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2 – Basic operational concepts : About projects and libraries

TASCAM DM-3200 Owner’s Manual

Saving project data

•

From the

MANAGE PRJ.

screen, move the cursor

to the on-screen

STORE

button.

•

Press

ENTER

to store the current project set-

tings. Appropriate popup messages appear,
finishing with “

Completed

” when all save opera-

tions are complete.

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
page 32), allowing the current project settings to be
stored under a different name (similar to Save As...
on many computer programs).

Figure 2.25: Storing a project

Summary of Contents for DM-3200

Page 1: ...Digital Mixing Console OWNER S MANUAL D001865710A...

Page 2: ...tique cet appareil peut provoquer des interf rences radio dans ce cas l utilisateur peut tre amen prendre des mesures appropri es F r Kunden in Europa Warnung Dies is eine Einrichtung welche die Funk...

Page 3: ...s specified by the manufacturer 12 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 when moving the cart ap...

Page 4: ...odule levels and AUX sends 23 Dynamics settings 23 The FLIP key 23 Encoder behavior 23 CF cards 24 Formatting a new card 24 Shutting down the DM 3200 25 IMPORTANT CAUTION 25 How to shut down the DM 32...

Page 5: ...nts 53 Non channel assignments 53 Bulk assignment 53 Buss panning 53 Monitoring 54 Selecting the CR source 54 Studio cue source 55 Talkback etc 56 Talkback source 56 Slate definition 56 Oscillator and...

Page 6: ...ect parameters 82 TC Works effect parameters 83 Effect libraries 84 Preset TC Reverb effects 84 Preset TASCAM effects 87 7 MIDI MIDI port switching and filtering 91 Program Change messages and the DM...

Page 7: ...t left and IF AE DM at right 42 Figure 3 5 IF TD DM at left and IF AD DM at right 42 Figure 3 6 PROJECT CLOCK screen high speed 44 Figure 3 7 Checking the clock sources 44 4 Routing assignment Figure...

Page 8: ...83 Table 6 7 Preset TC Reverb effects 84 Table 6 8 TASCAM effects 87 7 MIDI Figure 7 1 MIDI setup 91 Figure 7 2 MIDI Program Change screen 92 8 Remote operation Figure 8 1 Adding external devices for...

Page 9: ...t release of the software for full details of the capabilities of the soft ware with the unit NOTE Some of these features may not be available in the first release of the DM 3200 firmware Other key po...

Page 10: ...00 provides 48 channel modules These may be freely assigned internally to the 16 buss modules Of these 48 channel modules 32 are full function modules with 4 band EQ digital trim and phase and full dy...

Page 11: ...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 In addition...

Page 12: ...is sec tion describes the modules which form the basic building blocks of the DM 3200 Most of the mix ing work you do on the DM 3200 will use the func tions described here This section also contains i...

Page 13: ...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 shou...

Page 14: ...udio setup The front surface of the DM 3200 may seem a little intimidating at first but it is actually remarkably sim ple considering the functionality built into the unit Controls are logically group...

Page 15: ...used on the DM 3200 The SEL keys are used to select the modules to be edited This can also be done with the touch sensitive faders Encoder section The use of the encoders is described in Encoders on...

Page 16: ...ing the ENTER key when the cursor highlights the option When a parameter is selected the dial is usually used to change the value For non numerical values changed using the dial usually ENTER should b...

Page 17: ...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 For this reason a dedicated MOD...

Page 18: ...The next key selects the aux sends and uses the first eight faders for this purpose faders 9 through 16 are disabled here The faders may be used for remote DAW control etc in REMOTE mode Special contr...

Page 19: ...from within a major heading In this case simply pressing the appropriate POD key jumps to the next screen as shown on the tag TIP As well as using the POD keys to switch between tabbed pages you can a...

Page 20: ...Encoders 1 through 16 pan channel modules 1 through 16 in the active fader layer i e they pan the channel whose fader is below the encoder Aux mode Encoders 1 through 8 set the corre spondingly numbe...

Page 21: ...L AUX Encoders 1 through 8 control the master levels of the aux sends LVL CH 1 16 17 32 33 48 Encoders 1 through 16 control the fader levels of the modules in the fader layer selected by the CTRL ENCO...

Page 22: ...ings which give an indica tion even when the venter is hidden by the control knob The second encoders of each band in EQ mode show the frequency of the band in the following way The third encoders of...

Page 23: ...allowing the touch sensitive faders to be used for automating tasks that might otherwise be performed by the encoders When this key is pressed the faders automatically move to reflect the new values...

