Tascam 388 Studio 8 - A Word of Mixing Advice

n^essary. Less is defínitely more when con-
sidering EQ.
^ ®Qua'izer ¡s a three band sweep-
frirf offers the ability to select a precise
15 h'r or minus
frnm ó c I . . ^°"trol covers frequencles
ODPrat U mid-range control
contri?' I""®®" 5 The bass
to 1 irú'^ ^djustable for frequencies from 50 Hz
in +K t ^here ¡s some overlap
in the frequency ranges.
T-i controls work in an interactive way.
can be timbre of the sound In a channel
brusL L ® =hange
SuDnnco controls. How so?
the '=''^"9® "balance" of
you reach't ^ ®®®®"*"®t'"9 the bass. Before
start booct "'^ the 50Hz to 1 kHz control and
both of fh "sing either or
someoftha controls to "roll off"
ephomiU th"' ® tf^^®® ®°"t'-ols
solvina Ai« *®®'"work approach to problem
an EQ adh consider all three options when
adjustment is necessary.
neJl^c«"'*'®r:í'^"'.®'' *''® ®'9"al defínitely
at tho adjustment and you have looked
which nf ®"'' determinad
voii nn three controls you wish to use,
within 7h cletermine the precise frequency
wthm the control's ranga. To do this, turn the
knnhc t '"PP®"") of the two concentric
wav Mn° r, ®*®9?®''®ted positlon almost all the
freouenrv/ slowly sweep the
port^nn f™u®® ^ *"''".'"9 "'® °"tside (lower)
murn it *11 í ®°"®®"*''ic knob from Its mini-
In a oi J ■ niaxlmum (fully right)
un,! .°®'í'^'®® motlon. As the control Is turnad
Whe,^'l f In the signal's content.
the rÍ,f, ®'' frequency Is Isolated, reset
of h control for the necessary amount
durinn^^^ ^^®id rnaking these changes
creato ^ ''®po''ding. The sweeping actlon can
create undesirable tonal effects.
A WORD OF MIXING ADVICE
All finished tapes must be balanced for leve!.
Do all the instruments and volees blend together
In a way that Is appealing? Are the bass and
drums so loud that the singer Is "lost ¡n the
mix"? Your slgnal leveis wlll affect the entire
recording and mastering process, Incíuding the
EQ process. So make sure that your leveis are
properly adjusted when mixing for recording.
You can't flx It If you can't find It.
If your mixer's faders end up looking Ük©
this, then you're overloading your outputs.
Pul! down the Input channel faders and ralse
the program master faders.
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Your mIx wlll not be distorted, but wlll have a
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It wlll glve you the best results.
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