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Tascam DM-24 Quick Start Manual

Manual is about: Digital Mixing Console

Summary of DM-24

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    Digital mixing console quick start guide 9101441500

  • Page 2: Before You Get Going

    This quick start guide is designed to help you with some of the common operations that you will need to perform with the dm-24. There are some common sense precautions which you should note before starting to work with the dm-24. • keep the dm-24 on a firm, level surface. Make sure there is enough s...

  • Page 3: Connections to The Dm-24

    There are many recording devices that one might connect to the dm-24. In this scenario we are using three da-78hrs. Use this as a general guideline. You may not have the same equipment, but this should help to serve as an example. Connections to the dm-24 3 assignable sends and returns are used to c...

  • Page 4: Setting Up The System

    This system provides a full 24 tracks of 24-bit digital recording using three tascam da-78hrs, and mastering to 24-bit dat using the tascam da-45hr. Points to note with this setup: • the da-78hr will act as the word clock master for the system. The word clock signal is transmitted along the tdif-1 c...

  • Page 5: Mic/line Inputs

    Select mic/line inputs as the signal sources for channels 1 through 16. 3 if the screen at left does not appear, press soft key 1 (the four soft keys are located immediately below the screen). Move the cursor to the tdif1 box and press enter . 4 mic/line inputs 1 with the shift indicator lit, press ...

  • Page 6: Outputs

    1 outputs we also need to set up the outputs properly for our needs. We need to make sure direct outs 1-8 are going to tdif 1, direct outs 9-16 are going to tdif 2 and buss 1-8 is going to tdif 3. While we're here we'll also assign the stereo buss to digital out 1. With the shift key indicator lit, ...

  • Page 7: Tape Returns Continued

    4 press the master layer status key. The faders will jump to show master buss and aux send levels. Locate the aux 1 master fader and bring it to a unity gain setting. In other words, push the fader to the "0" level on the console. 5 in the control room section you'll need to choose aux 1-2 as your m...

  • Page 8: Tape Returns Continued

    Recording and monitoring tracks 17-24 requires different settings than tracks 1-16. Remember that aux 1-2 is still our tape return path for tracks 1-16. This leaves the first 16 channels available for us to use for our input sources. For this example, use channels 1-8 as your input channels. Use bus...

  • Page 9: Mix Down Mode

    The external effect unit that we included in the setup diagram is connected using the assignable sends and returns. In this section we will discuss how to set up the assignable sends and returns for this function. Mix down mode 1 1 with the shift key indicator lit, press the i/o key. Then press the ...

  • Page 10: Monitoring

    3 monitoring 1 until now we've been using aux 1-2 as our monitoring source. But at mix down you will use the 2 tr in. This is so you can monitor the signal being recorded on the da-45hr. There are three programable selection keys in the control room section. Sel 3 defaults to 2 tr in. To change thes...

  • Page 11: Channel-to-Buss Assignments

    Channel-to-buss assignments with the shift indicator unlit, press the assign key. Making buss assignments to multiple channels is easier to do with the assign page. Whereas individual buss assignments are easier to do with the assign keys on the front panel. Use the fourth pod control knob to browse...

  • Page 12: Setting Eq In The Modules

    The eq settings on the dm-24 are made using the pods (immediately below the screen) or the four rotary encoders to their left. 1 press the sel key of the channel to be edited. 2 press the module key and then soft key 2 to jump straight to the eq screen. Choose one of the four equalizer band selectio...

  • Page 13: Snapshot Recall

    The dm-24 allows almost all mixer settings to be stored as part of a snapshot which can be stored and recalled. There are also libraries available for eq settings, for effects settings and for dynamic processor settings. Snapshot recall with the shift key unlatched press the library key. Press the s...

  • Page 14: Controlling The Da-78Hr

    The dm-24 allows control over the da-78hr dtrs recorder, using the built-in transport controls, etc. As well as this, the rec keys above the channels can also be used to arm the tracks of the da-78hr, and other special features of the da-78hr are also directly controllable from the dm-24. To set up ...

  • Page 15: Dm-24 Quick Start Guide

    15 dm-24 quick start guide 1. All channel eq set to on. Hi =10.1khz, h. Shelf, gain =0db, hi mid=5.04khz, q=1.20, gain =0db, low mid=1.26khz, q=1.20, gain=0db, low=125hz, l. Shelf, gain=0db. 2. All channel dynamics set to off. 3. Compressor settings:threshold=-10db, ration=4.00:1, attack=53ms, relea...

  • Page 16: Dm-24 Quick Start Guide

    16 dm-24 quick start guide * clock set to tdif 1 * setup-time code, lcd screen popup, coarse, snapshot, ol -3db * prefrences-select module return, st link by select key, balance level center 0db, select key follows fader level, fader meter follow, cursor follows eq band key. * solo mode select=mix s...