Tascam 2488 Application Manual

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01/15/04Page 1 of 42488 Applications Guide˘ 24-track recording at 44.1kHz/24-bit˘ 36-channel mixer˘ 3-band EQ on 24 channels, 8inputs and tone generator withhigh and low sweepable shelvingbands and full parametric midband˘ Three aux sends on all input, trackand tone generator channels˘ Loop effect provides reverb, delay,chorus and more˘ Up to eight assignable dynamicsprocessors for compression duringrecording or mixdown˘ Assignable Guitar multieffectsprocessor for distortion, flangeand more˘ Dedicated Stereo Compressor onthe stereo output˘ Eight inputs: 4 XLR with phantompower, four 1/4” mic/line inputs˘ Twenty 45mm faders includingmaster fader˘ Large LCD display for viewingmeters and edit parameters˘ CD-RW drive to record mixdown,import/export WAV files andbackup hard drive˘ 64-voice General MIDI soundmodule˘ Standard MIDI File player˘ High-speed USB 2.0 jack connectsto PC for data backup and SMF/WAV file transfer2488 Integrated 24-Track Recording Workstationdrums to your arrangements. A MIDIsequence player is also included so youcan import Standard MIDI Files.The extensive 36-channel mixerallows you to mixdown all 24 tracks,the tone generator, the effects, and theeight inputs. A 3-band EQ and three auxsends are available on all input, trackand tone generator channels. The inter-nal processor adds effects like reverb,delay, chorus and more to polish yourtracks. Up to eight dynamics insert ef-fects are provided to add compressionwhile recording or mixing, and guitarFX and stereo mix compression are alsoavailable.When your mix is complete, the built-in CD-RW drive writes your mix to a CD.Premastering and finalize functions helpyou to ensure that your mixes soundtheir best before burning. The 2488’shigh-speed USB 2.0 port – backwardscompatible with standard USB 1.1 – canalso be used to import and export WAVfiles or transfer your tracks and mixes toa computer without using a CD, so thatyour final mixes can be mastered oncomputer or uploaded for distribution.The TASCAM 2488 brings the hit-making power of 24-track record-ing and mixing home to musicianseverywhere. With an incredible 24tracks of recording – the same formatused by professional studios and big-name rock bands – artists can createthe full arrangements listeners areused to hearing. And with its built-in36-channel mixing console, MIDI tonegenerator, great-sounding effects andbuilt-in CD-RW, the 2488 provides allof the tools you need tocreate pro-quality CDs.For many artists, 8 or16 tracks isn’t enough.Popular music these daysis layered with dozens ofloops, guitar overdubs,synths and effects. The2488’s 24 recordingtracks give you the flex-ibility to layer guitars orexperiment with newsounds. And since all 24tracks record at full 24-bit resolution,you don’t need to trade off your trackcount for the best sound quality.The 2488 can record 8 inputs simul-taneously to its 40GB* hard disk. Thefour XLR jacks with phantom powerwelcome high-quality condenser mi-crophones, and four additional 1/4" TRSmic/line inputs are also provided. The2488 also has a pair of digital inputsand outputs for connecting to comput-ers and digital effects.When even 24 tracks isn’t enough,like when you want to try a vocal per-formance over and over, the 2488 has250 virtual tracks so you don’t need torecord over previous takes.A 16-part, 64-voice MIDI tone genera-tor is provided for adding synths and* HD Size subject to change

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