Tascam 788 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio 414 – MixerMixer featuresThe 788 has seven physical channel faders, control-ling six mono channels and a stereo pair of channels.These channels can be assigned to take their signalsfrom the input connectors, or from the recordedtracks.The basic signal flow of each channel of the mixersection of the 788 is:• Input-to-channel assignment (input or track)• Digital pad/gain• Three-band switchable EQ• Fader• Effect send (can be pre- or post-fader)• Aux send (can be pre- or post-fader)• PanChannels may be linked in stereo pairs, allowingthem to share control settings.The internal effectors can be used in a variety ofways with these channels; as in-line dynamics pro-cessors or as an in-line multi-effector.In addition to these channels, there is a sub-mixerwhich can be used to accept signals from inputs Athrough D and the AUX INPUTs, and feed themthrough the stereo outputs through pan and volumecontrols. See “Assigning inputs to the sub-mixer” onpage 37 for how to assign inputs to this sub-mixer,and “Sub-mixer” on page 48 for how to adjust thesettings.The track cue mixer goes to the monitor outputs andheadphones only and allows the recorded tracks to bemonitored. The operation of this is described in“Monitoring the recorded sounds (TRACK CUE)”on page 39.Linking channelsWhen you are using the 788 to mix and record a ste-reo source (e.g. a stereo synthesizer or the outputs ofa stereo effects unit), it is often useful to link twochannels together, so that changes made to one chan-nel automatically affect the other.You can link the following pairs of channels: 1 and 2,3 and 4, and 5 and 6.Note that channels 7 and 8 are always linked as a ste-reo pair and you can never unlink them.The parameters that are linked when two channelsare linked are:• Digital pad/gain• Solo status• EQ control and switching• Effect and aux send levels• Effect settings• Faders (odd-numbered channel’s fader controls thepair)To link two channels1 Press and hold down the SELECT key of onechannel in the pair to be linked. Its indicatorflashes, along with the indicator of anyassigned source.2 Press the other SELECT key of the link pair (asdescribed above) and then release both keys.Both SELECT indicators of the channel pairlight, along with the assigned sources.NOTEIf another SELECT indicator flashes when you hold downthe SELECT key of a channel, it means that this pair hasalready been linked. Pressing the SELECT key of theother channel will unlink the pair.Unlinking a pair of channels1 Press and hold down the SELECT key of one ofthe channel pair. The indicator will flash, andso will the indicator of the other channel in thepair and any assigned source.2 Press the SELECT key of the other channel inthe pair and then release the keys.When the SELECT keys are released, the indi-cator of the first channel to have its key pressedwill be lit.