TEAC 2488neo 2488neo Owner's Manual - Page 18

3 − Names and functions of the 2488neo Effects section These 3 keys access effect functions. See "6-Effects" on page 39 for details. 5 MULTI (TUNER) key Press this key to open the MULTI EFFECT screen. To assign the multi-effect to an input or mixer channel, press and hold down this key and then press the INPUT or SELECT key of the desired channel. Press this key and the MICX4 key at the same time to change the active insert effect. Press this key with the SHIFT indicator lit to open the TUNER screen. Press it again to close the TUNER screen. Track mixer section These controls allow up to 24 tracks of audio in the 2488neo to be mixed. Mixer channel numbers correspond to track numbers. Channels 13 to 24 are stereo track pairs. 8 REC keys These keys arm and disarm tracks for recording. When ON, they will flash red when record ready and steadily light red when recording. 9 SELECT keys Pressing the SELECT key of a channel selects it as an active channel, and the key lights. An active channel is affected by mixer functions and other operations. These keys are also used for the following purposes. ••To assign an input channel to a track channel (see "Inputs and assignments" on page 29). ••To assign effects to a track channel (see "Assigning mic effects" on page 39 and "Assigning the multi-effect" on page 41). ••To link track channels next to each other (see "Linking channels" on page 33). Sub mixer section These controls are for the sub mixer. w SELECT key Press this key to open the SUB MIXER screen. This key is also used to assign inputs A-H to the sub mixer, and to assign the sub mixer to the stereo bus. e MUTE/SOLO key This key functions in the same way for the sub mixer as the track channel MUTE/SOLO keys do for channels (see "Mute" on page 33). Stereo Bus section t SELECT (DYNAMICS) key Press this key to open the STEREO screen. Use this screen to match internal fader levels with physical fader positions and to make direct output settings (see "Stereo fader" on page 34 and "Direct output" on page 35). Press this key with the SHIFT indicator lit to open the 18 TASCAM 2488neo 6 MICX4 key Press this key to open the MIC EFFECT screen. To assign a mic effect to an input or mixer channel, press and hold down this key and then press the INPUT or SELECT key of the desired channel. Press this key and the MULTI (TUNER) key together to change the active insert effect. 7 SINGLE key Press this key to open the SINGLE EFFECT screen. 0 MUTE/SOLO keys With the SOLO indicator above and to the right of the stereo fader unlit, these keys function as MUTE keys, which silence the output of a channel when pressed. ( the keys light to show the track's muted status (see "Mute" on page 33). When the SOLO indicator is lit, these keys function as SOLO keys flash to show soloed (see "Soloing and toggle" on page 37). q Faders Each fader adjusts the output level of its track (or track pairs for 13/14 to 23/24). Depending on the current 2488neo settings, actual levels and fader positions may not match (see "Fader matching" on page 37). When the SOLO indicator is lit, this key functions as a SOLO key and shows that the sub mixer is soloed when flashing (see "Soloing and toggle" on page 37). r SUB fader This fader adjusts the output level of the sub mix bus. STEREO DYNAMICS screen (see "Stereo dynamics" on page 34). y STEREO fader This fader adjusts the output level of the stereo bus (and hence the overall level of the mix when mastering).