TASCAM DM-24 Installation and Use Owners Manual - Page 69

9 - Grouping TheDM-24 provides the ability to group channels in either fader or mute groups or both. Note the following points with regard to the use of these groups: Up to eight groups of each type may be used. The pattern of the mute groups can be copied to the fader groups, so that the two group sets are identical. A channel cannot be a member of more than one group of each type. In other words, it can be a member of only one fader group (or of no fader groups) and/or only one mute group (or of no mute groups). In a group (whether fader or mute) there is always one channel which is referred to as the "master" channel. This channel sets the status for all the other "slave" channels in the group. For a mute group, this Mute groups The two grouping screens (for fader grouping and mute grouping) are similar. This is the mute group screen. As the name suggests, mute groups allow the channels to be grouped together in such a way that pressing the MUTE key of the master channel of a mute group affects the mute status of all the other (slave) channels in the group. Slave mute may be turn on or off independently of the other mutes in the group.Groups are shown as horizontal rows in the matrix in the upper part of the screen. The 32 channels are shown as columns. If a row (group) has no check marks or large "bullet" dots in it, no channels have been assigned to that group. To assign a channel to a group, use the § and ¶cursor keys or dial to move the cursor to the appropriate row. means that the slave channels echo the mute status of the master channel. For a fader group, this means that moving the fader of the master channel will move the faders and alter the levels of the other channels in the group. A "slave" channel in a group can be operated independently of the other channels in the group. In addition to channels being members of the groups, groups can also be members of groups, allowing hierarchical "group layers" to be created. Fader groups can only be members of other fader groups, and mute groups can only be members of other mute groups. The grouping screen includes a linking sub-screen, and this is covered in "Linked modules" on page 60. If any channels have previously been assigned to the group, the SEL key of the master channel flashes when the group is selected, and the SEL keys of any slave channels light. NOTE It may not always be possible to see the flashing SEL key indicating a group master when you select a group on screen, as the master channel may be in an inactive fader layer. Press the unlit SEL key of any channel to assign the channel to the group. If the channel is the first one to be assigned to the group, the symbol changes to a large bullet point, showing that it is the master channel of the group and the SEL indicator flashes. If the channel is assigned to a group and it is not the first channel in the group, it is shown with a check mark to show that it is a slave channel, and the SEL indicator lights. If a channel has already been assigned to a group as a slave and that group is currently selected, pressing the SEL key unassigns it from the group. If a channel has already been assigned to a group as a master and another group is currently selected, pressing the SEL key to turn the channel into a slave channel brings up a warning message (Re-assign mute grouping?), and pressing ENTER reassigns the group. Any of the cursor keys may be used as "no" or "escape" keys here. TASCAM DM-24 Reference Manual 69