Tascam DM-24 Basic Manual

Also see for DM-24: User guide Basic guide Quick start guide Installation information Features guide

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14AutomationThe DM-24 features very powerful, internal automation. No computer required.The internal automation of the DM-24 is actually more powerful and easier to usethen many large frame consoles used in professional studios.The following mix controls of the DM-24 can be automated:• Fader levels• Mutes• EQ settings:• Gain, Frequency, Q, EQ On/Off switching can be automated• Individual EQ band TYPE switching between High/Low Pass Filter,Peaking & Shelving• Auxiliary send levels and Pre/Post switching• Auxiliary master send levels• Bus master levels• GATE settings:• THRESHold• RANGE• HYSTeresis• ATTACK• HOLD• DECAY• COMPressor settings:• THRESHold• RATIO• ATTACK• RELEASE• Library recall• Surround panning parametersThe automation can be triggered by external MTC (MIDI Time Code), SMPTEtime code or by the internal MTC generator. ABS time code from an ADAT orDTRS machine cannot be used. Time code received from the RS-422connection cannot be used to trigger automation. ADAT users will have to havea device that converts ADAT ABS to MTC or SMPTE in order to triggerautomation. Such devices include the JL Cooper dataSync2, the MOTU MTP-AVand the Alesis BRC.All automation mix files are stored internally on the DM-24. There are 7 banksthat can each store up to 8,000 events. If 8,001 events are used in one mix, twobanks are used for that mix. The next mix would use bank 3. Up to 32,000events can be used in one mix. These files (as well as all library files, snapshots,EQ, Effects, etc.) can be dumped to a MIDI device (MDF-3 or sequencer) tomake more room for new mixes. They can of course be reloaded at any time.The idea behind the automation is “power without interference.” When you’remixing, you want to be thinking about your mix not trying to remember the 28