Tascam Dynamic Mix Automation TM-D4000 Operations Manual

							TASCAM
TEAC Professional Division
TM-D4000
Dynamic Mix  Automation
OPERATIONS MANUAL 
						

							Table of Contents
Introduction
1.1  About This Manual
1.2  Copyright
Setup
2.1  Windows Skills Required
2.2  System Requirements
2.3  Upgrading The TM-D4000 Firmware
2.4  Computer Hardware Installation
2.5  Computer Software Installation
2.6  TM-D4000 Connection and Configuration
Software Overview
3.1  Launching the Software
3.2  Timecode Window
3.3  Control Bar
3.4  Toolbar/Disk Operations
3.5  Menu Items
3.6  Mixer View
3.7  EQ View
3.8  Aux Views
3.9  Automation Modes
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Building An Automated Mix
4.1  Getting Started
4.2  Adjusting Static Settings
Real Time Mix Editing
5.1  Manual Write
5.2  Auto Write
5.3  Auto Manual
6.1  Adjusting POD Settings
6.2  Adding Switch Events
6.3  Making Relative Offsets to Fader Moves
6.4  Auto Takeover
4.3  Creating Dynamic Mix Moves
Updating Mix Moves
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							TM-D4000 Automation - Introduction
The TM-D4000 Automation Software for PC (referred to in this manual as the automation
softwar e, or simply the softwar e) is a sophisticated and power ful software package
designed to automate the T ASCAM TM-D4000 digital mixing console with a personal
computer.  This softwar e provides time code synchr onized write and read of many TM-D4000
features, including fader levels, panning, cuts, EQ and Aux. Send levels.  Aut\
omated mixing
is a power ful tool for cr eativity and is well suited for r epetition of tedious mechanical tasks
so that listening can be more productive.
A Mixer V iew shows the positions of the faders, knobs and switches, wher e you can see the
mix as it happens as well as see the position of all the faders at a gla\
nce without switching
fader layers on the mixer itself.  A clear indication of channel names, \
edit modes, cut status
and group assignment with a lar ge time code display provide critical information at a glance.
The Equalization V iew provides a graphical view of the channels EQ settings, which can be
changed fr om the TM-D4000 or fr om the software.
Two Aux. Send V iews show the Aux. Send levels (and pan setting for ster eo linked sends) for
16 channels per view.
The TM-D4000s six Aux. Send masters, eight Buss masters, two ster eo retur ns and ster eo
master fader ar e all automated and shown on scr een.
Mixes are held in the computer memory and then saved to disk.  The softwar e allows you to
create dif ferent mixes quickly, listen to them, compar e them, retrieve and modify them.
1.1 About This Manual
The following naming conventions will be used in this manual:
ALL CAPS will be used to indicate physical buttons or keys on the TM-D40\
00.
ITALIC CAPS  wil be used to indicate buttons or check boxes in the LCD display of th\
e
TM-D4000.
First Letter Caps will be used for the names of functions and modes.
This manual is or ganized in a functional sequence so that later instructions ar e dependent
upon the understanding of previous instructions.  It is recommended that this manual be
read in sequence while per forming the actual functions on the TM-D4000 for better 
understanding.
1.2 Copyright
Windows, W indows 95, and W indows 98 are register ed trademarks and W indows NT is a
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.  All other trademarks\
are owned by their r espective owners.
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							Setup
2.1 Windows Skills Requir ed
This manual assumes that you already possess basic Windows operating ski\
lls (pointing,
clicking, dragging, menus, dialogs, etc.  If you have just purchased you\
r first PC for the
purposes of automating the TM-D4000, we recommend that you first read th\
e introductory
manuals that came with your computer before starting to use the automati\
on system.
2.2 System Requirements
In order to use the TM-D4000 automation softwar e, your system must meet the following
requir ements:
· Running W indows 95 or W indows 98
· 233 mHz or better Pentium II pr ocessor.
· 32 MB or mor e of RAM (64 MB r ecommended)
· Display of at least 1024 x 768 r esolution
· A vailable ISA slot for the installation of the Moxa CI-132 car d
· The Moxa CI-132 high-speed RS-422 boar d supplied with the TM-D4000 must be installed.
The software requir es about 5 MB of disk space, in addition to any disk space you will use \
for
storing mixes.
