TASCAM DM-24 Installation and Use Automation Manual - Page 7

2 - Quick Start Make the initial settings 4 Operate your recorder and navigate the DM-24 as you normally would during a mix. The DM-24's automation system stores control settings as you change them. Store the current settings 5 Store the current mix data using the AUTO FILES display. Press the AUTOMATION key until the AUTO FILES screen is shown on the display. Press the STORE soft key (the second). Use the cursor keys, the data wheel and the ENTER key to name your mix. See the main manual section on libraries for further details of naming and editing library entries. See "AUTO FILES" on page 14 of this manual for further details of this screen. Write some fader moves 6 Once you have the mix basically set up, write some fader moves: LAYER STATUS CH1-16 CH17-32 MACHINE CONTROL REPEAT ALL INPUT AUTO MON AUTO PUNCH IN/OUT RHSL IN/OUT CLEAR MASTER AUTOMATION REHEARSE WRITE TRIM REW ALL SAFE F FWD EDIT DISCARD INTIAL EDIT REVERT AUTO FADE STOP PLAY RECORD NOTE You are not writing mix moves yet! Press the STORE soft key again. With time code running, press the WRITE key. Touch a fader with your finger and move it up or down. Release the fader when your mix move is complete. When you release the fader, it automatically returns to its previous setting. Rewind the recorder and play the section again. The DM-24 plays back the moves you just wrote. You can press the WRITE key, and touch the faders to write new mix moves at will. Write some mute moves 7 Now write some Mutes (also called Switch Events): With time code running, press the WRITE key. Press some MUTE keys to change the mute settings to on or off. Rewind the recorder and play the sections again. The DM-24 will play back the Switch Events you just wrote to the MUTE keys (in other words, the MUTE indicators and status will change in sync with the incoming time code. TASCAM DM-24 Automation 7