Tascam 488 Portastudio Owner's Manual

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Howto record many sources onto a single track Howto record multiple tracks simultaneouslyIn the first example we recorded one microphoneonto one track at a time. However, if you want torecord more than one source onto a track atonce, set the ASSIGN and PAN controls of eachchannel to the same setting, for example:If you want to record more than one track at atime, you simply decide which instruments youwant to record on which tracks, and use thechannel ASSIGN and PAN controls to send themthere:-As desiredThese mixer channels arebeing sent to Group 1, forrecording on either Track1 or Track 5.In this example, press RECORD FUNCTION 1 torecord on track 1 all instruments plugged intoinputs 1-4.This mixer channel is beingsent to Group 1, for record¬ing on either Track 1 or Track5.This mixer channel is beingsent to Group 4, for record¬ing on either Track4 or Track8.Restrictions: The 488's mixer section only has 4output groups, so 4 tracks is the maximumnumber that can be recorded at one time. Also,two tracks that share the same group cannot berecorded simultaneously. For example, you cantrecord on track4 and track8 atthe same time.Monitoring is done by pressing the MONITORswitches corresponding to the GROUPs you arerecording (plus CUE if you need to hear tapetracks or MIDI virtual tracks).Recording is the same procedure as for onetrack, except that you put multiple tracks intoREC READY mode. In the example above, pressRECORD FUNCTION 1 and 4 to record on tracks 1and 4 simultaneously.