TEAC DM-3200 DM-3200 Owner's Manual - Page 57

4 - Routing & assignment : Monitoring Meters The main monitor meters provide a "pre-dim" and "pre-level control" reading of the source selected to feed the control room outputs. The meters are set up so that the OVER indicator lights at over full-scale output. A reading corresponding to -16 on the meters is equivalent to a nominal analog level (+4 dBU or -10 dBV). Meter ballistics The meter ballistics, etc. for all meters, including software meters, and these are set up in the METER/FADER METER screen (see "Metering screen (1st 24 channel module meters)" on page 57). From this screen, use the POD 3 encoder to set the meter release time between Slow, Normal and Fast. Use the POD 4 encoder to set the meter hold time between Off (no hold), 1, 2, 4 and 8 seconds, and ∞ (infinite hold until this parameter is reset). Each module also has its own set of meters which are located in the common global area of the module screens ("Global module settings" on page 60) which can be set there as being pre- or post-fader. There is also a series of metering screens, as mentioned above, allowing different sets of modules to be metered. On-screen meter selection Use the left-hand column of radio buttons to select the following modules for metering: CH 1-24 CH 25-48 Buss 1-16 AUX 1-8 The first 24 channel modules The second 24 channel modules (the last 16 "full-featured" modules and the 16 "return" modules) The 16 busses The 8 aux sends In every case, the stereo buss meters are visible at the lower right of the screen: Figure 4.12: Metering screen (1st 24 channel module meters) The options at the extreme lower left echo the same settings made in the preferences (as explained in "SEL Key Follows Fader Layer Status" on page 34). Metering points The center METERING POINT array of radio buttons allows the selection of where the metering for the different groups of modules takes place. For the "full-feature" modules from 1 through 32 (CH 1-32), the points are at the input stage (INPUT), before the gate (PRE GATE), after the gate (POST GATE) or after the EQ stage (PRE INSERT), and after the fader (POST FADER). For the channel modules from 33 through 48 (CH 3348), there are only 2 meter points: at the input stage (INPUT) and after the fader (POST FADER). The master channels (MASTER) can be metered precompressor/expander (PRE COMP), pre-fader (PRE FADER) or post-fader (POST FADER). NOTE If the optional meter bridge is fitted, the settings made here apply to the meter displays on the meter bridge, as well as to the on-screen meter displays. TIP The TASCAM Mixer Companion software provides a software "meter bridge". TASCAM DM-3200 User's Manual 57