9101446901 DM-24 Digital Mixing Console Version 2.0 -- RELEASE NOTES Table of Contents IMPORTANT NOTE on upgrading ...............3 New snapshots ............................................3 48-CH MIXING (snapshot 000) ....................... 3 New mixing (snapshot 001)........................... 4 Overdub 17-24 (snapshot 002) ...................... 4 Recording 1-16 (snapshot 003) ...................... 4 Library.......................................................... 15 Deleting library entries...................................15 Library safe......................................................15 Undo/redo ...................................................15 Snapshot recall................................................16 External machine control ........................... 16 Play (MMC) ..................................................16 Track arming ...............................................16 Transport Lock ............................................16 Internal MIDI Time Code generator ...........16 I/O-OUTPUT selection..................................4 Module screens............................................5 On-screen fader adjustment.......................... 5 Phase ............................................................... 5 Use of module setup screen .......................... 5 Channel selection following solo.................. 6 Muting pre-fader sends ................................. 6 GPI functionality ......................................... 17 Using GPI .....................................................17 Faders ..........................................................18 Time events .................................................18 MIDI fader layer ..............................................19 HUI emulation .................................................20 I/O setup changes........................................7 New output assignment options .................. 7 24-track simultaneous recording .............. 7 Six analog effect sends .............................. 7 Stereo mix output via TDIF ........................ 8 Support of TDIF optional slot card................ 8 New input options ......................................... 8 MTR return metering ..................................... 9 MU-24 operation ........................................ 9 Direct assignment to the stereo buss ........... 9 Direct out post-ADC ....................................... 10 No assignment to a channel .......................... 11 Group switching ............................................. 11 Mic/line routing to Aux 1-2 ........................... 11 Digital outputs and Aux sends...................... 12 Assignable inserts .......................................... 13 Automation ................................................. 22 Touch function ................................................22 UNDO (static)...................................................22 KEEP operations ..............................................23 Single control mix move erase.......................23 TRIM ALL function...........................................23 Other automation improvements..................23 Rehearsal .....................................................23 Undo (Write to End) ...................................23 Auto Fade ....................................................23 Motorized faders ........................................23 Miscellaneous changes............................... 24 High-speed digital format restored...............24 Flattening an EQ band....................................24 External switch (footswitch) functionality ...24 Surround mode............................................13 LPF on the Boom channel .............................. 13 Center channel percentage ....................... 13 Circle and square patterns (using the dial) .. 14 Using the cursor keys..................................... 14 Jumping using the keypad ............................ 14 Block diagram (normal) .............................. 25 Block diagram (high-speed) ....................... 26 Level diagram.............................................. 27 Acknowledgements.................................... 28 Effects (TC Works reverb) ...........................15 Effects (tap delay) .......................................... 15 2 TASCAM DM-24 Reference Manual DM-24 version 2.0--Release notes The following notes explain the differences between the current (2.0) version of the DM-24 software and the earlier version as explained in the manual. You should keep this page together with the existing manual for easy reference. Although some of these changes may seem relatively minor, many of them, especially those connected with the I/O settings, have important implications for the way you work. IMPORTANT NOTE on upgrading NOTE If you want to upgrade your DM-24 firmware, and you do not have a good understanding of Microsoft Windows or Mac OS, and a good understanding of MIDI, TASCAM recommends that you take your DM-24 to a TASCAM service center to be upgraded. If you are upgrading the firmware yourself, note that TASCAM supports only the following applications: Windows Media Player 7.1 (Windows) or MIDIGraphy 1.4.3 (Mac OS 8.8 or higher - not Mac OS X). Please see the detailed upgrade note obtainable from the TASCAM Web site for full details of how to install and configure the software and to update your DM-24. http://www.tascam.com/products/digital_mixers/dm24/ index.php NOTE We suggest that you back up snapshots and other library settings, etc. before performing an upgrade. If you do this, in the unlikely event of data being lost during an upgrade, you will not suffer a permanent loss of your settings. New snapshots The version 2.0 software replaces previous snapshots with the new snapshots described here. Because of the changes to the system described later in this document, which make recording substantially easier, the recording snapshots are very different from their previous equivalents. Note that there are now no high sampling frequency snapshots. 