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3Use POD 4 to scroll through the list of entries 
in the library.
4Press soft key 4 or the dedicated 
RECALL key 
to recall the entry.If there is no data in the library entry, a 
popup message appears to show this, and no 
data is recalled.
Library undo/redo
When library entries are recalled (“Library func-
tions” on page 99), the 
2ND F. key pressed together 
with the 
RECALL key acts as an undo key, allowing the recently recalled library setting to be compared 
with the previously-loaded library setting.
Setting and editing titles
The DM-24 provides titling facilities for the library 
entries. These are available when an entry is first 
stored, or when the 
EDIT soft key (3) is pressed from 
the library screen.
Library entries may have a name consisting of up to 
16 characters.
Use POD 4 to scroll through the list of library entries.
When a library entry is stored it is given a default 
name (for instance 
FROM CH12 would be used to 
describe an EQ setting which had been saved from 
the current settings on channel 12).
If the entry highlighted in the list at the right of the 
screen already has a name which is to be edited, use 
the dial to pick the 
ÄNAME special command and 
press 
ENTER. This copies the entry name to the 
name editing area.Use the cursor keys to navigate the cursor around the 
name editing area on the left of the screen.
Pick letters and symbols from the list below the name 
editing area. Press 
ENTER to insert the highlighted 
symbol into the name editing area.
It is also possible to use the 
SCREEN MODE/
NUMERIC ENTRY keys to enter numbers directly 
into the title.
Use the special commands as follows:
INSERT – inserts a space at the cursor position
DELETE – deletes the character at the cursor position
 – this copies the edited name to the high-
lighted entry in the list at the right of the screen.
Xtion-> and 
						

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Libraries—snapshots
There are a few items regarding the snapshot library 
which should be noted:
The snapshot library screen includes a picture of the 
faders, together with pan/balance settings and mute 
settings.However, the snapshot itself comprises more than 
this. All the parameters listed in “Snapshot “neutral” 
setting” on page 102 are stored in a snapshot.
As the list on the right of the screen is scrolled using 
POD 4, the snapshot image on the right changes to 
show the setting stored in that entry.
The snapshot image on the left shows the current 
data.
As well as the snapshot name itself, the entry also 
stores whether the snapshot was made at high (96k or 
88.2k) or normal sampling frequency. 
NOTE
It is not possible to recall a snapshot made at a high 
sampling frequency when the DM-24 is in normal sam-
pling frequency mode, or the other way round.
The transition time is also displayed (in seconds). 
See above for how to set and store this time.
Protecting snapshot settings
It is possible to protect various aspects of the setup, 
to prevent the recalled snapshot from overwriting 
them. This means that only the “important” parts of a 
snapshot can be used—for example, the I/O and buss 
assignments can be retained and not overwritten by 
the snapshot.
I/O SEL / BUSS ASSIGN If this is checked, it 
allows the I/O selection “Setting up the I/O” on 
page 36 to be retained, as well as the buss assignment 
settings.
GROUPING If this is checked, when the snapshot 
is recalled, the mute and fader groupings are retained.
OTHER If this is checked, other settings will be 
retained when a snapshot is recalled.
NOTE
If all these boxes are checked, no settings will be 
changed when a snapshot is recalled.
Snapshot “neutral” setting
The snapshot read-only entry is a “neutral” setting.
All faders are set to nominal levels, and pan controls 
are set to center, etc.
Specifically
Item Value
E Q   sw i t c h O N                                                                             
E Q   g a i n   ( a l l   b a n d s ) 0 d B                                                                            
EQ frequency (LO/LM/LH/HI) 99 Hz/1 kHz/4 kHz/10.1 kHz
EQ Q (LO/LM/LH/HI) L.SHELF/8.65/8.65/H.SHELF
Fa d e r   l ev e l 0 d B                                                                            
C u t O F F                                                                            
Aux send levels (all)
–
∞
Aux pre/post (Aux 1,2 only) POST
A u x   O N / O F F O N                                                                             
P a n / B A L C E N T E R                                                                         
I m a g e   w i d t h S T E R E O 1 0 0 %                                                                     
M O N O   s w i t c h S T E R E O                                                                         
S u r r o u n d   L - R  C E N T E R                                                                         
S u r r o u n d   F - R  F 4 5                                                                            
S u r r o u n d   L - R   D i v 1 0 0 %                                                                           
S u r r o u n d   F - R   D i v 1 0 0 %                                                                           
S U B   l e v e l  0 d B                                                                            
A u x   m a s t e r   l e v e l s 0 d B                                                                            
A u x   m a s t e r   l i n k O F F                                                                            
A u x   m a s t e r   c u t O F F                                                                            
B u s s   l ev e l 0 d B                                                                            
Item Value 
						

