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2 - Names and Functions of Parts

Home Screen

When the unit is turned on, the Home Screen appears on the touchscreen as shown below.
As a rule, touchscreen operations are either touching an icon with a finger (hereafter, “tap”) or moving left/right on the screen (hereafter, “swipe”). (If the 
response to fingers is poor, operation using a stylus designed for smartphones and tablets is also possible.)
This screen allows input signal levels to be monitored and shows the operation status of the unit. In addition, various function settings can be accessed by 
tapping the Menu icon on the screen.

Applause

Drumbeat

Alarm

AirHorn

Brass

Heartbeat

Bleep

Effect

Menu icon

Tap this icon to open the Menu Screen.
(See "Menu Screen" on page 27.)

Recorder operation status

This icon shows the recorder operation status.

Indicator

Meaning

8

Stop

0

Recording

09

Recording paused

3

 Recording counter

This shows the current elapsed time (in hours: minutes: seconds) 
when recording.

4

 SD counter

This shows the remaining time available for recording on the SD card 
(in hours: minutes: seconds).

5

 USB icon

The 

 icon appears when connected by USB.

6

 Bluetooth icon

The 

 icon appears when a Bluetooth device is connected. 

The 

 icon blinks when waiting to pair.

7

 SD card icon

When an SD card is loaded, the 

 icon appears.

8

 Level meters

These show the levels of the channels.

 

o

1 - 4,  ,  ,  , 

7

: Levels sent to the stereo mix

 

o

L/R

: Stereo mix levels

9

 Input channel identifiers

Indicator

Corresponding input jacks

1 – 4

MIC INPUT 1-4 jacks

USB port

LINE IN (TRRS) jack

Bluetooth input

Sound pads

L/R

2MIX

e

 SOUND PAD bank indicator

The position of the SOUND PAD bank currently shown is highlighted.

q

 Condenser mic selected indicator

Red dots will be shown next to mic channel numbers set to 
“Condenser” in the mic settings.

w

 Sound Pad display

These show the names of the audio files that have been assigned to 
the Sound Pads.*
Use the dedicated software to set audio sources.
(See "Sound Pad overview" on page 23.)
* Pre-assigned effect sounds (included audio sources) are set for the 

Bank 0 Sound Pads.

e

 SOUND PAD bank  switch(

   

/

   

) icons

Tap the   icon to switch to the lower bank. Tap the   icon to switch to 
the higher bank. 

TASCAM  Mixcast 4  

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Summary of Contents for Mixcast 4

Page 1: ...D01396920A Podcast Recording Console Reference Manual...

Page 2: ...ds while recording 18 Adding marks while recording 18 Playing recordings 18 Changing the names of podcasts 19 Deleting podcasts 19 Adding marks during playback 19 Advanced playback functions 20 Overwr...

Page 3: ...ON Failure to follow these instructions could result in injury Trademarks o o TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation o o SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC o o The Bluetooth word mark...

Page 4: ...This unit supports the following codecs It will automatically select one of them during audio transfer o o SBC o o AAC The unit will select the appropriate codec to use according to the codec compati...

Page 5: ...hts blue during playback and recording as well as when recording is paused 8 STOP button Press this to stop playback or recording o o This lights orange during playback and recording as well as when r...

Page 6: ...st the output levels o o MONITOR OUT L R jacks Connectors 6 3mm 1 4 standard TRS jacks o o LINE OUT jack Connector 3 5mm 1 8 stereo mini jack See Connecting recording devices and monitor speakers on p...

Page 7: ...g time available for recording on the SD card in hours minutes seconds 5 USB icon The icon appears when connected by USB 6 Bluetooth icon The icon appears when a Bluetooth device is connected The icon...

Page 8: ...strip or similar device be sure to use one that has high current capacity thick cable in order to minimize fluctuations in power voltage V CAUTION Before turning the power on or connecting audio equip...

Page 9: ...Adjust in See 4 Other settings on page 36 2 When startup completes the Home Screen will appear on the touchscreen as shown below Applause Drumbeat Alarm AirHorn Brass Heartbeat Bleep E ect Home Screen...

