Tascam 788 Owner's Manual

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3 – Before recording–Monitoring38 TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudioMonitoringTo make sure that everything is connected properly,you will need to listen to the signal sources feedingthe inputs, as well as what you have alreadyrecorded.1 Make sure all the equipment is connected andpowered up.2 With the source connected to one of the fourinputs of the 788 (A through D), assign theinput to a mixer channel (“Assignment on the788” on page 36). If you’re using an electricguitar as the signal source, make sure that it isplugged into input D and that the MIC/GUITARswitch is in the GUITAR position.3 Make sure that the input TRIM control is set tomatch the input source level (either LINE orMIC or in between, depending on the signallevel).4 Set the STEREO fader to the “nominal” (0)position, and the assigned channel’s fader tothe minimum (–∞) position.5 Set the MONITOR LEVEL control to about the 2o’clock position.6 Make sure that the monitoring STEREO indi-cator is lit (press the upper MONITOR selectionkey to light it if it is unlit).7 Start the input source, and slowly bring up thechannel fader. You should hear the sound ofthe signal through the monitoring system.The meters on the right of the home screen(“The “home” display” on page 26) will showthe overall volume of the stereo signal.If you don’t hear anythingWe suggest you check the following if you don’t hearanything after following the steps above:• Make sure that all connections between the monitoramplifier and the monitor speakers are securelymade, as well as the connections between the 788and the monitor amplifier• Make sure that the volume control of the monitor-ing amplifier is turned up, and if the amplifier hassource selector switches, make sure that these arecorrectly set.• If the sound source is an electric instrument, makesure the volume control of the instrument is turnedup. If the sound source is a switchable microphone,make sure the switch is turned on. In all cases,make sure there is a good connection between thesound source and the 788.• The TRIM control of the 788 input should be set tothe appropriate level, and the input should beassigned to the channel whose fader is beingmoved.How to monitor tracksHere are the basic rules which control what you willhear from the 788’s tracks (in the example above, wewere listening to the input source, not the track):• If you are recording on a track, or the track isarmed (the track’s REC READY indicator is lit orflashing) use the MONITOR CUE key to listen tothe track. You control the volume of the monitoredsound (as well as the volume of the signal sent tothe track) with the channel fader, and the pan posi-tion of the recording using the channel’s softwarepan control (“Fader and pan” on page 45).• If you have recorded on a track, and you want toplay back the track while recording othertracks, use the MONITOR CUE key, and theTRACK CUE mixer described below (“Monitoringthe recorded sounds (TRACK CUE)” on page 39.• If you are mixing down, and you have assigned atrack to a channel, the track is automaticallyremoved from the cue mix (the TRACK CUE mixersettings have no effect). Use the channel fader andsoftware pan controls to affect the level and posi-tion in the stereo mix (which is what you will usu-ally monitor here).234 576