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TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio 5
Monitoring the recorded sounds (TRACK CUE)...39
Arming tracks and monitoring...............................39
More monitoring options........................................40
Monitoring in mono.................................................40
4 – Mixer
Mixer features..................................................... 41
Linking channels................................................ 41
To link two channels...............................................41
Unlinking a pair of channels ..................................41
Notes on linked channels.......................................42
Basic operations ................................................ 42
About the screens...................................................42
Adjusting EQ....................................................... 43
EQ and linked channels..........................................43
Channel digital pad and gain .................................44
Send levels.......................................................... 44
Fader and pan..................................................... 45
Internal and physical faders.............................. 45
Soloing................................................................ 46
Turning off soloing .................................................46
Stereo output...................................................... 47
Stereo output selection ..........................................47
Sub-mixer............................................................ 48
5 – Recorder operations
Basic transport controls.........................................49
Playback.............................................................. 49
Setting the playback position ........................... 50
Return to zero (RTZ) ...............................................50
Last Recording Position (LRP) ..............................50
Jog positioning .......................................................50
Fast forward and rewind.........................................51
During playback .............................................51
From the stop position .................................. 51
Repeat playback................................................. 51
Setting the IN and OUT points ...............................52
Editing the IN and OUT points ...................... 52
Setting the time between repeats..........................52
Recording............................................................ 53
Recording (ii)...........................................................53
Hands-free recording..............................................53
Dropping out of record mode ................................53
Rehearsing recording.............................................54
Assigning virtual tracks..................................... 54
Overdub recording............................................. 55
Auto punch operations...................................... 55
Setting the punch points........................................56
LAST REC ....................................................... 56
IN -> OUT ........................................................ 56
LAST TAKE LOAD ......................................... 56
Checking the punch points ....................................56
Rehearsing the punch ............................................57
Recording the punch ..............................................57
Checking the take ...................................................57
After finishing the punch........................................58
If you change your mind.........................................58
Varispeed operations (pitch and SSA)..............58
Pitch .........................................................................59
To use the set pitch ....................................... 59
SSA (Slow Speed Audition)....................................59
To use the SSA .............................................. 59
6 – Location operations
Direct location .....................................................60
Direct location (i).....................................................60
Direct location (ii)....................................................61
Location marks....................................................62
Entering location marks .........................................62
Active location marks.............................................62
Giving a title to the active location mark..............62
Deleting the active location mark..........................62
Editing the active mark...........................................63
Using the location mark list ...............................63
Locating using the list............................................64
Using the IN OUT and TO marks............................64
Titling using the list................................................64
7 – Track editing
About track editing .............................................65
IN, OUT and TO .......................................................65
Entering the edit mode...........................................65
Track editing functions.......................................65
Remember! ..............................................................65
COPY -> PASTE...................................................66
COPY -> INSERT .................................................66
MOVE -> PASTE ..................................................67
MOVE -> INSERT .................................................67
OPEN....................................................................68
CUT.......................................................................68
SILENCE...............................................................68
CLONE TRACK....................................................69
CLEAN OUT .........................................................69
UNDO and REDO.................................................69
Undoing and redoing actions ................................70
An undo/redo example ...........................................70
8 – Mastering and backup (CD-R)
Connection ..............................................................72
Notes regarding the handling of CD-R discs........72
Mixdown...............................................................73
Pre-mastering..........................................................73
Recording the pre-master .............................73
Exiting mastering .......................................... 74
Checking the master...............................................74
Exiting master checking ............................... 74
Trimming the master ..............................................75
Recording to CD-R..............................................75
Recording to CD-R (track recording) ....................75
Finalizing the disc...................................................76
Recording to CD-R (multiple tracks).....................77