Tascam 2488MKII Bedienungsanleitung

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IM POR T ANT S AFET Y PREC A UTI ONS 2 T ASCAM 248 8M KII The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arr owhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intende[...]

IM POR T ANT S AFET Y INSTR UC TIONS T ASCAM 248 8M KII 3 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er's instructions. 8 Do not inst[...]

4 T ASCAM 248 8M KII This p rodu ct ha s bee n de signe d an d manuf acture d acco rding to FDA regula tions “ ti tle 21 , CFR , chapter 1 , sub chapter J, ba sed o n the Rad iation C ontrol fo r Hea lth and S afet y Act of 1 9 68, ” a nd is cl ass ifie d as a clas s 1 las er pr oduc t. The re is n o ha zar dous i nvis- ible la ser r adiati on [...]

1 − Introdu ctions ............................... 8 Sup plied acces sories ................................ 8 Use wit h a per sonal co mpu ter ................ 8 Abou t thi s User 's Manu al ........................ 9 Manu al conventions ................................ 9 Preca ution s and n otes for placem ent and u se .......... 10 Handli[...]

As signing mi c eff ec ts ..................................... 39 Sele ct ing mic ef fec t s ...................................... 4 0 Editing mic e ffe ct s .......................................... 40 Multi - ef fec t............................................. 4 1 As signing t he multi - ef fec t ............................. 41 Editing t he[...]

Reformat ting T ASC A M par tit ions ......... 76 Reformat ting t he FA T p ar titio n ............ 76 1 0 − Fil e impor t /e xpo r t ................... 77 USB mo de ............................................... 77 Op ening t he US B con nec tion ............... 77 Closing t he USB conn ec tion ........................... 77 USB im por t (mono[...]

8 T ASCAM 248 8M KII Th a n k you f or pu rcha sing t he 24 -t r ack T ASCAM 2488MK I I Digit al Port a st ud io. Wi th t h is all-i n- one d igit al multit r ack re cord er, y ou c an r ecord , m i x and m ast er aud io on an 80 GB ha rd di sk and m ake aud io and ba ck up CD s wit h the i nte r n al CD -R W d r ive. Before con nect i ng an d usi [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 9 1 − Introduc tions Th is User 's Manu al is comp r ised of th e fo llowi ng chapt ers . 1 – Intro duc tion s (pag e 8) In a dd ition t o an over view of the u n it and i n for mat ion about CD -R /CD-R W d iscs a nd ot her feat u r es, t h is chapt er explai ns t he st r uct u re of th is User 's Guide a nd de scr[...]

1 0 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 1 − Introduc tions Precautions and notes for pla cement and u se Th e 2488 M K I I may be u sed i n most a re as , but to ma int ai n top pe r for ma nce, a nd prolong oper at ing l ife, obser ve the fo llowi ng note s, pre caut ions a nd envi ron ment al cond ition s: A void exposi ng it to ext re mes of temp er at u re a [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 1 1 − Introduc tions About fina lizing Alt houg h audio d at a may be w r it te n on a CD -R or CD -R W dis c, a st and a rd CD player wil l not be able to re ad t he d ata (i. e. play back the aud io ) u nt il a f i n al *TOC ha s bee n w r it- ten at t he st a r t of the d isc. *TOC: T able of cont ent s In for m at ion of [...]

1 2 T AS CAM 2488 MK II 2 − Se tting up and basi c kno w ledge Setting up t he 248 8M KII First , f i nd a f lat level sur fac e for the 2488MK I I which is st able and ca n not be jogged or jolted e asily . Th is shou ld be a ha rd su r fa ce. Do not put t he 2488 M K I I on a ca r pe t or f u r n ish i ngs, a s th is w ill block t he ai r f low[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 3 2 − Se tting up and basi c kno w ledge Basic kno wledge Before using t h is u nit , please r ea d and u nd ers ta nd t he f u nd ame nta l pr i nciples explain ed i n th is s ect ion Th is u n it rec ords au dio d at a and ot her s ong in for mat ion on an 80 GB int er nal ha rd d isk t hat is d ivide d int o mult iple pa r[...]

1 4 T AS CAM 2488 MK II 2 − Se tting up and basi c kno w ledge 2 T urn t he JOG / DA T A di al unt i l the DISK item i s hi gh l ig hted , and then pre ss the Y ES/ EN TER key . The DISK menu appear s. 3 Use the JOG /DA T A d ia l unt i l the SELECT item i s hi gh l ig hted , and then pre ss the Y ES/ EN TER key . The par t it ion l i st appea rs[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 5 2 − Se tting up and basi c kno w ledge Navig ation T o nav igate i nside th e 2488 M K I I scr een s, u se t he CUR SOR keys to m ov e t he cu r sor. YES/ENTER ke y T o d o a n a c t i o n , t o e n t e r a s u b - m e n u o r t o a n s we r “ ye s ” t o a q u e s t i o n . We w i l l of t e n r e fe r t o t h i s a s j[...]

1 6 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 2 − Se tting up and basi c kno w ledge Many keys have two f u nct ions: the f ir st is w r it te n in nor m al ( wh ite ) t y pe, a nd the s econd i s w r itt en u nde r th is i n white on a g r ee n backg rou nd . T o ac ces s the se se cond sh if t ed f u nct ions: 1 Pres s the SH IF T key so that the i ndi cator l ig hts[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 7 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII T op panel Input channel section ( 1 - 4 ) Monitor section ( u - p ) Utility section ( g - l ) Sub mixer section ( w - r ) Stereo bus section ( t - y ) Channel section ( v - m ) Transport keys ( Q - T ) Screen operation section ( ; - c ) Mark/Title section ( # - % ) Transport sect[...]

