Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 2488neo del fabbricante Tascam
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24 8 8 n e o D 010 4 4 5 2 0 A OWNER' S M A N UA L.
IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UT IONS 2 T ASCAM 2488n eo The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INSTRU C TIONS T ASCAM 2488 ne o 3 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings.
4 T ASCAM 2488 ne o This p roduct ha s bee n designe d and manu facture d acco rding to FD A regul ations “ title 2 1 , CFR, c hapter 1 , subc hapter J, based o n the Radiation Co ntrol for Heal th and Safet y Act of 1 9 68, ” and i s class ified a s a clas s 1 laser p roduct .
1 − Introduc tions ............................... 8 Supplied acces sories ................................ 8 Use with a pe rsonal com puter ................ 8 About this Owner' s Manual .................... 9 Manual con ven tions .............
Editing mi c effec ts .......................................... 4 0 Mult i- ef fec t ............................................. 4 1 As signing t he multi -ef fec t ............................. 4 1 Editing th e multi- ef fec t ....................
CD - RW erase ........................................... 78 CD E JEC T .................................................. 78 9 − Reforma tting ............................. 79 Reformat ting the en tire hard disk ....... 79 Reformat ting T ASC AM pa rtition s .
8 T ASCAM 2488 ne o Th an k you f or pu rchasi ng the 24 -t rack TASC A M 2488neo Digit al P or t ast ud io . With t his a ll-in- one dig ital mult itr ack recor der , you can re cord, m ix a nd ma ster aud io on an 80GB ha rd disk a nd ma ke audio and ba ckup CD s with t he int er nal C D-R W d r iv e.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 9 1 − In troduc ti on s Th is O wne r's Manu al is compr ised of the follo wi ng chap - te rs. 1 – Intro duc tions (p age 8) In a ddit ion to an over view of the u nit and i.
1 0 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 − In troduc ti on s Precauti ons and notes for pl acement and use The 2488neo may be u sed i n most ar eas, but t o mai ntai n top pe rfor ma nce, and p ro long oper ati ng l.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 11 1 − In troduc ti on s About fi nal izing Alt hough aud io dat a may be w rit ten on a C D-R or CD -R W dis c, a sta nda rd CD play er w ill not be able to rea d the d ata (i. e. pla y back t he audio ) u nti l a f ina l *TOC has be en w rit- ten at t he st ar t of the di sc.
12 T ASCA M 2488n eo 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge Setting up the 24 88neo F i rst , f ind a f lat level sur face for t he 2488 neo wh ich is st abl e a nd can not be jogged or jo lted e asily . Th is should be a h ard su r face.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 13 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge Ba sic k nowledg e Before using t his u nit , p leas e read a nd u nderst and t he f un - da ment al pr inciples explaine d in t his se ction Th is u nit re cords aud io dat a and ot her song in form ation on an 80 GB inte r nal ha rd disk t hat is d ivided i nto multiple par t itions.
1 4 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge 2 T ur n the J O G / D ATA d ial u nti l the DISK item is hi ghl ig hted , and then press the YES/ENTER k e y. The DISK menu appears. 3 Use the J O G / D ATA d ial u nti l the SELECT item is hi ghl ig hted , and then press the YES/ENTER k e y.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 15 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge ª Navigation T o nav igate in si de t he 2488 neo sc reen s, us e the CURSOR keys to mov e the c ur sor . ª YES/ENTER k ey T o do a n act ion, to ente r a sub -menu or to a nswer “ y es” to a que stion.
16 T ASCAM 248 8ne o 2 − Se tting up and b as ic k no wl edge Many keys have two f un ctions: the f i rst is w r itt en i n nor - mal ( whit e ) t yp e, and t he second is w r itt en u nder th is i n white on a g re en backg rou nd. T o ac cess t hese sec ond shif te d f unct ions: 1 Pre ss the SHIF T key so that the indic ator lig hts.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 17 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo T op panel Input channel section Cont rols f or t he 8 input cha nnels ( A – H ) . I nput sign als can be as si g ned to t he t rack m ixer or sub m ixer. PHA NTOM switch T u r ns pha ntom power for the XLR input jack s on input chan nels A – D ON and OFF .
1 8 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo Effec ts section The se 3 keys acce ss effect f u nction s. See “ 6–Eff ects ” on page 3 9 for deta ils. MUL T I ( TUNE R) key Pre ss th is key to ope n the M U L T I EFFECT s cree n.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 19 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo Monit or Section The se cont rols adjust the out put sign al sent to t he PHONES out put jack on the f ront pa nel and the MONITOR OUTPUT jack on t he rear p anel. See “Mon itori ng” on page 36 f or det ails.
