Tascam 488 PORTASTUDIO Owner's Manual - page 37
CUE (channels 5-8):
for sending signals directly to the CUE
MASTER control, for monitoring in
headphones without recording.
Tape Monitor Section
In this section of the 488, you control the
playback levels of previously recorded tracks.
You can send signal to the CUE section (for
hearing during overdubs) or to the MIXer
channel (for mixdown or bouncing tracks).
5. TAPE control: This is a combination "where
to" and "how much" control. It gets its signal
only from the tape and controls how much
of it will go to the mixer channel or to the
headphones via the CUE MASTER control
(#19) and the MONITOR "CUE" switch.
MIX: when the control is turned to the left of
center, the playback signal from the
corresponding track* is sent through
the mixer channel, so the tape signal
can be controlled by the channel fader,
EQ, and assigned to group outputs.
If the channel's INPUT ASSIGN switch
(#4) is set to the left/MIX position, the
input signal will also be sent through
the channel controls. To get a balance
between Input and Tape playback, turn
the TAPE control.
CUE: when the control is turned to the right
of center, it sends the track playback
signal to the CUE MASTER control
(#19). Adjusting how far you turn each
control sets the level of each track in
the CUE mix.
* The TAPE control in channel 1 gets its signal
from track 1, the control in channel 2 from
track 2, the control in channel 3 from track 3,
and so on.
Channel Controls
This section of the 488 is made up of equalizers
and input faders and gets its signal from the MIX
position of both the INPUT ASSIGN switch and
the TAPE control.
The equalizer or EQ is the circuitry that allows
you to adjust the tonality of the signal going
through the input channel. The EQ in the 488 is a
two-band type: HIGH and LOW.
6. EQ HIGH: This controls the tonality of the
high or "treble" frequencies. Turn it to the
right to boost the high frequency content of
the signal and emphasize its brilliance or
brightness. Turning it to the left cuts the
high frequency content, if the signal sounds
too harsh or shrill. The EQ shelving point is
10 kHz.
7. EQ LOW: Turned to the right, the control
boosts the bass frequencies and the signal
will sound relatively heavy. Turn the control
to the left to cut bass and make the signal
sound thinner. The EQ shelving point is 100
Hz.
8. Channel Fader: This linear control varies the
level feeding the "Group Master" section.
The nominal setting position is between 7-8
(shaded area).
Channel Assignment Section
In this section you'll send (assign) the signal
coming from the channel faders to any of the
four master group outputs, and control the
amount of signal between odd/even (or Left/
Right) groups.
The 488 mixer has only four group outputs while
the incorporated recorder has eight tracks. You
can record a maximum of 4 tracks at a time.
Group 1 can feed either track 1 or 5, Group 2
feeds track 2 or 6, Group 3 feeds track 3 or 7, and
Group 4 feeds track 4 or 8. The diagram below
depicts how a channel signal goes through the
mixer controls to the tracks.
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