3 – Automation Overview
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TASCAM DM-24 Automation
abled. This allows you to perform mix moves at will
without having to manually enable Write or Trim on
every pass.
TRIM ALL
When enabled, a Trim operation will be
applied to all mix moves from the beginning of a mix
to its end, regardless of the transport’s position
within the program. This allows you to change the
overall level of a control and maintain all mix moves
pre-existing on that control while listening to the pro-
gram at any time code location.
NOTE
This is not implemented in Version 1.xx software.
AUTO REVERT
When Auto Revert is enabled, a
control smoothly matches back to its previous setting
when you release it. When Auto Revert is disabled,
you must manually punch out of automation record-
ing by pressing the
REVERT
key, or by stopping the
incoming time code—the control will then smoothly
match back to its previous setting.
There are independent check boxes to enable Auto
Revert for Write and Trim modes.
NOTE
It is possible to enable or disable Auto Revert during a
mix pass. The new setting is applied to mix moves only.
The following describes an example:
With the
WRITE
indicator lit, and
AUTO REVERT –
WRITE
disabled, move the faders. Now enable
AUTO
REVERT – WRITE
, and move a different set of faders.
These will revert automatically, but the first set will con-
tinue to write until you press
REVERT
.
REVERT TIMES
To the right of the
Auto Revert
check boxes are fields to enter Revert Times. The
Revert Time is the amount of time (in seconds) it
takes for a control to smoothly match back to its pre-
vious setting. There are fields to set an independent
Revert Time for Write and Trim modes. These fields
can be set from 0.5 seconds to 10 seconds in 0.5 sec-
ond increments.
The
∞
s
setting in the Revert Time fields enables
Write/Trim To End mode, which applies a Write or
Trim operation from the point where automation
recording began, all the way to the end of the mix.
In the case of Write mode, this overwrites any exist-
ing mix data from the point where automation
recording began, all the way to the end of the mix.
In the case of Trim mode, this applies the Trim oper-
ation from the point automation recording began all
the way to the end of the mix.
Here are examples of instances where this would be
useful:
• There may be existing mix moves all the way
through a song which need to be louder from half-
way through the song until the song’s end. Using
the
∞
s
setting in the Trim Revert Time field allows
you to perform this operation without the need to
play the song all the way to the end in order to
record the new mix data.
• There may be existing mix moves all the way
through a song, however, during the mixing pro-
cess it is determined that a control should remain at
one setting from a point within the song until the
song’s end. Using the
∞
s
setting in the
Write Revert
Time
field allows you to perform this operation
without the need to play the song all the way to the
end in order to record the new mix data.
NOTE
AUTO REVERT WRITE
(or
TRIM
) must be enabled for
Write
(or
Trim
)
To End
to work.
A Write/Trim To End operation must be completed by
stopping the time code. Manually disabling Write or
Trim mode while time code is running will not perform
a Write To End operation.
If the
REVERT TIME
value is changed from the
∞
s
(infin-
ity) setting to a non-infinite value (that is, anything
else), and a
Write
(or
Trim
)
To End
is in progress, the con-
trols start reverting immediately.
CONTROL SENSE TIME OUT
The DM-24’s
faders are touch-sensitive, so the automation system
knows when you have touched or released a fader,
thus punching into or out of automation record.
The POD controls, control surface keys and rotary
encoders are not touch-sensitive. These controls must
detect movement in order to begin recording mix
moves.
The
Control Sense Time Out
value allows these controls
to punch out of automation record automatically after
the specified amount of time has passed without
movement of the control. This field can be set from
0.5 seconds to 10 seconds in 0.5 second increments.
NOTE
A useful trick is to map the Auxiliary Sends to faders for
touch-sensitive control:
Press either the
AUX 1-2
,
AUX 3-4
or
AUX 5-6
key and
use the
AUX LEVEL
selection tabs at the bottom of the
screen to select an aux send across all channels
Use the faders to write your Auxiliary Send mix moves
