Tascam 424 User Manual
- 2Important Safety Instructions
- 2Not for UK Customers
- 3Table of Contents
- 3The Three Steps to Multitrack
- 4Understanding the Mixer
- 4Signal Flow in the 424 Mixer
- 5Multitrack Cassette Recorder
- 5Precautions and Recommendations
- 5Tape Cue Monitor System
- 5Tape Speed and Track Format
- 6Playing Back Standard Stereo Prerecorded Taoes
- 6Tape Type/Tape Length
- 6Accidental Erase/Record Protection
- 6Powering
- 7Input Selection and Adjustment
- 7Tape Cue, Monitor and Phones
- 7Master Section
- 8Recorder Controls
- 8Output Jacks: Rear Panel
- 9Step-By-Step Operations Guide
- 10How to Record On Track 1
- 10When Loading a Cassette Tape
- 11How to Play Back Track 1 Through Cue Monitor
- 11How to Make an Overdub On Track 2
- 12How to Record All Other Tracks/How to Record Many Sources Onto a Single Track
- 12How to Record a MIX Onto Two Tracks Simultaneously /Recording On More Than Two Tracks Simultaneously
- 13How to MIX Down
- 13Punch-In/Out Procedure
- 14Bouncing Tracks
- 14Selecting in and Out Points/Punching In/Out With Record
- 14Using the Remote Footswitch
- 14Ping-Pong Procedure
- 15Using Effects With the Portastudio 424
- 15Ping-Pong Plus Live Material
- 15Adding Stereo Channels to a Bounce
- 15Setting Effect Send Levels/The Output Level of Effect Devices
- 16How to Connect Your Effects Devices
- 16Mono Returns
- 16Patching Effects to an Input Channel
- 16To Record Reverb Onto a Track/To Hear in the Headphones but Not Record the Reverb
- 17Making an Automatically Repeating Loop
- 17Recording With Tape Sync - Using the TASCAM MTS-30
- 17To Stop the Sequence
- 17Locating the Tape
- 18Features and Controls
- 18Input Section
- 18Effect Send Section
- 20Recorder Section
- 20Cassette Loading and Dbx System
- 20Main Stereo MIX Master Output
- 20Tape Cue and Monitor Section
- 21Transport/Track Controls
- 21Displays
- 22Cleaning
- 22Sync Features
- 23How the Dbx Works
- 23Degaussing
- 23Subsonics and Interference
- 24Some Commonly Asked Questions about the Portastudio
- 24Optional Accessories
- 25Specifications
- 26Block Diagram
- 27Level Diagram
Tascam Portastudio 424 Mkiii Manual Download
9 Tape Speed and Track Format The Portastudio 424 MKIII uses a HIGH speed of 9.5 cm/sec. (3-3/4 inches per second) which is two times (2X) the normal speed of a standard audio cassette. Dell laptop computer instruction manual. Its NORMAL speed is 4.8 cm/sec (1-7/8 i.p.s.), the same as that used by conventional recorders.It also employs a discrete 4-channel format head developed especially by TEAC for TASCAM multitrack cassette. This Tascam 424 MKIII Portastudio has a minor issue with channel 3 (see below for details). Alter ego free download. It comes with the Power Supply. Condition:Channel 3 works but can't record direct. You can still record to Channel 3 using the buss from any input, including channel 3.