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DM-4800 OWNER`S MANUAL

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2. o oocononcononococncnocccnonoocooso 84 PIa O o A 84 Digital trim OCUPA 85 Delay sionin O 85 Stereo linking ooooonociononoincccononononooconooso 85 Biel Al 10 sn souxsentutiensuicineuesstaessaancsqeseanepsdeumusticanacinaort 86 Linked dynamics ocoococcocccocccoonnnocnnoooncoronconncornncononos 86 86 Clearing QrOUPS ccccccocccoccnconnconnnconnnonnnconoranoncnnncnnnos 87 Grouping GROUNDS usando salidos 87 Linking fader groups to mute groupPS 87 Surround operations o oconoconocnooo 88 Changing surround mode oo o o 0 o 88 Buss assignments OPOPECOO PN5 0 O0P 88 Assigning channels to surround busses 88 Surround PANNiNQ o cconococccconicicccccncncnconononononcononos 89 Module screen occoccccccnoccnccononcoonncoonnononnnnononononncnns 90 Pattern IMIG O ieiocuindccs idolo taeigaetis 90 Using the cursor keYS ooocccccocococcncocncancnoonononnncononos 90 A 90 PAN mode off ecceseceseeeseessseeeseeeeseecseeeeeeesneeesaes 91 LFE VOY Cl ona arica 91 sn 92 Snapshot library management 92 Storing snapshots o oococociocococicicocconononcnnononononcononos 93 Information about a snapsho t 93 6 Effects Routing the effects o uo o o 94 Setting up the effects 94 Effect librari
3. 71 Fig 5 3 Common global module settings 72 Table 5 1 Available metering points 72 Fig 5 4 Channel fader Screen ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeees 73 Fig 5 5 Master fader screen ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeess 74 Fig 5 6 Unlinked DYNAMICS screen channels 1 through 48 copita caidas 75 Fig 5 7 Linked DYNAMICS screen channels 1 through 48 IPPPPPPOU_7OOP OEO N 75 Table 5 2 Gate decay times ccccccnoncccnnccccnonncnnnnnos 76 Table 5 3 Compressor expander release times 76 Table 5 4 Compressor Expander preset library 914 IU E E AA A 77 Table 5 5 Gate Expander preset library 0 A oo ance 78 Fig 5 8 Assigning dynamics processor triggers 78 Fig 5 9 Module EQ screen ccccccccccncccnnncococonononoss 79 FLO 5 10 EO UDR seenen 80 Table 5 6 EQ library presets ccooonnccncccncnonncnnnnns 80 Fig 5 11 Module aux and buss screen 6 81 Fig 5 12 Aux send screen unlinked 81 Fig 5 13 Aux pan balance screen linked 82 Fig 5 14 Channel module SETUP screen 83 Table 5 7 Channel delay ccccccssseseeeeeeeees 84 Fig 5 15 Linked pair balance controls 84 Fig 5 16 Digital trim setting cccccceeesssseeeeeees 85 Fig 5 17 Channel delay screen sses 85 Fig 5 18 Master delay screen sessen 85 Fig 5 19 Linking modules sierra rial ciclo 86 Fig 5 20 Stereo linking screen oocccccccccccnocon
4. PROJECT STORE UNDO REDO o o o o o o TED CED O E E OE O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL AUX SEND 7 IX SEND 8 O REC SEL O REC SEL MODULE Oae THRESH RANGE TACK aT HOLD DECAT GATE ON l SELECT A COMP EXP ON i O COMP EXP__ THRESH RATIO ATTACK RELSE OUTPUT O AUTO MAKEUP E LOW MID HIGH MID HIGH SCREEN O SCREEN O GAN a GAIN TPE PARAMETER EDIT AUX SEND SCREEN SCREEN MODE NUMERIC ENTRY CT TT O i O P O j AX 7 3 uoo aukna PROJECT LIBRARY ROUTING O 3 o 5 O s Asson _aurowanon meremme O 1 O j E SinnUho_errecr Pa O ME O D SHI IUT DOWN O mopuLe O USER 1 O USER 2 O USER 3 o o o E C A JOG SHUTTLE O ENTER O soLo Look O over O O O STEREO O O o O o 0 o Dita o C o s Jo O O ollo o Dit o Ose Of 0 la o Oio o Dist O 0 O O O ou oO ou oO CINE E Lc ss 34 53 CS CD C CD CS CD o O REC SEL o Lowa E O REC SEL o o o o CE CUT OE E O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL O
5. E The current project is protected Press ENTER to continue Trying to overwrite a protected project Y The current project is changed Store current project ENTER key Store and Create CURSOR key Create Changes have been made to the current project before a project creation The current project is not on the CF card Store the current project Cannot copy automation data and library data ENTER key Store and Shut down CURSOR key Shut down An attempts has been made to shut down the DM 4800 with no project stored on the card The current project is not on the CF card Store the current project Cannot copy automation data and library data ENTER key Store and Create CURSOR key Create Contirmation that the current project should be stored on the card it is not already there Automation and library data will not be stored The format of this CF card is unsupported Format CF card Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel An unrecognized CF card has been inserted this message suggests reformatting the card in DM 4800 format The last stored project cannot be found Create project Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel At power on the last stored project cannot be found maybe the card has been changed x The project name is not inputted An attempt has been made to create a project without giving it a name Pres
6. EQ Library An attempt has been made to store to a protected library entry EQ Preset 1 bbb is Read only EQ Library A library entry has been recalled EQ Preset 1 bbb recalled External Control List Full An attempt has been made to create more than eight devices in the external control list Press ENTER to continue Firewire connection is active are you sure The DM 4800 is still connected via FireWire to a computer and an attempt has been Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor to made to change the clock source cancel lt lt x x o Format CF Card Confirmation before formatting a CF card All data on the card will be deleted Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Table 9 1 Popup messages continued 128 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Action 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Message Meaning Y Format CF Card Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation before formatting a CF card Y Format failed Retry Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel A CF card format operation has failed Formatting now Warning not to remove power while card is being formatted Please do not turn off power while formatting x Fs has changed Notice to restart the DM 4800 following a change of sampling frequency Mixer will reboot Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel FS mode after loading and FS
7. AAA AAA AAA Figure 4 4 Assignment keys When a module not a buss module is selected any In addition a DIRECT key provides the capability of buss assignment made is shown by the appropriate producing a direct channel output which can then be indicator s lighting used for routing in the ROUTING screens When this is Use these assignment keys to assign the module to selected any buss assignments are removed the busses which in turn may be routed to multitrack Using the assignment screens These screens inputs etc using the routing screens described ear access through key 1 ASSIGN allow you to assign lier in Output routing on page 61 channels to the busses and the busses and the aux It is also possible to assign a module to the stereo buss using the dedicated STEREO key TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 63 4 Routing amp assignment Channel to buss assignment sends to the appropriate destinations in an easy graphical solution STE INT CH51 a SIG 00 01 36 1 CH4Y9 CHSO MEA CH5d CWSI CHN TM HAW MO CIUILE re 0 AL 9 12 EUNE STERED Figure 4 5 Buss assignment screen linked busses Use the POD 3 encoder to select banks of eight chan nel modules at a time and the display changes as these are selected You can also select busses in groups of eight as well as the aux sends see below Use the wheel or left and right cursor keys to navi gate round the screen you can also use the SEL keys
8. DIT AS DOUT 2 o TALKBACK OPTION_SLOT1 3 ENDO RNT 01702 Exa ca E BNO Sre RIN 5715 E RINA IF TD DM IF AE DM kam Exa campa IF FW DM SNOT_Z5726 RINT_25 26 IF SM DM SNOT_27728 RTN1_27728 Figure 9 2 SLO 3 SEND CASCADE out CASCADE in RINI 33754 SNDT35556 RTN1_35755 END1_37888 RTN1_37738 END1_39 40 RTN1_39 20 END1_41 42 RTN1_41 32 END Aa RINT 45724 SNDT2578 R7N1_ 455 SNDT 47738 R7N1 4738 STUDIO LOUT da aa dad aa aaa a a a Aa a ad da STUDIO ROUT z C RL OUT gt ees R OUT EN GI C 2TRL_STUDIO 2TR R_STUDIO 2TRL CR 2TRR CR Mm 0800000001 EOUL TN EH OPTION_SLOT2 4 SND2_07702 RTN2_01 02 SND2 03704 RTN2_03 02 SHDZ_05 06 RTNZ_05705 ETDIM bajara INTERNAL EFFECTER IF AE DM IF AN DM IF AD DM IF SM DM Assignable Insert RTN 1 16 gt E SIG Ey DIRECT OUT CH01 48 A 4dBu Bal BUSS STEREO AUX BUSS1 24 DIR1 24 DIR25 48 LARGE TR pen 111111111122222 111 LARGE 12345678901234 LR 123456789012 COMP EXPANDER Surround mode Buss link OO y 104B Inf e 16384sample 16384sample SURROUND PAN o ro z DELAY contro gu Balance 1 1 SMALL ASSIGNABLE RETURNS 0 0 of A E 4dBu Balance M M m FADER M OQ LEFT i ae et UL A PHASE Y L 4BAND Y l a Rot p o See GATE J TRIM z za 4dBu Balance 10dB lt gt 50dB E Poe STUDIO AN On Off gt Fal I gt B gt Al RIGHT AUX1 2 source Ch1 24 o AUX g
9. Full sized motorized faders twenty four rotary encoders with ring LED indicators a dedicated fat channel set of controls providing instant access to the common channel settings a large clear LCD dis play and ergonomically placed dedicated system controls help to make the DM 4800 intuitive as well as powerful to use In this second method the DM 4800 may be used as an outboard mixer freeing the computer s CPU from this task and reserving the DAW for audio editing ele In both cases the TMCompanion software can be used for management of the DM 4800 See the docu mentation accompanying the latest release of the software for full details of the capabilities of the soft ware with the unit terms of projects where all information and settings are stored together for future recall The data for projects is stored on industry standard CompactFlash cards for easy offline storage archival and transportation between facilities In addition computer aided librarian functions make it simple to juggle the demands of a busy studio schedule Top quality internal effects reduce the need for large outboard racks and allow still further for portability of projects Timecode word sync MIDI etc are also provided for the widest possible integration with other equip ment in your setup A little time spent studying the manual now may save you a lot of time and effort later on 1 Introduction About the DM 4800
10. MTC quarter frame Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Clock Real Time Commnads Aux Local ON OFF Messages All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset kkkkkkkkkkk 1 TEAC Syx MTC Full Message and Device Inquiry Mode 1 0MNI ON POLY Mode 2 0MNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 0MNI OFF POLY Mode 4 0MNI OFF MONO x No 100 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 7 MIDI MIDI Implementation Charts USB MIDI Interface port 2 This refers to the second virtual MIDI port carried over USB TEAC Digital Mixer Date 29 May 2006 Model DM 4800 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Channel Changed 1 16 1 a Messages O Altered kkkkkkkkkkk Beceem Number True voice 0 127 Neo O E E Note OFF Touch Ch s II CI IC Change ESE Change True 0 127 0 127 e A AAA Common MTC quarter frame Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Clock Real Time Commnads 5 Aux Local ON OFF Messages All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset Incoming MIDI messages trom physical MIDI IN port are transmitted to USB MIDI Interface port through the MIDI filter Incoming MIDI messages from USB MIDI Interface port are transmitted to phys ical MIDI OUT port through the MIDI filter 1 Ignore if greater than 513 bytes Mode 1 0MNI ON POLY Mode 2 0MNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 0MNI OFF MONO x No TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 101 7 MIDI MIDI Implementation Ch
11. Notes Surround LR Pan settings for current fader layer Surround FR Pan settings for current fader layer Surround LFE Level settings for current fader layer Table 2 2 Surround encoder modes TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 23 2 Basic operational concepts Encoder mappings Reading the encoder indicators The encoder indicators change their pattern depend ing on the parameter currently being controlled by the encoders Hard left left A little less hard Pan settings When the encoders control the pan ning of the channels busses associated with the fader not in surround modes the indicator patterns are as shown here A little to the right Centered Figure 2 14 Encoders in pan mode Note how the slight pan away from center half lights the indicator at the end of the circle This helps to indicate the fact that the pan position is not centered even when the line of sight to the center indicator is blocked by the encoder knob EQ settings When the encoders control the 4 band EQ for the module selected with the SEL key each of the four bands may have its gain frequency No cut or boost now off Slight boost note A little more boost lower indicator is and Q controlled by the encoders as shown by the labels under the encoders The first encoder in each band is used to control the gain the indicators are used as below Half steps are indicated by dimmed indicators Note also the slig
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13. 5 Channel modules Module setup Module setup The fourth channel module screen is called the SETUP screen and allows the setting of general parameters affecting the use of the module Note the block dia gram at the top of this screen showing the current configuration of the channel module along with the enabled disabled status of the components dynamics processors EQ etc As changes are made to the set ting this block diagram 1s updated to reflect the cur rent status of the module a ya A MUTE H NE emma T B co EXP l a PON k A TIER PHASE GRE Ri E SETUP Figure 5 14 Channel module SETUP screen As with the other module screens the cursor keys are used to move a box around the screen and the POD encoders and ENTER key are used to make changes to the parameters Note that buss modules allow the setting of Aux 1 2 level and pan here together with stereo level and pan Aux modules provide only stereo level and pan here and the stereo buss provides only Aux 1 2 level and pan INPUT RETURN selection On channels 1 through 48 as explained earlier two different inputs may be selected which may be switched or flipped globally in blocks of eight Flipping the channels on page 60 or may be changed on this screen using the on screen INVERT SRC source invert button POD 1 first row When you press ENTER a popup message asking you to press ENTER once more to confirm the flip
14. Figure 5 2 Assign parameters screen channel modules 49 64 master modules TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 1 5 Channel modules Global module settings 1 Use POD 3 to switch between the two screens 2 Use the POD 4 encoder to select phase gate switching compression compressor expander insert point position pre or post or EQ on off 3 Use the left right cursor keys wheel or SEL keys to navigate around the screen and the ENTER key to turn the following on or off see later in this section for details of these channel features Note that the only feature available for the busses the aux sends and the stereo buss is the compressor expander dynamics processor Global module settings These settings are common to the four different mod ule screens and do not change when the module screen 1s changed _ if i ret te ap ad E 4 614 606 5 84kHz2 i H S i B 7 pe FADER MUTE 42 For alo las GAP Figure 5 3 Common global module settings Navigate to the appropriate on screen control and use the ENTER key to turn switches on and off and POD 4 s encoder to adjust the fader level and pan balance control when these are highlighted As explained in Figure 4 1 Module facilities on the DM 4800 not every module is equipped with all these fea tures Only those features available on the currently selected module are actually shown on the display Input and return d
15. This section covers the use of the DM 4800 s built in compressor expanders and gates Compressor expander dynamics processors are avail able in all modules except channel modules 49 through 64 Gates are available in channels thorough 48 input only The module screen accessed by the DYNAMICS key shows the settings for the currently selected input channel as shown by the SEL indicator PAN STEREO HAS MODULE mq a E GATE LINK HEHE TRG MOD TRG_SEL SELF THRESH ARGE EG HYST _3 16dB HdE 3 GATE LIE HOLD S DECAY d ms i COMPRESSOR INS PNTLPRE EG LIK 45 46 TRG Moo E SEL SELF 53 PRE El a or INSERT PHOSE GAF Figure 5 6 Unlinked DYNAMICS screen channels 1 through 48 If the selected channel is linked as part of a stereo pair the settings affect both channels PAR STEREO Enri00B16x24 Tracking INT CH25 26 oia 00 00 36 20 apd i is GATE ILINK E TRG MOD BOTH TRG SEL SELF L R SELF THRESH dd E HYST Ba 19 Eo HT PRE EG 25 26 TRG MOD BOTH TRG SEL SELF L PEELE i THRESH RATIO ATTACK RELEASE 18de 74 01 Sama 186ms4 FRE EI 7 5 EN E CTA INSERT FHOSE GAF Figure 5 7 Linked DYNAMICS screen channels 1 through 48 LINK This and the two trigger settings following apply both to compressor expanders and to gates where available The link features means that both processors are linked by a common trigger signal The tw
16. controlled by the POD 4 knob on the last row grayed out 1f the auto make up above is on Variable from 20dB to 20dB in 1 dB steps Not shown if the processor is being used as an expander Library jump buttons There are two such on screen library jump buttons on channels 1 through 48 gate and compressor expander Other master Preset dynamics library entries The following preset entries are provided either to be used as is or to be used as templates or starting points for experimentation These library entries are read only marked with an inverse R on the display and may not be overwritten However it is possible to load the entries edit the parameters and then store them to a different library modules only have the compressor expander jump keys These buttons are labeled GATE LIB and C E LIB respectively When pressed the appropriate library screen is brought up where the current settings can be stored for future use or preset or previously stored settings can be recalled for use in the project As always there are no hard and fast rules as to what works Feel free to use the settings in a variety of contexts and change them as seems appropriate to you Compressor expander library entries Use these settings for the compressor expander either as is or edit them to your needs and store them as part ento of the project rogram Name Comment Number 000 Sample Snare For use w
17. o DOOR MO CTO OOO ES ED O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL O REC SEL OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o OL STATUS o ENCODER MODE 00 oO oO oO oO oO oO of USER AUX A O oO oO AUX EQ USER AUX C TASCAM DM 4800 1 1 a D y 10 D 10 20 20 40 Ie tC w w 20 20 30 20 40 40 tC w 20 30 40 tC LAYER STATUS
18. return signal Input routing on page 59 as an aux send allowing recorder returns to be used as a cue feed to the studio etc Aux send screens unlinked Pressing the dedicated AUX function keys brings up appropriate screens which allow the viewing and setting of aux sends for all channels tits se eiia 00 cms n BATCH SETUP 00 0 G 0d a ALL Figure 5 12 Aux send screen unlinked Moving the cursor around the screen highlights four on screen controls where the POD encoders are used to set the values In the case of linked channels the left POD of the pair is used to set the level The POD 2 key is used to select the screen for the even numbered aux send level setting Copying settings between aux sends and channel levels At the bottom of the screen is a facility that allows the copying of channel levels to the aux sends or the other way round This is useful when setting up a studio cue monitor mix based on the channel settings Use POD 2 to select between CH gt AUX and AUX gt CH move the cursor to the on screen SET button and press ENTER A popup appears to confirm this set ting ENTER to confirm cursor keys to cancel Batch setting By using POD 3 to set the level POD 4 to set the destination either for the odd num bered ODD or for the even numbered EVEN in groups of eight channels or for all ALL channels together When you move the cursor to the in screen SET button and
19. 3 6 IF FW DM at left and IF SM DM EO aae nin seueasavens 52 Fig 3 7 CASCADE screen cocccoconncononconannonnonannonnnnos 53 Fig 3 8 PROJECT CLOCK screen sessen 56 Fig 3 9 Checking the clock sources ccccccccooo 56 Table 3 1 Clock options in normal and high speed modes cccccececeeesssesseeeeeeeeeeenanees 57 4 Routing amp assignment Table 4 1 Module facilities on the DM 4800 58 Fig 4 1 Routing INDU S sssssesssssessssereseesrrnrenrrnree 59 Table 4 2 INput SOUrCeS conccccccnnnncnnnnccnnnnannnnnnnnnnos 59 Table 4 3 Destination layers ooncccccccncnnccnncccnnnnos 59 Fig 4 2 Routing outputs serotonina 61 Fig 4 3 Routing inserts ccccocccccononcconncnncnnancnonanonos 62 Fig 4 4 Assignment keys ooocccccccccccccnnnonccconnnnnnnnss 63 Fig 4 5 Buss assignment screen linked O10 52 EE A A AEA AE EA 64 Fig 4 6 Surround channel assignment screen 65 Fig 4 7 Monitoring and metering controls 66 Fig 4 8 Monitor parameters screen oocccconoo 67 Fig 4 9 Monitor oscillator and communication SOP COMM PPP veces aciesesyeeenaeee 68 Table 4 4 Meter selection ccccccsssseeeeeeeeeeeees 69 Fig 4 10 Metering screen 1st 24 channel module meters cecceeccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeceeeeeeeees 69 5 Channel modules Fig 5 1 Assign parameters screen first 48 channel modules viniste 71 Fig 5 2 Assign parameters screen channel modules 49 64 master modules
20. Confirmation when deleting a project OK to Delete xxxxxx Bank a bbb Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation before deleting data OK to Overwrite Automation data Overwrite file Keep file Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel An attempt is being made to overwrite existing automation data OK to Overwrite Automation data PROJECT DM4800 0 Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation before overwriting automation data keep confirmation OK to Overwrite Automation File File name Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation before overwriting automation data OK to Overwrite Effect Bank a bbb from Effectx Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation before overwriting effect library item from x either effect 1 or effect 2 Table 9 1 Popup messages continued TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 131 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Action Message Meaning Y OK to Overwrite Snapshot Bank a bbb Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation before overwriting a snapshot library entry Y OK to Overwrite Transport Map Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation shown when replacing the current transport control map S OK to Overwrite xxx Library BANK a bbb from Cgy Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor
21. From the METER FADER screens select either the CH FADER or MASTER M F tabs OFA Mixing METER E DER Figure 5 4 Channel fader screen In the channel fader screen shown here the current fader pan positions and mute status of all 64 channel modules are shown Moving the cursor around this screen highlights pan controls or faders in blocks of four you can also use the channel SEL keys or auto to jump around the Phase button with linked or stereo modules two such buttons are available allowing you to reverse the phase of the input on the selected channel s AUX1 2 button on buss and stereo modules only allowing the buss or stereo mix to be routed through to the aux 1 2 pair typically for studio fold back purposes STEREO button on buss and aux modules only allowing the buss or aux send to be routed to the ste reo buss Group assignment displays These display but do not allow change on this screen any fader or mute group assignments The buss assignments of channel modules are not shown on the display as the appropriate buss assign indicators light to show the buss assignments when a channel module is selected screen Use the four POD encoders to adjust the on screen controls Linked channels may have their pan position or fader level set using either POD control Mute status and links are also visible on this screen though these cannot be set here Note that in surround mode the surround L
22. Outputs The sources for the outputs built in and optional slot are then assigned to the actual physical outputs Effects The DM 4800 incorporates two high quality digital effects including a digital reverb programmed by TC Works Signals may be routed internally to these effects using busses or aux sends and the returns fed back to mixer channels for inclusion in the mix Alterna tively the assignable inserts may be used to insert an effect into the signal path of a channel module External effects can be looped through the assignable analog sends and returns the returns can then be assigned to channels or kept in the digital domain by using the stereo digital I O facilities Unpacking the DM 4800 The DM 4800 s box contains the items listed below When opening the package please be certain all the items listed are included If any items are missing please consult your TASCAM dealer e The DM 4800 e AC power cable e A CF card pre formatted and installed in the card slot of the DM 4800 e A USB cable e A CD ROM containing the utility software and documentation for the DM 4800 Windows and Mac compatible e This manual The Quick Reference Guide 12 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Physical outputs available include the built in TDIF outputs 3 sets of eight outputs each and eight chan nels of ADAT lightpipe as well as two stereo digi tal and one stereo analog sets of outputs Since buss ou
23. Pressing ENTER will reload the last data which was in the internal memory the resume data and About projects and libraries As mentioned earlier the DM 4800 uses projects to store settings Projects contain system information automation and routing information associated with a project mak ing 1t easy to return to a previous state when a project has to be conducted over more than one session When a new project is created any of the following data from a previous project may also be associated 7 Each library in each project also has gt Eo E i Slot 1 128 i Slot 1 128 y Slot 1 128 x4 x4 x4 Y access to the appropriate preset bank RAM There are two preset banks for Libraries the effects y Slot 1 128 x4 pressing a cursor key will load the project ignoring any changes since the last project save with it it is possible to pick and choose from this list e System data e Snapshot scene data library e EQ setting library e Compressor expander setting library e Gate library e Automation data e Effect setting libraries Settings data Automation data CF Banks CF Banks 1 4 1 4 Slot 1 128 i Slot 1 128 x4 Figure 2 29 Project structure Within each project there are five libraries and auto mation data each divided into four banks containing the settings for the storable parameters mentioned above Each of these banks contains 128 slots to ho
24. Q can be set depending on the filter type you can do this by pressing and hold ing the CTRL key and turning the appropriate encoder in the bottom row Q SCREEN CJ a o o a D A v Figure 2 22 Aux send controls Press the SCREEN key to bring up the aux buss screen for the currently selected module Use the appropriate control to adjust the Aux send level for the selected module Pan control The PAN control to the right of the Aux send controls may be used as a pan balance control for a selected module or pair of linked modules 28 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual If two aux sends have been linked the odd numbered controller acts as a pan control panning the send between the two aux sends and the even numbered controller acts as a level control In surround modes it controls the L R balance of the surround matrix 2 Basic operational concepts Copy and paste of parameters These operations can be carried out whether or not the fat channel controls described above have been used to make the settings PARAMETER EDIT Figure 2 23 PARAMETER EDIT in the fat channel To copy channel parameters Press and hold the COPY key and press the SEL key of the channel from which the copy is to be made A popup message appears to say that the parameters have been copied To paste channel parameters Press and hold the PASTE key and press the SEL key of the channel to which the parameters are
25. and move to the right field 4 Select the destination module first option or group of modules second option and press ENTER to confirm this setting 5 Move the cursor to the on screen COPY button and press ENTER A popup message asks you to confirm the copy operation Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel e EQ settings e Compressor expander settings e Gate settings The grid to the right of these checkboxes cannot be edited and is for information only the circles indi cate that the settings are available for the modules listed in the top row e g gates are only available for modules 1 through 48 The SAFE checkbox to the left is also for information only and cannot be edited or changed TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 3 1 2 Basic operational concepts CF cards CF cards Make sure that you have a CF card with sufficient space on it to hold the project one with at least 32MB such as the one supplied with the DM 4800 is recommended The DM 4800 does not retain unsaved project data when the power is turned off Always save project data before turning off the DM 4800 See Shutting down the DM 4800 on page 33 The capacity of the card determines the number of projects that can be stored on it there is a maximum of 128 projects that can be stored on one card The size of a project depends on the number of library entries and the amount and complexity of the automation data which forms p
26. be used with a pair of effect returns for instance so that these effect returns will always be added in the inplace mix together with those other channels selected for inplace soloing Inplace soloing will out put the soloed channel s from the stereo outputs and cut all other channels Use the cursor keys or channel SEL key to highlight a channel and the ENTER key to change the status of the INPLACE SOLO DEFEAT setting 2 Basic operational concepts Utilities Utilities There are four UTILITY screens accessed with the UTILITY key The first of these PARAM COPY provides a method of copying values between channel parameters This 1s explained in UTILITY copying on page 30 The second EXT SW determines the function of the external footswitch SWITCH utility When a footswitch 1s connected to the rear of the unit it can be set up using this screen in the follow ing way y Automation KEEP Increment Direct Library Recall Decrement Direct Library Fecall Tar Tempo for Effects Figure 2 43 UTILITY external switch settings Talkback The footswitch can be set to act as a hands free talkback switch with the destination being set from the following options TO STUDIO amp TO SLATE TO STUDIO and TO SLATE In these cases the footswitch acts in smart mode see Smart keys on page 19 Machine Control Especially in cases where the artist is also the recording engineer the following GPI
27. channels 1 through 48 EQ allows the setting of the 4 band parametric EQ channels 1 through 48 AUX BUSS allows the setting of the aux sends and the buss assignments SETUP provides a way of viewing and setting overall channel parameters Various parameters and options are globally avail able from all module screens see Global module settings on page 72 e The second way of viewing and changing the parameters 1s by means of the dedicated screens accessed through the screen mode selection keys see Basic operational concepts on page 17 and the POD controls These screens allow the viewing and setting of the same parameter for many differ ent modules from the same screen e The screens relating to the EQ dynamics and aux sends may all be displayed and the parameters changed using the fat channel controls see Fat channel on page 27 e In addition the encoders may be used to control one parameter not all parameters may be con trolled in this way but commonly used ones of all the modules in the current fader layer or to control many parameters of the currently selected module See Encoders on page 22 for details TIP The encoder control methods can also be combined automatically with the screen displays See the options Encoder Mode Follows Current Screen on page 44 and Current Screen Follows Encoder Mode on page 44 which enable automatic links between the screen and
28. etc for all meters including software meters and these are set up in the METER FADER METER screen see Metering screen 1st 24 channel module meters on page 69 Use POD 2 to set the level at which the meter OVER indicators will light relative to full scale 0 200B 0 17dB 0 13dB 0 10dB 0 06dB 0 03dB Use POD 3 to set the meter release time between Slow Normal and Fast Use POD 4 to set the meter hold time between Off no hold 1 2 4 and 8 seconds and infinite hold until this parameter 1s reset Each module also has its own set of meters which follow these meter settings above These are located in the common global area of the module screens Global module settings on page 72 which can be set there as being pre or post fader There 1s also a series of metering screens as men tioned above allowing different sets of modules to be metered On screen meter selection Use the left hand column of radio buttons to select the following mod ules for metering CH 1 24 The first 24 channel modules CH 25 48 The second 24 channel modules CH 49 64 The last 16 return modules Buss 1 24 The 24 busses AUX 1 12 The 12 aux sends Table 4 4 Meter selection In every case the stereo buss meters are visible at the lower right of the screen NIETER FADER E MASTER i INPUT i PRE CONF i POST FADER PRE FADER a FOST FADER SEL Hev Follous E Fader Laver METER Follows SEL Hew
29. sources may only have four inputs You can use POD 4 to select another input source 4 Press ENTER When you press ENTER the eight input sources are assigned in order to the eight destinations Flipping the channels It is possible to flip individual channel inputs between the input and return sources so that the input source becomes the return and vice versa on an individual basis within the MODULE screens see INPUT RETURN selection on page 83 but it is sometimes conve nient to be able to do this for batches of eight chan nels at a time This is done from this INPUT screen using the BATCH SETUP at the bottom of the screen Of course this can 60 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual only be done for channels through 48 as these are the only ones for which the input and return sources may be selected 1 Use the wheel to select the destination field the left field and confirm with ENTER 2 Move to the on screen button SOURCE INVERT inverts the sources and press ENTER A popup appears asking for confirmation Press ENTER again to flip the selected eight chan nels a cursor key cancels Loopback options The loopback options pro vide even more flexibility in internal routing but they should be approached with caution They allow the 24 busses aux 1 through 12 or stereo buss or the direct channel outputs of the first 48 channels similar to direct outputs on an analog con sole to be used as
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31. A popup mes sage appears asking you to press ENTER again to change the surround mode or a cursor key to cancel the operation To avoid possible damage to speakers and equipment we recommend that you turn off all monitoring equip ment when changing the surround mode Assigning channels to surround busses There are two modes in which the surround busses can be assigned pan mode on and pan mode off This setting is made by pressing and holding the SHIFT key together with one of the ASSIGN keys Note that this pan mode works in a slightly different way to the pan mode in stereo setting Pan switch on page 64 Note especially 88 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual There are three surround matrices available which can be assigned and mixed differently but each matrix must be of the same format for example it is not possible to have an LCRS and 5 1 surround setup at the same time Note that when the 5 1 option is selected the rear speakers can be linked as MONO using the on screen switch Buss assignments When a surround mode is selected the 24 busses are used to feed the surround channels as follows busses 9 through 16 are used for surround 2 17 through 24 are used for surround 3 and are assigned in the same pattern as through 8 Table 5 8 Buss assignments in surround mode These assignments cannot be changed e The Buss Link and Pan preference has no meaning in surround mode Channels can always have th
32. ADC MIC PAD 0dB 7 55dBu 16dBFs 10 4 4dBu 20 30 INSERT MIC PAD 20dB dBu 14dBu 14dBu ham UNE 50 4 44dBu 0 60 2dBu O 4 2dBu MIC PAD 048 60dBu 70 10 Assginable Return1 8 BALANCE 20 dBu 20dBu 20 Headroom 10 16dB OdBFs 0 ADC 16dBFs 10 144dBFs 24bit 2TR INPUT UNBALANCE dBV 107 6dBv 0 Headroom 8 45dBu OdBFs 16dB 40 L 104BV ADE 16dBFs 20 30 infinity dB STEREO OUTPUTS BALANCE dBu 30 20dBu 20 STEREO Fader OdBFs 7 99dBu 10 DAC 0 16dBFs 10 CH AUX Send y infinity a CR LARGE OUTPUTS BUSS Master Fader BALANCE dBu AUS Master Fader 30 20dBu 20 OdBFs 7 83dBu 10 infinity dB infinity dB DAC 0 16sBFs 8 16dBu l l l l PELIAFL l l CR SMALL OUTPUTS i i BALANCE dBu l l 30 l l i 20dBu 20 l l l l l l infinity dB l y 10 I l i 0 l 10 STUDIO OUTPUTS Pseudo BALANCE dBu infinity dB 30 20 14dBu OdBFs 7 83dBu 10 DAC 0 16sBFs 8 16dBu 10 Assignable Send 1 8 UNBALANCE dBu 30 20 14dBu OdBFs 7 83dBu 10 DAC 0 16sBFs 10 iagram Level d Figure 9 3 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 137 TASCAM TEAC Professional Division DM 43800 TEAC CORPORATION Phone 81 422 52 5082 3 7 3 Nakacho Musashino shi Tokyo 180 8550 Japan TEAC AMERICA INC Phone 1 323 726 0303 7733 Telegraph Road Montebello California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD Phone 1905 890 8008 Facsimile
33. Automation Redo data x No copy parameter is selected An attempt has been made to copy data without a parameter s checkbox being Press ENTER to continue selected Table 9 1 Popup messages continued 130 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Action 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Message Meaning Now copying A copy is being carried out Do not disconnect CF card Y OK to Copy Conformation that a library bank EQ snapshot etc can be copied from one project to From another Project TASCAM Project 2 XXXXXXXX BANK 1 To Project TASCAM Project XXXXXXXXX BANKI Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Y OK to Copy Conformation that a library entry EQ snapshot etc can be copied from one project to From another Project TASCAM Project 2 Snapshot Bank a bbb To Project TASCAM Project Snapshot Bank c ddd Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel OK to Copy From Project TASCAM Project 2 Snapshot Preset 1 To Project TASCAM Project Snapshot Bank c Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Conformation that a library bank can be copied from the preset bank to a project bank OK to delete automation file File Name Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation about the deletion of an automation file OK to delete project lt projectname gt Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel
34. CASCADE screen DIGITAL screens on the unit which will be used as the cascade master Ml eE CASCADE INPUT i MASTER CH 25 45 RTH DISABLE SLAVE BUSS ik BUSSI BA AUS BUss10 4M4 BUSSIS MM AU 1b BUss511 1M BUSS19 BM Au11 BUss12 1M BUssza BM AUS BLss13 M BUSS21 M Blissi4 M BUSS22 BUSS ik BUSSiSiM BUss23 M Blissi6 M BUSSZ4 STEREO SOLO IE JE FORMAT Figure 3 7 CASCADE screen e An audio clock source 1s selected from the clocks fed to the cascade master You cannot select the audio clock source on the cascade slave e Timecode fed to the cascade slave cannot be used as the synchronization source e The cascade connection can be turned ON and OFF only on the cascade master e When the cascade connection is ON the parameter set ups on the cascade master parameters to be interlocked are reflected on the cascade slave In a cascade chain one unit is designated as the mas ter unit and the other as a slave The master unit must always act as the word sync master for the cas cade chain though it can act as a word sync slave in the overall audio system To avoid possible damage to equipment only use a TAS CAM cascade cable PW 1000CS designed and pro duced for this purpose when making this connection 2 Set the unit up as the cascade master MASTER using the on screen radio button 3 Now enter the same screen on the other slave unit and set that one up as the cascade sla
