Tascam TM-D4000, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...TASCAM TEAC Professional Division TM D4000 Dynamic Mix Automation OPERATIONS MANUAL...

Page 2: ...Firmware 2 4 Computer Hardware Installation 2 5 Computer Software Installation 2 6 TM D4000 Connection and Configuration Software Overview 3 1 Launching the Software 3 2 Timecode Window 3 3 Control B...

Page 3: ...c Settings Real Time Mix Editing 5 1 Manual Write 5 2 Auto Write 5 3 Auto Manual 6 1 Adjusting POD Settings 6 2 Adding Switch Events 6 3 Making Relative Offsets to Fader Moves 6 4 Auto Takeover 4 3 Cr...

Page 4: ...rom the software Two Aux Send Views show the Aux Send levels and pan setting for stereo linked sends for 16 channels per view The TM D4000 s six Aux Send masters eight Buss masters two stereo returns...

Page 5: ...ll use for storing mixes NOTE The software does not run under Windows 3 1 or any version of Windows NT To use this software you must use the special 9 pin cable supplied with the TM D4000 This cable i...

Page 6: ...MOXA folder you just created 3 Remove the diskette from the computer and store it in a safe place 4 Inside the MOXA folder on your computer double click the file IO IRQ exe The IO IRQ screen will be d...

Page 7: ...000 Connection and Configuration 1 Connect the special 9 pin cable supplied with the TM D4000 to either port on the MOXA card on one end and connect the other end to the TO HOST port on the back of th...

Page 8: ...groups Solo status Cut status If the TM D4000 is not connected correctly or is not powered up the program will display this dialog box to abort or try again The TimeCode exe program cannot be launche...

Page 9: ...e switch changes between the following three Fader Sense Modes which correspond to the equivalent settings make in the TM D4000 s Automation Setup screen Off Shown by the gray F SENSE mode Auto Manual...

Page 10: ...etween PFL Pre Fader Listen and IPS In Place Solo 3 4 Toolbar Disk Operations The Toolbar can be selected for viewing or hidden using the Show Toolbar command in the View Menu This is a floating toolb...

Page 11: ...e Menu Item Meaning Undo Redo Undoes the effects of the last timecode pass or redoes them if undo has been carried out Clear Initial Status Clears the Initial Status but does not clear dynamic events...

Page 12: ...s up the Auto mation Setup dialog equivalent to the TM D4000 s Auto mation Setup screen Aux View 1 16 Brings up the appropriate Aux View Aux View 17 32 View Menu Item Meaning Cascade Standard Windows...

Page 13: ...on as shown here is represented by C Fader Sets and shows the channel s fader position Level Indicator The level of the logical fader in dB relative to nominal is displayed here Label Channel label Cl...

Page 14: ...a of a channel The word Equalizer will appear in a pop up menu Click on this pop up to bring the window shown above to the front The EQ button at the upper right of the response curve can be used to t...

Page 15: ...ndicator is blinking another mode key can be selected at any time It is possible to have some channels assigned to one mode while other channels are assigned to a different mode A single channel can o...

Page 16: ...tomation software nor will they affect the channel audio When reading mix moves and listening at low volumes it can be helpful to turn off the motorized faders The mix moves will still be read and dis...

Page 17: ...ation software and the Time Code Window Turn off time code reception in the Time Code Window by clicking on the T C icon in the upper left corner 2 Set all mixer channels to Manual Mode and set up the...

Page 18: ...ll always be able to make adjustments to a channel that is in manual mode but those adjustments will not be saved until the above step is carried out 1 Put desired channels into write mode make the dy...

Page 19: ...will begin writing mix moves erasing moves that were previously written during that section of the recording 5 When the end of the section to be edited is reached simply stop the recording to punch ou...

Page 20: ...ing the desired fader s when you wish to edit mix moves The fader will automatically switch to write mode and begin writing new mix moves 4 When the end of the section to be edited is reached simply s...

Page 21: ...ish to experiment with mix moves The moving faders of the TM D4000 will be following the mix moves previously written 3 Begin moving the desired fader s when you wish to begin experimenting with mix m...

Page 22: ...Automation Items window of the automation software uncheck WRITE ENABLE for all parameters 2 In the case of EQ it can be useful to store the pre adjustment setting in an EQ library in case the origin...

Page 23: ...also be selected while the recording is playing 3 Add switch events as desired If you wish to try again select Undo from the Edit Menu of the automation software before playing the recording again The...

Page 24: ...ion needing the relative offset is finished punching out of update can be done in any of the ways described in section 5 1 Manual Write To create a seamless transition from the relative offset to the...

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