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Part IV–Mixer Controls

TASCAM SX-1

Reference Manual

Below is an example of writing a soft knob (labeled
POD) move over a previous static position with Auto
Revert enabled:

Below is an example of writing a new fader move
over a previous Dynamic fader move with Auto
Revert enabled:

8 sec

Control

Sense

Timeout

+12

-3

-6

-12

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-6

-12

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Existing Static POD Position

Mix Move

Move POD

Release POD

Revert

Time

POD Movement

8 sec

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Existing Fader Move

Mix Move

Touch Fader

Release Fader

Revert

Time

Fader Movement

Summary of Contents for SX-1

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Page 5: ...Common buttons 20 Part II Monitoring Signals and Selecting Screens Chapter 3 Monitoring Audio Output Control 21 Monitor Section 21 CONTROL ROOM 21 STUDIO Section 22 TALKBACK Select 22 Monitor Level 23...

Page 6: ...ages 57 The philosophy 57 VGA Routing Displays 57 Panel Routing 57 Mixer Routing 58 Before we continue a word about mixer Bypass and Loopback 58 HDR Routing 58 Effects Routing 58 Insert Presets 59 LCD...

Page 7: ...atic Control Positions 104 Combining Library Recall With Dynamic Mix Moves 105 Automating Groups 105 Part V Effects Chapter 14 Working with Effects The Philosophy how it works 106 VGA Effects Screens...

Page 8: ...151 VGA SMF Management Tab 151 VGA Main Menu SMF Commands 151 MIDI Monitoring 152 MIDI Overview Screen 152 LCD MIDI In Overview Screen 153 LCD MIDI Out Overview Screen 153 MIDI Naming Tab 154 Chapter...

Page 9: ...VGA UI Settings Tab 182 LCD Meter Screen 183 LCD Miscellaneous Screen 183 LCD Time Screen 184 About your SX 1 184 The SX 1 Menu 185 System Settings 185 System Settings Screens 185 VGA Global Tab Syste...

Page 10: ...equencer The chapters address individual features such as mixer automation or editing MIDI data As such learning about a specific section of the SX 1 s functionality is as simple as reading the approp...

Page 11: ...than one function for example a main and shift function the Shift function is explained in Multi Function Keys on page 12 it is written as ENABLED ALL INPUT the main function is listed first and the...

Page 12: ...es which change according to the LCD s current display screen and selected text or number field These are cursor con trol navigation numeric note value and alphabet character entry Four ancillary keys...

Page 13: ...control Spin the dial clockwise to play audio and MIDI forward and spin the dial coun terclockwise to play audio and MIDI backwards Playback speed is determined by how fast you spin the Jog Dial The J...

Page 14: ...y as your main screen The LCD display always follows the selection keys in the MAIN DISPLAY MODES section To have an external VGA follow these keys press the MAIN DISPLAY key above the LCD ACCESS sect...

Page 15: ...cally use the Control key and Macintosh systems use the Comand key with other keys as keyboard shortcuts the SX 1 uses the Alt key together with other keys for this purpose ACTIVE MENU This virtual ke...

Page 16: ...working with and managing your project You can get a clear picture of all the tracks in your project and perform a variety of tasks including creating audio and MIDI tracks assigning takes selecting...

Page 17: ...the gray bar to scroll horizontally in time through the project And left clicking to the left or right of the gray bar moves the playhead back or forward respectively by one screen TIP You can zoom in...

Page 18: ...selection s Edit In and Out points The top right display shows the selection s sync point while the bottom right display shows the selection s length Readouts for each display can be in SMPTE hours m...

Page 19: ...The bottom field shows the name of your current Mix the SX 1 allows multiple mix files to be associated with a project Mixes are managed from the VGA s Mix Tab in the Automation screen Main Time Code...

Page 20: ...pressing ENTER on the Keypad NEW Creates a new entry for the currently selected parameter or item RECALL Restores from memory the currently selected highlighted parameter or item STORE Saves to memor...

Page 21: ...on the source monitored is the Cue mix AUX 1 2 When the AUX 1 2 LED is on the source monitored is the Aux 1 and 2 sends AUX 3 4 With the AUX 3 4 LED illuminated the source monitored is the Aux 3 and 4...

Page 22: ...The SOURCE key allows you to choose the source signal that you want to monitor through your Studio speakers Multiple presses of this key allow you to toggle through the following sources STEREO When t...

Page 23: ...x this is accomplished by muting every thing going to the Master L R buss except the soloed channel USER DEFINED In operating system OS Ver sion 1 0 when the USER DEFINED LED is on the solo mode monit...

Page 24: ...ents like the HDR or the Sequencer of your studio with a single button press HDR Press HDR to hear just the hard disc recorder All other audio inputs to the console will be muted SEQ Press SEQ to hear...

Page 25: ...on the slanted front panel AUTO MODE These LED indicators reflect the SX 1 s current automation status ALL SAFE Indicates that automation will not be recorded INIT EDIT Indicates that the automation...

Page 26: ...indicators will light High sampling rates will be available in Version 2 HDR RECORD These LED indicators reflect the Hard Disk Recorder s resolution input and record monitoring states 24 BIT Indicates...

