2488 Digital Portastudio
MIDI Parameter Mapping v0.2 - April 15, 2004 pkillianey@tascam.com
THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR EXPERIENCED MIDI USERS ONLY. This document is written under the presumption that the reader has created a MIDI controller maps in the past, or has the equivalent understanding of MIDI controllers. This allows the advanced user to "cut to the chase" on the programming, rather than scan past pages of minutae on what controllers are, what parameter ranges are, etc. If you are a beginner on this subject, rest assured that TASCAM is planning to release a more detailed document with more explanation at a later time.
Setting the 2488 for External MIDI Control
MENU > SYNC/MIDI > REMOTE This menu decides what external control is going to be allowed. The key settings for external MIDI control are: MIDI IN - Selects target for incoming MIDI note messages and control parameters MODE: OFF: Ignores messages TG: Sends all messages to the internal General MIDI Chip REMOTE: Interprets incoming messages for mixer automation REMOTE CONTROL - Enables/Disables Specific MIDI Messages PROGRAM CHANGE SCENE: Allows scene libraries to be recalled PROGRAM CHANGE EFF: Allows effect presets to be recalled CONTROL CHANGE: Allows individual parameter control over effects/mixer. For the purposes of external control for mixer automation, the MIDI IN MODE should be set to REMOTE, and all of the REMOTE CONTROL settings should be ON.

2488 Parameter Banking

One of the challenges in the 2488 was to overcome the mismatch between mixer channels and MIDI channels. The 2488 actually has 32 channels, and there are only 16 MIDI channels. The engineers dealt with this by offering a special MIDI command to "shift" the target of the MIDI commands in blocks of 8 channels. This "banking" concept is used not only with mixer channels, but also with varoious effect processors, and other functions. (The various bank switches do not affect each other though - mixer banks and effect banks are independent.)
---------:---------------:---------------:---------------:---------------: MIXER CH : : 1:2 2: : :7 8:5 6:3 4:A B C D E F G H: ---------:---------------:---------------:---------------:---------------: MIDI CH :7 8:7 8:7 8:7 8: ---------:---------------:---------------:---------------:---------------: BANK : 0 : 1 : 2 : 3 : ---------:---------------:---------------:---------------:---------------:
The same volume control message (parameter 7) on channel 1 can affect channel 1, 9, 17, or INPUT A. The destination depends on which bank was last activated. (The bank commands does not need to be sent each time.) Just to make sure the concept is clear, a chart is given below to offer an example of how this works. You'll notice that MIDI channel 15, controller 0 is the controller used to change between the banks of channels for MIDI control.
:-------:------:------:------:-------------------------------------------: : SEND : MIDI : CNTR : VAL : RECOGNIZED FUNCTION : : ORDER : CH : # : : : :-------:------:------:------:-------------------------------------------: : 1 : 15 : 00 : 0 : Select Mixer Bank 0 - Channels 1-8 : : 2 : 1 : 10 : 127 : Set PAN on CH1 to hard right : : 3 : 15 : 00 : 0 : Select Mixer Bank 1 - Channels 9-16 : : 4 : 1 : 10 : 127 : Set PAN on CH9 to hard right : : 5 : 4 : 10 : 64 : Set PAN on CH12 to center : : 6 : 15 : 00 : 0 : Select Mixer Bank 0 - Channels 1-8 : : 7 : 8 : 07 : 100 : Set VOLUME on CH8 to nominal (0dB) level : :-------:------:------:------:-------------------------------------------:

Mixer Channel Controls

Mixer channels 1-24 and inputs A-H all offer individual control, using the bank switching method explained previously. The parameters are listed in the chart on the next page. Some key notes on it are below.
Tone Generator - Does Not Bank You may notice that the Tone Generator mixer channel also offers the same functions, including the 3-band EQ, effect sends, volume, etc. The audio channel for the tone generator will receive MIDI control messages on channel 13 at any time, independent of bank switching for normal channels. Keep in mind that this only affects the mixer channel that is fed by the Tone Generator - TG. This is not affecting the individual channels inside the Generator. The 2488 does not allow you to have external control over every internal Tone Generator function and the 2488 mixer controls at the same time. On page 2 of this document, mention is given to set MIDI IN MODE to REMOTE, which routes MIDI control messages to the mixer, instead of the General MIDI chip. Stereo Bus & Aux Send Masters - Does Not Bank Like the TG channel, the Stereo bus has a fader, 3-band EQ, and so on. For any functions applicable on the Stereo or Master Effects Send, those will be active on channel 16. Like the Tone Generator controls, the Stereo bus controls are independent of bank switching. These functions are active at all times on MIDI channel 16. In the chart, parameters that will map to the Stereo Bus functions are labeled ST. The functions that map as Aux Send masters are labeled MST.

:-------------:------:-------:---------------------------:-------------: : PARAMETER : CONT : RANGE : DESCRIPTION : APPLIES TO : : NAME : # : : : TG :ST/MST: :-------------:------:-------:---------------------------:------:------: : CH BANK : 00 : 0- 3 : CHANNEL 15 only; 0=1-8, : : : : : : : 1=9-16, 2=17-24, 3=A-H : : : :-------------:------:-------:---------------------------:------:------: : FADER LEVEL : 07 : 0-127 : 0=-oo, 100=0dB, 127=+6dB : X : ST : : PAN : 10 : 1-127 : 1=L63, 64=C, 127=R63 : X : : : PAD/GAIN : 11 : 0- 8 : : X : : : PHASE INV : 84 : 0- 1 : 0=NORMAL, 1=INVERT : X : : :-------------:------:-------:---------------------------:------:------: : LOW FREQ : 16 : 0- 31 : : X : ST : : LOW GAIN : 17 : 0- 24 : 0=-12dB, 12=0dB, 24=+12dB : X : ST : : MID FREQ : 18 : 0- 63 : : X : ST : : MID GAIN : 19 : 0- 24 : 0=-12dB, 12=0dB, 24=+12dB : X : ST : : MID Q : 20 : 0- 6 : : X : ST : : HI FREQ : 21 : 32-63 : : X : ST : : HI GAIN : 22 : 0- 24 : 0=-12dB, 12=0dB, 24=+12dB : X : ST : : EQ IN/OUT : 80 : 0- 1 : 0=OUT, 1=IN : X : ST : :-------------:------:-------:---------------------------:------:------: : LOOP FX LVL : 23 : 0-127 : : X : MST : : EFF1 LEVEL : 24 : 0-127 : : X : MST : : EFF2 LEVEL : 25 : 0-127 : : X : MST : : LOOP FX POS : 81 : 0- 2 : 0=OFF, 1=PRE, 2=POST : X : : : EFF1 POS : 82 : 0- 2 : 0=OFF, 1=PRE, 2=POST : X : : : EFF2 POS : 83 : 0- 2 : 0=OFF, 1=PRE, 2=POST : X : : :-------------:------:-------:---------------------------:------:------: TG - TONE GENERATOR AUDIO CHANNEL RECEIVES ON MIDI CH 13 ST - STEREO BUS RECEIVES ON MIDI CHANNEL 16 MST - AUX MASTER CONTROL RECEIVES ON MIDI CHANNEL 16