20 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo Locate section Use these keys to s et and locat e the ed it points. Se e page 50 for detai ls. LOCA TE (SE T ) key Pre ss th is key by itself to ope n the M A R K LIS T sc reen th at sho ws ma rk point s.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 21 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo Mix down and Masteri ng section BOU NCE key T u r ns bou nce mode ON a nd OFF . MIX DOWN /MA STER ING key Use to recor d the ma ster t ra ck ( see “ Maste ri ng and C D Recorde r” on page 69 ).
22 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo PHON ES jack Con nect st ereo he adphones he re to li sten t o the mon i - tor out put. PUNC H jack Con nect a TASC A M R C- 30P or other foot pe dal t o cont rol punch in a nd pu nch out.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 23 3 − Name s and fun c ti ons of t he 2488neo POWER sw itch T u r n the 2488neo power ON and OFF . Fo l lo w shut down pro cedu res b ef ore t u r ni ng pow er OFF ( see “ Shut down” on page 1 3 ). ~ IN ja ck Con nect t he included p o wer cord.
24 T ASCAM 2488 ne o Th is exa mpl e shows ho w to re cord a rhy th m g uit ar, f ollo wed by record ing a n acc ompanyi ng lead g u itar. Th is is a simple recor di ng, but the same p rocedu re s also apply to more com - plicated re cordi ngs, so please r ead t his se ction ca ref ully .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 25 4 − Re cord in g The 2488neo ha s an i nter n al met ronome th at can play a click accord ing to t he met ronome set ti ngs or te mpo map set ti ngs. T he in itial set t ing is a si mp le met ronome mode ( f ree met ronome mode ).
26 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 4 − Re cord in g W e ass ume t hat you ’ r e record ing t he rhyt h m gu ita r to st ar t wit h, and t hat you wil l be record ing it on t ra ck 1 . Note that i nputs on t he 2488neo are let te red f rom A th rou gh H . Tracks a re nu mbered f rom 1 t h rough 24.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 27 4 − Re cord in g 8 Use the cursor keys and the d ial to move around the di splay and change values. The set t ing s are shown as numbers and a s a graph.
28 T ASCA M 2488n eo 4 − Re cord in g No w we can re cord the lea d g uita r li ne. W e w ill a dd an ef fect to t he lead g uit ar to m ake it sound a l ittle more i ntere sti ng. TIP Y ou c an also pe r form aud io edit s, c utt ing, c opying and pa sting be twe en trac ks , etc .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 29 The 2488neo m ixer is e quippe d with 8 i nputs ( A – H ), 24 p lay - back t ra cks, a nd 2 effect ret u r ns for a tot al of 3 4 cha n nels. 4 of the 8 input s ( A – D ) have combine d MIC/LINE inputs t hat can a cce pt both X LR jacks a nd sta nda rd 1/ 4 ” TRS jack s.
30 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 5 − Mi x er If a n input or cha n nel SELECT key is held do w n, t he assig ned CHANNEL ( or INPUT ) key f lashe s. Pre ss the other key t o brea k the as si g n ment. NOTE As signing a nd unassi gning lin ked chann els (see “ Li n k- ing c hannel s” on page 3 3) works i n much t he same way as for si ngle c hannels .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 31 5 − Mi x er In t hi s sect ion, we exp lai n the cha n nel fu nct ions of the 2488neo ’ s mi xer . The r ecorder t r ack chan nels ( 1–24 ) a nd input cha n nels have s i mila r f unc tions, s o w e explai n them togethe r as cha nnel f u nction s.
32 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 5 − Mi x er The re is one ste reo “loop” send (using the i nter nal effect s ) in a ddit ion two effect se nds ( u sing t he exter n al EFFECT S END S jacks ) for each cha n nel. P le ase see “Sing le e f f ec t” on pa ge 4 2 for detai ls about the u se of the int er nal si ngle effect.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 33 5 − Mi x er The MUTE keys f or ea ch chan nel also ser ve as solo keys (s e e “Soloing and t oggle” on page 3 7 ). W hen a cha nnel’ s MUTE key is presse d ( when soloing is not act iv e ), the or ange i ndicator lig hts, a nd the sou nd f rom th at chan nel is not sent to t he stere o bus.