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Libraries—effects
When the internal effect library is selected, the 
screen display changes as shown below:
This differs from the other libraries, because it is pos-
sible to access four different sub-libraries from a sin-
gle screen.
The settings for the current and the library entry data 
effector are displayed on the left and the right of the 
screen respectively. In addition, the current effector 
setting (either 1 or 2, as determined by the currently-selected sub-library) also shows the input to and the 
output from the effector.
The sub-libraries are:
 Preset entries for effect 1 (
P1)
 Preset entries for effect 2 (
P2)
 User entries (
U1)
To change the sub-library:
1Use the cursor keys to select the sub-library.
2Press the 
ENTER key to select the sub-
library. 
Use the normal procedures to store, recall and name 
the effector entries.
Preset entries can be recalled, and then edited and 
stored in the user sub-library.
Obviously, read-only preset entries cannot be over-
written by user entries.
In addition to the name of the entries stored in the 
library, the type of effect is also shown beside the 
name. This type is automatically entered when the 
B u s s   l i n k s O F F                                                                            
B u s s   c u t s O F F                                                                            
D y n a m i c s   o n / o f f O F F                                                                            
D y n a m i c s   t y p e C O M P                                                                           
Dynamics parameters 
THRESH/RATIO/ATTACK/
RELEASE/OUTGAIN/AUTO-
MAKEUP 0dB/ –
∞:1 /5ms/5ms/0dB/OFF
Dynamics links OFF (except for ST IN 1 and 2)
Dynamics trigger (not shown 
as link is off)BOTH
E f fe c t   i n 0 d B                                                                            
L i n k O F F                                                                            
Pa d   l e v e l 0 d B                                                                            
P h a s e   s w i t c h N o r m a l                                                                         
Pan  gang OFF                                                                           
S a m p l e   d e l a y 0 s a m p l e                                                                        
D e l a y   s w i t c h O F F                                                                            
B u s s   a s s i g n m e n t s N o  A s s i g n                                                                      
S t e r e o / d i r e c t   a s s i g n m e n t s ( S t : O N ) / ( D o u t : O F F )                                                             
S u r r o u n d   a s s i g n m e n t s ( S r n d : O N ) / ( S u b : O F F )                                                            
C u t   g r o u p N o  A s s i g n                                                                      
F a d e r   g r o u p N o  A s s i g n                                                                      
Snapshot name INITIAL-DATA     
Item Value 
						

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effect is stored, and cannot be changed or edited in 
any way.See the separate effects manual for further details.
Libraries—dynamics processors
There are two separate sets of dynamics processor, 
which are very similar to each other in terms of oper-
ation, and so are described together here:
The first is the compressor set:The other set is the expander/gate set:
These two sets differ only in the fact that the parame-
ters for these dynamics processors vary, and accord-
ingly the screen display of the current settings and 
the library entries reflect this.
It is not possible to store a compressor setting into 
the expander/gate library, or the other way round. 
However, expanders and gates may be mixed in the 
expander/gate library.
The type of dynamics processor which is stored is 
shown to the right of the title in the list. This cannot 
be edited or changed.
The store, recall and edit functions are as described 
earlier in this section (“Managing library entries” on 
page 99).
Preset dynamics entries—compressors
The titles of these compressor preset settings are 
intended to give an idea of the kind of signal for 
which they have been designed. However, this is only 
a guide, and you should experiment with these set-tings, and variations of these settings, in different 
contexts in order to discover the best sounds for your 
purposes.
Number Title Comment
000Snare drumSampled snare drum setting
001Slap BassSuitable for slap bass sounds
002Wood BassSuitable for upright plucked double bass
003Synth. Bass 1For synth bass sounds
004Synth. Bass 2 
						

