tascam TM-D1000 User Guide

1 - TM-D1000 Operations Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of the TM-D1000. This high-quality digital mixing console allows you to produce crystal-clear multitrack recordings and to mix them to a digital stereo mastering machine.

We do not expect you to read the Reference Manual from cover to cover, but if you take the time to read through this Operations Manual, this will be repaid in terms of future familiarity with the unit.

Since the TM-D1000 is a complex unit, with many software features that are not immediately visible from the front panel, we suggest, however, that you make yourself familiar with at least the contents of the main reference manual, so that you can ﬁnd the answers you need when you have questions.

1.1 Table of Contents

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1.1 - Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 - TM-D1000 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.3 - Setting up your TM-D1000 . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 - The TM-D1000 menu system. . . . . . . . 5

2.1 - PARAM SEL – OPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.2 - DIRECT RECALL – ESCAPE/RECALL

– STORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.3 - ENTER – FDR/PAN NULL . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.4 - MEMO – OPTION MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.5 - The display screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.6 - Data editing knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.7 - DATA ENTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.8 - Viewing parameters without changing

them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 - A quick guide to common functions . 8

4 - Buss functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4.1 - Default REC mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4.2 - Default MIX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4.3 - Choosing REC or MIX mode . . . . . . . . . 11

4.4 - Buss configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4.5 - Where do the busses go? . . . . . . . . . . . 12

5 - Using the digital inputs and outputs . 13

5.1 - Connecting a TDIF-1 multitrack recorder 13

5.2 - TDIF-1 word length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5.3 - Connecting a 2-track recorder . . . . . . . . 14

5.4 - Connecting a digital audio source . . . . 14

5.5 - Using digital effect returns . . . . . . . . . . 15

6 - Word synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6.1 - Setting up the TM-D1000 as a word clock

master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6.2 - Setting up the TM-D1000 as a word clock

slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

7 - Channel operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

7.1 - Equalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

7.2 - Routing channels to busses . . . . . . . . . 18

7.3 - Using the DIRECT OUTs . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

7.4 - Assigning channel dynamics . . . . . . . . 19

7.5 - External insert points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7.6 - Linking channels for simultaneous

parameter adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

8 - Monitoring, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

8.1 - Choosing the monitoring source . . . . . 21

8.2 - Soloing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

9 - Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

9.1 - Selecting effect patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

9.2 - External effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

9.3 - Setting aux send levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

9.4 - Selecting the effect to use . . . . . . . . . . . 24

9.5 - Editing the parameters of the effect . . . 25

9.6 - Storing an effect with your own

parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

10 - Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

10.1 - Storing a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

10.2 - Recalling snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

10.3 - Renaming snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

10.4 - “Nulling” the faders and panpots . . . . 27

10.5 - DIRECT RECALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

11 - MIDI Machine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

11.1 - Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

11.2 - Arming tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

11.3 - Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

11.4 - Selecting the MTC type . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

11.5 - Capturing a location on the fly . . . . . . 30

11.6 - Locating to a memory position . . . . . . 31

11.7 - Editing a memory location . . . . . . . . . 31

12 - MIDI control of the TM-D1000 . . . . . . 32

12.1 - Setting Program Change receive

channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

12.2 - Enabling and disabling parameter

changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

12.3 - Recording parameter changes . . . . . . 32

12.4 - System Exclusive parameters and data

dumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

13 - Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

13.1 - RM-D1000 rack mounting kit . . . . . . . . 34

13.2 - IF-TD1000 Digital Input Kit . . . . . . . . . . 34

13.3 - FX-D1000 Effect Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

14 - Miscellaneous functions . . . . . . . . . . 36

14.1 - Footswitch (REMOTE CONT) . . . . . . . 36

14.2 - Meter settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

14.3 - LCD contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

14.4 - Battery levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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NOTE

When referring to named parts of the TMD1000, we will use the following typeface:

SEL

(or

CH SEL

in notes, etc.). When ref erring

to words, etc. shown on the display, we will use the following typeface:

Option

1.2 TM-D1000 features

Among other features, the TM-D1000 includes:

• Eight analog inputs, capable of accepting input from a variety of sources, from professional line level to standard dynamic microphones. Four of these inputs are ﬁtted with TRS insert points for connecting external processors, etc.

• Eight digital inputs and outputs in TDIF-1 format, which use the same connector as the eight-channel I/O of a TDIF-1 recorder.

• One stereo digital input and two stereo digital outputs with both AES/EBU and SPDIF connectors, allowing digital mastering. The input and output word length can be selected as 16, 20 or 24 bits.

• Each channel, whether input or tape return, is equipped with 3-band equalization and effect sends as well as routing capabilities.

• Four group busses, which can also be used as auxiliary busses.

• Instant “repatching” of the console into various modes, depending on the needs of the project at the time.

• Internal digital effect units, which may be used as stereo effect processors mono dynamic processors.

• Full input and output facilities, often in both analog and digital formats, from busses, groups, as well as full monitoring facilities through either headphones or a ampliﬁer/speaker combination and channel insert facilities.

WARNING

The TM-D1000 uses an external AC adapter. Make sure that the voltage marked on the TASCAM PS-D1000 adapter is the same as your local power supply. Consult y our dealer if it is not.

Never attempt to use the TM-D1000 with any AC adapter other than the TASCAM PSD1000 adapter speciﬁcally provided for use with the TM-D1000.

As with all audio equipment, connections should always be made with the po wer turned off.

CAUTION

The bottom panel of the TM-D1000 co vers the heat sink for the electronic components. This panel can become signiﬁcantly hotter than the surrounding environment. This is to be expected in everyday operation, and should not be a cause for concern.

After using the TM-D1000 for extended periods of time, take care when picking up or moving the TM-D1000, and do not touch the heat sink. We suggest that you leave the TMD1000 to cool for a little while bef ore moving it or putting it away.

Also for this reason, you should not remove the feet on the bottom panel of the TMD1000, or, if you must remove the feet for whatever reason, never stand the TM-D1000 directly on a working surface. Always allow an air gap between the bottom panel of the TMD1000 and the working surface by standing the TM-D1000 on books or similar supports placed under each side of the mixer.

These features mean that while the TM-D1000 is primarily intended for multitrack recording purposes, it can also be used effectiv ely for sound reinforcement, as a digital sub-mixer, or in broadcast applications.

1.3 Setting up your TM-D1000

Before you start to set up your TM-D1000, make sure that you have a clear working area and suf ﬁcient space to set out and connect all your equipment.

1.3.1Input channels 1–8

The XLR and π-inch microphone/line inputs for channels 1 through 4 are balanced. Refer to the printing on the TM-D1000 itself for details of how these connectors are wired. The XLR connectors can accept levels from –65 dBu to –15 dBu, and the TRS π-inch jacks on channels 1 through 4 accept signals from –40 dBu to +10 dBu. The unbalanced π-inch connectors for channels 5 through 8 accept levels from –50 dBu to 0 dBu.

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WARNING

Although it is possible to connect equipment using the XLR and phone connectors at the same time to input channels 1 through 4, we do not recommend that you do this. There is a risk of damage to the microphone, due to signals received at the phone jack being retransmitted to the XLR jack.

1.3.2PHANTOM (+48V)

The PHANTOM power switch by the XLR jack of channel 4 provides phantom power at +48 V to the XLR jacks of channels 1 through 4 when switched on.

Remember to turn down the monitor output volume when turning this switch on or off.

1.3.3INSERTs

Use standard ‘Y’ cables such as TASCAM PW-4Y or PW-2Y cables to connect unbalanced equipment at the insert point for channels 1 through 4 (see also “External insert points” on page 20).

1.3.4EXT INPUTs

1.3.6GROUP OUTPUTS/AUX SENDS

These connectors serve a dual function, depending on the console mode currently selected. The pseudobalanced π-inch jacks output signals at –2 dBu, and the RCA connectors at a level of –10 dBV. Balanced or unbalanced jack plugs can be used here.

See “Buss functions” on page 10 for details of how these jacks serve as both aux and group outputs.

1.3.7MONITOR OUTPUT

The balanced π-inch jacks output a signal to the monitoring ampliﬁer at +4 dBu. Although these are balanced outputs, unbalanced jacks can be used to connect an ampliﬁer with unbalanced inputs. See “Monitoring, etc.” on page 21 for details of monitoring operations.

NOTE

If you connect a hi-ﬁ ampliﬁer to these jacks, turn down the monitor level control. The level of the TM-D1000’ s higher than that expected by a hi-ﬁ ampliﬁer, and too high an output level may result in distorted sound.

MONITOR OUTPUT

jacks is

The balanced π-inch jacks accept signals at professional +4 dBu levels, and the RCA connectors accept signals at the lower –10 dBV levels.

1.3.5STEREO OUTPUTS

The analog stereo outputs are at +4 dBu (balanced π- inch jacks) and –10 dBV (RCA connectors).

Please read and take careful note of the following, to avoid possible damage to the internal circuits of the TM-D1000.

WARNING

These jacks provide balanced output signals. Do not use mono jack plugs with these output jacks. If you do, a short will occur to the cold (–) terminal of the TM-D1000 internal ampliﬁer, and damage may occur.

If you have no choice but to use unbalanced equipment, always use a TRS-type (stereo) jack plug, and wire the ground to the sleeve, and the signal to the tip, leaving the ring unconnected. This will prevent any short circuits to the internal ampliﬁers.

1.3.8FOOT SW (REMOTE CONT)

A standard footswitch such as the TASCAM RC-30P may be connected and set up to serve a variety of functions.

1.3.9WORD SYNC

These RCA connectors are used to take the word clock from and to other digital audio equipment. You should use these connectors if the TM-D1000 should receive a word clock signal from an external source, or if it should act as the word clock master in a digital audio setup.

WARNING

There should never be more than one word clock signal in a digital audio system. If there are not, at worst, damage may occur to speakers, ampliﬁers, etc. as a result of highfrequency noise generated by word clock incompatibilities. See “Word synchronization” on page 16 for a brief explanation of word clocks as they apply to the TM-D1000.

