Tascam Digital Portastudio 788 Owners Manual

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10 – Routing and scene libraries
The 788 allows you to store and recall commonly-
used assignment (routing) patterns as well as scenes 
which contain the settings for the mixer.
Up to 10 scene settings may be stored in a library 
area for each song, which is automatically stored 
when the song is saved.Routing patterns are stored in a common library area, 
available to all songs, and are automatically saved 
when the 788 is powered down.
There is no need to perform a...

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Loading routing settings from the library
You can load previously stored routing settings from 
the library while playback is stopped, or while play-
ing back or recording.
NOTE
Take care when changing routing settings via MIDI control 
while playing back or recording, as major changes to the 
routing settings may “open up” some channels and close 
others, giving unexpected results, which could result in a 
spoiled...

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Loading scenes from the library
You can load previously stored scenes from the 
library while playback is stopped. You cannot load 
scenes (or change scenes using MIDI Program 
Change commands) while playing back or recording. 
If you attempt this, a message appears: 
TRANSPORT MOVING.
To load scenes from a stored library entry:
1Press the 
QUICK SETUP key.
2Use the dial to scroll down to the 
SCENE 
LIB.
 entry in the...

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11 – Synchronization
You can expand the options available to you when 
using the 788 by connecting it and synchronizing it 
to other musical equipment.
Typically, this extra equipment will be MIDI-based 
(sequencers, drum machines, synthesizers, etc.).
Of course, although it is possible to record MIDI 
instruments on the 788 tracks during the initial stages 
of the recording project, it may make more sense to 
use the eight audio tracks of the 788 for material that...

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Synchronization methods
The 788 can use the following output synchroniza-
tion methods for synchronization with other units:
MIDI Time Code (MTC) This is an absolute 
time position, which allows times to be defined to 
frame accuracy or better (the number of frames in a 
second depends on the frame rate, as explained later 
in this section). MTC has no direct relation to bars 
and beats in a song.
MIDI clock A MIDI clock...

11 – Synchronization–Making synchronization settings
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Making synchronization settings
The 788 synchronization settings are all carried out 
using the 
SYNC/MIDI menu.
All synchronization information is carried through 
MIDI, so typically the 
MIDI OUT of the 788 must be connected to the MIDI IN of the MIDI device to 
which it is being synchronized, and the 
MIDI IN of the 
788 should be connected to the MIDI OUT of the 
other unit.
Synchronization master/slave setting on...

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4Use the § and ¶ keys to move the cursor to 
FRAME RATE.
5Use the dial to select the frame rate for the out-
going timecode (or timecode to be received as a 
slave).6Press 
ENTER to return to the home screen, or 
use the § and ¶ keys to select another option.
When you have made the selection on the 788, the 
other device (sequencer) must also be set to the same 
frame rate as that set on the 788. If they are different, 
you will not be...

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4Cue the sequencer to the start of the song (it is 
not possible to record from part of the way 
through).
5Press 
ENTER/YES on the 788. The sync track is 
now “armed” and the display shows 
Wait 
for Start
.
6Start playing back the sequence. If the connec-
tions have been made properly, the 788 display 
shows 
Recording...
To interrupt the recording of the sync track 
before the end, press 
NO.7At the end of the sequence, or if the...

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4There is one entry automatically included in a 
new tempo map. The four columns in the dis-
played table correspond to the following:
5Use the Ó and Á keys to move between the 
three editable fields, and use the dial to change 
the values of these fields.
BAR This value cannot be changed to a value which 
is equal to or less than that of the entry before it, and 
it cannot be changed to a value which is equal to or 
greater than that of...

11 – Synchronization–Using MTC to control a sequencer
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Using MTC to control a sequencer
1Make sure that the synchronization source for 
the 788 is set to 
INT (internal)—see “Syn-
chronization master/slave setting on the 788” 
on page 96.
2Set the 
SYNC GEN parameter on the 788’s 
SYNC screen to MTC (see “Selecting the 
master synchronization type” on page 96).
3Set the sequencer to respond to MTC. Usually, 
sequencers will start automatically when MTC 
is received, if...