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Tascam 2488 Reference Manual

Tascam 2488 Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 D00776120A Digital Portastudio REFERENCE MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3 – MMC Bit-map commands ....Bit-map array of MMC commands ....14 Bit-map array of Response/Information field ..............15 4 – Patterns and drum kits ......Patterns ..............17 Drum kits............5 – Error and status messages ....TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 3: Midi Control/Program Change Messages

    1 – MIDI Control/Program Change messages The following are the MIDI Control Change mes- provides a certain degree of automation for mixing, sages accepted by the 2488 to control different set- etc. tings. When used with an external sequencer, this...

  • Page 4: Effect Parameter Change Midi Messages

    Use the following MIDI channels to send messages Channel 10 is used to control the single effect. to the 2488 effects (see the User’s Guide for further Channel 11 is used to control the multi-effect. details about the types of effect available on the...

  • Page 5: Mic Effects

    1 – 100 = 1 – 100(msec) Compressor (CMP) 00 03 Release 1 – 100 = 1 – 100(msec) 00 04 Post Gain 0 – 32 = 0 – 32(dB) 00 05 Switch 0, 1 = Off, On TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 6: Single Effect

    0 – 100 = 0 – 100 Flanger (FLG) 00 02 FB Delay 0 – 1000 = 0 – 1000(msec) 00 03 Feedback 0 – 100 = 0 – 100 00 04 Out Level 0 – 127 = 0 – 127 TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 7: Multi Effect

    Supression 0 – 100 = 0 – 100 00 02 Attack 0 – 100 = 0 – 100 00 03 Release 0 – 100 = 0 – 100 00 04 Switch 0, 1 = Off, On TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...
  • Page 8 0.79, 0.89, 1.00, 1.12, 1.26(kHz) (AMP) 00 12 Box Size 0 - 3 = 1x8", 1x12", 2x12", "4x10", 4x12" 00 13 Post Gain 0 - 100 = 0 - 100 00 14 Switch 0, 1 = Off, On TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...
  • Page 9 1 – 100 = 0.1 – 10.0(Hz) 00 16 Depth 0 – 100 = 0 – 100 Vibrato (VIB) 00 17 (reserved) 0 – 100 = 0 – 100 00 18 (reserved) 00 19 Switch 0, 1 = Off, On TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 10: Midi Program Change Messages

    00 24 Switch 0, 1 = Off, On MIDI Program Change messages The 2488 can accept Program Change messages to Bank 0: Mixer channels 1 though 8 select an effect and to change scenes. Bank 1: Mixer channels 9 through 16...

  • Page 11: Preset Mic Effects

    DIST- WAH DIST-EXCITER DIST- EXC BigFlangeCho CLEAN-FLG DIST-PITCH DIST- PIT NaturalDrive CLEAN-FLG DIST-TREMOLO DIST- TRM Robo-Phaser CLEAN-PHA DIST-VIBRATO DIST- VIB Jazzy Chorus CLEAN-CHO DIST-WAH DIST- WAH NashN' Snappy CLEAN-EXC COMP-FLANGER CLEAN-FLG Light Grit CLEAN-EXC COMP-PHASER CLEAN-PHA TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 12: Preset Single Effects

    DeepChorus PITCH SHIFT Octave Up FLANGER Octave Down PHASER TinkyPiano GATE+REVERB Monks Church Hall Chipmunks Small Room Slow Flanger Vocal Room Fantastic Midium Room Slow Phaser Large Room FarOutPhase Ambience Mirror 'Verb Long Drum Gate Reverb TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 13: Midi Implementation Chart

    MMC as master or slave RP Ver 1.00 (T, R) : MIDI Full Timecode is T when generator is MTC, and R when SOURCE is external. MODE 1: OMNI ON, POLY MODE 2: OMNI ON, MONO O:Yes MODE 3: OMNI OFF, POLY MODE 4: OMNI OFF, MONO x: No TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 14: Mmc Bit-Map Commands

