Contents
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TASCAM DM-4800
User’s Manual
1 : Introduction
Computer (DAW) integration
............................... 10
Other key points
...................................................... 10
Please read this manual
......................................... 10
About the DM-4800
........................................... 11
Inputs ..................................................................... 11
Channel modules .................................................. 11
Channel destinations ............................................ 12
Outputs.................................................................. 12
Effects
......................................................................... 12
Unpacking the DM-4800
.................................. 12
About the manual
............................................... 13
What’s in the manual
............................................. 13
1, “Introduction” (page 10).................................. 13
2, “Basic operational concepts” (page 17) .......... 13
3, “Connections” (page 48) .................................. 13
4, “Routing & assignment” (page 58).................. 13
5, “Channel modules” (page 71).......................... 13
6, “Effects” (page 94) ........................................... 13
7, “MIDI” (page 96)............................................... 13
8, “Remote operation” (page 105) ...................... 13
9, “Specifications” (page 118).............................. 13
Notes and warnings
................................................ 13
Before you start
................................................... 14
Special notes for touch-sensitive faders
14
Copyright, etc.
....................................................... 14
The features of the DM-4800
....................... 15
Control section
......................................................... 16
Monitoring section
.................................................. 16
Module & fader layer control section
................. 16
Encoder section
........................................................ 16
Modifier section (SHIFT & CTRL keys)
................. 16
Library section and CF card slot
........................... 16
Machine control section
......................................... 16
Analog input section
.............................................. 16
2 : Basic operational concepts
What’s on the screen?
...................................... 18
Jumping to commonly-used screens
........ 18
Setting a USER screen
............................................. 19
Fader layers
............................................................. 19
Smart keys
............................................................... 19
Other global modifier keys
........................... 20
Special controls
..................................................... 20
The PODs
................................................................... 20
Encoders
.................................................................... 22
Flipping the encoders
............................................. 22
Encoder mappings
.............................................. 23
Reading the encoder indicators
........................... 24
Pan settings ........................................................... 24
EQ settings............................................................. 24
Module levels and AUX sends .............................. 25
Dynamics settings.................................................. 25
Other settings........................................................ 25
Encoder behavior (fine and coarse) ..................... 26
“Fat channel”
.......................................................... 27
Dynamics processors
............................................... 27
EQ controls
................................................................28
Aux send levels
........................................................ 28
Pan control
................................................................28
Copy and paste of parameters
.................... 29
To copy channel parameters ................................ 29
To paste channel parameters ............................... 29
To paste only the gate parameters ...................... 29
To paste only the compressor/expander
parameters.......................................................... 29
To paste only the EQ parameters......................... 29
The SCREEN key..................................................... 29
UTILITY copying
.................................................... 30
Copying within a module
...................................... 30
Copying between modules
................................... 31
Protecting parameters
............................................ 31
CF cards
......................................................................32
Formatting a new card
........................................... 32
Shutting down the DM-4800
........................ 33
IMPORTANT CAUTION!!! ...................................... 33
How to shut down the DM-4800.......................... 33
Starting up the DM-4800
....................................... 33
About projects and libraries
......................... 34
Setting the date and time
...................................... 35
Naming the DM-4800
.............................................. 35
Creating a new project
........................................... 35
To set up a new project from scratch .................. 36
Using a template ................................................... 36
Managing projects
................................................... 36
Loading a project .................................................. 36
Copying a project .................................................. 36
Deleting a project ................................................. 36
Renaming a project
........................................... 37
Protecting a project .............................................. 37
Saving project data
................................................. 37
Library management
......................................... 38
Using library banks................................................ 38
Viewing library entries.......................................... 39
Recalling library entries ........................................ 39
Storing library entries ........................................... 39
Deleting library entries ......................................... 39
Library utilities
......................................................... 39
Target parameters................................................. 40
Source parameters ................................................ 40
Naming library entries
...................................... 41
