TEAC DM-3200 DM-3200 Automation Manual - Page 35

4 - Operation : Automating Groups Automating Groups There are several considerations and possibilities when using the DM-3200 automation with grouped controls: • Creating a group containing controls that have existing dynamic automation. • Automating the Group Master. • Creating a group containing controls that do not have existing dynamic automation. • Automating group slaves. • Removing slaves from an automated group. • Automation of hierarchical groups. Grouping Non-Automated Controls Create the group normally using the ST LINK/ GROUPING display. The group master or slaves within the group may then be automated. A Group Master may be automated just like any other control. The group slaves follow the group master. Automation data is only written by the Group Master. Any group slave that is removed from a group no longer follows any mix moves written by the Group Master. However, it continues to read its own mix moves. Any group slave may be individually automated just like any other control. It reads its own moves, which would be offset by the moves of the Group Master. Grouping Automated Controls It is possible to create a group containing controls that have existing dynamic automation moves. In this case, the mix moves of the group slaves are maintained while following the overall moves of the Group Master. Essentially, this is using the movements of the group master to trim the moves of the group slaves. It should be noted that this does not actually write Trim data to the group slaves. Hierarchical Groups Simply put, hierarchical groups are "groups of Groups which operate the same way as Master and groups" and can be very powerful mixing tools. Hierarchical groups have Master Groups and Slave Groups which operate in the same way as Master and Slave controls in non-hierarchical groups. Hierarchical groups are set up in the GROUPING LAYER section of the ST LINK/GROUPING display. Mix File Management The DM-3200 automation system's storage capacity is determined by the size of the Compact Flash card. The exact number of mixes depends on the type of mix. Some control movements use up more events than others. Pressing a MUTE key uses one event, while a complex fader movement uses many. The Mix Data The mix data itself contains Initial Status and Dynamic data for all automated controls ("Automated Controls" on page 4). In order to store the settings of non-automated controls such as the digital trim values, those settings must be stored in a library for automated recall. The mix data and library data may then be archived via the USB and supplied TASCAM Mixer Companion software to a personal computer for archival. TASCAM DM-3200 Automation Guide 35