Tascam X-48MKII Owner's Manual

46 TASCAM X-48MKII7 – MixerMixer InterfaceMixer IntroductionThe X-48MKII includes a software digital mixer/router withthe following features:48 playback channels, each with 4-band parametric EQ•and compressionLevel, pan, solo and mute controls•Input and output source selection per track/channel•6 aux sends, pre or post-fader•6 stereo aux returns•12 stereo subgroups•Dynamic automation engine supporting mouse-drawn•break-point style automationMixer BypassWhen you first use the X-48MKII, the mixer section isdisabled to improve input to output delay and CPU usage.Before using any of the mixer functions you need switchoff Mixer Bypass.To do this:1 Click the Windows menu and choose Settings2 Select the System tab. Uncheck the box labeled MixerBypass.DSP ViewClick the DSP button pictured above or press F6 on thekeyboard to open the DSP panel. When you open thiswindow, you should see five panes (you may need to clickthe reveal triangle or scroll down):TrackThe Track section includes the fader, meter and pancontrols. There’s a record arming button, input monitorbutton, solo and mute buttons. The Mix button sends thattrack/channel to the Master output. You also get a field toname the track and another input and output menu forsetting the source and destination for your track.Aux SendsAux Sends shows the six aux sends and allows you tosend the selected channel to them. The Pre button, whenlit, makes these pre-fader sends. The On button turns thesend on or off. The knob at the bottom shows the amountof that channel sent to the send.DynamicsDynamics is a compressor for the selected track. Thresholdchanges the channel’s compressor threshold and isdisplayed in dBfs. Ratio is the amount of gain reductionthat occurs after the audio crosses the threshold. Attackand Release control the amount of time until gainreduction is fully-functional, and Soft applies a soft kneefor extreme ratio settings. On turns the effect on and offand Gain is a post-compressor makeup stage.EqualizerThe Equalizer section houses a four-band full parametricEQ section. The On button at the top-right corner of thispanel switches the EQ on, and the On button above eachband switches that band on. (Note that you need to presstwo On buttons to hear EQ, the master ON button and oneband’s ON button.) The Type pulldown menu gives you achoice of Low Shelf, High Shelf, Peaking, Low Pass and HighPass for each band. You can use the Gain, Frequency andQ knobs to change EQ, or grab the dots in the graphicdisplay.You can double-click number boxes for faders and pan•controls, as well as for AUX SEND, DYNAMICS, EQUALIZERand other items on the DSP screen and directly inputnumerical values.Hold the keyboard Control key while clicking on the•pan control of a track to set the pan value to the center(C).Hold the keyboard Control key while clicking on the•fader of a track to set the fader value to 0 dB.Hold the keyboard Shift key while clicking on the pan•or fader of a track and then drag to copy that pan orfader value to other tracks.Hold the keyboard Alt key while clicking on a control or•fader to make precise adjustments.Mixer TabsThere are six tabs at the bottom of the VGA display: Clickthe tab or press the associated function key.Tracks Track/waveform view (F1)Ch. 1-24 First 24 channels of the mixer (F2)Ch. 25-48 Second 24 channels of the mixer (F3)Groups Subgroups and aux returns (F4)Masters Master output (F5)Big Meters Level meters for all 48 tracks are shown fill-ing the screen.All of the mixer channels, groups and masters are locatedin one large window, so you can see channels 12-35 ifnecessary.