Tascam DR-680 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DR-680 39If you turn the DATA wheel during playback, playback•restarts at the position located when you stop turningthe DATA wheel.Mixing and outputting a multitrackrecordingWhen playing back the sound of a multitrackrecording, you can use the unit’s internal mixer tomake a stereo mix and then output that.Adjust the playback sound of tracks 1–6 using mixerchannels 1–6. You can also adjust the overall level ofthe mix.You can output the stereo mix that you have mixedusing the internal mixer to the headphone and digitaloutput jacks.Moreover, by setting A.OUT SEL to MIX in the I/Omenu, the stereo mix can be output from the LINEOUTPUTS jacks. When set this way, the sound of theleft (L) channel is output through LINE OUTPUTS 1, 3and 5 and the sound of the right (R) channel is outputthrough LINE OUTPUTS 2, 4 and 6.Using the internal mixer1 Press the MIX LEVEL key to open the LEVELscreen.2 Adjust the levels of channels 1–6 and the overallmix on this screen. Use the 1–6 and MIX (LOCK)keys to select the channels that you want toadjust.3 Use the VALUE knob to adjust the optimal levelin a range between 0 and 100 (default value is100).4 Press the MIX PAN key to open the PAN screen.5 Use the pan controls on this screen to adjust thestereo position of each channel. Use the 1–6 keysto select the channels that you want to adjust.6 Use the VALUE knob to adjust each to a suitablestereo position using values ranging fromL10–L1 (left) to C (center) and R1–R10 (right).(Odd number channels are set to L10 and evennumber channels are set to R10 by default.)7 When you have finished making the settings,press the HOME key to return to the HomeScreen.NOTEThis function cannot be used when playing a stereotrack.Using the solo functionPress and hold one of the 1–6 keys on the frontpanel to enable solo monitoring for that channel.When solo monitoring, the indicatorappears on the Home Screen, and the indicatorappears for the soloed channel.To stop solo monitoring, press and hold the key(1–6 or MIX) for the soloed channel again.NOTESolo monitoring can only be used with headphones andthe built-in speaker.Playing a stereo trackIn addition to multitrack recording, this unit can alsorecord a stereo track simultaneously. For example, a6-track multitrack and a stereo track can be recorded atthe same time.During playback, press the MULTI/STEREO key toswitch between the multitrack and the stereo track6 – Playback