Tascam DM-3200 User Manual

Use the POD 4 encoder to switch between millisec-
onds and samples as the units in which the delay time 
is set and displayed.

Allows the module’s input to be 

adjusted. This is post-phase and pre-gate. It is 
entirely independent of the analog 

 controls on 

the mic/line inputs.

The value of this digital trim can be adjusted from a 
cut of –50 dB to a boost of +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps. 
Also see “Phase/trim/delay” on page 71 below.

When 

going from 24-bit to 16-bit, using dithering is often a 
good way of reducing noise, etc. The POD 2 encoder 
can be used to set dithering 

Off

 (24-bit) or to the 16-

bit (

On

) setting. The exact form of bit-reduction used 

can be set here as well as in the 

DIGITAL FORMAT 

screen (see “Digital I/O setup” on page 41): 

TRUN-

CATE

, 

DITHER

 and 

NOISE SHAPED

.

Many of these set-

tings are dependent on whether the channel being 
edited is linked to another channel, as well as to 
whether the project is a stereo or surround project.

The POD 4 encoder is used to set the pan or balance. 
Beside the on-screen representation of this control is 
a 

CENTER

 button. Use this to center the pan or balance 

setting easily.

In the “normal” (unlinked, stereo) case, the odd-num-
bered (left) panpot of a pair of channels can be 
ganged together with the even-numbered (right) pan-
pot. Use the on-screen 

GANG

 button to link the pan-

pots of the channels in this way. 

A linked pair of channel modules has the pan con-
trol of a mono channel replaced by a balance control. 
In the case of such a control, no ganging of control is 
possible, but two other controls are provided.

The first, controlled by the POD 2 encoder, allows 
either of the two modules to used as a mono signal 
(

LMono

, 

Rmono

) or the two together as a stereo signal 

(

STEREO

). In the first two cases, the balance control 

effectively acts as a pan control).

The second control, set using the POD 3 encoder, 
controls the width of the stereo image created by the 
two controls from a mono point source (center) to a 
stereo (counterclockwise) image. Turning the pointer 
clockwise from the center reverses the left and right 
channels.

The phase of an input signal, as explained 

above, can be set either to normal or reversed.

Use the 

ASSIGN PARAMETERS

 screen (“Global module 

settings” on page 60) to view and set the phase for all 
input at once.

You can also set the digital trim value 

from a common screen. Press the 

 

key (

 + 

) to bring up the trim screen.

Use the cursor keys to select blocks of four channels 
and the PODs to set the values.