Tascam MX-2424, Manual Update

Page 1: ...TASCAM TEAC Professional Division MX 2424 24 Bit 24 Track Hard Disk Recorder MX 2424 Manual Updates MX View 1 00 1 40 MX OS 1 10 3 11...

Page 2: ...ES 11 FIX FOR SMART COPYING OF TAPEMODE PROJECTS 12 FIX FOR UPDATING PROJECTS ON FAT 32 DISKS 12 IMPROVED FAT 32 PERFORMANCE 12 ETHERNET BACKUP AND AUDIO FILE TRANSFER REMOVED 12 KNOWN ISSUES 12 CHANG...

Page 3: ...OUS NOTES 27 MX OS 2 1 AND VIEWNET 2 1 RELEASE NOTES 29 Support for 9 pin Control Protocol 29 ENHANCEMENTS 31 Menu 703 31 Menu 004 31 New Macro Tool 31 Capture Track 31 Spotting SDII Audio Files with...

Page 4: ...IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS RELEASE 49 KNOWN ISSUES 49 MX VIEW 1 4 AND MX OS 3 10 50 NEW FEATURES 50 Pencil Tool 50 Reverse play keyboard shortcuts 51 Selection Tool Changes 51 Track Numbering with mul...

Page 5: ...shes between a master which is no longer at play speed and one that is still playing but has either drifted or jumped to a new position Previous versions of the software could mistake either one of th...

Page 6: ...or 24 bit Broadcast WAV files Broadcast WAV files BWF can be imported into any audio software that utilizes the WAV format Like their SDII counterparts Broadcast WAV files contain a time stamp that c...

Page 7: ...le between WAV 16 bit and WAV 24 bit Ability to Smart Copy from FAT 32 to Mac HFS and vice versa When a Smart Copy or TapeMode Convert from a FAT 32 disk to an HFS disk is performed all Broadcast WAV...

Page 8: ...y reboot the PC after mounting the drive It is also best to reboot Windows after the removable disk has been unmounted This is due to issues with Windows 98 s disk memory and will perform more reliabl...

Page 9: ...or HFS initialized DVD RAM DVD RAM disks may be initialized to FAT 32 using the MX 2424 menu 710 Using Software Architects software on the PC http www softarch com a FAT 32 initialized DVD RAM disk ca...

Page 10: ...al material bit for bit If they match exactly the MX 2424 will display the message Verify Successful If the message Verify Failed appears the copy will abort and material being copied to the destinati...

Page 11: ...dual audio files into a project Select File from the ViewNet MX pull down menus then select Import Audio The Import Audio features and options are explained below Display Files Allows you to select wh...

Page 12: ...d overall FAT 32 reliability Ethernet Backup and Audio File Transfer Removed The Ethernet communication capabilities of Version 1 51 have been removed in this release due to incompatibilities with the...

Page 13: ...Performing an Import at Original Time of a non time stamped audio file now works properly Improved Network Reliability Maintenance changes have been made to the MX 2424 networking functions for incre...

Page 14: ...e features Menu 005 Sample Rate Sample rate options have been added for 88112 88200 88288 95904 96000 and 96096 When selecting any of these sample rates the 2X LED will illuminate on the front panel o...

Page 15: ...d slave are at 48000 and the master s rate is changed to 96000 then the slave rate will stay at 48000 ii If both master and slave are at 96000 and the master s rate is changed to 48000 then the slave...

Page 16: ...strained to the 1 2 Spd 2 Line Dual Line mode Attempting to set High Speed mode on a TDIF board will produce the error message No Dig High Speed The ADAT option card does not support 96k NOTE Differen...

Page 17: ...11 Tracks 21 22 at a base sample rate Track 11 at a high sample rate 23 24 Mono 12 Tracks 23 24 at a base sample rate Track 12 at a high sample rate Silent Clock Support for HFS Volumes The MX 2424 ca...

Page 18: ...ust contain an even number of memory locations ie 00 through 07 00 counts as one If the project contains an odd number of memory locations a Loop Points Inverted message will be displayed when attempt...