34 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 5 − Mi x er Pre ss the S TEREO key to o pen t he scree n belo w . As w ith the cha n nel fader sc reen , the on- scree n fade r can- not be use d to ma ke adjust ments. A lso note t hat the i nter- nal fa der value a nd the top pa nel physi cal fa der posit ion may not cor res pond ( see “ F aders ” on page 32 ).
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 35 5 − Mi x er A pai r of tra cks ca n be routed for d ire ct out put th rough t he a nalog STEREO OUT jacks ( a nd the D IGIT A L OUT ).
36 T ASCA M 2488n eo 5 − Mi x er Monitor i ng is a vita l par t of the whole recordi ng and m as- ter i ng proce ss. The 2488neo provide s stere o monitor i ng facil ities t hr ough a n exter n al amplif ier/ s pea kers combi na- tion, a s we ll a s head phones.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 37 5 − Mi x er Sol oing and toggl e If you press t he SO LO key to t he upper r ight of the STE REO fade r , the i ndicat or lights a nd sol o mode a cti- vates. I n solo mode, the t ra ck chan nel MUTE/SOLO keys f unc tion as S OLO keys, allowing you to mon itor just the t rack cha n nel s ig nals of y ou r choi ce.
38 T ASCA M 2488n eo 5 − Mi x er If t he fader m atchi ng set ti ng is change d from t he fact or y set ti ng R EA L, to J U M P or CA TCH as de scr ibed below , the n fader d at a wil l be recal led togethe r with sc enes.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 39 Th is chapt er explai ns the i nse r t effects a nd mi xdown effect s ( single effec ts ) t hat can b e applied to i ndividu al m ic and g u itar i nputs. In a ddit ion to in ser t effec ts and si ngle effect s, th is un it also has a bu ilt-in dy nam ics proce ssor for the ste reo bus.
40 T AS CAM 2488n eo 6 − E f fe ct s 1 When the M I CX4 key is pres sed ( regard les s of whether eig ht o r four m ic effec ts hav e bee n select- ed), and the S ELECT key of the input or track is presse d, the M IC EFFECT s creen is shown: 2 Pre ss the SEL ECT or INPUT key for the track or input channel to a ssig n the mic ef fect t o it.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 41 6 − E f fe ct s The mu lti-ef fect is as si g ned i n the sa me way as the m ic effect s : pre ss and hold the M U LT I key and pr ess t he input or chan nel SE LEC T key . A ny input or cha nnel a ssigned when the M U LT I key is f ir st press ed f lashe s.
42 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 6 − E f fe ct s Sa ving mult i- ef fect settings Y ou can save an e dited se tt ing a s a user s ett i ng in the l ibra r y . 1 When the M U L T I EFF ECT screen i s vi sible, pres s the YES/ENTER key to open the MU L TI EF FECT LI BR ARY screen.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 43 6 − E f fe ct s Th is is not rea lly an ef f ec t, but use s one o f the ef fect keys. Pre ss the sh if ted M U LT I key t o bri ng up the T U N ER scr een. The t u ner is u sed w ith the sig nal f rom in put H ( rese r ved for gu ita rs and ba sses ).
44 T AS CAM 2488n eo Loadi ng a song T o load a pr eviously -saved song f rom di sk ( the c ur re nt song wi ll be w r itte n to di sk automat ically when the s ong is loaded): 1 Pre ss the MENU key to open the MEN U screen. Use the cursor keys to s elect the SONG item, a nd then press the YES/ENTER k e y.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 45 7 − Re corder Er asing a song T o f ree up s pace on a d isk par t ition, a nd delete a song or songs, you should per form t he fo llowi ng oper ations: 1 Pre ss the MENU key to open the MEN U screen. Use the cursor keys to s elect the SONG item, a nd then press the YES/ENTER k e y.
46 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o 7 − Re corder Cop y ing songs As well as copy ing songs , so that you can work on a nother version o f t hem, you can al so use t his me nu i te m as a to o l to back up songs t o anothe r par t ition (you can a lso back up to CD -R or per sonal comput er, b ut t his is a se par ate pro cess ).
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 47 7 − Re corder Setting the pla yback position The 2488neo provide s y ou wit h a numbe r o f ways to set the p osition from wh ich p layback st ar t s when you press t he P L AY k e y. Some of these a re desc rib ed in t he sect ion on location oper ations.
