. These channels are automatically panned left and right respectively, so you may want to use them with a pre-panned source, such as the stereo outputs of a multi-timbral synthesizer, or a stereo effects unit.

Recording on more than two tracks simultaneously : DIRECT

It is possible to record on three or four tracks at the same time by using the DIRECT position of the RECORD FUNCTION switches. In Direct recording, each track gets its signal from a single mixer channel only — Track 3 from channel 3, etc.

·When using DIRECT, the MASTER fader has no effect on the record level. It only affects the level going to the headphones/monitor speakers. Use the CHANNEL FADER only to set record levels.

·Even when using DIRECT, a channel still goes to the Left/Right mix. If you record another track with BUSS L or BUSS R at the same time, you must check your PAN settings. For example, you can record a vocal DIRECT onto Track 3, and record multiple instruments on Track 1 via BUSS L at the same time. But Channel 3's PAN control must be turned hard right, otherwise you'll wind up with vocals "bleeding through" onto Track 1's instruments.

·DIRECT can be used anytime you want to record a single channel to a single track.

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