Tascam TM-D4000, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...TM D4000 Digital Mixing Console OWNER S MANUAL 9101413400...

Page 2: ...the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN and YELLOW The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the...

Page 3: ...the mast and supporting 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 req...

Page 4: ...3 8 Automation fader inhibit 3 5 3 3 9 Balance level 3 5 3 3 10 Oscillator 3 5 3 3 11 Meter ballistics 3 5 4 Module operations 4 1 Module features and control 4 1 4 1 1 Stereo out module 4 1 4 1 2 Co...

Page 5: ...ces 9 2 PORT 9 2 DEVICE 9 2 ID 9 2 CHASE 9 2 SCR 9 2 TRA and REC 9 2 9 1 4 Machine Control mapping memories 9 3 9 1 5 Showing current Machine Control mappings 9 4 9 1 6 Automatically creating a list o...

Page 6: ...12 4 29 READ WRITE UPDATE indicators 12 5 30 Layered faders 12 5 12 7 Stereo input and stereo masters 12 5 31 ST IN 2 faders 12 5 32 STEREO OUT fader 12 5 33 ALL SAFE key 12 5 12 8 Machine control 12...

Page 7: ...4 2 14 4 10PHONES output 14 2 14 4 11Overall system performance 14 2 14 5 Physical specifications 14 3 14 6 Error and warning messages 14 3 14 6 1 Clock and synchronization 14 3 14 6 2 General 14 3 14...

Page 8: ...clock conguration each input channel is equipped with 4 band fully parametric equalization and a dynamics processor eight integral high quality microphone ampliers with switchable phantom powering as...

Page 9: ...ow to use and set the internal effect proces sor of the TM D4000 8 Library functions In addition to effect processor settings complete mixer snapshots equal ization settings and dynamics processor set...

Page 10: ...to be connected to any device supporting such a compatible interface A 9 pin D sub SYNC OUT connector is also provided allowing full remote con trol of and word clock synchronization to the adat devic...

Page 11: ...h 1 3 3Output busses All eight output busses are routed simultaneously in parallel to the appropriately numbered outputs of all three slots or as many as are filled with expansion cards If all three s...

Page 12: ...ock input on the rear panel The clock can be at 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz with some variation possible for varispeed etc at 6 See 3 System setup for details of word clock selection 1 5 Effects and monitoring...

Page 13: ...ss them as well as providing a road map so that you can find your way easily round the different parts of the TM D4000 2 2 Road map The TM D4000 can be divided into logical sections as shown below It...

Page 14: ...on screen When only one switch of a POD is used the other is grayed out To change the active row use the ROW CURSOR keys to the right of the PODs to move the heavy blinking box indicating the active...

Page 15: ...formed are usu ally obvious and therefore will not be described in detail In certain special screens the outer SHUTTLE wheel is used to change the function of a screen for instance in library screens...

Page 16: ...in 3 3 4 Fader select 2 4 Fader layers The TM D4000 can handle up to 32 mono inputs together with two stereo inputs and also has eight busses and six aux sends However only 19 faders are visible The...

Page 17: ...ected indicator will ash NOTE In the Aux Fader Control mode the MASTER layer functions do not change Accordingly the STEREO IN faders act as channel faders in the MASTER layer when the Aux Fader Con t...

Page 18: ...ese channels simultaneously The options available are 3 1 1STEREO OUT settings In addition to these input sources changes to param eters affecting the digital output of the STEREO OUT can be made Firs...

Page 19: ...quantization noise but results in a slightly lower signal to noise ratio Choose either OFF rectangular RECT or triangular TRI dithering The shape names refer to the probability distribution of the no...

Page 20: ...ck through the SYNC cable and if DIGI is selected the optical connection is used as the clock source to the ADAT We strongly suggest that SYNC is used rather than DIGI if the ADAT is to be a word cloc...

Page 21: ...for the TM D4000 If the selected clock source goes out of range the TM D4000 will mute the currently selected clock indicator will flash and a message will appear on the display The TM D4000 will repo...

Page 22: ...numbered by pressing and holding the SEL key of one module and pressing the SEL key of the other See 4 2 2 Using the SEL keys to link channels 3 3 7Dial edit When checked this option allows the JOG d...

