TEAC DM-3200 DM-3200 Owner's Manual - Page 50

4 - Routing & assignment : Routing Insert patching NOTE It is important to note the difference between the hardware inserts and the software inserts described here on the DM-3200. The hardware inserts are completely in the analog domain and apply only to the mic/line inputs. The software inserts are available to many more internal modules. Although these insert loops may exit from the DM-3200 in either the analog or digital domain, they may also remain completely within the unit, using internal "patch" connections. These "soft" inserts allow 16 different input and output pairs to be defined as inserts at definable points in the DM-3200 signal path. Figure 4.4: Routing inserts 1 Use the POD 4 encoder to select the send/ return target group, and select a return point (the left column of the screen). • ASN S/R The four pairs of external analog send and return jacks • EFF S/R The internal effects unit sends and returns • M/L The microphone/line inputs (note that these can only be used as returns, not as sends) • TDIF1, TDIF2, TDIF3 The three built-in TDIF I/O ports • ADAT The "lightpipe" ADAT ports • DIN/OUT The two stereo digital inputs and out- puts • SLOT1, SLOT2 The optional cards fitted in the slots (note that a card such as the surround monitor card only has outputs and can therefore only act as a send group) 2 Select a send point in the SEND column from the group selected with POD 4 (this does not have to be the same as the return group-you could even have an analog send to an external effect with a digital return, for example). 3 Select the return point in the RETURN column from the group selected in the S/R TARGET area. NOTE Note that you cannot use a return module which has already been assigned as an input point. When you have selected the send, return and module, you can then use the on-screen switches to select whether the insert point will be pre-fader (PRE) or post-fader (POST)-channel modules only, as the other modules do not allow the selection of the insert point, and this option is therefore not available when non-channel modules are selected. The insert point can also be turned ON and OFF here (allowing you to make easy A/B comparisons). Send/return linking In some cases, the sends and returns form a clearly-defined pair (for example, the assignable sends and returns). To make insert setup operations easier, check the S/R LINK checkbox at the bottom left of the screen. When this is checked, selecting a send point in the will automatically select the corresponding return point (or vice versa). 50 TASCAM DM-3200 User's Manual