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Contents
1 MIDI Control/Program Change messages.. 3
Mixer Control Change parameters. 3 Effect parameter change MIDI messages.. 4
Example effect parameter change. 4 Mic effects... 5 Stereo dynamics processor. 5 Single effect.. 6 Multi effect... 7 MIDI Program Change messages. 10 Scene memory Program Change messages.. 10 Preset mic effects... 11 Preset stereo dynamics effects.. 11 Preset Multi effects.. 11 Preset single effects.. 12
2 MIDI Implementation Chart. MMC Bit-map commands.. 14
Bit-map array of MMC commands.. 14 Bit-map array of Response/Information field... 15
4 Patterns and drum kits. 17
Patterns... 17 Drum kits... 20
5 Error and status messages. 21
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1 MIDI Control/Program Change messages
The following are the MIDI Control Change messages accepted by the 2488 to control different settings. When used with an external sequencer, this provides a certain degree of automation for mixing, etc.
Mixer Control Change parameters
The Bank Select controller is used with channel 15 to choose which group of eight channels or inputs are affected. It is therefore necessary to send a MIDI message of BE 00 xx (where xx selects the group of eight channels or inputs) before sending the Control Change messages on the appropriate MIDI channel. Bank 0: Mixer channels 1 though 8 Bank 1: Mixer channels 9 through 16 Bank 2: Mixer channels 17 through 24 Bank 3: Inputs A through H Once the group has been selected, use MIDI channels 1 through 8 to control the mixer channels or inputs (or MIDI channel 13 for the tone generator, or MIDI channel 16 for the stereo master or send master).

13 TG 16 STEREO/MASTER

18 MIDI channel Mixer/Input channel Control Change Number Parameter Internal Level Pan Attenuation Low Freq Values
0 - 127 (0= dB, 100 = 0dB, 127 = +6dB) 1 = L63, 64 = Center, 127 = R8 = 42, 36, 30, 24, 18, 12, 6, 0, +6(dB)
= 32, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1.0k, 1.1k, 1.2k, 1.3k, 1.4k, 1.5k, 1.6k (Hz) = 12 to +12 (dB) = 32, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1.0k, 1.1k, 1.2k, 1.3k, 1.4k, 1.5k, 1.6k, 1.7k, 1.8k, 1.9k, 2.0k, 2.2k, 2.4k, 2.6k, 2.8k, 3.0k, 3.2k, 3.4k, 3.6k, 3.8k, 4.0k, 4.5k, 5.0k, 5.5k, 6.0k, 6.5k, 7.0k, 7.5k, 8.0k, 9.0k, 10k, 11k, 12k, 13k, 14k, 15k, 16k, 17k, 18k (Hz) = 12 to +12 (dB) 0 - 6 = 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 63 = 1.7k, 1.8k, 1.9k, 2.0k, 2.2k, 2.4k, 2.6k, 2.8k, 3.0k, 3.2k, 3.4k, 3.6k, 3.8k, 4.0k, 4.5k, 5.0k, 5.5k, 6.0k, 6.5k, 7.0k, 7.5k, 8.0k, 9.0k, 10k, 11k, 12k, 13k, 14k, 15k, 16k, 17k, 18k (Hz) = 12 to +12 (dB) (0= dB, 100 = 0dB, 127 = +6dB) (0= dB, 100 = 0dB, 127 = +6dB) (0= dB, 100 = 0dB, 127 = +6dB) 0, 1 = OFF, ON 0, 1 ,2 = OFF, PRE, POST 0, 1, 2 = OFF, PRE, POST 0, 1, 2 = OFF, PRE, POST 0, 1 = N, R (MASTER LEVEL) (MASTER LEVEL) (MASTER LEVEL)

Low Gain Mid Freq

Mid Gain Mid Q High Freq
High Gain LOOP Effect Level EFFECT1 Level EFFECT2 Level EQ SW LOOP Effect Pos EFFECT1 Pos EFFECT2 Pos Phase
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Effect parameter change MIDI messages
Use the following MIDI channels to send messages to the 2488 effects (see the Users Guide for further details about the types of effect available on the 2488): Channels 1 through 8 are used for mic effects. The Bank Select controller is used with channel 14 to choose which group of eight channels or inputs is affected. Bank 0: Mixer channels 1 though 8 Bank 1: Mixer channels 9 through 16 Bank 2: Mixer channels 17 through 24 Bank 3: Inputs A through H Channel 9 is used to control the stereo dynamics processor effect. Channel 10 is used to control the single effect. Channel 11 is used to control the multi-effect. The way in which the effects are controlled is by the use of NRPN (non-Registered Parameters). Controller 98 is used for the LSB of each NRPN, and controller 99 for the MSB. In effect settings where more than one effect may be selected, the same NRPN may produce a different outcome, depending on the selected effect.

