Tascam 414MKII Microcassette Recorder User Manual


 
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Step-By-Step-Operation Guide
5
Playback level
Press PLAY and, while listening to the tape
play, tentatively set the channel faders.
6 Adjust the PAN controls to set each track's
left-to- right position for the desired stereo
image. You may also want to use the EQ
controls to adjust the individual tracks for
the desired tonality. (For using effects, see
pp. 27 & 28.)
7 Using the MASTER fader, adjust the overall
playback level.
8 Review
When the signal balance, level, and tonality
sound right, rewind the tape, and press
PLAY again to check the result.
9 Rewind the multitrack tape again. Put a
blank tape in the mixdown deck and let it
play for 5 seconds, then stop it and reset the
mixdown deck's counter to zero.
10 Press PLAY on the 414 MKII.
11 Record level
Put the mixdown deck into its "Record
Ready" mode, and adjust its input level
controls for the desired record level.
12 Rewind the multitrack tape to the
beginning of the recording
.
13 Put the mixdown deck into Record mode
then press PLAY on the 414 MKII.
14 When recording is done, stop both
machines, rewind the mixdown tape and
listen to it.
If the mixdown tape does not sound right,
make the necessary corrections and re-do
from the beginning.