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Page 2: ...aring if exposed to suf ciently intense noise for a period of time The U S Government s Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA has speci ed the permissible noise level exposures shown in t...

Page 3: ...16 3 4 6 SNAP 17 3 4 7 EFX 17 3 4 8 MATRIX 17 3 4 9 Engineer s Utility 17 3 4 10 Main Meters and RUDE SOLO LED 17 3 5 UTILITY Area 18 3 5 1 TALKBACK 18 3 5 2 MONITOR 18 3 5 3 PHONES 18 3 6 Snapshots 1...

Page 4: ...ur Band EQ 39 6 5 2 Kill Filters 39 6 6 31 Band Equalizer 39 6 7 Dynamics 40 6 7 1 Compressor 40 6 7 2 Gate Expander 41 6 8 Snapshots 42 6 8 1 FILTER EDIT 42 6 8 2 TITLE EDIT 42 6 8 1 PROTECT 42 6 8 2...

Page 5: ...y of Features 24 bit 96 kHz mixing console designed for live applications 24 mic line inputs with 4 band EQ comp gate HPF polarity invert can be stereo linked Eight line inputs with 4 band EQ can be s...

Page 6: ...ton in the V POT CONTROL area Activate pertains to switches buttons that toggle between two values and means press the button until it lights Deactivate pertains to switches buttons that toggle betwe...

Page 7: ...to LEFT and RIGHT MAINS OUT Use the channel Group and Master fader to listen to the mic signal in the speakers connected to MAINS OUT OL SIG 1 GAIN U 20 30 40 60 1 25 AUX SEND 1 LINE INPUT SOLO SELEC...

Page 8: ...1 3 5 7 9 11 Group Assign Select buttons Master Center Mono Assign button Master Left Right Assign button Master Select button Group Select buttons V Pot Control Aux Sends Bank Select Clear Solo and P...

Page 9: ...uch STEREO INPUT ASSIGN on the Touch screen Figure 2 6 4 Touch TAPE CD A or TAPE CD B in the INPUT SELECTION area Figure 2 6 5 Select L R in the GRP ASSIGN area to route the stereo source to the LEFT...

Page 10: ...the QuickMix knobs 10 Push the QuickMix knobs to toggle each Aux send between pre and post fader 2 4 Aux Functions This section discusses how to setup route and mix the Aux buses Each of the 12 Aux ma...

Page 11: ...ach use one of the fol lowing effects reverb reverb through gate mono stereo ping pong delay chorus and ange The default effect sends are Aux sends 9 12 but any Aux or Matrix sends can be used The eff...

Page 12: ...s in a ring from 7 00 to 5 00 They light clockwise as the signal level increases unless otherwise noted The V Pot also has a bottom red LED used to indicate different functions including meter clip de...

Page 13: ...s rule is panning The pans are inversely related between linked channels Panning one channel fully left pans the other fully right panning one channel to 10 00 pans the other to 2 00 True stereo compr...

Page 14: ...able only to the ANALOG bank is used to adjust the input level just after the ADC and channel meter and before the channel DSP This allows setting the analog gain for the optimal A D conversion while...

Page 15: ...han nel Aux sends and the four Group faders as Aux masters Select an AUX SENDS button it ashes and each channel fader is then used to control that channel s Aux send level In AUX MODE the Group faders...

Page 16: ...the Gate Expander and Compressor settings and their associated meters Touch the Gate or Dynam ics graphs to open their dedicated Touchscreens although most parame ters can be accessed from the DYNAMI...

Page 17: ...o restore its default value For example press and hold CTRL and turn a Pan V Pot to return it to its center position or turn an EQ Gain knob to return the setting to 0 Multiple Solo Press and hold the...

Page 18: ...l 3 6 Snapshots The TT24 includes a robust snapshot feature that cap tures and restores the state of the console The console snapshot controls are in the top right of the console beside the QuickMix b...