Page 24: ...keeping the card cover in place at all times to avoid dust etc contaminating the card slot contacts Formatting a new card Cards must be prepared before use including the one supplied with the DM 3200...

Page 25: ...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 3200 Alternatively to reboot the DM 3200 without tur...

Page 26: ...In addition the preset bank stored in the DM 3200 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 Individu...

Page 27: ...that acts as a template from preset library settings or from the current settings 1 With the ALT indicator lit press PROJECT so that the NEW PROJECT page is shown 2 To set up a new project from scrat...

Page 28: ...unction is to serve as a blank template for a card stored library rather than as a working project Copying a project This action takes the high lighted project and creates a new project based on it Wh...

Page 29: ...tings Appropriate popup messages appear finishing with Completed when all save opera tions are complete TIP Get into the habit of doing this at critical points in your project You can also use the STO...

Page 30: ...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 To enter...

Page 31: ...tch as a STORE AS button 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 31 but you also ca...

Page 32: ...source bank from which the copy is made contains only one after the copy the tar get bank will contain one entry only Naming library entries When naming library entries projects etc the fol lowing met...

Page 33: ...te 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 ef...

Page 34: ...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 an...

Page 35: ...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 unaf...

Page 36: ...UTILITY key 2 Check either of the two checkboxes PAN BAL and or LEVEL to select the settings to be copied 3 In either of the two boxes select either the AUX CH or the other radio button CH AUX for lev...

Page 37: ...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 Inc...

Page 38: ...M 3200 than with many other mixers See Rout ing on page 47 for full details of how the routing and assignment are managed The illustration above provides an overview of the way in which the top and re...

Page 39: ...ting 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 DM 3200 The 1...

Page 40: ...ee 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...

Page 41: ...e 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 3200 will usually mute the input to prevent possible...

Page 42: ...hannels is also shown on the screen IF AD DM providing eight channels of digital I O in ADAT lightpipe Referred to on screen as ADAT Card Can be installed in slot 1 or slot 2 Other connections MIDI co...

Page 43: ...as how to set up the footswitch see SWITCH utility on page 37 USB This is used to connect the DM 3200 to a host computer for bi directional control This is the com puter can control the DM 3200 see th...

Page 44: ...ng that you want to do this a popup appears informing you of the status of all potential clock sources Varispeed clocking Note that the DM 3200 is able to accept audio data and clock signals from vari...

Page 45: ...e 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 Cl...

Page 46: ...ource and these are shown in the table below The level of all modules is controllable via faders and adjacent odd even pairs of all modules can be linked except for the stereo buss of course The opera...

Page 47: ...e POD 3 encoder 2 in Fig ure 4 2 Routing inputs Choose between 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 fo...

Page 48: ...e for channels 1 through 32 as these are the only ones for which the input and return sources may be selected 1 Use the dial to select the destination field the left field and confirm with ENTER 2 Mov...

Page 49: ...reo buss There is a second selection called INPUT BYBASS which allows you to select the same input sources as for input routing see Input routing on page 47 These inputs are routed directly to the sel...

Page 50: ...ards 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 selecte...

Page 51: ...any buss assignment made is shown by the appropriate indicator s lighting Use these assignment keys to assign the module to the busses which in turn may be routed to multitrack inputs etc using the ro...

Page 52: ...However when this switch is not set the buss pairs can be split for individual assignment Pressing and holding the SHIFT key while pressing one of the ASSIGN keys operates a split or join function on...

Page 53: ...nd 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 busses again for mo...

Page 54: ...in Surround operations on page 75 Selecting the CR source The four dedicated keys and indicators to the right of the meters allow instant switching of the control room monitor sources and the two PHON...

Page 55: ...ed aux send or buss is 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 volume of the analog output to the...

Page 56: ...h 16 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...

Page 57: ...buttons to select the following mod ules for metering In every case the stereo buss meters are visible at the lower right of the screen The options at the extreme lower left echo the same settings mad...

Page 58: ...n INPLACE SOLO DEFEAT on page 35 When a channel is soloed its SOLO key lights and the SOLO indicator in the MONITOR section flashes or is lit when one or more channels are soloed to indicate that solo...

Page 59: ...page 20 for details The encoder control methods can also be combined automatically with the screen displays See the options Encoder Mode Follows Current Screen on page 34 and Current Screen Follows En...

Page 60: ...for comparison Compressor expander point button Use this button to change the point at which the compres sor limiter is inserted in the channel between a pre EQ PRE EQ or post EQ POST EQ position chan...