All values, etc. listed in these tables are in decimal notation.
Example effect parameter change
This example shows the MIDI bytes (in hexadecimal notation) needed to set the ratio of a compressor effect on mixer channel 9. Note how Control Changes 6 and 38 (decimal) are used for data entry. Control Changes 96 and 97 (decimal) are used for increment and decrement as well.
MIDI message (hexadecimal) BD B00 B01 Meaning Sends a Control Change 0 (Bank Select) message on channel 14 to select bank 1 Sends NPRN MSB to 2nd channel in group (mixer channel 9) on MIDI channel 1 Sends 1 as NPRN LSB to 2nd channel in group, which controls the ratio when compressor is selected as mic effect Data entry Control Change LSB on MIDI channel 1 Data entry Control Change MSB on MIDI channel 1

B00 B00

The ratio of the compressor on mixer channel 9 is now set to a value of 0.
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Mic effects

Mic effects are controlled by channels 1 through 8 (see above for channel/input assignments enabled through Bank Select).
Effect NRPN Parameter Threshold
One of three different types of effect can be selected as a mic effect: compressor, de-esser or exciter.
Values = 40.0, 39.6, 39.2, 38.8, 38.4, 38.0, 37.6, 37.2, 36.8, 36.4, 36.0, 35.6, 35.2, 34.8, 34.4, 34.0, 33.6, 33.2, 32.8, 32.4, 32.0, 31.6, 31.2, 30.8, 30.4, 30.0, 29.6, 29.2, 28.8, 28.4, 28.0, 27.6, 27.2, 26.8, 26.4, 26.0, 25.6, 25.2, 24.8, 24.4, 24.0, 23.6, 23.2, 22.8, 22.4, 22.0, 21.6, 21.2, 20.8, 20.4, 20.0, 19.6, 19.2, 18.8, 18.4, 18.0, 17.6, 17.2, 16.8, 16.4, 16.0, 15.6, 15.2, 14.8, 14.4, 14.0, 13.6, 13.2, 12.8, 12.4, 12.0, 11.6, 11.2, 10.8, 10.4, 10.0, 9.6, 9.2, 8.8, 8.4, 8.0, 7.6, 7.2, 6.8, 6.4, 6.0, 5.6, 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4.0, 3.6, 3.2, 2.8, 2.4, 2.0, 1.6, 1.2, 0.8, 0.4, 0.0(dB) = = = = 1.00, 1.07, 1.15, 1.23, 1.32, 1.41, 1.52, 1.62, 1.74, 1.87, 2.00, 2.14, 2.30, 2.46, 2.64, 2.83, 3.03, 3.25, 3.48, 3.73, 4.00(kHz) = = 1.00, 1.07, 1.15, 1.23, 1.32, 1.41, 1.52, 1.62, 1.74, 1.87, 2.00, 2.14, 2.30, 2.46, 2.64, 2.83, 3.03, 3.25, 3.48, 3.73, 4.00(kHz) = 0 100

Compressor (CMP)

De-esser (DSR) Exciter (EXC)
Ratio Attack Post Gain Frequency Depth Frequency Depth
Stereo dynamics processor
The dynamics processor inserted at the stereo master bus can be either a compressor or an expander. Use MIDI channel 9 to control this processor.
Effect NRPN Compressor (CMP) Parameter Threshold Ratio Attack Release Post Gain Switch Values = 0 32dB = 1.0:1, 1.1:1, 1.3:1, 1.5:1, 1.7:1, 2.0:1, 2.5:1, 3.0:1, 3.5:1, 4.0:1, 5.0:1, 6.0:1, 8.0:1, 16:1, :1, = 1 100(msec) = 1 100(msec) = 0 32(dB) 0, 1 = Off, On
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Effect NRPN Expander (EXP) Parameter Threshold Ratio Attack Release (reserved) Switch 0, 1 = Off, On Values = 0 32dB = 1:1.0, 1:1.1, 1:1.3, 1:1.5, 1:1.7, 1:2.0, 1:2.5, 1:3.0, 1:3.5, 1:4.0, 1:5.0, 1:6.0, 1:8.0, 1:16, 1:32, = 1 100(msec) = 1 100(msec)

Single effect

Use MIDI channel 10 to control this processor. The single processor can use any one of a number of
Effect NRPN Reverb (REV) Delay (DLY) Chorus (CHO) Pitch Shifter (PIT) Flanger (FLG) Parameter Room Type Pre Delay Rev Time Diffusion Out Level Type Pre Delay FB Delay Feedback Out Level Rate Depth FB Delay Feedback Out Level Pitch Fine FB Delay Feedback Out Level Rate Depth FB Delay Feedback Out Level
effect types: reverb, delay, chorus, pitch shifter, flanger, phaser and gated reverb.
Values = Hall, Room, Live, Studio = 0 250(msec) = 0.1 10.0(sec) = = = Stereo, Ping-Pong, Multi-Tap = 0 1000(msec) = 0 1000(msec) = = = 0.1 10.0(Hz) = = 0 100(msec) = = 24 = += +500 = 0 500(msec) = = = 0.1 10.0(Hz) = = 0 1000(msec) = = 0 127
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Effect NRPN Phaser (PHA) Gated reverb(GRV) Parameter Rate Depth Resonance Step Out Level Type Threshold Gate Time Density Out Level Values = 0.1 10.0(Hz) = = = 4, 8, 12, 127 = 0,1 = Normal, Reverse = 46 16(dB) = 10 3000(msec) = = 0 127