35. DM 4800 The 1 4 balanced input jacks accept 4dBu connec tions but you can use the TRIM controls to allow them to accept 10dBV connections from synthesiz ers etc Note that 1f additional analog inputs are required the optional IF AN DM slot card can be used to provide such inputs TIP Signalloverload indicators for the input channels are selectable in the preferences screen See OL STATUS LED TYPE on page 42 for full details Channel inserts The analog inserts for each ana log input channel allow you to use your favorite ana log compressors gates etc before the sound gets converted to the digital domain NOTE These are not the same as the soft assignable insert loops which are described in Insert patching on page 61 These 1 4 jacks are wired tip send ring return sleeve common ground The nominal send and return levels of these inserts is 2dBu which allows them to be used with a wide range of studio equipment 2 TR IN This pair of unbalanced RCA jacks pro vides a I0dBV return for the analog outputs of a 2 track recorder connected to the DM 4800 ASSIGNABLE RETURNS These are pseudo bal anced 1 4 TRS jacks at 4 dBu wired as described above As the name suggests they provide analog return inputs which can be assigned to a variety of sources see Routing on page 59 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 49 3 Connections Digital connections Analog outputs The d
36. EffectN Recall Press ENTER to The library recall can t be undone continue Y Can t undo EQ Library Recall The library recall can t be undone Press ENTER to continue Y Can t undo GATE Library Recall The library recall can t be undone Press ENTER to continue Y Can t undo Snapshot Recall Press ENTER The library recall can t be undone to continue Cascade communication stopped The cascade connection has unexpectedly ended it is possible the cable is unplugged x Please check cascade cable Press ENTER to continue CASCADE Connection ended Please choose new clock master Set Internal Clock Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel The cascade connection to a slave has been broken and the message invites resetting with the unit s internal clock Cascade connection established Press ENTER to continue Successful cascade connection Cascade Slave not found Cascade connection not established Press ENTER to continue An attempt has been made to make a cascade but no slave is available CF card is not available Can t delete automation data on CF card Automation data stored on CF card cannot be deleted Reinsert the card or retry with another card Press ENTER to continue x CF card is not available When power is turned on the last project stored cannot be automatically loaded Can t load project Reinsert the card or retry with another card Press ENTER to continue x CF car
37. IN is receiving messages on that channel from devices which transmit these controller messages the results are reflected on the screen here TIP These Control Change messages conform to the MIDI standard Modulation 1 etc TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 1 1 1 8 Remote operation MIDI Control by the DM 4800 MIDI faders In this mode the first 16 faders are used to transmit a defined Control Change message when the REMOTE fader layer mode is selected and the MIDI FADERS screen is displayed or was the last external control screen displayed 1 Select the MIDI FADERS option from the external control screen Figure 8 3 External Control 2 Set the Control Change message using the CONTROL setup screen below at Figure 8 5 MIDI Mixer This allows you to use the 24 faders the MUTE keys and the encoders as pan controls on the 16 different MIDI channels of a device connected to the MIDI OUT port This may be used for older DAWs or for plug in control where HUI or Mackie Control emulation is not appropriate The REMOTE fader layer must be selected and the MIDI MIXER screen must be displayed or be the last external control displayed 112 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual MIDI Faders setup screen or in the ID field of the EXT CTRL screen MIDI controller no 0 Function Bank Select MC SETUP MACHINECTRL E EXT CTRL EIA UA Figure 8 5 MIDI Faders setup screen 3 Use the wheel to select the control ch
38. Key LED 90H v 0 1 HUI Mode Active Sensing X Date 29 May 2006 Version 1 0 2 Mackie Ctrl Mode Key LED en IN X O 2 Mackie Ctrl Mode Fader 2 HUI Mode Fader 2 HUI Mode LED 2 HUI Mode Switch Ctrl 2 HUI Mode V Pot LED 2 HUI Mode V Pot Ctrl 2 Mackie Ctrl Mode Encoder 2 Mackie Ctrl Mode RingLED 1 For Active sensing in HUI Emulator mode 2 User s choice memorized 3 HUI Protocol Mackie Control Protocol 4 For Display only Mode 1 0MNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 2 0MNI ON MONO Mode 4 0MNI OFF MONO 104 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 0 Yes x No 8 Remote operation The DM 4800 is capable of acting as a remote control unit for a wide vartety of external devices The exact functionality of the machine control depends of course on the device to be controlled The device control is carried out through the MIDI connections including the USB MIDI ports for MMC or the serial port via P2 protocol RS 422 Different devices can be selected for simultaneous control by the DM 4800 with different devices being controlled in different ways For instance it is possi ble to select one device to have its transport functions controlled by the DM 4800 while the DM 4800 con trols the track arming functions of another device In this section the term controller is used to refer to a part of the DM 4800 software controlling an external device rather than a hardware fea
39. O O l Ole Ol Ol Ol Ol DIM TO SLATE TO STUDIO ot Figure 4 7 Monitoring and metering controls Selecting the CR source The dedicated keys and indicators to the right of the meters allow instant switching of the control room monitor sources and the two PHONES outputs which mirror the output from the control room moni tor outputs The first key is hard wired to the stereo buss STEREO and cannot be changed 66 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual This section describes the monitoring procedures and setup when working in stereo When working with surround mixes there are obviously some important differences and these are described in Surround operations on page 88 The next six keys in order default to the aux 1 2 sends typically used for studio cue the aux 3 4 and aux 5 6 sends digital input 1 and digital input 2 e g stereo recorders and the analog 2 track inputs again this could be an analog stereo master recorder 4 Routing amp assignment Monitoring However these assignments can be changed using the MONITOR screen A MONITOR 00 02 08 01 CONTROL ROOM SELECT STUDIO SETUP Buzz O From CONTROL ROOM Figure 4 8 Monitor parameters screen Move the cursor to the selection wheel of any of the six selectors use the wheel to select the source and press ENTER The sources that may be selected for these monitor selectors are e The aux sends e The linked
40. OUT key so that the indicator lights steadily e Press CLEAR from rehearsal mode to return to normal operation and clear the punch points e Press CLEAR from punch or review mode to clear the mode and the punch points When punch operations are taking place the punch in and punch out points may be viewed and edited in location memories 4 and 5 respectively When the CLEAR key is pressed to finish punch operations the original location memories if any are restored Devices controlled using the P2 protocol including DTRS units controlled over P2 can accept these commands but some cannot depending on the man ufacturer s implementation of the protocol TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 117 9 Specifications This section provides technical and reference information about the DM 4800 together with a list of messages you may see on the display of the DM 4800 and instructions about how to respond to them Analog audio I O All specifications are given with the factory refer ence level of 16dBFS MIC inputs channels 1 through 24 PHANTOM 48V LINE IN BAL inputs channels 1 through 24 INSERT connections channels 1 through 24 ASSIGNABLE RETURNS BAL 1 through 8 ASSIGNABLE SENDS 1 through 8 2TR IN UR STEREO OUTPUT L R MONITOR OUTPUTS LARGE BAL amp SMALL BAL MONITOR OUTPUTS STUDIO Balanced XLR type female connectors Adjustable input level 60 dBu TRIM max to 4dBu 0
41. PEAK HOLD sec H MASTER M F I METER CH FADER Figure 4 10 Metering screen 1st 24 channel module meters The options at the extreme lower left echo the same settings made in the preferences as explained in SEL Key Follows Fader Layer Status on page 43 Metering points The center METERING POINT array of radio buttons allows the selection of where the metering for the different groups of modules takes place For the full feature modules from 1 through 48 CH 1 48 the points are at the input stage INPUT before the gate PRE GATE after the gate POST GATE or after the EQ stage PRE INSERT and after the fader POST FADER For the channel modules from 49 through 64 CH 49 64 there are only 2 meter points at the input stage INPUT and after the fader POST FADER The master channels MASTER can be metered pre compressor expander PRE COMP pre fader PRE FADER or post fader POST FADER If the optional meter bridge is fitted the settings made here apply to the meter displays on the meter bridge as well as to the on screen meter displays TIP The TASCAM Mixer Companion software provides a software meter bridge TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 69 Soloing Dedicated SOLO keys for each module allow either mixed or in place soloing The type of solo PFL AFL in place is determined by the settings made on the OPTION SOLO screen SOLO TYPE on page 44 Channels can be p
42. Slave channels in a group have their SEL key lit To remove a channel from a group press its SEL key so that it is unlit Clearing groups Pressing the flashing master SEL key brings up a popup panel 4 ghna this mie ita groueiners Press ENTER to confirm GROTPpOr a cursor key cancel f LAYER T 5 22 n a group Pressing ENTER removes the whole group cursor keys cancel the clear operation and leave the group as IS The POD 4 switch or ENTER turn the highlighted group on or off but do not clear the settings Fader groups These work in the same way as for mute groups ZND ee aa aa H41 TRA Cee 32 1 3 01 GFADER GROUPING a HS TER CH SLAVE CH p p e eje a aja a A PEPE A E oo B CDA MUTE GROUP MS ST LINK GROUP ON OFF Figure 5 24 Fader grouping Grouping groups A group can become a sub group of another group using the matrix at the bot tom of the screen Move the cursor so that it highlights a master group down the left side of the matrix the SEL key corre sponding to the master group lights and use SEL keys 1 through 8 regardless of layer to set sub groups A tree diagram appears at the side of the matrix as you set up the groups Figure 5 23 Grouping groups In Figure 5 23 Grouping groups group is con trolled by group 3 which in turn is controlled together with groups 5 and 6 by group 2 which is controlled in turn together with group 7 by group 4 In
43. The SCREEN key The SCREEN key in the EDIT PARAMETERS section is used to jump to the chan nel parameter copy screen see UTILITY copying on page 30 below TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 29 2 Basic operational concepts UTILITY copying UTILITY copying This screen allows various parameters to be copied within and between channel modules It also allows the protection of various parameters to stop them being overwritten when they are copied and pasted between channels Copying within a module The top half of the screen is used to control these functions which allow the pan balance settings and levels to be copied between aux busses and busses including the stereo buss This may be useful when setting up a studio monitor mix for example and the levels and pans of the aux sends used for the monitor mix should initially be set to the same as the chan nels 1 Check either of the two checkboxes PAN BAL and or LEVEL to select the settings to be copied 2 In either of the two boxes associated with these checkboxes the top row copies settings from the aux to buss and the second row cop ies them from buss to aux Naturally it is not possible to select both in the same box though it is possible to select CH gt AUX in one box and AUX gt CH in the other 3 Select the source and the destination parame ters as explained here 30 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Press the UTILITY key ALT 9 to access th
44. a multi control screen POD knobs are also used on some screens to make a selection from a list In these cases the screen shows what POD knob should be used to change the selec tion Bees ee REIA E eee CH37 lO FILES DOUTA SAP DOUTEZAES CURRENT FILE ELECTED FILE fALITOMAT 10H MEMORY i O 25 50 75 42K O12E cr Bk auto Figure 2 7 POD knob 4 used as list selector The POD keys are often used as soft keys to perform an action as shown on the bottom of the screen on screen buttons HE fGUPUM SUBLIGR LICK Eb Be6SBPerc Bi9 Bright i Dated Fi td a te ce Clear ArtiBPerc Bi39 Warm i a 1aPerc Med eae HLIERARY Figure 2 8 POD keys 2 through 4 used as soft keys Other screens may use them as buttons which display a pull up list of options When the list is shown the appropriate POD encoder or the main wheel is used to navigate through the list and the POD key or ENTER key is used to confirm the entry Be6rADrum Subt lekick AGATE a COMP EXPAND HED 4 SHAPSHOT Figure 2 9 POD 1 used with a pull up menu list The POD keys may also be used to select sub screens from within a major heading In this case simply pressing the appropriate POD key jumps to the next screen as shown on the tag Figure 2 10 POD keys used to select sub screens TIP As well as using the POD keys to switch between tabbed pages you can also make repeated presses of the key that was used to br
45. as popup panels on the LCD display screen Storing a location memory on the fly This procedure allows you to set a location memory regardless of whether timecode is currently being received or not If timecode is not currently being received the value of the location memory is the last received value as shown on the time counter on the display The value on the time counter regardless of source is stored as the location memory This may be timecode or MTC When this section mentions the display showing location memory values this refers to the display that has been selected in this option Depending on the settings for frame display Edit Frames on page 109 the frames value may or may not be shown on the display when location memories are being edited etc 1 Press the MEMO key The indicator starts to flash 2 Press any of the numeric keys corresponding to the ten location memories available 3 The MEMO indicator stops flashing and the currently displayed timecode value is stored in the location memory corresponding to the numeric key which was pressed Manually entering and editing a location memory The procedure below can be used for editing existing location memories or for adding new ones 1 Press the EDIT key The indicator starts to flash Press one of the number keys to select the location memory which will store the value The EDIT indicator lights steadily Enter the timecod
46. as a destination or un protect this file x Can t copy library data An attempt to copy library data on a CF card has failed The card may be full The CF card is full Press ENTER to continue S Can t turn Fs convert On Digital In1 is chosen as Frequency sampling conversion cannot be used when one of the DIGITAL INs is being used as a word sync source Master Clock Press ENTER to continue x Cannot Copy parameters within Module A message produced when an unsuccessful attempt has been made to copy parameters Press ENTER to continue inside the same module O Cannot assign fader grouping layer An attempt has been made to make an invalid fader group Fader groups on page 87 x Cannot create more There is a limit of 128 projects that can be created on one CF card Delete an unwanted than 128 projects project and try again Cannot do this Some operations cannot be performed while automation is on while automation is running Cannot switch the cascade ID Can t change between master and slave modes when a cascade is active when cascade is on Press ENTER to continue e Can t Change Mode during TRIM ALL Can t change the automation mode while TRIM ALL mode is active Can t copy library data An attempt has been made to copy library data to a Tull CF card Y The CF Card is full Press ENTER to continue Can t create project An attempt has been made to create a project on a full CF card Y The CF Ca
47. busses again for monitoring Bulk assignment The POD 1 and POD 2 switches correspond to assign all and de assign all on screen buttons For channel assignments use the POD 4 encoder to select a target buss or the stereo buss or direct out put for channels and then press ALL CH ON POD 1 or ALL CH OFF POD 2 to assign or de assign all channels to or from the selected target Buss assignments may be made to the stereo buss and or the aux 1 2 buss pair The labels of the on screen buttons change here to ALL BUSS ON POD 1 and ALL BUSS OFF POD 2 When the stereo buss 1s selected as the source these labels change to ON and OFF For aux sends and the stereo buss the button labels are ALL ON POD 1 and ALL OFF POD 2 Buss panning The balance between odd and even numbered busses 1s set in the MODULE AUX BUSS screens see Aux and buss setup on page 81 See also BUSS PAN Follows ST PAN on page 44 for details of how buss and stereo panning are linked TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 65 4 Routing amp assignment Monitoring Monitoring The DM 4800 provides comprehensive monitoring and metering facilities allowing both control room for both large and small speaker sets and studio cue mixes to be produced ore nase EE t010 PHONES LEVEL O STEREO Sl Of a Ol Vas Ol Ia ot Jae O 3 Oo o I D OO lz I I I I o A N I I I I ooo0oo0oo0oo0oo0oo0o0o0 L O O O O
48. channels set tings to the linked aux sends accessed with the POD 2 key This works in the same way as the previous screens with the addition of a batch pan setting facility There is also a way of copying the current channel pan settings to the aux send pair pan settings and the other way round This can be used for setting up monitor cue mixes based on the stereo mix or simply for echoing the current position in the mix when feeding stereo effect processors Use the POD 2 encoder to select whether to copy the pan balance settings from the channels to the aux sends CH gt AUX or from the aux sends to the chan nels AUX gt CH Use the on screen SET button to actu ally perform the parameter copy A popup appears to confirm this setting ENTER to confirm cursor keys to cancel Using the encoders You can use the first eight encoders in one of the aux modes see Encoders on page 22 to set the aux send levels and or pans depending on the setting for the selected channel module Note that if the preference for the encoders to follow the current screen 1s set see Encoder Mode Follows Current Screen on page 44 the encoders will auto matically change to the aux send and pan balance mode when the aux screens are selected Using the fat channel Use the fat channel encoders to set the levels of the 12 aux sends and the SCREEN key to jump quickly to the aux send screen for the selected channel
49. control mapping Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Y Copy from Ch2 Automation configuration Confirmation when copying automation configuration S Copy Module parameters to CHn Notification that a parameter copy operation between modules has been carried out correctly Y Copy Module parameters to CHn Confirmation that parameters are to be copied to another module Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Y Copy parameters Confirmation when performing a parameter copy operation within the same module within Module Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to canvel Y Copy to xxxx fader level Confirmation when copying fader levels xxxx may be ALL ALL MASTER Aux 1 8 groups Press ENTER to confirm of 8 busses or groups of 8 channels or a cursor key to cancel O Copy was completed Popup message on completion of copy operation O Copying project Shown while a project is being copied on the CF card Do not remove the CF card Y Create project Confirming creation of a project Press ENTER to confirm or a Cursor key to cancel Creating project Warning not to remove CF card during project completion Do not remove the CF card x Current Data initialized Notice to restart the DM 4800 following a change of reinitialization and sampling Fs has changed frequency Mixer will reboot Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Current project is protected An attempt has been made to shut
50. for instance the internal MIDI timecode generator DEVICE The name of the device being controlled together with its control type These list items cannot be changed or edited ID In the case of DTRS units it refers to the unit ID and cannot be edited In the case of MMC units it refers to the MMC ID up to three decimal digits of the unit This list item cannot be changed or edited 8 Remote operation Selecting devices for transport control CHASE This applies to DTRS units and allows the CHASE mode of the selected unit to be turned on or off Any unit which can have its chase mode con trolled by the DM 4800 has this item represented by a square box Units whose CHASE mode cannot be remotely controlled have this item represented by two dashes Use the cursor keys to navigate to the list item and the ENTER key to toggle between on a check mark is shown in the box and off the box is empty TRA This parameter allows the transport controls of the DM 4800 to control the transport of the selected device TRA Only one device at a time can be selected for trans port control as shown by the circled symbol If a device has been selected for transport control and it is required to control another device the first device selected for external control will automatically be de selected from transport control If the device is not active when an attempt is made to assign the transport control here a popup messa
51. function of certain keys located outside the screen mode selection key block as well as for other specialized functions for exam ple see Setting a USER screen on page 19 SHIFTed keys are marked with their shifted functions written underneath in white on a blue background and keys modified with the CTRL key have their modified labels underneath with the lettering in blue on a white background These are the PODs which are located immediately below the display and the 24 encoders located above the channel strips The function of these pods varies according to the current screen display APRESET EJ ACF BANAL Figure 2 5 POD controls Very often in a screen with many controls displayed the up and down cursor keys are used to move a high lighting box around the screen These boxes high light a maximum of four on screen rotary controls which are then controlled by the corresponding POD 20 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual encoders immediately below the on screen con trols Note also the contrast control to the right of the PODs 2 Basic operational concepts Special controls TIP You can change between a white on black display and a black on white display by using the ALT FLIP key combination Ena 4 Tek Overdub CLOCKS INTERNAL NI rAFL DOUT S F DOUTZ AES AUXI 10ILINKE CHL EE A A 21 ti ged ciis cie cis ens BATCH SETUP Ge ad Gd ALL Figure 2 6 POD knobs used in
52. graphical representation of the current setting for the currently selected matrix Channels to which the module is currently are assigned are shown as filled symbols unassigned channels are shown as hollow symbols This graphi cal part of the screen is for display only use the cursor keys to navigate to the on screen controls below and to the right of this circle 90 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual e The SURROUND SET radio buttons to the right of the circle allow the selection of one of the three surround matrices Use the ENTER key to select one of these matrices e Below this there is a switch for the center speaker C usually reserved for dialog in movie post production and another for the low frequency speaker LF Use the ENTER key for these e Below this use the POD 1 encoder to set the left right pan position and POD 2 for the front rear PODs 3 and 4 set the left right and front rear divergences respectively Note the bargraph displays shown on the screen beside each speaker in the matrix which show the rel ative levels of the channels as the position is moved Pattern panning In the second row of POD con trols POD 1 sets the type of pattern controlled by the wheel TYPE The choices are CIRCLE where the sig nal follows a circular path around the center SQUARE a square path and two SLANTs diagonally across the sound stage POD 2 moves the signal around the pattern and POD 3 and POD 4 control how m
53. high speed option is selected many of the 44 1K and 48K legends on the screen as shown above Figure 3 8 PROJECT CLOCK screen change to 88 2K and 96K respectively In addition in high speed mode the digital inputs are also available and the number of available clock sources on the optional AES EBU interface card if fitted 1s reduced In both the high speed and the normal speed clock screen the current clock status is displayed at the top of the screen as shown above Checking the clock You can make a check of the system by moving the cursor down to the bottom of the screen and pressing the CHECK START button 56 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual After confirming that you want to do this a popup appears informing you of the status of all potential clock sources Clock Check Results Current Fs 44 1kHz Unusab le Unusab le 44 1kHz Unusable Unusable Unusab le Unusab le Unusab le Unusab le Unusab le Unusab le Unusab le Press ENTER to continue Figure 3 9 Checking the clock sources Varispeed clocking Note that the DM 4800 is able to accept audio data and clock signals from varispeed devices provided the playback speed and hence the sampling frequency is within 6 of the nominal frequency Of course when the out of normal clock 1s to be re transmitted to other devices 1t depends on the imple mentation of the other devic
54. name which is useful 1f you are working in a facility with more than one unit Creating a new project When creating a new project the project can be cre ated from scratch with manually selected sampling frequency surround mode and mixer settings taking the settings from a selected prior project that acts as a template from preset library settings or from the current settings 3 Use the cursor and wheel to set the date and time Note that the month is a three letter abbrevia tion of the English month name JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC and the hours are set in 24 hour military for mat 4 When you have set the values press ENTER The DM 4800 shows a confirmatory pop up message Date change was applied The calendar in the DM 4800 takes account of the different month lengths including leap years valid up to and including the year 2099 you may want to consider an upgrade after that time More seriously the clock is backed up by the DM 4800 s internal battery This battery should last for several years In the event of the battery running low you can use the UTILITY SYSTEM screen to check con sult your TASCAM supplier Use the MIXER NAME field to the right of the date and time field to set this value This name will be shown on the screen of the TASCAM Mixer Companion software to identify the unit 1 With the ALT indicator lit press PROJECT so that the NEW PROJECT
55. on and off using the GATE ON and COMP EXP ON keys respectively these keys light when Gate THRESH Threshold level RANGE Range of gate ATTACK Attack time HYST Hysteresis value HOLD Gate hold time DECAY Decay time the appropriate processor for the selected module is active Use the SELECT key to determine whether the encoders will affect gate GATE or compressor expander COMP EXPAND These encoders work as follows Compressor expander THRESH Threshold leve RATIO Compression expansion ratio ATTACK Attack time RELSE Release time OUTPUT Output level disabled if AUTO MAKEUP is on AUTO MAKEUP Auto level makeup switch with indicator Table 2 3 Dynamics processor control assignments TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 27 2 Basic operational concepts EQ controls LOW LOW MID GAIN ES GAIN oS FREQ Le FREQ O aQ Fat channel HIGH MID HIGH GAIN ES GAIN SS FREQ o FREQ Le Figure 2 21 Equalization controls Press the SCREEN key to bring up the EQ screen for the currently selected module Turn the EQ on and off for the module using the ON key Gain and frequency for the four EQ bands are adjusted with the top row of four encoders GAIN and bottom row FREQ Aux send levels AUX SEND To set the type of filter for a band press and hold the CTRL key to the left of the unit and turn the appro priate encoder in the top row TYPE If the width of a filter
56. or fader selection and the ENTER key to assign and de assign busses or the stereo ST or direct outputs DIR not shown above as the direct outputs are not available for channels 49 through 64 As you make and break these assignments the indicators by the control surface keys mirror the screen settings and the other way round 64 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Pan switch There is an invisible pan switch which links and unlinks pairs of busses this also depends on the linked pan mode When this switch is set and busses are linked they are also joined for panning and they are assigned in pairs However when this switch is not set the buss pairs can be split for individual assignment e Pressing and holding the SHIFT key while pressing one of the ASSIGN keys operates a split or join function on a buss pair allowing busses to be individually assigned when split In Figure 4 5 Buss assignment screen linked bus ses channels 49 through 51 have the busses linked except for 1 and 2 on channel 50 The other busses are separated The linked pan mode BUSS Link BUSS PAN Mode are Linked on page 44 also determines whether splitting a buss pair either splits the busses for channels individually as in the example screen above or all together for all channels When this parameter is set off buss pairs may be split individu ally and when it is on buss pairs are split together Note that buss assignment is
57. page 41 allowing the current project settings to be stored under a different name similar to the Save As on many computer programs allowing differ ent versions of a project to be available TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 37 2 Basic operational concepts Library management Library management Each project on the DM 4800 contains the following libraries for storing and recalling commonly used settings e Snapshots scene memories e EQ settings e Compressor expander settings e Gate settings e Effect settings for internal effects 1 and 2 Up to four card stored banks of each library type are available in each project These banks are indepen dent of each other and independent of the banks in other projects It 1s of course possible to copy library entries or entire banks between projects as well as using existing projects as templates allowing favorite effect settings for example to be used throughout a group of projects There is also an internal bank containing read only preset settings which can be accessed by all projects In each bank there may be up to 128 entries The entries in the internal banks comprise read only pre sets which may be used unchanged or recalled and used as the basis for original settings Library entries may be named and are automatically time stamped to provide a reference for just when and why a particular effect or setting was created Management of the library b
58. pairs of aux sends e The busses e The linked buss pairs e The two digital stereo inputs e The analog 2 track input e Oscillator The Follow LINK setting allows a stereo setting to be made from a mono source by following the links between adjacent aux sends or busses Studio cue source The studio source may be set up to mirror the control room source by selecting the From CONTROL ROOM option or it may be set independently using the upper option Turn the wheel and press ENTER to make the selec tion The options available here are e The stereo buss e The linked pairs of aux sends e The linked buss pairs e The two digital stereo inputs When this checkbox is off and an unlinked odd numbered aux send or buss is selected as the monitor source that source is output in mono from the moni tor outputs When this checkbox is on and a linked odd num bered aux send or buss is selected as the monitor source that source is output from the left monitor channel and the linked even numbered aux send or buss 1s output from the right monitor channel When a linked pair of sends or busses is selected as the monitor source this checkbox has no effect The overall volume of the analog output to the con trol room monitors connected to the LARGE BAL analog outputs Monitoring LARGE BAL amp SMALL BAL on page 50 is controlled using the dedicated LARGE volume control The SMALL key is used to switch between the
59. port TEAC Digital Mixer Model DM 4800 Function Default Changed Default Messages Altered Basic Channel Note Number Velocity True voice Note ON Note OFF Key s Ch s After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Prog Change True System Exclusive Common MTC quarter frame Song Pos Song Sel Tune Clock Commnads Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset 0 119 System Real Time Aux Messages Mode 1 0MNI ON POLY Mode 3 0MNI OFF POLY Date 29 May 2006 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 Recognized Remarks 1 16 1 16 Transmitted 1 16 1 16 kkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk MTC Full Message 1 X X X X X X X X X 3 1 User s choice memorized Mode 2 0MNI ON MONO Mode 4 0MNI OFF MONO o Yes x No TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 99 7 MIDI MIDI Implementation Charts USB MIDI Control Port 1 This refers to the first virtual MIDI port carried over USB TEAC Digital Mixer Date 29 May 2006 Model DM 4800 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 Function Transmitted Recognized NTUEILE Basic Default 1 16 1 16 Channel Changed 1 16 1 16 Default Messages X Altered kkkkkkkkKkK Note Number True voice LEASE EER ES Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Key s Touch Ch s Pitch Bend Control 0 119 Change Prog Change True PEERS ES System Exclusive Common
60. press ENTER a popup appears to con firm this setting ENTER to confirm cursor keys to cancel TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 8 1 5 Channel modules Aux and buss setup Source selection POD keys 3 and 4 select the aux send source screens Select between pre fader PRE or post fader POST For aux 1 and 2 only the RETURN input can also be selected as the send source for studio cue monitoring Linked channels are controlled together by the odd numbered left POD of the pair The BATCH SETUP section at the bottom right of the screen allows the setting of the same source for groups of eight channels or for all ALL channels together A popup appears to confirm this setting ENTER to confirm cursor keys to cancel Aux send pan balance screens linked When two aux sends are linked for stereo cue or to feed the stereo inputs of an effects processor for example these screens change slightly AUSI ILINE ena tits me cnis Dn o ae Q Sie fos m E O ae de ene chas cigs A ang ae CHS3 CHS4 0 i 0 0 che CH5 ches cee CH61 CHE BATCH ETF Gd cok Da ALL SOURCE Figure 5 13 Aux pan balance screen linked In addition to the screen controlling the linked send levels to the linked aux sends and the screen control ling the sources to the linked aux sends there is a third screen which provides the ability to view and 82 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual adjust the pan and balance for linked
61. return routing Setting up the effects The EFFECT key brings up the effect screens where the basic setup of the internal effects is done First an effect is recalled from the preset library or from a setting previously stored on a CF card When the effect setting has been recalled it may be used as it is or edited using the editing screen After pressing the EFFECT key pressing the POD 2 switch brings up the effect library for managing the library effects for the first effect loop and press ing the POD 4 switch brings up the effect 2 library 94 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual In the OUTPUT routing screen the Aux sends are selected as outputs and the terminal destination is selected as one of the internal effects Here Aux 11 and Aux 12 are selected as aux sends to effect 1 effect 2 would be set up in the same way For the return the INPUT screen is used The source 1s set to EFF RTN effect return and channels 25 through 28 are selected as effect returns Since there are no dedicated effect returns the channels used for returns also have aux feeds that may accidentally be used to feed the effects being returned on that channel If this is done there will be a feedback loop that may damage your hearing and your monitoring equipment for managing the other effect loop shown in Figure 6 2 Effect library screen below FAH STEREO LIBRARY EFFECTI TC WORKS TYPES TC Reverb TASCAM FX2 0 TYPE STERE
62. select different MIDI channels for the snapshot and effect libraries using the MIDI CH SETUP block at the top left of the screen Batch setup In order to assign a group of contigu ous program change values to a contiguous group of library entries in the same bank use the BATCH SET UP block at the lower left of the screen e Select the starting and ending incoming Pro gram Change numbers PROG No You must press ENTER to confirm these values e Select the library bank P1 or B1 through B4 for the batch process e Select the starting Library slot number LIBRARY No The highest library slot number is automatically determined from the Pro gram Change values set earlier TIP It is possible to ignore a range of incoming Program Change values by setting the Library slot number to in the BATCH SETUP portion of the screen e When all values have been set move the cur sor to the on screen SET button and press ENTER Program Change messages are sent and received through USB MIDI port 4 Enable this port in the MIDI SETUP screen MIDI port switching and filtering on page 96 or the MIDI input and filter switches for the physical MIDI ports received over the USB connection to a personal computer TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 97 7 MIDI MIDI Implementation Charts MIDI IN and OUT ports This refers to the physical MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports TEAC Digital Mixer Date 29 May 2006 Model DM 4800 MIDI
63. the encoder mode is changed the appropriate screen is shown It is possible to have both this and the previous option active at the same time BUSS PAN Follows ST PAN When checked and the BUSS PAN mode is ON this option allows the stereo pan channel control to control the balance between the odd and even busses No effect in sur round mode BUSS Link BUSS PAN Mode are Linked When this 1s checked the buss links and the buss pan modes in the modules are automatically linked together selecting a group master module solos or unsolos the whole of the group If a group slave module is selected the solo status of only that slave module is affected SOLO TYPE There are three options that may be selected here PFL pre fader listen AFL after or post fader listen and INPLACE SOLO Briefly the PFL option provides a way of listening to the signal before it is sent through the panpot and fader The stereo outputs are unaffected soloing is only done through the CR and STUDIO monitor outputs An AFL selection will output the post fader signal from the selected channels through the monitoring system By contrast soloing a channel in the Inplace Solo mode monitors the soloed signal s via the stereo and buss outputs while all the other signals are cut from the stereo and buss outputs INPLACE SOLO DEFEAT This option is a defeat option to prevent channels selected in this way from being muted when other channels are soloed It can