NOTE:  The softwar e does not run under W indows 3.1 or any version of W indows NT.
To use this softwar e you must use the special 9-pin cable supplied with the TM-D4000.  This\
cable is connected to one of the ports of the Moxa CI-132 RS-422 boar d also supplied with
the TM-D4000.  A standard serial cable will not work.
NOTE:  You cannot use the standar d RS-232 serial port of your PC.  Y ou must use a Moxa
CI-132 board as supplied with the TM-D4000.  If you ar e going to run the software on more
than one computer , you must purchase another car d from Moxa T echnologies or their
repr esentatives in your country.  See http://www.moxa.com for details
2.3 Upgrading the TM-D4000 Fir mware
The TM-D4000 must be running system fir mware version 1.10 or higher to run the automation
softwar e.  To check the fir mware version on your mixer , press OPTION until the Setup scr een
appears then press DIRECT.
Please refer to section 10-8 of the TM-D4000 Owners Manual for complete instruc\
tions on
upgrading the fir mware which can be downloaded fr om the TASCAM web site at
http://www.tascam.com
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2.4 Computer Hardware Installation
Before installation of the Moxa CI-132 card into a PC, set switches and \
jumpers as
shown in the diagram below.
JP1ON
1 2
ON
1 2
MOXA
SW1: ON (default)
SW2: OFF
JP1: OPEN (default)
JP3: OPEN (default)
JP4: OPEN (default)
1. Install the 
slot in your computer.  Be sure the computer ’s power is turned off when you install the
card!
2. Turn on the computer ’s power.  Insert the Device Driver diskette that was included
with the 
your computer and copy the contents of the diskette into the MOXA folder\
 you just
created.
3. Remove the diskette from the computer and store it in a safe place.
4. Inside the MOXA folder on your computer double click the file  “IO-IRQ.exe ”.  The IO-
IRQ screen will be displayed.  Select  “Smartio/Industio ISA Family ” (it should already
be selected with the other option being grayed out) and press Enter on \
the
computer keyboard.
5. At the bottom of the screen you will be prompted to {Enter the  “Configuration
Access Port ” in HEX:}.  Type in 180 and press Enter.
6. The  “CI-132 series ” box should be displayed.  Use the cursor keys on your computer to
navigate through the parameters and set them as shown below.  It is poss\
ible that
nothing will need to be changed.
Port index12
I/O address (HEX)180188
IRQ1010
Speed	 High	High
INT vector (HEX)1c01c0
7. Press the F10 key to save the settings and finish the hardware installat\
ion.
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2.5 Computer Software Installation
1. Inside the MOXA folder on your computer run the program  “Setup95 ” to install the
device driver for the 
Configuration Panel ” is displayed.
2. Click the  “Add ” button and the  “Property ” Window will appear.  Set the parameters
as shown below.
Board Type:CI-132 Series
INT Vector:1C0 (Check Box = Checked)
Interrupt No:	 10
Base I/I Port Address:	180
3. Leave everything else unchanged and click OK to close the Property windo\
w.  Then
click OK to close the Moxa Configuration Panel and display a window aski\
ng if you
want to restart the computer.  Click on the Yes box to restart.
4. When the computer has restarted insert diskette #1 of the TM-D4000 autom\
ation
software and run setup to install.  Insert diskette #2 when prompted.
5. The installation software will prompt you when the installation is finis\
hed.  It is not
necessary to restart the computer after installation of the TM-D4000 aut\
omation
software.
2.6 TM-D4000 Connection and Configuration
1. Connect the special 9-pin cable supplied with the TM-D4000 to either por\
t on the
MOXA card on one end and connect the other end to the TO HOST port on th\
e back
of the mixer.  You must use this supplied cable, a regular 9-pin cable w\
ill not work.
2.
 
Connect a cable from the SMPTE time code output of your recording device\
 to the
TC In connector on the back of the TM-D4000.
3. In the Automation Setup screen of the TM-D4000 set  Communication Speed to HIGH 
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and  SYNC SOURCE  to TC IN .
If you are using external time code with the TM-D4000, especially if the\
 time code
source is unstable, you may want to increase the  FLYWHEEL setting to allow the auto-
mation to proceed even when there is a timecode dropout of up to one sec\
ond.
