Tascam 2488mkII User Manual

TASCAM 2488MKII

Loading a song

To load a previously-saved song from disk (the current song
will be written to disk automatically when the song is loaded):

1 Press the

key to open the MENU screen. Use

the cursor keys to select the SONG item, and then
press the

YES/ENTER

key.

2 At the SONG menu, use the cursor keys to high-

light the LOAD option. Press

YES/ENTER

3 Select the song to be loaded. The current song is

automatically saved, and the selected song is loaded
from disk.

NOTE

This menu reads the songs stored on the currently-
selected partition. If you are loading a song from
another partition, you must select that partition first.

Creating a song

Before starting a new recording, you must follow these
procedures to create a song.

1 Press the

key to open the MENU screen. Use

the cursor keys to choose the SONG item, and then
press the

YES/ENTER

key.

2 At the SONG menu, use the cursor keys to high-

light the CREATE option. Press

YES/ENTER

3 Use the

JOG/DATA

dial to select the

RESOLUTION

(audio bit depth) you want to use (16-bit or 24-bit).

24-bit captures a greater dynamic range of
audio, but uses more disk space (ordinary audio
CDs are 16-bit).

4 Use the

cursor keys to select the

KEEP MIXER

item, and then use the dial to select ON/OFF. If you
select ON, the current song mixer settings (includ-
ing effects and scene memories) are included in the
new song. If you select OFF, the mixer settings are
initialized when you create the new song.

5 Use the dial and the cursor keys to give the song a

name up to 12 characters in length (see “Titling” on
page 15).

Press

YES/ENTER

when you are done. The display

shows the home screen.

These functions are not completely recorder-related, but
they do have play important roles in the recorder operation.
These are all accessed through the SONG menu from the
main menu.

Press

, navigate to SONG, and press

YES/ENTER

First steps in recording (song management)

7 − Recorder