Page 61: ...inks are also visible on this screen Note that in surround mode the surround L R pan ning is displayed and set here using POD 1 when the on screen pan controls are highlighted To set a master level in...

Page 62: ...s only valid when two gates or expanders are linked This option selected using the dial and ENTER key allows the triggering for both processors to be initiated by the left channel the right channel or...

Page 63: ...to 5 0s 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...

Page 64: ...ard 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 co...

Page 65: ...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...

Page 66: ...ton circled in Figure 5 10 Module EQ screen Turn the individual band highlighted by the box on and off using the ENTER key As you make changes to the EQ setting the graph at the top of the screen chan...

Page 67: ...or Sample Snare but of course they can be used for any sound source Figure 5 11 EQ library Number Title Comment 00 Snare Drum Suitable for a snare drum 01 Bass Drum Suitable for kick bass drum 02 Samp...

Page 68: ...re In addition to being able to select the pre and post fader aux send position channels 1 through 32 can also use the return signal Input routing on page 47 as an aux send allowing recorder returns t...

Page 69: ...nce for linked 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...

Page 70: ...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...

Page 71: ...ormal unlinked stereo case the odd num bered left panpot of a pair of channels can be ganged together with the even numbered right pan pot Use the on screen GANG button to link the pan pots of the cha...

Page 72: ...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 In addition to the channel delay aux buss and stereo modu...

Page 73: ...and the ENTER key to make or break links No popup message appears when making or breaking stereo links in this way Balance One major difference between stereo linked channels and individual mono chan...

Page 74: ...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 yo...

Page 75: ...n be linked as MONO using the on screen switch Buss assignments When a surround mode is selected the 16 busses are used to feed the surround channels as follows busses 9 through 16 are used for surrou...

Page 76: ...all the ASSIGN indicators of one buss group surround matrix are turned on with one key Surround panning There are two ways of viewing and setting the pan position in the surround modes an overview and...

Page 77: ...wn 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 pa...

Page 78: ...creen Select the channel or use the cursor to move the box cursor around the screen and the POD encoders to adjust the LFE level NOTE If a channel is not assigned to the LFE adjusting the level here w...

Page 79: ...ch snapshot can of course be named for easy rec ognition later Snapshot library management The snapshot library screen is accessed through the LIBRARY key If the snapshot library is not shown use the...

Page 80: ...ntry POD 2 is used to alter the transition time Xtion This time can also be copied to and from library entries Finally the POD 2 switch STORE is used to store the current settings to the selected slot...

Page 81: ...s effect returns WARNING Since there are no dedicated effect returns the chan nels used for returns also have aux feeds that may acci dentally be used to feed the effects being returned on that channe...

Page 82: ...effect is cho sen from the library all on screen controls change to match those of the base effect Figure 6 3 Effect setting POD 1 POD 2 POD 3 POD 4 INPUT type selection mono or stereo INPUT Sets the...

Page 83: ...nts Pre delay PRE DELAY 50ms 500ms Feedback FEEDBACK 0 90 Soft compressor COMPRESSOR uses 2 rows of PODs Threshold level THRESHOLD 40dB 1dB Ratio RATIO 1 1 00 1 inf Attack time ATTACK 0 05s 5 00s Rele...

Page 84: ...ect parameters Number Name LCD indication 000 Ambience Bright 1 Ambi Bright 1 001 Ambience Bright 2 Ambi Bright 2 002 Ambience Bright 3 Ambi Bright 3 003 Ambience Dark Ambi Dark 004 Ambience Midnight...

Page 85: ...ight 041 Hall Big Clear Hall Big Clear 042 Hall Big Predelayed Hall BigPredelay 043 Hall Big Warm Hall Big Warm 044 Hall Cathedral 12s Hall Cathdral12s 045 Hall Cathedral 7s Hall Cathedral7s 046 Hall...

Page 86: ...Plat Big Bright 079 Plate Big Clear Plat Big Clear 080 Plate Big Warm Plat Big Warm 081 Plate Tight Plat Tight 082 Room Bathroom Room Bathroom 083 Room CD Master Room CD Master 084 Room Dark Mellow 5...

Page 87: ...1 Blues 1 Suitable for a front pickup blues guitar style 13 Blues 2 Blues 2 A rather stronger sound than the previous Blues 1 sound 14 Vocal Dist Vocal Dist Useful if you need distorted vocals 15 Roc...

Page 88: ...Rhythm G Rhythm G Use this setting with rhythm guitars 47 Bass EX Bass EX Use with bass guitars and instruments De esser 48 De esser De esser Use this to reduce sibilance Phaser 49 Phaser Phaser Basi...