Page 23: ...4 8 Pad and phase 4 band EQ 4 3 Equalization dynamics processor comp limiter or gate 4 6 Dynamics processor settings fader self explanatory for details of fader group ing see 4 9 Fader and cut groups...

Page 24: ...l posi tions before the link process the child fader of the pair will rise to meet the other parent fader This may cause a sudden rise in moni toring etc levels 4 2 1Using the ST LINK key to link chan...

Page 25: ...e of the two stereo inputs is selected the changes made to the equalization affect both channels equally EQ settings once made may be stored in the EQ library for further recall The way in which this...

Page 26: ...is screen there are no on screen representa tions of the direct out setting for channels 17 through 32 as this is not possible NOTE When channels 1 through 16 are set to direct out the signal appears...

Page 27: ...currently selected LAYER STATUS indicator 3 will flash to show that the faders are no longer controlling channel and module levels The PODs are also active and moving a POD knob will also move the app...

Page 28: ...inputs may share the same dynamics processor settings However see the explanation of the DYNAMICS key immediately following this for further information regarding ste reo linking of dynamics processor...

Page 29: ...w trigger selection and are fixed at the BOTH setting 4 7 Pan and balance As well as using the MODULE screen to adjust the pan of a module or the balance of a stereo pair of modules there is a dedicat...

Page 30: ...MODULE screen as well as through a dedicated screen allowing the viewing and adjustment of the parameters for many modules 4 8 1Using the MODULE screen In the EQ AUX screen the knob of the fourth POD...

Page 31: ...a master pair or pressing the CUT key of either pair will affect the status of all slave channels in that group 4 9 1Making group settings Use the UP and DOWN cursor keys to navigate around the group...

Page 32: ...ibrated in the same way as the main hardware meters i e the top segment repre sents an over condition However the denition of over sometimes differs between manufacturers You are therefore advised to...

Page 33: ...fter the channel fader This also applies to the STEREO OUT In this case only the on screen meters are affected If this buss is selected for monitoring using the hardware meters the meter readings will...

Page 34: ...ecessary the talkback key also dims the CR level The indicator lights when dimming is active 5 1 3Talkback Push the latching STUDIO key under the TB LEVEL control to activate the talkback to the STUDI...

Page 35: ...he TM D4000 provides two modes of soloing as explained here Soloing occurs when the SOLO key of at least one module is pressed What happens when this happens is dependent on the settings made in the S...

Page 36: ...e PFL LEVEL controlled by the fourth POD rotary control The maximum signal level is 10 dB relative to full scale 5 4 4To clear all soloed channels Press and hold down the CLR key of the numeric keypad...

Page 37: ...gle mono output 6 1 1Selecting a buss pattern As mentioned earlier the output busses are used to control the levels of signals sent to the surround matrix channels In this context they can be regarded...

Page 38: ...ng system This option requires no additional convertors and may prove to be the most convenient option under some circumstances 6 3 Buss delay The DELAY screen accessed through the SHIFTed OPTION key...

Page 39: ...the same name in the normal stereo screen 8 allowing the assignment and unassignment of all modules to the STEREO OUT The first button assigns all modules to the surround buss Note that there is no de...

Page 40: ...rmines the amount of the total sound stage taken from the center position within which the module signal can be positioned This is set using the second row of on screen PODs The values here are set in...

Page 41: ...ocessor input mode The feed to the processor can be mono from either or both of the Aux sends or stereo This is set from the EFFECT screen accessed through the EFFECT key in the Mixing section 13 not...

Page 42: ...ts which may be used as is or used as starting points for experimentation and creation of new effect settings which may be stored in the library 1 Press the EFFECT key in the Library section 4 Notice...

Page 43: ...ite the existing data You cannot overwrite any of the preset read only memories 5 Naming of effects is done using the library screen as described in the section on library functions Delay Delay type D...

Page 44: ...om 06 Ambience Gives a three dimensional off mic feeling 07 Garage Garage type reverberation pattern 08 Big Drums Designed to enhance drum and percussion sounds 09 Concrete Room Reverberation pattern...

