2 – Basic operational concepts : Special controls18 TASCAM DM-3200 Owner’s ManualFader layersThe DM-3200 has sixteenchannel faders and encoders,but is capable of controlling48 channels, in addition tothe master aux send and busslevels.The faders (and the encod-ers, when the encoders areassociated with channels)are therefore arranged inlayers, allowing differentgroups of faders to beaccessed.Use the LAYER STATUSkeys (which light when theappropriate layer is active)to select these layers. Thesekeys are located to the rightof the master fader. Whenthese keys are pressed, the faders move to the appro-priate positions, reflecting the new fader layer.The first three keys are used to select the channels (1through 16, 17 through 32 and 33 through 48).Following this, the next key selects the 16 busses.The next key selects the aux sends, and uses the firsteight faders for this purpose (faders 9 through 16 aredisabled here).The faders may be used for remote DAW control, etc.in REMOTE mode.Special controlsThe DM-3200 incorporates a few controls that arenot found on every digital mixer and which thereforemay be a little unfamiliar.These are the PODs, which are located immediatelybelow the display, and the 16 encoders, located abovethe channel strips.The PODsThe DM-3200 has four encoder/key combinations(referred to as PODs) below the display. The func-tion of these pods varies according to the currentscreen display.Very often, in a screen with many controls displayed,the up and down cursor keys are used to move a high-lighting box around the screen. These boxes high-light a maximum of four on-screen rotary controls,which are then controlled by the corresponding PODencoders (immediately below the on-screen con-trols).Note also the contrast control to the right of thePODs.Figure 2.3: POD controls