Page 19: ...r mute groups The Mute groups on the TT24 use the group assign area of the mixer s control surface to assign channels to a mute group as well as to activate deactivate mute groups To assign input chan...

Page 20: ...Use the INSERT jacks to connect external serial effects devices i e com pressors equalizers to an individual channel These connectors can also be used as post gain control unbal anced channel direct...

Page 21: ...OURCE Touch screen see page 49 This allows cueing intermission music through the MONITOR or PHONES outputs The CD TAPE A inputs can also be routed to the MAINS OUT from the STEREO INPUT Touchscreen Th...

Page 22: ...2 The optional ADAT I O Expansion Card provides ad ditional Toslink connectors Expansion INPUTS A C Expansion OUTPUTS A C for channels 13 24 when operating at 88 2 96 kHz The following table summariz...

Page 23: ...clock Use 75 coaxial cable to connect a word clock signal to WORD CLOCK IN WORD CLOCK OUT is a BNC connector that produc es a word clock signal at the TT24 s current sample rate Use this connector to...

Page 24: ...inde pendently by pressing the LINK button in the Master OVERVIEW Touchscreen When unlinked the MASTER fader controls the LEFT and RIGHT outputs and the C Mono fader channel 24 on the MASTERS bank co...

Page 25: ...reen 5 3 2 Compressor The Master Aux Send compressors operate identically to the channel compressors If a pair of Aux sends is linked their compressors are also linked adjusting one aux s compressor p...

Page 26: ...CA faders The maximum gain from summation is 10 dB The VCA group fader has MUTE SOLO and SELECT buttons When the VCA Group is muted or soloed the channels assigned to the VCA group are also muted or s...

Page 27: ...adjusted from the EFX Touchscreens accessed by pressing the EFX button or from their associated returns OVERVIEW Touchscreens Each processor can utilize one of the following effects Reverb Mono Delay...

Page 28: ...to 1 dBFS 0 2 dBFS steps 60 dBFS Range 100 dB to 1 dB 0 5 dB steps 100 dB Ratio when Expander enabled 1 20 to 1 1 scaled steps 1 20 Attack 0 1 ms to 2500 ms scaled steps 0 1 ms Release 10 ms to 2500...

Page 29: ...R C Mono Gain 1 15 dB to 15 dB 0 1 dB steps 0 dB Freq 1 20 Hz to 20 kHz scaled steps 80 Hz Gain 2 15 dB to 15 dB 0 1 dB steps 0 dB Freq 2 20 Hz to 20 kHz scaled steps 500 Hz Bandwidth 2 2 octaves to 1...

Page 30: ...dB Mid Frequency 20 Hz 20 kHz scaled steps 2 kHz Mid Bandwidth 2 octaves to 1 30 octave scaled steps 1 2 High Shelf Gain 15 dB to 15 dB 0 1 dB steps 0 dB Gated Reverb Size 3 40 m 1 m steps 10 m Pre D...

Page 31: ...Delay 0 1600 ms scaled steps 250 ms Feedback 0 to 100 1 steps 20 Damping Flat to 500 Hz scaled steps Flat EQ On Off On Off Off Low Shelf Gain 15 dB to 15 dB 0 1 dB steps 0 dB Mid Gain 15 dB to 15 dB...

Page 32: ...3 ms Delay 0 100 ms 1 ms steps 0 ms Thicken 0 1 2 3 1 Speed 0 05 5 Hz scaled steps 1 Hz Waveform Sine Triangle Random Sine EQ On Off On Off Off Low Shelf Gain 15 dB to 15 dB 0 1 dB steps 0 dB Mid Gain...

Page 33: ...ses the general conventions for both interfaces Since the TT control software screens mirror and elabo rate the Touchscreens they will not be discussed except to de ne their functional differences In...

Page 34: ...side Click on these arrows or press the console up down arrow keys to increment decrement through the list without opening the menu 6 1 4 TT Control Graphs Graphs with numbers or letters in small dia...

