Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DM-24 Tascam
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TASCAM TEAC Professional Division DM-24 Digital Mixing console The DM-24 Basics.
DM-24 SIGNA L FLOW ........................................................................................ 3 INPUTS ......................................................................................................................................
DM-24 SIGNA L FLOW The first 24 cha nnels of the DM-24 can accept “INPUTS” or “RET URNS.” These assignmen ts are made on the I/O page. Us e the curs or keys to hig hlight th e virtual patc h cable t hen use th e data wheel to mak e the proper assignme nt.
TDIF 3 or ADAT Once the pr eferred “ return” in terfaces h ave been selec ted, they can be assig ned to channel s 1-24 in gr oups of ei ght. For instanc e: Slot 1 to c hannels 17-24 TDIF 2 to cha nnels 1-8 ADAT to channels 9- 16 OPTIONS • IF-TD/DM ( TDIF I/O) $249 ( supported in versi on 2.
• The IF-CS/DM is a cascade car d. To casc ade two DM -24s, you must p ut one cascade car d in “SL OT 1” o f each DM-24. S ee the secti on on “cascadin g two DM-24s” f o r more inf o . • The MU-24 h as 26 meter s (24 c hannels pl us the stereo buss) and a large time code display .
avail able to use as ta pe returns. This pres ents a probl em. Her e are a few ways to deal w ith this scenario: Using AU X 1&2 as the tap e return path The DM-24 ca n use AUX 1&2 as the tape ret urn path for the first 16 channel s in a tracking si tuation for just this r eason.
plugging this signal into the MX -2424 will register 6dB less th en if a “bal anced” signal w ere sent to it. To use this solution w ith other r ecorders w e recomm end that t he manu facturer is consulted as to w hat cable to use w ith thei r product.
AUTOM A TION The DM- 24 features v ery powerful, inter nal auto mation. No computer required . The inter nal autom ation of the DM-24 i s actually more powerful and easier to use then many large frame consoles used in pro fessional studi os.
The idea b ehind t he automation is “pow er w ithout interfer ence.” W hen you’r e mixi ng, you w ant to be thinki ng about your mix not try ing to rem ember the 28 steps it takes to mak e the autom ation functi on. W ith the D M-24, as so on as the basic mix settings are made, a utomation c an be acti vated.
On channel s 1-32 you can program a differe nt MIDI chan nel and MID I controller number for the fader , mute k ey and pan k nob. O n the mas ter lay er you can do this for faders and m utes only . This allow s the DM -24 to contr ol other d evices or other dev ices to contr ol the DM -24 vi a MIDI.
output si multaneously . The control room an d studio out puts on the cascade slave coul d be used t o feed di fferent moni tors systems . Use the cascade mas ter for your standard near field monitors a nd studio s peakers, w hile the casca de slave coul d feed mid field speak ers and s mall comp uter speaker s.
• AES/EBU can be input or output i n DUAL LINE (HI SPEED w ill be supported in a future v ersion of firmware.) The IF-AE /DM AES/EBU o ption card supports HI SP EED in v ersion 1.1 1. HIGH SPEED c an send 2 c hannels of data at 9 6K on one A ES/EBU cabl e.
An important point after buying a device Tascam DM-24 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Tascam DM-24 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Tascam DM-24 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Tascam DM-24 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Tascam DM-24 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Tascam DM-24, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Tascam DM-24.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Tascam DM-24. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Tascam DM-24 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