1 8 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII Effect s section Th ese 3 keys ac ces s effect f u nc tion s. See “ 6 – Effect s ” on page 3 9 for det ails . 5 MUL T I ( TU NER ) key Pre ss t h is key to ope n the M U L T I EFF ECT scr een . T o a ssign t he mult i- effect to a n i nput or m i xer chan nel, pre ss a nd ho[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 9 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII Monitor Section Th ese co nt rols adjust t he out put sign al se nt to t he PHON ES out put jack on t he f ront pa nel a nd the M ONI TOR OUT PUT jack on t he re ar p anel. See “ Monitor i ng” on p age 36 f or det ai ls. u MON ITOR LE V EL k nob Adjusts t he leve l of the out [...]

20 T ASCA M 2488M KII 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII Locate section Use thes e keys to set a nd locat e the e dit poi nts . See page 50 for deta ils. , LOCA TE (S ET ) key Pre ss t h is key by itself to op en t he M A R K LIST scre en th at shows mark p oint s. Pre ss a nd hold th is key and pr es s the I N , OUT , FRO M , or TO key [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 2 1 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII Mix d own section Y BOU NCE key T u r n s bou nce mo de ON and OFF . U MAS TER key Use th is key du r ing m ast er i ng, to selec t the pr e- mas ter- ing mo de or ma ste r check mo de ( se e “P re -ma ste r ing ” on page 69 and “Ch eck i ng the m ast er ” on page 70 ). T [...]

22 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII PHON ES jac k Con nec t st e re o he a dpho nes he re t o l ist e n t o t he m on i- tor out put. PUNC H jac k Con ne ct a T ASC A M R C- 30P or other foot pe d al to cont rol pu nch in a nd pu nch out. E XPRE SS ION j ack Con ne ct a BOSS EV -5 or other foot vo lu me pe da l to co[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 23 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII POWER sw itch T u r n t he 2488MK I I power ON and OFF . Fo llow shut down pr oce du res b efore tu r ni ng p ow er OFF ( s ee “ Shut down” on page 1 3 ). ~ IN ja ck Con ne ct th e included p ow er c ord. MID I OUT j ack Se nd s P rog ra m C ha n ge a nd Co nt r ol C h a nge , [...]

2 4 T ASCAM 248 8M KII This examp le sh o ws h ow to record a r hyth m guita r , f oll ow ed by recording an accom panying l ead guita r . This is a s i mpl e recording, bu t the same pr ocedures also app ly to m ore comp l ica ted recor dings, so p lease r ead this secti on care f ul ly . Setting up your f irst song T o ma ke su re we st ar t wit [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 25 4 − Re cordi ng Th e 2488 M K I I has a n i nte r na l met ronome t hat c an play a click accord i ng to t he met ron ome set t i ngs or tem po map set t i ngs. T he in it ial set t i ng is a simple met rono me mode ( f re e met ronome mo de ). Use the follo wi ng pro ced u res t o set t he met ronome t o 2/ 4 ti me w ith a [...]

26 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 4 − Re cordi ng W e as su me th at you ’ re re cord i ng the r hyt h m g u ita r to s ta r t wit h, a nd th at you wil l be re cord i ng it on tr ack 1 . Note th at in puts on t he 2488MK I I ar e let te red f ro m A th r ough H . T ra cks a re nu mb ere d f rom 1 t h roug h 24. In put H is spe cial on t he 2488MK I I—it[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 27 4 − Re cordi ng 8 Use the cursor keys and the d ia l to mov e around the di splay and change value s. T he set t i ngs are show n as number s and as a g raph. Use the on-screen SW on the l eft side of the displa y ( or use SHIFT and YES/ENTE R to tur n th e EQ on, and use SHIFT and NO/E XIT to tur n th e EQ off ) to com- par[...]

28 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 4 − Re cordi ng No w w e can reco rd the lead g uitar line . W e will add an eff ect to the lead guitar to make i t sound a little more interes ting. TIP Y ou c an also p er f orm au dio e dit s , cut ti ng, c opyi ng and pa stin g bet we en t rac ks , etc . to cor re c t sma ll mis- takes . T hese o pe ratio ns ar e exp lai[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 29 The 24 88 M KI I mixer is equipp ed wi t h 8 inputs ( A – H ) , 2 4 pl aybac k tracks, and 2 eff ect re tu r ns f or a t otal o f 34 ch an- ne ls. 4 o f the 8 i npu t s ( A – D ) hav e c omb ined MIC / LINE inpu ts that can accept both XLR jacks a nd standard 1 / 4 ” TRS j acks. These can als o supp ly +48 V ph antom po [...]

30 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I 5 − Mi x er If a n in put or cha n nel SELEC T key is held down, t he assig ned C HA NN EL ( or I NPU T ) key f la shes. P re ss t he othe r key to bre ak t he a ssign me nt. NOTE As sign ing and u nas sign ing li nked c hanne ls (se e “Link- ing c hann els ” on pa ge 33) wor ks in m uc h the sa me way as for s ingl e c[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 3 1 5 − Mi x er In t h is se ct ion, we explain t he cha n nel f u nct ions of the 2488MK I I’ s mi xer . T he rec order t rack ch an n els ( 1 –24 ) a nd in put chan nels have s i mi lar f u nction s, so we explai n the m togethe r as ch an n el fu nc tion s. Ster eo bu s f u nct ions a re explai ned on p age 3 3. Channel [...]

32 T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 − Mi x er T he r e i s o ne st e r eo “ loo p” s e nd ( u si ng t he i nt e r na l ef fec t s ) i n a dd it i on t wo ef fe c t s e nd s ( u si ng t he ex t er n al EF FEC T SE N DS ja ck s) for e a ch ch a n n el. Plea s e se e “Si n gle ef fe ct ” o n p ag e 42 for de t ai l s a bo ut t he u se of t h e i nt e r [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 3 3 5 − Mi x er Th e MUT E keys f or ea ch cha n nel also s er ve as solo keys ( se e “Soloing and t oggle” on page 37) . W hen a ch an n el ’ s MUTE key is pr es sed ( when soloing is not act ive ), the ora nge ind icat or light s, a nd t he sou nd f rom th at cha n nel is not sent to t he st ere o bus. T he ch an n el ?[...]

