Sub-mixer, 4 – mixer–sub-mixer – Tascam 788 User Manual

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4 – Mixer–Sub-mixer

TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio

Sub-mixer

The sub-mixer is typically used in mixdown mode to
provide additional inputs while the disk tracks are
being played back. An example of this would be if
MIDI instruments are being played back, synchro-
nized to the audio tracks recorded on the disk.

The sub-mixer allows the four inputs (

through

)

as well as the

AUX INPUTS

to be mixed together and

fed to the stereo output. On-screen level and pan con-
trols are available.

Assign inputs to the

SUB MIX

(see “Assigning

inputs to the sub-mixer” on page 37).

Assign the sub-mixer outputs to stereo
(“Assigning the sub-mixer to stereo” on
page 37).

When the

SUB MIX

key is pressed, the display

shows the

SUB MIX

screen:

The screen above shows that inputs

and

the

AUX

inputs have been assigned to the sub-

mixer. Input

is not assigned

(OFF

If you need to change these assignments, you
must use the

INPUT

and

SUB MIX

keys to make

the assignments, and press the

SUB MIX

key

again to show this screen if the display
changes.

NOTE

Remember that an input cannot be assigned to both a
mixer channel and the sub-mixer at the same time.

Use the cursor keys to move the cursor around
the fields (five pan settings and five level set-
tings) and the dial to change the values.

The maximum level for the levels is

127

and the

minimum value is

Pan settings can be made from

L63

(hard left)

through

(center) to

R63

(hard right).

If the

AUX INPUTS

are assigned to the sub-mixer,

they are treated as a stereo pair. The two inputs can-
not be adjusted independently, and the pan control
affects both channels together.

NOTE

There is no master level control for the sub-mixer; this set-
ting must be done by adjusting the individual input levels.

The inputs assigned to the sub-mixer and the output from
the sub-mixer cannot be used with either the internal effec-
tors or the effect or aux loop. All effect processing on sig-
nals used to and from the sub-mixer must be done outside
the 788.