TASCAM DM-24 2.0 release notes
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DM-24 version 2.0—Release notes
The following notes explain the differences between
the current (2.0) version of the DM-24 software and
the earlier version as explained in the manual. You
should keep this page together with the existing man-
ual for easy reference.
Although some of these changes may seem relatively
minor, many of them, especially those connected
with the I/O settings, have important implications for
the way you work.
IMPORTANT NOTE on upgrading
NOTE
If you want to upgrade your DM-24 firmware, and you
do not have a good understanding of Microsoft Win-
dows or Mac OS, and a good understanding of MIDI,
TASCAM recommends that you take your DM-24 to a
TASCAM service center to be upgraded. If you are
upgrading the firmware yourself, note that TASCAM
supports only the following applications: Windows
Media Player 7.1 (Windows) or MIDIGraphy 1.4.3 (Mac
OS 8.8 or higher - not Mac OS X).
Please see the detailed upgrade note obtainable from
the TASCAM Web site for full details of how to install
and configure the software and to update your DM-24.
http://www.tascam.com/products/digital_mixers/dm24/
index.php
NOTE
We suggest that you back up snapshots and other
library settings, etc. before performing an upgrade. If
you do this, in the unlikely event of data being lost dur-
ing an upgrade, you will not suffer a permanent loss of
your settings.
New snapshots
The version 2.0 software replaces previous snapshots
with the new snapshots described here. Because of
the changes to the system described later in this doc-
ument, which make recording substantially easier,
the recording snapshots are very different from their
previous equivalents.
Note that there are now no high sampling frequency
snapshots.
48-CH MIXING (snapshot 000)
•
TDIF 1, TDIF 2, and TDIF 3 assigned to chan-
nels 1 through 24 (return).
•
Effects 1 and 2 (L and R) assigned to channels 25
through 28 (input).
•
Digital input 1 (XLR) assigned to channels 29
and 30 (input).
•
Assignable sends 1 and 2 set as inserts for chan-
nels 1 and 2 (pre) (but set to OFF).
•
Assignable returns 3 and 4 set as returns, routed
to channels 31 and 32 (input).
•
All channel buss assignments off, and channels
assigned to ST with direct off.
•
The Aux 1-2 source of channels 1 through 16 is
set to Mic/Line 1 through 16.
•
Aux 1-2 is sent to the stereo buss.
This snapshot is the basis for a 48-channel mix, with
24 of the 32 input channels used by the three TDIF
returns. The additional 8 input channels are used by
the two internal effects, a digital stereo pair, and an
external send/return. However, the mic/line inputs
can also be used, by their direct assignment to Aux 1-
2. This means that up to 16 channels of live MIDI
sequenced instruments can be added to the 24
recorded tracks, with three effect loops (two internal
and one external) available.
