Tascam TM-D4000 Technical Documentation Manual

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TM-D4000 Technical Documentation7733 Telegraph Road • Montebello, CA 90640 • (323) 726-0303 • http://www.tascam.comAll features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Contact your local TASCAM representative for the latest information.Page 3 of 5TM-D4000_TECHDOC_030100.pdfGENERAL OPERATION (CONTINUED)- continued from previous page9 pin and MIDI Machine Control are standard on the backpanel of the TM-D4000. For users wanting to controlMDM machines like TASCAM DTRS machines or ADATformat machines, the related remote ports are includedon their respective I/Ocards. (DTRS Remoteis on the TDIF card, andADAT Sync is on theLightpipe card.)Setting up the TM-D4000to recognize theserecorders is easy. Themachine control screencan automatically searchfor attached machines.Personalities for most popular machines are already inmemory, and will be loaded in automatically. If yourmachine doesn't show up, there are numerous knownpersonalities to choose from, allowing you to find asimilar personality to follow. (Most any standard audioand video deck will be represented.)Built-In Effect ProcessorA built in effect processor offers a totally digital path foreffect processing. Reverb, delay, chorus, flange, phase,pitch shift, stereo enhancer, compression, gates, andde-essers are all available. All effect programs utilize24 bit processing.LibrariesSeparate libraries are available for EQ settings, dynamics,effects, and snapshots. The snapshots capture the entireset-up of the mixer, while the others will store a specificsection.EQ and dynamics libraries are extremely useful for storingcommonly used curves. For instance, a record could bekept for the curve on the lead vocal, or the bass. Otherscould be kept for a "phone voice" setting, or a dip on afeedback frequency. The library or the "2 EQ" functioncan also be used to copy settings from one channel toone or several others. Setting up multiple channels thesame is typically helpful when mixing doubled parts, ormonitoring several takes of a single part for compilations.Surround SoundThe TM-D4000 can be set up for standard stereo, 2+2(quad sound), LCRS (Pro Logic™), or 5.1 (AC3™) matrices.The surround sound panning screen offers simple controlover the positioning withstandard X/Y coordinatecontrols. There are alsodiagonal panning patternsso you don't have to"Etch-A-Sketch" across thefield. True to the 5.1concept, a separate suboutput control is provided,that is independent of allother outputs.DYNAMIC AUTOMATION SOFTWAREA dynamic automation software applicationcomes with the TM-D4000, as does an ISAserial card, and the cable to connect the cardto the mixer. The application can automatefader levels, pan, mutes, EQ and aux sends.The automation software runs on an externalPC, and offers several handy views fordifferent ways of looking at the parametersof the TM-D4000. Dedicated automationbuttons on the TM-D4000 mean you can stillsit in the sweet spot when creating yourautomated mix.MX-2424 owners - This dynamic automationsoftware can run on the same computer asViewNet. (ViewNet is the GUI for theMX-2424.)Automation System Requirements:• Windows 95™ or Windows 98™• 233mHz Pentium™ II processor or better• 32MB RAM or more (64MB recommended)• Minimum display size of 1024x768• Available ISA slot for the Moxa CI-132 card(This card must be installed in the computer runningthe automation software. There is a PCI versionavailable directly from Moxa: CP-132.)

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