48 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 7 − Re corder T o posit ion the pla yba ck point precis el y , you can “ jo g” t he playback position, u sing the d ial. As you mo ve back ward s and for war ds th roug h th.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 49 7 − Re corder PUNC H recordi ng T o d rop i nto record mo de while playi ng back: 1 Ar m one or mo re t racks by pressi ng thei r REC keys. Thei r ind icators s tar t to f lash. 2 Star t play ing back a song by pressi ng the P L AY key .
50 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o 7 − Re corder Locating to the poi nts Simply press t he IN , OUT , TO or FRO M key to locate to t he approp riat e point. IN, OU T , TO and FROM poin ts The I N, OU T , TO a nd FR OM point s are sp ecial ma rk s use d f or va rious 2488neo f u nction s.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 51 7 − Re corder Activ e mark s If t he song pla y position pa sses a ma rk du r ing playback, the m ark’ s t itle appea rs on t he scre en.
52 T AS CAM 2488n eo 7 − Re corder Th is pro cess is somet ime s refer red to a s t ri m mi ng. Th is is a sim ila r proce ss to the jog position ing of the playback point ( s ee “ Jog positioni ng” on page 48 ), ex cept t hat i n th is oper ation, t he f i nal position is st ored as t he position of the act ive mark.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 53 7 − Re corder E ver y t ime a ma rk is stor ed, it is ent ered i nto t he list, a nd ever y ti me a ma rk is deleted , it is remov ed f rom t he list. Use the M A R K LIS T to locat e, era se, and a dd titles t o mark s. Note that t hi s list ca nnot b e used t o edit ma rk position s.
54 T ASCA M 2 488 ne o 7 − Re corder As well as t he ABS a nd MTC t im ings jus t descr ibe d, it is possible to locate t o a “musical” ti me, when the d isplay shows bars ( mea su res ) a nd beat s, and t he 2488neo is sy n- ch roni zed to a t empo m ap .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 55 7 − Re corder A uto punch o per ations Pu nch ope rat ions allow y ou to st ar t a nd stop re cord- ing at pr edef ine d point s, and t hese ca n be automat ed, a s desc rib ed here.
56 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 7 − Re corder Rehearsi ng the pu nch Alt hough you do not hav e to u se the rehe ars al feat ur e ( s ee “Rehea rsing r ecord ing” on page 50 ) wit h the auto pu nch, it’ s probably a good idea t o rehear se most pu nch record ings a few ti mes before mak i ng a ta ke .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 57 7 − Re corder Recordi ng the p unch W hen you are hap py with t he rehea rsed pu nch mate ria l, you record the pu nch i n the fo llowi ng way: 1 Pre ss the RHSL key so that the indi cator goes out. 2 Pre ss and hold the RECO RD key and press the P L AY k e y.
58 T ASCA M 2488n eo 7 − Re corder Making a bounce mi x 1 Pre ss the BOUNCE key . The key l ights , and BOUNCE MODE appears on the home screen . 2 Sele ct the dest i nation. P ress the R EC keys fo r a sin gle t rack ( mono bounce ), or t wo tracks (or a stereo t rack) fo r a stere o bounce.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 59 7 − Re corder The t r ack ed iting f u nct ions available on the 2488neo are: COPY • ∑ PA S T E COPY FROM • ∑ TO COPY • ∑ I NS E RT M OV E • ∑ PA S T E M OV E .
6 0 T AS CAM 2488n eo 7 − Re corder CO PY ® PA S T E Th is f u nction t akes t he sect ion o f a t rack or t ra cks ma rked by the I N a nd OUT point s, copies it, and plac es it at the TO point on t he chosen t ra ck or tr acks. T he or igin al sour ce is left u ncha nged.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 61 7 − Re corder CO PY ® INSERT Th is f u nction t akes t he sect ion o f a t rack or t ra cks ma rked by the I N a nd OUT point s, copies it, and plac es it on the chosen t ra ck or tr acks , in ser ti ng it as new mat er ial, st ar t ing at the TO poi nt.
62 T ASCA M 2488n eo 7 − Re corder CUT In t hi s oper ation the aud io mater ial af t er the OU T point is mov ed for ward t o the I N poi nt. OUT IN IN The s ource a nd dest in ation ar e the sa me, and af te r the oper ation, t he mate r ial which fo llow ed t he OUT poi nt no w mov ed to follow the I N point.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 63 7 − Re corder Th is deletes a ll the aud io mater ial i n the select ed t ra ck or t rack s. The I N a nd OUT poi nts do not have any mean i ng here. The re is on ly one value that you can cha nge : Src . T rk Selects t he t rack s f or er asi ng the aud io data .