64. the encoder modes Many of the screens and parameters described here apply only when the DM 4800 is in stereo mode For dif ferences and additional features implemented when surround mode is selected see Surround operations on page 88 ASSIGN PARAMETERS screen Also note the PARAMETERS screens available from the ASSIGN key which allows a number of different settings to be applied to many channels simultaneously Eo E eli pir elt EMEEN TARGET E JE CT a ajj E aa ajj W 3 a in a ajj m E l a ajj J a E l a ajj m E l a ajj E l a E To E l a ajj 3 a a fo a ajj E aa ajj E aa ajj E a 27 28 29 30 3i 38 EL aaa lea e ja r a a a 1 ci 1 a ca 1 r EEE BEE HEE BEE BEE BEE BEE BEE BEE BEE BEE E ao aa Fe ES a E a Fe BS a E a fo E a Fe BS a E a HEBEL E E l a HEBEL E E l a HEBEL E a E l a HEBE E aa Fe BS E a E a ABE earen PARAMETERS Figure 5 1 Assign parameters screen first 48 channel modules The screen above shows the first 48 channel mod ules The screen below shows the last 16 channels modules and the master modules AUX EG Ena Mixing EU ASSIGN au mf TARGET gt PRE En En ES Ey En ES ES El a a Ex E El
65. the key press the ALT key of the number keypad EvH MODULE Miri ch MISING CH1 2 MODULE 2 TRG MOD BOTH qTRG SEL SELF L A EELF TRE MOD EOTH TRG SEL SELF L R SELF Eil si se isover da THRESH RATIO ATTACK FLERE pone SHB iv 2 8681 rem si 0 6 HEEE E a Ce Ale UY ao DYHAMICS AUK BUSS E Figure 2 27 Shutting down the DM 4800 3 A popup message Figure 2 27 Shutting down the DM 4800 appears Press ENTER to con tinue with the shutdown or any of the cursor keys to cancel the operation 4 When the all the data associated with the project has been saved the screen shows an appropriate message Use the switch on the rear panel to turn off the DM 4800 e Alternatively to reboot the DM 4800 without turning it off and on again use the ALT STOP PLAY key combination power it up with the project CF card installed the screen shows a message warning you GATE ARTES ENEE ETTE GLOGHE INTERNAL CH42 MODU LE DOUTAESAP DOUT S AES FL A E 3 RTE ILINK Me US Shutdown was not performed correctly last tine The project data is loaded ENTER key as key from internal memory fron CF card 2 THRESH Cap RATIO ATTACK EERE OTE OF OE O io a i INERT FHAZE GAF CE LIES w AUTO pe Sar DMAMICS E H FUN BUSS F Figure 2 28 Powering up the DM 4800 with no previous shutdown TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 33 2 Basic operational concepts About projects and libraries
66. to be copied A TA MODULE eae Pam yy i ui of Ee Press ENTER to confirn or a cursor key to cancel Figure 2 24 Pasting channel parameters Press ENTER to paste the parameters including pan buss assignment etc into the destination channel or any cursor key to cancel the operation Copy and paste of parameters To paste only the gate parameters Press and hold the PASTE key and the GATE ON key together and press the SEL key of the channel to which the gate parameters are to be copied Press ENTER to confirm the operation or a cursor key to cancel it To paste only the compressor expander parameters Press and hold the PASTE key and the COMP EXP ON key together and press the SEL key of the channel to which the compressor expander parameters are to be copied Press ENTER to confirm the operation or a cursor key to cancel it To paste only the EQ parameters Press and hold the PASTE key and the EQ ON key together and press the SEL key of the channel to which the equalization parameters are to be copied Press ENTER to confirm the operation or a cursor key to cancel it Nothing happens if you try to paste inappropriate set tings to the wrong channel e g equalization set tings have no meaning if pasted to an Aux master If you are pasting all the channel settings that can be made using the fat channel though those which are applicable to the destination channel will be pasted
67. wheel and ENTER Note that the three TDIF terminals can take different word lengths Stereo output Finally you can determine the for mat of the output from the stereo buss when it is routed to a digital output The word length can be set at 24 bits or reduced to 16 bits If the word length of the digital stereo buss is reduced to 16 bits there are three options available Truncate Dither and Noise Shape A full discussion of the principles involved here is outside the scope of this manual Many of the books from Focal Press provide excellent background information on digital audio timecode issues etc TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 51 3 Connections Slot card configuration Slot card configuration As mentioned you can expand the capabilities of the DM 4800 with the optional slot cards available These cards are as follows IF AN DM providing eight channels each of A D and D A conversion Referred to on screen as AD DA Card Can be installed in any of the four slots ADZ FALS MESTRE ENFIIIIB De moRonVt ina DIGITAL 5 HES C STRACKS WORD LENGTH 24 bit DETAIL FORMAT MI E CASCADE Figure 3 4 IF AN DM at left and IF AE DM at right The parameters available allow the viewing but not the setting of the word length for input and output and the eight output tracks associated with the card IF AE DM providing eight channels of input and output in AES EBU format Referred to on screen as AE
68. 2 master aux levels controlled by encoders acting as faders Provides 12 aux sends for the selected channel module and 12 master aux levels First 11 encoders control dynamics settings the rest control EQ for the selected module 1 through 48 Encoders 7 through 11 control compressors for busses aux sends and STEREO Encoders 1 through 12 control aux sends pan and 13 through 24 control EQ settings modules 1 through 48 Aux send pan 1 and 2 only Used to set aux send pan Aux send pan 1 and 2 Level to named Aux send when linked Level to Aux sends 1 and 2 when linked Pan to named Aux send pair when linked Pan between Aux sends 1 and 2 when linked Send level to named Aux send Buss levels to Aux sends 1 and 2 Pan setting to stereo buss Pan setting to chosen buss pair EQ settings for selected module High EQ band gain for current fader layer High mid EQ band gain for current fader layer Low mid EQ band gain for current fader layer Low EQ band gain for current fader layer Dynamics setting for selected module Master module dynamics comp expander Digital delay for current fader layer Digital trim for current fader layer Table 2 1 Stereo encoder modes a When used with a buss or the STEREO module only aux 1 2 send and pan is available encoders 1 amp 2 Display PAN SRND LR PAN SRND FR LVL SRND LFE Uses encoders 1 24 1 24 1 24 Scope of mode Current fader layer Current fader layer Current fader layer
69. 32 Formatting a new card o oooocococonococccccnoniccnconinnoss 32 Shutting down the DM 4800 33 IMPORTANT CAUTION occcccccnnnnnnnnnnnccccccccnnnoo 33 How to shut down the DM 4800 s ceee 33 Starting up the DM 4800 eee 33 About projects and libraries 34 Setting the date and time 35 Naming the DM 4800 o ooooccciccccocccocoo0o0o0 35 Creating a new PIroject eee 35 To set up a new project from scratch 36 Using a template scnssvzacccesdanacaconsctesscswsccertevenvenwseiun 36 Managing projects o ooooconconococccconcnnccononoocooos 36 Loading a project sacos is coediarisi 36 COPYING a pPOjOCte ccccoccccncccccncannconanncnnnarnnonannnannanos 36 Deleting a project asista isaac 36 Renaming a project ee ecessesssteseseetesenensenenenes 37 Protecting a project cccccessessssesssseesssseesessnees 37 Saving project data oococoonociniciccoconcnononconooss 37 Library Management ocococoocicciccinccncnnincononnonoos 38 Using library bankKs ooocccccccccoccccocncoccnconnconnncnnnnns 38 Viewing library entrl8S o ooococcconcncoccnonnncornnconnnos 39 Recalling library entries oococcconiconncconccocnooonconncnos 39 Storing library entries oooonnccnccccoccnnocncaronconncnnnos 39 Deleting library entries ooococccconncnocccocncorncooncnrnnnos 3
70. 5 ocncccncncco 13 9 Specifications page 118 oooocccccccocccocncannnos 13 Notes and WarningS c ccocococcocociciccncononcncncononinoos 13 Before you start occcccncocninioncnninncnnonononeoneonoss 14 Special notes for touch sensitive faders 14 Copyright Oi cascscomasaa sena qenss 14 The features of the DM 4800 15 Control SectiON ooooonconncninonncnnonnconnnnncnnrncnncnrncnnnnns 16 Monitoring SectiON ooooocccoicnonicioconocooccncocononons 16 Module amp fader layer control section 16 Encoder section cceeccecceescecscesceseesseseneeensteneeens 16 Modifier section SHIFT 8 CTRL keys 16 Library section and CF card slot 16 Machine control section o oo o 16 Analog input section ocoocociciciocononinoncncnnoos 16 2 Basic operational concepts What s on the screen cece 18 Jumping to commonly used screens 18 Setting a USER SCre8N oo oooccconiciccocicicconocconinoncnoss 19 Fader layerS oocooconiocincincnononcreoococonrcnososs 19 Smart OVS ccccusitonioca tatiana 19 Other global modifier keys 20 Special controls o moooonoooooo0mo 20 The PODS o maroni aan 20 EMCOCEYLS ocococcicococcccccnococnocornonornonennonenonenirnenirnononnss 22 Flipping the encoders oco
71. 5 SWITCH UI scores japues 45 TACO GI EEA PEENE AN 45 Machine Control cccccnnnnnnnnonnnininininananananononononon 45 45 O cesscstwcatsestionesnncaperevonscansenciademnetworcateavunmins 45 GPI SO EIN GS asiatica icicc l 45 Making CONNECTIONS cococcccccoconoccnconnnonononnnnonnnnononos 46 Setting the Gr cocineros sutireneanmnaaenntacies 46 GPI CONFIG SectiON ccccccccccccnnccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnannno 46 Selecting the tYPE cccooconcccconococnnconnnornncarnnconncanoncns 46 ON OFF SQUUNG scccssvuicnseenccasnsrenavstennescrexeesonerweceteaanes 47 TIME EVENT SOCOM isis 47 Selecting the POrt cccccsccssessssessseessessseesseeeees 47 Setting the tiMe cccesccsssccsssssssessseessessseessseeens 47 Setting the tyPl coococcccconccncononocnncorononnncarnnnanncannncnos 47 ON OFF Settingiano 47 Editing the GPI EVENT LIST oococcccccccncccccncononcnno 47 3 Connections Analog CONNEectiONS conocoociccincinnninnonocnonnocoss 49 Mic line connections ooocoocoonconconnconononanananananinno 49 Channel Nseries 49 2 TER IN oca 49 ASSIGNABLE RETURNS oiciovinaicida cionado rica 49 Analog OUtpuUtS ooocccconocicicocconocococconrnnncnnonononrnconons 50 STEREO OU atera acacia 50 ASSIGNABLE SENDS cceseececcesececceesererseeserees 50 Monitoring LARGE BAL amp SMALL BAL 50 Contents Monitoring STUDIO BAL ooccccocconoononooooos 50 Digital CONNECTIONS o occo
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73. ASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual the DM 4800 or the DM 4800 to control another device e MTC 3 1s a dedicated MIDI Time Code port e Enable and disable these ports along with the physical MIDI ports by using the cursor keys and ENTER key to open and close the on screen switches Note that the TMC connection 1 cannot be turned off The FILTER boxes allow the following MIDI messages to be passed checked or blocked unchecked Con trol change C Cng Program change P Cng MIDI Machine Control MMC MIDI Timecode MTC and other messages Others The first part of the filter block refers to those mes sages received at the physical MIDI IN and transmit ted to the virtual I O port as well as those MIDI messages that go the other way from the I O port to the physical MIDI OUT Note that both the physical and virtual switches must be set here for data to go between these ports The next part of the block governs the filtering between the physical MIDI IN port and the mixer The final part of the filter block governs the filtering of the MIDI data sent out by the mixer from the physical MIDI OUT port Below the filter is the 4 way switch use the wheel and ENTER key to set this up allowing switching between OFF no MIDI data is sent from the THRU port THRU the data received at the physical MIDI IN is echoed through the THRU port INT MTC the internal MIDI timecode generator s output is sent through th
74. About the DM 4800 The DM 4800 provides a fully comprehensive range of I O facilities Almost all inputs and internal busses are soft allowing connections to be patched inter nally naturally routing configurations may be stored and recalled Inputs For analog input the DM 4800 provides twenty four balanced inputs with both high quality mic amps and balanced line connections as well as analog insert points both mic and line connections may be made to the same channel at the same time but only one may be used at a time There are also eight assignable send outputs and inputs for external loop effects The digital side comprises three TDIF I O ports as well as ADAT lightpipe I O and two pairs of ste reo S PDIF or AES EBU inputs and outputs Four TASCAM standard card slots provide I O expansion capabilities with a variety of digital or analog options being available including a FireWire Mic Line inputs with inserts x24 Assignable returns x 8 48 full function channels Digital stereo inputs x 2 TDIF inputs x 24 AD AT inputs x 8 Mixer channels T pum Oo N D gt Q 16 simple channels Option slots Cascade 2 track in Channel destinations expansion card for direct high speed bidirectional communication between a DAW and the DM 4800 Channel modules The DM 4800 provides 64 channel modules These may be freely assigned internally to th
75. C in PAD off to INSERT SEND A weight lt 128dBu EIN TRIM max 150Q STEREO OUT Input no assign lt 83dBu ASSIGNABLE RETURN to ASSIGNABLE SEND lt 85dBu 2TR IN to CR OUTPUT CR max 0dB lt 78dBu 2TR IN to STUDIO OUT STUDIO OUT 0dB lt 84dBu Crosstalk 1kHz STEREO BUSS AUX OUTPUTS gt 90dB MONITOR OUTPUTS gt 90dB a MIC LINE to channel module to STEREO OUTPUT channel and stereo faders at OdB pan hard left or hard right Physical characteristics Displays Faders Maximum overall dimensions w x d x h including rest Weight Voltage requirements Power consumption Supplied accessories 120 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Backlit 320 x 240 LCD with contrast control 2 x 12 segment LED meters 25 x 100mm stroke motor driven touch sensitive faders 933 x 824 x 230 mm 36 75 x 32 4 x 9 1 in 35kg 71 Ibs 120VAC 60Hz 230VAC 50Hz 240VAC 50Hz 90W Power cord Quick Start guide CF memory card USB cable TM Companion CD ROM warranty card 9 Specifications Dimensional drawing Dimensional drawing 273 mm 10 75 9 VL Wu LZE N A 3 3 a vo vi lt a 22 mm 0 9 _ 824 mm 32 4 anaes 9 0 WW YL 933 mm 36 7 Figure 9 1 Dimensional drawing including optional MU 1000 meter bridge Messages and troubleshooting This provides an alphabetical list of the messages Confirm messages where a response may be nec that you may see on the D
76. CA jack accepts linear SMPTE EBU timecode for synchronization with other devices Note that the DM 4800 does not generate linear timecode and can neither accept nor generate vertical timecode WORD SYNC IN and OUT THRU In any digital audio setup it 1s important that there is one and only one word sync source More than one such word sync source can cause serious problems including possible damage to monitoring equipment The DM 4800 can act as a word sync master or slave set up in software see Clock setting on page 56 The switch allows the OUT to act as a THRU when the DM 4800 is receiving word sync signals as well as enabling and disabling 75Q termination on the input TO METER Use the cable provided with the optional meter bridge MU 1000 to connect the meter bridge to this connector of the DM 4800 FOOT SW Connect a standard momentary foot or other switch to this 1 4 jack It can either be push to make or push to break as the polarity can be changed in software For details of how to do this as well as how to set up the footswitch see SWITCH utility on page 45 USB This is used to connect the DM 4800 to a host computer for bi directional control This 1s the com puter can control the DM 4800 see the documenta tion supplied with the TASCAM TM Companion utility software and the DM 4800 can be set up as a DAW controller controlling the DAW software run ning on the host computer We st
77. DER SENSITIVITY GFF CLOCK 4 BkHz PREFERENCES Figure 2 38 The SETUP option screen UPPER BAR DISPLAY This parameter has two options TIMECODE and SYSTEM When set to TIMECODE the top right field of the display shows incoming timecode and when set to SYSTEM certain system parameters clock source solo mode etc are dis played A AAN DOUT S F DOUTZ AES JUFFER BAR DISPLAY E Mi TTMFCONF Figure 2 39 Display top line set to SYSTEM The source of the timecode selected in this way is also selectable between the timecode used for auto mation sync AUTOMATION Sync Source timecode received at the 9 pin serial port RS 422 IN TC and any other timecode received TIP The TASCAM Mixer Companion software can also dis play the timecode in a window on a personal computer LOCATE DISPLAY mode This parameter deter mines how a location entry will be shown on the dis play in the timecode position TIMECODE DISPLAY or 42 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual the SOLO screen as 1ts name suggests is concerned with solo operations The ENCODER MODE screen has been described in Encoder mappings on page 23 as a separate popup display on the screen LCD Screen Popup ENCODER OPERATION mode When using the encoders Encoder behavior fine and coarse on page 26 or the PODs the parameter being edited may sometimes have too many values to allow easy setting using the encoder for example there a
78. DI to and from a host computer Referred to on screen as FW Card Can be installed in slot 1 or slot 3 IF SW DM Provides facilities for analog surround monitoring setups including downmixing and bass Referred to on screen as SRND MONITOR Card 3 Connections Cascade configuration Cascade configuration The cascade facility allows the connection of two DM 4800 units This effectively gives you one dou ble sized DM 4800 mixing console The following items are shared e The Stereo buss Busses 1 24 Aux busses 1 12 and the solo buss can be shared e The audio clock is provided by the master to the slave e Timecode is provided by the master to the slave over the cascade cable e Various settings and operations can be interlocked between the two units See below Master slave setting You need to set one DM 4800 to be the cascade master and the other to be the cascade slave Any set up that affects the operation of the system as a whole will be performed on the cascade master Making the cascade connection There is one connection to be made between the two units This connection must be made between the CASCADE connectors with the power off on both units It carries all appropriate audio signals as well as the timecode sync signals and control signals Setting up the cascade When the connection between the two DM 4800s has been made 1 Turn on both units Wait until the units are fully booted and then go to the
79. EQ library move the cursor to the on screen EQ LIB button and press ENTER The EQ library screen appears HLIEGROARY STORE ESET panel LIBRARY STORE AS RECALL PEOPERTY Figure 5 10 EQ library Number Title 000 Snare Drum 001 Bass Drum 002 Sample Snare Dr 003 Sample Bass Dr 004 Wood Bass 005 Synth Bass 1 006 Synth Bass 2 007 Acoustic Guitar 008 Electric Guitar 1 009 Electric Guitar 2 010 Electric Guitar 3 011 Violins amp Violas 012 Cello amp C Bass 013 Brass 014 Piano 015 Pad fits to VOX 016 Vocal 1 017 Vocal 2 018 Hum Cancel 019 Radio Voice Use the POD 4 encoder or wheel to scroll through the library entries in the selected preset or CF card bank and POD 3 switch to recall the entry A graphical and numerical representation of the highlighted EQ library setting as well as the cur rently loaded setting are shown The preset library entries have names such as Wood Bass or Sample Snare but of course they can be used for any sound source Comment Suitable for a snare drum Suitable for kick bass drum EQ for a sampled snare sound For a sampled kick bass drum sound Upright plucked double bass For synth bass sounds Suitable for acoustic guitars For electric guitars For the upper instruments in a string ensemble For the lower instruments in a string ensemble For brass sections Acoustic piano setting starting point for experimentation For pad sounds to match vocals
80. GITAL INPUTS 1 2 DIGITAL OUTPUTS 1 2 TDIF 1 2 3 ADAT IN OUT Sampling frequencies Signal delay Miscellaneous I O connections WORD SYNC IN WORD SYNC OUT THRU MIDI IN OUT THRU MTC OUT USB TIME CODE IN FOOT SW TO METER RS 422 for Sony 9 pin GPI for Machine start 9 Specifications Digital audio I O 2 x XLR type female connectors input impedance 1100 or 2 x RCA pin jacks input impedance 750 selectable AES3 1992 or IEC60958 data format automatically detected 24 bit word length Switchable sampling trequency conversion available 2 x XLR type male connectors output impedance 110Q 2 x RCA pin jacks output impedance 75Q AES3 1992 or IEC60958 data format software selectable 24 bit word length 3 x 25 pin female D sub connectors metric lock screws Contorm to TDIF 1 standard 24 bit word length 2 x Lightpipe optical connectors Contorm to ADAT OPTICAL specifications 24 bit word length Internal 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2 kHz 96kHz high sampling frequencies External 6 0 lt 1 8ms Fs 48kHz LINE IN to STEREO OUTPUT lt 0 90ms Fs 96kHz LINE IN to STEREO OUTPUT BNC connector Switchable 75Q termination TTL level BNC connector Switchable between through and output TTL level 3 x 5 pin DIN connectors conform to MIDI specifications USB 1 1 B type connector 12 Mbps RCA pin jack Contorms to SMPTE specifications 1 4 mono jack 25 pin female D sub con
81. ITAL IN 1 e The name of a control or connector on another unit is written in the following way AUX IN This section also contains information on using the DM 4800 in surround modes 6 Effects page 94 The parameters control ling the built in effects of the DM 4800 are described here and a list of the preset libraries may also be found in this section 7 MIDI page 96 This provides information on the MIDI capabilities provided by the DM 4800 8 Remote operation page 105 The DM 4800 is capable of acting as a remote control unit for a wide variety of external devices including DAW systems This section explains how to use these capabilities 9 Specifications page 118 Specifications of the DM 4800 together with a guide to the popup messages that appear on screen Also note that there are two separate publications in addition to this manual and the printed Quick Refer ence Guide these cover the automation features of the DM 4800 and the TMCompanion software which are provided as electronic publications in PDF format CAUTION Cautions show that you may lose data or performance may suffer if the instructions are not followed These warnings should be taken very seriously They describe situations which can cause injury or damage to equipment if the instructions are not followed TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 13 1 Introduction Before you start Before you start The DM 4800 org
82. Implementation Chart Version 1 0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1 16 1 16 Memorized Channel Changed 1 16 Default 1 Messages X a O 0 X Altered kkkkkkkkkkk X Number True voice CAMEO X Note OFF X X Touch Ch s X X PitchBend ES E o O 1 5 7 31 64 95 Opos Assignable E 0 6 32 63 96 119 Px KY 1 MIDI Mixer Mode 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 16 19 1 MIDI Controllers Mode 64 67 84 99 101 0 3 6 9 14 15 20 63 x x 65 66 68 83 85 98 100 X X 102 119 X X Prog o 0 127 o 0 127 Assignable 1 2 Change True Leena ae eee EEN 1 MIDI Controllers Mode System Exclusive 1 3 Common MTC quarter frame Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Clock Real Time Commnads Aux Local ON OFF Messages All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset s This implementation chart is for MIDI messages below Outgoing MIDI Messges from physical MIDI OUT port by operating DM 4800 Incoming MIDI messages from physical MIDI IN port that affects DM 4800 operation except the messages via USB MIDI Inferface Port 1 User s choice memorized 2 For Snapshot Effect and Effect2 Library Recalls 3 MMC MTC Full Message and Device Inquiry Mode 1 0MNI ON POLY Mode 2 0MNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 0MNI OFF POLY Mode 4 0MNI OFF MONO x No 98 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual MTC OUT port 7 MIDI MIDI Implementation Charts This refers to the physical MIDI MTC
83. L screen to set up the device control 2 EXTERNAL nw a SUPPORTS STATE DEVICE ID PORT CH SCREEN i CENA aT MIDI or mo TTET W0 MC for Sonar 0i MC for OF JB MC for Logic ENC Steinberg MIDI Ctrlrs iEMIDI FADERS 3116 MIDI Mixer Cee June to SCREEN Pd No Faders jas 3 Faders 716516 Faders DELETE pp Cda E WIDI Ctrlrs 01 MC SETUP MACHINE CTRL ExT CTRL CONTROL Figure 8 3 External Control With the cursor highlighting the list at right use the POD 4 control to highlight the MIDI controller option MIDI Ctrlrs and press the on screen ADD button 2 Move the cursor to the SCREEN column with the on screen button and press ENTER or as shown in Figure 8 3 External Control press the POD 4 switch to bring up the popup menu MIDI Control by the DM 4800 You can either create a looped MIDI system by con necting INs and OUTs or simply connect the DM 4800 s MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of the remote device if MIDI controllers is the only selected device then this will be the only option other than CANCEL and use POD 4 to highlight the con troller option 3 Press ENTER to bring up the controller setting screen FAN SAND LF MACHIHE CTRL EXT CTRL EI NOA HC SETUP Figure 8 4 MIDI Controllers 4 The highlighted POD controls can then be used to send the named common MIDI Con trol Change messages on the MIDI channel selected as the ID in the EXT CTRL screen If the MIDI
84. M 4800 which provide essary usually confirm with the ENTER key or can information on the operation that you are perform cel with the cursor keys are marked with a Y ing Messages demanding action other than a simple con Not all of these messages are error messages firmation are shown with a but even these do not Information messages 1 e those which pop up necessarily indicate an error briefly and provide information about a change in status etc are marked with a Action Message Meaning Already assigned The RECORD key has already been assigned to a remote unit Are you sure to delete this project Confirmation when deleting a project Y lt projectname gt Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Automation Bank Memory is full An attempt is being made to store automation data to a memory bank that is already Check the Bank memory full Press ENTER to continue X Automation data and Current Status have The automation data uses a timecode of a different frame type from the current different timecode timecode types Press ENTER to continue gt 4 Automation data and Current Status use The automation data uses a sampling frequency of a different value trom the current different Fs sampling frequency Press ENTER to continue Table 9 1 Popup messages TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 121 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Action Message Meaning Y Automati
85. O DELAY F 2 k BEGAMBi Bright 1 ree Briant LIBRARY STORE AS RECALL PROPERTY Figure 6 2 Effect library screen Use the cursor keys and ENTER to select an effect from PRESET 1 TC Works reverb PRESET 2 TASCAM effect or any of the four memory banks on the CF card Use the wheel or POD 4 encoder to scroll through the entries and press the POD 3 switch to recall the entry to the effect loop POD 1 POD 2 INPUT type selection INPUT Sets the input level to mono or stereo the effect 6 Effects Effect libraries Press the EFFECT key once more to return to the set ting screen FAH o ITA a bata ac aL EFFECT EFF 1 LIEB ct Figure 6 3 Effect setting The exact screen depends on the effect selected as explained below but the top row 1s common to all effects whether TASCAM or TC Works POD 3 POD 4 MIX From dry 0 to fully wet OUTPUT output level 100 For guitar compressor distortion compressor exciter De esser Bypass On or Off Table 6 1 Common effect parameters For more information on the TASCAM FX2 0 TC Reverb parameters visit our website Effect libraries The effect libraries allow the storage and recall of effects They work in the same way as other libraries allowing you to name settings and store them to card banks Refer to the TASCAM FX2 0 TC Reverb preset list posted on our website Effects can be stored in any of the card banks and recalled to eith
86. Press ENTER to continue with the autodetection or any of the cursor keys to cancel the process TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 107 8 Remote operation Selecting devices for transport control When the scan 1s complete a pop up screen appears showing the detected devices and their assignments to the control maps Any selected devices that may be controlled are detected and a new map is created for each such device To use a transport mapping Of course at least one transport mapping must exist before this operation can be carried out 1 Press and hold down the MACHINE SEL F7 key 2 Press the numeric key corresponding to the map you want to use 0 through 9 Viewing the transport mappings To view the transport mappings that is the list of the devices that will be controlled in each mapping Editing a mapping When a mapping has been made parameters other than the transport control may be edited for instance the use of the REC keys To make these changes a permanent part of the cur rently loaded map 108 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual A message is shown if there are more devices con nected than can be added to the list that is more than 10 If there are IDs associated with the devices these are also shown The DM 4800 s transport control keys will now con trol the device selected in that map and the other mapping features will also be enabled A popup shows the currently recalled memory or
87. R or POD 3 CANCEL is used to cancel the opera tion If a snapshot already exists in the desti ame nation area a popup message appears to La i SNAPSHOT confirm the overwriting operation i CURREHT DATA ES Data de Ls ct E i tl HO DATA erre BluesBandl PB BluesBand2 TIBRARY I a Figure 5 33 Storing a snapshot Information about a snapshot When the library screen is visible pressing the POD The panel contains the following information 4 switch brings up a popup information panel about the snapshot whose library entry is highlighted in the right hand list e Name and transition time e Creation date and time card bank data only e Project with which the snapshot is associated together with the sampling frequency used card bank data only TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 93 6 Effects The DM 4800 incorporates two internal effectors TASCAM FX2 0 and a TC Works reverb This section dis cusses the setup and use of these effects Routing the effects As explained in Routing on page 59 internal effect inputs and outputs are treated as sources and destina tions for routing The two screens shown here are examples of how the internal routing is used with the internal effects CHS B ROUTING 00 26 40 06 SOURCE SELECT TOIF1 EFF SEND1 ye AL 11 AU 12 EFF RTI SLOTI ll SLOT SLOTS fF SsLoT4 E A is is is Hieber ai Figure 6 1 Internal effect send and
88. R pan ning is displayed and set here using the POD controls when the on screen pan controls are highlighted Setting levels in blocks To set a master level in blocks of eight channels move the cursor to the bot tom right of the screen SETUP and then use POD 3 encoder to adjust the fader level POD 4 selects the group to be set in groups of eight channels or all channels ALL Press the on screen SET button when done A popup message asks you to confirm the setting ENTER or cancel the operation cursor key Master screen The MASTER METER FADER screen works in a similar way The top of the screen shows the buss aux send and stereo meters metering points TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 73 5 Channel modules Global module settings selected by moving the cursor to METERING POINT and using the wheel and ENTER to set the point a METER FADER D0 00 36 25 Figure 5 5 Master fader screen 4 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Buss and aux levels are selectable in groups of 4 and the levels can be adjusted as with the channels using the POD encoders The SETUP section of the screen allows setting of the first second or third groups of eight buss levels the aux levels or all aux and all buss levels in the same way as for the channel modules using POD 3 to set the level and POD 4 to select the target with the ENTER key used to confirm the setting 5 Channel modules Dynamics processors Dynamics processors
89. REO UMIE0Fi006A11 Mixing CH21 Wg On the top row of the top section the left side shows on top the current encoder mode see Encoders on page 22 and immediately below that the cur rently selected module or modules To the right of this the current automation settings on or off or global mode are shown Screen display Current timecode value and source 00 53 07 CH 1 1 Figure 2 3 Explanation of the top line of screen displays To the right of this the name and number of the cur rent library entry selected with the direct library functions are shown and immediately below that in larger letters the title of the current screen Jumping to commonly used screens Within a project it s likely that you ll find yourself using some screens more than others One of the main such screens is the module screen allowing you to view and change a module s parameters at a glance 18 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Finally on the right the current timecode value with the source as set up as preference 1s displayed The timecode displayed can be changed as a setup option See UPPER BAR DISPLAY on page 42 For this reason a dedicated OS MODULE key with indicator 1s pro vided to the right of the number keys a The module parameters shown are those of the module selected using the SEL keys ol The three USER keys are used to set up three commonly used shortcuts to screens used frequently w
90. S3 Card Can be installed in any of the four slots The inputs and outputs can be set independently for normal operation or double speed operation An on screen DETAIL button allows the viewing of information related to each of the four stereo input and output channels a popup appears on screen MUTE DEFEAT can be enabled or disabled for each of the four channels see above for details of this management facilities master SPL settings etc 52 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual The current status of the input and output channels is also shown on the screen BOFANNEDenorkouting DIGITAL AUS AU a Mp TOIF 1 Card NIHPUT a dE MODE NORMAL UORD LENGTH Sesa ZObit FORMAT E gt ME cascade Figure 3 5 IF TD DM at left and IF AD DM at right IF TD DM providing eight channels of digital I O in TDIF 1 format Referred to on screen as TDIF 1 Card Can be installed any of the four slots IF AD DM providing eight channels of digital I O in ADAT lightpipe Referred to on screen as ADAT Card Can be installed in any of the four slots A bre 1 DIGIT See Ful Card SLOTZ SETUP TARGET SELECT OPERATION ROUTING DOWN MIX BASS MANAGEMENT MONITOR ALIGHMENT Z24TRACES AUTE EHCLSU SOLO NIH SOLO FORMAT ME CASCADE Figure 3 6 IF FW DM at left and IF SM DM at right IF FW DM Provides 24 channels of audio I O in each direction over an IEEE 1394 interface as well as carrying MI
91. ST LIKE Figure 5 20 Stereo linking screen Use the cursor keys or channel SEL keys to move the cursor and the ENTER key to make or break links No popup message appears when making or break ing stereo links in this way Balance One major difference between stereo linked channels and individual mono channels is in the pan and balance controls see Pan and balance settings on page 84 Linked dynamics Another major difference lies in the way that triggers etc are set for the dynamics processors of the module See Dynamics proces sors on page 75 for details of how this works Use the LINK GRP key ALT 1 to bring up the links screens SA A INT CH23 24 TRA eee 34 4115 aMIUTE GROUPING MASTER CH SLAVE CH A HHEL E llar HHE DE A 55 57 at a a o e SLAVE MIR a Faber GROUP ST LINK GROUP ON OFF Figure 5 21 Mute grouping 5 Channel modules Module setup Use the cursor to highlight a group numbered at the side of the screen and use the channel SEL keys to add the channels to the group Change fader layers 1f necessary to add other channels to the group The first channel added to the group becomes the master marked by a solid blob The SEL key flashes when the group 1s highlighted on screen Other channels can be added to the group following the master marked by hollow blobs if a channel already belongs to a group as a slave it is removed from its original group
92. Snapshot Stored a snapshot Bank a bbb O Stored to xxxx Library Stored a library entry where xxxx is EQ gate or compressor expander from the selected BANK a bbb from CHx channel o Storing project Do not remove the CF card Shown while a project is being written to the CF card Target machine has same ID In a cascade there can be only one each of the master and slave x Cascade connection not established Press ENTER to continue Target machine is not supported The target machine of the cascade pair is not suitable for the cascade wrong type x Cascade connection not established firmware revision etc Press ENTER to continue O TC Running Some automation operations cannot be carried out with timecode running Template project An attempt has been made to create a new project from an unselected template Y is not selected Press ENTER to continue x The audio device A serious hardware error has occurred within the audio portion of the DM 4800 is not operating normally Contact your TASCAM service agent or dealer for repair All sound stopped Please contact TASCAM service Press ENTER to continue The automation data has been built Shown when the automation data has been successfully built following the stopping of E the timecode 100 Done Table 9 1 Popup messages continued 134 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Action 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Message Meaning
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94. TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual The features of the DM 4800 This section describes the different areas of the DM The front surface of the DM 4800 may seem a little 4800 as well as providing a guide to hooking up intimidating at first but 1t is actually remarkably sim other equipment for use in your studio setup ple considering the functionality built into the unit Controls are logically grouped depending on their function i A TASCAM DM 4800 Figure 1 2 Overview of the DM 4800 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 15 1 Introduction The features of the DM 4800 Control section This section contains the screen the dedicated func tion keys and the PODs as well as the cursor keys and the data wheel Monitoring section This section contains the controls for the control room and studio monitoring and cueing controls as well as the talkback microphone and slate controls The main stereo meters are also in this section Module fader layer control section The faders and module control keys are in this sec tion together with the keys used to select the differ ent layers See Fader layers on page 19 for details of how the fader layers are used on the DM 4800 Encoder section The use of the encoders 1s described in Encoders on page 22 Modifier section SHIFT 8 CTRL keys These are keys which when pressed and held affect the behavior of other keys Library section and CF card slot Th
95. TRL ALT Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Y Shutdown was not performed On power up a shutdown was not performed properly Should data changed after the correctly last time project was last stored be loaded The project data is loaded ENTER key from internal memory Cursor key from CF card Y Signal info TDIF1 Detail information popup for digital audio I O TDIF Input Rx mode Double line Fs 192kHz Word Length 24bit Emphasis None Output Tx mode Normal FS 44 1kHz Word Length 24bit Emphasis No Press ENTER to continue Y Signal info Digital out1 Detail information popup for digital audio output Format AES EBU Contents Audio Emphasis On Channel Mode Stereo FS 44 1kHz Word Length 24bit Press ENTER to continue Signal info Slot AES3 Card Detail information popup for digital audio I O AES card INPUT LINE1 Format AES EBU Contents Audio Emphasis None Channel Mode Stereo FS 44 1kHz Word Length 24bit Press ENTER to continue X Signal info Digital In1 No signal received at a digital input when detail is requested No signal Press ENTER to continue x Slot AES3 Card INPUT LINE1 Digital audio data error from AES card non audio data Error Not audio signal Press ENTER to continue gt 4 Slot AES3 Card INPUT LINE1 Digital audio data error from AES card non audio data has caused loss of word sync Error Source Fs unlocked Not audio signal Press ENTER to continu