    COMMAND SYS, MAS – 0 (54) (53) (52) (51) (50) (4F) (4E) DEFERRED COMMAND GROUP EVENT PROCEDURE DROP FR SUBTRACT VARI, PLAY SEGMENT ADJUST – 0 (5B) (5A) (59) (58) (57) (56) (55) REC STROBE VARIABLE TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 15: Bit-Map Array Of Response/Information Field

    (2C) (2B) (2A) (29) (28) (27) Short GP5 Short GP4 Short GP3 Short GP2 Short GP1 Short GP0 Short MTC LOCATE INPUT POINT – 0 (34) (33) (32) (31) (30) (2F) (2E) Short GP7 Short GP6 TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...
  • Page 16 (6A) (69) (68) (67) – 0 (74) (73) (72) (71) (70) (6F) (6E) – 0 (7B) (7A) (79) (78) (77) (76) (75) – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 (7F) (7E) (7D) (7C) RESUME WAIT TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 17: Patterns And Drum Kits

    RCK30 80s Vintage Rock1 STD DISCO BLD08 Slow Blues 12/8 STD JAZZ RCK31 80s Vintage Rock2 ROOM ROCK BLD09 16 Beat Ballad1 STD DISCO RCK32 80s Vintage Rock3 POWER WET BLD10 16 Beat Ballad2 STD LATIN TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...
  • Page 18 JAZ01 Combo Jazz1 BRUSH JAZZ RNB10 R&B 2 STD HI PITCH JAZ02 Combo Jazz2 BRUSH JAZZ RNB11 R&B 3 STD DEEP REV JAZ03 Combo Jazz3 STD JAZZ RNB12 R&B 4 POWER R&B JAZ04 Combo Jazz4 BRUSH TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...
  • Page 19 STD LATIN LTN03 Latin Pop3 POWER R&B LTN04 Latin Pop4 STD LATIN LTN05 Latin Pop5 STD LATIN LTN06 Salsa1 STD LATIN LTN07 Salsa2 STD LATIN LTN08 Samba1 STD LO-FI LTN09 Samba2 STD LATIN LTN10 Bossa1 STD JAZZ TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 20: Drum Kits

    Power kit with reverb (“wet”) ELECTR Electro & trance electric kit 1 TECHNO Electro & trance electric kit 2 Analog drum machine 1 808 CHORUS Analog drum machine 2 BRUSH JAZZ Brush kit 1 BRUSH Brush kit 2 TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...

  • Page 21: Error And Status Messages

    5 – Error and status messages The following is a list of error messages that may be In the messages, keys to be pressed are enclosed in displayed by the 2488, together with a note of their brackets ( ) and menu items are written...
  • Page 22 Choose and retry. Alternatively, if there is no wanted another file for export. data on the FAT partition, use the 2488 to reformat the FAT partition (all data on the Press [EXIT]. FAT partition is irrecoverably lost). The FAT partition size is fixed at 4 GB.
  • Page 23 Digital audio input mode has been selected, Press EXIT and check the digital audio audio detected. but the 2488 has detected the wrong data source. The 2488 expects a signal in S/PDIF Check your format for the incoming digital audio to be (IEC60958 Consumer use) format at 44.1kHz.
  • Page 24 (deleting songs cannot be undone). Press [EXIT]. Alternatively, use to select DISK -> SELECT another partition. TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...
  • Page 25 An attempt has been made to finalize an already finalized disc An attempt has been made to erase a non- Press [EXIT]. CD-RW disc. A disc which is not a backup disc has been loaded for a restore operation. TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...
  • Page 26 NOTES TASCAM 2488 Reference Manual...
  • Page 28 2488 TEAC CORPORATION Phone: +81-422-52-5082 www.tascam.com 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: +1-323-726-0303 www.tascam.com 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: +1905-890-8008 Facsimile: +1905-890-9888 www.tascam.com 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada TEAC MEXICO, S.A.

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