Page 89: ...1 120bpm 1 Use this at 120bpm 80 120bpm 2 120bpm 2 Use this at 120bpm 81 150bpm 1 150bpm 1 Use this at 150bpm 82 150bpm 2 150bpm 2 Use this at 150bpm Chorus 83 Chorus Chorus The basic chorus sound 84...

Page 90: ...w up Glow up Pitch shift and feedback for an interesting effect 112 Mystery Mystery A sound of mystery Flanger 113 Flanger Flanger A sparkling flanger setting 114 G Flanger 1 G Flanger 1 Use this flan...

Page 91: ...MIDI control of the DM 3200 or the DM 3200 to control another device MTC 3 is a dedicated MIDI Time Code port Enable and disable these ports along with the physical MIDI ports by using the cursor key...

Page 92: ...tly for the three types of library recall 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 assig...

Page 93: ...devices on the right of the screen that may be controlled by the DM 3200 SUPPORTED DEVICES 4 When a device to be controlled by the DM 3200 is selected in the list move the cursor to the ADD button and...

Page 94: ...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...

Page 95: ...stereo fader the channel SEL keys on the DM 3200 which arm the tracks on the remote external device Use the dial 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 1...

Page 96: ...ill 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 a message if no mapping has been recalled The MAP fi...

Page 97: ...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 locati...

Page 98: ...hich 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...

Page 99: ...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 locat...

Page 100: ...ts 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 This loca...

Page 101: ...in point when the unit drops into record RECORD lights until the out point when the DM 3200 punches out Repeat until you re happy with the take 3 To review the punch recording press the IN OUT key so...

Page 102: ...impedance 100 Return nominal input level 2dBu headroom 16dB impedance 10k ASSIGNABLE RETURNS BAL 1 through 4 Balanced 1 4 jacks Nominal input level 4dBu Headroom 16dB Input impedance 5k ASSIGNABLE SEN...

Page 103: ...24 bit word length Sampling frequencies Internal 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz high sampling frequencies External 6 0 Signal delay 1 7ms Fs 48kHz LINE IN to STEREO OUTPUT 0 85ms Fs 96kHz LINE IN to STE...

Page 104: ...0 5dB 1 0dB MIC LINE to STEREO OUTPUTa 0 5dB 1 5dB MIC LINE to STEREO OUTPUTa a MIC LINE to channel module to STEREO OUTPUT channel and stereo faders at 0dB pan hard left or hard right 20Hz 20kHz 44 1...

Page 105: ...rily indicate an error Figure 9 1 Dimensional drawing MM v MM v MM v MM v MM v MM v Action Message Meaning Already assigned The RECORD key has already been assigned to a remote unit Automation data an...

Page 106: ...empt has been made to make an invalid fader group Fader groups on page 74 Cannot create more than 128 projects There is a limit of 128 projects that can be created on one CF card Delete an unwanted pr...

Page 107: ...d or retry with another card 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 3200 has failed because...

Page 108: ...ined Clock Info WORD New clock source is out of range Master clock is unchaged Press ENTER to continue A clock source has been changed but the new clock is out of the permissible range COMP EXP Librar...

Page 109: ...to restart the DM 3200 following a change of sampling frequency Data change was applied Date and time have been changed Data has not been changed Date and time have not been changed Device is not acti...

Page 110: ...roject Name PROJECT ORCA Project FS 44 1kHz Press ENTER to continue Information about a library entry EQ Format CF Card All data on the card will be deleted Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to c...

Page 111: ...roject is loading Master DELAY Time Update setup Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation that the delay values are to be updated MC Transport Maps 0 MMC open ID 120 1 MTC Generat...

Page 112: ...K 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 PROJECT DM3200 0 Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key...

Page 113: ...r master Re assign fader grouping Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key to cancel Confirmation when re assigning a fader group master Re assign fader mute group Press ENTER to confirm or a cursor key...

Page 114: ...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 Snapshot Preset 1 bbb NAME TASCAM DAT...

Page 115: ...d This name is already assigned The name of the newly created project already exists on the card as a project name This project is the current project Can t change The current project cannot be rename...

Page 116: ...9 Specifications Block diagram 116 TASCAM DM 3200 Owner s Manual Block diagram Figure 9 3 Block diagram...

Page 117: ...9 Specifications Level diagram TASCAM DM 3200 Owner s Manual 117 Level diagram Figure 9 4 Level diagram...

Page 118: ...Notes 118 TASCAM DM 3200 Owner s Manual...

Page 119: ...Notes TASCAM DM 3200 Owner s Manual 119...

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