Page 19: ...y tracks When operating in Theatre Play mode only the master device needs to have the cue times loaded in its memory lo NOTE If Theatre Play mode is en TL Bus master 020 Auto Chase X 2424 has a new ch...

Page 20: ...if the time code position has not changed For Example If set to mute time code the MX 2424 will still send MTC positional information that can be read by a mixer s time code display However the MX 24...

Page 21: ...ack 3 is recording pressing the track 3 record arm button will not take it immediately out of record The track rec indicator will begin flashing very quickly to indicate that the track is still record...

Page 22: ...AM TMD 4000 console to record arm tracks on the MX 2424 This example assumes a closed loop MMC connection with both MIDI In and Out connected between the MX 2424 and the TM D4000 1 On the MX 2424 Set...

Page 23: ...on the Mackie Digital 8 Bus Console which issues STEP commands when the wheel is turned This change has been tested satisfactorily with D8B software version 3 0 Front panel alphanumeric entry of char...

Page 24: ...one project the TL_Imports folder will now automatically be created on that disk It is no longer necessary to manually create this folder when the disk is mounted on a computer The TL_Imports Folder...

Page 25: ...Mode status HFS HFS HFS HFS FAT 32 FAT 32 BU BU HFS FAT 32 HFS BU FAT 32 BU HFS BU If a Tape Mode project is backed up from an HFS disk to a BU format DVD or tape it must be restored onto an HFS disk...

Page 26: ...itch from playback to input mode on record enabled tracks was not taking place on transitions from PLAY directly to FAST FORWARD or REWIND This has been corrected Overload indicators on RC 2424 Previo...

Page 27: ...offline It remains necessary for the master to be online Miscellaneous Notes The following are some MX 2424 behaviors to keep in mind The Timecode display of the MX 2424 has a 24 hour time limit Value...

Page 28: ...12 tracks However ViewNet will allow you to load audio files into tracks 13 through 24 even though you will not be able to hear these tracks or access them This behavior will corrected in Version 3 0...

Page 29: ...type of P2 device the MX 2424 will respond as when polled by a controller The available settings of this menu are TASCAM MX 2424 default Sony PCM 3324S Sony PCM 7030 Sony BVU 950 These selections are...

Page 30: ...P2 controller must first arm the specified analog track A1 thru A4 That analog track therefore serves as a record rehearse enable This feature is only useful where a the P2 controller has limited trac...

Page 31: ...on the track arm edit or input status to be in a known state e g all tracks unarmed Previously there was no command an operator could give to specifically de select the arm edit or input status of a...

Page 32: ...en programming a Ma RC 2424 This has been corrected Previously the MX 2424 would not always work relia formatted as HFS on a Macintosh computer This has been corrected Previously Nuendo generated soun...

Page 33: ...ms real time dithering when recording in 16 bit mode instead of simple truncation Mix Mode has 3 states of operation Off Record Playback When set to Off the MX 2424 acts as it always has Mix mode is n...

Page 34: ...x Mode to Playback lets the user hear the mixdown project without having to lo it This provides a quick method of listening and checking the mixdown project without unloading the multitrack so b pace...

Page 35: ...Auto Project Names When specific project names are used the MX 2424 can automatically load play or loop play a project immediately upon powering up with no intervention necessary The MX 2424 can now...

Page 36: ...88x23 25 42336 44x24 25 84672 88x24 25 44056 44100 88112 88200 44100 default 88200 44144 44100 88288 88200 45938 44x25 24 91875 88x25 24 45983 44x25 23 91967 88x25 23 46034 48x23 25 92068 96x23 25 460...

Page 37: ...s message your working habits require the expanded RAM specific RAM required by the MX 2424 Other types of RAM may not perform reliably Menu 988 will display the amount of installed memory in the MX 2...

Page 38: ...tion for Auto Unload On Off In previous software versions menu 211 was titled Auto Unload On Off If Auto Unload was turned on and the MX 2424 was in Loop record mode it would unload each new track it...

