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Mute, Linking channels, Stereo bus functions – Tascam 2488neo User Manual

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5 − Mixer

The

MUTE

keys for each channel also serve as solo keys

(see “Soloing and toggle” on page 37).

When a channel’s

MUTE

key is pressed (when soloing is

not active), the orange indicator lights, and the sound from
that channel is not sent to the stereo bus. The channel’s
recording source is also muted.

Mute

Like the ordinary channels, the stereo bus has three-band
equalization, with sweepable center frequencies, and vari-
able Q for the midrange.

To access this;

1 Press the

SELECT

key.

2 Press the

EQ

key:

3 Use the cursor keys and dial to select and adjust

the EQ parameters for the stereo bus. See “EQ” on
page 31 f
or information about setting methods, etc.

Stereo EQ

The stereo bus may be thought of as a special permanently-
linked pair of channels. The output from this bus can be
monitored as the STEREO selection (see “Monitoring” on
page 36
) and is also as the source for mastering and rendering
the final mix (see “Mastering and CD recorder” on page 69).

Moreover, the stereo bus also has EQ and dynamics, so
they can be applied to monitoring the entire mix and dur-
ing mixdown.

Stereo bus functions

Adjacent track channels and input channels can be linked.
By linking channels, the parameters of 2 channels (usually
the left and right channels of a stereo pair) can be con-
trolled simultaneously.

A linked pair can be formed with an odd-numbered chan-
nel and the even-numbered channel immediately to its
right. For example, channel 1 can be linked with channel 2,
and channel 5 can be linked with channel 6.

To create a link, press and hold the

SELECT

key (or the

INPUT

key) of one of the channels that you want to link

and then press the

SELECT

key (or the

INPUT

key) of the

other channel.

To cancel the link, follow the same procedures. Press and
hold the

SELECT

key (or the

INPUT

key) of one of the

channels and then press the

SELECT

key (or the

INPUT

key) of the other channel.

When track channels are linked, the following parameters
can be controlled simultaneously:

Faders (the left fader of the linked pair controls the

levels for both channels)
EQ

Digital pad/gain

Effect send levels and pre/post selection

When input channels are linked, the following parameters
can be controlled simultaneously.

Internal fader values

EQ

Digital pad/gain

Effect send levels and pre/post selection

Linking channels