64 T ASCA M 2488n eo 7 − Re corder UNDO and RE DO Undoing and redoing actions 1 Pre ss the UNDO /REDO key and a lis t of the o pera - t ions that y ou hav e done since the st ar t of the song is sho.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 65 7 − Re corder Here’ s an ext re mel y simpli f ied example th at extr emely u nli kely that you ’ d work th is way , but it shows the pr in - ciples i nvo lved : Lead vocal .
66 T AS CAM 2488n eo 7 − Re corder Up to now , we have descr ibe d the 2488neo as a 24 -t ra ck recor der bec ause it can playback up t o 24 tr acks si multa ne - ously . I n fact , how ever , ea ch song may contai n up to 250 t rack s, which we call “ v ir t u al t rack s.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 67 7 − Re corder vi r t ual t r acks t hat cont ain t he bass t a kes to th re e phys i- cal t ra cks and t hen u se the fa ders a nd MUTE/SOLO keys to list en to e ach of them i n tu r n ( for simplicit y , the se illu str ations show only t he f ir st eight t rack s ).
68 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 7 − Re corder Pitc h 1 Pre ss and hold the PITC H/ SS A k e y. The i ndicator l ight s and the di splay ch anges: 2 If the PITCH CONT R OL sec ti on at the left of the screen i s not acti v e (it is not sur rounded by the thick - er frame), press the Ó key to mo ve the cursor there.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 69 Mi xdo w n is conduct ed af ter t he rec ordi ng o f all t r acks is c om - pleted. I n mi xdo w n, al l the t ra cks ar e merged i nto a ster eo signa l as t heir volumes a re bala nced. T he work o f f i nish ing a t ra ck by w rit ing t hat mi xdo w n signal t o a mast er re corder is ca lled “ma s - teri n g.
70 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Checking the master T o check t he recorde d mast er t rack , use t he mast er check mode. Af te r endi ng mi xdo w n mode, pre ss the MIXDOWN/ MASTER ING key agai n to ente r the ma ster che ck mode and op en the M ASTER CH ECK sc reen .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 71 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Step 2: Use th e mastering to ols to make adjus t- ment s Use the Ó / Á cu rsor keys t o select the t abs at t he bot tom of the M ASTER I NG TOOL scre en a nd display t he desir ed tool sc reen .
72 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der 2 Pre ss the YES/ENTER key to open the M ASTER I NG TOOL LIBR A R Y screen . 3 Use the Ó / Á cursor keys to sele ct PR ESE T or USER . Depend ing on the se lect ion, eit her the p re set li st or the user set t ing l ist i s sho w n in the upper par t of the screen.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 73 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Savi ng compressor set tings ª Use the fo llowi ng proce dur es to save mast er ing to o l com - pres sor set ti ngs as a u ser patch. 1 With the compress or screen open, pre ss the YES/ ENTER key to open the M ASTER I NG TOOL LI BR ARY screen.
74 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Af te r creat ing a m aste r t rack ( or somet i mes before ), if the recor di ng sta r ted t oo ea rl y or ende d too lat e, y ou ca n tr i m the u nwante d ti me.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 75 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der Creati ng an audio CD Y ou can c reate a n audio CD by usi ng the 2488neo CD -R W d rive to bu r n the ma ster t r ack to a CD -R /CD -R W d isc. Th re e audio CD cr eation met hods a re available.
76 T ASCA M 2488n eo 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der W hen rec ordi ng multiple CD tr ack s at once, yo u ca n set the orde r in wh ich the t rack s are r ecorded . Onc e a CD has be en ma de in t his way , no f u r the r tr acks can b e adde d, as t he CD is autom atical ly fi nal ize d at the end of the ope rat ion.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 77 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der 1 0 Use the § and ¶ keys to mov e the cu rsor to the gaps bet ween the songs on the C D . 1 1 Use the dia l to set the t ime i n seconds be tween songs , from 0.0 se conds ( no gap ) throug h 9 .
78 T ASCA M 2488n eo 8 − Mast er ing and CD recor der CD E JECT Y ou should use t his f u nction t o open t he disc d r iv e t ray . It is im por ta nt that you do not pres s the CD -R W d rive eject but ton whi le the d rive is oper ational. I f y ou do, it may cause p robl em s in t he oper ation of the 2488neo .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 79 As note d in t he sect ion on “ Basic K nowled ge ” (pa ge 1 3 ), the 2488neo ha rd disk i s divided i nto a F AT - 32 par tit ion f or audio f i le ex cha nge, and mult ipl e T ASCAM pa r tition s. Y ou can refor mat the e nti re ha rd disk or i ndividu al pa r tition s.
