Tascam DM-3200 User Manual

DM-3200

Applications Guide

DM-3200 32-channel Digital Mixing Console

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˘ 32 channels and 16 auxiliary

returns for 48 total inputs

˘ 16 busses

˘ 8 aux sends

˘ 16 analog mic/line inputs with

phantom power for condenser
mics and analog inserts

˘ 24 channels of TDIF and 8

channels of ADAT built in

˘ 2 expansion card slots sup-

port optional FireWire, ADAT,
AES/EBU, Analog & TDIF cards

˘ Dedicated cascade port supports

cascade of two DM-3200s

˘ Per channel LED ring encoders

and alternate fader layers for pan,
aux sends and EQ

˘ Built-in DAW control

hether you’re recording a big

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band, juggling a live event, or
mixing down from DAW tracks in a
home studio, the DM-3200 is the ul­timate conduit between you and the
perfect mix.

The DM-3200 is a 32-channel digital
console with 16 additional returns, for
a total of 48 inputs available during

mixdown. Each channel has four-band

Hidden away on the rear panel are
16 high-quality mic pres with phantom
power and analog inserts, a plethora of
TDIF, ADAT, AES and S/PDIF digital I/O
and two expansion slots for customiz­ing your connections to recorders and
workstations. One of the most unique
expansion cards is the IF-FW/DM,
which provides multichannel audio
I/O to a computer over a single FireWire

˘ Transport controls

˘ Powerful automation with touch-

sensitive motorized faders

˘ EQ and compression on each

channel

˘ Built-in effects processing

˘ Flexible routing

˘ Offload data to convenient

Compact Flash media using
built-in CF slot

˘ Optional MU-1000 meter bridge

(as shown)

˘ Stylish, professional design with

rear panel I/O connections

˘ TASCAM Mixer Companion soft-

ware (Win®XP/OSX) with driver­less USB connection to computer,
backup/restore data via USB and
on-screen timecode, transport and
meter displays

parametric EQ, dynamics and access to
the 16 busses and 8 aux sends. You get
all of these features at 96kHz resolu­tion too –you don’t lose any inputs or
processing at high resolution.

The mixer surface is easy to oper­ate, with dedicated buttons for most
commonly-used features, 17 great-feel-

ing 100mm motorized faders and 16
encoders with LED displays. The DM­3200 includes Mackie Control™ and
HUI™ emulation for controlling DAW
recording and playback, presented on a
dedicated fader layer. All of the settings
in the board can be stored or recalled
with a single button press and even
backed up to a Compact Flash card.

connection with no need to buy a
computer interface. Another expan­sion card adds powerful surround
monitoring – including downmixing
and bass management – for 5.1 and 6.1
environments.

Two built-in effects processors can
each run the TC Works™ Reverb pro­cessor. Many of the features that made
the DM-24 successful, like powerful
automation, routing, and a simple
user interface have been carried over
and improved upon for a fast, reliable,
great-sounding mix solution.

DM-3200

Music Tracking

hen you’re tracking a band in your studio,

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there are certain features that musicians
and producers demand from a recording console.
The DM-3200 gives you eight aux sends so that you
can give individual cue mixes to each musician
and have some left over to buss to the two built-in
effects. It has a professional control room section
with talkback mic and slate functions as well as
three playback source selection switches.

For recording large ensembles you get 16 micro­phone preamps, each with analog insert, phantom
power (selectable in groups of four) and a –20dB
pad switch. Four assignable analog inputs are pro­vided, for inserting your favorite tube compressor
on a console channel, or you can use the 4-band
EQ and dynamics found on every channel.

When the sound is dialed in, send that channel
to its own track with the Direct button or combine
inputs to the 16 busses. There are plenty of digital
and analog I/O options to combine stand-alone hard

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disk recorders (like the TASCAM X-48), analog tape
recorders or computer-based DAW recorders. The
affordable DM-3200 handles all of the routing and
bussing you need in a professional studio, allowing
you to concentrate on running your session.

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Post Production and Gaming

ixing inside of a computer is diffi cult enough

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in stereo, and when you start working on
surround projects, managing and monitoring all
of the ins and outs becomes more like air traffi c
control. The DM-3200 becomes your control center
for mixing large projects with dozens of channels.
It can mix your tracks with one snapshot, and with
two button presses you’re ready to transfer them
to a dubber or video deck.

Just connect your DAW interface, like Digidesign’s
192 Digital I/O for Pro Tools®, to one of the digital
connections on the rear panel (or use our optional
IF-FW/DM FireWire interface card). The DM-3200
even acts as a HUI controller for Pro Tools, allowing
you to mix some channels in the DAW and others
in the console.

The DM-3200 is an outstanding choice for mix­ing in surround, with 5.1 and even 6.1 automated
panning. The 16 busses become two surround

busses in surround mode, allowing you to buss
channels to discrete stems. The optional IF-SM/DM
Surround Monitoring card provides downmixing
to stereo, individual output solo/mute and bass
management features to the console.

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