Page 27: ...IN DISPLAY MODE keys EXTERNAL When the EXTERNAL LED is on the screens recalled by the MAIN DISPLAY MODES keys appear on both the LCD and the external VGA display at the same time TIP VGA screens can a...

Page 28: ...etting View Menu The VGA display s menu bar also provides a View menu which mirrors the hardware keys of the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section Zoom commands are also available if you prefer an alternative to...

Page 29: ...Tempo screen where a project s Tempo and met ronome settings may be modified WAVEFORM The WAVEFORM key recalls the Waveform screen where a selected channel s sample accurate waveforms can be viewed an...

Page 30: ...adjusts the viewing angle and contrast of the LCD screen Soft Keys The functions of these keys change according to the current LCD screen MENU The MENU soft key is dedicated to turning the soft keys A...

Page 31: ...the playhead to the beginning of the first event in the project The JUMP Right key will locate the playhead to the end of the last event in the project this is how the TASCAM MX 2424 works ABSOLUTE W...

Page 32: ...this screen to manage the SX 1 s transport communication with external devices REC CHANNEL This parameter determines which channel strip on the SX 1 will act as the first channel for remote track arm...

Page 33: ...tape machine this family of machines includes the TASCAM DA 88 and DA 78HR to the list This function will be available in Version 1 5 ADAT Use this selection to create a device profile for controllin...

Page 34: ...otocol allows designating up to 4 tracks as Analog and any number as digital tracks Most Analog VTRs only have 2 audio channels so if the number of Rec Arm channels is set to 2 the SX 1 will use Analo...

Page 35: ...ince MTC is a low precision signal that is further compromised by sharing the Midi data stream with regular note and controller information the SX 1 provides an MTC only input to pipe the Timecode inf...

Page 36: ...to go into record and as soon as the HDR locks to the external Timecode it will automatically do the punch in This is useful if you have a project in a PC DAW that you wish to transfer to the SX 1 ov...

Page 37: ...bled it is not necessary to press the transport s RECORD key as the SX 1 will automatically drop into record when the transport passes the Autopunch In point When Autopunch is enabled the transport s...

Page 38: ...SX 1 to the spot where you want to capture a locate point 2 Press CAPTURE The key s associated LED will light to show that the SX 1 has captured the time value The SX 1 will auto number locate points...

Page 39: ...lays the time stamp of the currently selected high lighted locate point Secondly the selected locate point s time stamp can be changed by entering a new time and pressing the STORE button Loop Enabled...

Page 40: ...ad From the LCD ACCESS section press TRANSPORT then press the soft key next to REGISTER to recall this screen SMPTE FORMAT Switches between the different possible timecode displays SMPTE hours minutes...

Page 41: ...FS key in the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section Then use the NEXT PAGE soft key to scroll to the SETTINGS screen labeled SURROUND To change the surround mode use the left and right arrow keys of the keypad Su...

Page 42: ...elected the panning paradigm for the chan nel becomes Quad with the exception that the Boom send still works There is a slider labeled Boom dB which is the send for the subwoofer or LFE Low Frequency...

Page 43: ...ording and if necessary surround monitoring for example if you don t have a dedicated surround monitoring box Mixdown Mode With Surround Mode enabled Mixdown take names will reflect six tracks or four...

Page 44: ...io SPDIF etc All the routing pages and menus will update to reflect the currently selected Surround Mode The image here shows how the Fader Bank Mixer Buss screen appears in 5 1 mode notice there are...

Page 45: ...channel s input and red on peaks NOTE When turning on the SX 1 the faders move as they are automatically calibrated Make sure that nothing is rest ing on the surface and that the faders are free to pe...

Page 46: ...CHANNEL PAN and CUE key settings VIRTUAL CHANNEL PAN The VIRTUAL CHANNEL PAN key determines whether the virtual pots will function as EQ Aux Sends and a pan pot for the selected Channel Strip the cha...

Page 47: ...indow of all the mixer s channels groups returns and sends Select the channel you want to see and the entire Channel screen will update to show that selection keys Click on the keys to step through th...

Page 48: ...ION module determines the channel s position in the stereo or surround field Phase This button reverses the selected channel s phase by 180 Trim dB Use this fader to trim the selected channel s audio...

Page 49: ...semitones here although the LCD CHANNEL screen also provides the traditional Q value They are only active with the Parametric and Notch EQ curves BYP These keys bypass their associated EQ band not th...

Page 50: ...being re triggered Hyst dB Short for Hysteresis this parameter pro vides a way of fine tuning the clamping action of the gate The higher the value the less gate chatter which often happens with gates...

Page 51: ...l that dictates how the dynamics will behave The selections are Self Side or Both Aux ON OFF This button opens the selected channel s Aux On Off dialog AUX1 On to AUX6 On These buttons turn their resp...

Page 52: ...channel delay controls are available from the LCD The trim controls are different from the pre mixer channel input trim controls found on the top of the SX 1 These trim controls allow you to adjust th...

Page 53: ...keyboard Notes Each library setting can have important com mentaries saved along with the preset These notes can be edited at any time from the PS 2 keyboard IMPORT This key lets you import a library...

