Notes on linked channels, Basic operations, About the screens – Tascam 788 User Manual

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4 – Mixer–Basic operations

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TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio

Notes on linked channels

When a linked pair is created, the pan settings for the
two channels are set to hard left (odd-numbered
channel) and hard right (even-numbered channel),
regardless of their previous settings. However, pan
settings made while the channels are linked as a pair
are maintained when the pair is unlinked.

If a stereo source (

STEREO

or

AUX INPUT

) is

assigned to one channel of a potential stereo pair, the
two channels will automatically be linked as a pair.

If a stereo pair of channels has had

STEREO

or

AUX

INPUT

assigned to it, and the pair is then unlinked,

the link is broken, but the stereo source remains
assigned to both channels.

Basic operations

The

SELECT

keys of the channels have been previ-

ously introduced (“Assigning sources to mixer chan-
nels.” on page 36)
as the way in which the input
signals are routed to the mixer channels and as the
way in which channels are linked and unlinked.

They are also used to select the channels when mak-
ing mixer settings, together with the

EQ

,

SEND

and

FADER/PAN

keys:

1

Press the

EQ

,

SEND

or

FADER/PAN

key.

The screen changes to show the current set-
tings for that parameter and the selected chan-
nel or channels.

2

Press the

SELECT

key of the channel whose

parameters are to be edited.

3

Use the dial and cursor keys to change the
values as explained in this section.

About the screens

The example below shows the pan setting for chan-
nels 1 and 2:

In these “channel” screens, the bottom right of the
screen is used for a pair of bargraph meters, showing

the current monitor output levels. The current time
position is also shown on the top line of the screen.

If you have linked two channels as a stereo pair (see
“To link two channels” on page 41), you can press
either

SELECT

key of the pair to change to the

appropriate parameter editing screen.

TIP

As an alternative way of working, you can also press the
channel
SELECT key first, and then press the parameter
key (
EQ, SEND or FADER/PAN) to adjust the parame-
ters of one channel.

EQ Allows equalization and digital pad/gain

settings

SEND Allows pre/post/off, level and pan for channel

sends, as well as the master send level for
both the effect and aux sends

FADER/PAN Allows a view of the fader levels (including the

internal level) and setting of the pan settings

3

1

2

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