Tascam TM-D4000 Owner's Manual

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12 - Front panel—Mixing keys12–2The EFFECT key brings up the EFFECTORlibrary screen, allowing management and naming,etc. of effect processor library entries.The EQ key brings up the EQ library screen, allow-ing management and naming, etc. of equalization set-ting library entries.The DYNAMICS key brings up the DYNAMICSlibrary screen, allowing management and naming,etc. of dynamics processor library entries.[5] Conguration ke ysThese keys are used to make conguration changesand settings to the TM-D4000 system. These keysare all “shiftable”, i.e. they have two functions, asdetermined by the SHIFT key. This is explained in2.3.1, “Selecting screens”.The GROUPING – ST LINK key is used to assignfader and cut groups, and make stereo links, asdescribed in 4.9, “Fader and cut groups” and 4.2,“Stereo linking”.The EXT.CTRL – MIDIMC key is used to view and setparameters related to MIDI functions of the TM-D4000 and external machine control.In unshifted mode, it is used to perform control func-tions specic to the e xternal device selected for suchcontrol.These functions are discussed in the appropriate sec-tions (9, “Machine Control” and 10, “MIDI”).The OPTION – DELAY key is used to set systemoptions (see 3, “System setup”) and (shifted) to setbuss delays.The DIGITAL I/O–AUTOMATION SET UP key allowsthe setting up of the word clock, digital inputs andoutputs, and cascade settings. See 3.2, “CLOCKsetup”, 3.1, “I/O setup” and 11, “Cascade” fordetails. Automation setup, as explained in the Auto-mation manual (as well as the MTC generator opera-tion—see 9.4.1, “MIDI timecode generator”) is alsoperformed using this key).12.2Mixing keysNOTEThis block of keys is the “heart” of the TM-D4000. These keys provide the methods toperform the usual operations carried out onanalog consoles (EQ, aux sends, assign-ments, etc.) as well as the specialized func-tions which are only possible with the TM-D4000 (internal effector, dynamic processing,etc.). Make sure that you familiarize yourselfwith the operation and functions of thesekeys—you will probably nd y ourself usingthis section more than any other part of theTM-D4000. See 4, “Module operations” fordetails.These keys are all used to bring up screens whichcontrol the mixer functions of the TM-D4000through the display screen and the PODs. For themost part, these are dedicated, single-function keys,but in some cases, repeated presses of a key willbring up different, but related screens.[6] FADER POSITION keyThis key may be used when to view the position ofthe faders (see 4.10, “Checking fader and cut sta-tus”).[7] AUX 1 through AUX 6 keysThese keys all provide similar functions for the sixAux buss sends. The only difference between theAux busses is that busses 1 and 2 can be selected tobe pre-or post-fader, while the other busses are allpost-fader only. See 4.5, “Aux sends”.[8] PAN/BAL–SURROUND keyThis key provides a way in which many channels canhave their pan (and balance, in the case of stereolinked pairs) viewed and adjusted (see 4.7, “Pan andbalance”).If a surround mode has been selected (see 6, “Sur-round modes”), pressing this key brings up a screenallowing the viewing and adjustment of the channel’sposition in the surround image.[9] MODULE keyThis key allows the setting of many parametersaffecting one input channel or a stereo pair of inputchannels. The stereo inputs and the STEREO OUTmodule may also be selected for viewing and editingusing the screens here. See 4, “Module operations”for details.NOTEEqualization is a module-only setting—thereis no global “EQ” key.