34 T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 − Mi x er Pre ss t he ST EREO key to o pen t he sc ree n below . As w ith t he cha n nel fade r sc ree n, t he on- scre en fa de r ca n not be u sed t o ma ke adjust me nts. A lso not e th at the int er nal fa der value a nd t he top p anel physical fa der p osi- tion m ay not cor re spond ( see “ Fader s ” on page 3 2[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 3 5 5 − Mi x er A pai r of tr ack s ca n be rout ed for di re ct out put t h roug h t he an alog STER EO OU T jacks ( and t he D IGI T AL O UT ). W hile the abov e scre en is sho w n, if you use the JOG /DA T A dial to sel ect li n ked or pai red t racks ( 1/2– 23 /24) , the t rack si g nal bypa sses the mi xer and stereo fad[...]

36 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 5 − Mi x er Monitor i ng is a v ita l pa r t of the whole record i ng and mas ter i ng pr oces s. T he 2488MK I I provide s ste reo mon i- tor i ng faci lit ies th rough a n ext er nal a mplif ier/ spe ake rs combin at ion, as well as h ead phones . The level for these t wo monitor i ng syst ems i s set usi ng t he MO NITOR[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 37 5 − Mi x er Solo ing and toggle If you pres s the S OLO key to the u ppe r r ight of the STE REO fa der, the i nd icator lig hts a nd solo mode ac ti- vates . In s olo mode, the t r ack ch an nel M UTE / SOLO keys f u nct ion as SO LO keys, allowi ng you to monito r just t he t ra ck cha n nel signa ls of y ou r choice. Th e[...]

38 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 5 − Mi x er If t he fad er mat chi ng set t i ng is cha nged f rom t he fa ctor y set t i ng R EA L , to J U M P or CA TCH a s des cr ibe d below , the n fad er d at a wi ll be r ecal led toget her w ith sc ene s. Im m ed iately af te r rec all, t houg h, t he physical fad er po si- tion s may not match t he i nte r na l fa[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 3 9 Th is ch apte r explai ns t he bui lt- i n in se r t effect s t hat ca n be applie d to i nd ividu al m ic and g u ita r i nputs a nd t he mi xdown /mast er i ng effect s ( si ngle effect ). In a dd ition t o in ser t effect s an d single effec ts , th is u n it also has a bu ilt-in dy n am ics pr oces sor for the st er eo bu[...]

40 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I 6 − E f fect s 1 When the M ICX4 key is press ed ( rega rdl es s of whether ei ght or four m ic ef fec ts have been sel ect- ed), and the S ELEC T key of the input or track i s pres sed , the M IC EFF ECT scree n is shown: 2 Pres s the SE LECT or IN PUT key for the tr ack or input chan nel to as si gn the m ic ef fec t to i[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 1 6 − E f fect s Th e multi- effec t is as signe d in t he sa me way as t he m ic effect s: press a nd hold the MU L TI key and p res s the i nput or cha n nel SELEC T key . A ny i nput or cha n nel as signe d when t he MUL T I key is f i rst p res sed f lashe s. Unassig n ing t he mu lti- effect follo ws t he sa me proce du [...]

42 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 6 − E f fect s Sa ving mul ti- effec t settings Y o u can sa v e an edi ted se tti ng as a user s etting in the li brary . 1 When the M U L T I EFF ECT scre en is v i sible , pres s the YES /E NTE R key to open the M U L T I EFF ECT LI BR A RY screen. 2 Use the Ó / Á cur sor keys to sele ct S AVE . 3 Use the JOG /DA T A d [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 3 6 − E f fect s Th is is not really an eff ect, but uses one o f the e f fect key s. Press the shifted MUL TI k ey to bri ng up the TU N ER screen. Th e t u ner is u se d wit h the sig nal f ro m input H (reser ved for gu ita r s and b ass es ). It can not be u se d wit h any ot her in put. W he n a note is played, t he 2488[...]

44 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I Loading a song T o l oad a p re vi ous ly -sa ve d son g f ro m dis k ( the c ur ren t s ong will be wri tten to dis k aut oma tica ll y whe n the so ng is lo aded ) : 1 Pres s the ME NU key to ope n the M ENU s creen . Use the curs or keys to sele ct t he SONG item, and then pres s the YES /E NTER key . 2 A t the SONG menu, [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 5 7 − Re corder Erasi ng a song T o f re e up spa ce on a d isk pa r t it ion, an d delete a song or songs, you should pe r for m the following op er ation s: 1 Pres s the ME NU key to ope n the M ENU s creen . Use the curs or keys to sele ct t he SONG item, and then pres s the YES /E NTER key . 2 A t the SONG menu, use the c[...]

46 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder Copy ing so ngs As we l l as copying songs, so that you can work on another versi on o f them, you can also use th is menu i tem as a tool to back up son gs to another par t ition (y ou can also back up to CD-R or personal computer, but this is a separate proces s ) . 1 Pres s the ME NU key to ope n the M ENU [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 7 7 − Re corder Setting the playb ack p osition Th e 2488 M K I I provides you w ith a nu mber of ways to set the p osition f rom wh ich playback st ar ts when you pre ss t he PL A Y key . Some of these a re d esc r ibe d in t he se ct ion on locat ion oper at ions. T he ways of set ti ng t he playback poi nt which invol ve t[...]

