Tascam DM-3200 User Manual

The four-band EQ provided on the first 32 channel 
modules of the DM-3200 allows precise sound shap-
ing, combined with flexibility, and repeatability, 
thanks to the library store and recall facilities.

To view the EQ settings for a module, press the 

 key until the EQ page is shown.

The instructions here refer to POD use, but you can put 
the encoders into EQ mode, and use the encoders to 
adjust individual EQ parameters for the selected chan-
nel (see “Encoders” on page 20 for full details). It is also 
possible to link the screen display to the encoders, or 
the other way round, so that changing one automati-
cally changes the other. See “PREFERENCES” on 
page 34.

Use the cursor keys to move the “box” around the 
screen, and the four POD encoders to change the val-
ues of the gain (where appropriate), frequency, Q 
(where appropriate) and the type of filter for the 
selected band.

Turn the EQ on and off using the unshifted 

 

key (see “Turning the processors on and off” on 

page 62), or by using the on-screen 

EQ

 button (circled 

in Figure 5.10, Module EQ screen)

Turn the individual band highlighted by the box on 
and off using the 

 key.

As you make changes to the EQ setting, the graph at 
the top of the screen changes as does the one by at 
the top of the “global section”.

All bands have the same frequency range: from 31 Hz 
to 19 kHz (in 112 steps).

The amount of gain is ±18 dB for all bands.

Q (where appropriate) can be set to any of the follow-
ing 24 values: 8.65, 4.32, 2.87, 2.14, 1.71, 1.41, 1.20, 
1.04, 0.92, 0.82, 0.74, 0.67, 0.61, 0.56, 0.51, 0.47, 
0.44, 0.40, 0.38, 0.35, 0.33, 0.30, 0.28, or 0.27.

The types of EQ filter available are:

Low band: Low Shelf, Peak, HPF (high-pass filter)

Low-mid band: Peak or Notch

High-mid band: Peak or Notch

High band: High Shelf, Peak, LPF (low-pass filter)

Note that the following parameters are used by the 
different EQ filters:

Peak filter: Gain, Frequency, Q

Shelving filters (high and low): Gain and Frequency

HPF and LPF: Frequency

Notch filters: Frequency and Q

Unused parameters are grayed out on screen or if 
encoders are elected to set the EQ, the encoders for 
the unused parameters are disabled, and no indicators 
are lit.

The encoders can be used to 

make EQ settings (unmodified 

 key 4) as 

described in “Encoders” on page 20.