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1.3.10MIDI IN & OUT

These MIDI connectors are used for control by an external sequencer, etc., as well as for receiving MIDI timecode and transmitting MIDI Machine Control commands to external equipment.

See “MIDI Machine control” on page 29, “Locations” on page 30 and “MIDI control of the TMD1000” on page 32 for further details of MIDI functions and the TM-D1000.

1.3.11DIGITAL OUTPUTS

There are two pairs of digital outputs provided: A and

B. Each pair outputs the digital audio through

both an XLR and an RCA coaxial connector.

1.3.12DIGITAL INPUTS

Digital audio may be received through either the XLR or RCA coaxial input of this digital audio input.

1.3.13TDIF-1 A

This 25-pin D-sub connector is used to connect eight input and eight output digital audio channels from and to a DTRS recorder, or other suitably-equipped digital audio multitrack device.

NOTE

When making TDIF-1 connections between units, you must alw ays use genuine TASCAM cables, or TASCAM-approved cables.

Although these cables appear similar to certain types of computer cables and use similar connectors, the cables themselves are very different, and the diff erent electrical characteristics of the cables can cause damage to the equipment connected with the wrong cables.

If the use of cables other than TASCAM cables causes or results in damage, the warranty is voided.

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The operational “heart” of the TM-D1000 is the menu system. Using this system, you can set up common channel parameters, such as equalization, etc. and also the more general global settings, such as console conﬁguration.

The menu system may be described in the following way:

• At the “top” level are the main menus, such as the Option menu, channel AUX and EQ menus.

• Below these menus there may be sub-menus, for instance, in the Option menu, there are Setup, Effect and MIDI sub-menus.

• Within a sub-menu, there may be further submenus, or parameters.

• If there is only one parameter shown on the screen whose value is to be edited, the is used to change the value, and the used to conﬁrm this change.

• If there are two or more parameters shown on the screen whose values may be edited, the data editing knobs are used to change the values (see “Data editing knobs” on page 6).

The controls which are used to navigate and change the values within the menu system are described below:

DATA ENTR Y knob

ENTER key is

2.1 PARAM SEL – OPTION

This key is used to select the channel parameter to be edited ( sors). Available options (not all options are available in all modes) will light the indicators. Repeated presses of this key will cycle between these selections, and the appropriate indicator will light green. Selections that are available, but not selected, will light red. When the down together with this key, you can make settings to the options that affect the internal parameters of the TM-D1000. When we talk about the key used in this way, we refer to it as the function).

EQ, AUX or the effect or dynamic proces-

SHIFT key is pressed and held

OPTION key (its SHIFTed

toring system, which may damage your ears and/or monitoring equipment.

We therefore recommend that when making these changes, you turn down the headphone volume and remove your headphones, if you are wearing them. You should also turn down the input levels of any ampliﬁcation equipment connected to the

STEREO OUTPUT

MONITOR OUTPUT

jacks.

and

2.2 DIRECT RECALL – ESCAPE/ RECALL – STORE

This key is used for three separate purposes; it is used as a key to move up through the menu tree, as a recall key when recalling effect settings or parameter “snapshots”, and together with the to store snapshots, etc.

It is also used in the snapshot Direct Recall mode (see “DIRECT RECALL” on page 27).

SHIFT key is used

Operating Tip

When we describe making settings in the Option menu, we assume that the menu is at the top level, in other w ords, the top line of the display reads

SHIFT

and

Option

OPTION

. If you press the

keys together to enter the Option menu, and the top line of the display does not show

ESCAPE/RECALL – STORE

Option

, press the

key until it does.

2.3 ENTER – FDR/PAN NULL

This key is used to enter sub-menus and to conﬁrm menu settings, etc. When used together with the

SHIFT key, it is used to adjust the physical position

of the channel faders and panpots to match the stored positions from a snapshot.

2.4 MEMO – OPTION MONITOR

WARNING

Changes to the Master Clock selection (6, "Word synchronization") or to the MODE selection 4.3, "Choosing REC or MIX mode") from the appropriate Option screen (

PARAM SEL

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SHIFT

This key is used to enter and edit location memories from an MMC device which provides MIDI timecode information to the TM-D1000. When used together with the quick view of the settings made with the key controlling the TM-D1000 operation.

SHIFT key, it is used to provide a

OPTION

2.5 The display screen

The display screen is typically used in the following way:

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controls. However, when you come to the maximum or minimum value permissible for a parameter, turning the knob clockwise or counterclockwise respectively will have no further effect.

The top line of the display screen is used to show the sub-menu or the parameter to be edited which is currently selected. The right side of the top line shows you if there are other sub-menus or parameters available (see “DATA ENTRY” on page 6 for details).

The bottom line of the display is used to show the sub-menu or value of the parameter or parameters which may be edited. If the sub-menu is one of a number of sub-menus to be selected, or if there is only one parameter whose value must be set, the bottom line of the display will blink.

If the value displayed on the screen is the currentlyloaded value, the value alone will be shown. If the value is not currently loaded, the line will end with a question mark ( the

ENTER key, the ? will disappear, to show that

?). When the value is selected with

the displayed value is the current value. To set the value, press the

ENTER key. To escape

from the menu without setting the value, press the

ESCAPE/RECALL key.

Operating Tip

When you are changing values using the data editing knobs or the

DATA ENTRY

knob (see below), you can speed up the rate at which the value is changed by pressing and holding down the

SHIFT

key while turning the knob.

2.7 DATA ENTRY

When you turn this knob, the different sub-menu options available from each main menu are displayed. The availability of different menus is shown in the top right of the display:

LOW-G MID-f MID-G HI-G©

+12.0 10k + 0.5 + 1.0

The

you turn the sub-menu is displayed:

DATA ENTRY knob clockwise, another

Operating Tip

To change the contrast of the display screen:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

ENTER – FDR/PAN NULL key (you will

enter the fader/panpot adjustment screen).

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob to adjust the dis- play screen contrast.

There is also an Option setting screen which allows you to adjust the contrast, described in “LCD contrast” on page 36.

2.6 Data editing knobs

These knobs, which are not labeled, are used to change the values of the parameters which are displayed on the LCD screen immediately above them.

There may be up to four parameters displayed on the screen at any one time. Turning the knob immediately below a parameter will change that parameter. Notice that there is no “beginning” or “end” when you turn the knobs—these are continuously variable

LOW-f MID-f MID-G HI-fÄ

100Hz 10k + 0.5 16k

Here, the is available if you turn the

Ä in the top right shows that another menu

DATA ENTRY knob coun-

terclockwise. Occasionally , a menu will appear which has both the

Ä and © symbols displayed in the top right corner.

This means that additional menus are available by turning the

DATA ENTRY knob either clockwise or

counterclockwise. Sometimes identical menus are available for similar

parameters. In the example below, the format of the signals output from the

B) can be changed between SPDIF and AES/EBU.

Digital Out A/B Format Ã

Ã symbol on the right of the display shows that

The an additional menu is available by pushing the

ENTRY knob. This will change the Digital

Out parameter between A and B.

DIGITAL OUT jacks (A and

A: SPDIF

DATA

The DAT A ENTRY knob is also used to enter and edit the names of snapshot, effect settings, etc.

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To move the cursor around when editing names, press and hold down the turning it. This allows you to change the position of the cursor (underlining the character position to be edited).

Simply turn the knob without pushing it to edit the character at the cursor position. The characters available are all upper and lowercase alphabetical characters, numerals and common punctuation symbols.

The

SHIFT key is used to toggle between uppercase

and lowercase when entering and editing names.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz *; <=>?@!” #$%&’ ()*+,-./

[]_∑∏ûÂ

DATA ENTRY key while

2.8 Viewing parameters without changing them

The Option Monitor allows you to look quickly through the settings made in the TM-D1000 without the risk of changing them accidentally.

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

MEMO key.

Push the DATA ENTRY knob to cycle through the Option sub-menus (

Effect, MIDI, and System).

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to see the parameter settings within these sub-menus

(the

Ä and © symbols on the top line show

you what further parameters are available for viewing).

The parameter at the extreme left (© only is shown on the top line) is always the sub-menu which allows other sub-menus to be accessed by pushing the DATA ENTRY knob.

Option Monitor ©

Setup ¯ Ã

MODE, Setup,

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3 - A quick guide to common functions

This section gives you a brief “road map” of the common functions that you will need to perform during the course of a recording and mixdown session.

☞

Initializing TM-D1000 internal data

Hold and press the PARAM SEL and ENTER keys while powering on the TMD-1000, and press after selecting

Effect(see page 10).

☞

Setting the word clock

Option ➠ System ➠ Master

Clock Select (See “Word synchroniza-

tion” on page 16.).

☞

Selecting record or mixdown mode

Option ➠ MODE ➠ MODE select

(See “Choosing REC or MIX mode” on page 11.).

☞

Selecting Buss Function (group/aux

All, Snapshot or

ENTER

allocations)

Option ➠ MODE ➠ BUSS Function

select (See “Buss conﬁgurations” on

page 11.).

☞

Assigning channels to busses

Press the channels’s CH SEL ke y, and then the appropriate

CH ASSIGN key(s) (See “Routing channels to

busses” on page 18.).

☞

Bypassing the group buss system

Press the channel’s CH SEL key, and then the

DIRECT OUT key, making sure the channel is not

assigned to a group buss (See “Using the DIRECT OUTs” on page 19.).

☞

Making stereo linked pairs of channels

Press and hold down the CH SEL key of an odd-numbered channel, and press the even-numbered channel (you can also press and hold any even-numbered k ey and press odd-numbered ke y directly before it). See “Linking channels for simultaneous parameter adjustment” on page 20.

☞

Selecting the way in which internal effect

CH SEL key of the next

units are used

Option ➠ Effect ➠ Effect Pattern — choose an effect pattern which to

match your requirements (See “Selecting effect patterns” on page 24.).

☞

Selecting and assigning the AUX and

EFFECT RETURN controls

Option ➠ Setup ➠ Aux Rtn Input/Assign—choose the source and the

routing of the aux and effect returns.

