Tascam 388 Studio 8 - Setup; Recording the Basíctrack

RECORDING THE BASIC TRACKS
SETUP
1. Llft the cover for the tape compartment.
Thread a new tape onto the recorder as shown
¡n the illustration below. Use oniy EIA center
{small hub) 7 inch reeis for both the supply
and take-up reels. Tape must be the 1 mil
variety, ISOOfeet (549 meters) in length. Load
Function wiii not work properiy with tapes of
different lengths or thickness.
2. With the power off, plug your instrument
or microphone into the MIC or LINE INput of
channel 1 in the Studio 8's mixer section.
3. Plug your stereo headphones into one of
the two headphone jacks on the front panel
of the Studio 8. Never plug mono headphones/
earphones into either of these jacks. Never use
"Y" cords to connect múltiple headphones to
either of these jacks. You will damage the
circuits if you do.
4. Turn the power on. The switch is on the
back panel.
5. Make sure the dbx is on. Its switches are
on the top panel and its LEDs will show you its
status. Make sure Track 8 dbx defeat switch, on
the rear panel, is on.
6. Press the LOAD button on the top panel.
The tape will run to a point past the leader.
When it stops, press the RESET button.
7. Set the INPUT Selector Switch in channel 1
to the MIC position (left) if using the MIO In-
put. Set it to the LINE position (center) if using
an instrument and the LINE Input.
NOTE: Instruments with low output levels
such as electric guitars and basses should use a
direct box to boost their signal to a sufficient
level to use the line input.
8. Play your instrument or speak into your
microphone watching the OL indicator light.
Adjust the volume of your instrument or, if
using the MIO input, turn the TRIM up (clock-
wise) until the OL flashes; then, back off the
TRIM, turn it counterclockwise slightly until
the OL stops flashing. Note that some line level
devices will have insufficient output to make
theOL LED light.
9. Set your EQ controls to a 12 o'clock posi
tion. You will feel detents when the controls
are in this position.
10. Adjust the Fader in channel 1 to the
shaded area between 7 and 8.
11. Make sure the AUX PRE/POST selector
switch is in the PRE (up) position.
12. Adjust AUX and EFF rotary controls
to their off positions, fully left (counterclock
wise).
13. Press the ASSIGN switch marked 1—2 to
the on position (down). Rotate the PAN control
in channel 1 fully left (counterclockwise).
Make sure the other ASSIGN switches are off
(up).
14. Press the switch marked STEREO in the
recorder sectión of the Studio 8. It's in the
lower right hand córner of the top panel.
15. Adjust the ODD PGM MASTER Fader
to the shaded area between 7 and 8. Press the
number 1 switch in the REO FUNCTION
section. The LED near the number 1 switch will
start blinking.
16. Make sure the MON switch (PGM/CUE) is
in the CUE position (up).
17. Make sure the METER switch (AUX-
EFF/LR) is in the LR position (up).
18. The three position rotary switch next to
the PITCH CONTrol in the recorder section
should be in the FlXed (center) position.
19. You may find it easier to work in mono,
if so, press the MONO switch that is located
above the STEREO MASTER Fader on the top
panel.
20. Adjust the STEREO MASTER Fader to
the shaded area between 7 and 8.
21. Put headphones on.
22. Adjust MONITOR GAIN control 1 to
the 3 o'clock position. Adjust MONITOR PAN
as desired if you are monitoring in stereo (see
step 19). Play your instrument or speak into the
microphone and readjust the TRIM or the in
strument volume until the TRK/PGM Meter
number 1 registers a reading between -3 and 0.
Use the Fader in channel 1 also, if necessary.
23. Adjust the MONITOR/PHONES control
to a level that is comfortable.
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