Page 45: ...delay time to feedback time 4 3 is particularly effective 31 120bpm As above but for pieces with a tempo of 120 bpm 32 150bpm As above but for pieces with a tempo of 150 bpm Chorus 33 Ensemble A thic...

Page 46: ...Comp 45 Percussive A compressor for percussive signals 46 Sustain A compressor providing a sustained signal 47 Fat Comp A fat sounding compressor setting Expander 48 Light Exp A light expansion setti...

Page 47: ...rim phantom power mic line switching etc are not stored as part of a snapshot library entry The SNAPSHOT key is used to display the snapshot library screen allowing renaming etc of snapshot library en...

Page 48: ...from the values stored in the library entry To store these current settings into a library entry 1 Press the or key to change the snapshot entry displayed at the top left of the screen 2 Press the STO...

Page 49: ...en to name editing 7 Use the JOG dial to move the cursor inside the name of the snapshot entry to be edited 8 Use the cursor keys to move the cursor through the list of available characters and the EN...

Page 50: ...hot data from a MIDI bulk data trans fer is carried out in the following way 1 Make sure that MIDI is selected as the Communication Speed in the Automation Setup screen 2 Make sure that the MIDI chann...

Page 51: ...The dynamics processor library management screen shows the dynamic gain response above the list of the currently highlighted library entry The dynamic gain response of the dynamics processor for the c...

Page 52: ...w 8 2 4Copying a library entry Although there is no dedicated copy function pro vided for library entries it is easy to recall settings from a library entry and store them unchanged into another libra...

Page 53: ...recalled and used as is or recalled their parameters edited and stored in a user library entry for further use Note that they cannot be re stored in their original read only library entry as shown by...

Page 54: ...h vocals 16 Vocal 1 Vocal EQ starting points 17 Vocal 2 18 Hum Cancel Elimination of AC mains noise 19 Radio Voice Squawk box vocal setting Number Title Comment Number Title Comment 00 Sample Snare Sa...

Page 55: ...G dial to scroll through the list of devices that may be con trolled by the TM D4000 3 When a device to be controlled by the TM D4000 is selected in the list move the cursor to the ADD button and pres...

Page 56: ...rol type for the devices The Machine Control list is composed of a number of columns These are explained below PORT This is an expanded version of the control port abbreviation shown in the list at th...

Page 57: ...yer available for use As explained at the bottom of the list screen a circled number indicates which module REC keys are used for the device If a solid circle is shown the default REC key assign ments...

Page 58: ...is popup list press the ENTER key 9 1 6Automatically creating a list of machine control mapping memories When up to sixteen controllers have been added to the machine control list from the list of sup...

Page 59: ...isible If cueing mode is not selected when a fast transport key is pressed irrespective of the current transport mode the unit will enter the fast transport mode even when the fast transport key is re...

Page 60: ...ft 4 As an alternative to step 3 above if the EDIT key is pressed again after the location mem ory number has been pressed the indicator will start to flash again allowing the check ing and editing of...

Page 61: ...e repeat playback depends on the device which is being controlled 9 3 8Auto punch operations For DTRS units the three punch keys RHSL IN OUT and CLEAR 36 are used in the same way as the corresponding...

Page 62: ...a DTRS unit through the RS 422 connection using the P2 proto col This may be useful in certain setups where the P2 protocol is being used extensively 9 4 4ADAT devices The SYNC OUT connector on the IF...

Page 63: ...ist 9 4 7MMC devices There are two MMC control methods the first being a closed loop MMC closed where the con trolled device is sending information back from itself using the MIDI connections providin...

Page 64: ...MNI Receive The setting made above can be overridden so that the TM D4000 will respond to MIDI messages received on any channel see the note below regarding the JLC BB3 In addition to this setting the...

Page 65: ...s connected to the MIDI IN of the other 2 The automation communication speed of the receiving unit should be set to MIDI use the AUTOMATION SET UP key shifted DIGITAL I O to edit the automation setup...

Page 66: ...IDI MC MACHINE CTRL screen see 9 1 Selecting devices for control is the MIDI Controllers device This allows the PODs of the TM D4000 to be used as a bank of continuous controllers sending Control Chan...

Page 67: ...etup The TM D4000 recognizes and interprets the Reset All Controllers message Bn 79 where n is the basic MIDI channel The parameters of the internal Control Change map are reset to This message only h...

