Manual

Contents
6 TASCAM DM-4800 User’s Manual
Channel-to-buss assignment ........................ 63
Assignment using the front panel ....................... 63
Using the assignment screens .............................. 63
Pan switch.............................................................. 64
Surround assignments .......................................... 65
Non-channel assignments..................................... 65
Bulk assignment .................................................... 65
Buss panning ......................................................... 65
Monitoring .............................................................. 66
Selecting the CR source .......................................... 66
Studio cue source .................................................... 67
Talkback, etc. ............................................................ 68
Talkback source..................................................... 68
Slate definition...................................................... 68
Oscillator and noise generator ............................. 68
Oscillator destination............................................ 68
Meters ........................................................................ 69
Meter ballistics ...................................................... 69
On-screen meter selection.................................... 69
Metering points .................................................... 69
Soloing ....................................................................... 70
5 : Channel modules
General principles .................................................... 71
ASSIGN PARAMETERS screen................................ 71
Global module settings .................................... 72
Input and return display....................................... 72
EQ display and button .......................................... 72
GATE display and button...................................... 72
COMP/EXP display and COMP button.................. 72
Compressor/expander point button .................... 72
Meters and pick-off point button........................ 72
Fader ...................................................................... 72
MUTE button......................................................... 73
PAN (BALANCE) control........................................ 73
PAN follow button................................................ 73
INSERT button ....................................................... 73
Phase button ......................................................... 73
AUX1-2 button ...................................................... 73
STEREO button ...................................................... 73
Group assignment displays................................... 73
Fader control ............................................................ 73
Setting levels in blocks.......................................... 73
Master screen ........................................................ 73
Dynamics processors ......................................... 75
LINK........................................................................ 75
Trigger mode (
TRG MOD ) ...................................... 75
Trigger selection ................................................... 75
Gates (input channels 1–48) .................................. 76
GATE ...................................................................... 76
Threshold (
THRESH )................................................ 76
Range (
RANGE )....................................................... 76
Gate attack time....................................................76
Hysteresis (
HYST ).................................................... 76
Gate hold time (
HOLD ) ..........................................76
Gate decay time (
DECAY ).......................................76
Compressor/expanders ..........................................76
COMP/EXPAND......................................................76
Insert point (
INS PNT ) .............................................76
Threshold...............................................................76
Compression/expansion ratio ...............................76
Attack time............................................................76
Release time ..........................................................76
Auto make-up .......................................................76
Output gain...........................................................77
Library jump buttons ............................................77
Preset dynamics library entries ............................77
Compressor/expander library entries................... 77
Gate library entries ...............................................78
Trigger settings ........................................................78
EQ ..................................................................................79
Encoders and EQ ...................................................79
EQ library ...................................................................80
Aux and buss setup ............................................81
Aux send screens (unlinked).................................81
Copying settings between aux sends and channel
levels ...................................................................81
Batch setting..........................................................81
Source selection.....................................................82
Aux send pan/balance screens (linked)................82
Using the encoders................................................82
Using the “fat channel”........................................82
Module setup .........................................................83
INPUT/RETURN selection.......................................83
GATE switching .....................................................83
AUX 1-2 SOURCE ...................................................83
Dynamics insert point ...........................................83
Dynamics on/off ....................................................83
Assignable insert position.....................................83
Phase control.........................................................83
Module delay.........................................................83
Digital trim ............................................................84
Dithering (stereo buss module only).................... 84
Pan and balance settings...................................... 84
Phase/trim/delay ......................................................84
Phase...................................................................... 84
Digital trim ............................................................85
Delay ...................................................................... 85
Stereo linking ...........................................................85
Balance...................................................................86
Linked dynamics....................................................86
Mute groups .............................................................86
Clearing groups.....................................................87
Grouping groups...................................................87
Linking fader groups to mute groups.................. 87