48 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 7 − Re corder T o po sition the playback p oint pre cisely , you can “ jog” the playback position , usi ng th e dial. A s you mo ve back ward s and for wa rd s th r ough t he re cord i ng, you can hea r t he rec orded s ou nd at slo w spe ed , eithe r back wa rd or for wa rd, dep end i ng on the d i rec tion you ar e t u[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 9 7 − Re corder PUNC H recording T o d rop i nto r ecord mo de wh ile playi ng back: 1 Ar m one or more track s by press ing t hei r REC keys. The ir i nd icat ors st ar t to f la sh. 2 Star t play i ng back a song by press ing t he PL A Y key . The PL A Y i nd icat or wi l l l i ght . 3 Pres s the REC ORD key . The REC OR D [...]

50 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder Locating to the points Simply pres s the I N , OUT , TO or FRO M key to locate t o the approp r iate poi nt. IN, O UT , TO and FROM poin ts Th e I N, OUT , TO an d FR OM point s a re spe cial ma rk s use d for var ious 2488MK II f u nc tion s. Repe at playback and auto pu nch u se the I N/O UT p oint s, a nd t[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 1 7 − Re corder Activ e marks If t he song play position pa sse s a ma rk du r i ng playback, the m ar k’ s title ap pea r s on the s cre en. T he ma rk whos e title is shown on t he sc ree n is cal led t he “ active mar k. ” Th is a ct ive mark ca n be a cce sse d ea sily for titli ng, deletion and e d iti ng, as expla[...]

52 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 7 − Re corder Th is p roce ss is some ti me s refer red t o as t r i m m i ng. Th is is a sim ila r pr oces s to t he jog position i ng of the playback point ( see “Jo g posit ioni ng” on pa ge 48 ), except th at in t h is oper at ion, t he f i na l posit ion is store d as t he po sition of the act ive mark . Y ou can e [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 3 7 − Re corder E ver y t i me a ma rk is sto red , it is ent ere d int o the l ist , and ever y t ime a m ar k is deleted , it is re mov ed f rom t he l ist. U se the MARK L IS T to lo ca te , eras e, and ad d tit l es t o marks . N ot e t ha t this l is t canno t be u sed to edi t mar k p osi ti ons . T o se e the l ist , p[...]

54 T ASCA M 2488M KII 7 − Re corder As well as t he A BS and M TC t im i ngs just d esc r ibe d, it is pos sible to locate to a “mu sical” ti me, whe n the d isplay shows bars (measu re s ) a nd be ats , and t he 2488MK I I is sy nch ron i zed t o a tem po map. 1 Ma k e s u r e t h e t r a n s p o r t i s s t o p p e d . Y ou c a n no t p e r[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 5 7 − Re corder Auto punch ope r ations Pu nch op er at ions allow you to sta r t a nd st op rec ord- ing at p redef ine d poi nts , and t he se ca n be autom ate d, a s des cr ibe d her e. W hen aut o pu nch rec ordi ng beg i ns , playback st ar ts at pre -roll poi nt some t i me before recor di ng is due t o st ar t, the pu[...]

56 T ASCA M 2488M KII 7 − Re corder Rehearsing the punc h Alt houg h you do not hav e to u se the r ehea r sal feat u r e ( see “Rehea r sing re cord i ng” on page 50 ) wit h the aut o pu nch, it’ s probably a good ide a to rehe ar se mos t pu nch reco rdi ngs a few ti mes b ef ore ma k i ng a t ake. 1 With the AUTO PUNC H ind ic ator l it [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 57 7 − Re corder Recording the pu nch W hen you ar e happy w ith t he rehe ar se d pu nch mate r ial, you record t he pu nch i n the following way: 1 Pres s the RH SL key so that the i nd icator goe s out. 2 Pres s and hold the R ECOR D key and pres s the PL A Y key . Th e dis play sho ws T A K E . P lay back star t s a t the p[...]

58 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder Making a bounce mix 1 Pres s the BOU NC E key . The key l ig hts , and B O U N C E M O D E appears on the home scre en. 2 Sele ct the de st i nati on. Pre ss the R EC keys for a si ngl e track (mono bounce ), or t wo tr acks (or a stere o tr ack) fo r a ster eo bounce . NOTE In b ounc e mo de , until yo u pre [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 59 7 − Re corder Th e t ra ck ed iti ng f u nct ions availa ble on the 2488MK I I ar e: COP Y ∑ P AS TE COP Y FRO M ∑ TO COP Y ∑ I NSER T MO V E ∑ P A STE MO V E ∑ I NSER T OP EN CU T SILENCE CLONE T R A CK CLEA N OUT S ee th e se ct i ons b el o w f or d eta ils o f ho w to u se t he se func ti on s. TIP The se op er[...]

6 0 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 7 − Re corder COPY ® P ASTE Th is f unc tion t a kes t he sect ion of a tr ack or t r ack s ma rked by the I N a nd OUT p oint s, co pies it, a nd places it at t he TO point on t he chos en t r ack or t r ack s. T he or igi nal s ou rce is left u ncha nged . OUT IN TO OUT IN TO Th e copy oper at ion ov e r w r ite s a nyt [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 61 7 − Re corder COPY ® INSERT Th is f unc tion t a kes t he sect ion of a tr ack or t r ack s ma rked by the I N a nd OUT p oint s, co pies it, a nd places it on t he chosen t r ack or t rack s, i n ser ti ng it as new m ater ia l, st ar ti ng at the TO p oint. OUT IN TO OUT IN TO Th e or igi nal sou r ce is left u nch ange d[...]