96. The DM 4800 system date and time can be set here see Setting the date and time on page 35 2 Basic operational concepts Shutting down the DM 4800 Shutting down the DM 4800 IMPORTANT CAUTION Data associated with projects automation library entries etc is not auto matically stored on the card If you turn off the DM 4800 without having shut down the DM 4800 properly YOU MAY LOSE ALL YOUR DATA NOT STORED TO A PROJECT SINCE THE LAST SAVE As when you work with computers we strongly recom mend that you save your project data to card frequently to avoid any possible data loss How to shut down the DM 4800 In order to shut down the DM 4800 1 Press and hold the SHIFT and CTRL keys left side of the surface GLOBAL section Starting up the DM 4800 When you power down the DM 4800 after working on a project the project is automatically loaded if the CF card containing that project is inserted a message appears on screen at the completion of the project load See About projects and libraries on page 34 for more details about how the DM 4800 uses projects and libraries to manage and store data If the CF card is not inserted or if a different or unformatted CF card has been inserted an appropri ate message is displayed asking if you want to for mat a blank card for example If you do not shut down the DM 4800 as described above before powering it down when you next 2 While holding down
97. Vocal EQ starting points Elimination of AC mains noise Squawk box vocal setting Table 5 6 EQ library presets 80 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 5 Channel modules Aux and buss setup Aux and buss setup The third page of the MODULE screens provides a way to view and make the aux send settings and the buss panning between odd and even numbered busses channel modules only in stereo mode not surround mode when the buss pan follow mode is off see BUSS PAN Follows ST PAN on page 44 Note also the on screen FLW button below the pan pot on the right of the screen which links buss and stereo panning FAN Stree INT A pcr gap 00 02 30 21 INFE ASH ATAN RTM ae URIS GIER an a y ERTE FRE El i PAN INSERT PHAS 3 SRE i Aus YF BUSS Figure 5 11 Module aux and buss screen Use the cursor keys to move the control box of four PODs up and down For unlinked aux sends the four POD encoders are used to set the send levels for the individual aux sends For linked aux sends the PODs are paired with the left encoder being used to set the pan or balance in the case of linked channels position between the two aux sends and the right encoder setting the level Use the cursor keys and ENTER key to set the pre post aux send position Aux 1 2 have an extra option here In addition to being able to select the pre and post fader aux send position channels 1 through 48 can also use the
98. a message if no mapping has been recalled The MAP field at the lower part of the screen shows the currently loaded map 1 Press and hold SHIFT and press the LOCATE LIST F8 key The device controlled in each map together with its ID is shown 2 Press the ENTER key to continue operations 1 Move the cursor to the number by the MAP field 2 Use the wheel to select the mapping memory into which the current mapping will be stored Press ENTER 3 Press ENTER the on screen STORE button 8 Remote operation Machine control setup Machine control setup With the ALT indicator lit press the REMOTE key Use the first soft key to bring up this screen REMOTE MACHINE CONTROL SETUP A Edit Frames Ad Cueina Mode a Play Mode O Auto E Deferred E O Immediate JIMME Command Tyre PLAY O True Azk Oeferred a3h3 RecFh True 48h O Masked 41h JOG 36h 3380 A Locate Preroll i MACHINE CTRL E Figure 8 2 Machine control setup parameters Edit Frames When this is set on location memories etc are edited to frame accuracy When it is set to off loca tion settings are made to second accuracy Cueing mode When this is on checked the FF and REW keys act as shuttle keys Press the key in play mode to enter fast cueing shuttle mode and release it to re enter play mode Play Mode This function determines the way in which the PLAY key works in conjunction with the location facilities Ther
99. actual copying is done by selecting either BANK the complete contents of the selected source bank or FILE the highlighted entry in the source moving the cursor to the on screen COPY button and pressing ENTER Appropriate popup messages warn you about over writing failed copy operations etc Also note the fuel gauge showing the used free space of the CF card and the jump button allowing easy access to the CF card utility screen Copying a whole bank overwrites the whole contents of the target bank For example if the target bank con tains 99 entries but the source bank from which the copy is made contains only one after the copy the tar get bank will contain one entry only 2 Basic operational concepts Naming library entries Naming library entries When naming library entries projects etc the fol lowing method is used to enter new names or edit existing ones Names and memos of up to 16 charac ters can be stored HAME esonatorshuff le 01224567294 Err MEW PROJECT STORE AS CAHCEL Figure 2 37 Setting and editing titles and memos e Use the cursor keys to move left and right within a title e Use the wheel to navigate around the charac ter palette and press ENTER to enter the high lighted character at the title s cursor position The character palette also contains an INSERT and a DELETE symbol When the wheel is used to highlight these and ENTER is pressed a blan
100. adio buttons Set the level for the overload lighting by moving to the value pressing the ENTER key turning the wheel to set the value and pressing ENTER to confirm the value 2 Basic operational concepts Options Otherwise if the AUTOMATION option is selected these indicators show the current automation status of the channels as explained in the separate Automa tion Manual FADER SENSITIVITY This parameter allows you to specify the sensitivity of the faders as used in the automation process The DM 4800 fader touch sensing capabilities are dependent on the ambient humidity and environment Depending on these factors it may sometimes hap pen that faders which have been touched are not rec ognized as having been touched or the faders are recognized as having been touched when they have not actually been touched PREFERENCES The following general working preference settings are available from this screen Fader Auto MODULE Select CH SOLO Key Auto MODULE Select Select MODULE Return ST Link by SEL Kes EL Kes Follows Fader Layer Status 3 Meter Follow SEL Kes ERA lbs Automation Fader Motor Off Balance Level CENTER dB Aus Send Mute Follows CH Mute Encoder Mode Follows Current Screen 3 Current Screen Follows Encoder Mode 3 BUSS PAH Follows ST PAH BUSS Link BUSS PAR Mode are Linked O hal O O O hal O Figure 2 40 The PREFERENCES screen Fader Auto MODULE Select When enabled this optio
101. al I O setup on page 51 TRUNCATE DITHER and NOISE SHAPED Pan and balance settings Many of these set tings are dependent on whether the channel being Phase trim delay Phase The phase of an input signal as explained above can be set either to normal or reversed 84 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual edited is linked to another channel as well as to whether the project is a stereo or surround project The POD 4 encoder is used to set the pan or balance Beside the on screen representation of this control 1s a CENTER button Use this to center the pan or balance setting easily In the normal unlinked stereo case the odd numbered left panpot of a pair of channels can be ganged together with the even numbered right panpot Use the on screen GANG button to link the panpots of the channels in this way A linked pair of channel modules has the pan con trol of amono channel replaced by a balance control In the case of such a control no ganging of control is possible but two other controls are provided The first controlled by the POD 2 encoder allows either of the two modules to used as a mono signal LMono Rmono or the two together as a stereo signal STEREO In the first two cases the balance control effectively acts as a pan control The second control set using the POD 3 encoder controls the width of the stereo image created by the two controls from a mono point source center to a stereo counte
102. also connected to mod ule linking When two channels are linked assigning one of the linked channels to a buss also links the other channel 2 to the buss 4 Routing amp assignment Channel to buss assignment Surround assignments In surround mode with the pan switch on the meaning is different channel modules are assigned to the panned groups of sur round channels for fine adjustment AUX EG CH32 CHeS Heb Her ai E i i BE EN a B i i ag MS E AS a i PARAMETERS Figure 4 6 Surround channel assignment screen In addition to using the cursor and ENTER keys for assigning the channels modules to the surround bus ses the ASSIGN keys can also be used With the pan switch on use any of the ASSIGN keys 1 through 8 to turn surround 1 on and off all indica tors light together ASSIGN keys 9 through 16 to turn surround 2 on and off and ASSIGN keys 17 through 24 to turn surround 3 on and off See Surround operations on page 88 for further details of this and other surround operations includ ing the individual assignment of channels to sur round matrix output channels with the pan switch off Non channel assignments Assignments from the busses may be made to the stereo buss as well as to the aux 1 2 send busses which can therefore be used as studio monitors Assignments from the aux sends can be made to the stereo buss only Assignments from the stereo buss are to the aux 1 2 send
103. also easy to copy and paste EQ settings from one module to another see Fat channel on page 27 To view the EQ settings for a module press the MODULE key until the EQ page is shown Figure 5 9 Module EQ screen TIP The instructions here refer to POD use but you can put the encoders into EQ mode and use the encoders to adjust individual EQ parameters for the selected chan nel see Encoders on page 22 for full details It is also possible to link the screen display to the encoders or the other way round so that changing one automati cally changes the other See PREFERENCES on page 43 You can also use the dedicated fat channel keys and controls as described in Fat channel on page 27 Use the cursor keys to move the box around the screen and the four POD encoders to change the val ues of the gain where appropriate frequency Q where appropriate and the type of filter for the selected band 5 Channel modules EQ Turn the EQ on and off using the EQ key in the fat channel or by using the on screen EQ button cir cled in Figure 5 9 Module EQ screen Turn the individual band highlighted by the on screen box on and off using the ENTER key As you make changes to the EQ setting the graph at the top of the screen changes as does the one by at the top of the global section All bands have the same frequency range from 31 Hz to 19kHz in 112 steps T
104. alue is used when opening the gate and that of Hysteresis typ ically set a few dB lower than Threshold when closing the gate This means that once a signal has dropped below the Hysteresis evel it must rise again to the Threshold level for the gate to re open thus reducing or eliminating gate chatter Gate hold time HOLD controlled by the POD 3 knob on the second row Variable from Oms to 990ms in 100 steps Gate decay time DECAY controlled by the POD 4 knob on the second row Variable from 5ms to 5 0s Decay time Step size 5ms to 200ms 5ms 200 ms to 300ms 10ms 300 ms to 500ms 20ms 500ms to 1 00s 50ms 1 00s to 3 00s 0 15 3 00s to 5 00s 0 2s Table 5 2 Gate decay times When the processor is used as an expander the val ues are 1 00 2 00 4 00 8 00 16 0 32 0 64 0 Attack time ATTACK controlled by the POD 3 knob and variable from Oms to 125ms in Ims steps Release time RELEASE controlled by the POD 4 knob and variable from 5ms to 5 0s in 100 steps Release time Step size 5ms to 200ms 5ms 200 ms to 300ms 10ms 300ms to 500ms 20ms 500ms to 1 00s 50ms 1 00s to 3 00s 0 1s 3 005 to 5 00s 0 25 Table 5 3 Compressor expander release times Auto make up AUTOmk up controlled by the ENTER key This is used if the compression settings have resulted in gain reduction Not shown if the pro cessor is being used as an expander 5 Channel modules Dynamics processors Output gain OUTGAIN
105. alues are to be updated Y MC Transport Maps MMC open ID 120 MTC Generate None None None None None None None None Press ENTER OOnN DAB ON O Current MMC transport maps MIDI Ch1 is already assigned Press ENTER to continue Warning that a MIDI channel has already been used for Program Change recall of library entries MIDICh1 Control No 1 is already assigned Press ENTER to continue Mixer Device Boot Failed device name Warning that a MIDI control number and or channel has already been used when setting up Control Change messages A major component of the DM 4800has failed Make a note of the device name which will be one of the following and contact your TASCAM service center DSP A B DSP A DSP B DSP A B SRAM DSP A SRAM DSP B SRAM FPGA PLL DDMP RTC Slot slot card Y Mixer will mute while checking OK to continue Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation that a named digital input source check may change the clock rate and therefore the audio output is muted during the check Y Name Memo is 17 or more characters If name is changed on mixer it will be shortened to 16 or fewer characters Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Reminder that stored names and memos must be 16 characters or less in length There is no automation data in the undo buffer O No Automation Undo data No
106. and pan balance settings e EQ parameters and switching e Compressor expander settings e Gate settings In the copy section there are two radio buttons The first when selected allows copying of parame ters to individual modules channel modules busses aux sends or the stereo buss If modules are linked they are shown as pairs in the list of available destinations Protecting parameters It is possible to lock parameters of groups of mod ules against accidental overwriting during copy and paste operations Use the checkboxes in the PASTE SAFE section at the bottom of the screen to select groups of parameters to be protected e Faders and mutes e Buss assignments pan balance and surround settings e Aux levels and pan balance The second option allows copying of parameters to groups of modules all channels ALL CH or in groups of four or eight usually eight but AUX 9 12 is a spe cial case all busses ALL BUSS or in groups of 8 all aux sends ALL AUX or in groups of 8 and the stereo buss 1 Select the top one to one or lower one to many radio button 2 Use the wheel to select the source from which the parameters will be copied using the left field next to the radio buttons In both options you can select from any one of the channel modules the buss modules the aux modules or the stereo buss Linked modules are displayed as a pair e g CH1 2 3 Press ENTER to confirm this setting
107. ange number the translation of this number appears automatically underneath the number The MIDI Control Change messages trans mitted by the fader are sent on the MIDI channel corresponding to the fader number Faders 17 through 24 are not used here 1 Select the MIDI Mixer option from the external control screen Figure 8 3 External Control Figure 8 6 MIDI Mixer screen 8 Remote operation 2 Use the mixer using the MIDI CTRL CHANGE setup screen below at Figure 8 7 MIDI control change screen PROG CHANGE leia Figure 8 7 MIDI control change screen DAW controllers The DM 4800 also supports dedicated control of popular DAW Digital Audio Workstation packages through Mackie Control as well as providing a generic Mackie HUI emulation See the documentation of your DAW package to find out how to set 1t up for use with external controllers of these types Unlike the controller fader and mixer functions the control here is made through the embedded MIDI channels carried on the USB interface through ports 5 6 and 7 Up to 3 virtual DAW controllers may be assigned in a DAW each using a different MIDI port allowing the 24 modules of the DM 4800 s control surface to be split into three groups of eight modules each each representing a different device Data 1s transferred bi directionally with the faders and con trol surface of the DM 4800 reflecting the current DAW status When s
108. anizes your settings in projects TIP Projects include snapshot data effect settings dynamics processing and EQ settings as well as automation data and are stored on the CF card Create a project before you first start work with the DM 4800 so that you can make full use of the library and automation functions Until you create your first project you cannot store your own settings Details of how to create and manage projects are pro vided in A bout projects and libraries on page 34 Special notes for touch sensitive faders The usual rules regarding precision electronic equip e The faders need a human finger to operate their ment naturally apply to the DM 4800 In addition note the following that apply to the touch sensitive faders touch sensitivity Do not use a pencil ruler etc to operate them Even using your fingernails may not activate the touch sensitivity The humidity and temperature of your environment affects the touch sensitivity of the faders Under normal working conditions you should experience no issues However extremes of temperature and or humidity may sometimes cause operational problems Copyright etc HUI and Mackie CONTROL are trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc Windows and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh MacOS MacOS X and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer All other trademarks are the property of their respec tive holders 14
109. anks and the library entries contained in them is done from within a spe cial utility screen accessed from a pull up menu Note that all libraries are very similar in their basic operation and differ only in details If there are any specific differences relating to an individual library they are described in the appropriate section of the manual 38 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual To enter the library management screen insert a for matted CF card or insert a blank card and format it see Formatting a new card on page 32 and press the LIBRARY key FAH STEREO an E GATE 1 EH iC F son Ba E E 2 LIBRARY Figure 2 34 Library screen gate library shown as example Use the POD 1 key to pull up the menu which allows a jump to the appropriate library see Figure 2 35 Library selection pull up menu H GATE COMP EXPAND E JEG J sHAPSHOT Figure 2 35 Library selection pull up menu Use the POD 1 wheel to highlight the required option in the menu and the POD 1 key or ENTER key to select the highlighted option In most library screens a small graphical representa tion of the currently loaded setting snapshot EQ setting etc occupies the top left of the screen while the top right part of the screen is used to show a cor responding representation of the currently high lighted library entry Using library banks Select the bank within the current project by using the cursor keys to highligh
110. are around from left to right LR and POD 2 moves it from front to rear FR In this screen and the module surround screen settings are made independently for each channel regardless of the current channel link status TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 89 5 Channel modules Surround operations Module screen When the pan mode is on the left right and front rear pan settings can be made from the module AUX BUSS screen PAN SENE LA a I pons 00 29 35 AUWi 2 FAN AlWi 2 LIL Alsa ADs Er ASM ATNA So LEO On E 2 AUS5 6 Fa ALS F 1 Als t A ra o amo aS aR URL AUNiz 4 anal EEN A En 2 FRE El 36 INSERT FHASE GRP Figure 5 28 Module surround panning In Figure 5 28 Module surround panning pan mode is off for surround matrices 1 and 2 and so the pan controls are disabled for these matrices The SURROUND screens Figure 5 29 Surround pan ning pan mode on showing the settings for indi vidual modules with the pan mode provide more complete control over the surround settings sur round screens with pan mode off are shown in Figure 5 30 Surround screen pan mode off THPE nile RAT eE BAT TOPE nile RAT ts BAT E oy ii Fa o A agek A 7OY Lh Fos FR POS LR Sie Lh OPUS FR POS LR SIZ ER Sle Oy ial pis asl eset oc Cc CS cof ss O CURSOR MOVE JUMP Shift KeutHum Kea LER TARGET A OVER VIEW E LFE LEVEL Figure 5 29 Surround panning pan mode on Each module has a
111. art of the project Insert the card into the CF slot pin socket edge first and the maker s label towards the display there is Formatting a new card New cards must be prepared before use the one sup plied with the DM 4800 1s already formatted Once formatted by the DM 4800 the card is formatted in FAT 32 format allowing it to be backed up easily to a personal computer fitted with a CF card reader 1 Enter the UTILITY screen and jump to the SYSTEM page you can continue pressing the UTILITY key until this page appears EDFiNNGDenmoF outing UTILITY STATUS INSTALLED A VOLUME LABEL DM 4808 CAPACITY USED 4K A a E E E FREE 38M F CARO UTILITY FORMAT E GED ae I BATTER CHECK Wiser 1 00 C6569907 Urdater BLI 654491 STATUS Ok PARAM COPY Figure 2 26 Formatting a CF card 2 Move to the CF CARD FORMAT section and use the ENTER key to press the on screen FORMAT button 3 A popup appears asking if you are sure you want to format the card Press ENTER to con 32 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual often an arrow printed on the card which should match the arrow printed on the DM 4800 s top panel To eject a card remove the TASCAM card cover and press the square eject button just below the card slot CAUTION To avoid possible data loss or corruption we strongly recommend that you only remove cards while the DM 4800 is turned off N
112. arts USB MIDI MTC Port 3 This refers to the third virtual MIDI port carried over USB used for MIDI Time Code TEAC Digital Mixer Date 29 May 2006 Model DM 4800 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 Function Transmitted Recognized NTUEILE Basic Default 1 16 Channel Changed 1 16 1 16 Default Messages X Altered kkkkkkkkKkK Note Number True voice LEASE EER ES Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Key s Touch Ch s Pitch Bend Control 0 119 Change Prog Change True PENE System Exclusive Common MTC quarter frame Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Clock Real Time Commnads Aux Local ON OFF Messages All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset kkkkkkkkkkk MTC Full Message 1 1 User s choice memorized Mode 1 0MNI ON POLY Mode 2 0MNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 0MNI OFF POLY Mode 4 0MNI OFF MONO x No 102 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 7 MIDI MIDI Implementation Charts USB MIDI Program Change Port 4 This refers to the fourth virtual MIDI port carried over USB used for Program Change messages TEAC Digital Mixer Date 29 May 2006 Model DM 4800 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 Function Transmitted Recognized NTUEILE Channel Changed 1 16 1 16 Default Messages Altered kkkkkkkkkkk Note Number True voice AAERERREAES Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Key s Touch Ch s Pitch Bend Control 0 119 Change Prog o 0 127 o 0 127 Assignable 1 2 Change True kk
113. as with standalone recorders it can form the heart of any recording studio Computer DAW integration The DM 4800 can be used with a computer system with the built in USB port which allows control of the DAW by the DM 4800 emulating popular con troller hardware Additionally the optional FireWire expansion card IF FW DM can be fitted which provides all the USB functionality and also allows multi channel digital audio to be transmitted and received between the DM 4800 and the DAW application Other key points Since the DM 4800 is designed with a working envi ronment in mind full control room and studio moni toring facilities including two sets of control room monitor outputs as well as talkback are integrated The DM 4800 provides automation facilities which are independent of any external computer Mix moves can easily be recorded edited and replayed in the DM 4800 in standalone mode requiring only a timecode source including the internal generator Sony P2 9 pin protocols are also provided allowing control of other studio equipment from one central unit Working in multiple locations is easier than ever before as the DM 4800 works the way you do in Please read this manual Please take the trouble to read this manual carefully Although every attempt has been made to make the DM 4800 as easy to use as possible there are many features that may not be immediately obvious 10 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual
114. atency of other equipment the acoustic delays caused by microphone placement etc The delay time can be expressed in milliseconds or in samples The delay point can also be set to be pre or post module see also Delay on page 85 Use the POD 3 encoder to set the delay time in 0 1ms or single sample steps Move the cursor to the pre post field and choose either pre or post module delay TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 83 5 Channel modules Module setup The maximum delay time is 16383 samples at every sampling frequency In milliseconds this equates to FS Maximum delay ms AAT BTN AB ANB 88 2 185 7 960 ST Table 5 7 Channel delay Use the POD 4 encoder to switch between millisec onds and samples as the units in which the delay time is set and displayed Digital trim Allows the module s input to be adjusted This is post phase and pre gate It 1s entirely independent of the analog TRIM controls on the mic line inputs The value of this digital trim can be adjusted from a cut of SOdB to a boost of 10dB in 0 5dB steps Also see Phase trim delay on page 84 below Dithering stereo buss module only When going from 24 bit to 16 bit using dithering is often a good way of reducing noise etc The POD 2 encoder can be used to set dithering Off 24 bit or to the 16 bit On setting The exact form of bit reduction used can be set here as well as in the DIGITAL FORMAT screen see Digit
115. automating tasks that might otherwise be performed by the encoders When this key is pressed the faders automatically move to reflect the new values assigned to them 22 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual The current setting of the encoders can be read from the ring of indicators surrounding each encoder as explained in Reading the encoder indicators on page 24 Other settings are available through the OPTION ENCODER MODE screen PRE ER THT OPTION 00 01 32 17 EDIT TARGET SELECT HP Fan stereo CH 1224 A Austa MSTA CH 25 48 DYE CH 45 64 AUS EG MSTA LWL LVL CH 43 64 BUS MSTA LWL EQ GAIN L B AUS MSTA LVL DYN MODULE I ue al METR i DVH HEG PA p m DIGITAL TRIM E on H ENCODER MODE EA ii PREFERENCES Figure 2 13 Setting the encoder mode Use the cursor keys to navigate around the map of the twelve ENCODER MODE keys the wheel to select an assignment for the selected key and the ENTER key to complete the assignment TIP You may find that the preferences described in Encoder Mode Follows Current Screen on page 44 and Current Screen Follows Encoder Mode on page 44 make life easier when you are working with the encoders TIP When setting up a cue mix on aux sends 1 and 2 for example you can use the faders for this while still keeping an eye on the main level settings on the encoders 2 Basic operational concepts Encoder mappings Enco
116. can load a library entry from one bank thereby making it the cur rent entry select another bank and store the current entry to that bank Deleting library entries When a library entry is highlighted on the right side of the screen you can delete it from memory using the on screen DELETE button Navigate to the button and press ENTER A popup message appears asking you to confirm that the library entry is to be deleted Confirm the deletion with ENTER cancel it with a cursor key An error message pops up if you try to delete a read only library entry TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 39 2 Basic operational concepts Library management Access this screen with the UTILITY option in the pull up menu i aner LIBRARY UTILITY WRU AE CF UTIL ct H _ EO AAA 2 SELECTED LIBRARY LIBRARY DATA EDIT EDIT E LIBRARY DATA COPY LIBRARY DATA DELETE MELETE BANKER FILE PROJECT FResonatorShut fle ROJECT ResonatorShutfle IBRAR SHAPSHOT SOT LIERARY SHAPSHOT ESET 1 1 E le Target area Source area Figure 2 36 Library utility screen This screen allows the bulk copying and manage ment of library data between libraries and banks as well as between projects The left side of the screen is used to show and set details of the target destination of the copying and management process and the right side is used for the source of the data to be copied Naturally when copying data from
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118. d either the input or return in the case of chan nels 1 through 48 and use the wheel to select TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 59 4 Routing amp assignment Routing the input source from the available sources within the selected source block 4 You must then press ENTER to confirm the routing selection TIP Note that linked modules allow you to select independent sources Also note that while the same source may be routed to more than one destination layer you might want to try recording a vocal line with different compression settings for example a channel destination can only accept one source of course Batch routing It may be a little troublesome at times to select eight consecutive inputs and then route them to eight separate consecutive destinations To set up eight input destinations at one time move the cursor down to the batch setup area at the bottom center of the screen 3 in Figure 4 1 Routing inputs The destination is on the right and the source is on the left 1 Move the cursor to the destination field and use the wheel and ENTER key to select eight destinations not in dynamic trigger layer selection from the destination source selected with POD 3 2 Move the cursor to the input source selection on the left 3 Use the wheel to select a group of eight inputs from the input source selected using POD 4 some input sources have only eight inputs anyway and in double frequency mode some
119. d in error to the Machine Control List or 1s no longer required move the cursor to the on screen DELETE button use the wheel to select the Auto detection of devices In addition to the manual addition of controlled devices there are two auto detect buttons One 1s used 1s used for detecting all devices attached to the DM 4800 LIST AUTO DETECT and the other 1s used for transport mapping see Transport mapping memo ries on page 107 below Move the cursor to the on screen LIST AUTO DETECT button and press ENTER to scan the control ports and report on the detected devices adding the controllers to the Machine Control list see Transport mapping memories on page 107 Because not every device that may be controlled by the DM 4800 is capable of reporting its presence accurately some devices will not appear on the list and must be added to the list manually Selecting the control type for the devices The Machine Control list is composed of a number of columns These are explained below STATE An icon shows the state of the controlled device A one way arrow represents an open loop device that is commands are sent from the DM 4800 to the device but no information is transmitted back from the device to the DM 4800 along the same channel information is transmitted from the other device through a different channel such as timecode or MIDI A double ended arrow represents a closed loop where information flows bot
120. d is not available Automation data can t be stored Reinsert the card or retry with another card Can t store automation data on CF card Press ENTER to continue CF card is not available Can t store current project Turn off power Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel An attempt to shut down the DM 4800 has failed because a CF card is not available Reinsert the card or retry with another card Table 9 1 Popup messages continued 124 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Action 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Message Meaning E Y Y Y CF card is not available Press ENTER to continue CH DELAY Time Update setup Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel CH Module LFE LEVEL Ch parameters setup Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel CH Module PAN BAL Ch parameters setup Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel An attempt has been made to read or write to a CF card that is not inserted etc Reinsert the card or retry with another card Shown when performing bulk setup of the channel delay time Shown when performing bulk setup of the channel LFE level Shown when performing bulk setup of the channel pan and balance parameters GATE Library undo completed O CH1 COMP EXP Library redo completed The undo redo operation is now complete O CH1 COMP EXP Library undo completed The undo redo operation is now co
121. dB pad 40 dBu TRIM max to 16 dBu 200B pad Input impedance 2 2kQ 48V phantom power Switchable in blocks of 4 channels 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 17 20 21 24 Balanced 1 4 jacks Adjustable input level 44dBu TRIM max to 12dBu TRIM min Input impedance 10kQ 1 4 TRS jacks Send nominal output level 2dBu maximum output level 14dBu impedance 100Q Return nominal input level 2dBu headroom 16dB impedance 10kQ Balanced 1 4 jacks Nominal input level 4dBu Headroom 16dB Input impedance 5kQ Pseudo balanced 1 4 jacks Nominal output level 2dBu Maximum output level 14dBu Output impedance 1000 2 x RCA pin jacks Nominal input level 10dBV Headroom 16dB Input impedance 10kQ Balanced XLR type male connectors Nominal output level 4dBu Maximum output level 20dBu Output impedance 1000 Balanced 1 4 jacks 2 pairs Nominal output level 4dBu Maximum output level 20dBu Output impedance 1000 Pseudo balanced 1 4 jacks Nominal output level 2 dBu Maximum output level 14dBu Output impedance 1000 PHONES 2 x 1 4 stereo jacks 50 mW 50 mW totala 320 a all XLR type connectors are wired 1 ground 2 hot 3 cold b all balanced 1 4 jacks are wired sleeve ground ring cold tip hot c all TRS 1 4 jacks are wired sleeve ground ring return tip send d Maximum with both PHONES jacks driven at maximum 118 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Digital audio I O DI
122. der mappings The following table provides a reference to the use of the encoders in the different modes note that there Display LVL CH 1 24 LVL CH25 48 LVL CH49 64 BUS MSTR LVL AUX MSTR LVL AUX AUX MSTR DYN EQ AUX EQ AUX MODULE SND AUX nn nn PAN AUX nn nn SND AUX n PAN STEREO PAN BUS nn nn EQ MODULE EQ GAIN H EQ GAIN HM EQ GAIN LM EQ GAIN L DYN MODULE DELAY DIGITAL TRIM Uses encoders None 1 24 1 24 1 16 1 24 1 12 1 12 AUX 13 24 master aux 1 11 13 24 7 11 1 24 E 1 12 1 2 124 1 24 1 24 1 24 1 24 1 24 1 24 1 24 13 24 1 24 T 124 EA E Ti 1 24 1 24 Scope of mode Global Global Global Global Global Global Channel module Global Channel module Master module Channel module Buss and STEREO Channel module Buss and STEREO Channel modules Busses Channel modules Busses Current fader layer Busses Current fader layer Current fader layer Channel module Current fader layer Current fader layer Current fader layer Current fader layer Channel modules Master module Current fader layer Current fader layer are different options available depending on whether the DM 4800 is in stereo or surround mode Notes Encoders have no effect in this mode Encoders act as faders for these modules Encoders act as faders for these modules First 16 encoders act as faders 24 buss levels controlled by encoders acting as faders 1
123. display is an area containing a num ber of encoders and keys These controls are dedicated to module functions and are divided into three sections dynamics EQ and Aux sends When a channel module is selected the appropriate screen can be shown and the parameters adjusted using these controls These controls also allow you to copy and paste set tings between channels Dynamics processors DYNAMICS O GATE THRESH RANGE a a a a a a Y o 64 e e Y Y e Y Y e O D O D O B O D a D a O o Q 0 Q 0 o Y o Q 0 Q v v v v v v GATE ON COMP EXP ON O COMP EXP THRESH RATIO Other parameters and protection against overwriting existing parameters can be copied using the screen as described in UTILITY copying on page 30 Full details of EQ and dynamics processors are given in the section on Modules but this section explains how to use these dedicated controls Some modules do not have dynamics processors or equalization or aux sends see About the DM 4800 on page 11 These controls described here are of course only valid for modules for which the appropri ate facilities are available MODULE ATTACK HYST HOLD DECAY ATTACK RELSE OUTPUT O AUTO MAKEUP SCREEN Cc Figure 2 20 Dynamics processor controls When a module with dynamics processing has been selected press the SCREEN key as shown above to bring up the module s dynamics screen The gate and compressor expander can then be turned
124. down the DM 4800 while the current project s Y Can t STORE current project version on card is protected meaning that it cannot be saved ENTER key Shut down CURSOR key Cancel Data change was applied Date and time have been changed Data has not been changed Date and time have not been changed 0 Deleting project Shown while a project is being deleted from the CF card Do not remove the CF card x Device is not active A device selected for transport control is not active x Digital In1 Error The DIGITAL IN audio source is not providing digital audio data Not audio signal Press ENTER to continue x Digital Int Error The DIGITAL IN clock source is not providing digital audio data and the sync clock is now Not audio signal unlocked Source Fs unlocked Press ENTER to continue x Digital In1 Error The DIGITAL IN clock source has experienced an error and the sync clock is now Source Fs unlocked unlocked Press ENTER to continue Table 9 1 Popup messages continued TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 127 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Action Message Meaning x Digital INPUT1 Fs convert On It is not possible to use a source as a word clock when sampling frequency conversion is Can t select master clock turned on Press ENTER to continue Y DIGITAL TRIM Confirmation that the digital trim values are to be updated Update setup Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor ke
125. e gt Slot AES3 Card INPUT LINE1 Digital audio data error trom AES card loss of word sync Error Source Fs unlocked Press ENTER to continue Table 9 1 Popup messages continued TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 133 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Action Message Meaning Y Snapshot BANK a bbb Name TASCAM DATA Xtion Time 9 9ms Create data DEC 15 2004 20 35 45 Project Name PROJECT ORCA Project FS 44 1kHz Press ENTER to continue Information on a snapshot Y Snapshot Preset 1 bbb NAME TASCAM DATA Press ENTER to continue Information on a preset snapshot Snapshot redo completed A snapshot redo operation is complete 0 Snapshot undo completed A snapshot undo operation is complete Snapshot Successful recall of snapshot data BANK a bbb Recalled O Snapshot A snapshot has been recalled Bank a bbb recalled 8 Snapshot An attempt has been made to overwrite or delete a preset snapshot Preset 1 bbb is Read only Snapshot A snapshot preset has been recalled Preset 1 bbb recalled Y Source Invert Ch1 Ch8 Confirmation of bulk change of input from input to return or vice versa Press ENTER to confirm or a Cursor key to cancel x STEREO to AUX1 2 is assigned Stereo buss is assigned to Aux 1 2 Press ENTER to continue Stored to EFFECT Library Stored an effect library entry BANK a bbb Stored to
126. e pan mode turned on and off independently e There are three surround matrices These can have pan mode turned on and off independently for each channel SHIFT ASSIGN 1 through 8 for the first matrix SHIFT ASSIGN 9 through 16 for the sec ond and SHIFT ASSIGN 17 through 24 for the third 5 Channel modules Surround operations When pan mode is on the channel settings in the BUSS ASSIGN screen look like all the channels in sur round set 3 surround matrix 3 and channels 25 through 30 in surround matrix 2 in Figure 5 26 Sur round assignment When pan mode is off the channel settings in the BUSS ASSIGN screen look like all channels in surround set 1 surround matrix 1 and channels 31 and 32 in surround matrix 2as shown in Figure 5 26 Surround assignment FAN ZAND LA ASSIG 100 31 11 9 a EA EE EE EN EE ENERE atakae aae ee Geom Ha Ca Ce a HE 66 66 MHA HEAK aoma ls a ii HE ap ALL CH OW Or a CH a i PARAMETERS Figure 5 26 Surround assignment Surround panning There are two ways of viewing and setting the pan position in the surround modes an overview and a detailed channel view the L R balance can also be set in the FADER screen In the overview screen 24 modules basic surround panning facilities are displayed FON ZRNO CE CH25 26 PAN BAL SURROUND D lali 31 11 0 7 OWER VIEW LFE LEVEL Figure 5 27 Surround overview e Use the POD 3 encoder to select s
