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Automation overview : Displays

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3 - Automation overview : Displays Rehearse Rehearse is a special status that works with Write, Trim and Static modes. Rehearse allows you to practice or experiment with mix moves without recording them. Displays The automation display screens on the TASCAM DM described below are used for the following purposes: • Enabling/disabling the automation system • Setting operational preferences • Setting the master Auto Fade Out time • Displaying used/available memory • Over-riding the automation system's automatic mode switching • Copy/paste of configuration between channels • Mix file management In all automation displays, the cursor is moved by using the cursor keys, located to the lower right of the display. AUTO SETUP Figure 6: AUTO SETUP screen Check boxes are enabled/disabled by moving the cursor to the check box and pressing the ENTER key. Time values are entered by moving the cursor to the desired box, changing the value with the wheel then pressing the ENTER key. Time values flash until confirmed with the ENTER key. To access the automation displays, press the AUTOMATION key. Repeatedly pressing the AUTOMATION key (or using the POD 1 encoder and switch) toggles between the displays. AUTOMATION ENGINE This on-screen button enables/disables the TASCAM DM's automation system. When enabled, AUTO is displayed in the upper left of the display with the currently selected channel, in all mixer displays. No automation data will be recorded or played back when the automation system is disabled. AUTO STORE The AUTO STORE option enables or disables automatic storage of mix data. When turned on, there are two sub-options: OVERWRITE, which throws away the previous mix data, and KEEP, which keeps the previous mix data as a backup. KEEP CONFIRMATION When enabled, a pop-up box will ask for confirmation before performing a Keep operation. A Keep operation saves a copy of the current mix, pushing older mixes "down the stack". If all space for mixes is is taken, the Keep operation will delete the oldest (unprotected) mix. All mixes saved using Keep are numerically sequenced with highest numbers being the latest mixes. The default value of this check box is on (keep confirmation is enabled). AUTOMATION MODE MULTI PASS Nor- mally, the mixer exits Global Write or Global Trim mode when it is no longer receiving timecode. When this check box is enabled, the mixer remains in Global Write or Global Trim mode until the mode is TASCAM DM Automation Guide 11

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3 – Automation overview : Displays
TASCAM DM
Automation Guide
11
Rehearse
Rehearse is a special status that works with Write,
Trim and Static modes. Rehearse allows you to
practice or experiment with mix moves without
recording them.
Displays
The automation display screens on the TASCAM
DM described below are used for the following pur-
poses:
•
Enabling/disabling the automation system
•
Setting operational preferences
•
Setting the master Auto Fade Out time
•
Displaying used/available memory
•
Over-riding the automation system’s automatic
mode switching
•
Copy/paste of configuration between channels
•
Mix file management
In all automation displays, the cursor is moved by
using the cursor keys, located to the lower right of
the display.
AUTO SETUP
Check boxes are enabled/disabled by moving the
cursor to the check box and pressing the
ENTER
key.
Time values are entered by moving the cursor to the
desired box, changing the value with the wheel then
pressing the
ENTER
key. Time values flash until con-
firmed with the
ENTER
key.
To access the automation displays, press the
AUTO-
MATION
key. Repeatedly pressing the
AUTOMA-
TION
key (or using the POD 1 encoder and switch)
toggles between the displays.
AUTOMATION ENGINE
This on-screen button
enables/disables the TASCAM DM’s automation
system.
When enabled,
AUTO
is displayed in the upper left of
the display with the currently selected channel, in all
mixer displays.
No automation data will be recorded or played back
when the automation system is disabled.
AUTO STORE
The
AUTO STORE
option enables or
disables automatic storage of mix data.
When turned on, there are two sub-options:
OVER-
WRITE
, which throws away the previous mix data, and
KEEP
, which keeps the previous mix data as a backup.
KEEP CONFIRMATION
When enabled, a pop-up
box will ask for confirmation before performing a
Keep operation. A Keep operation saves a copy of
the current mix, pushing older mixes “down the
stack”. If all space for mixes is is taken, the Keep
operation will delete the oldest (unprotected) mix.
All mixes saved using Keep are numerically
sequenced with highest numbers being the latest
mixes.
The default value of this check box is on (keep con-
firmation is enabled).
AUTOMATION MODE MULTI PASS
Nor-
mally, the mixer exits Global Write or Global Trim
mode when it is no longer receiving timecode.
When this check box is enabled, the mixer remains in
Global Write or Global Trim mode until the mode is
Figure 6: AUTO SETUP screen