80 T AS CAM 2488n eo 9 − Re forma t ti ng Reformatting T ASC AM par titions In a ddit ion to form att ing t he enti re ha rd di sk as desc r ibed above, y ou c an also for mat i ndiv idual T ASCAM pa r tit ions. CAUTION Whe n you per fo rm this op eration , all data on t he sele ct ed par titio n is des troyed .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 81 See “ Use wit h a per sonal comput er ” on pa ge 8 f or cond i- tions r egard ing t he con nect ion o f a c omputer . The 2488neo ca n imp or t and exp or t the fo llowi ng f ile t yp es.
82 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t W hen i mpor ti ng mono W A V f iles f rom a com puter, they ar e f ir st store d on the F A T pa r tit ion ( se e “ Hard d isk and parti tio ns ” on page 1 3 ).
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 83 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t Y ou can al so impo r t Stand ard M I D I Files th roug h the USB con nect ion. F or f u ll det ails on how to u se SMF f i les, see “ SMF playback ” on page 9 5.
84 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t USB export ( vi r tual tr ac ks ) Th is is ba sically the rever se o f t he impor t pr ocedu re. First , select a vi r t ua l tr ack and t hen expor t it s content s to the F A T pa r tition before con nect ing t he 2488neo to the com - puter a nd copyi ng the f i le.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 85 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t Impor ting fr om C D ( mono W A V f il es ) The 2488neo ca n only re ad mono W A V for mat f iles f rom the t op-leve l d ire ctor y ( root ) of a dat a d isc with no ot her f iles on t he disc. Files in s ubdi rec tor ies can not be i mpor te d.
86 T ASCA M 2488n eo 1 0 − F i le i mpor t / e xpor t Expor ting to CD ( virtual tra ck s ) Y ou can conver t v ir t ua l tr ack s to W A V f iles a nd expor t the m to a CD -R /CD-R W d isc. E ven if t he song is record ed at 24 -bit resolution, you can expor t 1 6 -bit W A V f iles.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 87 Y ou can u se the 2488neo ’ s CD -R W d r iv e to ba ck up y ou r work to disc. Y ou ca n either us e CD-R me dia ( cheap er, bu t you can only u se it once ) or CD -R W med ia ( slightly more expe nsiv e, but you can er ase a nd reuse it ma ny ti mes ).
88 T AS CAM 2488n eo 1 1 − Ba c k up and res tor at ion By usi ng a U SB cable to con nect t he 2488 neo a nd a per - sonal c omputer, i t is po ssib le to ba ck up songs and re store the m to and f rom t he computer’ s disk d r ive .
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 89 1 1 − Ba c k up and res tor at ion Backing up If you do not unde rst and t he 2488 neo ’ s disk a r ra ngement, you sho u ld read “Ha rd di sk and pa r tition s” on page 1 3 . Back up to a comput er con nect ed via USB is a t w o -st age proce ss.
90 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 1 − Ba c k up and res tor at ion Th is is ba sically the rever se o f t he back up proce ss. The a rchived song dat a is copied f rom t he computer onto t he 2488neo ’ s F AT par t ition a nd from t here onto a TASC A M pa r tit ion.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 91 The 2488neo ha s temp o cont rol fu nct ions that i nclude a temp o map a nd a metr onome. F u r the r more, it suppor t s ma ny MI D I f u nctions i ncludi ng synch ron iz ation .
92 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 2 − T empo and MID I Use the CLICK key abov e t he t ra nspor t keys to t u r n met ro - nome out put O N a nd OFF . W hen ON, i t ope rate s accord ing to t he sel ec ted met ronome mode. ª In FREE mode A click is output a ccordi ng to t he temp o and ti me sign atu re set on t he FR EE MET R ONOME sc reen.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 93 1 2 − T empo and MID I Ti me signature setting Y ou must set t he ti me si g nat u re set ti ng for a song to dis - play bars a nd beat s accu rat ely dur ing playback. Music in t he 4/ 4 t ime sign at ur e is com mon w orldwide, but music in t r ipl e met er ( e.
94 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 2 − T empo and MID I MIDI sync hronization The 2488neo ca n sy nchr oni ze to ext er nal M IDI Time Cod e (M TC) or can gene rate M TC in orde r to sy nch roni ze othe r MI DI devices. Ot her dev ices may be sequ encer s or D A W s which ar e enabled for MTC.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 95 1 2 − T empo and MID I The St and ard M I D I File ( SMF ) format i s used t o ex cha nge MI DI song dat a bet ween seq uencer s, in c ludi ng seque ncer soft war e, and othe r MI DI devices.
