1 – Introduction : The features of the DM-4800TASCAM DM-4800 User’s Manual 15The features of the DM-4800This section describes the different areas of the DM-4800 as well as providing a guide to hooking upother equipment for use in your studio setup.The front surface of the DM-4800 may seem a littleintimidating at first, but it is actually remarkably sim-ple, considering the functionality built into the unit.Controls are logically grouped, depending on theirfunction:Figure 1.2: Overview of the DM-4800Routing “Fat channel”controlsAnalog input sectionControlsectionMonitoringsectionLibrary& CF cardslotSHIFT& CTRLkeysModules and fader layer sectionEncoders and encoder controlAutomationMachinecontrol