Page 54: ...rollers buss assignments and effect plug in settings VGA Scene Tab From the AUTOMATION screen click on the Scene tab Here you can name save and recall scenes Library In this window you can see the sce...

Page 55: ...he SCENE key and then the LIBRARY soft key TRANS TIME The amount of time it takes to move from the mixer s current scene to a scene that has just been recalled IMPORT Recalls the screen where you can...

Page 56: ...brary screen from which you can name store and recall the mixer s patch setups SCENE This key recalls the SCENE library screen from which you can name store and recall mixer Scenes EQ This key recalls...

Page 57: ...eled AUX OUT 1 could not send out Direct Out 12 or Buss 1 Out or Mixer Bypass 1 Out or any number of other sources This means that you can use any combination of rele vant I O to solve a number of dif...

Page 58: ...to route signals directly from inputs to outputs or directly from outputs to inputs Mixer Bypass and Loopback accomplish these tasks by providing audio streams outside of the normal mixing console en...

Page 59: ...NALOG OUT DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT OPTION CARD IN 1 OPTION CARD IN 2 OPTION CARD IN 3 OPTION CARD OUT 1 OPTION CARD OUT 2 OPTION CARD OUT 3 MIXER IN DIRECT OUT BYPASS LOOP BACK BUSSES HDR EFFECTS INSERT...

Page 60: ...l In the Insert Send field select Analog Aux Out 1 and in the Insert Receive field select Analog Input 1 If this Insert were inserted on Mixer Channel 1 the result would be the following signal from c...

Page 61: ...t 2 on the PS 2 keyboard and look at the top of a channel strip for the Insert button Right clicking on the Insert button will bring up this dialog Here you can select which insert the channel in ques...

Page 62: ...determine the Insert s Destination or receive use the DEST destination knob at the bottom of the screen Otherwise the functionality of the inserts is the same as the VGA Actually routing the insert to...

Page 63: ...ves forward through the routing screens Bussing The mixer has a total of eight busses not including the Cue monitor Studio and Control Room outs and Master L R busses VGA Controls A channel can be ass...

Page 64: ...AUX to reach this screen TIP Keep in mind that it s not necessary to have a Fader screen up just to move a buss level If the buss fader bank has been recalled to the surface you can just move the fad...

Page 65: ...c tive busses CUE This key assigns the selected mixer channel to the Cue output ST This key assigns the selected mixer channel to the Master L R output RET 1 8 This screen shows the return assignments...

Page 66: ...TIP Keep in mind that it s not necessary to have a Fader screen up just to move an Aux send level If the Aux send fader bank has been recalled to the surface you can just move the faders directly on...

Page 67: ...lected press MIX in the MAIN DISPLAY MODE From the FADER BANK section press BANK MODE so that the PRESET LED is on Then press RTN GRP to reach this screen TIP Keep in mind that it s not necessary to h...

Page 68: ...saved right along with the preset These notes can be edited at any time from the PS 2 keyboard IMPORT This key lets you import a library entry from another project Press IMPORT and browse through the...

Page 69: ...pearance to the LINK keys found on the mixer channels in the MIXER screens Press the LINK key to gang the selected channel with an adjacent channel the next even channel if the selected channel is odd...

Page 70: ...NO Sets the cue pan for the selected chan nel to mono LINKS This key opens the LINKS dialog which contains the selected channel s available parameters for linking AUX Makes or breaks the selected chan...

Page 71: ...e key to select the type of fader you want to add as either a Master or Slave DISSOLVE Dissolves the group when the group master is selected DELETE Removes the selected Slave fader from the Slaves win...

Page 72: ...teps 1 Select a slave fader that is part of the group of Slave faders you want to control Press the channel s SEL key and then press CHANNEL in the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section to view the slave fader s...

Page 73: ...ANK keys 1 16 HDR IN Use the 1 16 HDR IN key to recall audio mixer channels 1 to 16 which default to the 16 analog inputs making sure the USER BANK LED is lit if not press BANK MODE and press 1 16 HDR...

Page 74: ...32 in two groups of 16 Return Group Buss Aux and all the MIDI channel banks in four groups of 16 channels each for a total of 64 MIDI channels See the preset fader bank screen examples below TIP The M...

Page 75: ...for the user bank screen you want to view The example below has several different channel types arranged on a single screen and saved as a User Bank for quick recall Creating a User Fader bank VGA To...

Page 76: ...system names and user defined names ASSIGN SEL CHAN Selects a channel to be edited SET TO DEFAULT Returns the currently selected User Bank back to its default setup SELECT CHANS Selects a channel to...

Page 77: ...sec tion and then clicking on the corresponding tab for the overview you want to see These screens show all the signals running through the mixer at a glance TIP The Overview screens can also be reca...

Page 78: ...usses group masters Aux sends cue and L R Master busses The pan positions for the channel busses are also shown LCD Mixer Overview Screen Press OVERVIEW from the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section then press t...

Page 79: ...at once Peak Average and Cur rent The white dot to the right of the meter when sig nal is present is RMS or Average the peak LED that holds for a few seconds is Peak and the regular meter shows curre...