Multi effect

Use MIDI channel 11 to set the parameters of this effect. Note that this effect chains together a sequence of effects (each step in the chain can hold
Effect Effect chain # NRPN Parameter Threshold
one effect, the sequence in the chain of which is given in the first column of this table):
Values = 84.0, 83.4, 82.8, 82.2, 81.6, 81.0, 80.4, 79.8, 79.2, 78.6, 78.0, 77.4, 76.8, 76.2, 75.6, 75.0, 74.4, 73.8, 73.2, 72.6, 72.0, 71.4, 70.8, 70.2, 69.6, 69.0, 68.4, 67.8, 67.2, 66.6, 66.0, 65.4, 64.8, 64.2, 63.6, 63.0, 62.4, 61.8, 61.2, 60.6, 60.0, 59.4, 58.8, 58.2, 57.6, 57.0, 56.4, 55.8, 55.2, 54.6, 54.0, 53.4, 52.8, 52.2, 51.6, 51.0, 50.4, 49.8, 49.2, 48.6, 48.0, 47.4, 46.8, 46.2, 45.6, 45.0, 44.4, 43.8, 43.2, 42.6, 42.0, 41.4, 40.8, 40.2, 39.6, 39.0, 38.4, 37.8, 37.2, 36.6, 36.0, 35.4, 34.8, 34.2, 33.6, 33.0, 32.4, 31.8, 31.2, 30.6, 30.0, 29.4, 28.8, 28.2, 27.6, 27.0, 26.4, 25.8, 25.2, 24.6, 24.0(dB) = = = 0, 1 = Off, On

Noise suppressor (NSP)

Supression Attack Release Switch
Effect Effect chain # NRPN Distortion (DST) Parameter Distortion Tone Post Gain (reserved) Switch Threshold 0, 1 = Off, On = 60.0, 59.6, 59.2, 58.8, 58.4, 58.0, 57.6, 57.2, 56.8, 56.4, 56.0, 55.6, 55.2, 54.8, 54.4, 54.0, 53.6, 53.2, 52.8, 52.4, 52.0, 51.6, 51.2, 50.8, 50.4, 50.0, 49.6, 49.2, 48.8, 48.4, 48.0, 47.6, 47.2, 46.8, 46.4, 46.0, 45.6, 45.2, 44.8, 44.4, 44.0, 43.6, 43.2, 42.8, 42.4, 42.0, 41.6, 41.2, 40.8, 40.4, 40.0, 39.6, 39.2, 38.8, 38.4, 38.0, 37.6, 37.2, 36.8, 36.4, 36.0, 35.6, 35.2, 34.8, 34.4, 34.0, 33.6, 33.2, 32.8, 32.4, 32.0, 31.6, 31.2, 30.8, 30.4, 30.0, 29.6, 29.2, 28.8, 28.4, 28.0, 27.6, 27.2, 26.8, 26.4, 26.0, 25.6, 25.2, 24.8, 24.4, 24.0, 23.6, 23.2, 22.8, 22.4, 22.0, 21.6, 21.2, 20.8, 20.4, 20.0(dB) = = = 0, 1 = Off, On 0 - 100 = 0 - - 20 = 0.12, 0.14, 0.16, 0.18, 0.20, 0.22, 0.25, 0.28, 0.31, 0.35, 0.39, 0.44, 0.49, 0.55, 0.62, 0.70, 0.79, 0.89, 1.00, 1.12, 1.26(kHz) 0 - 3 = 1x8", 1x12", 2x12", "4x10", 4x12" 0 - 100 = 0 - 100 0, 1 = Off, On Values = = = 0 100

3 Amp simulator (AMP)

Ratio Comp Level Direct Mix Switch Pre Gain Tone
Box Size Post Gain Switch
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Effect Effect chain # NRPN Flanger (FLG) Phaser (PHA) Chorus (CHO) Parameter Speed Depth Resonance Mix Level Switch Speed Depth Resonance (reserved) Switch Speed Depth Tone Mix Level Switch Frequency 0, 1 = Off, On = 0.1 10.0(Hz) = = = 0, 1 = Off, On = 1.00, 1.07, 1.15, 1.23, 1.32, 1.41, 1.52, 1.62, 1.74, 1.87, 2.00, 2.14, 2.30, 2.46, 2.64, 2.83, 3.03, 3.25, 3.48, 3.73, 4.00(kHz) = Values = 0.1 10.0(Hz) = = = 0, 1 = Off, On = 0.1 10.0(Hz) = = 0 100

Exciter (EXC)

Depth (reserved) (reserved) Switch Pitch Fine Mix Level (reserved) Switch Speed Depth Shape (reserved) Switch Speed Depth (reserved) (reserved) Switch
0, 1 = Off, On 24 = += +100 = 0 100

Pitch shifter(PIT)

0, 1 = Off, On = 0.1 10.0(Hz) = = 0 100

Tremolo(TRM)

Vibrato (VIB)

0, 1 = Off, On

Effect Effect chain # NRPN 4 Wah (WAH) 5 Delay (DLY) Parameter Attack Sense Pedal (reserved) Switch Delay Time Feedback Hi Damp Mix Level Switch 0, 1 = Off, On = 0 1000(ms) = = = 0, 1 = Off, On Values = = 0, 1 = Off, On
MIDI Program Change messages
The 2488 can accept Program Change messages to select an effect and to change scenes. Before a Program Change message is sent for changing an effect, a Bank Select message must be sent to select whether an effect will be selected from the preset bank or from the user bank of memories. In each case, bank 0 corresponds to the preset memories, and bank 1 to the user bank. Send the Bank Select messages (CC 0) on MIDI channels 1 through 8 for mic effects (see below), MIDI channel 9 for stereo dynamics, channel 10 for the single effect, and channel 11 for the multi effect. When selecting a mic effect, a Bank Select message should first be sent on channel 14 to select the group of eight channels or inputs out of which the channel is selected: Bank 0: Mixer channels 1 though 8 Bank 1: Mixer channels 9 through 16 Bank 2: Mixer channels 17 through 24 Bank 3: Inputs A through H The Program Change messages that are then valid are as follows (see the tables following for details of the preset valuesthe user messages correspond to the entry number in the library):
Mic effects (preset) Program Change 0 to 2 Mic effects (user) Program Change 0 to 99

(maximum)

Stereo dynamics effect (preset) Program

Change 0 to 1

Stereo dynamics effect (user) Program

Change 0 to 99 (maximum)

