Tascam Digital Mixing Console DM-24 Owners Manual

DM-24
Digital Mixing Console
Professional
OWNER’S MANUAL
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-
ence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is...

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Important Safety Precautions
IMPORTANT (for U.K. Customers)
DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment.
If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or
the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an
appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer.
If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the fuse
 and dispose
of the plug
 immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by
inadvertent connection to the mains supply.
If...

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CAUTION:
…Read all of these Instructions.
…Save these Instructions for later use.
…Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio
equipment.
1) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should
be read before the product is operated.
2) Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should
be retained for future reference.
3) Heed Warnings — All warnings on the product and in the operating
instructions should be adhered to.
4) Follow Instructions...

 Table of Contents
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1 – Introduction
Features ........................................................ 8
Supplied accessories  .................................... 9
About this manual  ....................................... 9
How this manual is arranged  ................................. 9
Word clock issues  ...................................... 11
2 – User interface
Scope of controls  ....................................... 12
Global screens...

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Output assignments  ...................................42
Digital outputs ....................................................... 42
Assignable sends and returns  ...................43
Master compressors  ...................................43
6 – Hookup
Analog connections ....................................44
MIC/LINE connections  ........................................... 44
External dynamics processors and effectors  ....... 45
Analog monitoring and mastering...

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Attack .......................................................................66
Release .....................................................................66
Compressors ............................................... 67
Threshold .................................................................67
Compression ratio  ...................................................67
Attack time  ..............................................................67
Release time...

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Managing library entries  ...........................99
Storing active library entries  ................................ 99
Storing entries in a non-active library  ............... 100
Loading entries from an active library  .............. 100
Loading entries from a non-active library  ......... 100
Library undo/redo  ............................................... 101
Setting and editing titles  .................................... 101
Libraries—snapshots...

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1 – Introduction
The DM-24 digital mixing console is designed to 
provide you with superlative audio quality in today’s 
digital audio recording environment, as well as ease 
of use and flexibility to meet changing needs.
This Reference Manual is not intended to be read 
from cover to cover, but we do suggest that you make yourself familiar with the contents of this section as 
well as the structure of this manual, so that you can 
find answers to questions when you need...

1 – Introduction—Supplied accessories
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Supplied accessories
As well as the documentation supplied with the DM-
24, you should also have packed with the unit:
 A power cord
 A warranty card
 A list of authorized TASCAM service stationsIf any of these items is missing, contact your TAS-
CAM distributor.
Retain the box and other packing material that came 
with the DM-24 in case you need to transport it in the 
future.
About this manual
Please note the following...

1 – Introduction—About this manual
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operations that you would typically carry out with an 
analog console (EQ settings, assigning channels, 
making Aux sends, etc.).
8 – “Dynamics processors” on page 63 : 
The DM-24 contains flexible digital dynamics pro-
cessors which can be used in a wide variety of ways, 
and these are treated in their own section here.
9 – “Grouping” on page 69 : The DM-24 
allows channels to be grouped into fader and mute 
groups. This section...