48-CH MIXING (snapshot 000) · · · · · · TDIF 1, TDIF 2, and TDIF 3 assigned to channels 1 through 24 (return). Effects 1 and 2 (L and R) assigned to channels 25 through 28 (input). Digital input 1 (XLR) assigned to channels 29 and 30 (input). Assignable sends 1 and 2 set as inserts for channels 1 and 2 (pre) (but set to OFF). Assignable returns 3 and 4 set as returns, routed to channels 31 and 32 (input). All channel buss assignments off, and channels assigned to ST with direct off. · · The Aux 1-2 source of channels 1 through 16 is set to Mic/Line 1 through 16. Aux 1-2 is sent to the stereo buss. This snapshot is the basis for a 48-channel mix, with 24 of the 32 input channels used by the three TDIF returns. The additional 8 input channels are used by the two internal effects, a digital stereo pair, and an external send/return. However, the mic/line inputs can also be used, by their direct assignment to Aux 12. This means that up to 16 channels of live MIDI sequenced instruments can be added to the 24 recorded tracks, with three effect loops (two internal and one external) available. TASCAM DM-24 2.0 release notes 3 DM-24 version 2.0--Release notes--I/O-OUTPUT selection New mixing (snapshot 001) · · · · · TDIF 1, TDIF 2, and TDIF 3 assigned to channels 1 through 24 (return). MIC/LINE inputs 1-8 assigned to channels 25 through 32 (input). Assignable send/returns 1 through 4 set as send/ returns for Aux 3 through 6. Assignable returns assigned directly to ST via the ASSIGN page. Effects (1, 2) returns assigned directly to ST via the ASSIGN page. All channel buss assignments off, and channels assigned to ST with direct off. · Aux 1-2 sent to the stereo buss, stereo linked, with all pans at center. Similar to the previous mix snapshot, 24 returns are immediately available, but in this case, the full channel facilities, including EQ, are available for the eight mic/line inputs. Working this way also provides more external effect capabilities. Mic/line inputs 916 are still sent to Aux 1-2 and the outputs of the internal effects as well as the assignable returns are assigned directly to the stereo buss. Overdub 17-24 (snapshot 002) · · · · · · Channels 1-4 set as inputs (MIC/LINE 1 through 4). Channels 1-2 assigned to buss 1-2, channels 3-4 assigned to buss 3-4. Effects 1, 2 (L, R) returns assigned to channels 5 through 8 (input). TDIF 3 assigned to channels 9-16. TDIF 1 and TDIF 2 assigned to channels 17-32. Assignable send/returns 1 through 4 set as send/ return. · Channels 5 through 32 assigned only to ST and set to unity gain. With TDIF tracks 1-16 assigned to the second fader layer (channels 17-32), the first fader layer (1-16) is used for four mic/line inputs, the returns from the two internal effects units, and the returns from the third return group (tracks 17-24). This is ideal for overdubbing solo parts, etc. to tracks 17-24 over the 16 backing tracks. This snapshot also gives you the resources to record a vocal track dry, yet monitor the vocal with reverb in the cue mix. Recording 1-16 (snapshot 003) · · · · · Channels 1-16 set as MIC/LINE inputs. TDIF 1 and TDIF 2 assigned to channels 17 through 32 as returns. Channels 17-32 assigned only to ST (minimum gain). Channels 1 through 16 assigned as direct outputs (ST off). Assignable send/returns 1 through 4 set as send/ return. This allows you to record and monitor the first 16 tracks of a multitrack session, using the first and second fader layers. Since the channel outputs are all direct-to-track, the second fader layer controls the levels of the tape returns to the stereo buss (and hence the monitoring). Aux 1-6 can be used as six mono, or three stereo, studio cue feeds. I/O-OUTPUT selection · · · · · Buss 1-8/Direct out 1-8 Buss 1-8/Direct out 9-16 Buss 1-8 Stereo Stereo 4 TASCAM DM-24 2.0 release notes DM-24 version 2.0--Release notes--Module screens Module screens The following items refer to the basic module settings (see "Module operations" on page 51 of the main manual). On-screen fader adjustment It is now possible to move the cursor to the on-screen fader representation in the module screen and use POD 4 to adjust the level of the fader. This allows you to make the smallest possible increments to the fader supported by the DM-24. You may need to hold down the 2ND F. key to make the most subtle changes to the fader value, depending on whether the single-step or coarse setting ("Fine value settings using the PODs" on page 15) is selected using the OPTION SETUP screen. This can be useful when you want to make very subtle changes to a mix. Phase In previous versions of the software, the phase setting was shown on the screen with the phase symbol (). See "Phase switch" on page 53 and "Phase" on page 63 of the manual. The screen now shows the word PHASE, rather than the symbol. Use of module setup screen The cursor moves in a more "natural" way between options on the MODULE screens. If a row is highlighted, and the screen is switched from, say, the EQ settings screen to the dynamics screen, the highlighted row on a particular screen is memorized and highlighted the next time you return to that screen. Also, the layout of the SETUP screen has been slightly changed, as shown here: TASCAM DM-24 2.0 release notes 5 DM-24 version 2.0--Release notes--Module screens Channel selection following solo In the PREFERENCES page, it is now possible to set a new option (CH SOLO Key Auto MODULE Select). When this option is set, soloing a channel will automatically select that channel as well. Muting pre-fader sends The channel mute can now be changed so that prefader Aux sends may be muted along with the rest of the channel. This is available from the OPTION PREFERENCES screen: 6 TASCAM DM-24 2.0 release notes DM-24 version 2.0--Release notes--I/O setup changes I/O setup changes The following changes refer to the I/O setup screens as described in "Setting up the I/O" on page 38. Take careful note of these changes, as some of them may prove to be useful to you when setting up and using the DM-24 with other equipment. New output assignment options In the I/O OUTPUT screen (see "Output assignments" on page 44), it is now possible to select Buss 1-8, AUX1-6 and Stereo as options. The same maker also produces the DigiMAX unit, which provides the outputs from the mic pre-amps in ADAT "lightpipe" format and can be connected to the integral ADAT input on the DM-24. When these connections have been made, assign these inputs to channels, and make the appropriate assignments for buss outs and direct outs. · In high sampling frequency mode, only busses 1 through 4 (BUSS1-4), or 5 through 8 (BUSS5-8), can be selected. NOTE It is not possible to monitor all 24 tape returns simultaneously while recording 24 tracks at once. The aux sends can be used to monitor the 24 input ...