Tascam 788 manual QuickStart First Session, Mixing Tracks

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QuickStart - First Session (Continued) Section I

Plug your source into INPUT D, and flip the switch next to it to "MIC". (You could plug it into any input from INPUT A-D, but we're using INPUT D so the directions can match the guitar input routing.)

To route INPUT D to track 1 of the recorder, you need to assign INPUT D to channel 1 of the mixer. (Channel 1 feeds track 1, channel 6 feeds track 6, etc.) Route INPUT D to channel 1 by holding down INPUT D and pressing SELECT for channel 1. The LEDs should confirm the routing as you enter it by flashing the LEDs for INPUT D and SELECT LED for channel 1. If you raise channel 1's fader and the stereo fader, you should hear the audio source.

Recording the First Track

P 13 To set your levels, press REC READY on track 1. Track 1's LED will blink, and track 1's color will invert in the screen. Your levels should be showing up in the meters on the screen.

Set the level as loud as possible, without clipping the "0" point at the top of the meter.

Once you've got your tracks enabled and the levels are properly set, press PLAY +

RECORD and start playing. When you're done, press STOP, and disarm the track by pressing REC READY on track 1. The REC READY LED will stop flashing, and the track number in the main

display will go back to normal color.

To listen to audio from the recorded track, raise the level for track 1 in the cue section. To do that, press TRACK CUE (just above the stereo fader)

to view the TRACK CUE section. The TRACK CUE faders on the screen will control the volume of track playback directly from the recorder. Raise the TRACK CUE fader (in the screen) on track 1. When you press PLAY, you should hear the track playing back.

Recording Another Track

To route INPUT D to channel 2 on the mixer, hold down INPUT D and press SELECT for channel 2 of the mixer. Notice that the LEDs indicate INPUT "D" has moved from channel 1 to channel 2. Raise the fader for channel 2, and you should hear the source. If you are using the guitar input with guitar effects, notice that the guitar effects are still intact with the new assignment.

You should be able to arm track 2, and record just as you did on track 1. When you're done, raise the fader for track 2 in the TRACK CUE section.

MIXING TRACKS

Routing Tracks to the Main Mixer
When you're done with your recording, reassign the	P 7
tracks to return in the main mixer section, not in the
TRACK CUE section. (This gives you access to the EQ
and effect sends of the 788.) To assign the tracks to the
main mixer, hold down TRACK (just to the right of the
input buttons) and press
SELECT for channels 1 and 2.
The LEDs should reflect the
new routing as you enter it.
Panning and EQ	P 8

Panning and EQ are handled in separate screens for each

function and each channel. They can be accessed by pressing EQ or FADER/PAN, and pressing the SELECT

button for the channel of the mixer that you wish to view. Essentially, select the function and channel that you want to view. The CURSOR keys will navigate through the parameters and the JOG/DATA wheel alters the settings.

Adding Effects
In order to add effects to the tracks, we'll need to assign		P 9
the effect processors to the effect and auxiliary sends.		+
To check that these are properly assigned, hold down		P 20
SEND. If the LEDs for EFFECT 1 and EFFECT 2 blink,
then they are assigned to the sends. If not, hold down
SEND and press EFFECT 1 and
EFFECT 2 to assign them there.
Press SEND to view the send
levels of a particular channel.
(The SELECT LEDs in the mixing
section will light to indicate
which channel you are viewing.
The channel number is also listed just above the L/R
meters in the right side of the screen.) Use the arrow
keys to go to the	dial, and turn it up. The top send
feeds EFFECT 1, the bottom send feeds EFFECT 2. When
you raise the	control, you should hear some effects.
To change the effect, press EFFECT 1 or EFFECT 2.
(Choose the processor that you want to change.) The
display should show the parameters for the effect. Use

QuickStart - First Session TASCAM 788 Operational Tutorial • 8/2000 Edition