Page 10: ...when connecting mics and selecting mic types i i If Condenser has been selected the following message will appear the next time the unit is turned on Tap Yes to supply phantom power 48V to mic inputs...

Page 11: ...on to make voice settings referring to See 3 Smartphone settings on page 33 Input Screen Connecting recording devices and monitor speakers Sound mixed or played back on this unit can be output through...

Page 12: ...accessing the TEAC Global Site http teac global com Check the page for this product You can also contact TASCAM cus tomer support 1 Open the SD card slot cover on the back and insert the card in the s...

Page 13: ...the Home Screen to open the Menu Screen Applause Drumbeat Alarm AirHorn Brass Heartbeat Bleep E ect Home Screen 2 Tap the input icon Menu Screen 3 On the Input Screen select and tap the mic icon for...

Page 14: ...t on Two presets can be selected for the Compressor Select Manual to make adjustments instead of using a preset Tapping one of the Compressor setting icons selects it highlight ing it and turning the...

Page 15: ...unction to adjust the reverberations and make related settings Effect Setting Screen page 1 Tap the Reverb switch to open the following message Tap OK to turn the switch on and enable the Reverb funct...

Page 16: ...unction Use the slider and the and buttons to change the voice by setting the pitch 5 This completes mic input settings for MIC INPUT1 6 Next make mic input settings for MIC INPUT2 4 in the same way a...

Page 17: ...sed icon will appear next to the 0 recording icon Screen when recording is paused 4 To stop recording press the STOP 8 button 7 when recording or paused The following message will appear 5 Tap Yes to...

Page 18: ...to change it after recording The necessary points can be found quickly when editing recorded con tent in the dedicated software or to overwrite it on the Advanced Screen opened from the PLAY Screen A...

Page 19: ...input a new name for the podcast RENAME Screen o o Tap Aa on the keyboard to switch between uppercase letters lowercase letters and numbers and symbols o o If wrong characters are input tap Del to de...

Page 20: ...te starting position to the slider position 4 CLEAR button This clears the mark overwrite starting position shown by the SET button 5 Mark jump controls When playing a podcast that already has marks a...

Page 21: ...press the STOP 8 button 7 The following message will appear 5 Tap Yes to stop recording and open the confirmation screen Advanced Screen 6 Tap the 7 play icon on the confirmation screen to check the...

Page 22: ...utton o o To use TASCAM Podcast Editor or other software that supports multiple channels select a 14 channel setting o o Select a 2 channel setting when using OBS Studio or another application that su...

Page 23: ...highlighted 3 Sound Pad Bank switch icons Tap the icon to switch to the lower numbered bank Tap the icon to switch to the higher numbered bank 4 Pad color setting The color of the selected pad can be...

Page 24: ...age of the Sound Pad Screen and activate Bank 1 Applause Drumbeat Alarm AirHorn Brass Heartbeat Bleep E ect Sound Pad Screen PAD Settings page NOTE i i Since Bank 0 is preset with the sound sources in...

Page 25: ...PAD Settings page o o Effect is shown in the audio source file name field o o Tap the garbage icon to clear the assigned effect function Recording sounds and assigning them to Sound Pads Sound Pad aud...

Page 26: ...the Sound Pad Screen will reopen with PAD Rec activated PAD11 001 Sound Pad Screen ready to record This completes assigning the recorded sound to Pad 1 of Bank 1 12 Next tap PAD Settings to reopen th...

Page 27: ...en the Input Screen Input Screen 1 Mic settings Tap Mic icon to open the Level Screen This is an example of procedures to adjust MIC INPUT 1 Level Screen Example MIC INPUT 1 jack Mic input level Use t...

Page 28: ...Tapping the icon again will make the setting icon disappear o o Noise Suppressor The range of noise that is blocked can be adjusted Tap to show the settings icon o o Tapping the icon again will make t...

Page 29: ...ts the time before compression starts o o Release This sets the time until compression stops o o Gain Use this to adjust the MIC INPUT input level o o De esser manual settings MIC This shows the De es...