127. e 24 buss modules Of these 64 channel modules 48 are full function modules with 4 band EQ digital trim and phase and full dynamics processing with compressor expanders and gates The other 16 are more basic in the facili ties provided but still provide full buss assignment and aux sends The first 48 EQ enabled channels can have two sources input and return which may be freely assigned and can be switched depending on whether the project is in the recording or tracking stage See the section on assignments Routing amp assignment on page 58 for details of how channel sources are assigned gt TDIF x 24 AD AT x 8 Assignable sends x 8 Stereo outs analog amp digital Assignable internal inserts x 16 not simple channels Direct outs x 48 Aux sends x 12 Busses x 24 Outputs hardware Figure 1 1 Basic logical components of the DM 4800 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 1 1 1 Introduction Unpacking the DM 4800 Channel destinations There are 24 busses 12 aux busses and 16 assignable inserts not to be con fused with the hard wired analog inserts on the input pre amps as well as the stereo buss module Outputs from the channels can be assigned to these Furthermore even when working at a sampling fre quency of 88 2kHz or 96kHz the DM 4800 retains the same number of channels and facilities as when operating at conventional sampling frequencies
128. e AC outlet so that you can easily grasp the power cord plug at any time An apparatus with Class I construction shall be connected to an AC outlet with a protective grounding connection Batteries battery pack or batteries installed should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 3 Contents 1 Introduction Computer DAW integration 10 Other key pointS coooococoniccococcnococcnnonononoos 10 Please read this manual 10 About the DM 4800 owe 11 HI CEL S or reee Ez 11 Channel modules ccccceeseeeeeeeeeeseessseeeeeeeeeeeeeens 11 Channel destinations cccccccccccccssssessseeeseeeesseeees 12 o A 12 BES riel ieclodo necesa iodo 12 Unpacking the DM 4800 12 About the manual 13 What s in the manual oo 13 1 Introduction page UO ooocccoccccccccoccnconnconnos 13 2 Basic operational concepts page 17 13 3 Connections page 48 oooccccccccoccnconncocnnnonnns 13 4 Routing amp assignment page 58 13 5 Channel modules page 71 ccccccccnconco 13 6 Effects page 94 cococoocccocccocccocncocnnocncnoncnnnonos 13 FMD page 00 small tnadeios 13 8 Remote operation page 10
129. e THRU port USB MTC the MIDI timecode received at the USB MTC port is echoed at the THRU port 7 MIDI Program Change messages and the DM 4800 Program Change messages and the DM 4800 The DM 4800 can receive Program Change mes sages to recall snapshot settings or settings from either of the two effect libraries MIDI CH SETUP ITEM MIDI CH SHAPSHOT 61 PROG LIBRARY ITEM Aa Hos T EFFECTi EFFECT2 AS CTRL CHANGE Figure 7 2 MIDI Program Change screen 1 Use the MIDI key to bring up the PROG CHANGE screen MIDI Program Change screen on page 97 2 Use the POD 3 encoder to choose which library item to select SNAPSHOT EFFECT1 or EFFECT2 3 The screen shows 32 programs at a time Use the POD 4 encoder to select which group of 32 programs will be shown 4 Use the cursor keys and wheel to select and set incoming program change numbers PROG No 0 through 127 the bank LIBRARY BANK P1 for preset B1 through B4 for the user CF card banks and the number in the library LIBRARY No 000 through 127 MIDI Implementation Charts The following charts provide details of the MIDI implementation for the physical MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports as well as for the MIDI data sent and The effect libraries have two preset banks these are labeled as P1 and P2 here Setting the MIDI channels To allow the pro gram changes to be made independently for the three types of library recall
130. e are three settings Auto Deferred and Immediate AUTO The PLAY indicator flashes as the unit is locating to a location point When the location point is reached playback starts automatically However if the PLAY key is pressed before the location point is reached the unit stops locating and starts playing DEFERRED The unit stops after location is com pleted However if the PLAY key is pressed while the Play Command Type Use this option to make the play commands from the DM 4800 s MIDI Machine Control compatible with the unit being controlled This allows the setting of various machine control parameters In non play mode these keys function normally even with this option selected unit is locating the PLAY indicator flashes and play back starts when the location point is reached Because an open MMC connection cannot determine when the locate point has been reached deferred play is not possible for a machine controlled in this way IMMEDIATE The unit stops after location is com pleted If the PLAY key is pressed while the unit is locating the machine goes straight into play mode without locating There are two options True 02h and Deferred 03h Consult the documentation of your other equipment for details of compatibility TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 109 Record Command Type Use this option to make the record commands from the DM 4800 s MIDI Machine Control compatible with the unit being c
131. e cursor to navigate to this field the wheel to make the selection between INT T MIC internal microphone and MIC LINE 1 through 24 Press ENTER to confirm the setting Slate definition The COMMUNICATION fields allow you to choose the busses and aux sends which will act as the slate when the TO SLATE key is enabled for sending talkback Any combination of busses aux sends and the stereo buss can be selected cursor keys and ENTER key as slate destination Linking of busses and aux sends has no effect on this screen POD 4 sets the level from 36dBFS to 0dBFS in 0 5dB steps Remember that 16dBFS is the nominal level so you can use this setting when setting up SPLs etc for your monitoring system Oscillator destination Use the OSCILLATOR fields cursor keys and ENTER key to route the generator fields to any combination of busses aux sends or the stereo buss This is an extremely useful patch free method of signal tracing 4 Routing amp assignment Monitoring Meters The main monitor meters provide a pre dim and pre level control reading of the source selected to feed the control room outputs The meters are set up so that the OVER indicator lights at over full scale output the exact level is set as described in Meter ballistics on page 69 A reading corresponding to 16 on the meters 1s equiva lent to a nominal analog level 4dBU or 10dBV Meter ballistics The meter ballistics
132. e cursor to the on screen LOAD button and press ENTER A popup message briefly appears while loading the project and also when the load process is completed The default internal data when loaded does not allow the storage of automation or the storage or recall of library entries We strongly recommend that you set up a project before starting work with the DM 4800 Copying a project This action takes the high lighted project and creates a new project based on it When the on screen COPY button is pressed the rename popup appears with a name and comments based on the source project See Naming library entries on page 41 for details of how to enter and edit names Rename the project with a unique name duplicate names are not allowed and a popup message will inform you if you try to use an existing name and when you are finished press the on screen STORE but ton CANCEL cancels the copying process Deleting a project Move the cursor to the project to be deleted and press the on screen DELETE button A popup appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the project Press ENTER to delete or a cursor key to cancel the delete process 2 Basic operational concepts About projects and libraries Remember that deleting a project also deletes all the custom library entries snapshot effect and dynamics processor settings etc and the automation data associ ated with the project Only delete the project if you a
133. e date and time 35 Fig 2 31 The NEW PROJECT page ooocccccccccooccos 35 Fig 2 32 The project management page 36 Fig 2 33 Storing a project mipecsceeeelecicaseegucsce 37 8 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Fig 2 34 Library screen gate library shown as example cooocccccconoccccnnccncnoncncnnnnncnnnncnnnnnonananennnnnss 38 Fig 2 35 Library selection pull up menu 38 Fig 2 36 Library utility screen ooooonccncccnnononnos 40 Fig 2 37 Setting and editing titles and MONOS A o PR Oo 41 Fig 2 38 The SETUP option screen 42 Fig 2 39 Display top line set to SYSTEM 42 Fig 2 40 The PREFERENCES Screen 00008 43 Fig 2 41 Layer SEL key matching 000000 43 Fig 2 42 SOLO options apnea incl 44 Fig 2 43 UTILITY external switch settings 45 Table 2 4 GPI pin assignments output SA 46 Fig 2 44 GPI setting screen onnccccccononocnnonannonnnnoo 46 Table 2 5 GPI fader event types cccccccooccccnncnnnnnos 46 Table 2 6 GPI key event types nccccccccoooccconcnonanos 47 Fig 2 45 GPI pulse types cccccssseeeeeeeeeesseeeeees 47 3 Connections Fig 3 1 Overview of rear panel features 48 Fig 3 2 Analog channel inputs and controls 49 Fig 3 3 DIGITAL SETUP screen c seeeeeeeeeeeees 51 Fig 3 4 IF AN DM at left and IF AE DM Eras q eS o 52 Fig 3 5 IF TD DM at left and IF AD DM ACTON asee E E 52 Fig
134. e list item At the bottom of the list is a key to the method used for controlling each item in the list Display Meaning Internal devices M MIDI Machine Control 4 P2 RS 422 Table 8 1 Machine control methods The current list of devices at the time of writing is Control type MTC Generate Device Screen display MIDI Timecode generator DTRS recorder DTRS 4 VTR playback only VTR PLAYonly 4 2 track VTR with record VTR 2Trk REC 4 support 4 track VTR with record VTR ATrk REC 4 support MMR 8 or MMP 16 TASCAM HD recorder DAT recorder with timecode MM MX 2424 A tak TC DAT 4 Mackie HUI emulation HUI Emulate Mackie Control emulation for Sonar DAW MC for Sonar Mackie Control emulation for MOTU Digital Performer MIESOrBE il Mackie Control emulation for MC for Logic M Apple Logic Mackie Control emulation for l Steinberg Nuendo amp Cubase i Open MIDI Machine Control MMC Open M Closed MIDI Machine Control MMC Full M loop Table 8 2 Current device support Other devices may be added to the list of supported devices in the future If the list does not contain the TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 105 8 Remote operation Selecting devices for transport control name of a device that you wish to control please contact your local TASCAM Web site regarding the availability of a software upgrade which contains the control capability for your device Deleting devices from the list If a device is adde
135. e physical output ports E CH26 ROUTING 6 TDIE TORES q TOIFS q eussi DIRA ADAT al2JBUss18 DIF 18 ASIBUSSIS SOIR USS2a DIEZ USS21 DIRZ1 USS22 DIRZ2 H BUSS23 DIRZ3 He BUSS24 DIRZ4 BATCH SETUP BUSS 17 BUS5274 J E E ASH SEHD EFF SEHD1 EFF SEHDZ E 8 Al ODODO SLOT4 POD3 PODA OUTPUT OUTPUT SLOT E IHSERT Figure 4 2 Routing outputs There are two such screens one dedicated to the built in outputs of the DM 4800 and the other dedicated to the outputs provided by any optional cards fitted in the slots Use POD 3 to select the physical terminals to which the output sources will be routed Select from e TDIF1 TDIF2 TDIF3 The three TDIF format connectors e ADAT The optical ADAT output e DIGITAL OUT The stereo digital outputs ASN SEND The eight analog assignable sends EFF SEND1 EFF SEND2 These are not physical outputs but virtual patches to the inputs of the internal effects Insert patching It is important to note the difference between the hardware inserts and the software inserts described here on the DM 4800 The hardware inserts are completely in the analog domain and apply only to the mic line inputs Use the POD 4 control to select the output source Select from e ALL all of the output sources mentioned below e BUSS DIRECT The 24 busses and any direct channel outputs e AUX The 12 aux sends e STEREO The stereo buss There is a second
136. e value using the numeric keypad The display shows the value filling up from the right digit towards the left Or if the EDIT key is pressed again after the location memory number has been pressed the indicator starts to flash again allowing the checking and editing of another location mem ory 4 Press the ENTER key when the timecode value for the location memory has been entered 5 Press EDIT again once to edit another location memory or press EDIT twice to exit the loca tion memory editing mode If the CLR key is pressed before the ENTER key a location memory entry which has been made in error is cleared Pressing ENTER stores the cleared memory It is possible to switch between the capture edit and location procedures at any time TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 115 8 Remote operation Location memories Location to a location memory When the location memories have been entered they are recalled in the following way 1 Press the DIRECT key The indicator lights 2 Press any one of the numeric keys corre sponding to the ten location memories 3 The controlled device locates to the memory stored in the location memory Viewing a list of location memories To view a popup list of all the location memories which have been stored e Press the LOCATE LIST key Manual location It 1s also possible to enter a location point manually from a cue list for instance and locate straight to it 1 Pr
137. edicated analog outputs are relatively few since it is expected that most signals will remain in the digital domain after they have entered the DM 4800 STEREO OUT Balanced XLR connections 1 ground 2 hot 3 cold which output the stereo buss signals which can be used to feed the analog inputs of a 2 track recorder or a specialist chain of analog devices used for mastering NOTE There are no dedicated stereo digital outputs The ste reo buss may be routed internally to a variety of digital outputs in different formats See Output routing on page 61 for details ASSIGNABLE SENDS These are pseudo bal anced 1 4 TRS jacks at 2 dBu wired as described Digital connections Digital audio I O TDIF I O There are three 25 pin TDIF 1 connectors each carrying eight channels of input and eight of output These can be used to connect DTRS record ers etc as well as other devices whose digital I O conforms to the TDIF 1 standard Make connections to these terminals only using approved TDIF cables Use of any other cables will result in signal degradation and may even damage equip ment ADAT lightpipe OUT amp IN These TOSLINK optical connectors carry eight output channels and eight input channels of audio respectively Connect them to appropriately equipped equipment using standard optical digital audio cables 50 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual above As the name suggests they provide analog send outputs w
138. eees 55 TO METE rra oran 95 FOOT Virada 95 A 95 Power Input cocooccccnocccononnncnnonanononnnnnnonnnnrarnnnnranononas 55 Clock setting o ooocincinnoooooooocoooo 56 ES MODE svnirorotricioaanitd aa ie carac 56 Checking the ClOCK srciisianio olaaa 56 Varispeed ClOCKING c cccscccsseestessseesssessseesseeees 56 Clock change action weasintosncseumontuemnenacsiaensaorua 56 Changing the clock ooocccoccccccocncoccnconncoonnnannoos 57 COCK PASE siasa iei 57 OUT SPEED ssdoicsatenauccetnssnancdnarctotiadonexidiuensnscavicaanaye 57 4 Routing amp assignment A 59 Input FOUTINOD oooococonoccococonocnoncononononoononnononconononcnos 59 Batch routing ccccccecccsssesssecsseeesseeeseesseesseeseess 60 Flipping the chanel Sesiones 60 Loopback options cooccccocococcccocncocnnoonncnrnnnancnonnnonos 60 Digital input selection ccococcccccncoccnoonncornnonnnns 60 Output routing oooonocconcncoconcccnccnoncnononconononcnos 61 Slot card outputs cision ssnecsnecaporrceivuentersrasrercandeanwnedd 61 Insert patching ococococcococococoncccononononnonononoos 61 Send return linkiN9D cocoocccncconconcncoronornnarncnnnonos 62 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 5 Contents Channel to buss assignment Assignment using the front pane Using the assignment screens ooccococccoccnconncannncnss Pan SWVC OOOO POP POP Ni PI Surround assi
139. el when the key status is turned off af E Table 2 6 GPI key event types The output pulse time is approximately 150ms Options for F5 F8 are either low pulse output or high pulse output ON OFF setting Set this to ON when you want to activate the selected GPI port When the ITEM is set to TIME EVENT this column will always display OFF and the on off setting is deter mined by the setting in the GPI EVENT LIST on the right of the screen TIME EVENT section You can set up to 16 time events in the GPI EVENT LIST which is set up as follows e To move the cursor vertically within the list use the up and down cursor keys or the POD 4 knob e To move the cursor horizontally across the columns use the right and left cursor keys e Any arrows at the top and the bottom of the right side of the list mean that there are more time events outside the screen To scroll the list vertically use the POD4 knob not the up and down cursor keys Selecting the port Each time event is associ ated with a port whose ITEM has been set to be a TIME EVENT in the GPI CONFIG section 1 Select GPI ports in the PORT column of the GPI EVENT LIST by using either the cursor key or the POD 4 knob to highlight a cell in the PORT col umn then press the ENTER key to confirm the selection You can select the same port for more than one time event Setting the time Set the time when an event is to be executed 2 Highlight a cel
140. en Threshold THRESH controlled by the POD 1 knob allows the setting of the threshold at which the gate will open Variable from 80dB to 0dB in 1dB steps Range RANGE controlled by the POD 2 knob sets the gate range from 60dB to 0dB in 1dB steps Gate attack time ATTACK controlled by the POD 3 knob Variable from Oms to 125ms in Ims steps Hysteresis HYST controlled by the POD 4 knob from 0dB to 24dB in 1dB steps Compressor expanders COMP EXPAND This is an on screen button allowing you to turn the channel compressor expander on and off Duplicated in the global section at the right of the screen Insert point INS PNT allows the compressor expander to be inserted either pre EQ or post EQ channels 1 through 48 buss aux and stereo are pre fader only Move the cursor to this field and use the ENTER key to change this setting The link and trigger settings work in the same way as for the gate see above Threshold THRESH controlled by the POD 1 knob and variable from 48dB to 0dB in 1dB steps Compression expansion ratio RATIO con trolled by the POD 2 knob and variable from 1 1 to co infinite compression The steps are as follows 1 00 1 1 05 1 1 11 1 1 18 1 1 25 1 1 33 1 1 43 1 1 54 1 1 67 1 1 82 1 2 00 1 2 22 12 2 50 1 2 86 1 3 33 1 4 00 1 5 00 1 6 67 1 10 0 1 20 0 1 00 1 76 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Hysteresis is a second threshold The Threshold v
141. er of the effect slots See Library management on page 38 for details of how libraries are operated TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 95 7 MIDI As well as the MIDI ports the DM 4800 can pass MIDI to and from a PC connected using the USB connec tion This section explains some of the ways in which the card is used MIDI port switching and filtering Press the MIDI key and navigate to the SETUP page to bring up the following screen PAN CA IMT CH62 MIDI 00 00 30 2 H Hito Fass TAE HOST FORT ee PROG CHANGE CTRL CHANGE Figure 7 1 MIDI setup The three boxes to the left of the screen MIDI IN MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU MTC refer to the three physical MIDI comnectors on the rear panel The HOST PORT boxes on the right of the screen refer to the different virtual MIDI ports carried between the DM 4800 and the host PC through the USB connection The different virtual MIDI ports are dedicated to dif ferent tasks Working from the top of the screen the numbers in parentheses refer to the port numbers shown in a DAW application etc e 1 0 2 handles MIDI messages bypassing the mixer section and acting through the DM 4800 s physical MIDI ports e PC 4 handles Program Change messages only e TMC 1 is reserved for communication with the PC software TASCAM Mixer Companion e REM1 5 REM2 6 and REM3 7 are bi directional ports that may be used for remote MIDI control of 96 T
142. ersdaaiaa INSERT button 9 Phase DUO Nieto AUX1 2 button nino et odicnunitectaseaiociercaays STEREO DUTTON certo s once ei teos Group assignment displayS ococcccnnccoccconcaoncos Fader control oooooooccooccocococcocococonoconocono nano nanc nano cino Setting levels in blocks oooccccnccccccococnconnnconooos Master screen oooccccnnncncnnnccnonacononaronona nono na rannnaninnns Trigger mode TRG MOD escescstessteeseeeeees Trigger selection cesceseetecsesstesseesseeseeeereesness Gates input channels 1 48 EN y AE PC PR PS o EA Threshold ARES Disaster Range RANGE viseiciescasriciseieivaniucesuvsnnseadisrasavrrsienses 6 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 68 Gate attack TMB crisis 76 Hysteresis HYST coococcccoccncconncnocnnconanononnnnonononnnnnnos 76 Gate hold time HOLD sanne 76 Gate decay time DECAY conoccnncccccocccccocncnocncnononons 76 Compressor expanderS ooccocicnonicocccnocconcncnnonnooso 76 COMP EXPAND cooccococcccccccccooooococcnnnononononononononenenones 76 Insert point UNS Poca 76 Threshold A 76 Compression expansion ratio ooooccccnccccnccccnncnnnnns 76 Attack time ccccccscecsssecsssessseesssessenensssenesseeeseees 76 Release time prados 76 Auto make up cccoccncccccocnnnoconancnconncnonnranononnnnanancnnonos 76 Output Gdi iseinean 71 Library jump buttons cocococccocccoccnconncancnonnncnnonanonos 77 Preset dynamics library ent
143. es 95 7 MIDI MIDI port switching and filtering 96 Program Change messages and the DM 4800 cooooococooccococococococicociciccconocononcnrorororononononons 97 Setting the MIDI channelS oocncccnccncocccconccaconcnss 97 A stan taasuenitnicce 97 MIDI Implementation Charts 97 MIDI IN and OUT portS 0 0 0 98 MTC OUT DO acicimcanncotto aida 99 USB MIDI Control Port 1 100 USB MIDI Interface port 2 101 USB MIDI Control Port 3 102 USB MIDI Program Change Port 4 103 USB MIDI Remote Port 5 6 7 104 8 Remote operation Selecting devices for transport control 105 Deleting devices from the list 106 Auto detection of devices 106 Selecting the control type for the devices 106 ATE cantores ere picoaio ci n 106 DEVIC reg ea erste seen e oss eaennrosuncetin eerneerseecueear 106 A cetesuehesoes 106 TD APPO REE A In 107 one PPP OS Pe oO E E E 107 E E E T EE salen 107 AUS ri E N E 107 Transport mapping memories 107 Contents To use a transport Mapping oo 108 Viewing the transport mappings 108 Editing a MAappinQ coocnococccconocononccnononcnnonono
144. es as to whether the clock can successfully be accepted by them Clock change action When the FS mode that is changing between high speed and normal is changed you can select KEEP to remain the existing mixer configuration MIXER CONFIGURATION If KEEP is not selected the settings will be initialized When you make the change to the clock an appropri ate popup message appears telling you what is about to happen either the mixer will reboot or the data will be initialized Press ENTER to carry on with the operation or a cursor key to cancel it Whichever option you select here remember that changing the clock source and or frequency may pro duce thumps and noise which may cause damage to your hearing and the monitoring system etc Turn down the levels of all such equipment before making the change to the clock settings Changing the clock If the desired clock source has a frequency selection option select the frequency The stereo digital inputs D IN1 and D IN2 can have their sampling frequency manually set here but remember that 1f the frequency converter is turned on they cannot act as clock sources To enable the manual setup for both digital inputs which copes 3 Connections Clock setting with ambiguous embedded C bit channel status bit information check the checkbox and select the sam pling frequency Note also that if the optional AES EBU slot card is fitted the settings made here are app
145. ese keys perform recall etc of library entries The CF card slot is used with a CF card to store projects and the data associated with these project Machine control section These controls are used to control a device external hardware recorder or DAW connected to the DM 4800 using MIDI USB or the 9 pin serial control protocol Analog input section These are the built in mic line inputs and inserts See the details later in this section Mic line connec tions on page 49 for details of how to connect and use them 16 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual The operation of this section 1s described in more detail in Basic operational concepts on page 17 which you should read in order to gain an under standing of how the PODs etc are used See Monitoring on page 66 for details of this sec tion s operation The SEL keys are used to select the modules to be edited This can also be done with the touch sensitive faders See this section for a complete description of how the indicators surrounding the encoders are lit when the encoders perform different functions See Remote operation on page 105 for details of how to set up and use these controls in your projects 2 Basic operational concepts This section introduces the basic ways in which you should use the controls of the DM 4800 to achieve your desired goals Please take the time to read and understand this sec tion so that you understa
146. ess the MANUAL key so that the indicator lights 2 Use the number keys to enter a number in hh mm ss and optionally frames format 3 When the ENTER key is pressed the con trolled device starts to locate to the location point just entered Repeat play Location memories 8 and 9 accessed with the 8 and 9 keys are used as the start and end points of a repeat loop that can be played by pressing the REPEAT key in the MACHINE CONTROL section While the repeat loop is in progress the indicator flashes while the playback position is outside the 116 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual What happens next depends on the PLAY MODE setting see Play Mode on page 109 If a pre roll time has been set Locate Preroll on page 110 the controlled device will locate to the loca tion memory point minus the value set as the preroll time e The location memory source timecode or MTC is shown along with the value of each location memory The DIRECT indicator also lights e Press a number key from 0 through 9 to locate to a location point on the list while the list is showing This location point can be stored by pressing the MEMO key so that the indicator flashes followed by pressing the MANUAL key again To locate to this point again after storing the location point press the MANUAL key followed by the ENTER key Note that the pre roll time Locate Preroll on page 110 does not apply here loop points and l
147. ettings are provided for reference on the left of the screen The RECALL SAFE list on the lower left of the screen allows various parameters to remain unchanged on recall when a snapshot is recalled These are e I O routing and buss assignment settings e Mute and fader group assignments e Current effect settings e The OTHER parameters 1 e those not listed above allowing you to change only grouping for exam ple while keeping fader settings EQ settings and routing e Use the POD 3 switch or the cursor at the RECALL on screen button to recall the currently selected library entry A popup message appears briefly 5 Channel modules Snapshots Storing snapshots Snapshots may be stored to any of the four banks on e On the left side of the screen use the wheel the CF card and ENTER key to edit the name of the snap shot The name can be copied from an existing e The cursor keys are used on the right side of entry and pasted to a library entry the screen to select the bank in which the snapshot is stored and the POD 4 encoder is e POD 2is used to alter the transition time used to select the destination Alternatively Xtion This time can also be copied to and the direct LIBRARY keys may be used for this from library entries purpose e Finally the POD 2 switch STORE is used to Either press the POD 2 switch STORE AS or use the store the current settings to the selected slot on screen STORE button and ENTE
148. external control Invert source Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation when changing between Input and Return sources XN Invert source CHxx CHxx Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation when making a batch change between Input and Return sources 2 Loading project Do not remove the CF card Machine Control List Full Press ENTER to c ntinue Warning not to remove the card while a project is loading The Machine Control List is full and an item must be deleted Table 9 1 Popup messages continued TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 129 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Action Message Meaning Mackie Control Emulator optimized for Apple Logic Press ENTER to continue Information on external control Mackie Control Emulator optimized for Cakewalk Sonar Press ENTER to continue Information on external control Mackie Control Emulator optimized for MOTU Digital Performer Press ENTER to continue Information on external control Mackie Control Emulator optimized for Steinberg Cubase 2 2 Nuendo 2 2 and later versions Press ENTER to continue Information on external control Maps a MIDI Controller onto the first 16 faders Information on external control Y Master DELAY Time Update setup Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation that the delay v
149. eys used to select sub screens 21 Fig 2 11 POD keys 2 and 4 used to jump to other screens library Screens ccccococnnccccconnnns 21 Fig 2 12 Encoder functions sorsiasnicaaatin alocado 22 Fig 2 13 Setting the encoder mode nesses 22 Table 2 1 Stereo encoder modes ccccceeeeeees 23 Table 2 2 Surround encoder modes 0000 23 Fig 2 14 Encoders in pan mode cccceeeeeeees 24 Fig 2 15 Encoders in EQ gain mode 66 24 Fig 2 16 Encoders in EQ frequency selection y A E 24 Fig 2 17 Encoders in frequency Q adjustment y PPP 25 Fig 2 18 Encoders used to make module level and aux send adjustments oooncccncccccnnncnnncnnnno 25 Fig 2 19 ENCODER OPERATION menu item 26 Fig 2 20 Dynamics processor controls 27 Table 2 3 Dynamics processor control NOS ariete tetas 27 Fig 2 21 Equalization controls ccccccseeeeeees 28 Fig 2 22 AUX send controls ccceeeeceeeeeeeeeees 28 Fig 2 23 PARAMETER EDIT in the fat CITING se e tea eederkteenecess 29 Fig 2 24 Pasting channel parameters 29 Fig 2 25 UTILITY copy screen ccccconccnnononnoncnnnnno 30 Fig 2 26 Formatting a CF card ccccssseeeeeees 32 Fig 2 27 Shutting down the DM 4800 33 Fig 2 28 Powering up the DM 4800 with no previous shutdown ccccccccnncccnncccononcnnnnnnnnanononoos 33 Fig 2 29 Project structure scsi 34 Fig 2 30 Setting th
150. f which busses and functions will be shared Soloing and control of the stereo buss on the slave machine can also be carried out from the master when the appropriate checkboxes are checked Interlocked settings The following settings are interlocked between the two DM 4800 units while a cascade connection 1s established These initial settings on the cascade master listed below will be reflected on the cascade slave immedi ately after the cascade connection has been estab lished After the cascade connection has been made when ever a setting 1s changed either on the cascade master or the cascade slave the changed setting will be reflected on the setting of the other unit However the on off setting of the cascade connection can only be changed on the cascade master when the timecode 1s not running 54 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual e Layer status e Flip mode e Encoder mode Surround mode Surround 5 1 rear mono DIGITAL CASCADE screen setup except for ID and on off settings OPTION SETUP screen setup except for FADER SENSITIV ITY OPTION PREFERENCE screen setup OPTION SOLO screen setup except for INPLACE SOLO DEFEAT setup OPTION ENCODER MODE screen setup METER FADER METER screen setup SNAPSHOT RECALL SAFE setup on the LIBRARY SNAPSHOT screen AUTO SETUP screen setup Key setup in the AUTOMATION section WRITE TRIM ALL SAFE REHEARSE INITIAL EDIT Interlocked operations The following opera tio
151. g 8 4 MIDI Controllers oooooccconncccccccnnnno 111 Fig 8 5 MIDI Faders setup screen nccccccccncoconos 112 Fig 8 6 MIDI Mixer screen sassssssssssserrsesrrrren 112 Fig 8 7 MIDI control change screen 113 Fig 8 8 Machine control setup for DAW transport COMMUN ice 113 Fig 8 9 HUI emulation ascuas tirada 114 Fig 8 10 Sonar CONTO seccion Ena 114 Fig 8 11 DP control surcar cti 114 Fig 8 12 Logic control ssssssssssssssrssesnsrrrnneerenes 114 Fig 8 13 Steinberg control ooooooncccnnnccccnnnnnnm 114 9 Specifications Fig 9 1 Dimensional drawing including optional MU 1000 meter bridge ccccoooocccnncccccoononos 121 Table 9 1 Popup MESSAGES eoooccccccccnonnncnncnnnnnanens 121 Fig 9 2 Block diagram susausccoseeneagasscanusnaceneoeausice 136 Fig 9 3 Level diagram cccccccccccnonoocccnnnccnononnnnnos 137 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 9 1 Introduction This section provides an overview of the features and facilities provided by the DM 4800 It also includes an overview of the operational procedures involved when using the unit It is important to read this section to gain a basic understanding of the way that the DM 4800 works before proceeding with setting up and using the untt The DM 4800 provides you with a new and flexible approach to mixing and recording Designed to integrate with the latest Digital Audio Workstation DAW personal computer software as well
152. ge appears and the assignment is not made An exception to the above is when the internal timecode generator is selected for control in this case the automation sync source may be set to the internal generator using a popup message Some machines may unthread the tape if the STOP key is pressed while the transport is stopped The exact way in which the transport controls work with the external device depends on the capabilities of the device For instance the notion of record is not very meaningful when applied to the internal timecode generator If you require further information on the control fea tures of a specific device that are not detailed here please contact your TASCAM support personnel who should be able to supply you with further information REC This allows the selection of the REC keys the REC key above the stereo fader the channel SEL keys on the DM 4800 which arm the tracks on the remote external device Use the wheel to choose between 1 8 9 16 17 24 25 32 33 40 and 41 48 8 tracks 1 16 17 32 and 33 48 16 tracks 1 24 9 32 17 40 and 25 48 24 tracks Use the ENTER key to confirm the choice An appropriate pop up error message 1s displayed if an attempt is made to assign two overlapping groups of REC controllers Use the ENTER key to accept the new assignment or the cursor keys to dismiss this message and return to the previous assignment The module REC keys only have effect on chan
153. ghlight the port s ITEM column and select the item using the wheel Depending on which item type 1s selected in step 1 above the options given vary as follows e TIME EVENT TIME EVENT or no assignment e KEY EVENT REW FF STOP PLAY REC F1 F12 MUTE CH1 64 BUSS1 24 AUX1 12 or no assignment e FADER EVENT FADER CH1 64 BUSS1 24 AUX1 12 STEREO or no assignment 3 Press the ENTER key to confirm the setting Selecting the type The type of output from each of the ports is set in the TYPE column in the SETUP list 4 Using the cursor keys highlight the port s TYPE column and select the item using the wheel Depending on the item selected the options given vary as follows e TIME EVENT TYPE column shows s the set ting of the type is done in the GPI EVENT LIST on OFFS Ju ooo ER SORT PORT CAPTURE TC SORT TIME DELETE EE J a TIME EVENT AO KEY EVENT Q FADER EVENT POD1 PODA PARAM COPY SYSTEM GPI Figure 2 44 GPI setting screen The GPI CONFIG section on the left of the screen allows you to set the item and the type of the GPI trigger for each of the ports and the on off status of the GPI function The right side of the screen allows you to the event that happens at a particular time when the GPI is controlled by timecode GPI CONFIG section Use the cursor keys to select the elements in this list Use the POD 1 knob to set the item that cont
154. gnments conccccccocncocnnonnconnnonncnoncnnnonos Non channel assignMents ccscsscsseesesseeeees Bulk ASSIQGNMENL ccccccecesecsteesseeseesersseeeeneesees Buss panning AAA Nr EE een Monitoring ocococnocicninconoconoccnococnonooooroonornocoonoooos Selecting the CR SOUFC ooooccocococociciococinonccconononoss Studio cUe SQUICO cooococococccicconococococonononononononcnnononono Talkback etc oooonocicinicniciniciccocononoroconononoooo Talkback SOUFCO cooococccccccccocncocanconncoononoronoroncnnncnnnos Slate de NIN ironico di Oscillator and noise generator Oscillator AestinatiOn ccccecssessessessessesseeees Meter ballistics airada reir On screen meter selection Metering points censencass esau tees eerste le SOI O espresso tonel 5 Channel modules General principles ocooconcononconononcononoconos ASSIGN PARAMETERS SCreen ccccccccccccncccncnnnns Global module settings Input and return display occcccncocccocnnconncannnnnss EQ display and button eneesiorocadnomameiecicsoicdaos GATE display and buttoN cocccccccoccncnoccnconononoss COMP EXP display and COMP button Compressor expander point button Meters and pick off point button c o o PAN BALANCE cCONtrOl ccccccnnnncnancccccnnncninananannnss PAN follow button iensaiacas
155. h ways between the remote device and the DM 4800 along the same channel 106 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Up to 16 devices may be added to the Machine Con trol List If more devices are connected and added to the list than can be shown on screen arrow marks appear at the top and bottom of the list When an entry in the Machine Control List is high lighted that is the cursor is on the left of the screen the wheel is used to scroll through the list including those items which may not be visible on the screen device and press ENTER The item in the list will be deleted This process can be repeated to clear the list When attempting to identify a MIDI device the DM 4800 first sends out an MMC Read Signature com mand It adds a generic closed loop device for every device ID that responds to this command It also sends out a MIDI Device Inquiry Message If a remote device replies to this message and an appropriate controller is available this controller replaces the generic MMC closed loop controller After power has been applied it may take between one and two minutes for the remote devices to be rec ognized Even if they have been added to the memo rized Machine Control list previously it may not be possible to control them immediately the system is powered up A cross indicates that the device is not being con trolled by the DM 4800 Two dashes show that the type of control is not relevant here
156. he amount of gain is 18dB for all bands Q where appropriate can be set to any of the fol lowing 24 values 8 65 4 32 2 87 2 14 1 71 1 41 1 20 1 04 0 92 0 82 0 74 0 67 0 61 0 56 0 51 0 47 0 44 0 40 0 38 0 35 0 33 0 30 0 28 or 0 27 The types of EQ filter available are Low band Low shelf L SHELF peak PEAK and high pass filter HPF Low mid band Peak PEAK or notch NOTCH High mid band Peak PEAK or notch NOTCH High band High shelf H SHELF peak PEAK low pass filter LPF Note that the following parameters are used by the different EQ filters Peak filter Gain Frequency Q Shelving filters high and low Gain and Frequency HPF and LPF Frequency Notch filters Frequency and Q Unused parameters are grayed out on screen or if encoders are elected to set the EQ the encoders for the unused parameters are disabled and no indicators are lit The fat channel controls have no effect on unused parameters Encoders and EQ The encoders can be used to make EQ settings unmodified ENCODER key 4 as described in Encoders on page 22 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 79 5 Channel modules EQ EQ library You can recall and use preset EQ settings from the DM 4800 library as well as storing your own set tings to user areas of the library for further use see Library management on page 38 for details of how library functions work with the DM 4800 To access the
