User manual TASCAM DM-4800 AUTOMATION GUIDE

[. . . ] D00889210B Digital Mixing Console AUTOMATION GUIDE Contents 1 ­ Introduction Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Automated Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A Note on Touch-Sensitive Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 COPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Repeatedly pressing the AUTOMATION key (or using the POD 1 encoder and switch) toggles between the displays. AUTO STORE The AUTO STORE option enables or disables automatic storage of mix data. When turned on, there are two sub-options: OVERWRITE, which throws away the previous mix data, and KEEP, which keeps the previous mix data as a backup. AUTOMATION ENGINE This on-screen button enables/disables the TASCAM DM's automation system. When enabled, AUTO is displayed in the upper left of the display with the currently selected channel, in all mixer displays. No automation data will be recorded or played back when the automation system is disabled. KEEP CONFIRMATION When enabled, a pop-up box will ask for confirmation before performing a Keep operation. A Keep operation saves a copy of the current mix, pushing older mixes "down the stack". If all space for mixes is is taken, the Keep operation will delete the oldest (unprotected) mix. All mixes saved using Keep are numerically sequenced with highest numbers being the latest mixes. The default value of this check box is on (keep confirmation is enabled). AUTOMATION MODE MULTI PASS Normally, the mixer exits Global Write or Global Trim mode when it is no longer receiving timecode. When this check box is enabled, the mixer remains in Global Write or Global Trim mode until the mode is TASCAM DM Automation Guide 11 3 ­ Automation overview : Displays manually disabled. This allows you to perform mix moves at will without having to manually enable Global Write or Global Trim on every pass. Here are examples of instances where this would be useful: · There may be existing mix moves all the way through a song which need to be louder from halfway through the song until the song's end. Using the s setting in the Trim Revert Time field allows you to perform this operation without the need to play the song all the way to the end in order to record the new mix data. · There may be existing mix moves all the way through a song, however, during the mixing process it is determined that a control should remain at one setting from a point within the song until the song's end. Using the s setting in the Write Revert Time field allows you to perform this operation without the need to play the song all the way to the end in order to record the new mix data. NOTE TRIM ALL When enabled, a Trim operation will be applied to all mix moves such as faders (but not switch moves) from the beginning of a mix to its end, regardless of the transport's position within the program. When timecode is stopped, trimmed events are created by using the latest trim difference (delta). When timecode is running, pre-existing moves are not modified as automation data. Note that if TRIM ALL is enabled, trimmed events are not recorded, and revert is not performed while timecode is running. AUTO REVERT When Auto Revert is enabled, a control smoothly matches back to its previous setting when you release it. When Auto Revert is disabled, you must manually punch out of automation recording by pressing the REVERT key, or by stopping the incoming timecode--the control will then smoothly match back to its previous setting. There are independent check boxes to enable Auto Revert for Write and Trim modes. NOTE AUTO REVERT WRITE (or TRIM) must be enabled for Write (or Trim) To End to work. A Write/Trim To End operation must be completed by stopping the timecode. Manually disabling Write or Trim mode while timecode is running will not perform a Write To End operation. If the REVERT TIME value is changed from the s (infinity) setting to a non-infinite value (that is, anything else), and a Write (or Trim) To End operation is in progress, the controls start reverting immediately. It is possible to enable or disable Auto Revert during a mix pass. The new setting is applied to mix moves only. The following describes an example: With the WRITE indicator lit, and AUTO REVERT ­ WRITE disabled, move the faders. Now enable AUTO REVERT ­ WRITE, and move a different set of faders. These will revert automatically, but the first set will continue to write until you press REVERT. CONTROL SENSE TIME OUT The TASCAM DM's faders are touch-sensitive, so the automation system knows when you have touched or released a fader, thus punching into or out of automation record. The POD controls, control surface keys and rotary encoders are not touch-sensitive. These controls must detect movement in order to know when to stop recording manual mix moves and start recording revert moves. The Control Sense Time Out value allows these controls to punch out of automation record automatically after the specified amount of time has passed without movement of the control. [. . . ] · Removing slaves from an automated group. · Automation of hierarchical groups. Grouping Non-Automated Controls Create the group normally using the ST LINK/ GROUPING display. The group master or slaves within the group may then be automated. A Group Master may be automated just like any other control. [. . . ]