Tascam 788 Tutorial

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Mixer Functions TASCAM 788 Operational Tutorial • 8/2000 Edition12Section IIMixer Functions (Continued)8) When you're ready to bounce the tracks, pressPLAY+RECORD. Keep in mind that if you make amistake in the mixdown, you can punch in on themixdown. For example, if you forget to bring downthe level of a loud vocal passage, you can rewindback just before that passage, press record, andmake the change. You don't need to start over.Since scenes can be recalled in the 788, the level of thephysical fader on the 788 may not match the level thefader is being processed at.This is also true if a sequenceris used to automate the mixerlevels of the 788. The FADERMATCHING preference choosesfrom a number of differentbehavior patterns to deal withthis situation:- This overrides the scene fader level, and makesthe physical fader level the processed level at all times.The positive side is you always know the processed levelof the fader. The bad news is you can't recall any levelsor utilize any MIDI level automation with this setting.- This setting will have the processed fader levelautomatically go to the physical level when the physicalfader is moved. While this makes the levels react fasterto your commands, it can mean some large jumps involume if the fader is all the way at the top, and theprocessed level is at the bottom.- Catch will not change the processed faderlevel until the physical fader matches the processedfader level. This is the most elegant, since the levelswon't jump all over the place when you bump a fader.This allows you to make smoother adjustments to thelevels mid-mix. However, if you are not aware of theprocessed fader levels, you might take a little whilefinding them.Bouncing tracks is the process of taking previouslyrecorded tracks on the recorder and mixing them downto a stereo or mono mix. This process allows you toadd more tracks to the song by freeing up the individualtracks from the other parts.Since the 788 has 250 virtual tracks per song, you don'thave to give up the original tracks when you're bouncingdown. The original tracks can be kept in the virtual trackscreen, in case you want to submix them again later,change a part, or even take one part out all together.To bounce tracks down in the 788, the stereo outputneeds to be fed to a channel or channels. You mightthink this would cause a feedback loop. However, thechannel's output will automatically become un-assignedfrom the stereo buss when the stereo buss is assignedto the channel's input.While bouncing tracks, you'll probably want to monitorthe return from the recorder to make sure the levelisn't overloading the track level. The place to do that isthe TRACK CUE section. The other tracks should beplaying through the main mixer, so make sure that thelevels for the other tracks are down so the only tracksyou're hearing in the TRACK CUE mix are the tracksyou're recording.To bounce the tracks:1) Assign the source tracks to the mixer section.2) Assign any other inputs you want bounced with thetracks (ie drum machine, external effect unit, etc.)to the input sub mixer.3) Assign the stereo output to the target recordingtracks (press and hold STEREO, press SELECT on thetarget track(s), then release STEREO).4) Arm the target tracks by pressing REC READY.5) Press CUE in the monitor section, to monitor thereturn from the recorder.6) Turn off any other sources by pressing SELECT inthe monitor section until none of the associatedLEDs light up. (This makes sure you are listeningonly to the return from the multitrack, and that thelevels you are hearing are exactly what is beingrecorded.7) Play the music, and set up your mix. The tracklevels on the recorder should indicate the level of theinput coming to the track. Make sure the level doesnot overload the trackBOUNCING TRACKSFADER MATCHING