Page 68: ...messages such as aftertouch Program Change etc which are not listed here and are used specifically for the control of those devices 10 8Updating the system software The system software of the TM D4000...

Page 69: ...se wait This message will appear as a blinking mes sage for between 20 and 40 seconds after playback has nished 10 8 6Notes on the upgrade process The update process will take some time The main porti...

Page 70: ...r to the units turned off WARNING Only use the special TASCAM supplied cables PW 4000CS to make cascade con nections Although computer cables may appear similar and may even be wired identi cally the...

Page 71: ...screen button in the DIGITAL I O CASCADE screen shown below is used to turn the cascade on or off If this is set to OFF the unit is described as being out of the cascade even if it is physically conn...

Page 72: ...t from the slave Likewise although the level of the individual Aux sends PFL and STEREO OUT which are output from a slave unit can be set from the slave unit itself the settings made on the slave unit...

Page 73: ...opriate message When a snapshot is stored using any unit in the cas cade see 8 1 3 Storing a snapshot the current settings will be stored on all units in the cascade The existing snapshot memories in...

Page 74: ...so an ALL key used to select all modules for a particular mode 3 LAYER STATUS keys and indicators These three keys allow the selection of the fader layer for further details see 2 4 Fader layers NOTE...

Page 75: ...TM D4000 These keys provide the methods to perform the usual operations carried out on analog consoles EQ aux sends assign ments etc as well as the specialized func tions which are only possible with...

Page 76: ...creen with this control 12 4Module control keys These dedicated function keys are typically used with the MODULE and ASSIGN screens in order to set buss assignments etc 18 EQ key This key bypasses the...

Page 77: ...These keys allow the routing of the signal from the integral talkback microphone to the slate the stereo output buss and the eight output busses and the Aux 1 2 busses See 5 1 3 Talkback 12 6Chs 1 16...

Page 78: ...signals are completely attenuated The AUX screens also contain an option to use these faders to control the level of the signal sent from the channels to the Aux buss 4 5 2 Using AUX keys to set send...

Page 79: ...de using the numeric key pad 41 It may also be used in place of the ENTER key 45 under certain circumstances to confirm set tings made on the main display screen 43 Transport keys and indicators The e...

Page 80: ...are used to accept analog line level sources These are wired tip hot ring cold sleeve ground The nominal input level is 4 dBu adjustable using the TRIM control from between 39 dBu and 8 dBu No phanto...

Page 81: ...ish to use these as studio headphone feeds when recording using them to set up a separate monitoring mix and use them as effect sends on mixdown 57 2TR RTN BALANCED This pair of balanced XLR type conn...

Page 82: ...68 and the SLATE and AUX 1 2 keys 24 for talkback to the in studio talent and for tape slating purposes 13 4Digital I O WARNING Only use TASCAM supplied and TASCAM approved cables when making digital...

Page 83: ...and only one word clock master unit in a system If more than one word clock master is present in a system there is a risk of damage being caused to monitor speakers etc The connector is unbalanced and...

Page 84: ...m output level 20 dBu 0 dBFS STEREO OUTPUTS BALANCED Balanced XLR typea Output impedance 75 Nominal output level 4 dBu 16 dBFS Maximum output level 20 dBu 0dBFS STEREO OUTPUTS UNBALANCED Unbalanced RC...

Page 85: ...nput impedance 1 k Frequency response within 0 5 dB 1 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Total harmonic distortion 0 01 20 Hz to 20 kHz CR out level 18 dBu Noise level DIN audio weighting 90 dBu Chan nels ST RTN all...

Page 86: ...elf Can t select Cascade clock from this screen The Cascade option is automatically set and can not be changed from the clock screen You can t change the clock source when cascade slave is selected A...

Page 87: ...Control List Full The list can contain a max imum of 16 units Too many screens enabled There is a maximum of six SCR external control screens that can be set up The RS422 port is already assigned The...

Page 88: ...led to YY An EQ library entry has been successfully recalled Can t undo EQ Recall No EQ library entry has yet been recalled for undoing EQ Recall Undone The recall operation has been undone EQ Recall...