157. her kick drum setting Useful when recording snare drums Another snare setting Use when recording the toms of a drum kit A gate with slow response The settings suit a bass Another bass gate setting Suitable for clean electric guitars Suitable for distorted electric guitars Suitable for heavily distorted guitars Table 5 5 Gate Expander preset library entries ee Name Comment 000 Noise Gate 001 Noise Gate2 002 Kick Gate 003 Kick Gate2 004 Snare Gate 005 Snare Gate2 006 Toms Gate 007 Slow Gate 008 Bass Gate 009 Base Gate2 010 E Guitar Clean 011 E Gt Distortion 012 E Gt Heavy Dist Trigger settings As mentioned earlier the DM 4800 can have sources assigned to triggers up to eight allowing dynamics processors to be triggered by a wide range of input signals The assignment of the eight input triggers is done from the ROUTING INPUT screen Enr1005616 x24 Tracking ROUTING UIE JOSH ETHIHOYH TRIGGER 1 LAYER SELECT SH ETHZ E o SH RTH3 SH_RTN4HOYH TRIGGER 4 O CH33 48 SH_RTNSHOVN TRIGGER Sl Ca CHad 64 SH RTNEHOYH TRIGGER SH RTHPHDYH TRIGGER SH _RTNSHOYH TRIGGER i Oooo me Elo Co cn BOYA TRIGGER Do J oo yji im Oo E O YH TRIGGER DIH ECA DIH SLF IHFUT OUTPUT OUTPUT SLOT IHSERT Figure 5 8 Assigning dynamics processor triggers 1 Press the ROUTING key until the INPUT screen is Shown 2 Use POD 3 to select the DYN TRIGGER dynamics trigger optio
158. hich can be assigned from a variety of sources see Routing on page 59 Monitoring LARGE BAL amp SMALL BAL Two pairs of balanced 1 4 jacks provide feeds to the stereo control room monitoring systems amp speaker or powered monitors at 4dBu levels The level is adjusted using the hardware CR control and the levels can be adjusted individually and switching between the two sets of speakers is per formed using a dedicated top panel key Monitoring STUDIO BAL This pair of bal anced 1 4 jacks provides a 4 dBu feed to the studio monitoring system The level is controlled by soft ware from the MONITOR MONITOR screen CASCADE This is a special connector used only to connect another DM 4800 unit to extend the capa bilities of the DM 4800 Only use the special TASCAM cascade cable here Use of any other type of cable may result in damage to the equipment Digital inputs and outputs There are two sets of stereo digital inputs and two sets of stereo digital outputs Each set comprises an unbalanced RCA connector typically for use with S PDIF equipment and an XLR connector typically for use with AES EBU equipment Though connections can be made to both the RCA and XLR connectors together only one can be used for input at any one time output from these jacks is made in parallel Selection is made in software We strongly recommend that to maintain signal qual ity you only use cables designed for digita
159. ht boost and cut settings which give an indica tion even when the center is hidden by the control knob Full cut three indicators now lit and one half lit Figure 2 15 Encoders in EQ gain mode The F encoders of each band in EQ mode show the frequency of the band in the following way Lowest frequency range Middle of the A little higher than middle again A little higher Figure 2 16 Encoders in EQ frequency selection mode 24 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 2 Basic operational concepts Encoder mappings The Q encoders of each EQ band are used to control the Q bandwidth as shown here O High Q value A little wider Minimum Q minimum band widest band width Figure 2 17 Encoders in frequency Q adjustment mode Module levels and AUX sends The level is Levels above the nominal are shown by additional displayed up to the nominal level and the nominal segments above the nominal segment lighting and level is marked by the lower indicator lighting with those below the nominal position changing to half lit all indicators up to the nominal position half lit status as shown in the illustration here Full cut Below nominal Nominal OdB Above nominal OdB level Figure 2 18 Encoders used to make module level and aux send adjustments If the encoders are flipped the position of the Dynamics settings These are rotary settings channel faders is represented in the same way as for wi
160. iate screen 1s shown on the dis play Assignment of channels to busses is done by means of the buss keys to the left of the display or by means of the ASSIGN screens use the ASSIGN key here ASN RTN The eight analog assignable returns see Analog inputs on page 33 EFF RTN The internal effect returns see Insert patching on page 61 2TRIN The 2 track master recorder inputs see 2 TR IN on page 49 OSC Internal oscillator SLOT1 SLOT2 The inputs provided by any cards fitted to the SLOT3 SLOT4 slots see Slot card configuration on page 52 for details LOOPBACK Explained below Loopback options on options page 60 Table 4 2 Input sources Continued 2 Select the destination layer of these input sources by using the POD 3 encoder 2 in Fig ure 4 1 Routing inputs Choose between CH 1 16 Channel modules 1 through 16 CH 17 32 Channel modules 17 through 32 CH 33 48 Channel modules 33 through 48 CH 49 64 Channel modules 49 through 64 DYN TRIGGER The eight dynamics processor triggers also described in Trigger settings on page 78 Table 4 3 Destination layers If either of the first two options is selected each destination module is shown in the list with an INP input and RTN return available for routing selection Channels 49 through 64 only present the input though this has only the capabilities of returns in other channels 3 Use the cursor keys to select the source fiel
161. ights steadily while it is inside them The repeat is always between points 8 and 9 regard less of their order These points must be more than 5 seconds apart 8 Remote operation Location memories Auto punch operations For units supporting auto punch the three keys RHSL IN OUT and CLEAR are used to set punch points and perform punch operations It is a good idea to start this process with at least one track armed for recording 1 Press RHSL so that the indicator lights Play back the source and press the RECORD key at the punch in point it will flash Press PLAY at the punch out point The RHSL indicator should now light steadily 2 Press the RHSL key to enable rehearsal mode Press PLAY and playback will start from the pre roll position At the in point the RECORD key flashes and goes off at the OUT point Repeat the rehearsal until you are happy and then press the IN OUT key The indicator flashes Pressing PLAY starts playback at the ALL INPUT and AUTO MON The F5 acts as an ALL INPUT and F6 as an AUTO MON key for DTRS devices controlled through the P2 protocol A popup appears if the remote device supports this function to show the function is enabled pre roll point Playback continues until the in point when the unit drops into record RECORD lights until the out point when the DM 4800 punches out Repeat until you re happy with the take 3 To review the punch recording press the IN
162. ing up the screen with the ALT indicator lit if necessary to change between these pages The POD keys may also be used to jump to another screen with a different function EFF1 LIE ct Figure 2 11 POD keys 2 and 4 used to jump to other screens library screens TIP The POD knobs change values fairly coarsely but be pressing and holding the SHIFT key to the left of the unit the POD knobs can be used for fine adjustment This behavior can be changed see Encoder behavior fine and coarse on page 26 below TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 2 1 2 Basic operational concepts Encoders Encoders The 24 rotary encoders at the top of each channel can perform a variety of functions selected using the twelve keys at the right of the top panel LVL CH 1 24 USER AUX A PAN olJ ot oL AUX AUX MSTR olL LVL CH 25 48 USER AUX B ot oL LVL CH 49 64 USER AUX C olJ ot LVL BUSS USER AUX D olJ ot DYN EQ ot AUX EQ Figure 2 12 Encoder functions As you can see by using these keys you can set the levels of channels busses and aux sends even when you are not in that particular fader layer Also the channel aux send dynamics processor and EQ setting modes are useful for convenient viewing and setting of a number of channel parameters at once Flipping the encoders The FLIP key exchanges the functions of the faders and the encoders allowing the touch sensitive faders to be used for
163. ings e Groupings and group settings e Aux send settings level status pan balance e Pan and balance settings image mono switch e Surround parameters and pan mode e Link settings e Digital trim e Phase switch Snapshot library management The snapshot library screen is accessed through the LIBRARY key CURRENT DATA Piee See A SHAPSHOT RECALL SAFE fC 1 0 SEL BUSS ASSIGH EFFECT Settings OTHER Parameters Figure 5 32 Snapshot library If the snapshot library is not shown use the POD 1 encoder and key to select the snapshot library as shown in Figure 2 35 Library selection pull up menu 92 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual e Digital delay time and point e Buss stereo and direct assignments or surround assignments e Effect parameters e routing settings These are all stored together with a transition time which allows faders to move gradually from one position to the new position In addition there are also some safety switches which prevent certain parameters being re set when the snapshot is recalled for example it might be tedious to have all signals re routed when a new snapshot is recalled Each snapshot can of course be named for easy rec ognition later As the wheel or POD 4 encoder is used to scroll though the list of stored snapshots in the current bank or preset list the representation of the current fader layer in that snapshot is shown on the right of the screen the current s
164. input sources to channels The display shows Bx Dy x can be from 1 through 24 and is repeated twice while y is from 1 through 48 e g B1 D25 or BUSS 1 through BUSS 24 or AUX 1 through AUX 12 or STEREO L or STEREO R when a loopback rout ing is selected When a channel has a direct output selected the direct output from that channel overrides the corre spondingly numbered buss The direct option allows the selection of only the direct module outputs 1 48 as sources Note that the selection of DIRECT as a channel destination using the selection keys removes the channel from the busses As the name of these loopback options suggests they allow flexible internal repatching which could result in a loop whereby the output of a buss also acts as an input to the same buss resulting in a feedback loop When monitoring this can result in damage to hearing and monitoring equip ment Before using these options we suggest that you work out on paper what exactly you are trying to achieve and it may help if you draw a diagram to help you work out the ultimate sources and destinations of the routing in your system Digital input selection At the bottom right of this screen the physical connector XLR or RCA for each of the stereo digital inputs can be selected 4 Routing amp assignment Routing Output routing The output routing screen allows you to tie the logi cal outputs from the different parts of the DM 4800 to th
165. is screen UTILITY FADER MUTEO ASSIGH PAN BAL SURROUND C AU LEVEL PAH BALO E COMPRESSOR EXPANDER LT GATE O PARAR COPY Figure 2 25 UTILITY copy screen TIP You can also use the PARAMETER EDIT SCREEN key above the COPY and PASTE keys to bring up this screen e For pan balance copying linked pairs of aux sends and busses are available or an ALL selec tion is also available Note that individual aux and busses are not available e The STEREO buss is available as a destination e The aux sends are selectable individually or as linked pairs as sources or destinations for level copying e Channels are divided into blocks of eight 1 8 9 16 17 24 25 32 33 40 41 48 49 56 57 64 and ALL Individual channels cannot be selected This applies to both pan balance and level copying 4 Move the cursor to the on screen COPY button and press ENTER A confirmation popup mes sage appears 5 Press ENTER again to confirm the copy or a cursor key to cancel If neither of the checkboxes is checked when you press the COPY button an error message is displayed 2 Basic operational concepts UTILITY copying Copying between modules The on screen controls for these operations are in the lower part of the screen This allows bulk copying of the following settings between modules e Fader and mute settings e Buss assignment pan and balance and surround settings e Aux send levels
166. isplay Cannot be changed here but shows the current input and return assign ments EQ display and button The Q display pro vides a graphical display of the EQ settings It cannot be changed However the EQ button allows the EQ of 72 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual e J Teverse pressed or normal phase channel modules 1 64 only e GAT gate dynamics processor 1 48 e CMP compressor expander dynamics processor 1 48 aux buss and stereo e PRE PST pre post EQ point for compressor 1 48 e EQ turns the EQ on and off for that channel mod ule 1 48 It is also possible to use the POD 4 encoder to select phase gate switching compression software insert position compressor position or EQ on off as a glo bal setting and use the POD 1 key ALL ON or POD 2 ALL OFF to switch these on or off respectively the channel to be switched in and out allowing easy A B comparisons GATE display and button The GATE display provides a graphical display of the gate settings and cannot be changed The GATE button allows the gate to be switched on and off for A B comparisons COMP EXP display and COMP button The COMP EXP display provides a graphical display of the current compressor expander settings and cannot be changed The COMP button allows the compressor expander to be turned on and off for comparison Compressor expander point button Use this button to change the point at which the compres sor li
167. ith snare drums 001 Slap Bass For use with slap type bass inputs 002 Electric Bass For use with electric bass guitar 003 Wood Bass For use with upright bass double bass or contra bass 004 Synth Bass 1 For use with synthesized bass lines 005 Synth Bass 2 For use with synthesized bass lines 006 Acoustic Guitar To be used with acoustic guitars nylon or steel strung 007 Electric Guitar 1 For use with electric guitars 008 Electric Guitar 2 For use with electric guitars 009 Electric Guitar 3 For use with electric guitars 010 Brass Effective with brass horn sections etc 011 Vocal 1 Use with vocal lines 012 Vocal 2 Use with vocal lines 013 Total Comp 1 Overall compressor setting 014 Total Comp 2 Overall compressor setting 015 Total Comp 3 Overall compressor setting 016 Post Pro 1 Useful in post production environments 017 Post Pro 2 Useful in post production environments 018 Narration For the spoken word 019 Expander1 Expander setting 020 Expander2 Another expander setting 021 Slow Attack An expander with a slow attack 022 E Guitar Clean1 Expander setting suitable for electric guitar Table 5 4 Compressor Expander preset library entries TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 77 5 Channel modules Dynamics processors Gate library entries These gate settings may be used as they are or used as jumping off points for your own settings General noise gate setting General noise gate setting Suitable for bass kick drum Anot
168. ithin a O a project 2 Basic operational concepts Fader layers Setting a USER screen 1 Bring up the screen to which you want to make a shortcut 2 Press and hold the SHIFT and CTRL keys to the left of the unit 3 While holding down these keys press one of the USER keys A popup telling you that the screen is assigned to the user key appears Fader layers The DM 4800 has 24 channel faders and encod ers but is capable of con trolling 64 channels in addition to the 12 master aux sends and 24 buss levels The faders and the encoders when the encoders are associated with channels are there fore arranged in layers allowing different groups of faders to be accessed Use the LAYER STATUS keys which light when the appropriate layer is active to select these lay ers These keys are located to the right of the master fader When these LAYER STATUS CH 25 48 CH 49 64 Smart keys The DM 4800 features five smart keys the ALT key and four talkback keys DIM MONO TO SLATE and TO STUDIO When the status of any of these keys is off and the key is then pressed very briefly and released the status of the key as shown by the indicator is changed to on after the key is released latching 4 Release all the keys Next time you press that USER key without the SHIFT and CTRL keys the display shows the screen you set previously keys are pressed the faders move to
169. k space is inserted or the current charac ter is deleted respectively at the title cursor position Library naming screens also contain NAME and NAME fields and sometimes also contain MEMO and MEMO fields which are used to transfer the stored name to the edited name or the edited name to the stored name respec tively Highlight the appropriate field and press ENTER to perform the copy When the characters of the title have been entered press the on screen STORE POD 2 to enter the name and store the library entry or project POD 3 CANCEL cancels the naming process TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 41 2 Basic operational concepts Options Options The OPTIONS screens allow you to set preferences to suit your working style There are four option screens all accessed through the OPTION key The SETUP and PREFERENCES screens set general param eters relating to the operation of the DM 4800 while SETUP screen Press the OPTION key until the SETUP screen appears Use the cursor to navigate around the checkbox and radio button parameters and the ENTER key to select and de select settings UPPER BAR DISPLAY O SYSTEM TIMECODE QMQAUTOMATION Sync Source O RS 422 IH TC TRA Target TIMECODE DISPLAY LOCO Screen Por ur LIBRARY DIRECT KEY Snarshot O Effectl HOPERATION on Panel Gate Effect Come ExPand COCA m 0 Key Direct Recall MIC LIME T LEVEL 2d6 CH INPUT AUTOMAT LOH JFA
170. key to cancel Confirmation before overwriting a gate or compressor expander or EQ library item xxx from the selected channel y Operation failure Something has gone wrong with an operation involving the CF card Try again with x Press ENTER to continue another card Y Paste Buffer data to Chx Confirmation shown before pasting copied configuration data to a channel Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Y Paste Ch2 Automation configuration Confirmation shown before pasting copied automation configuration data to a channel Y Performing delete Automation File Delete e Performing Keep An automation keep operation is in progress Please set cascade on off from An attempt has been made to break the cascade connection from the slave x the cascade master machine Press ENTER to continue Y Program Change Table Confirmation shown before making a batch change to the Program Change table OK to perform Batch Setup Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Project data and resume data are different The project data is loaded ENTER key from internal memory CURSOR key from CF card Shown on power up Data has been changed since the project was saved should this changed data be loaded Project is not on CF card Shown if a referenced project is not actually on the CF card Real time control of common MIDI Control Change parameters Press ENTER to continue I
171. kkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk System Exclusive Common MTC quarter frame Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Clock Real Time Commnads Aux Local ON OFF Messages All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset 1 User s choice memorized 2 For Snapshot Effectland Effect2 Library Recalls Mode 1 0MNI ON POLY Mode 2 0MNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 0MNI OFF MONO x No TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 103 7 MIDI MIDI Implementation Charts USB MIDI Remote Port 5 6 7 This refers to the three remote virtual MIDI ports carried over USB for remote control TEAC Digital Mixer Model DM 4800 MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted 1 16 1 16 Function Recognized 1 16 1 16 Default Changed Basic Channel Default 1 Messages X kkkkkkkkkkk Altered 0 kkkkkkkkkkk 00h 70h kkkkkkkkkkk 90H v 127 Note Number True voice 00h 73h True voice Note ON Note OFF Note ON Velocity 90H v 0 127 90H v 0 127 After Key s Touch Ch s X Pitch Bend Control 00h 07h 20h 27h Change 0Ch 2Ch OFh 2Fh 10h 17h 40h 47h 10h 17h 3Ch 30h 37h Prog Change True kkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk Common MTC quarter frame Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Clock Real Time Commnads Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset Aux Messages Remarks Memorized 1 HUI Mode Active Sensing 2 Mackie Ctrl Mode
172. l equipment 3 Connections Digital connections Digital I O setup After the connections have been made the inputs and outputs can be set up for use Press the DIGITAL key AUTOMATION 2 with the ALT indicator lit so that the FORMAT screen appears Enr1005616 x24 Tracking DIGITAL Fs CONVERT Fs CONVERT GEE H O 24bit Fix Gem O 24bit Fix CEMI H O Mute Defeat O Mute Defeat 3 OUTPUT OUTPUT i FORMAT SPOIF FORMAT AES EBU DETAIL DETAIL TOIF 1 0 STEREO OUT WORD LENGTH CONNECTOR IHFUT 24bit E 4hit DETAIL 16bit Tx Es MODE HORMAL FORMAT amp H CASCADE Figure 3 3 DIGITAL SETUP screen This screen allows the viewing and changing of the format parameters relating to the two digital audio inputs and outputs as well as the three built in TDIF connectors There are a number of on screen DETAIL buttons which when pressed show a popup with details of the word length sampling frequency data format etc of the appropriate input or output Digital inputs The word length 16BIT or 24BIT and the input selected using the routing screens XLR or RCA are automatically determined and displayed Also in the case of a double speed input that is 88 2kHz or 96kHz the display shows HISPEED oth erwise it shows NORMAL The DM 4800 includes a frequency converter which is capable of taking an input frequency of 44 1 48 88 2 or 96kHz 46 and converting it to the project frequency U
173. l in the TIME column Use either the cursor keys or the POD4 knob 3 Use the wheel to set the time then press the ENTER key to confirm Setting the type You can set the output type for each of the GPI ports 4 Highlight a cell in the TYPE column using either the cursor key or the POD4 knob 5 Use the wheel to select the type output low pulse at the designated time output high pulse at the designated time change to low level at the designated time change to high level at the designated time Figure 2 45 GPI pulse types ON OFF setting Set this to ON to activate the set tings of individual time events Editing the GPI EVENT LIST You can edit the GPI EVENT LIST by highlighting one of the buttons at the bottom right on the screen and pressing the ENTER key e SORT PORT This sorts the GPI EVENT LIST by port number e SORT TIME This sorts the GPI EVENT LIST by time value e CAPTURE TC This sets the TIME value of the high lighted time event to the current timecode value e DELETE This deletes the highlighted time event You can use the wheel to scroll within the GPI EVENT LIST while the cursor is pointing at the CAPTURE TC or DELETE buttons The wheel icon at the upper right corner of the list turns solid while you do this TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 47 This section describes how the DM 4800 connects to other equipment in your studio Since the DM 4800 is extremely soft in terms
174. large and small near field monitor pairs 1 e the monitor speakers connected to the SMALL BAL outputs in the control room The volume of the small pair can be adjusted independently of the level of the large pair using the SMALL rotary control The DIM smart key see Smart keys on page 19 lowers the level from the control room outputs when active The amount by which the level is dimmed is set from this screen using the POD 2 encoder Monitoring in surround mode is a different process best achieved through use of the optional IF SM DM surround monitor card e The analog 2 track input e The internal oscillator e The control room monitor TIP Since there are several options in the routing etc that only affect the aux 1 2 sends we suggest that you use these as a separate studio cue feed The volume of the studio cue is adjusted from this screen using the POD 4 encoder TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 67 4 Routing amp assignment Monitoring Talkback etc The internal talkback microphone is located above the meters The sensitivity of the microphone is adjusted using the T B control next to the microphone The TO SLATE and TO STUDIO keys are both smart keys When active they route the talkback micro phone to the busses and or aux sends as selected below and to the studio respectively and dim the control room outputs The MONO key also a smart key provides mono control room monit
175. ld set tings numbered from 000 to 127 In addition the preset bank stored in the DM 4800 s memory is available for recall of presets to be used as starting points for user settings The effect library has access to two preset banks 34 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Individual slots and banks may be copied between projects after the project has been created Projects are stored on easily transportable standard Compact Flash cards allowing projects to be tracked in a project studio and mixed and produced in a larger facility for example Projects are date stamped automatically the DM 4800 contains a battery backed clock which helps you keep your work organized 2 Basic operational concepts About projects and libraries Setting the date and time To set the date on the DM 4800 follow the steps below 1 Enter the UTILITY screen and jump to the SYSTEM page Cr CARD PROPERTY STATUS INSTALLED VOLUME LABEL DM 4868 CAPACITY USED 4 i a5 50 75 FREE 36h TOTAL 38M CF CARO UTILITY E MANAGE PROJECT a LIBRARY UTILITY co LIBRARY UTILITY FOR DM 4800 EonnaT OU LT 1 o T T mL O al gt i DATE UTILITY MIER HAME PD Number one wo Alter l ii 664401 Urdater BLI 654491 PARAM COPY Figure 2 30 Setting the date and time 2 Move the cursor to the DATE UTILITY section of the screen Naming the DM 4800 Note that it is possible to provide your mixer with a unique identifying
176. lied to this card as well The following options relate to the different clock sources available Normal High speed Internal 48K 44 1K 96K 88 2K Word WORD SYNC connection 48K 44 1K 96K 88 2K Cascade No options Digital in 1 2 Manual setup 48K 44 1K Manual setup 48K 44 1K96K 88 2K TDIF 1 2 3 No options ADAT 48K 44 1K 96K 88 2K note that this is dual line input at high speed AES card 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TDIF card No options ADAT card 48K 44 1K AD DA card No options this card is not capable of acting as a clock source FireWire card No options this card is not capable of acting as a clock source Surround monitor card No options this card is not capable of acting as a clock source Table 3 1 Clock options in normal and high speed modes When you have selected the appropriate option for the clock source move the cursor to the checkbox and press ENTER A checkmark Y appears in the box if a valid clock signal is present a cross X if it is not present and a question mark if the clock signal is out of range An appropriate popup message is shown in the event of an error in the selected clock signal If the clock signal is a valid one and one which can be used an appropriate popup message depending on the action selected when the clock is changed Clock change action on page 56 1s shown Press ENTER to change the clock or a cursor key to cancel the action Clock phase The phase of the cl
177. ls from one source at a time The choice between the mic and line inputs 1s made with the MIC LINE selector switches for each input channel PHANTOM 48V OFF ON a a Ed El I L L___ O 20 LINE O 20 LINE O 20 LINE o 20 LI L MIC L MIC L MIC L MIC 7 xl 7 7 xl 7 XN a NX a XN a XN a O X X X o 56 o 56 o 56 o 56 TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM OTOT LYASNI 143SNI LUYASNI OIO O qva NI ANIT Iva NI 3N qva NI 3NM 1va NI INT O O O O Figure 3 2 Analog channel inputs and controls Note that the switch also has a 20 position provid ing a 20dB pad for high output microphones The analog input signal level can be adjusted using the analog TRIM controls there is also an internal software digital trim control for each input channel independent of these analog controls A 48V phantom power supply is provided for bal anced condenser microphones This is switchable in groups of 4 inputs 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 17 20 and 21 24 To avoid damage to the microphones and or the DM 4800 do not connect or disconnect condenser micro phones to and from the DM 4800 with the phantom power to that input switched on Always switch the phantom power off before connecting or disconnecting condenser microphones Do not use unbalanced dynamic microphones con nected to the XLR connectors with the phantom power turned on This may cause damage to the microphones and or the
178. ment in a residental area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CAUTION Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN For the consumers in Europe WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Pour les utilisateurs en Europe AVERTISSEMENT Il sagit d un produit de Classe A Dans un environnement domestique cet appareil peut provoquer des interf rences radio dans ce cas Putilisateur peut tre amen prendre des mesures appropri es F r Kunden in Europa Warnung Dies is eine Einrichtung welche die Funk Entst rung nach Klasse A besitzt Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkst rungen versursachen in diesem Fall kann vom Betrieber verlang werden angemessene Ma nahmen durchzuf hren und daf r aufzukommen CE Marking Information a Applicable electromagnetic environment E4 b Peak inrush current 8A In North America use only on 120V supply COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SER VICING to QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL h The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended
179. miter is inserted in the channel between a pre EQ PRE EQ or post EQ POST EQ position channels 1 through 48 only busses aux and the stereo buss are fixed at pre fader Meters and pick off point button Show the current module levels The button allows the pick off point to be set as follows Channels 1 48 Channels 49 64 Buss aux stereo INPUT INPUT PRE GATE POST GATE PRE COMP PRE INSERT PRE FADER POST FADER POST FADER POST FADER Table 5 1 Available metering points Fader Allows precise setting and echoes the physi cal fader setting When this is highlighted 1t can be controlled using the POD 4 encoder 5 Channel modules Global module settings Also see Fader control on page 73 for details of how to view and make fader settings globally TIP You can use the one step mode for ultra fine control here See Encoder behavior fine and coarse on page 26 MUTE button Allows the module to be muted and un muted echoes the status of the hardware MUTE key PAN BALANCE control Use POD 4 to change the value of this control pan changes to balance when channels are linked PAN follow button Use this control like the buss option described in BUSS PAN Follows ST PAN on page 44 INSERT button with linked or stereo modules two such buttons are available allowing you to turn the soft insert s on and off see Insert patching on page 61 for details Fader control
180. mode before loading is different Fs is switched and Reboot Press ALT STOP PLAY to reboot A project has been loaded which has changed the sampling frequency x FS modes do not match Cascade connection not established Press ENTER to continue Cascade master and slave must use the same sampling frequency GATE Library BANK a bbb Name TASCAM DATA Create data DEC 15 2004 20 35 45 Project Name PROJECT ORCA Project FS 44 1kHz Press ENTER to continue Information about a library entry gate GATE Library Preset a bbb Name TASCAM DATA Press ENTER to continue Information about a library preset entry gate GATE Library Bank a bbb recalled A library entry has been recalled gate GATE Library Preset 1 bbb is Read only An attempt has been made to store to a protected library entry EQ GATE Library Preset a bbb recalled A library preset entry has been recalled gate Group x is not grouped Grouping Link Fader gt Mute Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel A group does not exist to be used as a grouping layer Confirmation that fader groups should be linked to mute groups lt lt o 0 x o Grouping Link Mute gt Fader Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation that mute groups should be linked to fader groups HUI DAW Control Emulator optimized for ProTools Press ENTER to continue Information on
181. mplete CH1 EQ Library redo completed The undo redo operation is now complete a CH1 EQ Library undo completed The undo redo operation is now complete O CH1 GATE Library redo completed The undo redo operation is now complete O CH1 GATE Library undo completed The undo redo operation is now complete O Ch1xx Shown when undoing or redoing library operations EQ Library undo completed Chxx Shown when undoing or redoing library operations COMP EXP Library redo completed Chxx Shown when undoing or redoing library operations COMP EXP Library undo completed Chxx Shown when undoing or redoing library operations EQ Library redo completed Chxx Shown when undoing or redoing library operations GATE Library redo completed Chxx Shown when undoing or redoing library operations Clear all fader grouping layers Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Shown when all grouping layers are to be cleared S Clear Current Automation ALL data Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation when starting a new automation project all current automation data will be cleared Clear Current Automation Event Data Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel When setting up automation this message appears to confirm the clearing of all current data Clear this fader grouping Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Shown when the currently selected fader groupi
182. n 3 Use POD 4 to select the source group for the first trigger mic line inputs M L one of the three TDIF inputs the ADAT inputs the digital 78 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual inputs DIN the eight assignable returns ASN RTN the returns from the internal effects EFF RTN the input from the 2 track recorder 2TRIN or the slot cards SLOT 1 through SLOT 4 Although the OSC oscillator and LOOPBACK options are available they are not particularly useful here 4 Move the cursor to the DYN TRIGGER 1 field and use the wheel to select the input from the source group 5 Press ENTER when the input is selected you must do this and move to the DYN TRIGGER 2 field You can use POD 4 to select another source group at any time When you have set up the triggers they are available for use in any gate or compressor expander Note that the same trigger can be used for many different processors TIP You can set up eight consecutive inputs as the eight input triggers by moving the cursor to the bottom of the screen BATCH SETUP selecting a group of eight inputs using the wheel and pressing ENTER This batch assignment can later be fine tuned changing only one or two entries in the list if required EQ The four band EQ provided on the first 48 channel modules of the DM 4800 allows precise sound shap ing combined with flexibility and repeatability thanks to the library store and recall facilities It is
183. n allows a module to be selected whenever 1ts fader 1s touched in addition to the usual method of pressing the SEL key In some screens when this option 1s enabled this may only mean that the mod ule shown at the top left of the screen changes when 1ts fader 1s touched CH SOLO Key Auto MODULE Select When this is enabled soloing a channel selects the module Select MODULE Return When checked this option allows the MODULE screen of the appropriate module to appear if the SEL key of the module is pressed and held for about two seconds ST Link by SEL key When checked this option allows the stereo linking of two adjacent modules The value of the sensitivity 1s set by default to 3 3kHz but you may wish to set it to any of the fol lowing values 1 2kHz 1 4kHz 1 7kHz 2 0kHz 2 5kHz 3 3kHz 5 0kHz High values mean higher touch sensitivity While the FADER SENSITIVITY on screen button is switched ON and this screen is visible touching any of the faders with your fingers will illuminate the STATUS OL indicator for as long as the fader is touched This provides a useful check for the sensi tivity of the faders TIP Set this to a higher value if the indicators do not light when you touch some faders and to a lower value if they remain lit when you release some faders when the left module of the pair is odd numbered by pressing and holding the SEL key of one module and pressing the SEL key of the other SEL Key Follo
184. n input point in the INPUT screen When you have selected the send return and module you can then use the on screen switches to select whether the insert point will be pre fader PRE or post fader POST chamnel modules only as the other modules do not allow the selection of the insert point and this option is therefore not available when non channel modules are selected The insert point can also be turned ON and OFF here allowing you to make easy A B comparisons Send return linking In some cases the sends and returns form a clearly defined pair for example the assignable sends and returns To make insert setup operations easier check the S R LINK checkbox at the bottom left of the screen When this is checked selecting a send point in the will automatically select the corresponding return point or vice versa 4 Routing amp assignment Channel to buss assignment Channel to buss assignment You may have noticed that the channel to buss Because this is such a commonly performed opera assignment functions are not available from the rout tion 1t 1s most easily performed from the front panel ing screens using dedicated controls though it is also possible to use the display to view and set these assignments for many modules simultaneously Assignment using the front panel This method uses the dedicated assignment keys to the left of the fat channel OUTPUT ASSIGN STEREO of DIRECT o
185. nce control In the center position the level may either be set to OdB checked or a 3dB cut unchecked AUX Mute follows CH Mute When this is checked Aux sends from a channel are muted when the channel is muted Encoder Mode Follows Current Screen This option switches the encoder function automati cally see Encoders on page 22 when a relevant screen e g an aux send global screen is selected SOLO The solo modes on the DM 4800 can be set up in a number of different ways using this screen OPTION oUF U 10 MODE SELECT m a 6 Mix Solo O Exclusive Solo SOLO LINK a OFF a O MUTE GROUP BO O FADER GROUP S0LO TYPE mos NPLACE SOLO DEFEAT a e i PREFERENCES Figure 2 42 SOLO options MODE SELECT Either Mix Solo or Exclusive Solo can be selected here The Mix Solo mode allows a number of channels that is all whose SOLO keys are lit in solo mode to have their outputs added together to the solo mix The Exclusive Solo mode only allows one channel the one whose SOLO key was pressed last to be soloed at one time SOLO LINK This option allows the fader and mute groups to be used with the solo function This is explained more fully in the solo part of the section describing monitoring Briefly if one of the group options MUTE GROUP or FADER GROUP is enabled 44 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Current Screen Follows Encoder Mode The converse of the previous option when
