Tascam 788 User Manual

TASCAM 788 Operational Tutorial  •  8/2000 Edition  

Built-In Effect Processing

is where you go to store an effect.  To navigate this 
window, use the JOG/DATA wheel or the UP and DOWN 
CURSOR keys to scroll through the list, and use the LEFT
and RIGHT CURSOR keys to move between the various 
tabs on the menus.

In order to recall an effect from the            or 
areas of this library, simply select the effect you 
want, and press ENTER/YES.  
If you don't want to recall an 
effect from this area, press 
EXIT/NO.

If you want to store a patch 
you have customized, go to 
the         tab.  Again, scroll 
down to the patch you want to overwrite.  To store 
the effect, press ENTER/YES.  EXIT/NO will leave the 
screen without changing anything.

Again, each of the types of processors will have their
own libraries, and the 788 will automatically send you
to the correct one for the type of processor you are
using.  So, if you using the multieffect chain, you 
will be directed to the multieffect library.  If you are
using dynamics, then you will be routed to the 
dynamics library.

Once you've got your effect
assigned where you want it,
you'll want to recall different
presets, adjust the parameters 
and make your own personal
presets.

Press EFFECT 1 or EFFECT 2 to see the parameters of the
effect each processor is running.  The various parameters
will be displayed in the screen.  Change the value on the
parameter by turning the JOG/DATA wheel, and use the 
UP and DOWN CURSOR keys to move between the 
various effects.

If EFFECT 1 is assigned as a multi-effect processor, you 

will notice the multiple tabs at 
the top of the screen.  To flip 
between the various effects in 
the chain, press the LEFT and 
RIGHT CURSOR keys.

If EFFECT 2 is assigned as 
Dynamic Processors across

all eight mixer channels, you will need to select which 
channel's compressor you want 
to see.  Selecting the channel is 
simply done by pressing SELECT 
for the channel you wish to 
view.  The channel number is 
displayed in the screen above 
the L/R metering.

There are three different effect libraries, one for each
type of processor: stereo effects, dynamics, and multi-
effects processor.  Having the three separate libraries 
helps in that you don't have to worry about overwriting 
a guitar effect chain with a mastering dynamic patch.  
Each library has 128 user definable memory locations,
so you won't run out of space.

In order to access the libraries, first press either 
EFFECT 1 or EFFECT 2.  The screen should show the
parameters of the current effect.  Then, press 
ENTER/YES, located just above the arrow keys.

The library will have three
main tabs at the top.  The
           tab contains programs 
that cannot be changed.  The 
       tab is the area where you 
can recall your own patches from
memory.  The last tab,       , 

Each processor is capable of producing a number of 
different effect types.  Below is a list of all the effect
possibilities for each effect assignment.

The multieffect processor can be set up to hold 
different effect combinations of up to five at a time.
All of the possible combinations are listed.  When 
designing your own effects, it is probably best to pick 
a guitar sound close to what you want to start with, 
then make your minor adjustments.

EFFECT 1 and EFFECT 2 offer the same effect 
capabilities when used as a stereo effect processor,
and use the same library.  As such, they are listed 
together in the chart.

Reverb
Delay
Chorus
Pitch Shifter
Flanger
Phaser
Reverb + Gate