Single effect (preset) Program Change 0 to 34 Single effect (user) Program Change 0 to 99
Multi effect (preset) Program Change 0 to 41 Multi effect (user) Program Change 0 to 99
Scene memory Program Change messages
These are transmitted on channel 16. The Program Change message may be from 0 to 99.
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Preset mic effects

Program Change 2 Name shown on display
VOCAL-COMP DE-ESSER VOCAL-EXC
Effect component Compressor (CMP) De-esser (DSR) Exciter (EXC)
Preset stereo dynamics effects
Program Change Name shown on display

COMPRESSOR EXPANDER

Effect component
Compressor (CMP) Expander (EXP)

Preset Multi effects

The first 16 effects are generic effects, and the rest are presets that you can use as is or as jumping-off points for your own sounds. The chain of all multi effects start with (1) a noise suppressor, followed by either (2) distortion or clean compression, then (3) an amp simulator, (4) another effect, and finally by (5) a delay setting. The effects in (4) are abbreviated as follows:
FLG: Flanger PHA: Phaser CHO: Chorus EXC: Exciter PIT: Pitch shifter TRM: Tremolo VIB: Vibrato WAH: Wah (auto or

Program Change 18 19

Name shown on display

COMP-CHORUS COMP-EXCITER COMP-PITCH COMP-TREMOLO COMP-VIBRATO COMP-WAH Flange Rock Old Style FAT Phase Universe Box Texas Tube Loaded Gain Grind Practice Amp FlabbyChorus RotaryCrunch Vibed Crunch "VIOLIN" BigFlangeCho NaturalDrive Robo-Phaser Jazzy Chorus NashN' Snappy Light Grit
Main components CLEAN-CHO CLEAN-EXC CLEAN-PIT CLEAN-TRM CLEAN-VIB CLEAN-WAH DIST- FLG DIST- PHA DIST- PHA DIST- CHO DIST- EXC DIST- EXC DIST- EXC DIST- EXC DIST- PIT DIST- TRM DIST- VIB DIST- WAH CLEAN-FLG CLEAN-FLG CLEAN-PHA CLEAN-CHO CLEAN-EXC CLEAN-EXC

pedal)

22 Main components DIST- FLG DIST- PHA DIST- CHO DIST- EXC DIST- PIT DIST- TRM DIST- VIB DIST- WAH CLEAN-FLG CLEAN-PHA 33
Effects 2 and 4 in the chain are listed here as main components.
DIST-FLANGER DIST-PHASER DIST-CHORUS DIST-EXCITER DIST-PITCH DIST-TREMOLO DIST-VIBRATO DIST-WAH COMP-FLANGER COMP-PHASER
The Jazz Gig Shimmer Fast Tremolo MoodyTremolo
Main components CLEAN-EXC CLEAN-PIT CLEAN-TRM CLEAN-TRM

Program Change 40 41

PoManzChorus Wiggle Room Touch Wah KoZou
Main components CLEAN-VIB CLEAN-VIB CLEAN-WAH CLEAN-WAH

Preset single effects

The types here are:
REV: Reverb DLY: Delay CHO: Chorus PIT: Pitch shift FLG: Flanger PHA: Phaser GRV: Gate and reverb
Program Change 18 Type of effect REV DLY CHO PIT FLG PHA GRV REV REV REV REV REV REV REV 33 34
Live Club MltDly 250ms MltDly 500ms MltDly 1 sec PanDly 250ms St Dly 250ms St Dly 500ms St Dly 1 sec SparklChorus DeepChorus Octave Up Octave Down TinkyPiano Monks Chipmunks Slow Flanger Fantastic Slow Phaser FarOutPhase Mirror 'Verb Gate Reverb
Type of effect REV DLY DLY DLY DLY DLY DLY DLY CHO CHO PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT FLG FLG PHA PHA GRV GRV

Program Change 12 13

REVERB DELAY CHORUS PITCH SHIFT FLANGER PHASER GATE+REVERB Church Hall Small Room Vocal Room Midium Room Large Room Ambience Long Drum
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2 MIDI Implementation Chart
TEAC [Digital Portastudio)] Model: 2488 Function Basic Channel Mode Default Changed Default Messages Altered True Voice Note On Note Off Keys Chs 0,5 6, DATE Version Recognized 1-16d 1-16 Mode 3 x O x O O O Oe O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0127c O Of x x x x x x O x O Remarks : 28 February :2004 : 1.0
MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted 1-16 x x x ********** ********** O x O O O Oa O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ********** O Ob Oc Oa Oa Oc O x O x O

(07) MTC INPUT (0E) GP6 (15)
(26) Short GENERATOR TIMECODE (2D) Short GP5
(25) Short LOCK DEVIATION
(24) (23) Short ACTUAL Short OFFSET REQUESTED OFFSET (2B) Short GP3 (2A) Short GP2
(22) Short SELECTED MASTER CODE (29) Short GP1
(21) Short SELECTED TIMECODE (28) Short GP0 LOCATE POINT (2F) Short GP7

(20) reserved

(2C) Short GP4
(27) Short MTC INPUT (2E) Short GP6
Byte r8 BitBit6 (40H) (3B) Bit5 (20H) (3A) Bit4 (10H) (39) Bit3 (08H) (38) Bit2 (04H) (37) Bit1 (02H) (36) Bit0 (01H) (35)
(46) SELECTED TIMECODE SOURCE (4D) RECORD STATUS
(45) TIME STANDARD (4C) RECORD MODE
(44) (43) COMMAND COMMAND ERROR LEVEL ERROR (4B) FAST MODE (4A) STOP MODE
(42) RESPONSE ERROR (49) VELOCITY TALLY (50) GLOBAL MONITOR (57) LIFTER DEFEAT (5E) MTC COMMAND TALLY
(41) (40) UPDATE RATE SIGNATURE
(48) MOTION CONTROL TALLY (4F) TRACK RECORD READY (56) FIXED SPEED
(47) SELECTED TIMECODE USER BITS (4E) TRACK RECORD STATUS (55) PLAY SPEED REFERENCE (5C) GENERATOR SETUP (60) PROCEDURE RESPONSE (67)
(54) (53) (52) STEP LENGTH TRACK INPUT TRACK SYNC MONITOR MONITOR (5B) GENERATOR COMMAND TALLY 0 (5A) (59) CHASE MODE RESOLVED PLAY MODE 0 0
(51) RECORD MONITOR (58) CONTROL DISABLE (5F) MTC SETUP