Page 89: ...nd Buffer Overflow Host RX command Buffer Overflow MIDI active sensing has been discontinued This appears if Active Sensing is turned on and the Active Sensing mes sages stop MIDI System Reset Receive...

Page 90: ...14 Specifications etc 14 7 14 7 Block diagram...

Page 91: ...linked together 11 Cascade CLOCK DIGITAL I O key alternates with screen above and following screen Word clock selection and checking 3 2 CLOCK setup DELAY DELAY Sets delay for output busses individual...

Page 92: ...d following screen Selection and setup of remote devices to be controlled by the TM D4000 9 1 Selecting devices for con trol MODULE EQ AUX PAN Module SEL key alternates with screen below Sets paramete...

Page 93: ...setting of modules master bus ses Aux sends as stereo pairs 4 2 Stereo linking SURROUND When surround mode is selected PAN BAL and module SEL Movement of module signal within sur round matrix surroun...

Page 94: ...installing the IF TD4000 TDIF interface card Be sure to make the connections in the diagram below with the power off on all units This will avoid possible damage to your equipment and allow the indivi...

Page 95: ...check mark in the SCR box providing additional controls for the DA 38 from the mixer but this step is not essential 6 Press the SHIFT key so that its indicator is unlit then press DIGITAL I O until th...

Page 96: ...ng to move both faders may damage the motors 6 Press the Line button just above the Trim pot for channels 1 2 to select line input instead of mic 7 Turn the volume control for your speakers CR LEVEL a...

Page 97: ...e not going all the way to the top yet so that there will be room to add other instruments that will increase this level T5 Adding Effects 1 Press DIGITAL I O until the screen at left appears Use the...

Page 98: ...a different preset then use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the on screen RECALL button and press ENTER A box will appear briefly on the screen confirming your selection 9 Now press the EFFECT...

Page 99: ...to take the bass input out of the stereo buss and reassign it to BUSS 3 4 2 But we only want it to go to buss 3 Using the ROW CURSOR keys under the LCD highlight the box with the PAN control If the P...

Page 100: ...s directly connected to the amount of compression being used and can be a good place to start before adjusting OUTGAIN 9 Now record Using the steps above go ahead and record more tracks Notice that we...

Page 101: ...D4000 you can dump them onto an open track of your sequencer so that the snapshots for a song are stored right in that song s MIDI file 1 Open up an empty track on your sequencer Make sure it is not s...

Page 102: ...inking 4 2 metering 4 10 pre fader post fader 4 4 4 5 7 1 12 2 13 2 T 8 B balance 4 7 12 2 balance level 3 5 block diagram 14 7 buss and Aux send metering 4 10 BUSS ASSIGN keys 12 3 buss assignment wi...

Page 103: ...8 5 8 6 12 1 12 2 presets 7 2 7 4 return 7 1 7 2 T 7 selecting type 7 2 T 8 storing settings 7 3 type abbreviations 8 5 types 7 2 7 2 effect processor feed 7 1 effect processor input level 7 1 effect...

Page 104: ...dynamics processor library 4 6 8 4 8 5 8 6 12 1 12 2 T 6 effect processor library 7 2 T 8 EQ library 4 3 MIDI System Exclusive 10 1 10 2 MIDI System Exclusive snapshots 8 3 naming effect processor ent...

Page 105: ...s and indicators 12 4 monitor sources 5 13 5 13 13 3 13 4 T 10 T 13 monitor sources in cascade 11 3 monitoring 5 13 11 3 T 4 monitoring busses 5 13 monitoring issues 6 2 monitoring systems T 13 mono i...

Page 106: ...s 8 1 library 8 1 memories 8 1 MIDI data dump 8 3 MIDI Program Change 10 2 naming 8 2 recall 2 5 recalling 8 2 12 1 snapshot 00 8 1 SNAPSHOT key 8 1 storing 8 2 T 11 undo recall 8 2 snapshot 00 8 1 sn...

Page 107: ...TR 1 input 14 2 2TR 2 input 14 2 2TR RTN BALANCED 13 2 2TR RTN UNBALANCED 13 2 2TR RTN 1 2 switch 13 3 U upgrade notes 10 6 upgrading the system software 10 5 using the JOG dial 2 3 using the SEL keys...

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