Tascam 788 Tutorial

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Mixer Functions TASCAM 788 Operational Tutorial • 8/2000 Edition8Section IIMixer Functions (Continued)Channel Send & Return (Insert)The 788's effect processing can be used as a dynamic ormulti-effect processing chain inserted on channels.When the effect is routed that way, the effect will beassigned as the first item in the signal flow chain. (Forinformation about the effect capabilities or assignment,see Effect Processing, p20.)The EQ Sectioncontrol surface, then pressSELECT for the channel youwish to view. The screen tothe right should appear.The 788's three band EQ iscomprised of sweepable highand low shelf bands, plus aparametric mid band. AnON/OFF switch allows A/Bcomparisons between the enhanced signal and theoriginal. Finally, a PAD/GAIN control allows thesignal to be padded down to prevent the channel fromoverloading from high boost EQ curves, or to increasesignal strength when large frequency bands areas aredug out of the signal's power.Shelf and Parametric EQs ExplainedEQ basically increases and decreases the volume ofspecific frequency ranges in a sound. Your standardhi-fi usually has a bass and treble control... the basscontrol can boost or cut the lowfrequencies, with the centerbetween 80-120Hz. The treblecontrol will boost or cut the higherfrequencies, with a typical centerbetween 6-12kHz.The next level of control from the standard boost/cutEQ is a sweepable EQ. Sweepable EQs have a gaincontrol to adjust the boost or cutcontrol, but also can change thecenter frequency. This movablecenter allows accurate tuning ofthe EQ to specific "sweet spot"areas of the sound.Examples - Perhaps 80Hz boost will offer pillowy soundto a bass, while a 200Hz cut will take out a muddy tone.To view the EQ sectionof the 788, press theEQ button right in themiddle of the 788'schannel 6, then release INPUT D. To route INPUT D toboth channels 1 and 6, press and hold INPUT D thenpress SELECT for channels 1 and 6, then releaseINPUT D. The routing is verified by LEDs when youmake the selection.Whenever you route an input to a channel, the 788 willautomatically disengage both the input and the channelfrom any previous assignment so that you don't haveto worry about double routings.If you want to check where things are routed, press andhold the input button; its LED will flash with the LED ofthe channel it is assigned to. (If none of the otherLEDs flash, then it's not routed anywhere, yet.) Thereverse can also be done, you can press SELECT forany of the channels, and it will flash with the inputthat is assigned to it.Inputs can also be routed to the input submixer, whichis discussed later in this section on p10. Routing aninput to the input submixer is done by holding downthe SUB MIX button and pressing the buttons for eachINPUT you wish to route.The 788's main mixer provides extensive processingpower and routing flexibility. Once the signal is routedto the main channel, the signal flows through thefollowing steps:THE CHANNEL STRIPEQ SectionChannel FaderSend/Return (insert) for built-in effects.This only applies if EFFECT 1 is assignedas a Multi-Effect processor on a channelor EFFECT 2 is assigned as dynamics.If an aux send is assigned as pre-fader,it's level is independent of the channelfader. This is typically used for monitormixes or allowing the channel to bewashed out in an effect (no dry signal).If an aux send is assigned as post-fader,its level is affected by the channel fader.This is typically used for effect sends,because the relationship between theeffect and dry signal will remain constantwhen the fader is adjusted.To Stereo FaderPanningRLEQ bands are arranged vertically,with matching parameters aligninghorizontally. Use the arrow keysto move between the parameters.ON/OFFcontrolPAD/GAINsettingChannelindicationBoostCut20Hz 20kHzStandard Boost/Cut20Hz 20kHzSweep High/LowMid Parametric FreqFreq