Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 788 Tascam
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OPERA TIONAL TUT ORIAL PN: 9101437700 Edition Date: 08/16/00 © 2000 TEAC/T ASCAM, All Rights Reserv ed INPUT A PHONES REMOTE INPUT D MIC / GUIT INPUT C R L INPUT B AUX INPUT STEREO MONITOR AUX OUTPUT.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition T able of Contents 1 Table of Contents QuickStart - First Session Mixer Functions Mixer Overview Input Section Routing Input & T racks EQ Secti.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition QuickStart - First Session 3 Section I QuickStart - First Session be lit. If the STEREO LED is not on, press SELECT in the monitor section until it scrolls to the STEREO LED. T o light the CUE LED, press CUE in the monitor section.
QuickStart - First Session T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 4 Section I QuickStart - First Session (Continued) Routing Tracks to the Main Mixer When you're done with your recording, reassign the tracks to return in the main mix er section, not in the TRACK CUE section.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition QuickStart - First Session 5 Section I QuickStart - First Session (Continued) The term "bouncing tracks" means recording a mix of several other tr acks.
QuickStart - First Session T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 6 Section I QuickStart - First Session (Continued) As we mentioned at the beginning of this section, this QuickStart "First Session" only scratches the surface of the potential of this recorder .
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Mixer Functions 7 Section II Mixer Functions IN THIS SECTION: Mixing Overview Input Section Routing Input & T racks EQ Section Effect & Aux.
Mixer Functions T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 8 Section II Mixer Functions (Continued) Channel Send & Return (Insert) The 788's effect processing can be used as a dynamic or multi-effect processing chain inserted on channels.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Mixer Functions 9 Section II Mixer Functions (Continued) On vocals, perhaps 2kHz will add an edge, 6kHz might take some "honk" out of the sound, and 10kHz will add an airy quality to the sound.
Mixer Functions T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 10 Section II Mixer Functions (Continued) The 788 has an TRACK CUE section av ailable on board which will be used to monitor tracks from the recording section. The TRACK CUE does not feed the stereo fader at all, so you can't use it in a mixdown situation.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Mixer Functions 11 Section II Mixer Functions (Continued) the monitor section switches the TRACK CUE section on and off in the MONITOR OUTPUT . As mentioned in the TRACK CUE section, the TRACK CUE mix does not appear in the stereo mix.
Mixer Functions T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 12 Section II Mixer Functions (Continued) 8) When you're ready to bounce the tr acks, press PLA Y+RECORD. K eep in mind that if you make a mistake in the mixdown, you can punch in on the mixdown.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Recording & Editing Functions 13 Section III Recording & Editing Functions IN THIS SECTION: Song Menus Basic Recording Functions Locate Poi.
Recording & Editing Functions T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 14 Section III Recording & Editing Functions (Continued) Silk screened around the main transport keys are a couple of combination functions. RTZ - Pressing STOP and REW together functions as Return to Zero .
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Recording & Editing Functions 15 Section III Recording & Editing Functions (Continued) There are three locate points on the surface of the 788 labeled IN, OUT , and TO.
Recording & Editing Functions T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 16 Section III Recording & Editing Functions (Continued) The 788 will now let you audition your tak es. Use the CURSOR keys to select which take y ou want to listen to, and press PLA Y .
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Recording & Editing Functions 17 Section III Recording & Editing Functions (Continued) (Editing will be covered later in this section.
Recording & Editing Functions T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 18 Section III Recording & Editing Functions (Continued) The 788 has two different types of speed control: PIT CH CONTROL and SSA.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Recording & Editing Functions 19 Section III Recording & Editing Functions (Continued) The PITCH/SS A LED (just above the PITCH/S SA button) will remain illuminated whenever one of those two functions is engaged.
Built-In Effect Processing T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 20 ROUTING EFFECTS Section IV Built-in Effect Processing Associating EFFECT 1 to an input: When EFFECT 1 is being used as a Multi-Effect Processor , it is assigned to an insert on a channel on the main mixer .
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Built-In Effect Processing 21 Section IV Built-in Effect Processing (Continued) is where you go to store an effect.
Built-In Effect Processing T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 22 Section IV Built-in Effect Processing (Continued) EFFECT 1 MULTI-EFFECT PROCESSOR Compressor - Distortion - Gate - Fl.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition Assigning Names 23 Section V Assigning Names Songs, effect patches, locate points, and more can be named on the 788.
Assigning Names T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 24 Section V Assigning Names (Continued) Once you're done with the name, press ENTER/YES to save it. If you'v e changed your mind and don't want to change the name, press EXIT/NO at anytime to get out of the naming screen without saving any changes.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition MIDI Functions 25 Section VI MIDI Functions IN THIS SECTION: MIDI Clock & T empo Maps MTC (MIDI Time Code) Gener ate/Chase 788 Metronome MMC (MIDI Machine Control) MIDI Program Change Commands RELATED TOPIC: F ader Matching p 25 p 26 p 27 p 27 p 28 See Mixer Functions, p 12 .
MIDI Functions T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 26 Section VI MIDI Functions (Continued) Setting the 788 to Generate MIDI Time Code The 788 needs to be set to generate MIDI Time Code. T o make that setting: 1) Press MENU. 2) Select with the JOG/DA T A dial and press ENTER/YES.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition MIDI Functions 27 Section VI MIDI Functions (Continued) Internal Metronome Overview The 788 has a built-in metronome function capable of generating its own beeps. If desired, the metronome can send MIDI note messages to an external MIDI sound module to create tones, as well.
MIDI Functions T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 28 Section VI MIDI Functions (Continued) The last function is which determines whether mixer parameters can be affected with MIDI controller messages. In any setting, the 788 will not broadcast any of these events, it will only receiv e them.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition T roubleshooting 29 Section VII Trouble-Shooting Next, check the screen. T o get to it, press MENU, select , and choose . Under the tab, mak e sure the is set either to or . ( is if you are triggering an external sound module for metronome tones.
T roubleshooting TASCAM 788 Oper ational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 30 Section VII Troubleshooting (Continued) read or . If it shows , then change it to or .) Make sure that the send level and master send levels are turned up. Lastly , check to make sure the effect processor output is set high enough.
T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition T roubleshooting 31 Section VII Troubleshooting (Continued) The 788 doesn’t play when I hit PLAY. Press HOME/ESC, and check to see if time is rolling. If time is rolling, you’re probably in a quiet part of the song.
Tips & T ricks T ASCAM 788 Operational T utorial • 8/2000 Edition 32 TIPS AND TRICKS Section VIII Tips & Tricks are using the EFFECT 1 as an insert processor , the first aux send doesn't feed anything. Y ou may want to bring the send out of the 788 so you can process it with an external effect processor .
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