☞

Assigning the channels which use

dynamic processors

Option ➠ Effect ➠ Ch Dynamics Insert—push the DATA

ENTRY knob to toggle the dynamics on and off, and

turn it to move the cursor (See “Assigning channel dynamics” on page 19.).

☞

Setting the dynamic processor parameters

Press the PARAM SEL key until the EFFECT/

DYNAMICS indicator lights green, press the CH SEL

key of one of the channels using dynamic processors, and use the data editing knobs to set the processor parameters. See “Assigning channel dynamics” on page 19.

☞

Monitoring input channels and tape tracks

Assign the input channels and tape tracks to the stereo L-R buss (See “Monitoring, etc.” on page 21.).

☞

Panning channels between output busses

Use the PAN controls above each channel fader.

☞

Making EQ settings

Press the PARAM SEL key until the EQ indicator lights green, and then the channel’s Make sure the and make the appropriate settings using the data editing knobs (See “Equalization” on page 18.).

EQ key by the CH ASSIGN keys is lit,

CH SEL key.

☞

Setting AUX send levels

Press the PARAM SEL key until the AUX indicator lights green, and use the data editing knobs to set the levels (See “Setting aux send levels” on page 24.).

☞

Selecting the effect to use

Press the PARAM SEL key until the EFFECT/

DYNAMICS key lights green, and use the DATA ENTRY knob to select the ef fect type (See “Selecting

the effect to use” on page 24.).

☞

Editing the effect parameters

After selecting the effect as described above, use the data editing knobs to set the parameters.

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☞

Recalling a snapshot

Press the ESCAPE/RECALL key until the display shows

ENTER (See “Recalling snapshots” on page 26.).

☞

Press and hold the SHIFT key and press the STORE

(ESCAPE/RECALL) key. Choose a memory, and

press

☞

Option ➠ MIDI ➠ MMC Device ID (See “Setting up the device IDs” on page 29.).

☞

RECALL?. Choose the snapshot and press

Storing a snapshot

ENTER (See “Storing a snapshot” on page 26.).

Setting the MMC ID of the TM-D1000

Controlling an external device though

MMC

Press and hold down the SHIFT key while pressing the MMC control keys (MMC blue labels below the keys)—See “MIDI Machine control” on page 29..

☞

Selecting the MTC type for location

operations

Option ➠ MIDI ➠ MTC Type (See

“Selecting the MTC type” on page 30.).

☞

Storing and locating to location memories

Use the MEMO key (See “Locations” on page 30.).

☞

Setting MIDI channels to control the TM-

D1000 (Program Change)

Option ➠ MIDI ➠ MIDI Ch Select for the Mixer, Effects, Dynamics (See

“Setting Program Change receive channels” on page 32.).

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4 - Buss functions

As we mentioned brieﬂy earlier, the busses of the TM-D1000 can be switched internally into different conﬁgurations, depending on the current needs of the project.

These conﬁgurations may be stored in two convenient main user modes; the recording and mixdown modes (REC and MIX). These are shown by the

MODE indicators to the left of the display screen.

When a change is made between the REC and MIX modes, the settings of the mode from which the change is being made (EQ settings, pan settings, fader and aux send settings, etc., as well as the Option settings for MODE, Effect and Setup) are stored in memory. When the TM-D1000 is next switched into this mode, these settings are then recalled automatically.

This allows a fast change between two different settings of the mixer for different purposes (e.g. if you are in the middle of a mix session but decide to rerecord a track, changing from MIX to REC will restore the last settings when the mixer was in MIX mode.

Operating Tip

tings, etc.) will be restored to the factory settings.

Data Initialize[All]

Complete Press EXIT...

This action cannot be undone. If you have second thoughts about re-initializing all the data, press the ESCAPE key instead of pressing the

ENTER key for the second time.

4.1 Default REC mode

Used in recording, the default setting of the REC mode uses the stereo with four group buss conﬁguration (see below).

The internal effect processors are set as mono dynamics processors for channel processing. Channels may be assigned to any combination of: the stereo buss, groups 1-2, and groups 3-4.

The L-R stereo buss is used as a monitor buss here– the left and right channels of the stereo buss cannot be routed to tape tracks. If an input channel is not assigned to the L-R stereo buss, it will not appear in the monitor mix when you have the

SELECT key pressed.

L-R MONITOR

In these descriptions, we talk about the “default” settings. These are the settings made when the TM-D1000 leaves the factory. If you want to return the TM-D1000 to these default settings at any time , you should follow the procedure described below.

While turning on the power to the TMD1000, press and hold down the

and

ENTER keys.

The display will show:

Data Initialize

Press the ENTER key:

Data Initialize

PARAM SEL

All?

OK?

Operating Tip

When you are overdubbing with some previously recorded tracks, these trac ks are routed through input channels 9 through 16. If you do not assign these tracks to the L-R stereo buss, you will not be able to monitor them.

NOTE

The

PARAM SEL AUX

selection does not light in this default mode (there are no aux send busses selected).

4.2 Default MIX mode

The default MIX mode, as its name suggests, is used in mixdown. In the default setting of the MIX mode, all input channels (1 through 16) are assigned to the stereo buss. Channels may not be assigned to any group busses.

Press the ENTER key once again, and all data (including the snapshot memories, effect set-

The default buss conﬁguration (see below) is for the stereo send and two mono sends. The internal effec-

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tors are assigned with one effector being used as a stereo processor for the stereo output buss, and the other effector used as another stereo processor assigned to the effect return.

The

PARAM SEL AUX selection allows the channel

to be routed through either the AUX 1-2 or A UX 3 or 4 sends.

4.3 Choosing REC or MIX mode

To choose between the REC or MIX mode:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Option Ä ©

MODE ?

Press the ENTER key, and if the bottom line of the display does not show

Select?, turn the DATA ENTRY knob

until it does.

MODE.

MODE

Press ENTER, and turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display

shows

REC or MIX (whichever you will be

using).

MODE Select

MIX?

Press ENTER to conﬁrm the setting.

4.4 Buss conﬁgurations

You can set the functions of the four busses controlled by the the left of the stereo master fader). The way in which these are conﬁgured also affects the number as well as the assignment and function of the internal effect processors.

Depending on the conﬁguration selected, these faders are used to control the output groups or the aux sends and the channel panpots also have different effects, depending on the selected conﬁguration. The following conﬁgurations are available:

GROUP/AUX faders (immediately to

MODE ©

MODE Select?

The four group/aux busses are paired into two two-channel group buss sets: 1-2 and 3-

ST+4Grp

ST+4 Aux [1-2 ST]

ST+2 Grp+2Aux

ST+4 Aux [Mono]

4. The channel panpots control the balance between the odd-numbered and even-numbered channels of the aux busses. The ter levels. This is the default REC mode.

The four group/aux busses are divided into one stereo aux send (1-2) and two mono aux sends (3, 4). The channel panpots control the balance between aux 1 and aux 2 when channels are routed to the stereo aux bus, and have no effect on the mono aux 3 and 4 busses. The default MIX mode.

Group/aux busses 1 and 2 are assigned as two mono aux sends, and 3 and 4 are assigned as a dual-channel group buss. The channel panpots have no effect on the aux sends here, but control the balance between groups 3 and 4 when channels are assigned to these groups. (1 and 2) and faders 3 and 4 control group master levels 3 and 4.

The four group/aux busses are assigned as four individual mono aux sends. The channel panpots have no effect on the aux send levels. The the aux master levels.

In every case, channels may be routed to the stereo buss, and when they are routed in this way, the channel panpot controls the balance between the left and right channels of the stereo buss.

GROUP/AUX

GROUP/A UX

GROUP/AUX

faders control the aux master levels. This is the

faders 1 and 2 control the aux master levels

faders control the group mas-

GROUP/AUX

faders control

There are also two user settings, where you can add your own settings which control the aux pre- and post-fader settings (explained in the Reference Manual).

Aux sends may be assigned to be pre- or post-fader using the menu system (See “Setting aux send levels” on page 24.).

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4.5 Where do the busses go?

As you can see from the above description, the L-R stereo buss is not used for recording in the REC modes. It goes straight out to the (analog or digital) and to the leled to the headphone output). You should therefore use it as a monitor or cue buss when recording.

The behavior of the group outputs depends on the number of group outputs which are being used in the currently-selected buss function.

STEREO outputs

MONITOR buss (paral-

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Groups are always routed through to the TDIF-1 output connector; the exact routing pattern is described here.

• If both sets of groups (1-2 and 3-4) are in use, these are assigned to the TDIF-1 output busses with the same numbers, and are also “doubled” to 5-6 and 7-8 respectively.

• If only one set of groups is in use, it is always group 3-4. This pair of groups is routed to all TDIF-1 output busses, with four “copies” of this pair going to 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8.

These routing patterns are ﬁxed, and cannot be changed.

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One of the main features of the TM-D1000 is its ability to keep sound in the digital domain throughout the whole of a recording project, from digital source, through DTRS multitrack, etc., through to the ﬁnal mix onto digital media. This results in no loss of quality from the start right to the end of the project. However, you must take care to keep the word clock consistent throughout the system (see “Word synchronization” on page 16 for full details).

5.1 Connecting a TDIF-1 m ultitrack recorder

The audio connections to a TASCAM DTRS recorder, or any recorder using a TDIF-1 digital audio connection, is made simply using a TDIF-1 digital audio cable such as a PW-88D (1m) or PW88DL (5m). As mentioned earlier, only a genuine TASCAM TDIF-1 cable should be used. Although some kinds of computer cable may appear to be similar, the characteristics are completely different and use of these cables may damage the equipment.

For word clock synchronization using a DTRS recorder, we suggest using the TM-D1000 as the slave clock unit, and setting the DTRS recorder to be a word clock master (see “Word synchronization” on page 16) for further details concerning this. This is particularly important if you propose using varispeed on the multitrack recorder, so that the sampling frequency is not an exact 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.

Remember that if you are using a DA-38 DTRS recorder, this is not ﬁtted with a WORD SYNC output. All synchronization must therefore be carried out through the TDIF-1 connection. With other models of DTRS recorder, it is suggested that you make a word clock connection to the TM-D1000.