Alternatively, the internal timecode 
generator of the TM-D4000 may be used as 
the timecode source for the system.
In this case MTC will be output from the
MIDI OUT port on the back of the mixer
which could be used by a sequencer or
hard disk recorder without SMPTE capability.
It will be necessary to select both the desired
frame rate and start time.
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							Software Overview
3.1 Launching the Software
1. Double click the TMD4000.exe icon (or the shortcut on the Desktop or St\
art Menu),
and the program will launch.  The program will automatically detect what\
 port has
been used.
2. When the TM-D4000 is detected, the program will show a graphical represe\
ntation of
the current status of the following components of the mixer:
 Faders
 Pan positions
 Cut and fader groups
 Solo status
 Cut status
If the TM-D4000 is not connected correctly, 
or is not powered up, the program will display
this dialog box to abort or try again.
The TimeCode.exe program cannot be launched 
independently of the TMD4000.exe file.
If you try to launch it independently,
this error box will appear:
3.2 Timecode W indow
The Timecode window must be launched fr om
the Mixer View by pressing T .  When
launched, the timecode window always
floats above other scr eens allowing easy access
at all times.
Timecode window floating can
be disabled if desir ed from the dr op-down
menu accessed her e.
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3.3 Control Bar
The Contr ol Bar appears at the top of the main window, and contains contr ols and displays
that are basic to the automated mix pr ocess.  These controls appear pushed in when 
active, except for the F .SENSE button, which is a thr ee-state button as described below. 
Auto Punch In and Auto Punch Out ar e not supported in this version of the
automation software.
Auto TakeOver allows the fader to automatically switch back to Read Mode
after an update when the physical fader passes back thr ough its original 
position, called the Update Reference Point.
When Auto Read is active, any channel(s) in W rite or Update Mode will
automatically revert to Read Mode when the r eceived timecode stops.
This three-state switch changes between the following thr ee Fader Sense Modes 
which correspond to the equivalent settings make in the TM-D4000s  Automation
Setup screen:
Off:  Shown by the gray F .SENSE mode.
Auto Manual:  Shown by the gray pushed in A.MANUAL mode.
Auto Write:  Shown by the r ed A.WRITE mode.
Please refer to the sections 5.2 and 5.3 on Auto W rite and Auto Manual for
detailed descriptions of these functions.
This meter shows the amount of RAM available on your computer for furt\
her
mix moves.  The indicators light in order from left to right (gr een to red).
When the two right-most r ed indicators are lit, no further mix moves can be
written.
Activate this to enter W rite Mode (the equivalent to pr essing the WRITE key on
the TM-D4000).  Double click it to select W rite Mode for all channels.
Activate this to enter Update Mode (the equivalent to pr essing the UPDATE
key on the TM-D4000).  Double click it to select Update Mode for all ch\
annels.
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Activate this to enter Read Mode (the equivalent to pressing the READ key on
the TM-D4000).  Double click it to select Read Mode for all channels.
Activate this to enter Manual Mode (the equivalent to pr essing the MANUAL
key on the TM-D4000).  Double click it to select Manual Mode for all ch\
annels.
Brings up the Automation Items window which allows the selection of the \
differ ent mixer parameters which may be automated.
Use these four buttons for the quick enabling/disabling of writing and r\
 eading
for the faders and cuts.  The red buttons on the left enable/disable writing
while the green buttons on the right enable/disable r eading.
Toggles between PFL (Pr e-Fader Listen) and IPS (In Place Solo).
3.4 Toolbar/Disk Operations
The T oolbar can be selected for viewing or hidden using the Show T oolbar command in the 
View Menu.  This is a floating toolbar that can be dragged fr om the default position and
re-anchor ed where most convenient.  It contains standar d icons which, when clicked, carry
out file operations.
NEW:  This clears the contents of the curr ent mix and starts a new mix session.
LOAD:  This opens the standard Windows dialog box for opening a pr eviously saved
mix session.
SAVE:  This saves the curr ent mix session to disk using the standar d Windows dialog box.
SAVE AS:  This saves the curr ent mix under a new name.
UNDO:  This discards the effects of the last mix pass.
REDO:  This r estores mix infor mation discar ded by an UNDO command.
ABOUT:  Displays the automation softwar e and TM-D4000 firmware versions.7