Tascam 424MKIII User Manual
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Record level
8. When the signal balance, level, and tonality sound right, rewind
the tape, and press PLAY again to check the result.
9. Rewind the multitrack tape again. Put a blank tape in the
mixdown deck and let it play for 5 seconds, then stop it and reset
the mixdown deck's counter to zero.
10. Press PLAY on the 424 MKIII.
11. Put the mixdown deck into its "Record Ready" mode, and adjust
its input level controls for the desired record level.
12. Rewind the multitrack tape to the beginning of the recording.
13. Put the mixdown deck into Record mode then press PLAY on the
424 MKIII.
14. When recording is done, stop both machines, rewind the
mixdown tape and listen to it.
If the mixdown tape does not sound right, make the necessary
corrections and re-do from the beginning.
Using channels 5 and 6 with alternative inputs at mixdown:
When channels 1 through 4 are being used to replay previously-
recorded tape tracks, channels 5 and 6 can be used to add signals
received at the MIC/LINE INPUTS of channels 1–4.
Set the INPUT switch for channel 5 to 1 or 3 or 5, and the INPUT
switch for channel 6 to 2 or 4 or 6.
These signals will appear in the final stereo mix. Use the PAN control
to position them in the desired stereo position.