186. nd how basic navigation and parameter editing operations are performed Dedicated screen mode selection keys provide access to the different screens shown on the LCD display AUX 1 2 AUX 3 4 AUX 5 6 OPTION MIDI UTILITY O O O AUX 7 8 AUX 9 10 AUX 11 12 PROJECT LIBRARY ROUTING O O O ASSIGN AUTOMATION METER FADER LINK GRP DIGITAL MONITOR O O O PAN BAL SURROUND EFFECT Ay QUE O Oe O SHUT DOWN Figure 2 1 Screen mode selection keys Press one of these keys to access the screen marked above the key in normal for example key 4 is used to select the AUX 7 8 screen For the alternative screen available from many keys press the ALT key so that the ALT indicator lights see Smart keys on page 19 for details of the behavior of this key and then the appropriate key to select the screen whose title is written in inverted characters above the key For example key 5 nor mally brings up the AUX 9 10 screen but using this key with the ALT key brings up the LIBRARY screens Many screens accessed with these keys include sub screens or pages These sub screens can be accessed using the POD keys The PODs on page 20 or repeated presses of the same control key will cycle through these pages JOG SHUTTLE D a a Figure 2 2 Cursor and data wheel keys Use the cursor keys to navigate around the screen sometimes the wheel can also be used to navigate Radio buttons excl
187. nector non metric lock screws For use with the optional MU 1000 9 pin female D sub connector non metric lock screws wired to RS 422 standards 9 pin female D sub connector non metric lock screws wired for GPI control Pin 1 GPI 1 Pin 2 GPI 2 Pin 3 GPI 3 Pin 4 GPI 4 Pin 5 GND Pin 6 GPI 5 Pin 7 GPI 6 Pin 8 GPI 7 Pin 9 GPI 8 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 119 9 Specifications Equalization Equalization EQ switch On Off HIGH filter Gain Frequency g Type HI MID filter Gain Frequency Q Type LO MID filter Gain Frequency Q Type LOW filter Gain Frequency Q Type 18dB 0 5dB resolution 31Hz to 19kHz 0 27 to 8 65 Hi shelving Peak LPF 18dB 0 5dB resolution 31Hz to 19kHz 0 27 to 8 65 Peak Notch 18dB 0 5dB resolution 31Hz to 19kHz 0 27 to 8 65 Peak Notch 18dB 0 5dB resolution 31Hz to 19kHz 0 27 to 8 65 Low shelving Peak HPF All filters are fitted with gain flat switches System performance THD maximum level 20Hz 22kHz LINE IN to INSERT SEND lt 0 005 1kHz TRIM minimum LINE IN to STEREO OUTPUT lt 0 008 Frequency response 0 5dB 1 0dB MIC LINE to INSERT SEND 20Hz 20kHz 44 1 48kHz nominal level 1kHz TRIM O 54B 1 5dB MIC LINE to INSERT SEND 20Hz 40kHz 88 2 96 kHz minimum 0 5dB 1 0dB MIC LINE to STEREO OUTPUT 20Hz 20KHz 44 1 48kHz 0 5dB 1 5dB MIC LINE to STEREO OUTPUT 20Hz 40kHz 88 2 96 kHz Noise level 20Hz 22kHz MI
188. nels 1 through 46 All safe The ALL SAFE key above the STEREO fader can be used to turn off the track arming for all tracks for all assigned REC keys While ALL SAFE 1s active the REC keys are disabled until ALL SAFE is turned off again The recording status that was active before the ALL SAFE was turned on is restored when ALL SAFE is turned off again Transport mapping memories So that commonly used machine control settings can be stored and recalled easily the DM 4800 provides 10 memories of machine control transport mappings numbered from O through 9 Each of these may contain a device only one which may be controlled by the transport control facilities of the DM 4800 Each of these mappings also includes the SCR setting and the TRA setting As an example of the practical use of this take the example of three tape units connected to a VTR chasing to timecode supplied by the VTR Usually the transport keys will control the VTR and the REC keys will control the three tape units The tape units will be locked and chasing the VTR Sometimes though it will be necessary to control the tape units directly Recording functions are still assigned to the tape units The mappings are automatically assigned when the TRA AUTO DETECT button is pressed after the units have been added to the list A pop up window appears asking if the autodetect process should take place as it will delete all previ ous mappings
189. nformation on external control Re assign fader mute group Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation when changing a setting Re assign fader grouping layer Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation when re assigning a grouping layer master Re assign fader grouping Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation when re assigning a fader group master Re building current Automation Data Popup message shown when timecode is stopped and timecode data is being written 0 HHHHE 20 Recall Automation data The recall of stored automation data will overwrite the data currently in memory Current data will be erased Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Table 9 1 Popup messages continued 132 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Action 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Message Meaning Renaming project Do not remove the CF card Shown while a project is being renamed on the CF card Scanning for cascade slave Press a cursor key to cancel The master machine of a cascade is looking for a slave unit Y SELECT xxxx MODE Confirmation that the surround mode will change to STEREO 5 1 6 1 or LRCS Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Y Shut down Confirmation of shutdown after pressing SHIFT C
190. ng is to be cleared Table 9 1 Popup messages continued TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 125 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Action Message Meaning Y Clock Check Results Current Fs 48kHz Sources Word 44 1kHz0 0 Digi IN 1 Out of Range Digi IN 2 Fs convert On TDIF 1 44 1kHz0 0 TDIF 2 44 1kHz0 0 TDIF 3 Unusable ADAT 44 1kHz 1 0 SLOT 1 48kHz 0 2 SLOT 2 Unusable Press ENTER to continue Results of performing a word sync check Clock Info Digital In1 C bit Illegal data Press ENTER to continue Clock Info Digital In1 Fs mode Not indicated Check D IN MANUAL SETUP Press ENTER to continue Clock Info INTERNAL Fs 44 1kHz Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Clock Info WORD New clock source is out of range Master clock is unchaged Press ENTER to continue Clock Info WORD No signal Press ENTER to continue Shown when badly formed digital audio is received at one of the DIGITAL INs An attempt is made to use a clock source but the sampling frequency cannot be determined A valid clock source has been selected A clock source has been changed but the new clock is out of the permissible range A clock source has been selected but no signal is present Y ClockInfo CASCADE Fs fff kHz Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Informational message on slave about new cascade clock setting
191. nioiocinninnnoco cos 50 Digital audio 1 0 o ococionncononincoconononoos 50 TEO arar a 50 ADAT lightpipe OUT IN oooncconccccoccncccnconcnos 50 CASCADE cupido 50 Digital inputs and outputs occcccccccccoccnoonnnannnonnnons 50 Digital 1 O Setup ooocoocococicicioconociconconononoos 51 Digital IN OUTS baaa leas een 51 Mute Defeat coooococoncconccccocncocnncoccnaroncononoranconononnnnans 51 Stereo OURO 5 ssscieenssausccatsstatetniace a isssoneeceauceniast 51 Slot card configuration 52 A ersin 52 IF AE DM AA 52 An 52 IF AD DM serpetnccctcexncinnaseananeteaiadusioteoshtesmanbinaneccadets 52 A A 52 dB A APA 52 Cascade configuration 53 Master slave SettiMQ oooconccocococicocncocnconcornconncnnos 53 Making the cascade connection 53 Setting up the cascade o ococcoconiniccoconononos 53 Using the Cascade oocococcociciciccococococccnonononcononononoos 54 Interlocked settings ooconcccocococicaconocncanncarncnnncnnos 54 Interlocked operations oooococcccccoccnoocncornnconncnnnnnnos 54 Other CONNectiONS o ocionicconicninninninnincnnocnoooo 55 MIDI connections IN OUT and THRU 55 RS 422 serial control terminal ooonocnncccnoccnccnco 55 GPI terminal resinas cana 55 TIME CODE acaso muanio ico lei d 55 WORD SYNC IN and OUT THRU ccceseee
192. ns are interlocked while two DM 4800 units are connected together as a cascade Whenever any of the operations below is executed either on the cascade master or the cascade slave the other will follow performing the same operation Snapshot related operations e Recall e Store e Delete Automation key operations e WRITE key e TRIM key e REVERT key e REHEARSE key ALL SAFE key e INITIAL EDIT and INITIAL EDIT DISCARD keys 3 Connections Other connections Other connections MIDI connections IN OUT and THRU Use these standard MIDI connectors to connect the DM 4800 to other equipment The THRU terminal also functions as a MIDI Timecode output terminal This MIDI functionality can be used to provide either open or closed MMC loop control of remote devices See MIDI on page 96 for details The USB connector provides MIDI to and from a host computer for DAW control etc There is no need to make a separate MIDI connection to and from such a computer RS 422 serial control terminal This 9 pin D sub connector is used to provide control of suitably equipped devices using P2 protocol etc See Remote operation on page 105 for details GPI terminal This 9 pin D sub connector is used to output signals on up to eight GPI ports using a common frame ground See GPI settings on page 45 for full details of how to set up and use this port in addition to the pinouts TIME CODE This unbalanced R
193. o physical damage will be caused to either the unit or the card if you insert or remove cards with the power turned on though Note that the TASCAM card slot cover may prevent you from seeing whether a card is actually properly inserted or not Always make sure the card is properly inserted after the mixer has been transported or the eject but ton has accidentally been touched We recommend keeping the card cover in place at all times to avoid dust etc contaminating the card slot contacts tinue at any point before formatting starts you can press a cursor key to exit 4 One more popup appears reminding you that the data on the card will be erased Press ENTER to continue with the format operation As the card is being formatted a popup appears As this popup reminds you the power to the DM 4800 should not be turned off while the formatting opera tion is taking place otherwise the card will probably be unreadable e When the card has been formatted a Completed popup appears briefly The card can then be used e A failure in the formatting produces a mes sage inviting a retry If a card cannot be refor matted after a number of attempts it is probably faulty and you are advised not to use this card with the DM 4800 e You can jump from this screen directly to the project management see About projects and libraries on page 34 or the library management screens see Library management on page 38 e
194. o processors must be in adjacent channels of an odd even pair e g channels 3 and 4 can link their processors channels 4 and 5 cannot When two channels are linked but the processors are linked the processor source can be selected Trigger mode TRG MOD is only valid when two gates or expanders are linked This option selected using the wheel and ENTER key allows the trigger ing for both processors to be initiated by the left channel the right channel or BOTH both channels act as triggers in other words the first channel to be triggered will automatically activate the second channel s processor Trigger selection Allows the selection of a chan nel the choice is 1 24 in the case of modules 1 through 24 or 25 48 in the case of modules 25 through 48 the selected module shown as SELF or a globally defined trigger source see Input routing on page 59 shown as TRGx as the trigger for the compressor this can include a mic line source routed to a trigger TIP By feeding an input signal through a channel with EQ and selecting this as a trigger source you can imple ment sidechain compression without the use of a single patch cord TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 75 5 Channel modules Dynamics processors Gates input channels 1 48 GATE This is an on screen button allowing you to turn the channel gate 1 through 48 inputs only on and off Duplicated in the global section at the right of the scre
195. ock signal received at the WORD SYNC IN or transmitted or passed through the WORD SYNC OUT THRU termi nal see also WORD SYNC IN and OUT THRU gt on page 55 can be inverted using the on screen phase controls OUT SPEED Note that in high speed mode the clock transmitted from the WORD SYNC OUT can be either the high speed 88 2 96 clock or the corre sponding normal speed 44 1 48 clock TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 57 4 Routing amp assignment This section deals with the routing of signals between the different sections of the mixing console with the assignment of channels to busses etc and with metering and the monitoring of the signals in the control room and studio The DM 4800 is equipped with two types of mixer Note also that there are two modes for the first 48 channel modules with the first 48 fully equipped channels input and return modes similar to the with EQ and full dynamics processing and modules channel modes found on many recording mixers 49 through 64 being more similar to the basic return allowing replay and mixing of recorded tracks with channels on a traditional recording mixer See the out physical repatching As with many such record table below for an explanation of the facilities pro ing mixers the return has fewer features than an vided input source and these are shown in the table below Modules Channels 1 48 Channels 1 48 Channels Aux modules Buss modules Stereo buss inpu
196. odule setup e Automation status e Pan mode Where these settings are made using physical con trols moving one control of the pair will move the other control of the pair and will affect the settings Only adjacent modules can be linked with the odd numbered module being the left channel of the pair that is 1 and 2 can be linked but 2 and 3 cannot To link modules 1 Press and hold the SEL key of one module of the pair to be linked 2 Press the SEL key of the second module A popup message appears HD Ax its Enri005B16x24 Tracking CH63 MODULE ji a Fall HL 3 Crd Tara sa AE LoS fa ST LINK UN CHO3 gt 64 Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel AUS BUS Figure 5 19 Linking modules 3 Press ENTER to link the two modules or a cursor key to cancel the operation Mute groups In each mute group of channels there 1s one master channel Altering the mute status of this master changes the status of the slave channels of the group Slave channels can change their status independently of the rest of the group A slave channel can belong to only one group at a time 86 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual e Unlink modules in the same way press and hold one SEL key of the pair and press the other SEL key to bring up a popup message It is also possible to use the ST LINK screen brought up using the ST LINK GROUP key ae ST LINE GROUPING 00 30 53 0 LEER MUTE GROUP FADER GROUP
197. of the internal routing and patching it is unlikely that you will need to spend a lot of time connecting and disconnecting equipment once you have your setup in place A patchbay is also probably less necessary with the DM 4800 than with many other mixers See Rout ing on page 59 for full details of how the routing and assignment are managed Assignable sends amp returns 1 4 word sync Stereo 2TR in outputs CR amp studio monitors Timecode Footswitch and remote includes MIDI x PC x stereo digital I O Meter bridge option Assignable sends amp returns 5 8 Power connnector amp switch Cascade to another unit ADAT digital I O 24 x mic line inputs 24 x analog TRS inserts 24 channels TDIF 4x expansion slots digital I O Figure 3 1 Overview of rear panel features The illustration above provides an overview of the way in which the rear panel connections are arranged 48 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 3 Connections Analog connections Analog connections Mic line connections All these connections microphone and line are bal anced The XLR connections follow the standard of pin 1 ground pin 2 hot and pin 3 cold The TSR 1 4 jacks are tip hot sleeve ground ring cold this applies to all balanced 1 4 jacks on the DM 4800 Both the XLR mic connection and the 1 4 jack con nection can be made at one time but it is only possi ble to accept input signa
198. on Data is not modified execute the KEEP Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation that you want to store keep unmoditied automation data Automation data was recalled The selected automation data has been recalled into memory Automation data was stored The current automation data has been stored to card Automation memory is consumed 100 The automation memory is completely full Some automation data will have to be You cannot go on writing any more erased without slicing or erasing these data PressENTERtocontinue Automation Memory is consumed 95 The automation memory is getting full Stop the timecode source and store the Please Stop TC and automation data x Store Current Automation data Right Now Press ENTER to continue O Automation Redo executed An undo redo operation has been successfully performed Automation Undo executed An undo redo operation has been successfully performed AUX 1 2 Level Set up Ch parameters Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Used when batch copying parameters from channel to Aux 1 2 settings AUX1 Pan Bal Copy Aux1 2Level gt Ch Fader Level Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Copying the AUX 1 2 pan and balance settings to the channels AUX1 Pan Bal Copy Ch Pan Bal gt Aux1 2 Pan Bal Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Copying the channel pan and balance levels to the A
199. onconcnrononos 116 Auto punch operations ocococooncnonononoso 117 ALL INPUT and AUTO MON oooconococococoooooo0o0 0 117 9 Specifications Analog audio I O oo oo ononom mmoo 118 Digital audio 1 0 ocoooomomo 119 Miscellaneous I O connections 119 EQUAalIZa ION iii 120 System performance cocococionicninnconinnninonnonooos 120 Physical characteristics 120 Dimensional drawing 121 Messages and troubleshooting 121 Block diagram oo oooincinninoocomoomo 136 Level diagram 137 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual List of Figures and Tables 1 Introduction Fig 1 1 Basic logical components of the DIMASOO rre TAE 11 Fig 1 2 Overview of the DM 4800 00 15 2 Basic operational concepts Fig 2 1 Screen mode selection keys 17 Fig 2 2 Cursor and data wheel keys 17 Fig 2 3 Explanation of the top line of screen GIS IVS RP PO Un 18 Fig 2 4 Global modifier keys ooooooocccccccoaanananos 20 Fig 2 5 POD controls aticnenraci nissiri toalla 20 Fig 2 6 POD knobs used in a multi control SONG A A ne 21 Fig 2 7 POD knob 4 used as list selector 21 Fig 2 8 POD keys 2 through 4 used as soft keys 21 Fig 2 9 POD 1 used with a pull up menu list 21 Fig 2 10 POD k
200. one library to another both librar ies must be of the same type it is not possible to copy EQ settings to an effect library for example Target parameters Within the target section of the screen you can edit the properties use the on screen EDIT button of the library entry highlighted in the scrolling list in the selected bank Use the on screen buttons at the bottom of the left side of the screen to select the bank to be used as a target Use the POD 2 encoder to scroll through the list of entries in the selected bank 40 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual The on screen DELETE button deletes the currently highlighted library entry The target project is fixed as the currently loaded project and cannot be fixed to copy data to a project other than the one currently loaded you must first load the desired target project to make it active However from this screen it is possible to change the currently loaded library type this changes the library type on both sides of course Source parameters The source parameters are similar to the target parameters described above You can select the library type which changes both the source and target types as well as the banks within the source library Also note that you can select another project from internal memory or card from which to extract library entries and copy them over to the target library bank Use the POD 4 encoder to scroll through the bank The
201. ononos 86 Fig 5 21 Mute grouping sssssssssssssersreseressrresnees 86 Fig 5 22 Clearing a group minas cios 87 Fig 5 23 Grouping groups eoccccccnnccnncnnnncnnnnnanannnns 87 Fig 5 24 Fader grouping ixiesiccedesverdscciniiewatecuevests 87 Fig 5 25 Selecting surround mode c000005 88 Table 5 8 Buss assignments in surround mode 88 Fig 5 26 Surround ASSIGNMENT c ccccesseeeeeeeees 89 Fig 5 27 Surround OVervieW cceececceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 89 Fig 5 28 Module surround panning cccccccnnnn 90 List of Figures and Tables Fig 5 29 Surround panning pan mode on 90 Fig 5 30 Surround screen pan mode off 91 Fig 5 31 LFE level session reia 91 Fig 5 32 Snapshot library cxisusacesesexisncsensatadiecesas 92 Fig 5 33 Storing a snapshot merino 93 6 Effects Fig 6 1 Internal effect send and return A tec contr nsacucteceanenertetanecscae 94 Fig 6 2 Effect library Screen ccccceeesseeeeeeeees 94 PIG 0 3 Effect SELLING mirarte iria 95 Table 6 1 Common effect parameters 95 7 MIDI Fig 7 1 MIDI setup since 96 Fig 7 2 MIDI Program Change screen saesson 97 8 Remote operation Fig 8 1 Adding external devices for control by the DMA es 0 0 ipe IA 105 Table 8 1 Machine control methods 105 Table 8 2 Current device support 008 105 Fig 8 2 Machine control setup parameters 109 Fig 8 3 External Control src 111 Fi
202. ontrolled Locate Preroll Move the cursor to the numeric field which shows the pre roll time when a location point is reached displayed in minutes and seconds For example if this field shows 0 10 if a location operation is carried out to a location memory of 00 20 32 the actual point located to is 00 20 22 Note that this is used only in the case of Direct loca tion Location to a location memory on page 116 110 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual There are two options True 40h and Masked 41h Consult the documentation of your other equipment for details of compatibility and not in the case of manual location operations Manual location on page 116 which locates to the value entered irrespective of the pre roll time set here Use the wheel to set the pre roll value and confirm the setting of this value with the ENTER key 8 Remote operation MIDI Control by the DM 4800 In addition to MIDI Machine Control MMC by the DM 4800 see Remote operation on page 105 it is also possible for the DM 4800 to act as a remote MIDI controller for MIDI devices MIDI controllers This option allows you to use the POD controls to send MIDI Control Change messages to the destina tion connected to MIDI OUT This function is only active when the REMOTE fader layer is selected and the MIDI CONTROLLERS screen is displayed or was the last external control screen displayed 1 Use the REMOTE EXT CTR
203. operation or a cursor key to cancel GATE switching Use POD 2 on the first row as a rotary switch to turn the gate for the module on or off AUX 1 2 SOURCE It is suggested that the aux 1 and 2 sends are used as studio foldback cue sends The fourth POD control on the first row of this screen allows you to choose pre fader or post fader inputs or the return channel to be used as the feed to aux 1 2 this is independent of the input return selection Dynamics insert point Depending on the basic type of processor compressor or expander that has been recalled from the library the screen may show COMP compressor or EXP expander Use POD to move the insert point pre or post EQ Dynamics on off Depending on the basic type of processor compressor or expander that has been recalled from the library the screen may show COMP compressor or EXP expander here Use the POD 2 encoder second line to turn this dynamics processor on or off Assignable insert position Use the POD 3 encoder second line to turn the insert point of the assignable soft insert to pre or post fader position Phase control Use the POD 1 encoder of row 3 to reverse the input phase of the channel module If two channels are linked then a phase control for each channel will be shown POD 1 and POD 2 Also see Phase trim delay on page 84 below Module delay A delay can be applied to channels on an individual basis to compensate for the l
204. or Mute Group n provides easy hands free mute grouping for a specified group and the EQ On Off for Current CH allows easy A B com parisons of EQ settings versus flat response Polarity This is not a function assignment but allows the switch s polarity to be reversed the DM 4800 expects a push to make momentary switch but by flipping the polarity to INVERT a push to break switch can be used instead You can choose the trigger source to be one of the following a fader MUTE key control transport con trol machine control key status and its operation or a timecode value TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 45 2 Basic operational concepts Utilities Making connections The specifications of the GPI ports on the rear panel are as follows Arrangement of the serial port pins Pin number Function GPI output port 1 GPI output port 2 GPI output port 3 GPI output port 4 GND GPI output port 5 GPI output port 6 GPI output port 7 GPI output port 8 Oo CO NI oy UT AlI wj N Table 2 4 GPI pin assignments output level 5V Setting the GPI GPI settings are made using the UTILITY GPI screen opozori LJ un o FR o FR o F _ F F KEY EVENT The status of the transport keys the F1 F12 keys and the MUTE keys control the GPI port FADER EVENT The GPI port is controlled by the status of the selected fader 2 Using the cursor key hi
205. oring combining the left and right signals into one mono signal Talkback source However note that the internal talkback microphone does not have to be used as the talkback source Any one of the mic line sources can be selected as a communication source for example a boundary field microphone situated in a large con trol room can allow comments from a production group to be routed to the artistes in the studio Oscillator and noise generator In order to help with signal tracing the setting of SPLs etc the DM 4800 provides an internal tone noise generator The POD 1 switch turns the generator on and off Use POD 2 to set the type of generator either a sine wave oscillator SINE a white noise generator WHITE or a pink noise generator PINK POD 3 sets the frequency 1f the sine wave oscillator has been selected There are four choices 100Hz 440Hz standard tuning A 1kHz and 10kHz 68 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Select the talkback source T B SOURCE in the MONITOR OSC COM screen AUS TE Gt H32 MONITOR Di i me CONTMONICATION BUSS 1273456 7 8 9101112191415 16171819 ed 21 00 03 24 el oe Gee ee Ge ee ee AR 0O AUS ST iz z234567 8 91liliiL F HT FE SOURCE IHT T B MIC OSCILLATOR BUSS 123456 78 9101012191415 1617 18 19 20 d1 de 0304 Po que ST 1234567891011 1 1 F Pe ESE SS S OSCILLATOR J MONITOR MN Figure 4 9 Monitor oscillator and communication screen Use th
206. other words the MUTE key of the master channel of group 4 affects the MUTE keys of all channels of groups 2 and 7 3 5 and 6 and 1 Linking fader groups to mute groups The on screen MUTE gt FADER LINK button allows the settings made for the mute groups to be linked to the fader groups Changes made to mutes will be reflected in the faders and vice versa Master and slave channels are set for each group using the SEL keys and groups can be grouped in exactly the same way as mute groups Groups can be turned on and off Although these settings and actions are independent of the mute group settings described above there is a FADER gt MUTE LINK on screen button that allows the set tings made for the fader groups to be transferred and linked to the mute group settings TIP Either fader or mute groups can also be used as the source for solo groups where pressing the SOLO key of the master channel will solo all slave channels See SOLO on page 44 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 87 5 Channel modules Surround operations Surround operations There are several screens and functions which change from those described previously when a sur round mode is selected Changing surround mode The surround mode is set from the PAN BAL SURROUND MODE screen Figure 5 25 Selecting surround mode Use the cursor keys to move the triangle cursor between STEREO LRCS 5 1 and 6 1 Press ENTER to confirm the selection
207. page is shown SEMO MODE USE PRESET JE USE CURRENT USE CURRENT E USE CURRENT Jf NEW PROJECT A CF CARD PROPERTY 50 75 400 Fun Project Mine BTestProject E o CF CARO 288K 36M 36ME CF UTIL ct E AMIA MANAGE FRJ Figure 2 31 The NEW PROJECT page TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 35 2 Basic operational concepts About projects and libraries To set up a new project from scratch This is how you use the screen to set up a new project 2 Set the current sampling frequency and sur round mode for the project in the top left sec tions of the screen Use POD 4 to select an existing project on the card to use as a template from which settings etc can be copied to the new project 3 Use the cursor keys to select the options which include using any of the current settings USE CURRENT or the preset settings USE PRESET or from the project selected at the right of the screen that can be used a a template USE TEMPLATE for different aspects of a project Press ENTER to confirm these settings as well Managing projects Projects may be deleted renamed etc as well as being copied this last option allows you to keep dif ferent versions of the same basic project with differ ent EQ settings library entries etc TIP You can also use the software on a computer to read the data stored on the CF card back it up to the com puter and save it to another card Consult the docu men
208. pup messages continued 122 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual Action 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Message Meaning Can t recall Effect The named effect library item cannot be recalled The data may be missing or corrupt Bank a bbb x Can t recall Effect The named effect library preset cannot be recalled The data may not exist or may be Preset 1 bbb corrupt x Can t recall EQ Library The named EQ library item cannot be recalled The data may be missing or may be Bank a bbb corrupt x Can t recall EQ Library The named EQ library preset cannot be recalled The data may not exist or may be Preset 1 bbb corrupt x Can t recall GATE Library The named gate library item cannot be recalled The data may be missing or corrupt Bank a bbb x Can t recall GATE Library The named gate library preset cannot be recalled The data may not exist or may be Preset a bbb corrupt x Can t recall snapshot The named snaphot cannot be recalled The data may be missing or corrupt Bank a bbb x Can t recall snapshot The named snaphot preset cannot be recalled The data may not exist or may be corrupt Preset 1 bbb Can t recall to this Module An attempt has been made to recall the wrong sort of data to the selected module e g an effect to an Aux module x Can t Store Automation data An attempt has been made to store automation data to a file which has had protection This file is protected applied Select another file
209. r exact details of the imple mentation for each emulation TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 113 8 Remote operation MIDI Control by the DM 4800 HUI This provides an emulation of the Mackie HUI Digital Performer This Mackie Control emula control surface tion is used with the MOTU Digital Performer DAW EMF MED emnokout ing n Erli enokout ing C REMOTE a ACH RTZ mmm AUDIT m i Par El Par ani Pan an Par an 17 24 3 REE MC SETUP MACHINE CTRL Figure 8 9 HUI emulation Figure 8 11 DP control Sonar This Mackie Control emulation applies to the Sonar DAW l o l Logic This Mackie Control emulation is used with the Apple Logic DAW REMOTE FL ACH a F5 co Figure 8 10 Sonar control Figure 8 12 Logic control Steinberg This applies to the Steinberg Cubase Nuendo DAWs versions 2 2 and above REMOTE Figure 8 13 Steinberg control 114 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 8 Remote operation Location memories Location memories The DM 4800 allows the storage and recall of up to ten location memories allowing easy location of the controlled devices to predetermined cue points Selecting the location point display As explained in LOCATE DISPLAY mode on page 42 the LOCATE DISPLAY MODE setting in the OPTION SETUP screen is used to determine whether the LED time counter shows the location memories as they are entered edited and recalled or whether they are shown
210. rclockwise image Turning the pointer clockwise from the center reverses the left and right channels HORMAL HORMAL Figure 5 15 Linked pair balance controls Use the ASSIGN PARAMETERS screen Global module settings on page 72 to view and set the phase for all input at once 5 Channel modules Module setup Digital trim You can also set the digital trim value from a common screen Press the DIGI TRIM DELAY key ALT key 0 to bring up the trim screen CH 3 CH 4 CH 3 CH 6 CH 7 CH E G i ao E TE 9 063 0 0 CH11 EH12 H13 CHi 4 H13 CH16 ente cH s CHED CHei cries CHES hed BATCH SETUP C3 0 046 2 ALL DIGITAL GN CH DELAY e e sat e ME e ME a 0 07 Figure 5 16 Digital trim setting Use the cursor keys to select blocks of four channels and the PODs to set the values You can also set all odd numbered even numbered or blocks of eight channels to the same value using the BATCH SETUP facility at the bottom of the screen Use the ENTER key to SET the value set with the POD 3 encoder to the channels chosen with POD 4 Delay You can slip modules relative to each other in order to compensate for microphone placement etc This is the second tab of the DIGITAL TRIM DELAY screen it can also be set from the individual module screens As with other screens you can use the cursor to move around and highlight the settings for four mod ules and the POD encoders to adjust the
211. rd is full Press ENTER to continue a Can t DELETE Automation data An attempt has been made to delete protected automation data Y Can t delete xxxx Bank N n Press ENTER An attempt to delete a library entry has failed to continue Table 9 1 Popup messages continued TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 123 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Action Message Meaning Can t Enter Initial Edit Mode during Stop Process Can t Enter Initial Edit Mode It s not possible to enable the automation initial edit mode while stopped It s not possible to enable the automation initial edit mode while chasing o during Chase Process O Can t Enter Initial Edit Mode Its not possible to enable the automation initial edit mode while writing during Writing 2 Can t load project Couldn t load the last stored project when boot Press ENTER to continue Can t select this port An attempt has been made to assign a timecode value to a GPI even that is not classified A Item is not TIMEEVENT anaE PressENTER to continue Can t store library data An attempt has been made to store a project to a full CF card Y The CF Card is full Press ENTER to continue Can t store project An attempt has been made to store a project to a full CF card Y The CF Card is full Press ENTER to continue Va Can t undo COMP EXP Library Recall The library recall can t be undone Press ENTER to continue Y Can t undo
212. re certain that you do not want any of the project data any more Renaming a project This is very similar to the copy procedure see above where the on screen RENAME button 1s pressed to provide a new unique name for the project as described in Naming library entries on page 41 Saving project data e From the MANAGE PRJ screen move the cursor to the on screen STORE button CURRENT PROJECT STORE STORE TO d Whecanstaranirris CURRENT PROJECT BresonatorShuffle ISTORE AS Figure 2 33 Storing a project e Press ENTER to store the current project set tings Appropriate popup messages appear finishing with Completed when all save opera tions are complete In addition to these facilities named above there 1s an on screen button allowing a direct jump to the CF card maintenance screen allowing formatting of a card etc Protecting a project The on screen PROTECT but ton allows a project to be locked against accidental writing or deletion Highlight a project in the right hand list and press this on screen button to protect it A padlock icon appears beside the project name in the list This button is also used to unprotect a protected project allowing data to be written to it again or for the project to be deleted TIP Get into the habit of doing this at critical points in your project You can also use the STORE AS button to bring up the naming panel see Naming library entries on
213. re 127 different pan positions Using the 1Step setting one click of the encoders corresponds to one step in the parameter values Using the Coarse option allows the changing of the parameter values to be accelerated with fewer clicks of the encoder See also Encoder behavior fine and coarse on page 26 LIBRARY DIRECT KEY OPERATION This parameter controls the type of library accessed by the RECALL and STORE and the and keys in the LIBRARY section to the left of the fat channel There are six choices Snapshot refers to the overall mixer settings Gate to the gate libraries Comp Expand to the dynamics processor settings for gate and expander effects EQ to the equalization setting library and Effect1 and Effect2 to the first and second internal effector settings respectively If the Key Direct box is checked this allows instant recall of a library entry selected using the and keys OL STATUS LED TYPE The OL STATUS LED indicators above each fader can serve one of two pur poses firstly if either of the two overload options MIC LINE or INPUT is selected they act as overload or signal detection indicators depending on the setting when the input level exceeds the level set in the LEVEL field OVER 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 16 20 30 or 42 dB This status can be set for either the MIC LINE inputs 1 through 24 or for the INPUT associated with the mod ule using the appropriate r
214. ries 77 Compressor expander library entries 17 Gate library entries ooooooccccccocccnocnnoccnnonnnanonconnnnnnos 78 Trigger SettidgS oooocccicicnocicncconoccncononoonononnononoso 78 EN unn aten 79 Encoders and EQ cococcncoccncccnccconnnconancnnnnononononnnnnnnos 79 EO TUE riera 80 Aux and buss Setup o occocooconocnonocnonoonoooo 81 Aux send screens unlinked ennenen 81 Copying settings between aux sends and channel A 81 Batch Setting A A 81 Source SelectiON oococcconcccnocococnncorncornnconnraroncnnnononos 82 Aux send pan balance screens linked 82 Using the encode S ooocconccnocccocccocnonncoronarnnanncarnnnos 82 Using the fat channel cccssssessesseseresseees 82 Module Setup ocooooocooocooonooconooconosoo 83 INPUT RETURN selection ococcccccccccnonocnnonononnos 83 GATE switching cccccocccoccnconnconnnconnnonnnconcrarancnnncnnnos 83 AUX FZ SOURCE nicas aeaaee 83 Dynamics insert point ssssssssssessereesrrssrrrssrersrrresn 83 Dynamics On Off rescato iure cinte cesaron 83 Assignable insert positiON cococcccccoccnoonnconnnnonnons 83 Phase CON EN Ol OPA OPA UE 83 Module delay oococcccoccccocccoccnnonnconcnconnconnncononos 83 Digital TON AAA eo A 84 Dithering stereo buss module only 84 Pan and balance SettingS cccoccccoccnconnnocnnonnncnnnos 84 Phase trim delay
215. rols each of the GPI ports in the ITEM column of the SETUP list 1 Pre select the item type from the ITEM SELECT section TIME EVENT The GPI port is controlled by the timecode value on the right event list 46 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual the right of the screen e FADER EVENT the different event types are listed below output low pulse when the fader starts t UO output high pulse when the fader starts TAIL output low pulse when the fader stops li LI output high pulse when the fader stops ta L output low pulse when the fader starts or ale stops output high pulse when the fader starts or tL stops output changes to low level when the fader tL Ll4 starts and to high level when the fader stops output changes to high level when the fader TL F441 starts and to low level when the fader stops Table 2 5 GPI fader event types 2 Basic operational concepts Utilities When the fader starts means when the fader level s brought up from the lowest level and when the fader stops means when the fader level is brought down to the lowest level The output pulse time is approximately 150ms e KEY EVENT the different event types are listed below output low pulse when the key status changes output high pulse when the key status changes change to low level when the key status is turned on and to high level when the key status is turned off change to high level when the key status is turned on and to low lev