Page 80: ...uch sensitivity of the faders is responding prop erly always use the pads of your fingers to move the faders If you use another device such as a pencil ruler or even your fingernail the fader will not...

Page 81: ...audio Similarly to the Static Con troller State the new final resting position of the control is in the project file separate from the con trol s static position as stored in an individual mix file G...

Page 82: ...control takes into account both its Ini tial Status and any dynamic automation The illustra tion below shows what Initial Status looks like with respect to dynamic automation data Once a control cont...

Page 83: ...the Global Modes The main advantage of the Rehearse mode is that in this mode the SX 1 behaves exactly as if the control is being written to but without actually writing data For example when rehearsi...

Page 84: ...the AUTOMATION screen press the Mix tab Here you can name save and recall mixes Highlight the mix to be loaded or deleted in the Mix field and press the LOAD or DELETE button as appropri ate In the c...

Page 85: ...en mirrors the MIX tab from the VGA AUTOMATION screen From the MAIN DISPLAY MODES section press AUTOMATION and then the MIX soft key to reach this screen TIP A project s associated mixes can also be r...

Page 86: ...d Modes TOUCH KEEP Use the TOUCH KEEP key to use the Touch function which overwrites soft knob or rotary encoder data at the current setting erasing pre vious moves Since these controls are not touch...

Page 87: ...t Edit mode Init Edit allows editing of any control s initial status as described above Exiting Init Edit saves the edit There is no Undo for this operation The INIT DISCARD is used to Undo an Init Ed...

Page 88: ...SPLAY is set to EXTERNAL other wise use the Alt 5 combination on the PS 2 key board These screens provide control of all the SX 1 s automation parameters TIP Working with data in the AUTOMATION screen...

Page 89: ...Name This field shows the name of the control dis played in the automation track window You can click on the arrow to select a control to view Status Mode Click on the arrow to select the con trol s...

Page 90: ...ents of controls and or to create average values of detailed control movements You may want to use this when sharp control movements are too audible Events selected These are available when events are...

Page 91: ...Events History Screens The Event List tab allows offline editing of the selected track s automation data The History tab shows the SX 1 s global undo history and is the same as viewing this tab in oth...

Page 92: ...movements are too audible SCROLL When depressed the event list follows the playhead it scrolls When not depressed the event list does not follow the playhead Event Display Filters Selects the type of...

Page 93: ...be written to the end of the project overwriting any data already there This operates independently of the setting of Auto Revert Trim Auto Revert Enables auto revert during Trim automation Auto Reve...

Page 94: ...his screen are identical to the parameters found in the VGA Global automation tab and are explained on the previous pages Only those parame ters that are unique to this LCD screen are explained here F...

Page 95: ...ontrols that have not had mix moves written to them remain Static even if those controls are on the same channel as a control that has had dynamic mix data written to it By default all controls are in...

Page 96: ...NTROL SENSE TIMEOUT has expired without the control being moved CONTROL SENSE TIMEOUT allows the soft knob controls to respond as if they are touch sensitive even though they are not When a Revert occ...

Page 97: ...Revert enabled 8 sec 8 sec Control Sense Timeout 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 Static POD Position Mix...

Page 98: ...trols that are writing mix moves will stop writing simultaneously when REVERT AUTO FADE is pressed or play stops When a Revert is triggered by pressing STOP the Revert Time is still applied to the con...

Page 99: ...c 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 Static Fader Position Mix Move Touch Fader Release Fader Press REVERT o...

Page 100: ...g the mouse to click on items in the VGA Channel screens via the soft keys of the LCD MIXER CHANNEL screen or the front panel s keys and knobs Switch events can be written in Write or Trim mode with t...

Page 101: ...key press or knob turn Control Sense Time Out allows the control surface keys to respond as if they are touch sensitive even though they are not Writing switch events over a Static switch position sim...

Page 102: ...l Sense Timeout disabled It is possible to enable or disable Control Sense Tim eout on a single mix pass for flexibility in ending the write in the same way that Auto Revert can be enabled or disabled...

Page 103: ...With AUTO REVERT Trim enabled the automation system stops writing trim ming mix moves automatically per control without the need to stop trimming manually That is controls stop trimming mix moves at d...

Page 104: ...tion data whether a library recall or a dynamic mix move only has prior ity until another mix event is played back Writing Library Recall Events Over Existing Static Control Positions When a library r...

Page 105: ...tomating group slaves Removing slaves from an automated group Grouping Non Automated Controls Create the group normally using the Groups module on the Channel screen The group master or slaves within...

Page 106: ...ice Each effect comes with presets that allow you to use them more easily and these presets can be recalled at any time Double clicking on a preset in the list will load that effect s parent into the...

Page 107: ...ayed in the Current Effect field Output Routing Click on the arrow for the Left Out and Right Out fields to select the output destination for the effect displayed in the Current Effect field LCD Effec...

Page 108: ...to the effect plugin selected VGA EFFECTS CONTROLS Screen The EFFECTS CONTROLS module is part of the Effects VGA screen From the MAIN DISPLAY MODE sec tion press EFFECTS Below is an example of the mod...