62 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder CUT In t h is ope rat ion t he audio mat er ia l af te r the OU T poi nt is mov ed for wa rd to t he I N p oint. OUT IN IN Th e sou rce a nd de sti n ation a re t he sa me, a nd af te r the oper at ion, t he mat er ial wh ich fo llow ed t he OUT p oint now mov ed t o fo llow the I N p oint. M ater ia l which w[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 6 3 7 − Re corder T h i s d el e t e s a l l t h e a u d io m a t e r i a l i n t h e s el e c t e d t r a c k o r t r a c k s . Th e I N a nd OUT poi nts do not h av e a ny mean i ng her e. Th ere is on ly one value t hat you ca n cha nge : Src . T rk Select s t he t ra cks for er asi ng t he aud io dat a. Y ou ca n select a s[...]

64 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder UNDO and R EDO Undoing and red oing actions 1 Pres s the UN DO/R ED O key and a li st of the oper a- t ions that you ha ve done since the st ar t of the song is shown on scr een: The f ir st act ion ( STA RT UP ) at the bott om of the di splay is numbe red 0 , and al l the ac t ions af ter th i s ( above thi s[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 6 5 7 − Re corder Here ’ s a n ext r emely simpli f ied ex ample th at ext re mely u nl i kel y th at you ’ d work th is way , but it sho ws the p r in - ciples invo lved: Lead vocal 2nd take Lead vocal correction Lead vocal Retake of guitar solo bridge section Guitar solo Piano (second part) Piano Scratch vocal take Bass l[...]

66 T AS CAM 2488 MK II 7 − Re corder Up to now , we have desc r ibed t he 2488MK I I a s a 24-t ra ck rec order b ecau se it ca n playback up to 24 t r ack s simu lta ne - ously . In fa ct , how ever , each s ong may cont ai n up to 250 t ra cks , which we call “ v i r t u al t r ack s. ” Up to 24 of thes e vi r t ual t rack s may be a ssig n[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 67 7 − Re corder vi r t ual t rack s t hat cont ai n t he ba ss t a kes to t h ree physi- cal t r ack s and t he n use t he fa der s a nd MUT E /SO LO keys to list en t o each of the m i n t u r n ( for simpl icity , the se il lust r at ions show only t he f i r st eight t ra cks ). Virtual tracks (drums) Virtual tracks (differ[...]

68 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 7 − Re corder Pi tch 1 Pres s and hold the PITCH /S SA key . The i ndi cator l ig hts and the d i splay changes: 2 If t he PIT CH CO NTRO L section at the left o f the screen is not active (i t is not surro unded by the thick - er fr ame ), p ress the Ó k ey to m ov e th e curso r ther e. 3 U se t he dial to c hang e the pi[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 6 9 Mi x do wn is th e mi xin g o f t h e a u di o fr o m e v ery tr ac k in a r ec or din g in to a s te re o p ai r . On t h e 2 4 88 MKII , wri tin g th i s mi x - d o wn s i gna l to a ma st er st er eo r ec or de r i s ca ll ed ” ma st er in g . ” Y ou can m ake a n aud io CD usi ng the CD -R /CD-R W rec order bu ilt i n[...]

70 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 8 − Mast er ing and CD recorder Af t er c reat i ng a ma ster t rack ( or somet i mes b ef ore ), if t he rec ordi ng st a r t ed to o ea rly or ended t oo lat e, you can t r i m the u nwa nted t i me. Y ou can not tr i m t he ma ste r t ra ck itself du r i ng playback , but since t he ma ste r t r ack a nd its sou rc e t ra[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 71 8 − Mast er ing and CD recorder Creating an audio CD Y ou can c reat e a n audio CD by usi ng t he 2488MK I I CD -R W d r ive to bur n the m ast er t r ack to a C D- R /CD -R W dis c. Th r ee aud io CD cre at ion metho ds a re available. T r ack At Once (TA O ) bu r n s CD t r ack s one at a t ime, wh ile Di sc At Once ( D A[...]

72 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 8 − Mast er ing and CD recorder W hen r ecord i ng mult iple CD tr ack s at once, you ca n set the or der i n wh ich the t r ack s ar e rec orded . Onc e a CD ha s bee n ma de i n th is way , no f u r t he r t ra cks ca n be ad ded , a s the CD i s automat ical ly f i nal i zed at t he end of the op er ation. 1 Inser t a bl [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 73 8 − Mast er ing and CD recorder 1 0 Use the § and ¶ keys to move the cursor to the gaps bet ween the songs on the C D. 1 1 Use the di al to s et the t i me in s econds b et ween songs , from 0. 0 sec onds ( no gap) through 9.9 sec onds in 0 .1 second ste ps. NOTE Whe n you co me to p lay bac k the di sc on a C D pl ayer , [...]

7 4 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 8 − Mast er ing and CD recorder CD E JECT Y ou should us e th is f u nct ion to op en t he d isc d r ive tr ay . It is im por t a nt th at you do not pres s the CD -R W d r ive eject but ton wh ile t he d r ive is operat ional. I f you do, i t may caus e problems i n t he oper at ion of the 2488 M K I I. W e the refore reco[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 75 As note d i n the s ect ion on “ Basic K nowledge ” (pa ge 1 3 ), the 2488MK II h ard d isk is d ivide d i nto a F AT - 3 2 pa r t ition for audio f i le ex cha nge, and mu ltiple T ASCAM p ar tit ions. Y ou can re fo rmat th e en tire hard disk or indi vidua l p art i ti ons . CAUTION Ref ormat ti ng era ses al l the d at[...]

76 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I 9 − Re forma t ting Ref ormatting T ASC AM par titions In a dd ition t o form at t ing t he ent i re ha rd d isk as d esc r ibe d above, y ou can a lso for mat i nd ividu al T ASCAM pa r t it ions. CAUTION Whe n you pe r fo rm thi s ope ratio n, al l data o n the sel ec te d par t itio n is de str oyed . This o pe ratio n c[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 77 See “ Use wit h a per son al comput er ” on page 8 for cond i- tion s rega rdi ng t he con ne ct ion of a computer. The 2 48 8MKII ca n impo r t an d e xp ort th e fo ll ow ing fil e types . W A V fil es W hen t he 2488MK I I i mpor ts a W A V f ile, th e f ile is f i rst store d on t he F A T pa r t ition before you impo [...]