WORD SYNC IN of the

some models of DAT recorders can only record analog data at 48kHz, and if you are using either of these as signal sources, they will affect the sampling frequency of all other equipment.

However, if the optional IF-TD1000 Digital I/O Board is installed, DIGITAL IN C provides frequency conversion facilities. This allows you to, f or e xample, tr ansf er audio data from a CD at 44.1 kHz and produce a master tape incorporating this data at 48 kHz.

5.2 TDIF-1 word length

Since DTRS recorders are able to accept audio data in a variety of word lengths, the TM-D1000 is also able to transmit and receive data through the TDIF-1 interface using different word lengths.

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

and press

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

A/B Word Length, and press

ENTER.

TDIF-1 A/B Word Length

If the optional IF-TD1000 Digital I/O Board has been ﬁtted, you will be able to push the data entry knob to choose between the TDIF-1 A and B connectors.

ENTER.

System,

TDIF-1

A:16bit

NOTE

Remember to set the DTRS recorder’s DIGITAL IN when recording using the TM-D1000.

Operating Tip

Choose your sampling frequency for the project carefully when connecting to other digital audio equipment. Both the TM-D1000 and any TASCAM DTRS recorder can connect equally well at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz. However, CD players always work at 44. kHz, and

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Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to choose between

word lengths. Conﬁrm your selection with the

16bit , 20bit and 24bit

ENTER key.

NOTE

You must ensure that the DTRS recorder is set to transmit and receive data using the same word length as the TM-D1000. Consult your DTRS recorder’s documentation for details.

5 - Using the digital inputs and outputs

5.3 Connecting a 2-track recorder

Press the ENTER key:

Digital Out A/B Format Ã

The TM-D1000 provides both XLR and RCA connectors for output of the stereo busses. The format in which data can be output is either AES/EBU or SPDIF. Either format may be selected for output from either connector, but each output can only transmit one format at a time (i.e. it is possible to output AES/EBU from output from output from output

B RCA, but not to output AES/EBU A XLR and SPDIF from output A RCA).

A XLR and SPDIF

To choose the connector from which the L-R stereo output busses will be transmitted:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and press the

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Option Ä ©

Setup ?

Press the ENTER key, and turn the DATA

ENTRY knob until the display shows

Digital Out A:B:

Setup Ä ©

Digital Out A:B ?

Press the ENTER key, and turn the DATA

ENTRY knob to choose the busses which will

OPTION key.

Setup:

be output from the digital outputs.

A: SPDIF

Push the DATA ENTRY knob to change between the

turn it to select between

AES/EBU output formats for that output.

When AES/EBU output is selected, the appropriate indicator immediately above the stereo master fader (A or B) will light.

A and B digital outputs, and

SPDIF and

5.4 Connecting a digital audio source

Because the TM-D1000 is a digital mixer, it is possible to use a digital audio source (e.g. a CD player, MD player, DAT recorder or effect unit, synthesizer or sampler with digital capabilities).

If you are using a DAT recorder as your 2-track mastering recorder, this facility allo ws you to use the digital output of the DAT recorder for monitoring your mix through the TM-D1000.

This audio source may be connected through digital input

A, which provides both XLR and RCA connec-

tors, and automatically recognizes the data format (either AES/EBU or SPDIF). It is then routed through to any of the input channels:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and press the

OPTION key.

The options available are as follows:

L-R:1-2, L-R:3-4, 1-2:34, and L-R: L-R.

T o use a digital 2-track mastering recorder, select one of the options which outputs L-R to the digital connector to which your 2-track mastering recorder is connected.

Press the EXIT key, and turn the DATA

ENTRY knob clockwise until the bottom line

of the display shows

A/B Format.

Setup Ä ©

Digital Out A/B Format

Digital Out

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Option Ä ©

Setup ?

Press the ENTER key, and turn the DATA

ENTRY knob until the display shows Ch18 Input:

Setup Ä ©

Ch1-8 Input ?

Press the ENTER key:

Ch1-8 Input Ã

Ch1: Analog In

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Push the DATA ENTRY knob to select the channel whose input you will be editing and

turn the knob to select between the analog input and the digital input

NOTE

Because the digital input is a stereo input, you will probably need to select two channels to accept the digital audio signal.

Press the ENTER key to conﬁrm your selection.

5.5 Using digital effect returns

Aux Rtn Input/Assign Ã

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows either

Input/Assign or Aux Rtn Input/Assign (depending on

Eff Rtn

whether you are setting up the AUX or effect return buss), and press

Input:Digital In A

The default setting for the AUX return is Digital Input A. If this is already shown on the bottom line of the display, there is no need to press ENTER.

ENTER.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Digital In

An increasing number of digital effect units allow you to send signals to them, and to input their returns in digital format. To select the EFFECT or AUX return as a digital input:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

ENTER.

1. If the optional IF-TD1000 Digital I/O Board has been installed, you will also have the options of selecting the input from the second TDIF-1 port and from the second (B) digital input. If channels 7 and 8 are selected, the third (C) digital input will also be available.

Setup, and press

NOTE

It is possible for y ou to assign the digital input to more than one input channel (including the Effect and Aux return busses). All controls assigned to the digital input will be enabled.

Remember to assign the input to the appropriate busses. Push the

DATA ENTRY knob to

enter the assignment screen, and assign the return to the

2. If the optional IF-TD1000 Digital I/O Board has been installed, you will also have the option of selecting the input from the second (B) digital input. Again, if channels 7 and 8 are being used, Digital input (C) can also be used.

L-R, 1-2 or 3-4 busses.

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6 - Word synchronization

When you have a digital audio setup, it is most important that all equipment in the setup shares the same word clock. This is not at all related to timecode synchronization, but refers to a digital signal at the sampling frequency which marks the beginning and the end of digital data “words”. If this clock is not present, or is distorted, the resulting signals passed between different pieces of equipment will not be synchronized, with audible noise which may even be high-frequency noise which will damage ampliﬁers, speakers, etc.

The proper setup of a word clock in a digital audio system is therefore essential.

We refer to devices as word clock masters or slaves, depending on whether the word clock is originated by them, or received from another device.

NOTE

There must be one, and only one, word clock master in a system.

Furthermore, each device in a digital audio setup must be set up to work at the same sampling frequency. You cannot have a system in which a CD player (with a ﬁxed sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz) can be used to provide digital audio signals to a recorder or mixer whose sampling frequency has been set to 48 kHz.

The standard stereo digital signals (AES/EBU and SPDIF) that are marked as “DIGITAL” from DAT recorders, CD players, etc. carry their own clocks as part of the signal. Most “domestic” CD players and DAT recorders will expect to be the word clock master when playing back, and (in the case of a DAT recorder) when recording, will become a word clock slave.

Professional equipment (DAT recorders, CD players, digital multitrack and hard disk recorders, and digital mixers such as the TM-D1000) can usually be conﬁgured to act as either a word clock master or slave.

6.1 Setting up the TM-D1000 as a word clock master

The TM-D1000 can be conﬁgured as a word clock master at either 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.

NOTE

If the TM-D1000 is conﬁgured as a w ord clock master, you cannot use any varispeed facilities on any digitally connected devices (multitrack systems, CD players or DAT recorders).

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

press

ENTER.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Clock Select, and press ENTER:

Master Clock Select

Internal[44.1k]

Use the data entry knob to choose either 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz as the internal clock.

Make sure that any other devices which can accept external word clocks are set to do so.

NOTE

The TDIF-1 standard allows any DTRS or other TDIF-1-equipped de vice to take its cloc k through the TDIF-1 connector. However, we recommend that if you are using the TMD1000 as a word clock master, that you connect the TM-D1000’s WORD SYNC IN of the DTRS recorder (not DA-38 models), and use the CLOCK key of the DTRS recorder to select WORD as the clock source.

WORD SYNC OUT

System and

Master

to the

6.2 Setting up the TM-D1000 as a word clock slave

The TM-D1000 can accept a word clock from any of the digital audio inputs (including the TDIF-1 input, or inputs, if the optional expansion board is ﬁtted) or the

WORD SYNC IN connector.

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

press

ENTER.

System and

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Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Clock Select, and press ENTER:

Master Clock Select

Word Sync In

Use the DATA ENTRY knob to choose the word clock source for the TM-D1000.

The external word clock source may be the

TDIF-1 A source, the Digital In A, or the Word Sync In con-

nection. If the optional expansion board is ﬁtted, the additional digital inputs, except for digital input C, which contains a sampling frequency convertor, may also be selected as word clock sources.

Master

NOTE

When using the TM-D1000 with a DTRS or other recorder in varispeed mode, the TMD1000 must be conﬁgured as a word clock slave. We suggest that you use the Word Sync In as the clock source when using the TM-D1000 as a word clock slave with DTRS recorders, except with DA-38 recorders.

When using a DA-38 recorder in varispeed mode, the only av ailable word clock source f or the TM-D1000 is the

TDIF-1 A

source. This is because the DA-38 must act as a w ord clock master in varispeed mode, and has no word clock output jack.

Remember that all other digital audio devices in the system must also be set as slaves (except for the word clock master) and must be connected so that the word clock is transmitted to them.

A complete discussion of digital audio is outside the scope of this guide. You should consult one of the many excellent books on the subject if you are in any doubt.

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7 - Channel operations

This covers most common channel operations (equalization, routing, etc.), as well as the channel dynamic processors. It does not cover aux sends and effects, which are described in “Effects” on page 23.

Fader operations are similar to those on any analog console. The “nominal” level is mark ed by a 0 on the fader scale.

The panpot controls are also similar to those of an analog console.

7.1 Equalization

One of the most common tasks in recording is to adjust the equalization. To do this on the TM-D1000:

Press the PARAM SEL key until the EQ indi- cator lights green:

LOW-G MID-f MID-G HI-G ©

CH SEL !

If you see the CH SEL! message, the TMD1000 is reminding you to select a channel to which you will apply the equalization settings.

However, the LOW and HI bands are shelving ﬁlters, which work in a slightly different way to the peak/dip ﬁlter of the MID band.

