5 – Setting up the I/O—Assignable sends and returnsTASCAM DM-24 Reference Manual 43Assignable sends and returnsThe four sets of analog I/O connectors may be usedas either analog insert points for selected channels oras the send part of effect loops (I/O display, ASSIGNSECT. sub-screen, accessed with soft key 4).Move the cursor to the INSERT or SEND RETURN radiobutton and press ENTER to make the setting for theappropriate assignable connectors.If the insert mode is selected, move the cursor to thechannel (CH) column, and use the dial and ENTERkey to select and confirm the channel (any channelfrom 1 through 32 can be entered here). There is alsoan “off” setting (all fields are filled with ---).The location of the insert can be selected (pre/postfader) in the POINT field and the insert loop turned onor off (ON/OFF button) in the ON/OFF column.If the send loop is selected (the SEND/RETURN radiobutton is selected), the send signal source (AUX 1 toAUX 6) can be selected. To select the send signalsource, move the cursor to the SEND SIGNAL field,then use the dial and ENTER key to select and con-firm the source.NOTEThe assignable returns can be assigned to the inputs inthe first and second I/O screens (“Assigning inputs tochannels” on page 38).Master compressorsTo assign up to six compressors (in three stereo pairs)to the STEREO L-R, the aux sends or the output busses,move the cursor to one of the pairs of MASTER fields(1-2, 3-4 or 5-6) at the right of the screen.Press ENTER, and use the dial to select an adjacentpair of aux sends or output busses. Confirm the selec-tion with the ENTER key.Set the compressor for each of the master pairs on oroff using the ENTER key when the cursor is on theappropriate on-screen button (or using the ASSIGNPARAMETERS screen—“Other module parameters” onpage 41).
