Tascam 788 Owner's Manual

Also see for PORTASTUDIO 788: Supplementary guide Addendum Tutorial Brief guide

Contents

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Table of ContentsTASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio 5Monitoring the recorded sounds (TRACK CUE)...39Arming tracks and monitoring...............................39More monitoring options........................................40Monitoring in mono.................................................404 – MixerMixer features ..................................................... 41Linking channels ................................................ 41To link two channels...............................................41Unlinking a pair of channels ..................................41Notes on linked channels.......................................42Basic operations ................................................ 42About the screens...................................................42Adjusting EQ....................................................... 43EQ and linked channels..........................................43Channel digital pad and gain .................................44Send levels.......................................................... 44Fader and pan..................................................... 45Internal and physical faders.............................. 45Soloing ................................................................ 46Turning off soloing .................................................46Stereo output ...................................................... 47Stereo output selection ..........................................47Sub-mixer............................................................ 485 – Recorder operationsBasic transport controls.........................................49Playback.............................................................. 49Setting the playback position ........................... 50Return to zero (RTZ) ...............................................50Last Recording Position (LRP) ..............................50Jog positioning .......................................................50Fast forward and rewind.........................................51During playback ............................................. 51From the stop position .................................. 51Repeat playback ................................................. 51Setting the IN and OUT points ...............................52Editing the IN and OUT points ...................... 52Setting the time between repeats ..........................52Recording............................................................ 53Recording (ii) ...........................................................53Hands-free recording..............................................53Dropping out of record mode ................................53Rehearsing recording .............................................54Assigning virtual tracks..................................... 54Overdub recording ............................................. 55Auto punch operations ...................................... 55Setting the punch points ........................................56LAST REC ....................................................... 56IN -> OUT ........................................................ 56LAST TAKE LOAD ......................................... 56Checking the punch points ....................................56Rehearsing the punch ............................................57Recording the punch ..............................................57Checking the take ...................................................57After finishing the punch........................................58If you change your mind.........................................58Varispeed operations (pitch and SSA)..............58Pitch .........................................................................59To use the set pitch ....................................... 59SSA (Slow Speed Audition)....................................59To use the SSA .............................................. 596 – Location operationsDirect location .....................................................60Direct location (i).....................................................60Direct location (ii)....................................................61Location marks....................................................62Entering location marks .........................................62Active location marks.............................................62Giving a title to the active location mark ..............62Deleting the active location mark..........................62Editing the active mark...........................................63Using the location mark list ...............................63Locating using the list............................................64Using the IN OUT and TO marks............................64Titling using the list ................................................647 – Track editingAbout track editing .............................................65IN, OUT and TO .......................................................65Entering the edit mode ...........................................65Track editing functions.......................................65Remember! ..............................................................65COPY -> PASTE...................................................66COPY -> INSERT .................................................66MOVE -> PASTE ..................................................67MOVE -> INSERT .................................................67OPEN ....................................................................68CUT.......................................................................68SILENCE...............................................................68CLONE TRACK ....................................................69CLEAN OUT .........................................................69UNDO and REDO.................................................69Undoing and redoing actions ................................70An undo/redo example ...........................................708 – Mastering and backup (CD-R)Connection ..............................................................72Notes regarding the handling of CD-R discs........72Mixdown...............................................................73Pre-mastering..........................................................73Recording the pre-master ............................. 73Exiting mastering .......................................... 74Checking the master...............................................74Exiting master checking ............................... 74Trimming the master ..............................................75Recording to CD-R ..............................................75Recording to CD-R (track recording) ....................75Finalizing the disc...................................................76Recording to CD-R (multiple tracks) .....................77