7.2 Routing channels to busses

As explained earlier, there are four busses on the TM-D1000 whose function may be either aux or group busses, as explained in “Buss conﬁgurations” on page 11. To assign input channels to these busses when their function is set as group busses:

Press the CH SEL key of the channel you wish to assign to a buss.

Press any combination of the 1-2, 3-4 or L-R

CH ASSIGN keys (above input channels 3

through 5). When a channel whose routed through that pair of busses.

CH ASSIGN key is lit, the

CH SEL key is lit will be

WARNING

Press the CH SEL key of the channel to which you want to apply equalization.

Press the EQ key beside the CH ASSIGN keys (above channel 6) so that it is lit, to enable

equalization on the selected channel.

Operating Tip

It is very important to remember this step. If the EQ indicator is not lit when you are editing the EQ settings, there will be no audible effect. You can also use this key as an “A-B” selector to examine the effects of your equalization settings.

Adjust the equalization gain and frequency in the three bands using the data editing

knobs.

Use the DATA ENTRY knob to view and set the second set of parameters (notice that the MID gain and frequency are always visible and controlled by the center two data editing knobs).

Each frequency band has the same frequency range (from 41 Hz to 16.0 kHz) and the same cut and boost (±15 dB in 0.5dB steps).

Do not route a tape return to the buss which feeds that track’s input. For instance, if you have selected the buss function with four output groups, tape tracks 1 and 2 will be fed by busses 1 and 2 and be returned to channels 9 and 10. If channels 9 and 10 are routed to busses 1 and 2, an undesirable loop will occur, resulting in feedback, and possible damage to your equipment.

If none of the four busses is set as a group bus, or if only one pair of group busses is set, either or both of the

1-2 and 3-4 keys will be disabled. The L-R key is

always enabled. To check the routing of input channels, simply press

the

CH SEL key of the channel you wish to check,

and observe the

CH ASSIGN keys.

Operating Tip

Remember that there is no dedicated monitor or cue buss on the TM-D1000. If you want to monitor an input channel or a tape track in recording mode, you should assign it to the LR buss, as explained earlier.

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7.3 Using the DIRECT OUTs

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Effect.

The input channels can be sent to the TDIF-1 outputs on a one-to-one basis instead of being routed through the group busses. Use the of the

CH ASSIGN keys.

DIRECT OUT key instead

NOTE

The direct out facility is obviously useful only in the REC mode; in the MIX mode, there is little point in sending input channels to the TDIF-1 outputs.

Although you can assign an input channel to the group busses and to the direct outputs at the same time, this is not useful in many cases. We therefore suggest that you use either the direct out or the group busses, but not both.

The DIRECT OUT pick-off point can be set to be either pre-or post-fader.

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and press the

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

ENTER.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

mode, and press ENTER:

Direct out mode

Use the DATA ENTR Y knob to choose between

Post Input Fader (post-fader

output) and EQ), and use tion.

OPTION key.

Setup, and press

Direct out

Post Input Fader?

Pre EQ (pre-fader and pre-

ENTER to conﬁrm your selec-

Press ENTER, and turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line shows

Dynamics Insert.

Press ENTER:

Ch Dynamics Insert

1234

Each number on the display represents one of the dynamic processors assigned to a channel. The channel number corresponds to the numbers printed under the display. In the above example, dynamic processors 1 through 4 are assigned to channels 1 through 4.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to move the cur- sor, and push it to toggle the dynamic proces-

sor assignment on or off for the channel whose number is under the cursor.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to select an available dynamic processor.

This does not toggle the processor on or off—just the assignment of the processor to the channel.

To set the dynamic processor parameters, press the

processor you want to edit.

Press the PARAM SEL key until the EFFECT/

DYNAMICS indicator lights green.

3-05 Light Gate ©

In: 95 Eff: On[Out: 0]

Use the DATA ENTRY knob to switch the dis- play of the dynamic processor parameters,

and use the data editing knobs to adjust the following parameters:

CH SEL key for the channel whose

7.4 Assigning channel dynamics

The default effect pattern when recording is to assign four mono dynamic processors to input channels. To use these processors:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and press the

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In Eff

Thshd

Att-T Rls-T Ratio

Input level On or off. When on, the overall output level can

be cut by 40 dB or boosted by 22 dB. The threshold level at which the processor will

start to operate. The attack time of the processor The release time of the processor Adjustable from 1:64 (full compression) to 64:1

(gating)

7.5 External insert points

The TM-D1000 is capable of using external inserts on channels 1 through 4, as well as using its internal dynamic processors. Use standard ‘Y’ cables such as TASCAM PW-4Y or PW-2Y cables to connect an external processor.

The tip of the π-inch TRS jack plug is the “send” of the TM-D1000 to the external processor , and the ring is the “return”. The sleeve is used as a common ground.

7 - Channel operations

Channels may be linked if either of them is assigned to use an in-line dynamic effects processor (see “Assigning channel dynamics” on page 19). In this instance, they will share a linked two-channel dynamic effect processor (changes made to one channel’s processor will affect the other channels’s processor).

Press and hold down the CH SEL key of one of the channels to be linked.

Press the CH SEL key of the other channel.

To un-link the channels, repeat the process.

7.6 Linking channels for simultaneous parameter adjustment

You may ﬁnd it useful to link adjacent channels so that changes made to the parameters on one channel also affect the adjacent channel.

Odd-numbered channels may be linked in this way with the even-numbered channel immediately following (e.g. channel 3 may be linked with channel 4, but not with channel 2 or with channel 5).

When you link channels, the following parameters will be applied to both channels simultaneously:

• Fader levels (mo ving one f ader will have the effect of moving both faders simultaneously , e v en though the second fader does not physically move).

• Channel assignment (see “Routing channels to busses” on page 18).

• Equalization parameters and the EQ switch (see “Channel operations” on page 18)

• Channel muting

• Aux send levels (see “Setting aux send levels” on page 24)

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8 - Monitoring, etc.

The TM-D1000 allows you to connect an ampliﬁer/ speaker monitoring system to the connectors. The level of the signal transmitted from there is controlled by the

There is also a plug standard headphones. The level here is independently controllable with the control.

PHONES jack, into which you can

LEVEL control.

MONITOR OUT

PHONES LEVEL

WARNING

Do not connect a pair of monaural headphones to the stereo

PHONES

jack with a monaural jack plug. This can damage the TMD1000 headphone ampliﬁer.

8.1 Choosing the monitoring source

Use the MONITOR SELECT switches to select the monitor source (the bottom source selection switch, but switches the stereo monitored busses to a mono mix).

MONO switch is not a

The MONO switch allows you to check the mono mix of any of these stereo pairs. However, you should note that the meters will still continue to meter the two stereo signals individually, rather than the summed stereo pair.

WARNING

As mentioned earlier, you should not assign the return from any recorded tracks to a pair of groups feeding those trac ks , otherwise you will create a feedback loop.

8.1.1EXT IN

The EXT IN switch is a little different from the other switches provided to select the monitor source.

The

L-R, 1-2, and 3-4 show the digital signal levels

on the meter, the levels received at the

The options which affect the meter ballistics (see

14.2, "Meter settings") only apply to the digital monitor selections, not to the analog

EXT IN switch shows the analog

EXT INPUT jacks.

EXT IN metering.

8.2 Soloing

As explained earlier, when recording, you will probably want to listen to the L-R mix, as this is the mix to which all tracks can be assigned safely. However, you can also use the check the group and aux outputs, as well as the switch to check the input at the

8.1.1, "EXT IN"below).

1-2 and 3-4 SELECT switches to

EXT

EXT IN jacks (see

NOTE

Signals corrseponding to the analog nominal level will be shown on the meters as –16 dB.

You can select more than one monitor source at a time (more than one of these switches can be pressed simultaneously).

NOTE

When the EXT IN switch is pressed, even if digital signal SELECT switches are also pressed, the meters will be in “analog” mode, i.e. any peak hold or release time settings (see 14.2, "Meter settings") will not be effective.

The TM-D1000 provides you with three solo modes: a pre-fade listen mode (PFL), an after (post)-fade listen (AFL) and an in-place solo mode (IPS).

The last two modes are mono modes (i.e. the pan or balance controls will have no effect on the ﬁnal solo mix).

The solo mode is activated by pressing the key (above group solo mode, this key will either light (IPS) or ﬂash (AFL or PFL) red. The current solo mode is also shown in the display for about a second after the solo mode is enabled.

The channel become solo keys when the solo mode is activated.

In addition to the “primary” solo mode, there is also a “secondary” solo mode, which is activated when the

SHIFT key is pressed and held down and the

SOLO key is pressed. The assignment of primary and

secondary solo modes is explained below.

3 and 4 faders). Depending on the

MUTE keys change function and

SOLO

NOTE

One big difference between the AFL and the IPS modes is that when IPS is activated, unsoloed channels will be cut from the L-R

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mix as well as the monitor mix. If you are working in a sound reinforcement or mixdown application, you should take care not to use the in-place solo mode, as this will destroy the ﬁnal mix.

To select the solo mode:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Setup.

Press ENTER and turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display

shows

Press ENTER, and turn the DATA ENTRY knob to choose between the following pri-

mary solo modes (the secondary solo mode is shown in parentheses):

SOLO Mode.

❑ In-Place SOLO (PFL) ❑ In-Place SOLO (AFL) ❑ PFL (In-Place Solo) ❑ AFL (In-Place SOLO)

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The TM-D1000 includes high-quality digital effects. There are three types of processor, and these can be patterned together in various ways, depending on the current mode and buss function selected.

Ch Dynamics

L-R:Dynamics

Aux1-2:Effect

Channels 1 through 16

L-R

AUX 1-2

ADC

Type 1 processor

Type 2 processor

Effect return

Dynamic processors

DAC

The processor types are:

Stereo effector—provides dynamic processor, delay, chorus, pitch shifter, ﬂanger, phaser, de-esser and exciter facilities

Stereo effector—provides the facilities of type 1, as well as reverberation and gated reverb

Mono dynamic processor—may be used for channel compansion/gating, etc.

The patterns are:

Up to four mono dynamic processors may be inserted into the channel signal path.

