Tascam Dynamic Mix Automation TM-D4000 Operations Manual

Software Overview
3.5 Menu Items
ItemMeaning
NewStarts a new mix
OpenOpens an existing
mix from disk
  
 
SaveSaves the existing
mix to file, prompt-
ing for a file name
if one has not been
already given
 
Save as...Saves the existing
mix to another file
 
ExitQuits the software
File Menu
ItemMeaning
Undo/RedoUndoes the effects
of the last timecode
pass (or redoes
them if undo has
been carried out)
Clear Initial
Status
Clears the Initial
Status, but does not
clear dynamic
events
 
Capture Initial
Status...

Software Overview
ItemMeaning
ToolbarShows or hides the
toolbar
Status BarShows or hides the
standard Windows
status bar at the
bottom of the main
window
Hide Physical
Fader pos.
Shows or hides the
physical faders 
TimecodeStarts the Timecode
program and brings
up the Timecode
controls
Automation
Setup 
Brings up the Auto-
mation Setup dialog
(equivalent to the
TM-D4000s Auto-
mation Setup 
screen)
 
Aux View (1-
16)
Brings up the
appropriate Aux
View
Aux View (17-
32)
View Menu
ItemMeaning...

Software Overview
3.6 Mixer View
When the automation softwar e is launched, the Mixer View is displayed showing key
information about the automated mix including fader and knob positions, cuts,\
 EQ
status, etc.
Group
Indicators
 If the channel is part of a fader and/or cut group, the group number is \
shown here
along with the groups color (fader groups are shown in the left box, c\
ut groups
in the right
Mode Indicator This shows the mode of the channel:  Read, Write, Manual or Update.
Solo control...

Settings for the TM-D4000s six Aux. Sends may be viewed and
adjusted from this screen.  These on-scr een controls are available
in two dif ferent views:  Aux V iew (Ch01-16) and Aux V iew (Ch17-
32).  The Aux settings for the two ST IN inputs ar e shown in both
views.
Use the View menu to select either of these two views.  Note that
both views may be on the scr een at the same time.
Click any of the PRE/POST or ON/OFF buttons to change these
settings.
The automation mode indicators show the curr ent...

Software Overview
3.9 Automation Modes
The four automation mode keys (WRITE, UPDATE, READ and MANUAL) on 
the TM-D4000 ar e used in conjunction with the softwar e to provide access 
to the automation modes described on the next page.
Automation modes can be selected for all  
channels by pr essing the desir ed mode key 
then pr essing ALL.  Automation modes can 
also be selected on a per channel basis by  
pr essing a mode key then pr essing ENTER to 
confir m your selection.  The indicator for the...

Software Overview
Write Mode:
Channels in W rite mode are armed and r eady to write automation moves 
whenever time code is r eceived by the automation softwar e.  A channel 
can be punched into write mode in r eal time by pressing its SEL key (with 
the master mode in W rite), then punched out by pr essing the STOP button.  
Any time a channel is writing mix moves, switch events or POD  
adjustments it is erasing pr eviously written information during the time the 
channel is actually in write mode, the...

Building An Automated Mix
4.1 Getting Started
This section introduces important concepts and techniques r elating to 
writing and editing fader moves, cuts, and other automated mix events in\
  
r eal time (while pr ogram material is playing and time code is being 
r eceived).  Please r ead this section car efully as there are details to 
building an automated mix that, if skipped, will cause mix moves to be l\
ost  
or limit the power of dynamic mix automation.
NOTE:  W e will be dealing with two types...

Building An Automated Mix
1.	Make the adjustments to the desir ed channels with those channels set 
to manual mode.  When you like the new settings, stop the r ecording, set 
the desir ed channels to write mode and select Captur e Initial Status from 
the automation softwar e Edit Menu.  (NOTE:  Only parameters that have 
been write-enabled in the Automation Items window will be saved.)
2.	 The channels with new static settings can now be r eturned to manual 
mode for the possibility of further...

Real Time Mix Editing
5.1 Manual Write
This will be the most common way to edit pr eviously written mix moves.  
This technique is similar to punching in and out of r ecord on a multi-track 
when doing an over dub.
·	 Channels will alr eady be in read mode since they 
will be r eading mix moves fr om the automation 
softwar e.
·	 Be sur e AUTO READ  is checked in the Automation 
Setup scr een of the TM-D4000.  This will automatically 
switch write-enabled channels to r ead mode when 
the r ecor ding is...

Real Time Mix Editing
5.2 Auto Write
This mode automatically puts a channel into W rite Mode when a fader is 
moved.  Auto W rite mode is best used for gradual fader movements while 
Manual W rite is better suited for drastic or quick fader movements.
·	 Channels will alr eady be in read mode since they 
will be r eading mix moves fr om the automation 
softwar e.
·	 Be sur e AUTO READ  is checked in the Automation 
Setup scr een of the TM-D4000.  This will automatically 
switch write-enabled channels to...