Page 39: ...honored regardless of whether the MX is in MTC chase Enabled Auto With this setting the MX 2424 will be enabled for whatever timecode source it was last set to chase in menu 000 either LTC or MTC New...

Page 40: ...00 By using the key Shift 0 it is possible to enter and locate to a negative timecode position directly Such values may also be captured and stored in any of the timecode registers In Out etc or in a...

Page 41: ...a Tape Mode project it was possible to change the project to Non Destructive status by setting the machine to non destructive in Menu 200 while the project is loaded However if no edits or recordings...

Page 42: ...rected with version 3 01 Previously the RC 2424 remote would not always store user created Macros correctly This has been corrected with version 3 01 Previously the MX 2424 would very rarely switch to...

Page 43: ...e Edit window will also close its associated Markers window Click on a marker to select that marker Double clicking on a marker will cause the transport to move to the marker location Selecting a mark...

Page 44: ...e only 12 user defined groups User Groups window A User Groups window is associated with a particular Edit Window Load a project open the edit window for that machine then select User Groups from the...

Page 45: ...at this another way If the user groups window does not have multiple machines then it does not matter what is selected in the list and the New Group menu item will be enabled as long as there are few...

Page 46: ...all change to reflect the new group number and color and the new group will appear in the User Groups Window if it was open Rename an existing group 1 Activate the user groups window 2 Select the gro...

Page 47: ...activated by shift clicking on any group which will add or remove the clicked group from all active groups Single clicking on a group will toggle the selected group while de activating all other group...

Page 48: ...al tracks In multi machine mode any groups whose group number and group name are identical will be treated as the same group This means that enabling input record or edit for any active groups on one...

Page 49: ...eMode project that is in the middle of being created from a TapeMode convert The following error message will now be displayed Proj in Backup Queue Drive space is now pre allocated for the waveform da...

Page 50: ...u drag the waveform will be altered and redrawn as you move the pencil much the same as with a pencil tool in a graphics drawing program However unlike a drawing program the pencil tool will always dr...

Page 51: ...groups If the track the event was dropped on belongs to an active user group all tracks for all active user groups will become edit enabled Selector Tool crosshair operations With any active user grou...

Page 52: ...ained within the selection must have events positioned such that they all would be ramped up ramped down or cross faded No combinations allowed Note that the reason for this is that the UI has changed...

Page 53: ...enu item from the Edit Menu The result will be that only the copied audio events will be pasted at the past location The intervening blank space will not be pasted Track locking A new item has been ad...

Page 54: ...Cmd Q Mac or Ctrl Q Windows Opt Cmd R Mac or Ctrl Alt R Windows Cmd G Mac or Ctrl G Windows Keyboard shortcuts for jump to Head Tail The Head and Tail buttons on the Transport Window now have shortcut...

Page 55: ...r frame or clock reference has been specifically selected e g Video Ext Wordclock etc 022 Chase Freewheel 5 frames 10 frames default 20 frames 50 frames 100 frames This menu allows the user to select...

Page 56: ...play is accessed from the front panel by pressing Shift ONLINE and from the RC 2424 by pressing Shift LOOP Circumstances did not permit the use of the same keystrokes in both environments It is neithe...

Page 57: ...ching the highest or lowest location the MEMory number will wrap around and keep incrementing decr M rker Capture A front panel and RC 2424 Marker ME implemented using the Up Arrow key To capture a Ma...

Page 58: ...ow Note that in the following undo is used for undo or redo they are affected the same by this change A new machine level button undo Enable has been added in the machine buttons area The button is an...

Page 59: ...osition Previous e of these conditions for the other nd Menu Behavior will now always retain the most recently selected disk number when the STO pressed whether the resulting action produced an error...

Page 60: ...aken to the Mac or for anyone experiencing any problems with previously formatted H sks e FS software follow these instructions at or a FAT 32 formatted disk iscellaneous Maintenance Fix for Smart Cop...