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11 – Machine Control/Location—Selecting devices for control
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When an entry in the Machine Control List is high-
lighted (that is, the cursor is on the left of the screen), the dial is used to scroll through the list, including 
those items which may not be visible on the screen.
Deleting devices from the list
If a device is added in error to the Machine Control 
List (or is no longer required), highlight the device, move the cursor to the on-screen DELETE button, and...

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TRA  This two parameter allows the transport con-
trols of the DM-24 to control the transport of the 
selected device (
TRA).
Only one device at a time can be selected for trans-
port control, as shown by the circled 
© symbol. If a 
device has been selected for transport control, and it 
is required to control another device, the first device 
selected for external control must be de-selected 
from transport...

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11 – Machine Control/Location—General parameters
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To use a machine control mapping
Of course, at least one machine control mapping 
must exist before this operation can be carried out.
1Press and hold down the 
SHIFT key and the 
numeric 
CLR key.
2Press the numeric key corresponding to the 
map you want to use (
0 through 9).The DM-24’s transport control keys will now control 
the device selected in that map and the other mapping 
features will also be enabled.
The 
MAP...

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Each of these libraries must use a separate MIDI 
channel. A popup message is displayed if an attempt is made to assign the same MIDI channel to more 
than one library.
Program Change values
This setting allows a given Program Change number 
to be associated with a particular library entry. This 
means that there does not have to be an exact match 
between, say, a particular synthesizer patch number 
and number of the...

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11 – Machine Control/Location—Location memories
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Play Mode
This function determines the way in which the PLAY 
key works in conjunction with the location facilities. 
There are three settings:, 
Auto, Deferred and Immediate.
AUTO The PLAY indicator flashes as the unit is 
locating to a location point. When the location point 
is reached, playback starts automatically. However, if 
the 
PLAY key is pressed before the location point is 
reached, the unit stops locating and...

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be shown on the display when location memories are 
being edited, etc.
Storing a location memory “on the fly”
This procedure allows you to set a location memory, 
regardless of whether timecode is currently being 
received or not. If timecode is not currently being 
received, the value of the location memory is the last 
received value as shown on the time counter on the 
display.
The value on the time counter, regardless of...

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11 – Machine Control/Location—External control
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Viewing a list of location memories
To view a popup list of all the location memories 
which have been stored:
1Press the 
SHIFT key so that the indicator is 
lit.2Press the 
EDIT key (now the LIST key as 
shown by the shifted legend).
The location memory source (timecode or 
MTC, or ABS) is shown, along with the value 
of each location memory.
Manual location
It is also possible to enter a location point manually, 
(from a...

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Press the EXT CTRL key (SHIFT indicator should not 
be lit) to bring up the main external control screen:
Initially, the list will be blank, but devices can be 
added as described here.
Note that this list is unconnected with the lists of 
machine and transport control devices described ear-
lier in this section and refers to specific control capa-
bilities of these devices, rather generic controls.
Move the cursor to the right...

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be carried out easily from the DM-24. Consult the 
documentation of your DTRS unit for full details of 
how these operations affect the unit.
It is essential the unit connected directly using the 
DTRS REMOTE CONTROL connection from the 
DM-24 has an ID of 1 (0 in the case of DA-88s). It is 
suggested that the other units in the chain are num-
bered in order following this (but this is not essen-
tial). Remember that all chains...

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DTRS mixer
In addition to the screen just described, there is an 
on-screen output mixer which controls the internal 
mixer of up to two DTRS units.
This is selected as a separate item in the list of 
devices to be controlled by the DM-24 (
DA-98HR 
Mix
). If this item is not added to the list of controlla-
ble devices, it will not be possible to make these 
mixer settings described here, even if the appropriate DTRS units have...
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