Page 109: ...Effects Library A single plugin may have dozens of associated presets Most plugins come with a set of factory presets if not you can always create your own VGA EFFECTS LIBRARY Screen The EFFECTS LIBR...

Page 110: ...gs to a setting that has just been recalled IMPORT From the FX LIBRARY screen press the IMPORT soft key This opens the Import dialog where you can bring effect plugin presets from other projects into...

Page 111: ...turn channel 5 Select the fader bank for a channel that has audio playing back and raise the level on Aux sends 1 and 2 until you can hear the reverb That s it repeat these steps to assign an effect t...

Page 112: ...eters which they adjust or select are different TIP Describing the common effect parameters here means that not every parameter is explained for all effects If you are looking at an VGA or LCD effect...

Page 113: ...ffect that it would have with the actual modeled mic And for that final touch of perfection you can even add some tasty tube saturation TIP With Mic Modeler you can record each track through a model o...

Page 114: ...ation of whichever mic you chose in the Modeled Mic section Low Cut Menu If the mic you select in the Source Mic menu is equipped with a user selectable low cut filter the Low Cut pop up menu will all...

Page 115: ...ar on the physical mic In some cases the label is the cut off frequency of the low cut filter as specified by the mic s manufacturer However the Microphone Modeler does not simply apply a generic low...

Page 116: ...ss characteristics and the modeled mic s treble characteristics Preserve Source Bass Treble This as you ve probably guessed is the reverse of the previ ous arrangement With the Treble button pressed t...

Page 117: ...send to simulating different sound systems dur ing reference monitoring when fed an entire mix Source Speaker Use this field to select the type of speaker that your source material was recorded from...

Page 118: ...nd to truncate TIP This plugin is best used post fader either on inserts or busses as the last processor in a signal chain If it is placed in a position where DSP processing happens afterwards you los...

Page 119: ...ol to set the left right balance of the Initial Reflections TAIL BALANCE With this fader you can set the left right balance of the Reverb Tail STEREO WIDTH Stereo Width determines how wide the reverb...

Page 120: ...quency influenced by the fil ter The E value is the end value This frequency is where you have reached the determined attenuation The slider to the window s right adjusts the actual high frequency cut...

Page 121: ...e right of the window adjust the early reflection and decay curve levels The sliders below the window adjust the early reflec tion and decay curve start times the amount of time each is initially dela...

Page 122: ...ool Use this tool for selecting highlighting regions to edit Click and drag to select a region It works in both the Track and Waveform screens Event Select Tool Use this tool to select audio and MIDI...

Page 123: ...audio file Repeat Selection This operation allows the selection to be repeated a specified number of times Repeats are pasted sequentially end to end Count This field determines the number of repeats...

Page 124: ...d regions NUDGE LEFT Nudges the selected audio region ear lier in time set Nudge amount on the Main Menu Bar NUDGE RIGHT Nudges the selected audio region later in time CLEAR Clears the current selecti...

Page 125: ...FF SDII BWAV and AU VGA Clip Browser Tab In this tab you can view audio files that are available to your current project as clips Clips from this win dow can be selected and dragged directly to an aud...

Page 126: ...k Clicking the Use Time Stamps button will constrain the selected file to its original timestamp when it is dragged onto a slot If the original file has no stamp the file can be moved anywhere on the...

Page 127: ...mand is chosen Event Begin This setting determines that a Nudge command will modify the event s In point by the Nudge amount without changing the Out value Event End This setting determines that a Nud...

Page 128: ...e Nudge Mode field Editing TIP Before you can perform an edit you must first select an event to modify If you need to create an event simply drag across a track with the mouse and hit the Split key Al...

Page 129: ...ng that region to the clipboard Press SHIFT CLEAR TRIM to crop the selected region This move deletes every thing on the track but the selected region see illus tration below SPLIT Use the SPLIT key to...

Page 130: ...nserted at the In point and the orig inal material after the In point will move later in time Pressing SHIFT RIPPLE REV RIPPLE moves the rippled data to the left UNDO Use the UNDO key to revert to the...

Page 131: ...t are unique to this menu are explained here Cut Ripple Left Functions like Cut Reverse Ripple Cut Ripple Right Functions like Cut Ripple Paste Insert Functions like Paste Ripple Paste Overwrite Paste...

Page 132: ...blinking LEDs alert you as to which location points can be auditioned edit loop autopunch and locate points TO EDIT PRE Use the TO EDIT PRE key to audi tion material up to the edit point Press SHIFT T...

Page 133: ...Record Mode on page 146 When Step Record is active notes can be entered one at a time from a MIDI controller connected to the SX 1 s MIDI In jack The note durations are shown in the Piano Roll tab whe...

Page 134: ...on the keyboard when they are played back showing accurate Note On velocity by using a gradually darker color as the velocity approaches 127 full scale MIDI LCD Tracks Display of MIDI MIDI Tracks The...

Page 135: ...a MIDI track press the CHANNEL key in the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section MIDI CONTROLLERS 1 16 The SX 1 s MIDI channels pre assign 16 Continuous Controllers by default and these can be any of the allowable...

