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Tascam DM-24 Automation Manual

Manual is about: Digital Mixing Console

Summary of DM-24

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    Digital mixing console to automation manual.

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    Table of contents 2 tascam dm-24 automation 1 – introduction using this manual ....................................... 3 automated controls .................................... 4 a note on touch-sensitive faders ......................... 4 setup .........................................................

  • Page 3: 1 – Introduction

    Tascam dm-24 automation 3 1 – introduction the dm-24 is capable of writing and reading mix moves as well as editing and refining mix moves dur- ing replay, all synchronized to time code. No external computer is necessary, as all control of the automa- tion is made from the dm-24ís control surface. A...

  • Page 4: 1 – Introduction

    1 – introduction 4 tascam dm-24 automation automated controls the following mixer controls of the dm-24 can be automated: • fader levels • mutes • panning (including surround panning) • eq settings: • gain, frequency, q, eq on/off switching • individual eq band type switching between high/low pass f...

  • Page 5: 1 – Introduction

    1 – introduction tascam dm-24 automation 5 setup there are two possible sources of time code to which the dm-24’s automation can lock. Both are equal in functionality and accuracy. Your choice will depend on what you have available in your situation. The choices are: ltc there is an rca jack (time c...

  • Page 6: 2 – Quick Start

    6 tascam dm-24 automation 2 – quick start while the dm-24 automation system is extremely powerful, it is also very easy to use. This quick start covers much of what you need to know to run the system. The rest of the manual provides details on the concepts of the system and how to use it to its full...

  • Page 7: 2 – Quick Start

    2 – quick start tascam dm-24 automation 7 make the initial settings 4 operate your recorder and navigate the dm-24 as you normally would during a mix. The dm-24’s automation system stores con- trol settings as you change them. Note you are not writing mix moves yet! Store the current settings 5 stor...

  • Page 8: 2 – Quick Start

    2 – quick start 8 tascam dm-24 automation write some aux send moves 8 write auxiliary send moves using the touch-sensitive faders: to place the auxiliary sends 1 & 2 under fader control, press aux 1-2 and choose aux- iliary send 1 by pressing the first soft key under the display. With time code runn...

  • Page 9: 3 – Automation Overview

    Tascam dm-24 automation 9 3 – automation overview modes before going further, a brief description of automa- tion modes and functions will be helpful. More detailed explanations of how these modes operate, along with how automatic mode switching is carried out, will be included in the operations sec...

  • Page 10: 3 – Automation Overview

    3 – automation overview 10 tascam dm-24 automation trim during a mix there may be sections where there are good mix moves on a control but the overall level of that control needs to be raised or lowered while pre- serving the existing moves. Trim mode is used to make such relative offsets to existin...

  • Page 11: 3 – Automation Overview

    3 – automation overview tascam dm-24 automation 11 rehearse rehearse is a special status that works with write, trim and static modes. Rehearse allows you to prac- tice or experiment with mix moves without recording them. Displays the three automation display screens on the dm-24 described below are...

  • Page 12: 3 – Automation Overview

    3 – automation overview 12 tascam dm-24 automation abled. This allows you to perform mix moves at will without having to manually enable write or trim on every pass. Trim all when enabled, a trim operation will be applied to all mix moves from the beginning of a mix to its end, regardless of the tra...

  • Page 13: 3 – Automation Overview

    3 – automation overview tascam dm-24 automation 13 auto fade out time this field determines the duration of a linear fade written to the master fader when the auto fade key is pressed. This field can be set from 0.5 seconds to 10 seconds in 0.5 second increments. Since this fade is written directly ...

  • Page 14: 3 – Automation Overview

    3 – automation overview 14 tascam dm-24 automation auto files 1 the word auto appears here in all mixer lcd displays when the automation system is enabled. The word write appears here solid when the mixer is ready to record either static or dynamic mix data. The word write flashes when the auto- mat...

  • Page 15: 3 – Automation Overview

    3 – automation overview tascam dm-24 automation 15 auto config figure 4 – auto config display where automatic mode switching can be over-ridden. The grid represented in the auto config display is used to manually over-ride the automation’s mode switching. The selected channel is displayed in the upp...

  • Page 16: 4 – Operation

    16 tascam dm-24 automation 4 – operation operating the dm-24’s automation system is designed to be intuitive and transparent to the mixing process, while offering power and flexibility previ- ously unavailable on a mixing console. The steps below, combined with an understanding of the information on...