Page 30: ...the MIC INPUT1 input level o o Attack This sets the time before MIC INPUT1 ducking starts o o Release This sets the time until MIC INPUT1 ducking stops o o Attenuate This adjusts the amount of level r...

Page 31: ...the longer they continue o o Pre Delay This adjusts the amount of time before the reflections and reverb sound start The larger the value the larger the reverberations make the room sound o o Diffusio...

Page 32: ...his to restore changed settings to default values o o Bypass Tap to bypass Noise Suppressor adjustments Use the slider and the and buttons to adjust the levels of the following setting values o o Low...

Page 33: ...Voice Setting Screen Playback settings Tap the play icon to open the podcast PLAY Screen PODCAST_001 2021 4 1 TestName_001 2021 4 1 PODCAST_002 2021 4 1 PLAY Screen 1 Playback list This shows the name...

Page 34: ...ed bank Tap the icon to switch to the higher numbered bank 4 Pad color setting The color of the selected pad can be changed 5 Trash icon Tap this icon to clear the settings and functions assigned to t...

Page 35: ...ed during recording Hardware Settings Tap the hardware settings icon to access the following settings Hardware Settings Screen 1 AUDIO Tap the AUDIO icon to open the Audio Settings Screen Audio Settin...

Page 36: ...ian Use Chinese Use Korean 1 Date Time Adjust Tap this to open the Date Time Adjust Screen shown below Date Time Adjust Screen Swipe the year last two digits of Western calendar month date and time up...

Page 37: ...i i When connection is made this unit will appear as the Mixcast4 drive on the device connected by USB i i It will appear in Explorer on Windows OS and on the desktop in Mac OS i i It will appear ins...

Page 38: ...sure Write Timeout Writing to the SD card timed out and recording stopped SD card writing performance has become worse Execute the erase format function or change the SD card Write error REC continue...

Page 39: ...ns of this unit and the other Bluetooth device o o Depending on the settings of the device connected by smartphone the operation of apps other than for music playback could cause the sound to break up...

Page 40: ...ver on Windows confirm that the driver is the latest version 4 When using Windows disable all devices other than this one for Recording and Playback in the Windows Sound settings Sound Control Panel 5...

Page 41: ...o o PHONES TRRS output splits from PHONES output LINE OUT TRRS jack CTIA standard Connector 3 5 mm 1 8 4 pole mini jack Maximum output level 25 dBu Nominal output level 45 dBu Output impedance 100 MO...

Page 42: ...igher Note Operation is not guaranteed using the TASCAM driver with ARM64 CPUs Mac Supported operating systems macOS Big Sur 11 macOS Catalina 10 15 Computer hardware requirements Mac with a USB 2 0 o...

Page 43: ...TASCAM Mixcast 4 43 11 Specifications and Ratings Dimensional drawings 266 7 mm 263 6 mm 374 8 mm 71 2 mm 56 5 mm...

Page 44: ...EREO SOLO Sound Pad 1 8 MIX POST OFF PRE POST OFF PRE ON OFF ON OFF Meter INPUT BLOCK PAD FX Bypass Fader Level USB SOLO 48V MIC IN 1 4 ADC EFFECT BLOCK 1 only MIC IN 1 POST OFF PRE ON OFF Meter SD IN...

Page 45: ...0 8dBu 20 8Bu 0dBFS 20dBFS ADC Smart Phone inputs 20dB Headroom 11dB Input Max 8dBV Typ 12dBV 20 10 0 10 20 dBu 0dBu 20 Bu 1dBu 21Bu 0dBFS 20dBFS 20dB 1dB 1dB Bluetooth inputs Input Max 0dBu Typ 20dB...

Page 46: ...dB Single Line OUT Unbalanced 20dB 17 8dBu 20dBV 2 2dBu 0dBV Mixcast4 Level Diagram OUTPUT Line output Balanced Output Max 20dBu Typ 0dBu Line output Unbalanced Output Max 6dBV Typ 14dBV Head Phone ou...

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