Page 136: ...r Banks The controllers can be assigned there and their values can be manipu lated Global Controls The MIDI settings in the Global tab of the VGA Tracks screen affect all MIDI operations VGA Global Ta...

Page 137: ...fault duration for this mode is a 1 16th note semi quaver but this can be changed TIP With sounds that have sharp attacks followed by fast decays to silence it is best to turn Use Durations for Revers...

Page 138: ...occur see Transmit Ports below TIP MIDI Clock is useful for synchronizing external MIDI devices that contain internal sequencers as these devices rarely chase timecode Transmit Ports Click on the arr...

Page 139: ...E SENSE This turns on or off MIDI Active Sensing Turn this parameter on when you are con trolling a device that accepts Active Sensing You may want to turn off Active Sensing if you have an older MIDI...

Page 140: ...determines the size of the grid to be applied to the MIDI data The grid s spacing is expressed as a rhythmic value for exam ple a 1 16th note semiquaver In 4 4 time a quan tize length of 1 16th note...

Page 141: ...ed the duration of the notes change to conform to the attack or release quantize settings If both attacks and releases are being quantized the notes will be stretched or shrunk to fit into the nearest...

Page 142: ...ote semiquaver at a quan tize grid length of 1 16th note The figure below shows the effects of applying swing and quantizing attacks Randomize When Randomize is any value but zero the amount that note...

Page 143: ...otes that are within 1 2 a grid interval will be moved At 0 no notes will be moved The figure below shows the effect of 50 sensitivity Since only the first note falls in the shaded sensitiv ity zone i...

Page 144: ...ke the sequencer transpose to a new key from the From Key scale In short the Key and Scale setting allows notes to be shifted up or down to a new key before the actual transpose scale is applied Resol...

Page 145: ...tab of the VGA Track screen These related screens are pictured on the following pages All of the parameters found on these screens are identical to the parameters in the MIDI Track tab and are explai...

Page 146: ...s parameter The greater the value the more random the Offset Ticks effect as determined by the Offset Ticks slider is Duty Factor This setting modifies the Duration setting At a setting of 100 a note...

Page 147: ...t already have a MIDI slot ready Step Record will make one for you After pressing OK the selected MIDI track is automatically record enabled and waiting for your first MIDI note You can also enable St...

Page 148: ...rument Velocity Choose a velocity value for the accented click s note Length Select a duration given in note values for the accented click s note Non Accent Choose the output port and channel that the...

Page 149: ...E TEMPO Screens There are several LCD screens that reflect the time tempo and metronome parameters found on the TIME TEMPO tab of the VGA Track screen These related screens are pictured on the followi...

Page 150: ...E This allows you to toggle between viewing MIDI takes or audio takes Managing MIDI Files The Philosophy When dealing with audio the SX 1 names individual events Clips and these may or may not have an...

Page 151: ...SMF files that you want to import are located Folder icon Press to step up or back through the volume s folder hierarchy CD icon This button unmounts and ejects a disc in the CD RW drive Import Files...

Page 152: ...at a glance MIDI Overview Screen This tab displays all the MIDI activity being output by the SX 1 s sequencer TIP If a MIDI module is not responding and you re not sure why one of the Overview screen...

Page 153: ...Y MODE section and then press the MIDI IN soft key Use this screen to view the MIDI data coming in the SX 1 s MIDI IN port LCD MIDI Out Overview Screen Press OVERVIEW from the MAIN DISPLAY MODE sectio...

Page 154: ...Part VII MIDI Sequencing 154 TASCAM SX 1 Reference Manual MIDI Naming Tab This tab is found on the VGA s Routing screen Here you can name the channels for each MIDI Out port...

Page 155: ...event or group of events you want to select It works in both the Track and Waveform screens and the Piano Roll screens for MIDI events Pencil Tool Use this tool for drawing in data automation continuo...

Page 156: ...e Automation VGA screen The example below is of the Automation screen s Auto Track tab The pencil tool has been used to draw in a number of curves for the kick drum s fader to follow This next example...

Page 157: ...notes this is how the notes were entered in the preceding example These three fields determine the length duration and vol ume On Off Velocity of notes entered in this manner Curve Tools This edit too...

Page 158: ...ol is selected The Curve Type field can be set to any one of four curve shapes to facilitate editing versatility The choices are Linear Logarithmic Exponential and Cosine Curve Steepness This field al...

Page 159: ...ibed on the following pages Add Note Use this operation to add a specific note at a particular location Start Time This field allows the start time of the note to be entered Note This field designates...

Page 160: ...ing in the fields described below Edited data can be modified or sent to other tracks Select from This field allows you to select data from the current track all MIDI tracks or all audio tracks Done a...

Page 161: ...es Randomize This slider determines the percentage of variance Apply To This field allows the selection of Note On Note Off or Both as possible targets for the ran domization process Repeat Selection...

Page 162: ...ction is especially useful when you wish to split up a drum kit that currently exists on one MIDI track After running the Split Notes edit operation you will have a separate track for every instrument...

