Tascam DM 24_manual

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 TASCAM DM-24 Automation 21
Write To End:
When the Write Revert Time is set to ∞s, you are 
essentially telling the automation system to maintain 
a control’s last setting from the point where the auto-
mation recording ends, all the way to the end of the 
program. This is called Write To End. In this case, 
any mix moves existing in the time between the end 
of automation recording and the end of the program 
will be erased.NOTE
A Write/Trim To End operation must be completed by 
stopping...

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Figure 15 – Write To End over previous Static POD position
Figure 16 – Write To End over previous Dynamic POD moves.
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Mix Move
Move POD Release POD Stop Time CodePOD
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 TASCAM DM-24 Automation 23
Writing Switch Events
Switch Events are defined as the switching of any 
“on/off” controls. Examples of such controls are 
MUTE keys and the EQ ON key.
Action: Press the WRITE key before or after start-
ing time code and its indicator lights. With time code 
running, press the desired key or keys to write the 
switch event at the desired time code location. 
Result: This works for muting, EQ On/Off, EQ 
band type switching, Auxiliary send Pre/Post switch-
ing and...

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Auto Revert Choices:
With AUTO REVERT — WRITE/TRIM enabled, the auto-
mation system stops recording switch events auto-
matically on a per control basis, without any need to 
end writing manually. In this case, keys stop record-
ing switch events at different times, depending on 
when they were last pressed and depending on the 
value set in 
CONTROL SENSE TIMEOUT.
In the case of control surface keys, writing ends 
when the 
CONTROL SENSE TIMEOUT has expired...

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Disabling Auto Revert allows you to stop writing 
switch events manually, either by stopping the time 
code or by pressing the 
REVERT key. In this case, all 
controls that are writing will stop writing simulta-neously when 
REVERT is pressed or when time code 
stops. 
See the diagram below to understand this behavior:
Figure 18 – Writing new switch events over previous switch events with Auto Revert disabled.
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Write To End:
When the Write Revert Time is set to ∞s, you are 
essentially telling the automation system to maintain 
that control’s last setting from the point when auto-
mation recording ends, all the way to the end of the 
program. 
This is called Write To End. In this case, any switch 
events existing in the time between the end of auto-
mation recording and the end of the program will be 
erased.NOTE
A Write/Trim To End operation must be completed by...

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Tr i m m i n g  M i x  M o v e s
There may be times when a control has existing mix 
moves that are good, but the overall level of those 
moves needs to be raised or lowered. In this case, 
Trim is used to offset existing moves.
Action: Press the TRIM key before or after starting 
time code and its indicator lights. With time code 
running, perform the desired Trim operation.
Result: With the console in Trim mode, any move-
ment of a control while time code is...

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Auto Revert Choices:
With AUTO REVERT — TRIM enabled, the automation 
system stops trimming mix moves automatically per 
control without the need to stop trimming manually. 
In this case, controls stop trimming mix moves at dif-
ferent times, depending on when they were released 
(faders) or when movement ended (POD controls).
In the case of the touch-sensitive faders, the revert 
starts when the fader is released. In the case of POD 
controls, revert starts when...

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Disabling AUTO REVERT — TRIM allows you to manu-
ally stop trimming mix moves by stopping the time 
code or by pressing the 
REVERT key. In this case, all controls that are trimming mix moves will stop trim-
ming simultaneously when
 REVERT is pressed or 
time code stops.
Figure 22 – Trimming fader moves with Auto Revert disabled
Figure 23 – Trimming POD moves with Auto Revert disabled.
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Trim To End
When the Trim Revert Time is set to ∞s, you are 
essentially telling the automation system to maintain 
the offset created by the trim operation from the point 
where trimming ends, all the way to the end of the 
program. NOTE
A Write/Trim To End operation must be completed by 
stopping the time code. Manually disabling Write or 
Trim mode while time code is running will not perform 
a Write To End operation.
See the diagrams below to understand how...