Tascam DM 24_manual

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NOTE
A mixing trick: Punch into a mix (This can be done with 
Trim or Write mode).
Start the time code.
Move a control to its desired position. You will hear the 
audio follow the move.
Press the 
WRITE or TRIM key to instantly punch that 
control into automation Write at the new position.
The result will be the fastest possible move when read-
ing back the mix. 
						

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32 TASCAM DM-24 Automation
Initial Status
The Initial Status of a control is its value before the 
first dynamic mix move is present. Until dynamic 
mix moves are written to a control, there is no differ-
ence between the Initial Status of the control and its 
Static position. When dynamic mix moves are written to a control, 
that control is no longer in Static mode. It is in 
Dynamic mode. 
Any change to the mix data on such a control takes 
into account both the Initial Status of the control and 
any Dynamic data present.
Editing the Initial Status
Once a control is in Dynamic mode, any new mix 
moves written to that control will be dynamic mix 
moves. If it becomes necessary to alter a control’s 
starting point (Initial Status) before the first dynamic 
move written, Initial Edit is used.
1While holding 
2ND F., press INITIAL EDIT/
EDIT
 to enter Initial Edit mode. The automa-
tion system will stop reading dynamic data 
and all controls will snap to their Initial Sta-
tus positions.2Adjust any control to change its Initial Sta-
tus. In the case of switches, pressing a switch 
while in Initial Edit mode will change its Ini-
tial Status to reflect its new setting.
Hold 
2ND F. and press INITIAL EDIT/
DISCARD
 to return all controls to their 
unedited Initial Status values while remain-
ing in Initial Edit mode.
Hold 
2ND F. and press INITIAL EDIT/EDIT to 
exit Initial Edit, saving changes. There is no 
Undo for this operation.
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Initial StatusDynamic Data 
						

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The diagram below illustrates the results of Initial 
Status editing:
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After Initial Status Edit (Decrease)Before Initial Status Edit
After Initial Status Edit (Increase)
Initial StatusDynamic Data
Initial StatusDynamic Data
Initial StatusDynamic Data 
						

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34 TASCAM DM-24 Automation
Automating Library Recall
The DM-24 automation system is capable of includ-
ing library recall events as part of an automated mix. 
These are treated by the automation system as Switch 
Events (“Writing Switch Events” on page 23).All DM-24 libraries support automated recall:
 Snapshot
EQ
Comp
 Gate/Expand
Effect 1
Effect 2
Because there may be differences between control 
settings recalled by a library and those being played 
back by the automation system, below are some 
important things to keep in mind in order to avoid 
unexpected behavior. 
The basic rule is that a mix event (library recall or 
dynamic mix move) only has priority until another 
mix event (library recall or dynamic mix move) is 
played back.
Writing Library Recall Events Over Existing Static Control Positions
When a library recall event is written by the automa-
tion system which affects controls in Static mode, the 
library recall switch event becomes dynamic mix 
data. However, the controls themselves remain in 
Static mode with their Initial Status unaffected. In 
this case, if a dynamic mix move is written after a library recall, the control will Revert to its Initial Sta-
tus, not its position after the library recall.
If a library is recalled which affects controls in Static 
mode without the library recall event being written, 
the controls will update their static positions as if 
they had been directly adjusted.
Combining Library Recall With Dynamic Mix Moves
Dynamic mix moves are treated in a way similar to 
continuous data by the DM-24 automation system. 
Library recall events are instantaneous snapshots. If a 
library recall occurs while the automation system is 
reading dynamic mix moves, the affected controls will snap to the positions recalled by the library then 
snap to reading previous dynamic mix moves as the 
time code position crosses the previous data. While 
this can create some interesting effects when used 
purposely, it could take you by surprise. 
						

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Automating Groups
There are several considerations and possibilities 
when using the DM-24 automation with grouped 
controls:
 Creating a group containing controls that do not 
have existing dynamic automation. Creating a group containing controls that have 
existing dynamic automation.
 Automating the Group Master.
 Automating group slaves.
 Removing slaves from an automated group.
 Automation of hierarchical groups.
Grouping Non-Automated Controls
Create the group normally using the ST LINK/
GROUPING
 display. The group master or slaves 
within the group may then be automated.
A Group Master may be automated just like any 
other control. The group slaves follow the group 
master. Automation data is only written by the Group 
Master. Any group slave that is removed from a group no longer follows any mix moves written by 
the Group Master. However, it continues to read its 
own mix moves.
Any group slave may be individually automated just 
like any other control. It reads its own moves, which 
would be offset by the moves of the Group Master.
Grouping Automated Controls
It is possible to create a group containing controls 
that have existing dynamic automation moves. In this 
case, the mix moves of the group slaves are main-
tained while following the overall moves of the Group Master. Essentially, this is using the move-
ments of the group master to trim the moves of the 
group slaves. It should be noted that this does not 
actually write Trim data to the group slaves.
Hierarchical Groups
Simply put, hierarchical groups are “groups of 
groups” and can be very powerful mixing tools. Hier-
archical groups have Master Groups and Slave Groups which operate the same way as Master and 
Slave controls in non-hierarchical groups.
Hierarchical groups are set up in the 
GROUPING 
LAYER
 section of the ST LINK/GROUPING display. 
						

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Mix File Management
The DM-24 automation system is capable of storing 
up to eight mixes of approximately eight thousand 
events per mix. Some control movements use up 
more events than others. Pressing a 
MUTE key uses 
one event, while a complex fader movement uses 
many.
Mix storage is made up of eight banks labeled 0 
through 7. One bank is used for storing a mix of 
approximately eight thousand events.The Current Mix memory is capable of holding a mix 
of approximately thirty-two thousand events. When 
mixes exceed eight thousand events, they require 
more banks for storage. For example, a twenty-seven 
thousand event mix will use up four storage banks. It 
is possible to store two mixes of approximately 
thirty-two thousand events each in the DM-24.
The Mix Data
The mix data itself contains Initial Status and 
Dynamic data for all automated controls. The set-
tings of non-automated controls are not stored. 
(“Automated Controls” on page 4) In order to store 
the settings of non-automated controls such as Effect parameters or the DIGI-TRIM values, those settings 
must be stored in a Library. The mix data and library 
data may then be archived via a MIDI SysEx dump to 
a sequencer or other SysEx storage device.
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