Page 35: ...cted channel or function For example the Analog and Effect Return OVERVIEW screens are different The currently se lected channel function appears in the upper left of the Touchscreen Mtx C in Figure 6...

Page 36: ...gital Figure 6 5 Digital OVERVIEW GROUP AUX ASSIGNMENTS The AUXES area displays the selected channel s as signments level settings pan settings if Auxes are ste reo linked and pre post fader status bl...

Page 37: ...ouch the arrows to toggle the processor order Touch the EQ IN COMP IN buttons to toggle their processors in out LINK If a channel is listed below LINK this Aux has been stereo linked with the selected...

Page 38: ...s eight additional Line Inputs and eight Flex Groups can each access a four band EQ The four bands can be con gured in two ways Bands 1 4 are identical with standard parametric controls Gain Frequency...

Page 39: ...2 Each state increases in gain reduction and decreases narrows the bandwidth The lters default to the off setting Pressing and holding CTRL while adjusting the kill lter QuickMix knob resets the kill...

Page 40: ...ol varies the time the compressor takes to begin gain reduction after the signal exceeds the threshold The ATK time range is 1 300 ms and the in crements are scaled such that the faster attack setting...

Page 41: ...tion begins HOLD is adjustable in the range 0 5 s the default is 0 s Attack The ATK control adjusts the time for the gate to open and pass the signal through once the signal exceeds the threshold afte...

Page 42: ...recalled Additionally internal EFX and individual input and output channels can be ltered out of snapshot recall as well through the channel ltering section on the lter edit screen Note All lter sett...

Page 43: ...he select ed parameters are included in the Snapshot The OTHERS button refers to DSP functions other than those listed INT 1 4 are the internal effects CHANNEL FILTERING SELECT Click on the BANK 1 4 o...

Page 44: ...8 matrix mixing Although the default inputs to each matrix are Groups 1 8 Left Right and Center virtually any other signal can be patched into the Matrix Press one of the MATRIX MIXER SELECTION button...

Page 45: ...ffect Touch an Edit button to edit the selected effect Touch a Source to change the source feeding the Effect this displays the Touchscreen on the right of Figure 6 23 Figure 6 26 EFX PRESET SELECTION...

Page 46: ...be muted in the monitors This requires the pre fader Aux sends to be pre mute PC AUTO FOLLOW The TT control software can be set to operate inde pendently from the Touchscreen or to follow it When ind...

Page 47: ...ce connected to the TT24 s MIDI IN connector Addition ally the TT24 can be con gured to send MIDI messages from its MIDI OUT connector when these parameters are changed from the console surface Enabli...

Page 48: ...the SET UP menu the status of channel Mutes can be changed using MIDI Note messages Similarly when SEND is enabled a MIDI Note message is sent from the TT24 s MIDI OUT connector when you change a cha...

Page 49: ...the solo group It varies 15 dB in 0 1 dB increments and its default level is 0 dB The RUDE SOLO LED lights when a chan nel is soloed 6 13 2 TALKBACK Figure 6 34 UTILITY TALKBACK Select the desired Ma...

Page 50: ...tion screen Utility User Bank has a grid of buttons labeled 1 24 that allows you to pick which channel will be assigned to the user bank A scrolling list of all channels is available to select the use...

Page 51: ...rol PC application is done from the TT24 s internal memory Touch LOAD VENUE to select a venue from a list of all venues on the console Figure 6 40 FILE MGMT LOAD VENUE Use the up and down Touchscreen...

Page 52: ...AND RESTORE CONSOLE 6 15 4 Backup and Restore Files Backing up and restoring of les is a exible method for backing blocks of les or individual les of any type to a PC This backup is done exclusively...

Page 53: ...n the upper right corner of the application under the File menu 6 15 6 Translate v1 0 Files The version 1 translator is a utility to allow for early release TT backup les to be forward compatible with...