216. rongly suggest that you use only the USB cable supplied with the DM 4800 to make the USB con nection and that this connection and disconnection are made with the DAW software or any other soft ware communicating with the DM 4800 not running Note that no drivers are necessary when using the DM 4800 with OS X or Windows XP Power input As always check to make sure that the voltage requirements marked on the unit match your power supply Use a properly grounded power supply and connect the DM 4800 to it using a power cord which provides grounding facilities such as the one provided with the DM 4800 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 55 3 Connections Clock setting Clock setting When the connections have been made to the DM 4800 you must select a clock source The master clock source is also used to determine the sampling frequency for the whole project Remember that the DM 4800 can act as a clock source or clock master but there must be only one master clock source in your studio setup Press the PROJECT key until the CLOCK screen appears AUX ER CH40 PROJECT CLOCK SELECT CANTE JO B0 2hrg6k O 3 UBE 0 1 MANUAL SETUP CO 1N AND AES CAR 44 1h HAR 44 1 mw BR CHECK CETRET w SIGNAL X NO SIGNAL 2 OUT OF RANGE NEW PROJECT MANAGE PRJ MES Figure 3 8 PROJECT CLOCK screen Fs MODE The first item to be selected is the use of the high speed or normal clock When the lower 88 2K 96K
217. rotected from muting during in place soloing of other channels using the defeat func tion described in INPLACE SOLO DEFEAT on page 44 When a channel is soloed its SOLO key lights and the SOLO indicator in the MONITOR section flashes 70 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual or is lit when one or more channels are soloed to indicate that solo mode is active PFL soloing flashes the indicator slowly AFL flashes it fast and the inplace solo mode lights it steadily Pressing the channel s SOLO key once more cancels the solo TIP Pressing and holding SHIFT and pressing any lit SOLO key cancels all solos on the current fader layer Pressing and holding CTRL and pressing any lit SOLO key cancels all solos on all fader layers 5 Channel modules The channel modules are the heart of the DM 4800 corresponding to the channel strips on an analog con sole Because they are used so often and settings have to be made frequently there are a number of ways of viewing and making the settings for these modules as explained in this section General principles There are several ways of setting many of the chan nel parameters e The first is by means of the MODULE screens accessed with the MODULE keys see Jumping to commonly used screens on page 18 There are four module screens DYNAMICS allows the setting of the modules com pressor expanders channels 1 through 48 stereo aux and buss modules and gates
218. rred to as buttons Within this manual the following typographic con ventions are used What s in the manual 1 Introduction page 10 This section pro viding an introduction to the DM 4800 2 Basic operational concepts page 17 This is important it gives you basic information on the way in which you use the DM 4800 s controls and menu systems etc as well as providing an expla nation of way in which the DM 4800 stores data 3 Connections page 48 Provides informa tion on how to connect the DM 4800 to other equip ment in your setup 4 Routing amp assignment page 58 Since the DM 4800 is a soft console with many patches and assignments made through software rather than physical connections you should read this section to understand how the inputs and outputs of the DM 4800 as well as the internal connections are linked together 5 Channel modules page 71 This sec tion describes the modules which form the basic building blocks of the DM 4800 Most of the mix ing work you do on the DM 4800 will use the func tions described here Notes and warnings TIP We give hints and tips on using the DM 4800 in this Way These notes provide additional explanations for special cases etc e The name of a control or connector on the unit is written in the following way LINE MIC e Messages and text shown on the display of the DM 4800 are shown as follows DIG
219. s ENTER to continue o The project reload was completed A project has been successfully reloaded x There is no project loaded When storing no project is currently loaded so the data can t be stored x This name is already assigned The name of the newly created project already exists on the card as a project name x This project is protected The project to be renamed is protected x This project is the current project The current project cannot be renamed Can t change x Timecode running An attempt has been made to create a project etc while timecode is still running Stop the timecode and try again Turn cascade off Confirmation that the cascade is to be turned off x Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Turn cascade on Confirmation that the cascade is to be turned on x Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel O Turn off power now The shutdown process is now complete and the power can be turned off or the DM Press ALT STOP PLAY to reboot 4800 can be rebooted Table 9 1 Popup messages continued TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 135 Block diagram 9 Specifications Block diagram INPUT ROUTER OUTPUT ROUTER MIC LINE 1 24 OL PHANTOM 4ch n STEREO OUT Assignable Insert Send 1 16 48V 09 gt EUR JE
220. se settings The BATCH SETUP works in the same way as the digital trim described above with a few additions First POD 1 can be used to change the position of the delay between pre and post fader for all chan nels Additionally POD 2 s encoder changes the unit Stereo linking You can link two modules channel modules busses and aux sends as stereo pairs when working with stereo input sources or stereo effect sends etc When modules are linked setting the following parameters where these are available on one of the paired modules echoes the settings on the other mod ule of the pair e Digital trim e Gate settings in which delay is measured between samples and milliseconds POD 3 and 4 and the ENTER key work in the same way as they do for the digital trim batch setup TRIM DELAY 9 0 IE CHS CHS cna CH4 3 ae ae ial Sik OS Figure 5 17 Channel delay screen In addition to the channel delay aux buss and stereo modules can also have delay added 0 1 BUSS13 sr 0 aa TE Figure 5 18 Master delay screen The operational difference between this and the channel delay screen is that the pre post setting is not available on this screen e Compressor settings and insertion point e EQ settings e Aux send levels pan balance setting pickoff point e Mute e Fader level e Assignment e Delay time e Solo settings e Grouping TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 85 5 Channel modules M
221. se the on screen FS CONVERT button to turn the converter on and off The signal from any input used with a sampling fre quency converter cannot be used as a sync clock source see Clock setting on page 56 The 24bit Fix checkbox allows the input of 16 bit data at these connectors and removes any inconsistencies associated with spurious status information fixing the word length at 24 bits Mute Defeat The Mute Defeat checkbox should normally be left unchecked In the event of bad digi tal audio data being received out of range or cor rupt etc the DM 4800 will usually mute the input to prevent possible damage to monitoring equipment However this automatic muting can be turned off with this checkbox Some AES EBU sources pro duce data which does not quite conform to the AES EBU standards and will cause the DM 4800 to reject these sources and mute the input even though such data is actually valid Note that an appropriate popup appears if invalid audio data is received informing you of the type of error and the input at which the bad data is received The output channels are determined automatically either as stereo or 2 x mono according to the output routing see Output routing on page 61 but the for mat is set between AES EBU and S PDIF using the wheel and the ENTER key The TDIF inputs automatically detect sampling fre quency etc but you may want to set the word length 16 20 or 24 bits using the
222. selection called INPUT BYPASS which allows you to select the same input sources as for input routing see Input routing on page 59 These inputs are routed directly to the selected outputs just like a patchbay TIP These bypass sends can be useful for physical format con version etc For example if you have material on a medium that can only be output in ADAT optical for example and you need it transmitted to your DAW which has only TDIF format inputs with no extra processing this feature allows you to do just that Slot card outputs The third page of this screen allows the selection of the output sources including the input bypass sources and their assignment to the outputs of the optional slot cards fitted to the DM 4800 The exact configuration of the outputs of the slot cards and their use depend on the actual slot card fit ted as well as the surround mode currently selected For example the FireWire expansion card currently provides up to 24 destination channels to a DAW Consult the documentation relating to the appropri ate card s fitted to your system for details The software inserts are available to many more internal modules Although these insert loops may exit from the DM 4800 in either the analog or digital domain they may also remain completely within the unit using internal patch connections TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 6 1 4 Routing amp assignment Routing These
223. settings The DM 4800 allows you to send 8 output signals from the GPI port D sub 9 pin connector on the rear panel and control external devices from the DM 4800 The DM 4800 allows you to assign different trigger settings for GPI signal output to each of the GPI ports The third SYSTEM allows CF card management and date setting These have already been described in Formatting a new card on page 32 and Setting the date and time on page 35 and are not described again here The last allows the setup of the GPI control protocol from the DM 4800 hands free transport operations can be very useful Punch In Out Direct Locate n Play Stop See Remote operation on page 105 for full details of how these functions operate In these cases the footswitch operates in the same way as the front panel keys Other functions The following functions dupli cate commonly used keys SHIFT duplicates the use of the SHIFT key to the left of the unit Automation KEEP performs a keep operation see the separate Automa tion Manual for details Increment Direct Library Recall and Decrement Direct Library Recall allow direct stepping up or down through the current bank of the current library see also Recalling library entries on page 39 Tap Tempo for Effects allows the footswitch to be used for tapping in the tempo used for a synchro nized Effects useful if both hands are busy playing an instrument Mute On Off f
224. sical hardware inputs to mod ules and of internal components to physical hard Routing Use the ROUTING screens to set up the routing of input sources to modules etc as well as to set outputs There are four of these screens one for INPUT one for OUTPUT one for the OUTPUT SLOTs and one for the soft INSERTS Input routing The INPUT screen allows you to select input sources from a list composed of mainly the physical inputs of the DM 4800 and route them to input destinations channels and dynamics triggers ional Ga EaTh SOURCE COn TEA Ml earaicsicnencna TMi RCA DINZ ELR Figure 4 1 Routing inputs 1 Select the source group with the POD 4 encoder The input sources are as follows as listed at the lower right of the screen 1 in Figure 4 1 Routing inputs M L Mic line input channels see Mic line connections on page 49 TDIF1 TDIF2 The three built in TDIF 8 channel input ports see TDIF3 TDIF VO on page 50 ADAT The eight optical lightpipe inputs see ADAT lightpipe OUT amp IN on page 50 DIN The two stereo digital inputs see Digital inputs and outputs on page 50 Table 4 2 Input sources ware outputs together with the internal patching between mixer sections as well as the setting up of the soft inserts is done in the ASSIGN screens see Routing on page 59 To enter these screens press the ROUTING key ALT 6 until the appropr
225. soft inserts allow 16 different input and out put pairs to be defined as inserts at definable points in the DM 4800 signal path SE TORGET En MERNE ai 00 00 315 i Figure 4 3 Routing inserts 1 Use the POD 4 encoder to select the send return target group from the list at the right of the screen and select a point using the left col umn of the screen at which the send return pair will be inserted e ASN SIR The four pairs of external analog send and return jacks e EFF S R The internal effects unit sends and returns e M L The microphone line inputs note that these can only be used as returns not as sends e TDIF1 TDIF2 TDIF3 The three built in TDIF I O ports e ADAT The lightpipe ADAT ports e DIN OUT The two stereo digital inputs and out puts 62 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual e SLOT1 SLOT2 The optional cards fitted in the slots note that a card such as the surround monitor card only has outputs and can there fore only act as a send group 2 Select a send point in the SEND column from the group selected with POD 4 this does not have to be the same as the return group you could even have an analog send to an external effect with a digital return for example Confirm with the ENTER key Select the return point in the RETURN column from the group selected in the S R TARGET area 5 Confirm with the ENTER key Note that you cannot use a return module which has already been assigned as a
226. t 2dBu Pseudo Balance PHONE LEVEL oE E a l AUX 1048 Inf PTEN nA o N AUX1 2 source Ch25 48 A gt gt 2 LAY gt gt nA p x AUX12 5 Ll s DIGITALIN w sue 50mW 50mw 320hm DIN 1 E Bik 9 EE a o ASSIGNABLE SENDS DIN 2 Es DIR OP MUTE o O DAC RA p m ES 2 Buss link On Off TALKBACK_MIC A Surround mode a 9 E 2dBu Pseudo Balance SURROUND PAN PAN ON OFF ya E J N gt ES ls i DAC Rho gt 2c gt e gt He la qe OTR IN ix il EE 2dBu Pseudo Balance ten 104BV Unbalance T2 4 0 gt e y DAC ANALOG PROCESSING E G STEREO R m gt o a alta i STEREO master section m3 6 On Off 2dBu Pseudo Balance D ine LTT SOLO LEVEL White gt 27 o 1008 ES OUTPUT ROUTER w gt gt W Sine Wave or ie o Pink Noise or 2dBu Pseudo Balance O MANDA iin SOLO section OSC section rte Noise lt i T ADAT_OUT a a 8 DIGITAL_OUT CASCADE 9 e DOUT 1 cAqCADE SEND E 2 Talk Back section gt EFF1 RTN1 8 EFF1 SEND1 8 Adder E Switchable selector EFF2 RTN1 8 EFF2 SEND1 8 EFFECT DSP D1 D2 TASCAM TEAC Professional Division 136 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual lagram Level d 9 Specifications Level diagram MIC LINE INPUTS 1 24 BALANCE dBu MIC PAD 20dB 32dBu FY 30 UNE 28dBu 20 MIC PAD 2048 10 7 LINE 8 45dBu OdBFs DNEH Headroom 16dB bl
227. t return 49 64 1 12 1 24 module Gate _ Compressor a Yes Yes Yes expander Phase switch Yes _ a Digital trim Yes Soft inserts Yes Yes Yes 4 band EQ Channel delay ll Yes Yes Yes Pan surround Yes pan Aux sends Yesb Yes Yesh Yesh Mute Yes Yes Yes Solo Yes Direct m E Buss outputs Yes Yes _ Stereo outputs AS Yes Yes Yes Table 4 1 Module facilities on the DM 4800 a Depending on current surround setting b Aux 1 2 only The level of all modules is controllable via faders e As well as the physical insert points described in and adjacent odd even pairs of all modules can be Channel inserts on page 49 the DM 4800 also linked except for the stereo buss of course includes soft inserts which allow the intercon nection of internal components for more complex recording and mix situations Insert patching on page 61 The operation of all these modules is almost identical and so they are described together here with appro priate notes when a feature only appears on certain channel modules 58 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 4 Routing amp assignment Routing e Assignment of modules to the 24 busses as well as to the stereo busses 1s carried out by dedicated keys to the left of the display e Assignment of phy
228. t the PRESET or CF BANK to be used and pressing ENTER This bank is used to recall a preset or previously stored setting or to store the current settings e Current data is always stored on the left side of the library screen and the library data in the currently selected bank and slot is shown on the right Bank selection can also be done by pressing the and keys to the left of the display in the LIBRARY 2 Basic operational concepts Library management section with the SHIFT key pressed This refers to the banks of the current library as selected for this pur pose in the OPTION SETUP screen Viewing library entries POD 4 or the wheel may be used to scroll through and highlight the library entries in the currently selected bank The on screen representation changes as the entries are high lighted POD 4 s key can be used as a soft key here to bring up a popup with the properties of the high lighted entry Pressing the POD 2 switch brings up an edit screen allowing the title etc of the library entry to be edited see Naming library entries on page 41 Recalling library entries When a library entry is highlighted using the RECALL key to the left of the fat channel recalls the entry in the library cur rently selected in the OPTIONS SETUP screen Settings change to that of the entry The POD 3 switch or the on screen RECALL button may also be used to recall a library entry from the library c
229. tation of the software to find out how to do this Use the MANAGE PRJ screen press the PROJECT key with the ALT indicator lit until this screen appears to manage card stored projects eel 00 00 371 12 ae Sia PROJECT ISTORE TO CURRENT PROJECT STORE AS CF CARD PROPERTY E so 75 im o ICF CARD laok SoM Serie CF UTIL i MEW PROJECT ic Figure 2 32 The project management page The currently loaded project is indicated by an inverted C character by its name Use the POD 4 encoder to scroll through the list of available projects 36 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual TIP To set all options as CURRENT TEMPLATE or PRESET use the BATCH SETUP at the top left as a short cut 4 Move the cursor to the on screen CREATE but ton and press ENTER following instructions on screen until the project is created Using a template Alternatively if you already have projects stored on the card you can select one of these to be used as a template This 1s useful 1f your facility regularly handles a certain type of project with similar settings as 1t allows you to set up the DM 4800 with known parameters and to maintain consistency between projects TIP Use the radio buttons NAME and DATE to sort the avail able projects by their name alphabetic order or the date of creation Loading a project Use the POD 4 key as a short cut key LOAD to load the highlighted project or use the cursor keys to move th
230. th higher levels lighting more segments An excep aux sends tion to this is the output level which works in the same ways as an EQ gain encoder Other settings Aux levels from busses including the stereo buss delay time and surround LFE levels are also rotary settings with higher levels lighting more segments TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 25 Encoder behavior fine and coarse Typi cally all encoders as well as those in the fat chan nel and the PODs change values several steps at a time To change the resolution of these controls so that they change only one step at a time press and hold the SHIFT key at the extreme left of the unit while turning the encoder However there is an option allowing this behavior to be changed so that the unshifted behavior makes fine adjustments while the shifted behavior makes coarse adjustments 26 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual With the ALT indicator lit press key 7 OPTION Use the cursor keys to move down in the OPTION SETUP screen to the ENCODER OPERATION item which allows you to select either 1Step fine or Coarse multi step as alternatives for the unshifted mode w LLU Screen FOP UF LIBRARY DIFECT KEY BOPERATI N on Farel O Gate O Effect Snarshot O Effectl Figure 2 19 ENCODER OPERATION menu item Press ENTER to select one of these options 2 Basic operational concepts Fat channel Fat channel To the left of the
231. the appropriate positions reflecting the new fader layer The first three keys are used to select the channel modules 1 through 24 25 through 48 and 49 through 64 In the CH 49 64 mode faders 17 through 24 are disabled The BUSS 1 24 key selects the 24 busses The next key selects the aux sends and uses the first 12 faders for this purpose faders 13 through 24 are disabled here The faders may be used for remote DAW control etc in REMOTE mode If the status of the key is off and the key is pressed and held down the status is only changed as long as the key is held down non latching Note that if the status of one of these keys is on the length of the key press makes no difference the key status changes to off when the key is released TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 19 2 Basic operational concepts Other global modifier keys Other global modifier keys There are two other global modifier keys which are used to add additional functions to other keys outside the key area These are the CTRL and SHIFT keys located at the left of the top panel SHIFT S Figure 2 4 Global modifier keys Special controls The DM 4800 incorporates a few controls that are not found on every digital mixer and which therefore may be a little unfamiliar The PODs The DM 4800 has four unmarked encoder key com binations referred to as PODs below the display H LUMP r EAFHHL These are used to change the
232. to alert the CAUTION l CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence A of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompany ing the appliance This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel Please record the model number and serial number and WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS retain them for your records Model number APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Serial number 2 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual JO 0d ND 10 11 12 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radi ators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other Grounding type plug has two blades and a third gro
233. tputs can be assigned to the TDIF and ADAT ports this allows all the channels of a sur round mix to be recorded together The option slot cards typically provide outputs as well as inputs In addition channels 1 through 48 can use built in dynamic processors to provide compression or expansion either pre or post EQ Gates can be inserted at the inputs with a wide range of triggering options There are also analog inserts associated with each mic line input which allow additional processors to be inserted before the DA converters These insert points can also be used to bypass the DM 4800 s internal mic amps and patch in external mic amps e A guide to the use of the utility TM Companion software e A guide to the use of the DM 4800 s automation features e Warranty card The DM 4800 is a large and bulky piece of equipment We strongly suggest that you get someone to help you lift it out of the carton and locate it in the position where it will be used Lifting properly When lifting be sure of your footing and grip Bend your legs to get close to the DM 4800 keeping your back straight and then lift by straighten ing your legs Hold the unit close to your body Avoid twisting or turning your body while lifting or carrying the DM 4800 1 Introduction About the manual About the manual Pushed controls on the DM 4800 are referred to as keys Their virtual equivalents displayed on screen are refe
234. ture of the device or the DM 4800 Selecting devices for transport control The REMOTE key is used to set up external devices for transport and machine control 1 With the ALT indicator lit press the REMOTE Key 2 Use the POD 2 key to bring up the machine control screen MACHINE CTRL MACHINE CONTROL LIST E TIPPORTED STATEDEVICE ID CHASETRA RECO 4 DEVICES iM MC Steinberg Bl O iI MTC Generate Enf E 44 TC DAT aM HUI Emulate aM MC for Sonar aw MC for DP aM MC for Logic IM MC Steinberg Tri MMC Ofer JM MMC Full G Rec Chaa bb 4 MAP MC Transport Mar STATE closed Loor 0ren Loor REC Rec Function TRA Transport i LIST AUTO DETECT DELETE ar H MACHINE CTRL Figure 8 1 Adding external devices for control by the DM 4800 3 With the cursor pointing to either the lt ADD or INFO buttons at the right of the display use the wheel to scroll through the list of devices on the right of the screen that may be controlled by the DM 4800 SUPPORTED DEVICES 4 When a device to be controlled by the DM 4800 is selected in the list move the cursor to the lt ADD button and press ENTER The device will be added to the list To obtain more information regarding a particular item in the list of devices which may be controlled by the DM 4800 highlight the item move the cursor to the INFO button and press ENTER A popup screen provides information regarding th
235. uch a connection is made the faders work on the selected DAW channels the related encoders pro vide pan controls some emulations provide sends and EQ and the SOLO and MUTE keys work on the selected channels MIDI Control by the DM 4800 Only one control can only be assigned to a given MIDI channel controller combination e There are 24 faders available in the REMOTE layer 24 mute controls and 24 pan controls The following Control Change messages may be assigned to these controls 1 5 7 31 and 64 95 In some double byte controllers the DM 4800 controls the LSB of the message These are bi directional assignments changes made on the remote device will be reflected on the DM 4800 contro surface in REMOTE mode Panning is not possible in surround modes which are not stereo Use the TRA transport and REC record enable on screen buttons to allow the DM 4800 s transport key to control the DAW also see Selecting devices for transport control on page 105 lan dla Tt HLT Tue aM MC for Sonar ie HC for OF ESTATE i Closed Loor Dren Loor gl REC Rec Function GickeiiRec Chaa bb 4 TRA Transport MAP HC Transport DELETE mar IE H MACHINE CTRL CONTROL Figure 8 8 Machine control setup for DAW transport control Several other keys of the DM 4800 control surface may also be available as DAW controls depending on the current implementation see the appropriate DAW documentation fo
236. uch of the signal 1s sent to the center front C and center surround speakers CS As mentioned the wheel or POD 2 may be used to move the signal of the channel whose SEL key is selected along the pattern The position of the cursor on the screen does not determine the channel whose signal is edited The last row of PODs allows the pattern to be sized and moved relative to the center of the sound stage POD 1 LR POS and POD 2 FR POS move the pattern left to right and front to back respectively and POD 3 LR SIZ and POD 4 FR SIZ affect the size See Fig ure 5 29 Surround panning pan mode on to see how these parameters can be used to affect the sound pattern for the selected channel Using the cursor keys As well as the above methods when the CURSOR MOVE checkbox is selected the cursor keys do not move the cursor around the screen but move the signal around the sound stage The TARGET box selects which channel is currently controlled in this way Press ENTER to uncheck the box and start using the cursor keys in the usual way again Jump keys Press and hold SHIFT and press one of the numbered SCREEN MODE keys to move the sig nal to the appropriate point in the sound stage 7 1s front left 8 is front center 9 is front right etc 5 Channel modules Surround operations Pan mode off When pan mode is off the screen is much simpler No pan controls are available and the only controls which may be set are the surro
237. und LFE level The amount of signal sent by each channel to the LFE output can be set in the LFE LEVEL screen CH 1H z CH 3 00 00 i CH A enia CHili mE E mE 00 00 00 00 enis enie cis tn eni Een ESti nO Es o a mee cH a E E cH eee za ens oe cH cH ties 0 BATCH SETUP dE Gd ALL LFE LEWEL Figure 5 31 LFE level matrix selection and the individual speaker selection on screen buttons CURSOR MOVE 7 JUMP Shift KestHum ceo H ITARGET O OVER YIEW LFE LEVEL 3 Figure 5 30 Surround screen pan mode off Select the channel or use the cursor to move the box cursor around the screen and the POD encoders to adjust the LFE level If a channel is not assigned to the LFE adjusting the level here will have no effect At the bottom of the screen you can use the POD 1 encoder to select surround matrix 1 2 or 3 SRND SET POD 3 encoder allows a batch LFE level to be set and POD 4 sets the scope of the level setting ALL ODD EVEN or groups of eight channels for the cur rently selected surround matrix Use ENTER to make the batch setting TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 91 5 Channel modules Snapshots Snapshots Mixer settings can be stored in a library and recalled either manually from the control surface or remotely through MIDI Program Change messages Snapshots contain the following data e EQ parameters e Dynamics parameters e Fader and mute sett
238. unding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the pro vided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution 13 14 when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service person nel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes Do not place any objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit The apparatus draws nominal non operating power from the AC outlet with 1ts POWER switch in the off position The apparatus should be located close enough to th
239. urrently being used regardless of the OPTIONS setting navigate to the on screen button and press ENTER The and keys can also be used without the SHIFT key to recall the library entries within the bank in sequence TIP By using the SHIFT key and the RECALL key the recall action can be undone Pressing the SHIFT RECALL key combination after an undo operation will redo the recall action Storing library entries The current settings can be stored as a library entry to the currently selected Library utilities These utilities allow batch operations etc to manage library data and the CF cards library in OPTIONS SETUP by using the dedicated STORE key to the left of the fat channel They will be stored to the slot in the library highlighted at the right of the screen The on screen STORE button may be used to store the currently shown library settings to the appropriate library navigate to it and press ENTER If this action will overwrite an existing library entry this is shown as a popup message Popup messages are also shown if the settings cannot be stored maybe because there is no space on the card or if the destination slot contains a read only preset Use the POD 2 switch with the on screen STORE AS button Pressing it brings up the naming panel and the renamed entry can then be stored TIP You can copy library entries directly between banks see Library utilities on page 39 but you also
240. urround matrix 1 2 or 3 SRND SET The difference between these two modes is that when pan mode is off the channels can be assigned indi vidually to the surround channels following Table 5 8 Buss assignments in surround mode When pan mode is on the channels can be assigned to the surround matrices as a whole either 1 2 or 3 e In both cases the POD 3 encoder is used to set the modules displayed on screen the SEL keys can also be used e The POD 4 encoder is used to select the busses to which the module is assigned and the ENTER key is used to assign the module or release the module from the assignment e The ASSIGN indicators also mirror the cur rent assignment status and the ASSIGN keys can also be used to make or break assign ments Note that when the pan mode is on all the ASSIGN indicators of one buss group surround matrix are turned on with one key e Use the POD 4 encoder to select the first 24 channel module layer the second 24 or the third 16 module layer LAYER Using the same assignments as in Figure 5 26 Sur round assignment the modules where the pan mode is off channels 31 and 32 in matrix 2 in Figure 5 27 Surround overview cannot have any parameters changed However for channels with the pan mode on chan nels 25 through 30 in matrices 2 and 3 in Figure 5 26 Surround assignment the following controls may be used e POD 1 moves the channel position shown as a dot in the squ
241. usive or options or checkboxes options are set and unset using the ENTER key when the cursor highlights the option When a parameter is selected the wheel is usually used to change the value For non numerical values changed using the wheel usually ENTER should be pressed to confirm the entry Note that while the parameter is being edited the displayed parameter blinks on screen and the cursor cannot be moved until the new value is con firmed with the ENTER key The cursor keys are often used as escape keys to leave a screen without changing the value For a few parameters chiefly connected with the remote unit location facilities the number keys can also be used when the number is selected using ENTER Confirm the entry of a value made in this way by pressing ENTER TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 1 7 2 Basic operational concepts What s on the screen What s on the screen For almost all the screens displayed by the DM 4800 there are two common areas The first 1s at the top and we explain that area here the second is the row of labels which identify the POD functions described in Special controls on page 20 These top and bottom areas are for display and their contents are automatically determined they cannot be edited Automation engine on and name automation write Current status encoder mode Currently selected module Current library entry selected by direct recall FAN TE
242. ux 1 2 pan and balance AUX1 2 Level Copy Aux 1 2Pan Bal gt Ch Pan Bal Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Copying the AUX 1 2 pan and balance settings to the channels AUX1 2 Level Copy Ch Fader Levels gt Aux1 2 Level Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Copying the channel fader levels to the Aux 1 2 levels AUX1 2 to STEREO is assigned In the master buss assignment this message appears if an attempt is made to override Press ENTER to continue an existing assignment Routing amp assignment on page 58 Y AUX1 Level Copying the Aux 1 2 parameter settings to the channels Copy Ch Fader Level gt Aux 1 Level Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Battery is defective Can t save system data Please contact TASCAM service Press ENTER to continue The internal battery is detective or has lost charge so data can t be stored Contact TASCAM service or your distributor for a replacement battery Can t copy project The CF Card is full Press ENTER to continue An attempt has been made to copy a project on a full CF card x Can t recall COMP EXP Library The named compressor expander library item cannot be recalled The data may be Bank a bbb missing or corrupt x Can t recall COMP EXP Library The named compressor expander library preset cannot be recalled The data may not Preset 1 bbb exist or may be corrupt Table 9 1 Po
243. ve SLAVE button 4 On the master unit turn the CASCADE ON OFF button ON note that you cannot assign master or slave settings while this is ON Press ENTER to confirm the cascade connection 5 When a successful connection has been made the master display shows Cascade connection estab lished Press ENTER to dismiss this message An error message is displayed if the cascade cannot be established or if it is made and sub sequently becomes disconnected TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 53 3 Connections Cascade configuration When the cascade connection is established the slave unit s clock source is automatically set to CASCADE and the settings of the slave unit become those of the mas ter unit Using the cascade Since the cascade function allows busses aux sends etc to be shared and controlled from the master unit the two DM 4800s can be used as one large digital console with twice the number of inputs and chan nels etc However due to internal considerations 1f the busses are cascaded the return inputs for channels 25 through 48 are unavailable In order to enable the cascade function for the busses and thereby disable these return inputs the BUSS CASCADE INPUT checkbox must be checked When this is unchecked the checkboxes for the buss inputs are automatically dis abled grayed out and return channels 25 through 48 are avallable The ENABLE checkboxes allow the selection from the master unit o
244. ws Fader Layer Status allows the setup of the automatic linking of the selected channel to the selected fader layer When this option is checked if a channel is selected the fader layer is changed and then the fader layer is changed back again the originally selected channel is automatically selected For example if this option is active and SEL 2 key is lit with fader layer 1 16 active fader layer 17 32 is then selected SEL key 3 channel 19 is selected and then fader layer 1 16 1s then re selected SEL key 2 will be active If the option is not active no SEL key which is lit remains lit when the fader layer is changed Meter Follows SEL key When this option is checked and the previous SEL Key Follows Fader Layer Status option is also checked the meter layer auto matically changes when the fader layer is changed see Meters on page 69 The modes are as fol lows Fader layer SEL keys Meter layer CH 1 24 CH 1 24 CH 1 24 CH 25 48 CH 25 48 CH 25 48 CH 49 64 CH 49 64 CH 49 64 BUSS 1 24 BUSS 1 246 BUSS AUX 1 12 AUX 1 12 AUX Figure 2 41 Layer SEL key matching TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 43 2 Basic operational concepts Options Automation fader OFF When this option is active checked in automation mode when the automated mix is being read played back the fad ers do not move Balance Level CENTER 0dB When two chan nels are linked together as a stereo pair the pan con trols change to a bala
245. x Clocklnfo CASCADE No signal Press ENTER to continue If the clock is meant to be the cascade clock but no valid clock signal is found this message appears COMP EXP Library BANK a bbb Name TASCAM DATA Create data DEC 15 2004 20 35 45 Project Name PROJECT ORCA Project FS 44 1kHz Press ENTER to continue Information about a library entry compressor expander COMP EXP Library Preset a bbb Name TASCAM DATA Press ENTER to continue Information about a library preset entry compressor expander COMP EXP Library Bank a bbb recalled A library entry has been recalled compressor expander COMP EXP Library Preset 1 bbb is Read only An attempt has been made to store to a protected library entry compressor expander COMP EXP Library Preset 1 bbb recalled A library preset entry has been recalled compressor expander x 60 Completed The selected operation e g format or creation of project has been completed successfully Completed An automation operation has been successfully completed Table 9 1 Popup messages continued 126 TASCAM DM 4800 User s Manual 9 Specifications Messages and troubleshooting Action Message Meaning Y Confirm LIST Auto Detect Contirming the auto detection of machine control list Press ENTER to confirm Or a Cursor key to cancel Y Confirm TRA Auto Detect Confirming the auto detection of transport
246. y to cancel x DSP DMA didn t done yet An internal error has occurred Contact your TASCAM service center or DSP DMA didn t done yet x100 times O Effect 1 redo completed The redo operation is now complete O Effect 1 undo completed The undo operation is now complete Y Effect BANK a bbb Information about a library entry compressor expander Name TASCAM DATA Effect Type TASCAM Delay Create data DEC 15 2004 20 35 45 Project Name PROJECT ORCA Project FS 44 1kHz Press ENTER to continue Effect Bank a bbb recalled A library entry has been recalled effect To Effectx Effect Preset 1 bbb recalled A library preset entry has been recalled effect To Effectx Effect An attempt has been made to store to a protected library entry effect Preset a bbb is Read only Effectx redo completed Shown when undoing or redoing effect library operations Effectx undo completed Shown when undoing or redoing effect library operations Not Available An attempt has been made to recall an unsupported effect lt x oo x o o EQ Library BANK a bbb Information about a library entry EQ Name TASCAM DATA Create data DEC 15 2004 20 35 45 Project Name PROJECT ORCA Project FS 44 1kHz Press ENTER to continue Y EQ Library Preset a bbb Information about a library preset entry EQ Name TASCAM DATA Press ENTER to continue EQ Library A library entry has been recalled EQ Bank a bbb recalled

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