Tascam 2488neo User Manual

These 3 keys access effect functions. See 

page 39 for details.

5

 

MULTI (TUNER) key

 

Press this key to open the MULTI EFFECT screen.

 

To assign the multi-effect to an input or mixer channel, 
press and hold down this key and then press the 

INPUT

 

or 

SELECT

 key of the desired channel.

 

Press this key and the 

MICX4

 key at the same time to 

change the active insert effect.

 

Press this key with the 

SHIFT

 indicator lit to open the 

TUNER screen. Press it again to close the TUNER screen.

6

 

MICX4 key 

Press this key to open the MIC EFFECT screen.

 

To assign a mic effect to an input or mixer channel, 
press and hold down this key and then press the 

INPUT

 

or 

SELECT

 key of the desired channel.

 

Press this key and the 

MULTI

 (

TUNER

) key together to 

change the active insert effect.

7

 

SINGLE key

 

Press this key to open the SINGLE EFFECT screen.

These controls allow up to 24 tracks of audio in the 
2488neo to be mixed. Mixer channel numbers correspond 
to track numbers. Channels 13 to 24 are stereo track pairs.

8

 

REC keys 

These keys arm and disarm tracks for recording. When 
ON, they will flash red when record ready and steadily  
light red when recording.

9

 

SELECT keys 

Pressing the 

SELECT

 key of a channel selects it as an 

active channel, and the key lights. An active channel is 
affected by mixer functions and other operations.

 

These keys are also used for the following purposes.

To assign an input channel to a track channel (see 

• 

“Inputs and assignments” on page 29).
To assign effects to a track channel (see 

• 

effects” on page 39 and “Assigning the multi-effect” on 
page 41).
To link track channels next to each other (see 

• 

0

 

MUTE/SOLO keys 

With the SOLO indicator above and to the right of the 
stereo fader unlit, these keys function as 

MUTE

 keys, 

which silence the output of a channel when pressed. 
( the keys light to show the track’s muted status (see 
“Mute” on page 33).

 

When the 

SOLO

 indicator is lit, these keys function 

as 

SOLO

 keys flash to show soloed (see “Soloing and 

q

 

Faders 

Each fader adjusts the output level of its track (or track 
pairs for 13/14 to 23/24).

 

Depending on the current 2488neo settings, actual 
levels and fader positions may not match (see “Fader 
matching” on page 37).

These controls are for the sub mixer.

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SELECT key 

Press this key to open the SUB MIXER screen.

 

This key is also used to assign inputs 

A

–

H

 to the sub 

mixer, and to assign the sub mixer to the stereo bus.

e

 

MUTE/SOLO key 

This key functions in the same way for the sub mixer 
as the track channel 

MUTE/SOLO

 keys do for channels 

(see “Mute” on page 33).

 

When the 

SOLO

 indicator is lit, this key functions as a 

SOLO

 key and shows that the sub mixer is soloed when 

flashing (see “Soloing and toggle” on page 37).

r

 

SUB fader 

This fader adjusts the output level of the sub mix bus.

t

 

SELECT (DYNAMICS) key 

Press this key to open the STEREO screen. Use this 
screen to match internal fader levels with physical fader 
positions and to make direct output settings (see “Stereo 
fader” on page 34 and “Direct output” on page 35).

 

Press this key with the SHIFT indicator lit to open the 

STEREO DYNAMICS screen (see “Stereo dynamics” 
on page 34).

y

 

STEREO fader 

This fader adjusts the output level of the stereo bus (and 
hence the overall level of the mix when mastering).