A stereo processor is inserted into the L-R signal path, and a stereo effector is available for

L-R

1-2

3-4

other purposes, with Aux busses 1 and 2 acting as the sends.

Aux1-2:Eff

[Cascade1-2]

Aux1-2:Eff

[Cascade2-1]

Aux1-

2:Eff[Para]

Aux1-2/3-

4:Effect

AUX 1

Type 2 processor 1

AUX 2c

AUX 1

AUX 2

AUX 1

AUX 2

AUX 1-2

Type 2 processor 2

Type 2 processor 1

Type 2 processor 2

Type 2 processor 1

Type 2 processor 2

Type 2 processor 1

Effect return

L-R 1-2 3-4

The Aux 1 and 2 busses are used as effect sends to a cascaded pair of stereo effectors.

The Aux 1 and 2 busses are used as effect sends to a cascaded pair of stereo effectors, but the order of the effectors is rev ersed relative to the above setting.

The Aux 1 and 2 busses are used as effect sends to a pair of stereo effectors which are in parallel with each other.

The Aux 1 and 2 busses are used as effect sends to one stereo effector, and Aux 3 and 4 are used as effect sends to the second effector.

L-R 1-2 3-4

AUX 3-4

Type 2 processor 2

Naturally, if the buss function that you have selected does not include any aux busses, but the aux/group busses are assigned as group busses, you cannot use

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the aux functions. See the table below for details of how the buss functions and effect patterns work together (

means that the effect pattern can be used

with the buss function, and N means that the effect pattern cannot be used with the buss function):

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9.3 Setting aux send levels

Buss function Effect pattern (numbers

from above table)

123456

ST+4Grp

ST+4Aux[1-2ST]

ST+2Grp+2Aux

ST+4Aux[Mono]

YNNNNN YYYYYY YYYYYN YYYYYY

9.1 Selecting effect patterns

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key to enter the Option

screen.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line shows

ENTER.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line shows

press

Effect Pattern

L-R:Dynmcs Aux1-2:Effct

Select the appropriate effect pattern by turning the

Remember that not all options may be available, depending on the buss function that is currently selected.

Effect, and then press

Effect Pattern, and

ENTER:

DATA ENTRY knob, and press ENTER.

Follow the procedure below to send channel signals to the AUX busses:

Press the PARAM SEL key until the AUX indi- cator above it lights in green.

123 4©

CH SEL !

Select the channel to be edited by pressing the

CH SEL key (in the example below, the

effect pattern with four separate aux sends has been chosen).

123 4©

1000 0

Use the four data editing knobs under the display to change the value of the aux sends

for the selected channel.

View and change the assignments of the aux sends as pre- and post-fader sends by turning

the

DATA ENTRY knob clockwise:

123 4Ä

Pre Pre Post Post

Use the data editing knobs under the display to change these values.

Continue selecting channels with the CH SEL keys until you have set all the aux levels.

Operating Tip

9.2 External effects

As well as being routed to the internal effects, the aux busses can also be routed to external devices.

For analog devices, the

SENDS should be used. If the external effect’s

returns are routed through input channels 1–8, equalization, etc. may be used on these signals.

For digital devices, follo w the procedure described in “Connecting a 2-track recorder” on page 14 to assign the aux busses to the digital outputs. The digital returns are assigned as described in “Using digital effect returns” on page 15.

GROUP OUTPUTS/AUX

To change all the aux sends from pre-fader to post-fader, go into the sub-menu and select the

Pre/Post

sub-menu, and then select

Option Setup

All Ch Aux

pre-fader or post-f ader for the aux sends of all channels.

9.4 Selecting the effect to use

When you have set up the routing for the effects, you can select the effect units to use.

NOTE

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In some effect patterns, the effect type is ﬁx ed as a dynamic processor and cannot be changed.

Press the PARAM SEL key until the EFFECT/

DYNAMICS indicator lights green.

Push the DATA ENTRY knob so that you select the correct effect screen (1 or 2). The

effect screen number is shown at the top left of the display:

2-01 Concert Hall Ã ©

-REVERB-

Press the ESCAPE/RECALL key.

The display will start to ﬂash.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to select the effect to be used in this position.

Press ENTER to recall the effect.

To select the second effect, press the DATA

ENTRY knob when the top right of the scr een

shows

Ã (the down arrow symbol).

Pressing the DATA ENTRY knob once more will take you back to the ﬁrst effect unit.

9.6 Storing an effect with your own parameters

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

ESCAPE (STORE) key.

Parameters STORE ?

U2-01 Concert Hall

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob while pushing it and holding it down to move the cursor

around the bottom line of the display.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob (unpushed) to edit the title character at the cursor position.

Push the DATA ENTRY knob to view the sec- ond effect position into which to select an

effect.

9.5 Editing the parameters of the effect

Use the data editing knobs under the screen to change the parameters above those knobs.

Note that as the knobs are turned, the abbreviated parameter names are expanded to full names (for instance, FB-Lv will be expanded to Feedback Level).

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to view and set more parameters.

Parameters STORE ?

U2-01 Albert Hall

Operating Tip

Use the case and lowercase letters when entering the title of the effect.

SHIFT

key to change between upper-

Move the cursor to the left of the screen (push and turn the

highlight the effect memory into which you will store the new effect settings.

Press ENTER when you have ﬁnished entering the name. The parameters will be stored

into the memory that you have selected.

DATA ENTRY knob) to

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The settings of most of the parameters can be stored as a snapshot, which may be recalled manually, or under MIDI Program Change control. Snapshots 001 through 128 are available for storing settings.

Snapshot 000 is a special case, where all “invisible” controls (i.e. EQ, aux sends, etc. not faders or panpots) are reset to “ﬂat” positions.

When a snapshot is recalled, the TM-D1000 will fade from its prior values into the new snapshot values over a preset time, set when the snapshot is stored.

NOTE

Snapshots include the current mode (REC or MIX) setting. If the TM-D1000 is currently in one mode, and a snapshot is recalled (either manually or under MIDI control) which was stored in another mode, the mixer will change modes. This will tak e some time, and will also produce some noise at the output jacks. It is therefore strongly recommended that you do not recall snapshots which have been stored in a mode other than the current one.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to change the character above the underline cursor, and

push and turn the knob to move the cursor. Repeat until you have entered the name:

S-001 [NAME] OK?

Koto Quartet

Operating Tip

You can use the

SHIFT

key to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters when entering the characters for the name.

Press ENTER to store the name:

S-001 [Transition Time]

0 ms?

Adjust the time over which the TM-D1000 will fade into this snapshot when it is

recalled, and press shot.

ENTER to store the snap-

10.2Recalling snapshots

10.1Storing a snapshot

Make sure that the EFFECT/DYNAMICS indi- cator is not lit green.

Press the SHIFT and ESCAPE/RECALL

[STORE]

following:

S-001

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob to select an area to store the snapshot (the TM-D1000 will

always try to ﬁnd an unused area for you if possible), and press

S-001 [NAME] OK?

keys until the screen is similar to the

STORE?

ENTER:

Note that although the TM-D1000 always tries to use the ﬁrst available unused area, you can use the DATA ENTRY knob to change the memory area to one which has previously used (overwriting the data already there), or to another area following the ﬁrst unused area.

Make sure the EFFECT/DYNAMICS indicator is not lit green.

Press the ESCAPE/RECALL key until the current snapshot name and number is shown

on the top of the display, and the word

RECALL is shown on the bottom:

S-001 Koto Quartet Ã

RECALL?

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the snap- shot you want to recall is shown, and press

ENTER.

Operating Tip

You can also use the keys. The

CH SEL

9 enter their respective numerals , and the

SEL

key of channel 10 acts as a 0 key.

The TM-D1000 fader levels will change to the new settings stored in the recalled snapshot, over the period of time as set in “Snapshots” on page 26.

CH SEL

keys as number

keys of channels 1 through

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10.3Renaming snapshots

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and press the

ENTER key:

Press the ESCAPE/RECALL key until the current snapshot name and number is shown

on the top of the display, and the word

RECALL? is shown on the bottom.

Push the DATA ENTRY knob so that the bot- tom line reads

S-001 Koto Quartet Ã

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the snap- shot that you want to rename is shown on the

top line of the display.

Conﬁrm this with the ENTER key.

Rename the snapshot, following the procedures described above, and press

when you are ﬁnished.

RENAME:

RENAME?

ENTER

10.4“Nulling” the faders and panpots

The term “nulling” the faders and panpots refers to the way in which the faders and panpots are adjusted so that their physical positions correspond to the positions which have been saved in a snapshot memory or adjusted through external MIDI control.

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The numbers printed around the display (white on black) show which controls and channels correspond to the on-screen symbols.

The top line of the display shows the positions of the panpots of the sixteen input channels, as well as the positions of the level controls of the EFFECT RETURN and AUX RETURN controls.

The bottom line of the display shows the position of the sixteen input channel faders, as well as the four GROUP/AUX faders and the L-R stereo faders.

The symbols indicate the direction in which the fader should be moved (

or the rotary control should be turned ( clockwise or physical control matches the electronic “virtual” control, the symbol will change to a symbol.

If you want to see numerical values for the channel whose controls you are adjusting,

press the

Ch: 3 Pan L40 [L50]

∑ counterclockwise). When the

CH SEL key for that channel:

Fader 28 [ 31]

û up or Â down)

∏

When a snapshot memory is recalled, it is almost certain that the physical control settings will differ, and to make adjustments using the snapshot as a starting point, it may be necessary to adjust the faders and panpots accordingly.

Operating Tip

When the physical controls are used to change the settings from those memorized in the recalled snapshot, an asterisk appears by the number of the snapshot on the display:

SNAPSHOT*012

Brandenburg 5

To return the controls to the snapshot values:

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The physical control values are given in square brackets. The pan controls can be set from L50 to R50. The center position is indicated by

CTR. Fader values may be set from 0to

100.

To exit the “nulling” mode, enter any of the snapshot or effect recall or store screens, the location memory screens, or any of the option menus.

10.5DIRECT RECALL

Direct recall allows you to recall the ﬁrst 16 user snapshots, using the

CH SEL keys. The CH SEL ke y of channel 1 with the ESCAPE/RECALL key recalls snapshot 001, etc.

