5 – Channel modules : Dynamics processors
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TASCAM DM-4800
User’s Manual
Gate library entries
These gate settings may be
used as they are or used as jumping-off points for
your own settings.
Trigger settings
As mentioned earlier, the DM-4800 can have sources
assigned to triggers (up to eight), allowing dynamics
processors to be triggered by a wide range of input
signals.
The assignment of the eight input triggers is done
from the
ROUTING INPUT
screen.
1
Press the
ROUTING
key until the
INPUT
screen
is shown.
2
Use POD 3 to select the
DYN TRIGGER
(dynamics
trigger) option.
3
Use POD 4 to select the source group for the
first trigger: mic/line inputs (
M/L
), one of the
three
TDIF
inputs, the
ADAT
inputs, the digital
inputs (
DIN
), the eight assignable returns (
ASN
RTN
), the returns from the internal effects (
EFF
RTN
), the input from the 2-track recorder
(
2TRIN
) or the slot cards (
SLOT 1
through
SLOT 4)
.
Although the
OSC
(oscillator) and
LOOPBACK
options are available, they are not particularly
useful here.
4
Move the cursor to the
DYN TRIGGER 1
field, and
use the wheel to select the input from the
source group.
5
Press
ENTER
when the input is 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 compressor/expander. Note that
the same trigger can be used for many different
processors.
TIP
You can set up eight consecutive inputs as the eight
input triggers by moving the cursor to the bottom of
the screen (
BATCH SETUP
), selecting a group of eight
inputs using the wheel, and pressing
ENTER
. This
batch assignment can later be “fine-tuned”, changing
only one or two entries in the list, if required.
Program
Number
Name
Comment
000
Noise Gate1
General noise gate setting
001
Noise Gate2
General noise gate setting
002
Kick Gate1
Suitable for bass (kick) drum
003
Kick Gate2
Another kick drum setting
004
Snare Gate1
Useful when recording snare drums
005
Snare Gate2
Another snare setting
006
Toms Gate
Use when recording the toms of a drum kit
007
Slow Gate
A gate with slow response
008
Bass Gate1
The settings suit a bass
009
Base Gate2
Another bass gate setting
010
E Guitar Clean1
Suitable for clean electric guitars
011
E Gt Distortion
Suitable for distorted electric guitars
012
E Gt Heavy Dist.
Suitable for heavily distorted guitars
Table 5.5: Gate/Expander preset library entries
Figure 5.8: Assigning dynamics processor triggers
