2 – Quick Start
TASCAM DM-24 Automation
7
Make the initial settings
4
Operate your recorder and navigate the
DM-24 as you normally would during a mix.
The DM-24’s automation system stores con-
trol settings as you change them.
NOTE
You are not writing mix moves yet!
Store the current settings
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Store the current mix data using the
AUTO
FILES
display.
Press the
AUTOMATION
key until the
AUTO
FILES
screen is shown on the display.
Press the
STORE
soft key (the second).
Use the cursor keys, the data wheel and the
ENTER
key to name your mix.
See the main manual section on libraries for
further details of naming and editing library
entries.
See “AUTO FILES” on page 14 of this man-
ual for further details of this screen.
Press the
STORE
soft key again.
Write some fader moves
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Once you have the mix basically set up, write
some fader moves:
With time code running, press the
WRITE
key.
Touch a fader with your finger and move it
up or down.
Release the fader when your mix move is
complete. When you release the fader, it
automatically returns to its previous setting.
Rewind the recorder and play the section
again. The DM-24 plays back the moves you
just wrote.
You can press the
WRITE
key, and touch the
faders to write new mix moves at will.
Write some mute moves
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Now write some Mutes (also called Switch
Events):
With time code running, press the
WRITE
key.
Press some
MUTE
keys to change the mute
settings to on or off.
Rewind the recorder and play the sections
again. The DM-24 will play back the Switch
Events you just wrote to the
MUTE
keys (in
other words, the
MUTE
indicators and status
will change in sync with the incoming time
code.
ALL INPUT
REW
F FWD
STOP
PLAY
RECORD
RHSL
IN/OUT
CH1-16
MASTER
CH17-32
LAYER STATUS
CLEAR
MACHINE CONTROL
AUTO PUNCH IN/OUT
AUTO MON
REPEAT
REHEARSE
WRITE
TRIM
REVERT
AUTOMATION
ALL SAFE
EDIT
DISCARD
AUTO FADE
INTIAL EDIT