The ﬁrst (initial setting) snapshot 000 cannot be recalled in this way.

ESCAPE/RECALL key with the

10 - Snapshots

Press and hold down the ESCAPE/RECALL

key and press the number corresponds to the snapshot number that you want to recall.

Only the ﬁrst 16 user snapshots can be recalled in this way.

If the Direct Recall Defeat f eature is set to (see below), this feature is not available.

CH SEL key whose channel

NOTE

10.5.1Direct recall defeat

To avoid accidental recall of snapshots, the TMD1000 provides a “safety” (defeat) mode.

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key to enter the Option

screen.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line shows

ENTER.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line shows

Defeat, and press ENTER:

Direct Recall Defeat

Select Yes (direct recall is enabled) or No (direct recall is disabled) by turning the

DATA ENTRY knob, and press ENTER.

System, and then press

Direct Recall

Yes

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The TM-D1000 can be used together with any recorder or other device that supports MIDI Machine Control commands, such as the TASCAM DA-88 with the optional SY-88 synchronizer board, the TASCAM DA-38 with the optional MMC-38, or the TASCAM DA-98, as well as the TASCAM MMR-8 and MMR-16 disk recorders.

NOTE

MIDI Machine Control must be implemented on your external device in order for the TMD1000 to control it. Not all MMC functions may be available with all units.

11.1Connections

To use the TM-D1000 with MIDI Machine Control, you have the choice of a closed-loop (where the controlled device is constantly informing the TM-D1000 of its status) or an open-loop system, which may be regarded as a “command and forget” system.

You should consult the documentation of your device to discover which method is more appropriate for your system.

The connections for these are made in the following way:

A closed-loop system should be connected with the TM-D1000’s of the remote device, and the remote device’s MIDI OUT connected to the TM-D1000’s

An open-loop system needs the TM-D1000’s

OUT connected to the remote device’s MIDI IN.

To choose the software setting appropriate to your conﬁguration:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

press

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line shows

and press

MMC Communication

MIDI OUT connected to the MIDI IN

MIDI IN.

MIDI

OPTION key.

MIDI, and then

ENTER:

MMC Communication,

ENTER:

Closed-loop

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to choose between

loop, and press ENTER to conﬁrm your

choice.

Closed-loop and Open-

If you select the closed-loop option, and the MIDI setup is not correctly connected, a message will appear on the display to warn you of this.

11.1.1Setting up the device IDs

Consult the documentation of the other unit for details of how to set it up for use with MIDI Machine Control, including the setting up of the MMC Device ID.

To set up the TM-D1000:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and press the

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

press the

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

ID, and press ENTER:

MMC Device ID

Use the DATA ENTRY knob to set the MMC Device ID to a value between

and use

OPTION key.

MIDI, and then

ENTER key.

MMC Device

1 and 127,

ENTER to conﬁrm your selection.

11.1.2Transport control

Once the TMD-1000 and the other unit are set up, pressing and holding the shifted (blue) functions of the keys immediately below the

DIRECT OUT).

These keys work in much the same way as the standard transport control keys on TASCAM equipment. If you are in any doubt as to how these work, consult the TM-D1000 Reference manual.

TRIM controls (CH ASSIGN, EQ and

You can “lock” the control mode (similar to a SHIFT LOCK or CAPS LOCK key on a keyboard) by pressing it twice in quick succession (similar to a mouse double-click). The the

SHIFT

key lights to remind you of the cur-

rent status.

SHIFT key will enable the

Operating Tip

SHIFT

key into transport

LOCK

indicator by

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When the indicator is lit, the transport keys (the

CH ASSIGN 1-2, 3-4

key and the

DIRECT OUT

and

L-R

keys, the EQ

key) take on the assignments printed in blue below these ke ys, and there is no need to press the

SHIFT

key to

use them as transport keys. However, the

(

REC FUNCTION

CH SEL (MMC LOC

) and

) keys do not use the shift

MUTE

lock mode. Regardless of the status of the

MMC LOCK

down the

indicator, you must always hold

SHIFT

key when you need to use

these keys in their shifted MMC function.

SHIFT

“Double-click” the

key once more to

turn off the “shift lock” made earlier.

11.2Arming tracks

The MUTE ke ys serve another “shifted” function—as track arming keys for the remote devices connected via MIDI. This function works with the the “double-click” mode is not effective here.

When the appropriate tracks are armed, and the

SHIFT key is held down, these indicators will ﬂash.

When the appropriate tracks are actually recording and the steadily .

SHIFT key is held do wn, these k eys will light

SHIFT key—

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

press

ENTER:

MTC Type

Use the DATA ENTRY knob to select a timecode type:

non drop-frame), 30fps drop-frame, used with color NTSC video),

24F (ﬁlm). Conﬁrm your choice with the

ENTER key.

30DF (equivalent to SMPTE,

30NDF (equivalent to

25F (used with EBU video) and

MTC Type, and

29.97F

11.5Capturing a location on the ﬂy

The TM-D1000 can store up to 16 memory locations for recall. These 16 locations are controlled by the

CH SEL keys of the 16 input channels.

While the unit is playing or recording, press the

MEMO key. The timecode received from

the device will be shown on the bottom line of the display. If the timecode is being received, the display will act as a timecode monitor, showing the incoming timecode.

Operating Tip

11.3Locations

Up to 16 location memories can be stored in the TMD1000. The values for these location memories are obtained from the MIDI Timecode (MTC) received at the

MIDI IN connector.

These locations may then be used for location of a device controlled by the TM-D1000 using MMC (as described in the previous section).

11.4Selecting the MTC type

MTC can be received in a v ariety of types. Select the type used by the TM-D1000 in the following way:

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and press the

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

ENTER.

OPTION key.

MIDI, and press

Remember that some units are capable of transmitting MTC while fast winding, or even in stop or pause mode.

Press the CH SEL key of the channel (location memory) in which you want to store the

timecode value:

MEMO Entry 30DF

00h21m12s21f

The timecode value will “freeze” and the display will blink for about a second to show

that the memory is being stored.

NOTE

If you require location to sample accuracy, you will have to rely on the devices’s own location facilities, if it provides them.

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11.6Locating to a memory position

Press the CH SEL key of the memory location you want to edit.

Locating to a memory position is done by holding down the the channel (location memory) to which you will be locating.

SHIFT key and pressing the CH SEL key of

11.7Editing a memory location

Press the MEMO key so that the display shows

If MIDI Timecode is currently being received at the key twice to obtain the sage. If MIDI Timecode is not being received, you only need to press the

MEMO Edit on the top line.

NOTE

MIDI IN

jack, you must press the

MEMO Edit

MEMO

mes-

key once.

A memory location which has not been used (no value has been captured for it) will show 00h00m00s00f as the location value.

Push and turn the DATA ENTRY knob to move the cursor.

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to set the values of the ﬁeld highlighted by the cursor.

Operating Tip

You can also use the number keys. The through 9 enter their respective numerals, and the key .

CH SEL

After checking that the new values are correct, press the

setting.

CH SEL

key of channel 10 acts as a 0

ENTER key to conﬁrm your

keys here as

keys of channels 1

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Snapshot changes may be carried out from a MIDI controller as Program Change messages.

In addition, the two effect units and the four channel dynamic processor components of the TM-D1000 may also be set up to respond to Program Change messages, each on their own channel, if desired.

12.1Setting Program Change receive channels

Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the

OPTION key.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Select, and press ENTER:

MIDI Ch Select Ã

Mixer Ch: 1 ?

Set the value to defeat, or a MIDI channel from

1 through 16.

MIDI Ch

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

ENTER.

Turn the DAT A ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

Change Defeat, and press ENTER:

Control Change Defeat

REC Mode:Yes?

Use the DATA ENTRY knob to change between

Yes and No. Press ENTER to con-

MIDI, and press

Control

ﬁrm your selection.

Remember that a setting of Yes means that the Control Change is disabled for this mode.

12.3Recording parameter changes

Parameter changes may be recorded in real time from mix moves on the TM-D1000, or produced from an y other MIDI controller, and edited before being replayed by a sequencer.

Push the DATA ENTRY knob to cycle through:

Effect2, Ch Dynamics1, Ch Dynamics2, Ch Dynamics3

and

For components other then the Mixer, the MIDI channel is used for Control Change and Program Change messages. The channels set for the Mixer component refer only to Program Change messages, not to Control Change messages.

Note that there is no Omni setting—a component may respond to messages on one channel only or none at all.

Mixer, Effect1,

Ch Dynamics4.

12.2Enabling and disabling parameter changes

Parameter changes of the TM-D1000 can be transmitted over MIDI from a sequencer or sequencing program, and used to control the settings. These parameter changes may be disabled when either the REC and/or the MIX user mode is selected:

Press and hold down the ENTER key, and press the

OPTION key.

The MIDI channels used for Control Change messages are different from those used for Program Change messages. Input channels 1 through 16 use MIDI channels 1 through 16 respectively. In addition, channels 9 through 16 “double up” in the following way:

MIDI

channel

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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SOLO mode control Effect return Aux return GRP/AUX1 fader GRP/AUX2 fader GRP/AUX3 fader GRP/AUX4 fader L-R fader

A brief summary of the controller numbers assigned to each channel is given here (more details are available in the Reference Manual):

MIDI

controller

number

10 11 12

TM-D1000 parameter Type

Input channel fader Continuous

L-R/Grp–AUX fader Pan Continuous Input channel mute On/off Effect/Aux return level

Continuous

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MIDI

controller

number

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85

TM-D1000 parameter Type

Hi gain (EQ) Continuous Hi frequency (EQ) Continuous Mid gain (EQ) Continuous Mid frequency (EQ) Continuous Low gain (EQ) Continuous Low frequency (EQ) Continuous Channel Dynamics, Parameter 1 Continuous Channel Dynamics, Parameter 2 Continuous Channel Dynamics, Parameter 3 Continuous Channel Dynamics, Parameter 4 Continuous Effector 1/2, Parameter 1 Continuous Effector 1/2, Parameter 2 Continuous Effector 1/2, Parameter 3 Continuous Effector 1/2, Parameter 4 Continuous

c d c d c d e e e e e e e e

EQ switch On/off Channel assign 1-2 On/off Channel assign 3-4 On/off Channel assign L-R On/off DIRECT OUT On/off Aux Pre/Post On/off Eff/Aux return muting Solo mode (PFL) Solo mode (in-place) Solo mode (AFL)

On/off On/off On/off

On/off Channel Dynamics input level Continuous Channel Dynamics on/off On/off Channel Dynamics output level Continuous Effector 1/2 input level Continuous Effector 1 on/off/Effector 2 Direct On/off Effector 1/2 output level Continuous

MIDI

controller

TM-D1000 parameter Type

number

Aux 1 pre/post On/off

Aux 2 pre/post On/off

Aux 3 pre/post On/off

Aux 4pre/post On/off

Aux 1 send Continuous

Aux 2 send Continuous

Aux 3 send Continuous

Aux 4 send Continuous

a. MIDI channels 12 through 16 only b. MIDI channels 10 and 11 only c. 49 steps d. 69 steps e. 128 steps, uses LSB of controller message f. MIDI channel 9 only

Unless otherwise stated, the 127 values av ailable to a MIDI controller are interpreted and converted into the 100 parameter value steps used by the TMD1000.

