Tascam TM-D1000 Operation Manual

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 TASCAM TM-D1000 Operations Manual

1 - TM-D1000 Operations Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of the TM-D1000. 

This high-quality digital mixing console allows you 

to produce crystal-clear multitrack recordings and to 

mix them to a digital stereo mastering machine.

We do not expect you to read the Reference Manual 

from cover to cover, but if you take the time to read 

through this Operations Manual, this will be repaid 

in terms of future familiarity with the unit.

Since the TM-D1000 is a complex unit, with many 

software features that are not immediately visible 

from the front panel, we suggest, however, that you 

make yourself familiar with at least the contents of 

the main reference manual, so that you can find the 

answers you need when you have questions.

1.1 Table of Contents

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1.1 - Table of Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 - TM-D1000 features   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.3 - Setting up your TM-D1000  . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 - The TM-D1000 menu system . . . . . . . .   5

2.1 - PARAM SEL – OPTION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.2 - DIRECT RECALL – ESCAPE/RECALL 

– STORE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.3 - ENTER – FDR/PAN NULL  . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.4 - MEMO – OPTION MONITOR  . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.5 - The display screen  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.6 - Data editing knobs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.7 - DATA ENTRY   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.8 - Viewing parameters without changing 

them   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 - A quick guide to common functions  .   8

4 - Buss functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10

4.1 - Default REC mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4.2 - Default MIX mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4.3 - Choosing REC or MIX mode   . . . . . . . . . 11

4.4 - Buss configurations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4.5 - Where do the busses go?   . . . . . . . . . . . 12

5 - Using the digital inputs and outputs  .   13

5.1 - Connecting a TDIF-1 multitrack recorder  13

5.2 - TDIF-1 word length  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5.3 - Connecting a 2-track recorder . . . . . . . . 14

5.4 - Connecting a digital audio source   . . . . 14

5.5 - Using digital effect returns   . . . . . . . . . . 15

6 - Word synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16

6.1 - Setting up the TM-D1000 as a word clock 

master  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6.2 - Setting up the TM-D1000 as a word clock 

slave   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

7 - Channel operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18

7.1 - Equalization   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18

7.2 - Routing channels to busses  . . . . . . . . .  18

7.3 - Using the DIRECT OUTs   . . . . . . . . . . . .  19

7.4 - Assigning channel dynamics   . . . . . . . .  19

7.5 - External insert points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20

7.6 - Linking channels for simultaneous 

parameter adjustment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20

8 - Monitoring, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21

8.1 - Choosing the monitoring source   . . . . .  21

8.2 - Soloing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21

9 - Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23

9.1 - Selecting effect patterns  . . . . . . . . . . . .  24

9.2 - External effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24

9.3 - Setting aux send levels  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24

9.4 - Selecting the effect to use  . . . . . . . . . . .  24

9.5 - Editing the parameters of the effect  . . .  25

9.6 - Storing an effect with your own 

parameters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

10 - Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26

10.1 - Storing a snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26

10.2 - Recalling snapshots   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26

10.3 - Renaming snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27

10.4 - “Nulling” the faders and panpots  . . . .  27

10.5 - DIRECT RECALL   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27

11 - MIDI Machine control . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29

11.1 - Connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29

11.2 - Arming tracks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30

11.3 - Locations   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30

11.4 - Selecting the MTC type   . . . . . . . . . . . .  30

11.5 - Capturing a location on the fly  . . . . . .  30

11.6 - Locating to a memory position  . . . . . .  31

11.7 - Editing a memory location   . . . . . . . . .  31

12 - MIDI control of the TM-D1000  . . . . . .  32

12.1 - Setting Program Change receive 

channels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

12.2 - Enabling and disabling parameter 

changes   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

12.3 - Recording parameter changes  . . . . . .  32

12.4 - System Exclusive parameters and data 

dumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33

13 - Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34

13.1 - RM-D1000 rack mounting kit  . . . . . . . .  34

13.2 - IF-TD1000 Digital Input Kit . . . . . . . . . .  34

13.3 - FX-D1000 Effect Board . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35

14 - Miscellaneous functions  . . . . . . . . . .  36

14.1 - Footswitch (REMOTE CONT)   . . . . . . .  36

14.2 - Meter settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36

14.3 - LCD contrast  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36

14.4 - Battery levels   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36