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Preset dynamics entries—gates
Two noise gates are provided as starting points for 
experimentation:
Libraries—EQ
The EQ library provides preset and user settings. As well as the graphical representation of the equal-
ization curve for both the current settings and the 
library entry, the numerical values of the gain, fre-
quency and Q for each of the four frequency bands 
are displayed.
In addition, a small icon beside each band’s figures 
indicates whether the EQ band has been configured 
as a shelving, peaking, notch or LPF or HPF filter.
Storing, editing and naming, and recall operations 
are all as described in “Managing library entries” on 
page 99.
005Acoustic GuitarAcoustic guitar compression
006Ele. Guitar 1
For electric guitars007Ele. Guitar 2
008Ele. Guitar 3
009BrassFor brass sections
010Vocal 1For vocals
011Vocal 2
012Total Comp 1
Overall “blanket” compression settings013Total Comp 2
014Total Comp 3
015Post Pro.1Useful in post-production work
016Post Pro.2
017NarrationUseful setting when recording narrations
Number Title Comment
Number Title Comment
000Snare drumSampled snare drum setting
001Slap BassSuitable for slap bass sounds 
						

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Preset EQ entries
The following are provided for use, and also as start-
ing points for experimentation and creating original 
EQ settings
Number Title Comment
00Snare DrumSuitable for a snare drum
01Bass DrumSuitable for kick (bass) drum
02Sample Snare Dr.EQ for a sampled snare sound
03Sample Bass Dr.For a sampled kick (bass) drum sound
04Wood BassUpright plucked double bass
05Synth. Bass 1For synth bass sounds
06Synth. Bass 2
07Acoustic GuitarSuitable for acoustic guitars
08Ele. Guitar 1
For electric guitars09Ele. Guitar 2 
10Ele. Guitar 3
11Violins & ViolasFor the upper instruments in a string ensemble
12Cello & C.BassFor the lower instruments in a string ensemble
13BrassFor brass sections
14PianoAcoustic piano setting—starting point for experimentation
15Pad fits to VOXFor “pad” sounds to match vocals
16Vocal 1Vocal EQ starting points
17Vocal 2
18Hum CancelElimination of AC (mains) noise
19Radio Voice“Squawk-box” vocal setting 
						

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14 – Surround operations
In addition to normal stereo operations, the DM-24 is 
also capable of producing surround mixes in a variety 
of formats.
Because the DM-24 is capable of mixing to several 
different surround modes, some of the operations and 
display screens are slightly different from the “nor-
mal”, stereo mode, as explained here.Some of these operations are also explained in other 
parts of the manual, but are gathered here for easy 
reference.
In all cases where a surround mode is selected, the 
output busses are used to control the levels of the sig-
nals sent to the different channels of the surround 
matrix.
Selecting a surround mode
This selection is made through the PAN/BAL 
SURROUND MODE
 screen:
1Make sure the 
SHIFT indicator is off, and 
press the 
PAN/BAL SURROUND key until the 
following screen is shown (or press soft key 
1):2Use the cursor keys and the 
ENTER key to 
highlight and select the stereo mode or a sur-
round mode from the following:
A popup screen appears, allowing you to con-
firm the new setting, or cancel it.
A plan view of the speaker layout is shown on 
the display screen.
Note that in the 5.1 screen, the two rear 
speakers can be selected as a single mono 
output.
Monitoring surround patterns
The output busses are used to control the levels of 
signals sent to the surround matrix channels. In this 
context, they can be regarded as master “surround 
pan” controls.
For monitoring, therefore, it is necessary to have an 
analog output for each output buss used. This is most easily achieved using the analog I/O slot card (IF-
AN/DM). This allows easy connection of an analog 
multi-channel monitoring system to the DM-24.
The assignment of the busses to the channels is 
shown by a number beside the representation of the 
on-screen speakers.
STEREO One left and one right speaker, output through the 
stereo output buss
2 + 2 One front left speaker and one front right speaker, 
with a pair of rear speakers (left and right)
3 + 1 A pair of front left and right speakers, together with a 
front center speaker and a center rear speaker
5 . 1 A pair of front left and front right speakers, with a front 
center speaker. A pair of rear left and rear right speak-
ers is also provided, as is a sub channel (typically 
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Selecting a buss pattern
The surround buss assignments below each surround 
mode type allow the assignment of different buss pat-
terns to the surround channels. Where a channel does 
not exist as part of a surround mode pattern, it is rep-
resented by a dash (–).
This facility allows the selection of a fader pattern 
that suits your individual way of working or allows 
your surround to correspond to the surround buss 
assignments of another piece of equipment in the 
system.
Assigning modules
When a surround mode has been selected, the ASSIGN 
BUSS 
screen changes so that the usual buss assign-
ments are not shown, but the modules are now 
assignable to the surround channels:The screen below shows the 2+2 surround assign-
ment settings
Surround mode
Buss Assign Type
Output buss used for:
Front Left
Front Center
Front Right
Rear Left
Rear Center
Rear Right
Sub
2+21 1—23—4—
2 1—32—4—
3 1—42—3—
4 1—24—3—
3+11132—4——
2123—4——
3124—3——
5.11 1352—46
2 1325—64
3 1234—56
4 1523—46
5 1235—46
Surround mode
Buss Assign Type
Output buss used for:
Front Left
Front Center
Front Right
Rear Left
Rear Center
Rear Right
Sub 
						