12.4System Exclusive parameters and data dumps

The TM-D1000 also provides you with data dump and loading facilities, so that snapshots, effect settings, etc. may be stored in a MIDI data ﬁle and uploaded to the mixer in a future session. Please consult the Reference Manual for details of how to perform these operations, and the options available to you.

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A number of options are available for the TMD1000, as described here.

13 - Options

13.2IF-TD1000 Digital Input Kit

13.1RM-D1000 rack mounting kit

The RM-D1000 rack mounting kit allows the TMD1000 to be mounted in 6U of rack space (in addition to space needed at the top for the connectors).

You should also ensure that the rack is well-ventilated, allowing air to circulate for cooling the heat sink of the TM-D1000.

This kit provides two more sets of digital inputs (XLR and RCA), capable of receiving AES/EBU or SPDIF format, as well as another TDIF-1 connector, for another eight channels of DTRS-compatible audio.

WARNING

This kit requires internal connections to the TM-D1000. For this reason, you should not install the kit yourself, but should refer installation to a qualiﬁed TASCAM distributor.

The digital inputs are labeled B and C. Digital input B is available as an extra option in the following menus where input

•

Setup ➠ Digital Input

• Setup ➠ Aux Rtn Input/

Assign

• Setup ➠ Eff Return

Input/Assign

A is available:

The wristpad below the faders should be unscrewed before mounting the TM-D1000

in a rack.

Attach the two rack mounts to the TMD1000 using the ﬁve screws (provided) on

each mount.

Fit the TM-D1000 into the rack, allowing enough space at the top for cables to be ﬁtted

to the connectors.

Digital input C is treated differently, on account of the frequency conversion facility built into digital input

C. An additional menu is a v ailable when the IF-

TD1000 Digital I/O Board is ﬁtted, which allows input channels 7 and 8 to be assigned to digital input

C or to the analog inputs, for all menus using these

inputs. This sub-menu is available from the Setup options,

and appears as follows:

Ch7-8 Route1 Target

Digital In C?

Use the data entry knob to choose between

Digital In C and Analog.

As well as the additional stereo digital inputs, the IFTD1000 Digital I/O Board also provides another TDIF-1 connector (TDIF-1 B). This set of 8 channels is available for use by the input channels, as set in the following menus:

•

Setup ➠ Ch1-8 Input

• Setup ➠ Ch9-16 Input

• System ➠ TDIF-1 A/B

Word Length

The routing of group busses to the second TDIF-1 channel follows the pattern of the routing to the ﬁrst channel (i.e. if groups 1 & 2 are routed to TDIF-1 A

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channels 1 + 2 and 5 + 6, they will also be routed to the TDIF-1 B channels with the same numbers.

If input channels are routed using the DIRECT OUT function, and the IF-TD1000 Digital I/O board is ﬁtted, the input channels will be output to the TDIF-1

B connector. It may also be selected to be output in

parallel to both TDIF-1 connectors ( selecting input channels 1–8 as the source for TDIF1

A and B) by

13.3FX-D1000 Effect Board

The FX-D1000 Effect Board provides an additional set of effect processors, doubling the capacity of the TM-D1000’s internal processor capability.

Effect patterns are still subject to the same restrictions as regards groups and aux busses (i.e. if there are no aux busses, no aux sends are possible).

However, the FX-D1000 Effect Board provides you with much more power and ﬂexibility in the way that you use the internal effect system of the TM-D1000.

WARNING

This board requires internal connections to the TM-D1000. For this reason, you should not install the board yourself, but should refer installation to a qualiﬁed TASCAM distributor.

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14 - Miscellaneous functions

These functions help you with various settings of the TM-D1000.

14.1Footswitch (REMOTE CONT)

The footswitch connected to the rear of the TMD1000 can be used to step through the snapshot memories, either forwards or backwards. It can also be used to perform punch-in and punch-out operations on the unit controlled via MMC.

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and press the

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

and press

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob until the bottom line of the display shows

CONT Function, and press ENTER:

REMOTE CONT Function

SNAPSHOT Change[ up ]

OPTION key.

System,

ENTER.

REMOTE

Push the DATA ENTRY knob to enter the

Peak Hold Time screen:

Meter Adjust Ã

Peak Hold Time:0.0s

Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to adjust the peak hold time between

1.0 seconds in 100 ms steps.

0.0 seconds and

NOTE

These meter settings are only effective when digital signals only are being monitored (i.e. the EXT IN switch is not pressed—see 8.1.1, "EXT IN").

14.3LCD contrast

As well as the method of adjusting the LCD contrast described on page 6, you can also use the menu system:

Turn the DATA ENTRY KNOB to choose between

up ], SNAPSHOT Change [down] and Remote Punch In/Out. Press ENTER to conﬁrm your

setting.

SNAPSHOT Change [

NOTE

Always use a TASCAM RC-30P footswitch or equivalent. If you are in any doubt as to the kind of footswitch you should use, contact your TASCAM dealer .

14.2Meter settings

The “fall” time of the meter, as well as the peak hold time, can be set from the System menu.

Option ➠ System ➠ Meter

Adjust

Meter Adjust Ã

Release Time:30ms

Option ➠ System ➠ LCD

Contrast

LCD Contrast

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Turn the DATA ENTRY knob to adjust the screen contrast until it is at a comfortable viewing angle.

14.4Battery levels

The lithium batteries in the TM-D1000 provide backup for your settings and should last for a number of years before they need to be replaced.

However, as with all batteries, there is a possibility that they may start to leak after about three years, even if the voltage is within permissible limits. We therefore suggest changing the battery every three years or thereabouts.

NOTE

If the battery drops below the critical level, the display will show:

Use the DATA ENTRY knob to choose between

30 ms, 60 ms and 90 ms.

Warning!

Battery Empty

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Have the battery replaced by your TASCAM distributor. Do not attempt to replace the battery by yourself.

You can also check the current battery level using the following procedure:

Option Monitor ➠ System ➠

Battery Check

If the displayed value falls below 2.7 volts, it is time to consider replacing the battery.

We also, as noted above, suggest that you have the battery replaced every three years or so, in order to avoid possible damage caused to the TM-D1000 by battery leakage.

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tascam TM-D1000 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 - TM-D1000 Operations Manual

1.1 Table of Contents

1.2 TM-D1000 features

1.3 Setting up your TM-D1000

1.3.1Input channels 1–8

1.3.2PHANTOM (+48V)

1.3.3INSERTs

1.3.4EXT INPUTs

1.3.6GROUP OUTPUTS/AUX SENDS

1.3.7MONITOR OUTPUT

1.3.5STEREO OUTPUTS

1.3.8FOOT SW (REMOTE CONT)

1.3.9WORD SYNC

1.3.10MIDI IN & OUT

1.3.11DIGITAL OUTPUTS

1.3.12DIGITAL INPUTS

1.3.13TDIF-1 A

2 - The TM-D1000 menu system

2.1 PARAM SEL – OPTION

2.2 DIRECT RECALL – ESCAPE/ RECALL – STORE

2.3 ENTER – FDR/PAN NULL

2.4 MEMO – OPTION MONITOR

2.5 The display screen

2.7 DATA ENTRY

2.6 Data editing knobs

2.8 Viewing parameters without changing them

3 - A quick guide to common functions

4 - Buss functions

4.1 Default REC mode

4.2 Default MIX mode

4.3 Choosing REC or MIX mode

4.5 Where do the busses go?

5 - Using the digital inputs and outputs

5.1 Connecting a TDIF-1 m ultitrack recorder

5.2 TDIF-1 word length

5.3 Connecting a 2-track recorder

5.4 Connecting a digital audio source

5.5 Using digital effect returns

6 - Word synchronization

6.1 Setting up the TM-D1000 as a word clock master

6.2 Setting up the TM-D1000 as a word clock slave

7 - Channel operations

7.1 Equalization

7.2 Routing channels to busses

7.3 Using the DIRECT OUTs

7.4 Assigning channel dynamics

7.5 External insert points

7.6 Linking channels for simultaneous parameter adjustment

8 - Monitoring, etc.

8.1 Choosing the monitoring source

8.1.1EXT IN

8.2 Soloing

9 - Effects

9.3 Setting aux send levels

9.1 Selecting effect patterns

9.2 External effects

9.4 Selecting the effect to use

9.6 Storing an effect with your own parameters

9.5 Editing the parameters of the effect

10 - Snapshots

10.2Recalling snapshots

10.1Storing a snapshot

10.3Renaming snapshots

10.4“Nulling” the faders and panpots

10.5DIRECT RECALL

10.5.1Direct recall defeat

11 - MIDI Machine control

11.1Connections

11.1.1Setting up the device IDs

11.1.2Transport control

11.2Arming tracks

11.3Locations

11.4Selecting the MTC type

11.6Locating to a memory position

11.7Editing a memory location

12 - MIDI control of the TM-D1000