78 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 1 0 − F i le impor t /e xpor t W hen i mp or t ing mo no W A V f iles f r om a compute r, they ar e f i rs t store d on t he F A T pa r t ition ( s ee “ Ha rd d isk and pa r t itions ” on page 13 ). 1 With the tr anspor t st opped , con nec t the 248 8M K I I and a computer usi ng USB ( see “Open i ng the USB conne ct [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 7 9 1 0 − F i le impor t /e xpor t Y ou can a lso i mpor t Sta nd ard M I DI F iles t h roug h t he US B con ne ct ion. F o r f ul l det ai ls on how to use SM F f i les, s ee “ SMF playback ” on p age 90. 1 With the tr anspor t st opped , con nec t the 248 8M K I I and a computer by USB ( se e “Op eni ng the USB conne ct[...]

80 T AS CAM 2488 MK II 1 0 − F i le impor t /e xpor t USB export ( virtual tracks ) Th is is b asical ly the rever se of the i mpor t proce du re. Fir st, select a v ir t u al t ra ck an d the n expor t its cont ents t o th e F A T pa r t ition before con ne ct i ng the 2488MK I I to t he com - puter a nd co pyi ng the f ile. 1 With the tr anspor[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 8 1 1 0 − F i le impor t /e xpor t Impor ting from C D ( mo no W A V fil es ) The 2488 M K I I can only read mono W A V format f iles f rom the top-leve l d irect or y ( root ) of a data d isc with no o ther f iles on the disc. F iles i n subdi rector ies can not be impor ted . W hen t he se f i les a re i mpor t ed , t hey ar [...]

82 T ASCA M 2488M KII 1 0 − F i le impor t /e xpor t Expor ting to C D ( virt ual tr ack s ) Y ou can c onver t vi r t ual t rack s to W A V f iles a nd exp or t the m to a CD -R /CD-R W d isc. E ven if t he song is re corde d at 24 -bit resolution, you ca n expor t 1 6 -bit W A V f i les. 1 I n se rt a bl an k CD- R o r CD- R W in to t h e CD- R[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 8 3 Y ou can u se t he 2488MK I I’ s CD -R W d r ive to back up you r work to dis c. Y ou can eithe r us e CD -R med ia ( che aper, but you can on ly use it once ) or CD -R W med ia ( slig htly more expe nsive, but y ou can e ra se a nd reu se it ma ny ti me s ). NOTE The o pe ration s all d eal w ith son gs on t he cu rr ently[...]

84 T ASCA M 2488M KII 1 1 − B ackup and res tor a tion By usi ng a US B cable to con n ect t he 2488MK I I an d a per- sona l compute r , it is pos sible to back up songs a nd re stor e the m to a nd f rom t he comput er’ s d isk d r ive. Song dat a t hat h as be en ba cked up t his way is not aud io dat a a nd t herefore ca n not be played bac[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 8 5 1 1 − B ackup and res tor a tion Backing up If y ou do no t understand the 248 8MK II’ s disk ar rangemen t, y ou s houl d read “Hard dis k and par titions ” on pag e 1 3. Back up t o a compute r con ne cte d v ia US B is a t wo- st age proce ss. T he f i rst st age is c opyi ng the s ong dat a f r om a T A SC A M pa [...]

86 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 1 1 − B ackup and res tor a tion Th is i s b as i ca ll y t h e r e v er se o f th e b ac kup p r oc es s . Th e ar ch i v ed s o n g da ta is c op i ed fro m th e co mp u te r o n to th e 2 4 88 MKI I ’ s F A T pa r ti ti o n an d fr o m th er e on to a T AS C AM p arti ti o n . 1 With the tr anspor t st opped , con nec [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 87 Th e 2488 M K I I has t emp o cont rol f u nct ions t hat i nclude a temp o map a nd a met r onome. Fur the r mor e, it suppor ts ma ny MI DI fu nc tion s in cluding s y nch ron iz ation w ith exte r na l device s t h roug h MTC a nd M IDI Clock, SM F playback, M MC remot e cont rol, a nd cont rol ov er t he 2488MK I I’ s mi[...]

88 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I 1 2 − T empo and MID I Time si gnature sett ing Y ou must set t he t i me signat ur e set t i ng for a song to dis - play bars a nd b eat s accu r ately du r i ng playback. Music in t he 4/ 4 ti me sig nat u re i s com mon worldwide, but music in t riple mete r ( e.g. 3 /4 ), duple meter ( e.g . 2/ 4) , a nd odd- mete rs ( [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 8 9 1 2 − T empo and MID I MIDI synchronization Th e 2488 M K I I ca n sy nch ron iz e to ext er nal M I DI T i me Code ( MTC) or c an gen er ate M TC in ord er to s y nch ron iz e othe r MI DI device s. Ot her d evice s may be se quenc er s or D A W s which a re enabled for MTC.I n ad dit ion it is capable o f gene rat i ng MI[...]

90 T AS CAM 2488 MK II 1 2 − T empo and MID I Th e Sta nd ard M I DI F ile ( SMF) for mat i s use d to excha nge MI DI song d ata b et ween se que ncer s, i ncludi ng se quenc er soft wa re, a nd ot her M I DI devices. F ollow the p roce du res ex plain ed i n “USB imp or t ( SMF f i les )” on page 79 to t ra nsfer a n SMF f ile f rom a con n[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 9 1 1 2 − T empo and MID I MIDI remote control From the SY NC/ MI DI menu , th is R EMOTE o ption al lows the s et ti ng of a numb er of par a mete rs co n nect ed w ith remot e cont rol of the 2488MK I I. MI DI mess ages ca n be u se d for remote cont r ol o f the 2488MK I I’ s mi xer, e ffec ts a nd re corde r . MMC MODE S [...]

