Document Outline

• 1 - Setting up and introduction
  • Important notice
  • Copyright
  • An overview of the 2488
  • Setting up the 2488
    • Shutting down the 2488
  • Some general notes on using the 2488
  • Some notes on CD-R media
    • About CD-R and CD-RW discs
    • Handling of compact discs
    • Additional notes with regard to CD-R and CD-RW discs
    • Never use a stabilizer or printable discs
  • Setting up your first song
    • New song
  • Setting the tempo
    • Making the first recording
    • Recording the guitar
    • Lead line
    • Congratulations!
• 2 - Mixer
  • Inputs and assignments
    • Checking assignments
    • Breaking assignments
    • Saving and loading assignments (QUCK ROUTING)
  • The channels
    • Input channels
    • Digital pad/gain
    • EQ
    • Effect send
  • The fader/pan screen
    • Phase
    • Pan
    • Faders
    • Mute
    • Linking channels
  • Stereo bus
    • EQ
    • Dynamics
    • Fader
    • Output selection
  • Monitoring
    • Monitor selection
    • Mono monitoring
    • Record source monitoring
    • Monitor muting
    • Soloing and toggle
  • Sub mix
  • Scene memories
• 3 - Effects
  • Mic effects
    • Assigning mic effects
    • Selecting mic effects
    • Editing mic effects
  • Multi-effect
    • Assigning the multi-effect to a channel or input
    • Editing the multi-effect
    • Using the multi-effect library
  • Single effect
    • Single effect library presets
    • Saving your own settings
  • Tuner
• 4 - Recorder
  • First steps in recording (song management)
    • Creating a song
    • Loading a song
    • Saving a song
    • Reverting to the previously saved version of a song
    • Erasing a song
    • Copying songs
    • Deleting unused space from a song
    • Protecting a song
  • Transport controls
    • Setting the playback position
    • Return to zero (RTZ)
    • Last Recording Position (LRP)
    • Jog positioning
    • Fast forward and rewind
  • Recording
    • Recording (ii)
    • Hands-free recording
    • Dropping out of record mode
    • Rehearsing recording
  • IN/OUT/TO points
    • Setting the IN, OUT and TO points
    • Locating to the points
    • Editing the IN, OUT and TO points
  • Markers
    • Direct location
    • Location marks
    • Active location marks
    • Editing the active mark
    • Using the location mark list
  • Repeat
    • Setting the repeat interval
  • Auto punch operations
    • Setting the punch points
    • Checking the punch points
    • Rehearsing the punch
    • Recording the punch
    • Checking the take
    • After finishing the punch
    • If you change your mind
  • Bouncing tracks
    • Making a bounce mix
  • About track editing
    • IN, OUT and TO
    • Entering the edit mode
    • Track editing functions
    • COPY -> PASTE
    • COPY -> INSERT
    • MOVE -> PASTE
    • MOVE -> INSERT
    • OPEN
    • CUT
    • SILENCE
    • CLONE TRACK
    • CLEAN OUT
  • UNDO and REDO
    • Undoing and redoing actions
    • An undo/redo example
  • Virtual tracks
  • Varispeed operations (pitch and SSA)
    • Pitch
    • SSA (Slow Speed Audition)
• 5 - Mastering
  • Pre-mastering
    • Recording the pre-master
    • Exiting mastering
  • Checking the master
    • Trimming the master
  • Recording to CD-R
    • Recording to CD-R (TAO recording)
    • Finalizing the disc
  • Recording to CD-R (multiple tracks)
  • Playing back CDs using the 2488
• 6 - Disk management and file import/export
  • Disk management
  • Selecting the active partition
  • Enabling and disabling USB
  • Formatting the disk
  • Reformatting individual partitions
  • Reformatting the FAT partition
  • CD-RW erase
  • CD EJECT
  • File import and export
    • USB import (audio files)
    • USB import (SMF files)
    • USB export (audio files)
    • Disc import (audio files)
    • Disc export (audio files)
• 7 - Backup and restore
  • Backup
  • Restoring
  • Using USB for backup and restore
    • Backing up
    • Restoring
• 8 - MIDI
  • Internal module mode
  • SMF
    • Editing the MIDI instruments
  • Tempo map
    • Tapping the tempo
    • Time signature
  • Metronome
  • Patterns
    • Selecting the drum kit
  • MTC, MIDI clock, etc.
    • MIDI Time Code
    • MIDI clock
  • Remote
• 9 - General preferences
  • Global preferences
  • Mixer preferences
  • Recorder
  • User word
• 10 - Specifications, etc.
  • Block diagram
  • Level diagram
  • Dimensional drawing
  • Specifications
    • Audio connections
    • Audio performance
    • Physical specifications, etc.