(5D) GENERATOR USER BITS

(65) FAILURE (6C)
(64) RESPONSE SEGMENT (6B)
(63) VITC INSERT ENABLE (6A)
(62) (61) TRACK MUTE EVENT RESPONSE (69) (68)
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4 Patterns and drum kits

The following provides a brief description of the patterns available (see the section on Patterns in the Users Guide for details) together with their default tempo and the drum kit used for each pattern (see Drum kits on page 20).

Patterns

RCK01 RCK02 RCK03 RCK04 RCK05 RCK06 RCK07 RCK08 RCK09 RCK10 RCK11 RCK12 RCK13 RCK14 RCK15 RCK16 RCK17 RCK18 RCK19 RCK20 RCK21 RCK22 RCK23 RCK24 RCK25 RCK26 RCK27 RCK28 RCK29 RCK30 RCK31 RCK32
Description 60s Hard Rock1 60s Hard Rock2 70s Hard Rock1 70s Hard Rock2 70s Hard Rock3 70s Hard Rock4 70s Hard Rock5 Glam Rock

TEMPO 80 132

Drum Kit STD JAZZ ROOM ROCK POWER WET POWER WET ROOM ROCK POWER WET POWER WET STANDARD ROOM ROCK STD DISCO ROOM ROCK ROOM CHORUS ROOM ROCK POWER R&B ROOM ROCK ROOM ROCK POWER WET STANDARD ROOM ROCK ROOM ROCK ROOM ROCK ROOM ROCK STD DRY STANDARD STANDARD POWER WET STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD STD DISCO ROOM ROCK POWER WET
RCK33 RCK34 RCK35 RCK36 RCK37 RCK38 RCK39 RCK40 RCK41 RCK42 RCK43 RCK44 RCK45 RCK46 RCK47 RCK48 RCK49 RCK50 RCK51 RCK52 RCK53 RCK54 RCK55 BLD01 BLD02 BLD03 BLD04 BLD05 BLD06 BLD07 BLD08 BLD09 BLD10
Description 80s Vintage Rock4 80s Vintage Rock5 Alternative Rock1 Alternative Rock2 Piano Trio Rock Progressive Rock Shuffle Rock1 Shuffle Rock2 Liverpool 80s Irish Rock1 80s Irish Rock2 Electric Rock1 Electric Rock2 Latin Rock Surf Rock Old Rock'n' Roll Rockabilly Jungle-Rock Fusion Rock Funk Rock Synth Rock C&W Rock British Shuffle Beat POP Ballad1 POP Ballad2 6/8 Pop Ballad1 6/8 Pop Ballad2 Organ Ballad Hard Rock Ballad1 Hard Rock Ballad2 Slow Blues 12/Beat BalladBeat Ballad2

TEMPO 70

Drum Kit ROOM ROCK ROOM ROCK ROOM ROCK POWER WET STANDARD POWER WET STANDARD STD DRY STD LO-FI ROOM ROCK ROOM ROCK TECHNO 808 CHORUS STD LATIN STANDARD POWER R&B ROOM R&B ELECTRO STD LATIN POWER R&B ELECTRO STD DRY STANDARD STD LATIN STANDARD STD LATIN BRUSH STD DEEP REV STD DEEP REV STD DEEP REV STD JAZZ STD DISCO STD LATIN
American Hard RockAmerican Hard RockAmerican Hard RockShuffle Hard Rock1 Shuffle Hard Rock2 Grunge1 Grunge2 Loud1 Loud2 Speed Metal Heavy Metal1 Heavy Metal2 Thrash Death Metal 70s Vintage Rock1 70s Vintage Rock2 70s Vintage Rock3 Blues Rock1 Blues Rock2 70s Rock & Roll1 70s Rock & Roll2 80s Vintage Rock1 80s Vintage Rock2 80s Vintage Rock175 57
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BLD11 BLD12 BLD13 BLD14 BLD15 BLD16 BLD17 BLD18 BLD19 BLD20 POP01 POP02 POP03 POP04 POP05 POP06 POP07 POP08 POP09 POP10 POP11 POP12 POP13 POP14 POP15 RNB01 RNB02 RNB03 RNB04 RNB05 RNB06 RNB07 RNB08 RNB09 RNB10 RNB11 RNB12
Description Unplugged Ballad1 Unplugged Ballad2 AOR Ballad1 AOR Ballad2 Rock Ballad1 Rock Ballad2 R&B Ballad1 R&B Ballad2 New Age Ballad Fusion Ballad Lite Pop1 Lite Pop2 AOR1 AOR2 AOR POP 16beat Pop1 16beat Pop2 Brit Pop1 Brit Pop2 24Beat Pop Synth Pop Dance Pop1 Dance Pop2 Shuffle Pop 80s British Pop JB Funk Funk2 Motown Soul 90s Blues 6/8 R&B Blues Shuffle Dance Classic R&B 1 R&B 2 R&B 3 R&B 4