Page 54: ...ed Line Input 10 k Aux Returns CD Tape A and B 10 k MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL Mic Input 22 dBu Line Input 22 dBu Aux Returns CD Tape A and B 22 dBu OUTPUT IMPEDANCE L R C Mono Group Matrix Out 150 Aux Send...

Page 55: ...Impedance 75 External Word Clock Lock Range 44 1 kHz 42 5 kHz 45 8 kHz 48 kHz 46 4 kHz 49 4 kHz 88 2 kHz 85 0 kHz 90 7 kHz 96 kHz 92 2 kHz 98 2 kHz WORD CLOCK OUTPUT Open Circuit Level 5 V p p Duty Cy...

Page 56: ...C 50 F 104 F PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Height 10 4 in 265 mm Width 42 6 in 1083 mm including handles Depth 25 0 in 636 mm Weight 71 0 lb 32 2 kg Disclaimer Since we are always striving to make our products...

Page 57: ...Fader Select Stereo Input Source select Mono Main group assignmnets Fader Mute Talkback Talkback routing Internal DSP analog or digital The following parameters are saved in a snapshot ANALOG and DIGI...

Page 58: ...selected channel s Comp gate to default settings Reset Group and Auxes CTRL GRP AUX Pressing these two buttons will reset the selected channel s group assignments to OFF and auxiliary send levels to O...

Page 59: ...8 1 2 3 4 ANALOG MICROPHONE PREAMP WITH 192kHz DIGITAL OUTPUT BALANCED LINE LEVEL INPUT BALANCED LINE LEVEL OUTPUT AES EBU OR S PDIF OUT AES EBU 110 PRO SPDIF 75 CONSUMER 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz 105W 8 7...

Page 60: ...SERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT CTR MONO RIGHT LEFT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE INSERT LINE IN...

Page 61: ...6 4 192kHz 44 1 48kHz 1 8 1 8 1 4 5 8 1 2 3 4 ANALOG MICROPHONE PREAMP WITH 192kHz DIGITAL OUTPUT BALANCED LINE LEVEL INPUT BALANCED LINE LEVEL OUTPUT AES EBU OR S PDIF OUT AES EBU 110 PRO SPDIF 75 CO...

Page 62: ...ERNAL WORD CLOCK IN SIDE MID OPTICAL OUT 88 2 96kHz 176 4 192kHz 44 1 48kHz 1 8 1 8 1 4 5 8 1 2 3 4 ANALOG MICROPHONE PREAMP WITH 192kHz DIGITAL OUTPUT BALANCED LINE LEVEL INPUT BALANCED LINE LEVEL OU...

Page 63: ...t Clip ADAT OUT x3 Analog Ch13 Pre Processing Analog Ch13 Post Processing ADAT 13 Trim 4 Band Para EQ Comp Mute Fader 4 Band Para EQ Mute Comp Solo LR Assgn Stereo Group Group 1 Mono Group Matrix Out...

Page 64: ...ux Send 3 5 7 9 11 Group 1 as LCR Group 2 8 as LCR Grp 1 Mono Group 1 as Stereo Group 2 8 as Stereo Grp 1 L Grp 1 R Grp 1 L Grp 1 C Grp 1 R Grp 1 Mono Group 1 as Mono Group 2 8 as Mono Grp 1 Type Grp...

Page 65: ...ment into the same AC circuit so they share a common ground Warranty Service Details concerning Warranty Service are spelled out in Appendix E Warranty Information If you think your TT24 has a problem...

Page 66: ...any damage that occurs due to non factory packaging 5 Include a legible note stating your name shipping address no P O boxes daytime phone number Service Request Number and a detailed description of t...

Page 67: ...or a limita tion on how long warranties last so some of the above limi tations and exclusions may not apply to you This warranty provides speci c legal rights and you may have other rights which vary...

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