Tascam 488 PORTASTUDIO Owner's Manual

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Cue Monitor SystemThe CUE mix and MONITOR switches are alsocrucial for successful multitrack recording,because they control what you hear in theheadphones. This CUE mix is totally independentfrom the Main Mix going to tape. If you don't usethe CUE mix, you run the risk of accidentally"bouncing tracks" every time you record newmaterial.The TAPE control in each of the first 8 channelsgets its signal from the multitrack recorder, andsends playback to either the Main Mix, or theCUE Monitor. When all of these TAPE controlsare turned to the right (CUE), and CUE is pressedin the MONITOR switch, you can hear tapeplayback in the headphones. You can adjust themonitor level of each track by adjusting its TAPEcontrol. The channels of the Main Mix remainfree to handle external inputs for recording.The five MONITOR Source switches choosewhich mix(es) you can hear in the PHONES - theCUE mix, and any of the four GROUPS. You pressthe applicable GROUP switch to hear what youare recording: for example, GROUP 4 whilerecording onto Track 4.If you need to add external sources to the CUEmix (for example, a MIDI-synchronized drummachine that you don't want to record on tape),the INPUT ASSIGN switches for channels 5 to 8have a CUE position. This sends the LINE IN jacksignal directly to the CUE mix. (In this case, theLINE IN signal is disconnected from the mixerchannel controls, so there must be a volumecontrol on the source device.)8