TEMPO 118

Drum Kit BRUSH STD LATIN 808 STD DEEP REV ROOM ROCK STD DEEP REV 808 CHORUS ELECTRO 808 CHORUS STD JAZZ STANDARD STD LATIN STD DISCO ROOM ROCK STD DEEP REV 808 STANDARD ROOM ROCK STD LATIN STD JAZZ 808 POWER R&B POWER R&B STD JAZZ STD LATIN ROOM R&B POWER R&B ROOM R&B ROOM R&B STD LATIN STD JAZZ STD LATIN STD DISCO 808 CHORUS STD HI PITCH STD DEEP REV POWER R&B
RNB13 RNB14 RNB15 RNB16 RNB17 RNB18 RNB19 RNB20 CNT01 CNT02 CNT03 CNT04 CNT05 CNT06 CNT07 CNT08 CNT09 CNT10 DAN01 DAN02 DAN03 DAN04 DAN05 DAN06 DAN07 DAN08 DAN09 DAN10 DAN11 DAN12 DAN13 DAN14 DAN15 JAZ01 JAZ02 JAZ03 JAZ04
Description R&B 5 R&B 6 R&B 7 R&B 8 R&B 9 R&B 10 R&B 11 R&B 12 Country Pop1 Country Pop2 C&W C&W Folk C&W Ballad C&W Waltz Bluegrass Cajun Rock Trad Dixie Techno1 Techno2 Drum'n'Bass1 Drum'n'Bass2 House1 House2 House3 Disco HipHop1 HipHop2 HipHop3 HipHop4 HipHop5 Digital Rock1 Bigbeat Combo Jazz1 Combo Jazz2 Combo Jazz3 Combo Jazz4

TEMPO 60

Drum Kit 808 POWER R&B STD LATIN STANDARD STD LATIN STANDARD STD LATIN ROOM ROCK STANDARD POWER R&B STANDARD BRUSH BRUSH JAZZ BRUSH BRUSH JAZZ STD DRY STD LATIN BRUSH JAZZ 808 TECHNO STD JUNGLE POWER R&B 808 CHORUS ELECTRO 808 STD DISCO POWER R&B POWER R&B STD LO-FI POWER R&B POWER R&B POWER R&B POWER R&B BRUSH JAZZ BRUSH JAZZ STD JAZZ BRUSH

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JAZ05 JAZ06 JAZ07 JAZ08 JAZ09 JAZ10 JAZ11 JAZ12 JAZ13 JAZ14 JAZ15 FSN01 FSN02 FSN03 FSN04 FSN05 FSN06 FSN07 FSN08 FSN09 FSN10 FSN11 FSN12 FSN13 FSN14 FSN15 LTN01 LTN02 LTN03 LTN04 LTN05 LTN06 LTN07 LTN08 LTN09 LTN10
Description Cool Jazz Soul Jazz Swing Jazz1 Swing Jazz2 Latin Jazz Fast Be-bop Jazz Waltz (6/8) Big Band JAZZ 4/5 Acid Jazz1 Dixie Jazz FUSION 1 FUSION 2 FUSION 3 FUSION 4 FUSION 5 FUSION 6 FUSION 7 FUSION 8 FUSION 9 FUSION 10 FUSION 11 FUSION 12 FUSION 13 FUSION 14 FUSION 15 Latin Pop1 Latin Pop2 Latin Pop3 Latin Pop4 Latin Pop5 Salsa1 Salsa2 Samba1 Samba2 Bossa1

TEMPO 120 150

Drum Kit STD LO-FI STD JAZZ STD JAZZ STD JAZZ STD JAZZ STD JAZZ STD DISCO STD LO-FI STD DISCO STD LATIN STD JAZZ STANDARD STD LATIN ROOM ROCK ROOM CHORUS STD JAZZ STD LATIN STD JAZZ STD LATIN STD LATIN STD LATIN STD LATIN STD LATIN STD LATIN POWER R&B STD LATIN ELECTRO STD LATIN POWER R&B STD LATIN STD LATIN STD LATIN STD LATIN STD LO-FI STD LATIN STD JAZZ
LTN11 LTN12 LTN13 LTN14 LTN15 LTN16 LTN17 LTN18 LTN19 LTN20 OTH01 OTH02 OTH03 OTH04 OTH05 OTH06 OTH07 OTH08 OTH09 OTH10 OTH11 OTH12 OTH13 OTH14 OTH15
Description Bossa2 Mambo Cha Cha Rumba Caribbean1 Caribbean2 Merengue Songo Bolero Cumbia Reggae1 Reggae2 Reggae3 Reggae4 Reggae5 Ska1 Ska2 Polka Afro March Tango Cajun African Pops Foxtrot Hawaiian

TEMPO 105

Drum Kit ELECTRO STD LATIN STD LATIN STD DEEP REV ROOM CHORUS ELECTRO ELECTRO STD LATIN STD DEEP REV STD LATIN STD LATIN ROOM CHORUS 808 CHORUS STD LATIN 808 CHORUS STD LATIN STD LATIN STD JAZZ STD DEEP REV STANDARD STD LATIN STANDARD ELECTRO STD LATIN BRUSH

Drum kits

Displayed kit name STANDARD STD HI PITCH STD LO-FI STD LATIN STD JAZZ STD DISCO STD DEEP REV STD JUNGLE STD DRY ROOM R&B ROOM CHORUS ROOM ROCK POWER R&B POWER WET ELECTR TECHNO CHORUS BRUSH JAZZ BRUSH Description Standard general purpose drum kit Drum kit with snare tuned to a higher pitch Drum kit filtered to give a low fidelity effect Kit tuned to work well with Latin percussion Jazz kit A kit with a high-pitched hi-hat Standard kit with noticeable reverb added A low-fi kit A dry kit without effects An kit with room ambience and an R&B-type snare sound A rock kit with a chorus effect added Power kit 1 Power kit 2 Power kit with reverb (wet) Electro & trance electric kit 1 Electro & trance electric kit 2 Analog drum machine 1 Analog drum machine 2 Brush kit 1 Brush kit 2
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5 Error and status messages
The following is a list of error messages that may be displayed by the 2488, together with a note of their possible cause, and the actions you can take when they occur.

No. Message

The hard disk is full, and the current operation has failed because it needs hard disk space.
Cant use the last recording point for autopunch operations, as no recording has been done yet.
Press EXIT and set the IN and OUT points as the punch positions. Use the RHSL key to refine these points if necessary, by rehearsing takes without recording.

Press [EXIT].

