Tascam DM-24 User Manual

TASCAM DM-24 Reference Manual

1 – Introduction

The DM-24 digital mixing console is designed to
provide you with superlative audio quality in today’s
digital audio recording environment, as well as ease
of use and flexibility to meet changing needs.

This Reference Manual is not intended to be read
from cover to cover, but we do suggest that you make

yourself familiar with the contents of this section as
well as the structure of this manual, so that you can
find answers to questions when you need them.

If you learn a little about the key features and princi-
ples of operation now, before you start to use the
DM-24 it will save you time and trouble later on.

Features

The DM-24 includes many advanced features,
including:

• the sixteen long-throw motorized “channel” faders

are “layered”, allowing control of up to 32 mono
inputs (which may be “ganged” in stereo pairs),
eight buss sends and six aux sends in a compact
package

• in addition to the sixteen faders mentioned above,

one other dedicated motorized long-throw fader is
used for the stereo out buss

• the TASCAM TDIF-1 digital audio format and

other general digital audio formats such as ADAT,
AES/EBU, SPDIF, as well as high-quality A/D and
D/A conversion, are supported,

• Modular expansion slot facilities provide further

flexibility

• sixteen integral high-quality microphone amplifi-

ers, with switchable phantom powering and 24-bit
A/D conversion

• the DM-24 is capable of accepting and transmitting

digital audio data in 24-bit format, allowing it to be
used with the HR series of TASCAM DTRS
recorders as well as the MX2424 recorder

• internal processing is carried out at floating 32-bit

resolution

• eight output busses and six auxiliary sends
• eight fader groups and eight mute groups
• grouping layers provide further flexibility in group-

ing arrangements

• all popular surround formats (2+2, 3+2, 5.1) as

well as stereo, are supported for final mixdown

• expansion with another DM-24 console using an

optional cascade slot card

• both 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz base sampling frequen-

cies are supported, together with dual-frequency
support (88.2kHz and 96 kHz), with flexible clock
configuration

• each of the 32 analog input channels is equipped

with 4-band fully-parametric equalization and a
dynamics processor

• the capability of acting as a remote controller for a

wide variety of devices using the DTRS remote, P2
or MMC protocol

• synchronization to SMPTE/EBU timecode and

MIDI timecode, and MIDI timecode generation
facilities, allowing location of connected recorders,
etc. and integration with the DTRS tape system

• full control room and studio monitoring facilities

are provided, along with an integral talkback
microphone and master bargraph meters

• graphical user interface, based on the successful

TASCAM series of digital mixing consoles, and
featuring a backlit LCD with a flexible POD-based
user interface

• “ring encoders” give instant visual feedback of key

EQ, pan and aux send settings

ogy, allowing the DM-24 to emulate the distinctive
characteristics of any of a wide variety of classic or
modern microphones, using any standard
microphone

• integral t.c.electronics reverberation technology,

providing full standard reverberation facilities
within the DM-24

• flexible digital multi-effector providing many stan-

dard effects without the need for outboard equip-
ment or connections

• library facilities for snapshot mix settings, fre-

quently-used EQ settings, effect settings, dynamics
processor settings, etc.

• MIDI control allows dynamic control of parame-

ters through MIDI messages, so mix events can be
recorded on MIDI for replay, as well as snapshot
recall being linked to Program Change messages

• the DM-24 contains its own automation system,

allowing full real-time control of almost all mix
parameters with no need for connection to other
units

• an optional meter bridge unit provides channel and

master metering facilities through LED bargraph
displays which are switchable in “layers”