Page 163: ...nd then the TEMPO soft key SCROLL PIANO Turn this soft knob to scroll the piano roll screen vertically This allows you to see higher and lower note ranges Event Lists Event lists are also a convenient...

Page 164: ...time stamps Add Time Signature This operation lets you change the time signature at different points within your project by inserting a new time signature on the Conductor Track Time Use this field t...

Page 165: ...akes you to the very first event of the selected track LAST EVENT Takes you to the very last event of the selected track PLAY HEAD Takes you to the event at the playhead s current position FIRST SEL T...

Page 166: ...on It is also a good idea to make a copy of your project somewhere from time to time that is just there for backup See Manage Project screens on page 167 for the copy project controls VGA New Project...

Page 167: ...lete projects on your current disk vol ume VGA Manage Project Tab From the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section press PROJECT to reach the PROJECT screen Then click on the Manage Projects tab Name This field dis...

Page 168: ...OJECT then press the MANAGE soft key TARGET VOLUMES These are the volumes that are currently available for saving and loading projects FUNCTIONS CLEAN UP Cleans up all currently mounted disks by going...

Page 169: ...the VGA Project screen From the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section press PROJECT then press the OPEN soft key Main Menu Bar Project Commands New and Open Project commands are also available from the VGA s Mai...

Page 170: ...kes that you wanted to comp to two tracks All you would need to do is solo the tracks you want to comp together enable Mixdown mode and press PLAY and RECORD After the transport is stopped the SX 1 wi...

Page 171: ...nd the stereo file from the bounce will be loaded into the first two HDR slots with the mixer channels panned and linked accordingly To verify that your mix printed correctly simply press PLAY When yo...

Page 172: ...Global tab looks like this You will notice that the Take names reflect which speaker surround buss the file relates to The Mix down file still uses the text in the Mixdown Base Name field as its point...

Page 173: ...en is devoted to selecting and arranging files for data CD burning The Import Volume tab selects one of the connected and mounted devices as the import volume the volume from which files will be selec...

Page 174: ...king closer at the functionality this provides will show its merit As well consider the fact that any stereo file created in Mixdown mode is already by its very nature a Take One advantage to using Ta...

Page 175: ...out your project in space on the disc provided by the Red Book specification This information can be read in certain CD players As well the UPC field to the right of the slots is typically reserved fo...

Page 176: ...of different files an Audio Files folder which contains the raw audio files or Clips from the Project a Data Files folder which contains all of the data written to eq compression effects processors et...

Page 177: ...d comp them together using Mixdown Mode The way the SX 1 handles data The disk engine the disk engine inside the SX 1 and the MX and MM series machines handles data a bit differently from the way that...

Page 178: ...to do whenever you are wiping a drive How the Backup file is made When you make a Backup to a CD R or other backup media DVD RAM for instance the SX 1 creates one file to go onto the backup volume Thi...

Page 179: ...e machine MX 2424 MMR 8 MMP 16 The type of target or destina tion backup volume does not influence the type of file made from a Backup screen If you wish to take your work to a non TASCAM device a DAW...

Page 180: ...parameters found on this screen are identical to the parameters found in the VGA Manage Projects tab and are explained on the pre vious pages Only those parameters that are unique to this LCD screen...

Page 181: ...available for external SCSI drives Check this box to zero all data on the external drive TIP Performing a low level format whenever you erase a hard disk or other such media can help to keep the drive...

Page 182: ...to customize the look and feel of the VGA screens to your requirements and personal taste Background Color Selects the background color in the Tracks screen and associated tabs Normal Data Color Sele...

Page 183: ...lues the amount of data passing through the meter is lower than it is at higher values speeding up the meter s performance BAR DECAY RATE This control deals with the second part of meter ballistics th...

Page 184: ...e faders The values are expressed in scan cycles with higher values denoting faster and there fore more accurate scanning of the faders Note that the SX 1 faders touch sensitivity depends somewhat on...

Page 185: ...perating system version and its hardware and software developers Shut Down This command duplicates the SHUTDOWN key s function The only difference is that you don t have to hold the physical key down...

Page 186: ...Based Mute automation However check ing this box will allow proper playback of this data TIP The MIDI parameters on this tab are covered in Chapter Global Controls on page 136 and the Mixdown paramet...

Page 187: ...s plays the clock rate of the audio coming in the SX 1 s stock SPDIF Digital In 1 and 2 jacks on the unit s rear Video This displays the clock rate of the data com ing in the SX 1 s stock video sync p...

Page 188: ...the Clock Settings tab found on the Settings screen of the VGA From the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section press SETTINGS PREFS and use NEXT PAGE or PREV PAGE soft key to scroll to the CLOCK screen SELECT Fs T...

Page 189: ...timecode Use MTC if the SX 1 is synchronized to MIDI Time Code coming in its MTC port If the time code Source is either MTC or LTC the transport will automatically locate and begin playing when the SX...

Page 190: ...From the MAIN DISPLAY MODE section press SETTINGS PREFS and use the NEXT PAGE or PREV PAGE soft key to scroll to the DI O screen Then use the appropriate soft keys to jump to the Digital I O you want...

