2 – Using TMCompanion : Timecode/Transport window
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TASCAM DM
TMCompanion software guide
Timecode/Transport window
Use the
Window
->
Timecode/Transport
menu item to
bring up the transport window.
NOTE
To use the timecode display, you must use the prefer-
ences to set the MIDI port used by the MTC (see “MIDI
Time Code” on page 8).
This window has two appearances; a fixed size and a
resizeable appearance. Change between them by
clicking in the timecode area.
Click on the on-screen transport buttons, which work
in the same way as the physical transport keys on the
TASCAM DM. Note the “return to start” button
which has no physical counterpart.
As timecode is received through the appropriate
MIDI port, the display updates.
Meter bridge
This allows all channels, all busses and all aux sends,
along with the stereo buss, to be metered.
Select
Meter Bridge
from the
Windows
menu.
Note that this window comes in three “fold-out” sec-
tions, accessed by the triangular controls on the left
of the window. Figure 7,
Meter Bridge window
shows all sections displayed.
The top control section of the window allows the
meter settings to be made: the type can be either
Regular
(peak) or
Average
(more similar to VU meter
response). Sliders allow the
Meter Decay Rate
and
Peak
Hold Time
to be set and a check box provides
Infinite
peak hold time. The
Clear Peaks
button resets pesak
hold displays.
The pickoff points for the meters can then be set. For
channels 1 through 48 (DM-4800) or 1 through 32
(DM-3200), the choices are:
Input
,
Pre Gate
,
Post Gate
,
Pre Insert
and
Post Fader
. Consult the block diagram in
the
Owner’s Manual
if you are unsure of where these
belong.
For channels 49 through 64 (DM-4800) or 33
through 49 (DM-3200), thse choices are restricted to
Input
or
Post Fader
.
For the busses (and aux sends) the choices are:
Pre
Comp
(compressor),
Pre Fader
and
Post Fader
.
Figure 6: Fixed size (top) and resizeable (bottom)
transport window
Figure 7: Meter Bridge window
