| RECORDING
INSTITUTE OF DETROIT |
TASCAM TMD-8000 |
| CONFIGURATION SCREENS
GUIDE |
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2 EQ BUTTON SCREEN |
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The 2 EQ configuration screen
displays the controls and a frequency response of two channels of equalization. This
is used for copying the EQ settings from one channel to another. You can only see the
settings for two bands of each EQ but the "Low", "Lo-Mid",
"Hi-Mid" and "High" buttons allow you to see the different
sections. Frequency response graphs are given for each channel's settings. The Copy
buttons allow the EQ to be copied to the other channel. |
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PAN SCREEN |
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The Pan configuration screen
shows you the pan pot positions for 16 of the board's channels. Continuing to push
this button changes which channels are displayed. |
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ASSIGN SCREEN |
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The Assign configuration screen
shows the assignment of all channels to recording busses ("1-8"), the mix buss
("ST") or directly to a tape machine track ("D"). Pushing it
repeatedly will flip the screen between the main channel faders & Stereo Returns and
the MTR faders. |
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PAD
SCREEN |
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The Pad Screen shows the
setting for 16 of the channels' digital pads and shows if the channel's polarity
("phase") is reversed. Multiple screens are accessible to see all channels and
continuing to push this button changes which channels are displayed. |
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AUX 1-6 SCREENS |
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The Aux configuration screen
shows you the level of the aux sends for 16 of the board's channels for the aux send
number associated with the button. Continuing to push this button changes which
channels are displayed. |
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DIO
SCREEN 1 |
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| The first screen under the DIO button allows you to
select the source for signals coming into the console channels and the DIO connectors used
for digital inputs and outputs. |
| Regular channels can receive input from analog source (mic or line input)
or from the two additional T-DIF connectors |
| Tape Return channels can receive the signal returning or the signal being
sent to the MDM. |
| Digital in 1 & 2 can come from XLR (AES/EBU Pro Format) or Co-Axial
(SPDIF/Consumers Format). Outputs can be AES/EBU Pro or Consumer's (SPDIF). |
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DIO
SCREEN 3 |
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This screen allows you to set the word clock reference. The screen is fairly self-explanatory. Word-Out
Polarity refers to switching left & right signals (when reversed).
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DIO
SCREEN 2 |
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The third DIO screen allows you to set the Word Length in and out, and Word Offset of the TM-D8000. The Word
Offset can be used if you are getting inexpicable digital noise on one machine in Record.
The reasons for this are explained in the TM-D8000 manual that comes with the
console. |
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FADER POSITION SCREEN |
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The Fader Position screen shows all fader
positions for all channels. This may be different than the physical fader position, due
to, for example, automation or a screen flip. A second screen shows the fader
position for group master faders. |
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MASTER SCREEN |
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The Master screen shows the
gain control positions for all buss masters and provides metering of signal level in
busses. Masters for recording busses and aux busses are shown. The Stereo Link
function allows odd and even aux sends to be used as a stereo send. |
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DELAY
SCREEN |
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The Delay Screen allows you
to delay each channel individually - so as to allow you to put different channels in time
with each other. You can delay a channel by a number of samples or a number of 10s
of a millisecond. Pushing the button repeatedly allows you to access different
channels. |
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STEREO
LINK SCREEN |
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The Stereo Link screen
allows the user to link two channels together into a stereo pair. Note that only an odd
numbered channel and the next even numbered channel can be linked this way. For
example, Channels 5 & 6 can be linked but not 4 & 5 or 7 & 6. |
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MACHINE
CONTROL SCREEN (MIDI SCREEN 2) |
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This is the second of the Midi Screens. The
TM-D8000 has built into it the ability to operate many different devices
as a remote control, allow ing the user to control his devices directly from the console
and not to have to either a) get up and operate devices or b) to have several different
remote controls lying about. Note that some devices, e.g. DA 88s, can be controlled
directly, and some, e.g. Alesis ADAT, require an extra accessory to allow direct control
from the console. These accessories are, however, inexpensive and do make up for
the expense in convenience. The first and third MIDI screen is
desribed below. |
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MIDI
SCREEN 1 |
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The MIDI screen allows the
user to control the different MIDI options of the TM-D8000. This is used, for
example, when dumping MIDI data to save internal memory, to link sequencers using MIDI
time code, and with the Mac Host when using automation. Also, when machine control
is activated, it controls how the machines recieve transport controls. The third MIDI
screen (not shown here) is for use with GPI ports (used to interact with devices connected
using GPI ports, after being activated in the MMC screen). |
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DYNAMICS CHANNELS SCREEN |
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The Dynamics screen allows
the user to control different parameters of a dyamics channel that has been assigned to a
track or input channel. The user can flip between the different Dynamics channels by
pushing the button repeatedly or pushing the POD buttons as indicated. There are a total
of 8 dynamics channels. The individual dynamics channels can be assigned by using
the Insertion Screen - described next. |
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INSERTION
SCREEN |
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The Insertion Screen
allows the user to assign either a Dynamics Channel or an Analog Mix Insert to any channel
on the TM-D8000. |
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GROUPING
SCREEN |
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The Grouping screen allows
you to assign channels to any of 4 Cut Groups and any of 4 Fader Groups. These are
controls by the Cut and Fader Group
Master controls, located at the lower right-hand corner of the console. |
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OPTIONS
SCREEN (SCREEN 1) |
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The Options button may be
pushed to allow you access to different options that you can set. Things that can be set
are, for example, the Time Code Display of the console, swapping faders between MTR and
CH/ST RTN. Another Option screen (not shown here) allows you to setup the TM-D8000 for
Surround Sound.
The other Option screens, In-Place Solo Defeat and Routing Library, are described below. |
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INPLACE
SOLO DEFEAT (OPTIONS SCREEN 2) |
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This Option screen, used for Mixing Solos, allows you to defeat the automatic Cut function associated with an
Inplace (Mixing) Solo. This can be used for things like Reverb. |
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ROUTING
LIBRARY (OPTIONS SCREEN 4) |
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The Routing Library allows
you to save specific routings you may routinely use, so that you do not have to reset them
each time. |
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EXTERNAL CONTROL |
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The External Control
screen allows remote control of machines that have that option in the MMC screen, e.g.
DA88 & DA38. Things like advance delay of individual tracks, Word Clock
selection, offset time and TC Generator can be controlled from this screen.
The number of External Conrol screens will be determined by the number of remote
devices that have External Control activated. Scroll through the different machines
by repeatedly pressing the button. |
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AUTOMATION
SETUP |
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The Automation Setup screen
allows you to control the communication with the Mac Host (necessary for automation) and
what is automated. |