Tascam Digital Mixing Console DM-24 Release Notes Manual

 TASCAM DM-24 2.0 release notes 11
 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—I/O setup changes
No assignment to a channel
When you are making assignments to the DM-24, as 
described in “Assigning inputs to channels” on 
page 40, a new “source” has been added to the list.This is a null assignment, indicated by four dashes on 
screen 
----; in other words, no input is assigned to the 
selected channel when this option is selected.
This null assignment applies to channel inputs, to 
return sources, and to return...

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 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—I/O setup changes
If an optional IF-AN/DM analog card is fitted, (see 
“New output assignment options” on page 7), busses 
1 through 8 can be used like post-fader analog effect 
sends, with the analog returns fed through the mic/
line inputs and routed through aux 1 and 2 to the ste-
reo buss.
The assignment of a mic/line channel to the aux 1 
and 2 busses is made on the 
MODULE SETUP screen as 
well as the 
AUX SOURCE screens:
On the...

 TASCAM DM-24 2.0 release notes 13
 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—Surround mode
It is now possible to select individual (mono) Aux 
send busses for output in this way. In this case, the 
left channel of the digital output is used for the Aux 
send.
Assignable inserts
The assignable inserts can now be used with the L-R 
stereo buss.This allows any effect you are inserting 
to be “monitored” directly (this can be very useful 
when mixing to a digital recorder).It also allows you to send a compressed...

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 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—Surround mode
Circle and square patterns (using the dial)
Note that you can now use the dial to set the position 
of the pan cursor in the surround screen, allowing for 
very easy 360-degree panning.
The dial can be used to make diagonal moves, etc. 
(except when the cursor is highlighting the center 
channel percentage, as explained above)Select either a square or circle type pattern and a size. 
Now moving the dial will act as a...

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 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—Effects (TC Works reverb)
Effects (TC Works reverb)
A new setting has been added to the previous three 
settings (
4s, 16s and 64s) for the decay range for the 
TC Works reverb internal effector.This new setting is 
1s, changing the on-screen view-
ing of the decay time settings.
Also, the stereo imaging of the TC Works reverb has 
been greatly enhanced in 2.0.
Effects (tap delay)
The external switch (typically a footswitch) can now 
be...

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 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—External machine control
Snapshot recall
When a snapshot is recalled, MIDI Control Change 
messages are output, which correspond to the new 
settings of the following:
•Faders
• Mute status
• Pan controlsAdditionally, when a snapshot is recalled using 
MIDI, that snapshot is now shown as the current 
snapshot in all screens.
External machine control
Play (MMC) When operating an external device 
controlled by an open MMC loop, the command...

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 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—GPI functionality
To use the internal MTC generator, the SYNC SOURCE 
must be set to 
INT (internal), and the appropriate 
frame rate and internal generator start time selected 
in the 
OPTION SYNC/TC screen. See pages 23 and 24 of 
the main manual for full details.
GPI functionality
This release of the software added GPI functionality 
to the DM-24. Use GPI for tasks where items (video 
switchers, etc.) must be switched on or off, etc....

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 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—GPI functionality
•PLAY (pressing the transport PLAY key will trigger 
the event)
•
STOP (pressing the transport STOP key will trigger 
the event)
•
REC (pressing the transport RECORD key will trig-
ger the event)
•
FFWD (pressing the transport fast-forward key will 
trigger the event)
•
REW (pressing the transport rewind key will trigger 
the event)
•
INPUT ALL (pressing the DM-24’s ALL INPUT key 
will trigger the event).
The events...

 TASCAM DM-24 2.0 release notes 19
 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—GPI functionality
A port (defined in the SETUP part of the screen has to 
be selected for each event). Use the dial and 
ENTER 
key for this. Ports which have not been selected as 
time event ports produce a warning popup message.
Choose a type, as for the key manual events (either a 
transition or a pulse). 
NOTE
Note that the same port can output different types of 
event at different times. You should be careful when setting up a...

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 DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes—GPI functionality
On the MIDI/MC SETUP page, the filtering of MIDI 
Control Change messages can now be carried out 
independently for external control (
EXT.CTRL) and 
Mix parameters (
Mix Parm). These can be set inde-
pendently for In and Out for both types of Control 
Change message.
HUI emulation
The DM-24 is now able to emulate the Mackie 
HUI™ device, and can therefore act as a controller 
(pans, sends, faders and mutes) for various...