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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3DM-24 Version 2.0The DM-24 was originally released in October of 2001 with version 1.11firmware. At that time it was the most powerful, low cost digital mixer in theworld. In March of 2002 we released version 1.60 which added many newfeatures including 16 extra channels making the DM-24 a 48-channel mixer.With the release of version 2.0 the DM-24 can now route 60 input signals to thestereo buss at mixdown! With new features like HUI emulation and some of themost powerful 5.1 surround panning found in any digital mixer, the DM-24 is evenmore powerful then other digital mixers costing two and three times more thenthe price of the DM-24. Two things haven’t changed since October of 2001. TheDM-24 is still the most powerful, low cost digital mixer in the world and the listprice is still only $2999.Inputs“Inputs” can be assigned to any or all 32 channels. For instance Mic/line input #1can be assigned to all 32 channels simultaneously. There are many times whenyou may wish to assign the same input signal to two different channels andmanipulate them differently. Perhaps compress one channel, but not the other,etc.Returns“Returns” include TDIF I/O, ADAT lightpipe I/O and any option slot I/O that mightbe added to the DM-24. There are 24 channels of TDIF I/O and 8 channels ofADAT lightpipe I/O built in to the DM-24, but there are also two option slotsavailable to expand your I/O capabilities. You can use any “3” of these returnssimultaneously. For example, Return A might be used with TDIF1, Return Bmight be used with an analog card in SLOT 1 and Return C might be used withan AES/EBU option card in SLOT 2. You can choose what channels thesereturns are assigned to with out ever having to re-patch a cable. Returns areusually used to feed the signal from your recorder(s) in to the board for mixing,but they can also be used for other purposes like expanding your mic pres withexternal devices. For example Presonus makes an 8 channel mic pre with aADAT lightpipe output called a Digimax LT. This could be used with the internalADAT lightpipe connection on the DM-24 or multiple Digimax LTs could be usedif multiple IF-AD/DM lightpipe option cards were installed.Once your 3 banks of returns have been assigned, you can assign “any” of these24 signals to any of those 24 channels. In other words, track 1 can be assignedto channel 1, 2 and 3. Track 17 can be assigned to channels 8, 9 and 10. Thisis probably one of the most powerful features added to version 2.0. This means Ican assign my snare drum track to channel 2 and 3, compress channel 2 veryhard and roll off the low frequency on channel 3 below 200Hz for a complexsnare sound. Or I can take one guitar track and assign it to four differentchannels. Then I can pan and EQ them differently resulting in the ever popular“wall of guitars” sound.