Digital Mixing Console
AUTOMATION GUIDE
D00889210B
Page 1: ...Digital Mixing Console AUTOMATION GUIDE D00889210B...
Page 2: ...nction 13 AUTO FILES 13 Top line 13 AUTO CONFIG 14 MODULE 14 ALL MODULE 14 ALL CNTRLS 14 ALL 14 COPY 14 PASTE 14 REVERT key 14 Undo Redo 15 Channel LED Indicators 15 4 Operation Setting Up Your Mix 16...
Page 3: ...g a new fader move over previous Dynamic fader moves with Auto Revert disabled 20 Figure 16 Writing a new POD or encoder move over previous Dynamic moves with Auto Revert disabled 20 Figure 17 Write t...
Page 4: ...y First Letter Caps for names of operational modes and functions Automated Controls The following mixer controls of the TASCAM DM can be automated Fader levels Mutes Panning including surround panning...
Page 5: ...your fingernails to touch them the fader will not register as having been touched Setup There are two possible sources of timecode to which the TASCAM DM s automation can lock Both are equal in funct...
Page 6: ...ion screens 2 Load an existing project or create a new one as described in the Owner s Manual About projects and libraries NOTE Any automation data currently active that has not been stored will be de...
Page 7: ...ture reference Write some fader moves 11 Once you have the mix basically set up write some fader moves With timecode running press the WRITE key Touch a fader with your finger and move it up or down R...
Page 8: ...e the mix moves After the encoder movement has stopped for one second the control will automatically return to its setting before being moved if the control sense timeout parameter is set appro priate...
Page 9: ...en to it If mix data already exists the control enters write rehearsal when timecode is received any movement of the control will be heard but not written If no mix data exists it enters static ready...
Page 10: ...place with their settings stored in the mix file Static automation Any control in Static mode will automatically update its setting in the mix file whenever that control is moved NOTE The control s mo...
Page 11: ...y or using the POD 1 encoder and switch toggles between the displays AUTOMATION ENGINE This on screen button enables disables the TASCAM DM s automation system When enabled AUTO is displayed in the up...
Page 12: ...ll 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 wh...
Page 13: ...y for the PODs encoders or switch controls 1 Enable the Global Write mode 2 Press and hold the TOUCH key and while holding down this key move the control to start a write from the control s current va...
Page 14: ...lay will only be applied to the specified control on the selected channel ALL MODULE When selected the changes in this display are applied to a single control across all chan nels For example with ALL...
Page 15: ...n OL STATUS indicator immedi ately above the fader When automating a mix these indicators can be used to show whether a channel is writing reading or reverting Use the OPTION display screen to set the...
Page 16: ...automation system automatically changes that control from Static mode to Dynamic mode in order to read mix moves Controls that have not had mix moves written to them remain in Static mode even if thos...
Page 17: ...c 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 9 Existing Static Fader Position Mix Move Touch Fader Release Fader or Stop Timecode Revert Time Fader Movement Figure 10 Writing a POD or encoder move over a previous...
Page 18: ...sec 6 sec 7 sec 9 Existing Fader Move Mix Move Touch Fader Release Fader or Stop Timecode Revert Time Fader Movement Figure 12 Writing a new POD or encoder move over a previous Dynamic move with Auto...
Page 19: ...the diagrams below to see how this works e Figure 13 Writing a new fader move over a previous Static fader position with Auto Revert disabled 8 sec 8 sec 12 6 3 0 3 6 12 12 6 3 0 3 6 12 1 sec 2 sec 3...
Page 20: ...5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 9 Existing Fader Move Mix Move Touch Fader Release Fader Press REVERT or stop Time Code Fader Movement Revert Time Figure 16 Writing a new POD or encoder move over previous Dynamic m...
Page 21: ...Write or Trim mode while timecode is running will not perform a Write To End operation AUTO REVERT must be enabled to use Write To End See the diagrams below to understand how this works Figure 17 Wri...
Page 22: ...7 sec 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 9 Existing Static POD Position Mix Move Move POD Release POD Stop Time Code POD Movement Figure 20 Write to End over previous Dynamic POD or encoder mov...
Page 23: ...atic mode even if those controls are on the same channel as a control that has had other mix data written to it In write mode existing events are not replayed but in trim mode they are played back and...
Page 24: ...are touch sen sitive even though they are not Writing switch events over a Static switch position simply adds the new switch events When writing new switch events over previous ones the TASCAM DM aut...
Page 25: ...s pressed or when timecode stops See the diagram below to understand this behavior Figure 22 Writing new switch events over previous switch events with Auto Revert disabled 8 sec 8 sec 8 sec 1 sec 2 s...
Page 26: ...End operation AUTO REVERT must be enabled to use Write To End This is called Write To End In this case any switch events existing in the time between the end of auto mation recording and the end of t...
Page 27: ...t replayed but in trim mode they are played back and merged Trim all If TRIM ALL is enabled in the AUTO SETUP screen a con trol can be trimmed while timecode is running to adjust the level of that con...
Page 28: ...touch sensitive even though they are not When a Revert occurs the control smoothly matches back to its previous data based on the amount of Revert Time set That previous data could be a con trol s St...
Page 29: ...ming fader moves with Auto Revert disabled 8 sec 8 sec 12 6 3 0 3 6 12 12 6 3 0 3 6 12 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 9 Existing Fader Move Mix Mov...
Page 30: ...ode is running will not perform a Write To End operation See the diagrams below to understand how this works Figure 28 Trimming fader moves with Trim to End enabled 8 sec 8 sec 12 6 3 0 3 6 12 12 6 3...
Page 31: ...e with Trim or Write mode Start the timecode Move a control to its desired position You will hear the audio follow the move Press the WRITE or TRIM key to instantly punch that control into automation...
Page 32: ...new mix moves written to that control will be dynamic mix moves If it becomes necessary to alter a control s starting point before the first dynamic move written Initial Edit is used 1 While holding S...
Page 33: ...sec 8 sec 12 6 3 0 3 6 12 12 6 3 0 3 6 12 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 12 6 3 0 3 6 12 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec 6 sec 7 sec 9 After Initial...
Page 34: ...ects controls in Static mode the library recall switch event becomes dynamic mix data However the controls themselves remain in Static mode with their Initial Status unaffected In this case if a dynam...
Page 35: ...have existing dynamic automation moves In this case the mix moves of the group slaves are main tained while following the overall moves of the Group Master Essentially this is using the move ments of...
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