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No locate markers have been set. Use INSERT MARK. Press [EXIT]. No master track found. Use PRE-MASTERING to create one. Press [EXIT]. No MIDI player selected. Use MIDI PLAYER to select. Press [EXIT]. No tracks have been armed. Arm at least one track. Press [EXIT]. Non-linear audio detected. Check your system set-up Press [EXIT]. Not enough free disk space. Use DELETE UNUSED to make space. Press [EXIT]. Not enough free memory. Use DELETE UNUSED to free memory. Press [EXIT].
Meaning Because there are no locate markers currently set, a location command cannot be performed.
Action Press EXIT, and use the INSERT or SET LOC key from the home screen to add some locate markers at the appropriate positions.
There is no master track available for making an audio CD.
Press EXIT, then use the PRE-MASTERING menu item to create the master track.
An attempt has been made to play back the MIDI track with the MIDI PLAYER mode set to OFF.
Press EXIT, and use the menu system to select either SMF or PATTERN as the MIDI PLAYER mode, as appropriate.
Before an auto-punch operation, you must have at least one armed track.
Press EXIT and press the REC key of at least one track on which you will be recording (once a track has been armed in auto-punch, the track arming status cannot be changed). Press EXIT and check the digital audio source. The 2488 expects a signal in S/PDIF (IEC60958 Consumer use) format at 44.1kHz. It cannot accept compressed audio formats, etc. Press EXIT and use one of the SONG menu operations such as DELETE UNUSED or ERASE to free up some space on the partition where there is not enough space (these operations cannot be undone).
Digital audio input mode has been selected, but the 2488 has detected the wrong data format for the incoming digital audio to be used.
Copying a song has failed because there is not enough space on the selected or target partition.
Sometimes after repeated operations, the internal memory of the 2488 becomes used, and recording, etc. is not possible.

Press EXIT. Use the DELETE UNUSED menu item from the SONG menu. As well as deleting the unused song data, this action will also free up memory, so recording can continue. Remember that this operation cannot be undone. Press YES to change the CD for another one, or NO to cancel the current operation. Use a higher-capacity disc when burning a master track or exporting data, or one of the same capacity as the current disc when backing up.
Not enough room on CD for burn. Use another CD [YES] or cancel [NO].
Too much data has been selected to fit onto the CD that is currently loaded.
No. Message Meaning No enough space on the hard disk to create the image file necessary to create a CD. Action Press EXIT and create space by deleting songs, etc.,(SONG->ERASE) backing them up if necessary (this operation cannot be undone). You can free up space on a partition other than the current partition (use the DISK->SELECT function) in order to create space for the image. Press EXIT, and use the PROTECT menu item from the SONG menu to remove the protection from the song before proceeding.
Not enough room on hard disk for this operation. Press [EXIT].
Protected song. Unprotect with SONG PROTECT.
Recording, track editing, recording, titling, etc. cannot be carried out when the current song has been protected.
Press [EXIT]. Repeat mode is selected. Cannot do this operation now. Press [EXIT]. SSA mode is selected. Cannot do this operation now. Press EXIT. Time between IN and OUT is too short. Re-set the points. Press [EXIT]. Too many locate markers. Use DELETE MARK to delete some markers. Press [EXIT].
Because repeat mode is selected, the following functions cannot take place: locate operation, track editing, undo/redo, auto punch, quick routing, all menu operations, and shutdown. Because SSA mode is selected, the following functions cannot take place: MTC slave operations, jog and trim functions, recording (including auto-punch) and digital input.
Press EXIT and cancel the repeat mode (REPEAT key) before proceeding with the operation that produced this message.
Press EXIT and cancel the SSA mode (PITCH/SSA key) before proceeding with the operation that produced this message.
Repeat playback or auto-punch operations cannot be carried out because the time between the IN and OUT locate markers is too short.
Press EXIT, and re-enter or edit the IN and OUT points so that the time between them is longer, before attempting the operation again.
More than 999 markers have been set in the song and so a new marker cannot be entered.
Press EXIT, and use the DELETE key from the home screen to delete some of the unwanted marks.
Too many songs to continue with this operation. Press [ENTER].
Copying a song has failed because there are too many songs already on the selected or target partition.

Press ENTER. Back up any songs you want to keep, and then use the ERASE menu item from the SONG menu to erase unwanted songs, or songs you have backed up before proceeding with the song copy (deleting songs cannot be undone). Press EXIT. Back up any songs you want to keep, and then use the ERASE menu item from the SONG menu to erase unwanted songs, or songs you have backed up before proceeding with the creation or restoration of a song (deleting songs cannot be undone). Alternatively, use DISK -> SELECT to select another partition.
Too many songs. Use SONG ERASE to delete songs you dont need. Press [EXIT].
There are too many songs stored on the current partition (the limit is 250 songs on one partition) for a new song to be created, or a song that has been backed up to be restored.
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Too many takes. Cant continue recording
Meaning The repeat auto-punch procedure cant continue because more than 99 takes have been recorded.
Action Press EXIT, stop recording, select the desired take from the list. Press ENTER and press AUTO PUNCH again, selecting a mode other than LAST TAKE LOAD. Takes recorded before this cannot be restored, so the first selection should be made carefully! Press EXIT and replace the disc if necessary.
Press [EXIT]. Track already written to disc so only 1 song can be written. Press [EXIT]. Track is too short. Choose and set another OUT point. Press [EXIT].
Because at least one track is already present on the disc, it is not possible to burn more than one track at once. To burn several tracks at one time (Disc At Once), you must start with a blank disc. The distance between the zero point and the OUT point is too short for mastering. A CD track must be at least four seconds long.
Press EXIT, and re-set the OUT point to at least four seconds after the zero point.
Wrong type of CD. Check the disc.
The wrong type of CD for the operation has been loaded in the drive. This could be because : A non-writable CD has been selected for writing An attempt has been made to finalize an already finalized disc An attempt has been made to erase a nonCD-RW disc. A disc which is not a backup disc has been loaded for a restore operation.
Press EXIT and replace the disc with the correct type of disc for the operation.
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