92 T ASCAM 248 8M KII T h e r e a r e fo u r s e t s o f g e n e r a l p r ef e r e n c e s t h a t yo u c a n m a ke i n o r d e r t o c u s t o m i z e t h e 2 48 8M K I I t o yo u r wo r k i ng s t yl e . Ac c e s s a l l o f t h e s e t h r o u g h t h e PR E F E R E N C E me nu . Globa l preferences Th ese al l af fect t he ov er all op er ati[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 9 3 1 3 − Gen er al pre ferences Th ese pr eference s affec t the r ecord er ope rat ion: Th ere a re on ly t wo par amet er s her e, use d to cha nge t he pre -roll a nd pos t-roll ti mes of the aut o pu nch ope rat ion ( se e “ Auto pu nch oper at ions” on page 5 5). Recorder preferences User words W hen t itli ng song s,[...]

94 T ASCAM 248 8M KII (for Bounce) 2 2 2 Pan Level Level Output Select Mic Multi/ EFFECT SENDS /2 SEND1 EFF STEREO DIGITAL OUT Level Metronome SUBMIX Level Level Level Pan Pan Pan Output Select SELECT SRC REC Mic Multi/ Off Post Pre Off Post Pre Off Post Pre ) x24 Track Mixer( Input1..8 Bounce No Input Meter On Solo Un-Select Mute On SOURCE MONITOR[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 95 1 4 − Specif ica tions , et c . Le vel di agram[...]

96 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 1 4 − Specif ica tions , et c . Audio connections MIC/LI NE in puts (A to D) Com bin ed XL R- 1 / 4" TRS conn ec tor XLR Inpu t imp eda nc e: 2 k Ω Inpu t level: – 57 dBu (M IC) to – 10 dBu (LINE ) Nom ina l inpu t level: – 1 0 dBu Ma x imu m inpu t level: +6 dBu 1 / 4” TRS Inpu t imp eda nc e: 8 k Ω Inpu t[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 9 7 1 4 − Specif ica tions , et c . T ota l Ha rmo nic Inp uts at Ma x, INPU TS A to H STEREO/EFFECT SEND/MON ITOR: < 0 .0 1 % (tri m at min.) Dis tor tion 20k LPF Ph ysica l specifications, etc . Dim ens ion s (w x d x h) 545 x 355 x 1 45 (mm) , 2 1 .5 x 1 4 x 5. 7 (in.) Weight 8 kg ( 1 7 .6 lbs) Power requ irem ents USA /C[...]

98 T ASCA M 2488M KI I Th e Ban k Selec t cont roller is u se d with ch an nel 1 5 to choose wh ich g roup of eight chan n els or input s a re af fect- ed . It is therefore nec ess ar y to se nd a M IDI mes sage of B E 00 X X (w her e X X select s the g r oup of ei g ht chan nels or in puts ) b ef ore se nd ing t he Cont rol Ch ange me ssage s on t[...]

Appendi x T ASCAM 248 8M KII 9 9 Effect parameter change MI DI messages Use the follo wi ng M I DI chan nels t o send me ssa ges to t he 2488MK I I effect s ( se e “Effect s“ on page 3 9 ): Cha n nels 1 t h roug h 8 a re us ed for mic effec ts. T he Ba n k Select cont roller i s use d wit h cha n nel 1 4 to choos e which g roup of eight chan ne[...]

Appendi x 1 00 T ASCAM 248 8MK II Effec t NR PN Parameter V alues Com pres sor (CM P) 00 0 0 Th resh old 0 – 1 0 0 = – 40.0, –39.6, –39.2, –38.8, – 38.4, –38.0, – 3 7 . 6, – 37 .2, –36.8, – 36.4 , – 36.0, –35.6, –3 5.2 , – 34.8, –34.4 , – 3 4. 0, –33.6, – 33.2, –32.8, – 32 .4 , – 32 .0 , – 31 .6, –31 [...]

Appendi x T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 0 1 St ereo dynamics proc essor Th e dy na mics p roce ssor i n ser ted at t he st ere o ma ste r bus ca n be eithe r a compr ess or or an ex pa nder. U se M IDI cha n nel 9 to cont rol t his p roce ssor. Effec t NR PN Parameter V alues Com pres sor (CM P) 00 0 0 Th resh old 0 – 32 = – 32 – 0 dB 00 01 Ratio 0 ?[...]

Appendi x 1 02 T ASCA M 2488M KII Effec t NR PN Parameter V alues Pitch Shi f ter (PIT ) 00 0 0 Pitch 0 – 1 2 – 2 4 = – 1 2 – 0 – + 1 2 00 01 Fin e 0 – 50 – 1 0 0 = – 50 – 0 – +50 00 02 FB De lay 0 – 500 = 0 – 50 0 (msec) 00 0 3 Fee dbac k 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 0 4 Level 0 – 1 27 = 0 – 1 27 Fla nge r (FLG) 00 0 0 [...]

Appendi x T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 0 3 E ff ect ch ai n # Effec t NR PN Parameter V alues 2 Dis tor tion (D ST ) 00 0 5 Dis tor tion 0 – 1 00 = 0 – 100 00 0 6 T o ne 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 07 Level 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 0 8 (reser ved) 00 0 9 Swi tch 0, 1 = Of f, On Overd ri ve (OD) 00 0 5 Dr ive 0 – 1 00 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 0 6 T o ne [...]

Appendi x 1 04 T ASCAM 248 8M KII E ff ect ch ai n # Effec t NRP N Parameter V alues 4 Fla nge r (FLG) 00 1 5 Sp eed 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 6 De pth 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 7 Res ona nce 0 – 1 00 = 0 – 100 00 1 8 Mi x Level 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 00 00 1 9 Swi tch 0, 1 = Of f , On Phas er (PHA ) 00 1 5 Sp eed 1 – 1 0 0 = 0. 1 ?[...]

