Tascam SX-1, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...erature accompanying the appliance The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the pr...

Page 2: ...er IF IN DOUBT CONSULT A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These li...

Page 3: ...pporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and require ments for t...

Page 4: ...label required in this regulation is shown in 1 CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING USING A SCREWDRIVER USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED...

Page 5: ...VGA screen 23 From the LCD screen 24 Shutdown Procedure 24 Chapter 6 Taking Control Audio Monitoring 26 Information Display 26 Mix Control 26 Settings Management 26 MIDI 27 Editing 27 Transport and Da...

Page 6: ...r 100mm touch sensitive moving faders 16 fader layers seven freely assignable by user 16 high quality mic preamps with phantom power Highly flexible signal routing Mastering Record 2 track masters and...

Page 7: ...other important papers Registration Please be sure to register your new SX 1 by complet ing and mailing the unit s Warranty Card If you don t register your machine we will not be able to inform you of...

Page 8: ...on the SX 1 itself For example the Play button is written PLAY In the case where a key has more than one function for example a main and shift function the Shifted function is explained on Multi Funct...

Page 9: ...rols serve as a channel s pan pot EQ Aux sends or pan for the cue mix The virtual pots are surrounded by a ring of LEDs which indicate their current setting For exam ple a pan pot that is hard left wi...

Page 10: ...Keypad To adjust the viewing angle and contrast of the LCD use the small contrast knob to the top right of the LCD LCD or VGA You have a choice of using the LCD or an VGA dis play as your main screen...

Page 11: ...first 32 mixer channels the faders also control the cue mix MIDI tracks sends returns and busses Different groups of faders called fader banks are accessed by the keys in the FADER BANKS section on th...

Page 12: ...e con sole but there are also several crucial connections on the unit s rear MIDI VGA output mouse PS 2 key board expansion ports and digital I O When posi tioning your SX 1 you should make sure there...

Page 13: ...d mouse and keyboard are required for navi gating an external VGA display the mouse and key board ports are found on the unit s rear Important Rear Connections on page 17 When using an exter nal displ...

Page 14: ...does not have grounded outlets contact a professional electrician about installing an earthed ground Avoiding Ground Loops A ground loop occurs when a piece of equipment sees more than one path to gro...

Page 15: ...e Talkback mic to a variety of other destinations for more on this feature see the chapter that explains the Talkback mic in the Owner s Manual Control Room 3 CONTROL ROOM The Control Room out puts ar...

Page 16: ...toring levels independently without affecting the level going from the Master out to a 2 track mix down deck Basic Wiring Diagram The SX 1 s CONTROL ROOM and STUDIO outs can be connected directly to...

Page 17: ...Video sync signal also called house sync or black burst to the VIDEO IN VIDEO THRU will pass that same signal directly out unaffected by any of the SX 1 s electronics The Sony 9 pin connector also kno...

Page 18: ...ning that there is always a clean demonstration song available If you want to keep the copy after you have worked on it unless you save it with another name which does not include Demo as part of the...

Page 19: ...ad the currently selected project and then display the song s Track window 4 Press PLAY to hear the song TIP If you don t hear anything make sure that the source feeding your monitors is the stereo ou...

Page 20: ...rformance and synchro nization data Connect your controller s MIDI output to the SX 1 s jack labeled MIDI IN and connect the SX 1 s MIDI OUTs to the inputs of your MIDI sound modules MIDI controlled e...

Page 21: ...al MIDI performance data then just press PLAY to hear the MIDI song If not read the directions below on how to change a MIDI track s channel to match your sound module s MIDI channel TIP To hear sound...

Page 22: ...ed 4 Next go to the MIDI channel select menu and choose the channel that corresponds to the MIDI channel your sound module is set to receive In the VGA window this is done through a second pull down m...

Page 23: ...ack up is to use the SX 1 s onboard CD R burner Follow the steps below to find out just how easy it is TIP HOT TIP We recommend using TEAC brand CD recordable media for all your CD R needs From the VG...

Page 24: ...ess the BACKUP soft key The SX 1 will pre pare all the data to be backed up and burn the CD after which the disc will be ejected 5 You re finished You have successfully backed up a project Shutdown Pr...

Page 25: ...ok for a particular function For easy reference here is a diagram of the SX 1 s control sections The face of the SX 1 is separated into a number of different control sections Most sections have a clea...

Page 26: ...ion 5 Information Display This section is not actually labeled Information Display on the SX 1 However that title best describes this area Here you will find the LCD stereo meters and a variety of LED...

Page 27: ...Data Entry C TRANSPORT Though this area is not actually labeled Transport on the SX 1 that title best describes this section of the SX 1 s face Here you will find a set of standard transport keys pla...

Page 28: ...t Slots can be moved or modified with or without loaded Takes and that anything done to a Slot is done to a Take loaded upon it meaning that if you delete a Slot its Take is automatically unloaded Tak...

Page 29: ...r the rest of your system Creating a New Project The SX 1 automatically saves the last project you were working on when you perform the Shutdown procedure It will also automatically reload that last p...

Page 30: ...is connected to analog input 1 on the top panel On the VGA 1 On the Track page locate the slots on the left side of the screen and click the icon with the mouse next to the icon 2 From the pulldown m...

Page 31: ...simply verify the input or the output of the Take you can use the Select Source and Select Dest soft knobs to see what is currently selected for each and to change the setting if you wish 4 Press the...

Page 32: ...ressing the MIDI A key in the FADER BANKS section of the slanted front panel and then pressing the REC arm key for MIDI A Channel 1 6 Make sure you have remembered to bring up the audio faders where y...

Page 33: ...dicators flash in various places letting you know that the time value you just captured can be stored in any of them 3 Press the LOCATE key in the LOCATE section 4 Press a number on the numeric keypad...

Page 34: ...y 3 Power down the SX 1 4 When the SX 1 is fully shut down reboot the machine 5 The normal boot sequence will be inter rupted with the software CD ROM in the drive A prompt will appear asking you if y...

Page 35: ...AUX SEND 1 4 and STEREO OUT jacks to an external headphone amplifier This means that you now have 5 mixes running at the same time The Stereo Mix you are listening to in the Control Room the Cue Mix...

Page 36: ...t comped together to save space and load in the new pair You can re import these Takes in the same way you would normally load Takes into a project Quickly use the LCD and the VGA screens to show sepa...

Page 37: ...to a number of tra ditional computer style commands One such com mand is the use of the Tab key on the PS 2 keyboard You can use this key to jump quickly between text fields of a similar type like th...

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