TASCAM DM-24 Installation and Use DM-24 Basics v. 2.0 - Page 14

Automation The DM-24 features very powerful, internal automation. No computer required. The internal automation of the DM-24 is actually more powerful and easier to use then many large frame consoles used in professional studios. The following mix controls of the DM-24 can be automated: • Fader levels • Mutes • EQ settings: • Gain, Frequency, Q, EQ On/Off switching can be automated • Individual EQ band TYPE switching between High/Low Pass Filter, Peaking & Shelving • Auxiliary send levels and Pre/Post switching • Auxiliary master send levels • Bus master levels • GATE settings: • THRESHold • RANGE • HYSTeresis • ATTACK • HOLD • DECAY • COMPressor settings: • THRESHold • RATIO • ATTACK • RELEASE • Library recall • Surround panning parameters The automation can be triggered by external MTC (MIDI Time Code), SMPTE time code or by the internal MTC generator. ABS time code from an ADAT or DTRS machine cannot be used. Time code received from the RS-422 connection cannot be used to trigger automation. ADAT users will have to have a device that converts ADAT ABS to MTC or SMPTE in order to trigger automation. Such devices include the JL Cooper dataSync2, the MOTU MTP-AV and the Alesis BRC. All automation mix files are stored internally on the DM-24. There are 7 banks that can each store up to 8,000 events. If 8,001 events are used in one mix, two banks are used for that mix. The next mix would use bank 3. Up to 32,000 events can be used in one mix. These files (as well as all library files, snapshots, EQ, Effects, etc.) can be dumped to a MIDI device (MDF-3 or sequencer) to make more room for new mixes. They can of course be reloaded at any time. The idea behind the automation is "power without interference." When you're mixing, you want to be thinking about your mix not trying to remember the 28 14