  • Page 17: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 17 see the diagrams below to understand how this works: figure 5 – writing a fader move over a previous static fader position with auto revert enabled figure 6 – writing a pod move over a previous static position with auto revert enabled. 8 sec 8 sec +12 +6 +3 0...

  • Page 18: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation 18 tascam dm-24 automation figure 7 – writing a new fader move over a previous dynamic fader move with auto revert enabled figure 8 – writing a new pod move over a previous dynamic pod move with auto revert enabled. 8 sec 8 sec +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 1 sec 2 sec 3 ...

  • Page 19: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 19 disabling auto revert allows you to manually stop writing mix moves, either by stopping the time code, or by pressing the revert key. In this case, all controls that are writing mix moves will stop writ- ing simultaneously when revert is pressed or time code ...

  • Page 20: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation 20 tascam dm-24 automation figure 11 – writing a new fader move over previous dynamic fader moves with auto revert disabled figure 12 – writing a new pod move over previous dynamic pod moves with auto revert disabled 8 sec 8 sec +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 1 sec 2 sec 3...

  • Page 21: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 21 write to end: when the write revert time is set to ∞ s , you are essentially telling the automation system to maintain a control’s last setting from the point where the auto- mation recording ends, all the way to the end of the program. This is called write t...

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    4 – operation 22 tascam dm-24 automation figure 15 – write to end over previous static pod position figure 16 – write to end over previous dynamic pod moves. 8 sec 8 sec +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec -9...

  • Page 23: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 23 writing switch events switch events are defined as the switching of any “on/off” controls. Examples of such controls are mute keys and the eq on key. Action: press the write key before or after start- ing time code and its indicator lights. With time code run...

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    4 – operation 24 tascam dm-24 automation auto revert choices: with auto revert — write/trim enabled, the auto- mation system stops recording switch events auto- matically on a per control basis, without any need to end writing manually. In this case, keys stop record- ing switch events at different ...

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    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 25 disabling auto revert allows you to stop writing switch events manually, either by stopping the time code or by pressing the revert key. In this case, all controls that are writing will stop writing simulta- neously when revert is pressed or when time code st...

  • Page 26: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation 26 tascam dm-24 automation write to end: when the write revert time is set to ∞ s , you are essentially telling the automation system to maintain that control’s last setting from the point when auto- mation recording ends, all the way to the end of the program. This is called write to ...

  • Page 27: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 27 trimming mix moves there may be times when a control has existing mix moves that are good, but the overall level of those moves needs to be raised or lowered. In this case, trim is used to offset existing moves. Action: press the trim key before or after star...

  • Page 28: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation 28 tascam dm-24 automation auto revert choices: with auto revert — trim enabled, the automation system stops trimming mix moves automatically per control without the need to stop trimming manually. In this case, controls stop trimming mix moves at dif- ferent times, depending on when t...

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    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 29 disabling auto revert — trim allows you to manu- ally stop trimming mix moves by stopping the time code or by pressing the revert key. In this case, all controls that are trimming mix moves will stop trim- ming simultaneously when revert is pressed or time co...

  • Page 30: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation 30 tascam dm-24 automation trim to end when the trim revert time is set to ∞ s , you are essentially telling the automation system to maintain the offset created by the trim operation from the point where trimming ends, all the way to the end of the program. Note a write/trim to end op...

  • Page 31: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 31 note a mixing trick: punch into a mix (this can be done with trim or write mode). Start the time code. Move a control to its desired position. You will hear the audio follow the move. Press the write or trim key to instantly punch that control into automation...

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    4 – operation 32 tascam dm-24 automation initial status the initial status of a control is its value before the first dynamic mix move is present. Until dynamic mix moves are written to a control, there is no differ- ence between the initial status of the control and its static position. When dynami...

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    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 33 the diagram below illustrates the results of initial status editing: 8 sec 8 sec 8 sec +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec +12 +6 +3 0 -3 -6 -12 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 se...

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    4 – operation 34 tascam dm-24 automation automating library recall the dm-24 automation system is capable of includ- ing library recall events as part of an automated mix. These are treated by the automation system as switch events (“writing switch events” on page 23). All dm-24 libraries support au...

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    4 – operation tascam dm-24 automation 35 automating groups there are several considerations and possibilities when using the dm-24 automation with grouped controls: • creating a group containing controls that do not have existing dynamic automation. • creating a group containing controls that have e...

  • Page 36: 4 – Operation

    4 – operation mix file management the dm-24 automation system is capable of storing up to eight mixes of approximately eight thousand events per mix. Some control movements use up more events than others. Pressing a mute key uses one event, while a complex fader movement uses many. Mix storage is ma...