Teac 2488 Instrukcja Użytkownika

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1 – Setting up and introduction10 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideSetting up the 2488First, find a flat level surface for the 2488 which is stable and can’t b

1 – Setting up and introduction TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 11Shutting down the 2488It may seem odd to talk about turning off the 2488 before you’ve even

1 – Setting up and introduction12 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideConfirming Press the YES/ENTER key to do an action, to enter a sub-menu or to answer “yes” t

1 – Setting up and introduction TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 13Main menu This is the “control center” for the 2488’s setup, maintenance and preference set

1 – Setting up and introduction14 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideHandling of compact discsObserve the following:• Always place the compact discs in the trays

1 – Setting up and introduction TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 15Never use a stabilizer or printable discsUsing commercially available CD stabilizers or pri

1 – Setting up and introduction16 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideSetting the tempoThe 2488 has a built-in metronome. We’ll set up a very simple 4/4 beat whic

1 – Setting up and introduction TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 17Recording the guitar1 Plug the guitar into the GUITAR [H] input on the front of the 2488.Th

1 – Setting up and introduction18 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide7 Adjust the tone of the guitar, by pressing the SELECT key of channel 1, and then pressing

1 – Setting up and introduction TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 19Lead lineNow we can use track 2 to record the lead guitar line. We’ll add an effect to the

2 TASCAM 2488 User's GuideIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS1 Read these instructions.2 Keep these instructions.3 Heed all warnings.4 Follow all inst

1 – Setting up and introduction20 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideCongratulations! By now you should be familiar with the basic con-cepts of the 2488: how the

TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 212 – MixerInputs and assignmentsThe 2488 has eight inputs, marked from A through H, and twenty-four mixer channels.Inputs A

2 – Mixer22 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideSaving and loading assignments (QUCK ROUTING)There are three “slots” that can be used to save com-monly used routi

2 – Mixer TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 23EQSet the three-band equalization for each channel using the same screen as the digital pad/gain (see above)On th

2 – Mixer24 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideThe fader/pan screenPress the channel’s SELECT key, followed by the FADER/PAN key (this order can be reversed) to

2 – Mixer TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 252 In this screen, the physical faders are repre-sented with side-pointing triangles beside them representing the

2 – Mixer26 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideEQLike the ordinary channels, the stereo bus has three-band equalization, with sweepable center frequen-cies, and

2 – Mixer TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 27FaderLike the channel faders, the position of the STEREO fader can differ from the internal setting if it has bee

2 – Mixer28 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideMono monitoringTypically monitoring is carried out in stereo, echoing the stereo bus. However, there may be times

2 – Mixer TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 29Soloing and toggleSoloing is also an important part of the recording process, allowing you to temporarily isolate

TASCAM 2488 User's Guide 3TO THE USERThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant

2 – Mixer30 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideNOTEMonitor settings and TRIM control settings are not stored as part of a scene.To access the scene memories:1 Pr

TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 313 – EffectsThe 2488 includes high-quality effects that may be used to enhance your playing.They may be used in a number of

3 – Effects32 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideThe basic types of mic effects available are:• Vocal compressor (VOCAL-COMP/CMP)• De-esser (DE-ESSER/ DSR)• Voca

3 – Effects TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 33• DST: Distortion. Either this effect or the compressor (below) is in the second position in the chain. Adjust

3 – Effects34 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideSingle effectThe single effect provides you with a quality effect in the internal effect loop. This is most usef

3 – Effects TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 35TunerThis is not really an effect, but uses one of the keys.Press the shifted MULTI key to bring up the TUNER s

36 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide4 – RecorderFirst steps in recording (song management)These functions are not completely recorder-related, but they do have

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 37Erasing a songTo free up space on a disk partition, and delete a song or songs, you should perform the followi

4 – Recorder38 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideDeleting unused space from a songAs we explained earlier, a song does not consist of just the recorded audio, b

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 39Transport controlsMost of the 2488 controls work the same as a normal tape recorder, but there are a few impor

4 TASCAM 2488 User's GuideSAFETY INFORMATIONSAFETY INFORMATIONThis product has been designed and manufactured accord-ing to FDA regulations &quo

4 – Recorder40 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide4 Use the Ó and Á cursor keys to zoom out and in respectively horizontally. In other words, pressing the Á key

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 41NOTEWhen a track is “armed” for recording (i.e. its REC indicator is lit or flashing), the corresponding track

4 – Recorder42 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideIN/OUT/TO pointsThe IN and OUT points are used for repeat playback (“Repeat” on page 46), for punch operations

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 43In the first two of these modes, you can locate to sub-frame accuracy. There are ten sub-frames in a frame, an

4 – Recorder44 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideIf you press the EXIT key (or the STOP key) while the values are blinking, the time value will be reset to the

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 452 Press the TRIM key. The display shows TRIM and a view of the waveform of the currently selected track at the

4 – Recorder46 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideUsing the IN OUT and TO marks Jump to these marks simply by pressing the IN, OUT or TO key, as appropriate. Tit

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 47Setting the punch pointsThe 2488 provides three different punch settings.1 With at least one track armed (the

4 – Recorder48 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide• Playback continues to the punch-out point and stops.• Playback continues to the post-roll point and stops.If

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 49The recording between the punch-in and punch-out points is now replaced by the selec-tion. The AUTO PUNCH indi

TASCAM 2488 User's Guide 5Contents1 – Setting up and introductionImportant notice...8Copyright...