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The screen below shows the 3 + 1 surround assign-
ment settings.
The following screen shows the 5.1 surround assign-
ment settings.In these screens, the four buss pairs are replaced by 
buttons representing the front and rear pairs of speak-
ers (
SRND) and the center speaker (C) for the 3 + 1 
and 5.1 modes. The 5.1 mode also includes a buss for 
the sub-woofer or “boom” speaker (
B-M).
The channel can also be output through the usual ste-
reo buss (
ST).
As in the usual assignment procedure, channels 1 
through 16 are also capable of direct output.
Use the 
SEL keys and cursor keys to select the chan-
nel, and POD 4 to select the output channel, and 
make and un-make assignments to the channels using 
the 
ENTER key.
Soft keys 1 and 2 are used for on-screen buttons, 
allowing all channels to be assigned to or de-assigned 
from the routing selected by POD 4.
“Pan” controls
The concept of panning does not apply to surround 
mixes as it does to stereo mixes.
Accordingly, when a surround mode is selected, the 
MODULE screen shows the pan control only for the 
left-right pan setting.
To make other surround settings, use the 
SURROUND 
screen.
This screen is accessed by pressing the 
PAN/BAL – 
SURROUND
 key. Instead of a global screen showing all modules, the surround screen for the currently-
selected module and one other module is shown.
If a pair of modules has been linked as a stereo pair, 
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tings—each module’s (or channel’s) position in the 
surround image is set independently. However, the 
fact that these modules have been linked is shown by 
a 
& following the module number at the top of the 
screen.
To change the module to be edited, use the 
SEL key 
of the channel to be edited.
Each channel is shown as a “dot” cursor on a plan of 
the current surround mode.
The crossing point of the cursor (i.e. the position of 
the module signal in the surround mix) can be 
changed with the knobs of POD 1 and POD 3 (these 
adjust the left/right position for the odd and even 
modules) and the knobs of PODs 2 and 4 are used to 
adjust the position from front to rear. These adjust-
ments are made when the row cursor is highlighting 
the top row on the screen.For the left/right settings, there are 201 steps, so the 
left/right setting goes from 
L through L99 through C 
(center) through 
R99 to R. The front/rear settings go 
from 
F50 through C (center) to R50.
There is another parameter, which determines the 
amount of the total “sound-stage”, taken from the 
center position, within which the module signal can 
be positioned. This is set using the second row of on-
screen PODs.
The values here are set in 4 steps: 
25% (the most 
tightly focussed, almost a point source near the cen-
ter), through 
50% and 75% to 100% (the whole of the 
sound-stage is available).
Using these parameters, it is therefore possible to set 
the position of a signal precisely or loosely in either 
dimension.
Note also the “bar-graphs” (not meters) by each on-
screen speaker, which give an indication of the rela-
tive level of the signal to each of the output channels 
in the surround matrix.
In addition to these positioning controls, in the 5.1 
surround mode the sub-woofer level (
BOOM) may be 
set with the knobs of PODs 1 and 3 using the bottom 
on-screen row of PODs.
Pods 2 and 4 of this row are used to move the signal 
source diagonally within the surround area (equiva-
lent to turning the L-R and F-R pan controls simulta-
neously). The diagonal angle is set using the on-
screen buttons.
Global boom levels (5.1 only)
In addition to the individual levels which may be set 
for the bass speaker (
BOOM), there is a global page 
which allows this level to be viewed and edited for all 
channels simultaneously:
NOTE
This screen is only available in 5.1 mode, as it only has 
any meaning in this mode.
1While in the SURROUND screen, press soft key 
3 to bring up the boom level display.
2Use the cursor keys to select groups of four 
channels.
3Use the PODs to edit the levels of the four 
selected channels.
To set the levels of many channels together:
1Move the cursor to the bottom row of the 
screen.
2Use POD 2 to change the selection group 
between 
ALL (all channels), ODD (odd-num-
bered channels), 
EVEN (even-numbered chan-