Tascam 788 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Table of Contents
6 TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio
Playing back CDs using the 788............................78
Backup using CD-R ............................................79
Backing up a song ..................................................79
Restoring data from CD-R......................................80
9 Effects
EFFECT 1 ........................................................81
EFFECT 2 ........................................................81
Setting up EFFECT 1 ..........................................81
Using EFFECT 1 as a multi-effect processor........81
Using EFFECT 1 as a single stereo effect
processor in the effect loop ...............................82
Setting up EFFECT 2 ..........................................82
Using EFFECT 2 as a multi-channel dynamics
processor .............................................................82
Using EFFECT 2 as a stereo dynamics
processor .............................................................82
Using EFFECT 2 as a single stereo effect
processor in the AUX effect loop.......................83
Send levels, etc...................................................83
Pre- and post-fader sends explained ....................84
Changing between pre-fader and post-fader
settings.................................................................84
Selecting the type of effect................................84
Multi-effect processor preset settings..................85
Single stereo effect processor settings................85
Dynamics processor...............................................85
Making settings...................................................86
Using the user libraries......................................86
Storing an effect in the library ...............................86
Recalling a user setting from the library ..............86
Parameter details................................................87
Multi-effect processor settings..............................87
Compressor ....................................................87
Distortion ........................................................87
Noise gate .......................................................87
Flanger ............................................................87
Exciter .............................................................88
Pitch shifter ....................................................88
Chorus .............................................................88
Reverberation .................................................88
Delay ................................................................88
Parametric EQ ................................................88
De-esser ..........................................................89
Single stereo effect settings ..................................89
REVERB ..........................................................89
DELAY .............................................................89
CHORUS ..........................................................89
PITCH SHIFTER ..............................................90
FLANGER ........................................................90
PHASER ..........................................................90
REVERB + GATE ............................................90
Dynamics processor...............................................90
10 Routing and scene libraries
Routing libraries .................................................91
Saving the current routing settings to the library91
Loading routing settings from the library.............92
Scene libraries.................................................... 92
Saving a scene to the library .................................92
Loading scenes from the library............................93
Other matters concerning scenes.........................93
11 Synchronization
Master or slave?......................................................94
How to measure time?............................................94
Synchronization methods.................................. 95
MIDI Time Code (MTC) ...................................95
MIDI clock ........................................................95
MIDI Song Position Pointer (SPP): ...............95
Synchronization settings on the 788.....................95
MTC ..................................................................95
syncTrk (sync track) ......................................95
Tempo Map .....................................................95
Making synchronization settings...................... 96
Synchronization master/slave setting on the 78896
Selecting the master synchronization type..........96
OFF ..................................................................96
MTC ..................................................................96
CLOCK .............................................................96
SycTRK ............................................................96
MIDI Timecode frame rate ......................................96
MIDI Timecode offset (788 as slave only) .............97
Sync track ...........................................................97
Recording the sync track.......................................97
Using the sync track...............................................98
Tempo map .........................................................98
Entering and editing the tempo map.....................98
BAR ..................................................................99
SIG ...................................................................99
Tempo ..............................................................99
Using the tempo map..............................................99
Using MTC to control a sequencer ................... 100
Metronome .......................................................... 100
OUTPUT ...........................................................100
MODE ...............................................................100
INT LEVEL .......................................................100
CH ....................................................................100
ACC. NOTE ......................................................100
(ACC.) VELO ...................................................100
NORM. NOTE ..................................................100
(NORM.) VELO ................................................100
12 MMC and MIDI functions
MIDI Machine Control.........................................101
788 MMC slave/master setting...............................102
MMC ID.....................................................................102
Bit-map array of MMC commands.........................103
Bit-map array of Response/Information fields .....104
Program Change messages .............................. 105
Enabling/disabling Program Change ....................105
Control Change messages ................................ 106
Enabling/disabling Control Change messages....106
Mixer Control Change.............................................106
Effect Control Change messages..........................107