Page 191: ...t key to scroll to the Option card screen that you want NOTE The options and capabilities differ according to the type of card fitted Consult the TASCAM Web site http www tascam com for up to date det...

Page 192: ...UX SENDS 1 4 By default these bal anced outputs come from the SX 1 Auxiliary sends You can use these outputs to send signal to outboard processors and additional headphone amplifiers However as with a...

Page 193: ...re There are many connections and ports on the SX 1 s rear It is not necessary to understand all of them in order to begin using the machine For now the areas highlighted above and explained below are...

Page 194: ...he pedal is normally open or normally closed of the pedal is set on the LCD PREFERENCES screen 9 TIME CODE IN Connect the LTC Longitudi nal Time Code often referred to as SMPTE output of a device to t...

Page 195: ...d Shift click a track in region mode to modify the existing selection Control click a track in region mode to change the sync point Delete or Backspace will perform a Clear Locate to the seven registe...

Page 196: ...s Alt click to select all tracks from 0 to infinity abso lute beginning to absolute end Right click to locate to that time Transport Space will play if stopped and stop if the transport is moving Alt...

Page 197: ...ter L R mix to be copied to the Cue mix Quick group editing while SHIFT is held down includes The first channel SEL key pressed is the Group Master The Group Master s SEL key LED will come on solid Th...

Page 198: ...o channel strips Pressing and holding a SEL key will cause the UI to switch to that Channel screen SHIFT SEL is used for group editing see Group Editing explanation under Shift Key Shortcuts above DIM...

Page 199: ...2TR Talkback CR Buss Studio Buss Mic Line 16 SPDIF 4 ADAT 8 Option 1 8 Option 2 8 Option 3 8 Talkback 1 Mixer Bypass Cascade from DM 24 ST 2 AUX 4 MIX 8 SOLO 40 8 8 16 16 16 2 2 2 2 6 8 1 Insert Send...

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Page 201: ...S Orange 24dBFS Green 20dB 20dB 20dBu balance 10dBV unbalance 6dBV unbalance 20 10 0 10 20 PRE POST 14dBu 31dBu 20 10 0 10 20 0 dBFS 16dBFS DAC dBV dBu 8dBu 4dBu CONTROL ROOM LARGE SMALL 8dBu 20dBu 20...

Page 202: ...s 120VAC 60Hz USA Canada 230VAC 50Hz Europe 240VAC 50Hz Australia 220VAC 60Hz Korea Power consumption 146W Applicable electromagenetic environment E4 Peak inrush current Max 8 5A Dimensions w x h x d...

Page 203: ...utput level 4dBu Maximum output level 20dBu STEREO OUTPUT L R RCA phono x 2 unbalanced Output impedance 200 Nominal output level 10dBV Maximum output level 6dBV AUX OUTPUT 1 4 TRS 1 4 x 4 balanced Out...

Page 204: ...stereo and solo at normal sampling rates Compatibility DM 24 standard WORD SYNC IN BNC Input impedance 75 Input level TTL WORD SYNC OUT BNC Output level TTL WORD SYNC THRU BNC TIMECODE IN TRS balanced...

Page 205: ...25kHz 0 5dB 1 5dB MIC LINE IN INSERT SEND 20Hz 20kHz 0 5dB 1 0dB LINE IN STEREO OUTPUT 20Hz 20kHz 0 5dB 1 0dB LINE IN BUSS AUX OUTPUT 20Hz 20kHz 0 5dB 1 0dB 2TR IN MONITOR OUTPUTS 20Hz 20kHz 0 5dB 1...

Page 206: ...ter Touch Key s Ch s O O O O Pitch Bend O O Control Change 1 119 O O Prog Change True O 1 127 O 1 127 System Exclusive O x a a SysEx transmit possible only if imported via SMF Editing of SysEx not pos...

Page 207: ...time 82 initial status 82 keep mix 84 library recall in 104 105 mix management 84 modes and states 80 off setting 81 rehearse 83 rendering library recalls 92 revert 87 revert time 95 100 103 safe mode...

Page 208: ...ring effect 118 divergence surround 42 DTRS MTR 33 dynamics 49 linking 70 placement in channel 47 processors 51 E echo MIDI 138 edit operations automation 90 91 editing audio 127 audio clear 129 audio...

Page 209: ...ng 123 130 I immediate play mode 31 importing library entries from other projects 53 55 INIT EDIT automation 25 init edit automation 82 87 initial event ramp time automation 82 initial status automati...

Page 210: ...134 157 159 195 quantization 140 quantize 161 randomize 142 reverse play 137 sensitivity 143 sequencer 24 34 133 SMF 151 step recording 146 147 swing 142 takes 150 tempo 149 track display 134 transpos...

Page 211: ...dio editing 130 routing 57 68 analog in 63 effects 107 111 inserts to mixer channels 61 62 matrix 57 mixer routing 58 panel routing 57 surround busses 44 S safe mode 168 safe mode automation 81 sample...

Page 212: ...on time between scenes 55 transport controls 31 transport keys 197 transport solo 24 transpose MIDI 144 trim linking 70 trim audio editing 129 trim automation 87 102 trim mode automation 81 24 bit rec...

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