TASCAM TEAC Professional Division 388 STUDIOS OPERATION /MAINTENANCE syomnr0504 The guarantee provided for the Studio 8 has several restrictions. The Studio 8 will perform properly only if it is adjusted properly and we guarantee that such adjustment is possible, Set- up is nat covered by Warranty. If your attempts at internal adjustments are unsuccessful, we will cherge jou for readjustments. Recoiding is an art as well as a science. As @ result, your finished product may be judued more by artistic criteria than technical perform: anze. Art is the province of the artist and TASCAM can make no guarantee that the Stugio 8, by itself, will assure the quality of your work. Your skill as @ technician and your abilities as an artist will be significant factors in the results you achieve, Understanding what is going on inside your equipment will help improve your sound, Think of this manual as a reference book, You won't need to memorize it to get started, but try to find the time to read it thoroughly at ieast once, That vay, you will be familiar with its contents, end if you need answers, you'll know where to find them, “ © Copyright 1985, TEAC Corporation” All rights reserved under international and Pan American copyright conventions, This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by mimeograph or any othe means, without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The Mixer The Recorder . Recording the Basic Track Sotup sete Recording Overdubbing - Romix Ping-ponging, Collapsing, or Bouncing Tracks «0... : Punch.in and Insert Editing. The Actual Punch-in.. Remote Punctrinjout using the RCSOP Pedal oe... eee eee Work Methods Planning . Apparent and Absolute Values . How to Use Your Equalizer . ‘A Word of Mixing Advice . $ Common Sense: Care and Maintenance... 21 Applications . Electronic Music Studio Video/F im Production Features and Controls... + 26 Accessories . 39 Voltage Conversion... +43 Note for U.K. Customers 43 Specifications aq Pictogram .... - 46 Block Diagram 147 Level Diagrams 49 MAINTENANCE . WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, 00 NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. one ch pares Peow Wad We Imoae nenber one genal humbar are Hoda rombe Serail yume — CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELFCTAIC SPOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER IOR BACK). NO USER-SERVICE: ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL, ‘The lightning ‘lash with arrowhead symbol wathin an equilateral triangle, is intended ta alert the user tothe pretence of srinsulated "dangerous volage” within the product's enclomte, tha may be of sullicient magnitude to constitute a rink af eletric shack te petans, “The exclamation poiet within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the usr of the piezence of imgortant operating and mainte nance leering) insteuetions in the literature steompanying the appliance,INTRODUCTION Your Studio 8 is a complete eight track pro- duction system. It contains a full function 8 x 8 x 2 mixer with 8 channe! monitoring; combined with on eight track recorder/reproducar with full servo control, remote capability, and SMPTE/EBU/computer interface. It is an ideal “tun key” production facility for off-line audio for viceo, jingles. commercial radio and tele- vision spots, and music. As a complete system, your Studio 8 virtually climinates the time consuming and confusing “patching” normally associated with multi-track audio production. The most frequently used functions are engaged automatically and many complex operations are internally wired to reduce work by reducing the number of steps necessary to get things done, THE MIXER The Studio 8 was designed to provide the maximum flexibility and performance. The tremendous number of features and controls available on your mixer can make it seem com plicated and ini ing, But all mixers share some fundamental principles that are not diffi cult to understand. This understanding, parti cularly when combined with some experience, will ensure that your Studio 8 will be @ power: ful creative tool that is els easy to us. Your mixer is a system, a 3/0u9 of individual elements working together us a unified whole, All audio systems have three th! !n common: Input, Process, and Output. In adie produc: tion systems, the Input consists of 2!octrica! signals from microphones, instrument turntables, tape recorders, ote. Those si Processed electronically to balance their levels and tonal qualities. The (esulting sienzis are then converted into sound, Output by smolifiers, speakers, and headphone.