96 T ASCA M 2488n eo 1 2 − T empo and MID I MIDI remote control From the SY NC/M IDI menu , th is R EMOTE option al lo ws the set t ing of a numbe r o f pa ra meter s con necte d with remote c ontrol of the 2488neo . MI DI messages c an be u sed for remote cont rol o f t he 2488n eo ’ s mi xer , effect s and re corder.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 97 1 3 − Gener al preferences The re ar e f ou r sets of gener al preference s that you can m ake i n order to cu stom ize t he 2488neo to your worki ng st yl e. Access al l of these t hroug h the PREF ER ENCE menu. Globa l preferences The se all af fect t he o veral l oper ation of the 2488neo .
98 T ASCA M 2488n eo 1 3 − Gener al preferences The se preference s affec t the rec order ope rat ion: The re ar e only t wo para meter s here, u sed to cha nge the pre -roll and po st-ro ll t ime s o f the aut o punch ope rat ion ( s ee “ Auto punch op erat ions” on page 5 5 ).
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 99 1 4 − Spe cif ica tions, et c . (for Bounce) 2 2 2 Pan Level Level Output Select Mic Multi/ EFFECT SENDS /2 SEND1 EFF STEREO DIGITAL OUT Level Metronome SUBMIX Level Level Level Pan Pan Pan Output Select SELECT SRC REC Mic Multi/ Off Post Pre Off Post Pre Off Post Pre ) x24 Track Mixer( Input1.
1 00 T ASCAM 2488 ne o 1 4 − Spe cif ica tions, et c . Le vel d iagr am.
T ASCAM 2488 ne o 101 1 4 − Spe cif ica tions, et c . Audi o connections MIC/LIN E inpu ts (A t o D) Com bine d XLR- 1 / 4" TRS conn ector XLR Inpu t impe danc e : 2 k Ω Inpu t level: – 5 7.
10 2 T ASCA M 2488n eo 1 4 − Spe cif ica tions, et c . T ota l Har monic In puts at Ma x, INPUTS A to H STEREO/EFFECT SEND/MO NITOR : < 0.0 1 % (trim at m in. ) Dis t or tio n 20kL PF Ph ys ical specif icati ons , etc. Dim ensi ons (w x d x h) 545 x 355 x 1 45 (mm) , 2 1 .
1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 10 3 Multiband compress ª Preset nam e Description Bas ic CD Mas tering G ood for ba sic CD ma stering POP Ma k e s the soun d quali ty mo re show y , br inging .
10 4 T ASCA M 2 48 8ne o The Ba n k Select cont roller is use d with cha n nel 1 5 to choose wh ich group of eight chan nels or input s are a ffect- ed.
1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 10 5 Effect parame ter change MIDI messages Use the fo llowi ng MI DI chan nels to send me ssages to t he 2488neo effects ( see “ Effects“ on page 39 ): Cha n nels 1 th rough 8 a re u sed for mic effect s.
1 5 − A ppend i x 1 06 T ASCAM 2488 ne o Ef fec t NRPN Pa rame te r Va lu e s Com pres sor (CMP) 00 0 0 T hreshold 0 – 1 0 0 = – 40. 0, – 39 .6, –39.2, –38.8, – 38.4 , – 38.0 , – 3 7 .6, –37 .2, –36.8, – 36.4 , – 36.0, –35.
1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 107 S tereo dynami c s processor The d yn am ics proces sor in ser ted at t he ste reo ma ster bu s can b e either a comp ressor or a n expande r .
1 5 − A ppend i x 1 08 T AS CAM 2488n eo Ef fec t NRPN Pa rame te r Va lu e s Pitch Shi f t er ( PIT) 00 0 0 P itc h 0 – 1 2 – 2 4 = – 1 2 – 0 – + 1 2 00 01 Fine 0 – 50 – 1 0 0 = – 5.
1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 10 9 Ef fec t chain # Ef fec t NRPN Pa rame te r Va lu e s 2 Dis t or tio n (DST ) 00 0 5 D is tor ti o n 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 0 6 T one 0 – 1 00 = 0 .
