4 – Routing & assignment : Routing
TASCAM DM-4800
User’s Manual
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• Assignment of modules to the 24 busses as well as
to the stereo busses is carried out by dedicated keys
(to the left of the display).
• Assignment of physical hardware inputs to mod-
ules, and of internal components to physical hard-
ware outputs, together with the internal patching
between mixer sections, as well as the setting up of
the “soft” inserts, is done in the
ASSIGN
screens (see
“Routing” on page 59).
Routing
Use the
ROUTING
screens to set up the routing of input
sources to modules, etc. as well as to set outputs.
There are four of these screens: one for
INPUT
, one for
OUTPUT
, one for the
OUTPUT SLOT
s and one for the soft
INSERTS
.
To enter these screens, press the
ROUTING
key (
ALT
+
6
) until the appropriate screen is shown on the dis-
play.
NOTE
Assignment of channels to busses is done by means of the
buss keys to the left of the display, or by means of the
ASSIGN
screens (use the
ASSIGN
key here).
Input routing
The
INPUT
screen allows you to select input sources
from a list composed of (mainly) the physical inputs
of the DM-4800, and route them to input destinations
(channels and dynamics triggers).
1
Select the source group with the POD 4
encoder.
The input sources are as follows, as listed at
the lower right of the screen (
1
in Figure 4.1,
Routing inputs
):
2
Select the destination layer of these input
sources by using the POD 3 encoder
(
2
in Fig-
ure 4.1,
Routing inputs
)
. Choose between:
If either of the first two options is selected,
each destination module is shown in the list
with an
INP
(input) and
RTN
(return) available
for routing selection. Channels 49 through 64
only present the input (though this has only
the capabilities of returns in other channels).
3
Use the cursor keys to select the source field
(either the input or return in the case of chan-
nels 1 through 48), and use the wheel to select
Figure 4.1: Routing inputs
M/L
Mic/line input channels (see “Mic/line
connections” on page 49).
TDIF1/TDIF2/
TDIF3
The three built-in TDIF 8-channel input ports (see
“TDIF I/O” on page 50).
ADAT
The eight optical “lightpipe” inputs (see“ADAT
“lightpipe” OUT & IN” on page 50).
DIN
The two stereo digital inputs (see “Digital inputs
and outputs” on page 50).
Table 4.2: Input sources
3
1
2
ASN RTN
The eight analog assignable returns (see “Analog
inputs” on page 33).
EFF RTN
The internal effect returns (see “Insert patching”
on page 61).
2TRIN
The 2-track master recorder inputs (see “2 TR IN”
on page 49).
OSC
Internal oscillator
SLOT1/SLOT2/
SLOT3/SLOT4
The inputs provided by any cards fitted to the
slots (see “Slot card configuration” on page 52
for details).
LOOPBACK
options
Explained below (“Loopback options” on
page 60).
CH 1-16
Channel modules 1 through 16
CH 17-32
Channel modules 17 through 32
CH 33-48
Channel modules 33 through 48
CH 49-64
Channel modules 49 through 64
DYN TRIGGER
The eight dynamics processor triggers also
described in “Trigger settings” on page 78
Table 4.3: Destination layers
Table 4.2: Input sources (Continued)