Appendi x T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 0 5 E ff ect ch ai n # Effec t NRP N Parameter Val ues 4 Wah ( WAH) 00 1 5 Att ack 1 – 1 0 0 = 0. 1 – 1 0.0 (Hz) 00 1 6 Se nse 0 – 1 00 = 0 – 100 00 1 7 (reser ve d) 00 1 8 (rese r ved ) 00 1 9 Sw itch 0 , 1 = Of f , On 5 De lay (DL Y ) 00 20 Tim e 0 – 1 00 0 = 0 - 1 00 0 (ms) 00 21 Fee dbac k 0 – 1 0 0 = [...]

Appendi x 1 06 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I Program Change Nam e shown on display Effec t component 0 VOCAL -C OMP Com pres sor (CM P) 1 DE-ESSER De -es se r (DSR) 2 VOCAL -E XC E xciter (E XC) 3 VOCAL -NS P Noi se Sup pre sso r (NSP) Preset mi c effec ts Preset stereo dynam ics ef fect s Program Change Nam e shown on display Effec t component 0 COM PRESSOR[...]

Appendi x T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 0 7 Th e t y pe s here a re: R EV : Rev erb DL Y : D elay CHO : Chor us PIT : Pitch sh if t FLG: Fla nger PHA: Phas er GR V : Gat e an d reverb Program Change Name shown on display T yp e of effec t 0 RE VER B RE V 1 DEL A Y DL Y 2 CHO RUS CHO 3 P ITCH SHIF T P IT 4 FL A NGER FL G 5 PHASER PHA 6 GA TE+ RE VER B GRV Pr[...]

TE AC [ Digital Port astudio ) ] D A TE : 2 8 F ebrua r y :2 0 04 Model: 2 48 8MK II MIDI I mplemen t ation C hart V er sion : 1 .0 Function T ransmitted Reco gnized Remarks Bas ic Defaul t Cha nne l C han ged 1 - 1 6 x 1 - 1 6 1 - 1 6 Mod e Defaul t Me ssa ges Al tered x x ********** Mod e 3 x Note Num ber T rue Voice 0 — 1 27 ********** 0 — 1[...]

Bit - map arra y of MM C command s Byt e B it7 B it6 (40 H) Bit5 (20 H) Bit 4 ( 10 H) Bit 3 (08 H) Bit2 (0 4H) Bit1 (02H) Bit0 (01 H) c0 – 0 (06) RECO RD STROB E (05) RE WIN D (04) F AST FORWARD (03) DEFERR ED PL A Y (02) PL A Y (0 1 ) STOP (00) rese r ved c 1 – 0 (0D) MMC R ESE T (0C) COM MAN D ERROR R ESE T (0B) CHAS E (0A) EJECT (09) P AUSE [...]

Byt e B it7 B it6 (40 H) Bit5 (20 H) Bit 4 ( 10 H) Bit 3 (08 H) Bit2 (0 4H) Bit1 (02H) Bit0 (01 H) r0 – 0 (06) GENER A TOR TIM ECODE (05) LOCK DE VI A TION (04) ACTUAL OFFSE T (03) REQU ESTED OFFSE T (02) SELECTED MASTER COD E (0 1 ) SELECTED TIM ECODE (00) rese r ved r1 – 0 (0D) GP5 (0C) GP 4 (0B) GP3 (0A) GP2 (09) GP1 (08) GP0/LOCA TE POIN T [...]

No. Mess age Meaning Action 1 Can not do this whe n not stoppe d. Stop the tra nspo r t. Pres s [ E XIT ]. T h e h a r d d i s k i s b e i n g a c c e s s e d f o r p l a y b a c k o r r e c o rd i n g, s o t h e s e l e c te d a c t i o n c a n n o t b e p e r fo r m e d . Pr e s s N O/ E X I T , s to p t h e t r a n s p o r t a n d r e tr y th e [...]

No. Mess age Meaning Actio n 9 Impo r t f ile n ot found. Use USB OPEN to imp or t f ile. Pres s [ E XIT ]. Th e fil e se lec ted (bac kup f il e, W A V f il e for imp or t, or SM F ) is not avail abl e. Pre ss NO/ E X IT , u se the USB OPEN fu nc tio n to tra nsf er t he a pp ro pr iate f i le to th e FA T p ar ti- tio n a nd t he n tr y im po r t[...]

No. Mess age Meaning Action 1 8 No trac ks have be en ar me d. Arm at lea st on e track. Pres s [ E XIT ]. Before a n auto-p unch o pe ration, you mu st have at lea st on e ar med tra ck. Pres s NO/E X IT an d pres s the R EC key of at lea st on e track o n whi ch you wi ll be re cord ing (once a trac k has b ee n ar med i n auto-pu nch, the trac k[...]

No. Mess age Meaning Action 27 Tim e bet wee n IN and O UT is too sho r t. Re-set the po ints. Pres s [ E XIT ]. Repe at playback or aut o-punc h operations cannot be car ried out bec ause the time between the IN and OUT locate markers is t o o shor t. Pres s NO/E X IT , an d re-e nter or e dit th e IN an d OU T points s o that the ti me bet wee n [...]

No. Mess age Meaning Action 35 No CD di vi de mar kers h ave be en set. Use INSER T MAR K. Pres s [ E XIT ]. Th ere are n o mar ks set for th e LIV E WRIT ER to div ide th e son g into CD tracks M a r k s c a n b e s e t w h e n t h e t r a n s p o r t i s s to p p e d, d u r i n g p l a y b a c k , a n d e v e n d u r i n g re c o r d i n g by s i[...]

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