4 – Recorder50 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guidecomputer, the 2488’s editing operations are nothing to be scared about—just read through this section to see ho

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 51COPY -> PASTEThis function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN and OUT points, copies i

4 – Recorder52 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideMOVE -> PASTEThis function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN and OUT points, and moves

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 53OPENThis function “opens up” a silent gap between the IN and OUT points on the chosen track or tracks.The sour

4 – Recorder54 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideCLONE TRACKThis copies a track or pair of tracks to another track or pair of tracks. The IN and OUT points do n

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 55Undoing and redoing actions1 Press the UNDO/REDO key and a list of the operations that you have done since the

4 – Recorder56 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideYou could undo all items up to item 7:…and then re-record the guitar bridge. After this, though, if you wanted

4 – Recorder TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 575 In this screen, you can press the TITLE key to name the highlighted virtual track for future reference.If yo

4 – Recorder58 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuidePitch1 Press and hold the PITCH/SSA key for about a second and release it. The indicator lights and the display

TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 595 – Mastering When all your tracks have been recorded, it’s time to make a stereo mix onto CD. These operations are all co

Contents6 TASCAM 2488 User's GuideLocating to the points... 42Editing the IN, OUT and TO points...

5 – Mastering60 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guidethe RECORD key and press the PLAY key again) or proceed to the master check operation (see below).Mastering op

5 – Mastering TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 61If you want to trim the start of the master:3 Set the IN point to be the 00:00:00:00 point. 4 Use the jog con

5 – Mastering62 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideIf you finalize the disc at this stage, you cannot record any further songs on it. If you do not finalize the

5 – Mastering TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 63wish to add to the final CD, press the INSERT key.A check mark (✔) appears by the title of every selected son

5 – Mastering64 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuidePlaying back CDs using the 2488If an audio CD (either finalized or unfinalized) is inserted into the 2488’s CD

TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 656 – Disk management and file import/exportDisk managementThe 2488 formats its hard disk into multiple parti-tions. One of

6 – Disk management and file import/export66 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideFormatting the disk WARNINGWhen you perform this operation, all data on the nativ

6 – Disk management and file import/export TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 67ENTER to continue with the format operation. Press EXIT to halt the operation. N

6 – Disk management and file import/export68 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideFile import and exportThe 2488 can import and export the following file types:• W

6 – Disk management and file import/export TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 69The 2488 will appear as a removable disk on your computer system.3 Drag and drop

Contents TASCAM 2488 User's Guide 79 – General preferencesGlobal preferences...84Key sense timeMeter p

6 – Disk management and file import/export70 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideThe 2488 will appear as a removable disk on your computer system.6 Copy the wave

6 – Disk management and file import/export TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 712 Select the virtual track to be exported and press ENTER.3 Select the resolutio

72 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide7 – Backup and restoreBackupYou can use the 2488 disc drive to back up your work to disc. You can either use CD-R media (ch

7 – Backup and restore TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 731 Put the first (or only, if there is only one) disc of the backup set into the CD-RW drive.2 With t

7 – Backup and restore74 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideBacking upIf you do not understand the 2488’s disk arrange-ment, you should read “Disk management and

7 – Backup and restore TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 75list of songs on the FAT partition, and their size.7 Use the wheel to select the song to restore and

76 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide8 – MIDIThe MIDI module inside the 2488 is a GM-compati-ble MIDI tone generator (TG) which can be used either to play Stand

8 – MIDI TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 77Editing the MIDI instrumentsAlthough it is not possible to edit the notes in the SMF, it is possible to edit the i

8 – MIDI78 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideTempo mapCreating a tempo map is essential for working with beats and bars rather than minutes and seconds. If ther

8 – MIDI TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 79Time signatureIn order to accurately display bars and beats, the 2488 needs to know the time signature of the musi

8 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide1 – Setting up and introductionAbout this manualThis manual is designed to give you an overview of how to use the features o

8 – MIDI80 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuidePatternsIn addition to being able to play SMF pieces, the 2488 can also play backing patterns (drums and per-cussio

8 – MIDI TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 814 Press ENTER. 5 Move the “line” cursor to the point to where the block will be copied and press ENTER once again.

8 – MIDI82 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideMIDI Time CodeWith the transport stopped, from the SYNC/MIDI menu, select the SYNC option and press ENTER:•SOURCE c

8 – MIDI TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 83• GENERATOR can be OFF, MTC or CLOCK. OFF and MTC explain themselves. See below for an explanation of the CLOCK se

84 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide9 – General preferencesThere are four sets of general preferences that you can make in order to customize the 2488 to your

9 – General preferences TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 85• CATCH: the fader level remains the same initially. However, if you then move the physical fader s

86 TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide10 – Specifications, etc.Block diagramDIGITAL INANALOG INPUTSMixerPan(intp)Track1..24SubLevel(intp)3-BandEQPad/GainInsertOf

10 – Specifications, etc. TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 87Level diagram+20+10 0-10-20-30-40-50-60-70+20+10 0-10-20-30-40-50-60-70+20+10 0-10-20 0-1

10 – Specifications, etc.88 TASCAM 2488 User’s GuideDimensional drawingSpecificationsAudio connectionsMIC/LINE inputs (A to D) Combined XLR-1/4"

10 – Specifications, etc. TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 89Audio performance Physical specifications, etc.MONITOR L/R outputs 2 x TRS balanced TRS 1/4"

1 – Setting up and introduction TASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 9CopyrightWindows, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.Macin

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