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 strip for the 
Insert button:
Right-clicking on the 
Insert button will bring up this 
dialog:Here, you can select which insert the channel in 
question actually uses – as well as determining 
whether the insert is pre- or post-EQ. Each channel 
can access one insert at a time, and the last selection 
will send the view back to the 
Routing screen’s Insert 
Presets
 tab.
To use the insert, click the insert button normally 
(with the left mouse button). The button will light red 
to indicate that the insert is active.
The same button can be 
viewed on the VGA 
Channel 
screen, as seen to the right. 
						

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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 will display the name of the insert directly 
below the Node field).
To determine the Insert’s Source or “send”, use the 
SOURCE knob on the bottom of the LCD screen. To 
determine the Insert’s Destination or “receive”, use 
the 
DEST (destination) knob at the bottom of the 
screen. Otherwise, the functionality of the inserts is 
the same as the VGA.
Actually routing the insert to a mixer channel
After you have configured your insert, and you wish 
to enable it on a mixer channel, hit the 
CHANNEL 
key (in the 
MAIN DISPLAY MODES section) and 
then select the channel on which you would like to 
use the insert.
Once you’ve selected the LCD 
Channel screen and 
pressed the 
Insert soft key, you should see this screen:The knob at the bottom right of the screen labeled 
CHOOSE INSERT scrolls through the list of eight inserts, 
while the 
SET INS button selects the insert when it is 
chosen. The 
ON/OFF soft button to the right actually 
enables or disables the insert selected, and the 
POINT 
button selects where in the signal chain the insert 
occurs. 
						

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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 assigned to the busses via the 
VGA’s 
Channel screen, in the CONTROL module, and 
directly on a channel in the 
Mixer screen. 
Buss Assign Keys These are the buss assign keys 
from the 
CONTROL module of the Channel screen. They look very similar to the assign keys on the mixer 
channels in the 
Mixer screen. 
						

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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 surface, you can just 
move the faders directly on the mixer while leaving a 
different screen on the display.
LCD Buss: Controls
From this screen you can assign the mixer channels 
and effects returns to any of the eight stereo busses, 
along with the Cue and L/R busses.To  r e a c h  t h e  BUSS ASSIGN screens on the LCD, press 
the 
BUSS ASSIGN key in the LCD ACCESS section. 
						

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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.
ST/ALL ON Assigns all of the mixer channels to the 
Master L/R buss.
Buss Assign Press the Buss Assign soft 
key to open the buss select menu for the 
selected mixer channel. (Select the 
mixer channel by pressing 
SEL on the 
channel in question, or by using the Left/
Right arrow keys of the Keypad).
1-2 to 7-8 These keys assign the 
selected mixer channel to their respec-
tive busses.
CUE This key assigns the selected mixer channel to 
the Cue output.
ST This key assigns the selected mixer channel to the 
Master L/R output.
RET 1-8 This screen shows the return assignments, 
as well as the assignment of the busses to the stereo 
buss.
Aux Sends & Returns
The mixer features six Aux Sends and eight Returns. 
The Aux Send controls are available from the sur-
face, the VGA, and the LCD screens. Aux sends can 
be routed internally, or externally to the four Aux 
Send jacks on the top panel (and, for that matter, any other external jack using the SX-1’s flexible routing). 
The Returns can accept input from nearly any source, 
internal or external. Routing for the Returns is con-
figured in the 
Mixer Routing tab of the VGA Routing 
screen.
VGA Aux Send Controls
Aux send levels can be controlled 
from the VGA 
Channel screen in the 
AUX SEND module and from the LCD 
MIXER CHANNEL page. Identical con-
trols (pictured left) are also found 
on the channels in the 
Mixer screen. 
All 6 Aux Sends are also part of the 
Virtual Channel Strip for each 
channel. 
						

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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 the surface, you 
can just move the faders directly on the mixer while 
leaving a different screen on the display.
LCD Aux Send Controls
Aux Send controls on the LCD are available directly 
on the 
MIXER CHANNEL screen.Press either 
MIXER or CHANNEL in the MAIN 
DISPLAY MODE
 section. Use the keypad’s arrow 
keys to scroll to the Aux Send field you want to 
adjust. Then use the soft knobs to adjust the Aux 
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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 bank has been recalled to the surface, you 
can just move the faders directly on the mixer while 
leaving a different screen on the display. 
						

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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 currently 
available library routing entries.
Name The name of the currently selected library 
entry appears in this text field. Click once in the text 
field to highlight the selected library preset’s name. 
Type in a new name and press [ENTER] on the PS/2 
keyboard.
Notes Each library setting can have important com-
mentaries saved right along with the preset. These 
notes can be edited at any time from the PS/2 
keyboard.
IMPORT This key lets you import a library entry 
from another project. Press 
IMPORT and browse 
through the available projects listed in the 
Import 
Project
 window. Select the library file you want to 
import and press 
OK (or CANCEL to escape the action).
COMPARE Compares the SX-1’s current routing 
state to the last loaded (or saved) routing library 
preset.
LCD Routing Library Display
From the LIBRARY section, press the ROUTING key 
to recall the 
ROUTING LIBRARY LCD screen. This 
screen’ parallels the 
Routing Library tab in the ROUTING 
screen of the VGA. Use the controls on this screen to 
store, recall, and name custom routing presets.
IMPORT Press this key to open the screen through 
which you can import routing presets from other 
projects into your current project.
SELECT ENTRY Scrolls through the presets listed 
in the 
ENTRIES window.
EDIT NAME Allows you to change the name of the 
currently selected (highlighted) routing preset. 
						

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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 
link and unlink channels).
VGA Fader Links
The Link feature can be accessed from the CONTROL 
module in the 
CHANNEL screen. It is also available 
directly on the channels shown in the 
MIXER screens.
LINK This is an example of the LINK 
key in the 
CONTROL module. It is simi-
lar in appearance to the 
LINK keys found on the mixer 
channels in the 
MIXER screens.
Press the 
LINK key to gang the selected channel with 
an adjacent channel (the next even channel if the 
selected channel is odd, and the previous odd channel if the selected channel is even). The 
LINK key glows 
blue when active.
TIP
Right-click on the LINK arrow to view the channel ele-
ments you would like to link: aux send, dynamics, EQ, 
faders, trim/delay, stereo pan, and cue pan. This tech-
nique also works for the channels in the 
Mixer screens.
When two channels are linked in this way, the settings 
of the channel whose 
LINK key is clicked are transferred 
to the other linked channel.
LCD Fader Links
From the LCD ACCESS section, press the GROUPS/ 
LINKS
 key to reach the GROUPS/LINKS screen. Then 
press the 
LINKS soft key to reach the LINKS page.
LINKS From this screen you can turn links on and 
off, and control which parameters (such as EQ, aux 
sends, and pan) of each channel are actually linked. 
						

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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 chan-
nel to mono.
LINKS This key opens the LINKS dialog, 
which contains the selected channel’s 
available parameters for linking.
AUX Makes or breaks the selected chan-
nel’s Aux Sends link.
DYN Makes or breaks the selected chan-
nel’s Dynamics link.
EQ Makes or breaks the selected chan-
nel’s EQ link.
FADER Makes or breaks the selected 
channel’s Fader link.
TR/DL Makes or breaks the selected 
channel’s Trim and Delay link.
CUE Makes or breaks the selected channel’s Cue 
link.
CHAN/LINK Turns the Link function on and off for 
the selected channel.
FX RETURN Links Screen
AUX Links ScreenBUSS Links Screen
CUE Links Screen