1 5 − A ppend i x 11 0 T ASCAM 248 8ne o Ef fec t chain # Effe ct N RPN Para me ter Va l u e s 4 Fla nger (FLG) 00 1 5 Speed 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 6 Depth 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 7 Resonance 0 – 100 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 8 Mix Level 0 – 1 0 0 = 0 – 1 0 0 00 1 9 Swit ch 0, 1 = Of f, On Phas er (PHA) 00 1 5 Speed 1 – 1 0 0 = 0.
1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 111 Ef fec t chain # Effe ct N RPN Para me ter Va l u e s 4 Wah ( W AH) 00 1 5 Attack 1 – 1 0 0 = 0. 1 – 1 0.
1 5 − A ppend i x 1 1 2 T ASCAM 2488 ne o Program Change Name shown on disp la y Effect component 0 VOC A L -CO MP Comp resso r (CMP) 1 DE-E SSER De-e sse r (DSR) 2 V O C A L- E X C E x ci ter (E X .
1 5 − A ppend i x T ASCAM 2488 ne o 11 3 The t y pe s here a re : R EV : Reverb DL Y : Delay CHO: Chor us PIT : Pitch sh if t FLG: Fla nger PHA: Phas er GR V : G ate and rever b Program Change Name .
TE A C [Dig ital Port astud io ) ] D A TE : 28 Febru ar y : 200 4 Model: 2 4 88neo MI DI Implemen tation C hart V er sion : 1 .0 Function Tr a n s m i t t e d Reco gnized Remark s Basic De fault Chann.
Bit - map arr ay of MMC commands By te B it7 Bit6 (40 H) Bit5 (20 H) Bit 4 ( 10H) Bit3 (0 8H) Bit 2 (04H) B it1 (02 H) Bit0 (01 H) c0 – 0 (0 6) RECORD STROBE (05) RE WIND (0 4) FA S T FORWARD (03) D.
By te B it7 Bit6 (40 H) Bit5 (20 H) Bit 4 ( 10H) Bit3 (0 8H) Bit 2 (04H) B it1 (02 H) Bit0 (01 H) r0 – 0 (0 6) G E N E R AT O R TIMECODE (05) LO CK DEV IA TION (0 4) ACT UA L OF FSE T (03) REQUES TE.
No. Message M eaning Ac tion 1 Cann ot do this whe n not st opped. St op the tra nspo r t . Pres s [ EXIT ]. Th e hard dis k is bein g acce sse d for playba ck or rec ording, so th e sele cted actio n cann ot be pe r forme d. Pres s NO /E XIT , stop the tran spor t a nd retr y the op eration.
No. Message M eaning Ac tion 9 Impo r t file n ot found. Use USB OPEN to impo r t file. Pres s [ EXIT ]. Th e file s elec ted (back up fil e, W AV file for impo r t , or S MF ) is not availab le. Pres s NO /E XIT , use th e USB OPEN fun ction to transfer th e appro priate fi le to the F A T pa rti - tion a nd then tr y im por ting a gain.
No. Message M eaning Ac tion 18 No trac ks have bee n arm ed. Ar m at lea st one track. Pres s [ EXIT ]. Before a n auto-pun ch ope ration, you mus t have at lea st one a rme d track.
No. Message M eaning Ac tion 27 Tim e bet ween IN and O UT is too shor t . Re-set the po ints. Pres s [ EXIT ]. Rep eat play back or a uto-punc h oper ations ca nnot be ca rri ed out b ecau se the time b etwe en the IN a nd OUT lo cate mar kers is too sho r t .
No. Message M eaning Ac tion 35 No CD di vid e mar kers have bee n set. Use INSERT M ARK. Pres s [ EXIT ]. Th ere are no m arks set fo r the LIVE W RITER to div ide the s ong into CD tracks Mar ks can b e set whe n the tran spor t is stoppe d, during p laybac k, and even d uring reco rding by sim ply pre ssi ng the INSERT key .
No. Question A nswe r 1 Is it po ssib le back-up multip le song s on the sam e disc? No, it is not. Onl y a sing le song c an be ba cked up on o ne disc.
No. Question A nswe r 12 I con nected th e unit w ith a USB ca ble to a com puter , but th e compu ter doe s not reco gnize it. Y o u must tur n the USB f unctio n ON in ord er to make it pos sibl e for a com puter to reco gnize the 2 488 neo co nnec ted by USB.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Tascam 2488neo è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Tascam 2488neo - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Tascam 2488neo imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Tascam 2488neo ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Tascam 2488neo, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Tascam 2488neo.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Tascam 2488neo. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Tascam 2488neo insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
