2 – Mixer
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TASCAM 2488
User’s Guide
The fader/pan screen
Press the channel’s
SELECT
key, followed by the
FADER/PAN
key (this order can be reversed) to bring
up this screen:
Here, you can make phase and pan settings and view
the fader settings for four channels at a time (linked
channels still count as two channels here).
Phase
Use this to correct miswired microphones, etc. Out-
of-phase sources can result in unnatural EQ and a
“hole in the middle” stereo effect.
The phase symbol (
∅
)shows the current status of the
channel: either normal (
N
) or reversed (
R
). Use the
cursor keys and wheel to change these settings.
Pan
The pan position (
PAN
) refers to the stereo position
(left or right) of the channel in the mix.
Full left (“hard left”) is represented by
L63
, and hard
right by
R63
. The center position, where the signal is
sent equally to the left and right is represented by
C
.
TIP
Press and hold
SHIFT
and press the
PAN
key to reset
the highlighted channel’s pan position to the center. In
the case of linked channels, the pan position both of
the highlighted channel and the channel to which it is
linked will be centered.
Faders
The faders cannot be set in this screen (except for the
inputs). However, it is possible to obtain a numerical
representation of the physical position of the fader, as
well as a view of the virtual position of the fader, if
this is different.
The minimum fader value as shown on screen is
0
(full cut), and the full level is
127
. A level of
100
cor-
responds to the “unity gain” position of 0 dB.
Because the 2488 supports the storage and recall of
scenes (see “Scene memories” on page 29), as well
as MIDI control of the faders and other mixer con-
trols, it may sometimes happen that the physical
fader position is not the same as the internal “virtual”
fader level, as set by the software control.
See “Fader matching” on page 84 for an explanation
of the different ways in which the physical and vir-
tual faders can be set to interact.
In order to reconcile the physical position with the
virtual position, a process known as nulling must be
carried out.
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Press and hold the
SHIFT
key and press the
NULL
key:
