3 - Before recording-Assignment on the 788
Assignment on the 788
This section explains how to use the 788?s internal
patchbay for your own settings.
Assigning sources to mixer channels.
To assign an input source (INPUTs A through D, the NOTE
AUX INPUTS, the recorded TRACKs, the STEREO You can assign a source to more than one channel. How-
mix or the SUB MIX) to a mixer channel:ever, a channel cannot accept more than one source at a
time. If a source has been assigned to more than one
channel, the destination channels must be deselected indi-
1, 2
vidually (push and hold the SOURCE key and then the
SELECT keys of the channels).
2If you assign a stereo source (either AUX INPUT or
STEREO), and press the SELECT key of one channel of
a stereo linked pair (or the SELECT key of channels 7/8),
the stereo source is linked to both channels of the pair.
If you are assigning INPUTs to channels 7 and 8, note that
1 Choose the SOURCE that you are going to feed
into the mixer and press and hold down the INPUTs A and C can only be assigned to channel 7, and
INPUTs B and D can only be assigned to channel 8.
SOURCE key of that source. The indicator
flashes.If you assign a stereo source (either AUX INPUT or
STEREO) to an unlinked mono channel, the stereo link
If the source is already assigned, the SELECT will automatically be created.
indicator(s) of the destination channel(s) also
flash as the SOURCE key is held down.If you assign a mono source to a stereo linked pair (or
channels 7/8), the signal is split between the two channels.
2 While pressing and holding the SOURCE key, TIP
press the SELECT key of the mixer channel
You can also perform this operation by pressing and hold-
into which you will feed the source.ing the mixer channel SELECT key and pressing the
3 The indicators of both the SOURCE and the SOURCE key of the source.
SELECT keys flash to show that this assign-
ment has been made.
Removing assignments
If you need to remove the assignment of an input to a NOTE
channel or channels:If the source has been assigned to two linked channels
1 Press and hold down the SOURCE key of the (including channels 7-8), pressing the SELECT key of one
of the channels will unassign the pair of channels. If the
input you want to unassign. The indicator will stereo link was automatically created when a stereo source
start to flash.
was assigned, the channels will not be automatically
The indicator of any channels to which this unlinked.
input has been assigned will also start to flash.TIP
2 Press the SELECT key of channels which are You can also perform this operation by pressing and hold-
currently assigned, as shown by the flashing ing the mixer channel SELECT key and pressing the
indicators. The indicators stop flashing.SOURCE key of the source.
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