4 – Routing & assignment : Routing
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TASCAM DM-4800
User’s Manual
the input source (from the available sources
within the selected source block).
4
You must then press
ENTER
to confirm the
routing selection.
TIP
Note that linked modules allow you to select independent
sources.
Also note that while the same source may be routed to more
than one destination layer (you might want to try recording a
vocal line with different compression settings, for example), a
channel destination can only accept one source (of course!).
Batch routing
It may be a little troublesome at
times to select eight consecutive inputs and then
route them to eight separate consecutive destinations.
To set up eight input/destinations at one time, move
the cursor down to the batch setup area at the bottom
center of the screen (
3
in Figure 4.1,
Routing inputs
).
The destination is on the right and the source is on
the left.
1
Move the cursor to the destination field and
use the wheel and
ENTER
key to select eight
destinations (not in dynamic trigger layer
selection) from the destination source selected
with POD 3.
2
Move the cursor to the input source selection
on the left.
3
Use the wheel to select a group of eight inputs
from the input source selected using POD 4
(some input sources have only eight inputs
anyway and in double-frequency mode some
sources may only have four inputs). You can
use POD 4 to select another input source.
4
Press
ENTER
. When you press
ENTER
, the
eight input sources are assigned in order to
the eight destinations.
Flipping the channels
It is possible to “flip”
individual channel inputs between the input and
return sources (so that the “input” source becomes
the “return” and vice versa) on an individual basis
within the
MODULE
screens (see “INPUT/RETURN
selection” on page 83), but it is sometimes conve-
nient to be able to do this for batches of eight chan-
nels at a time.
This is done from this
INPUT
screen using the
BATCH
SETUP
at the bottom of the screen. Of course this can
only be done for channels 1 through 48, as these are
the only ones for which the input and return sources
may be selected.
1
Use the wheel to select the destination field
(the left field) and confirm with
ENTER
.
2
Move to the on-screen button
SOURCE INVERT
(inverts the sources) and press
ENTER
. A
popup appears asking for confirmation. Press
ENTER
again to flip the selected eight chan-
nels (a cursor key cancels).
Loopback options
The loopback options pro-
vide even more flexibility in internal routing, but
they should be approached with caution.
They allow the 24 busses, aux 1 through 12 or stereo
buss, or the direct channel outputs of the first 48
channels (similar to direct outputs on an analog con-
sole) to be used as input sources to channels.
The display shows
Bx/Dy
(
x
can be from
1
through
24
and is repeated twice, while
y
is from
1
through
48
,
e.g.
B1/D25
) or
BUSS 1
through
BUSS 24
or
AUX 1
through
AUX 12
or
STEREO L
or
STEREO R
when a loopback rout-
ing is selected.
When a channel has a direct output selected, the
direct output from that channel overrides the corre-
spondingly-numbered buss.
The direct option allows the selection of only the
direct module outputs (1–48) as sources. Note that
the selection of
DIRECT
as a channel destination,
using the selection keys, removes the channel from
the busses.
WARNING
As the name of these loopback options suggests, they allow
flexible internal repatching, which could result in a loop
whereby the output of a buss also acts as an input to the
same buss, resulting in a feedback loop. When monitoring,
this can result in damage to hearing and monitoring equip-
ment.
Before using these options, we suggest that you work out on
paper what exactly you are trying to achieve, and it may help
if you draw a diagram to help you work out the ultimate
sources and destinations of the routing in your system.
Digital input selection
At the bottom right of
this screen, the physical connector (
XLR
or
RCA
) for
each of the stereo digital inputs can be selected.
