Tascam 788 - Manual (Page 40)

3 – Before recording–Monitoring
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TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio
More monitoring options
The monitor SELECT key below the MONITOR
LEVEL control allows you to select what signals you
will hear through the MONITOR OUTPUT and
PHONES connections.
In addition to the track cue, which can be indepen-
dently switched, the following monitor sources are
available:
To select the monitor source, press the monitor
SELECT key. The indicators for the monitor sources
listed above light in sequence as you continue to
press the key.
There is a fifth setting, where all indicators are off.
This allows you to listen to the track
CUE in the
monitor mix completely separately from any other
monitor signals.
TIP
When recording, you will probably want to listen to the track
cue (previous recordings)
Typically, when mixing down, you will want to listen to the
STEREO monitoring source, as this is the final mixed sig-
nal. Since the tracks are routed to the channels during mix-
down, the track cue has no use here, and the CUE should
be turned off.
In both recording and mixdown, you may find it useful
sometimes to listen to what is being sent to the effect and
aux busses, as well as to be able to isolate the sub-mixer.
Monitoring in mono
It may seem strange to want to do such a thing, but
there are sometimes occasions when it is a good idea
to listen to your work in mono. For instance, if you
expect your work to be heard over small portable
radios or tape players, etc., or you are mixing a piece
for TV or video where you are not expecting every
listener to have stereo equipment, this is a necessary
part of the production process.
1 Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press
the monitor SELECT key.
The indicator of any selected monitor source
(
STEREO , EFF SEND , AUX OUT , SUB MIX or
CUE ) starts to flash, showing that mono moni-
toring is now taking place.
2 Press the monitor SELECT key again to return
to stereo monitoring. The indicators of the
selected monitor sources will light steadily.
NOTE
If a monitor source has not been selected at the time of the
change between mono and stereo, when it is selected, it
will flash (mono) or light steadily (stereo) to show the cur-
rent monitor status.
STEREO The stereo output
EFF SEND The overall send signal sent to the internal effect
loop (“Using EFFECT 1 as a single stereo effect
processor in the effect loop” on page 82)
AUX OUT The overall send signal sent to the AUX loop
(may be internal or external, see “Using EFFECT
2 as a single stereo effect processor in the AUX
effect loop” on page 83)
SUB MIX The sub-mixer stereo signal (see “Sub-mixer” on
page 48)