Tascam Digital Audio Production Environment SX-1 Reference Manual

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Actually routing the insert to a mixer channel
Once you have created an insert on the insert routing 
page, you’ll want to actually insert it on a mixer 
channel to hear it. While you can do this in a few dif-
ferent places on the VGA, the manner of selection is 
the same for all of them.Go back to the Mixer page (MIXER key in the MAIN 
DISPLAY MODES
 section of the surface, or press 
Alt+2 on the PS/2 keyboard), and look at the top of a 
channel...

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LCD
The implementation on the LCD screen is nearly 
identical to the VGA, only soft knobs are used for the 
pull-down menus instead of the mouse.
The screen looks like this:The Source field is the same as the VGA’s Insert Send 
field, as the 
Destination pull-down is the same as the 
VGA’s 
Insert Receive display. The Node list is simply the 
default name of the Insert, as it is not possible to 
name inserts from the LCD screen (although the 
LCD...

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ANALOG IN
The ANALOG IN screen is an example of how all the 
ROUTING screens appear. The controls found in these 
screens directly parallel the controls of the VGA 
Routing tabs.
PREV PAGE Moves backward through the routing 
screens.
NEXT PAGE Moves forward through the routing 
screens.
Bussing
The mixer has a total of eight busses, not including 
the Cue, monitor (Studio and Control Room outs), 
and Master L/R busses.
VGA Controls
A channel can be...

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Buss Masters Master levels for the busses are 
reached through the Fader Banks. To see the busses 
on the VGA, make sure the 
Mixer screen is selected 
(press 
MIXER in the MAIN DISPLAY MODE). From 
the 
FADER BANK section, press BANK MODE so 
that the 
 LED is on. Then press BUSS/
AU X
 to reach this screen.
TIP
Keep in mind that it’s not necessary to have a Fader 
screen up just to move a buss level. If the buss fader 
bank has been recalled to the...

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CH 1-16 and CH 17-32 The bussing pages are 
set up in two groups of 16 channels each. These keys 
select the channels you want to view.
MACRO These “macro” commands 
allow busses on all the channels to be 
turned on or off at the press of a single 
soft key.
1-8/ALL OFF Turns any of the eight ste-
reo busses that are on, off (does not 
include the Cue buss).
ST/ALL OFF Unassigns all of the mixer channels 
from going to the stereo Master L/R buss....

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Aux Send Masters
Master levels for the Aux Sends are reached through 
the Fader Banks. To see them on the VGA, make 
sure the 
Mixer screen is selected (press MIX in the 
MAIN DISPLAY MODE. From the FADER BANK 
section, press 
BANK MODE so that the  
LED is on.
Then press 
BUSS/ AUX to reach this screen.
TIP
Keep in mind that it’s not necessary to have a Fader 
screen up just to move an Aux send level. If the Aux 
send fader bank has been recalled to...

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VGA Aux Return Masters
Master levels for the Aux Returns are reached 
through the Fader Banks. To see the return levels on 
the VGA, make sure the 
Mixer screen is selected 
(press 
MIX in the MAIN DISPLAY MODE. From the 
FADER BANK section, press BANK MODE so that 
the 
 LED is on. Then press RTN/ GRP to 
reach this screen.
TIP
Keep in mind that it’s not necessary to have a Fader 
screen up just to move an aux return level. If the Aux 
return fader...

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Routing Library Displays
A Library feature is available for saving your custom 
routing configurations (such that making a library 
routing entry saves all configurable routing parame-ters). Dedicated LCD and VGA screens are available 
for accessing these features.
VGA Routing Library Display
From the VGA ROUTING screen, click on the Routing 
Library
 tab. Here you can create, edit and import rout-
ing settings.
Library The Library window lists the...

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Chapter 12 – Fader Links, Groups, & Banks
Links
It’s possible to link any (including aux, effect sends, 
busses, and MIDI channel faders) odd-numbered 
mixer channel with its adjacent, even-numbered 
channel to form a stereo pair. This feature can be 
accessed from the VGA (whenever you see a 
LINK key), the LCD (from the 
GROUPS/LINKS screen), or 
simply by pressing the 
SEL keys for two adjacent 
channels simultaneously (this move lets you quickly...

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PREV PAGE and NEXT PAGE These keys scroll 
through the 
LINKS pages (pictured below).
MACRO This key opens the MACRO dia-
log where there are several special link-
related commands:
SET DFLT Press this soft key to make the 
mixer’s channel links return to their fac-
tory default settings.
LINKS OFF Turns all presently active 
links off.
PA N  M O N O  Sets the stereo pan for the selected 
channel to mono.
CUE MONO Sets the cue pan for the selected...