Tascam DM-24 Effects Manual

DM-24
Digital Mixing Console
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                               EFFECTS MANUAL 

 Table of Contents
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1 – Internal Effects on the DM-24
Patching and setting up effects .................. 3
Mono and stereo inputs ......................................... 4
Example 1 (Loop/insert setting with 
1=mono input and 2=stereo input  .......................4
Example 2 (Loop/insert setting with 
1 & 2 both = stereo input)  .....................................4
Example 3: (Loop/insert setting with 
1 & 2 both = mono input)  ......................................5
Example 4:...

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1 – Internal Effects on the DM-24
The DM-24 contains a number of high-quality effects 
that you can use within your project, either while 
recording, or on mixdown.
The effects available include:
• Microphone modelling (single-channel)
 Speaker modelling (two channels)
 Chorus (two channels)
 Delay (two channels)
 Distortion (single-channel)
 Guitar compression (single-channel)
 Soft compression (two channel)
 Phaser (two channels)
 Pitch shifter (two channels) Flanger...

1 – Internal Effects on the DM-24—Patching and setting up effects
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WARNING
Although it is theoretically possible to select both an 
aux send and an aux insert as input sources for an 
effect, a few seconds’ thought will show that this will 
result in a feedback loop, resulting in possible damage 
to equipment (and ears!). You should therefore avoid 
making this type of setting.
A popup message appears to show that the assign-
ment has been made.
NOTE
The same source cannot be...

1 – Internal Effects on the DM-24—Effect send sources
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Example 2 (Loop/insert setting with 1 & 2 
both = stereo input) 
In this example, both 
effects are used in insert mode. Busses 1 and 2 use a 
effect 1 as a stereo phaser (this can be turned on or 
off as needed for a creative effect).
The stereo compressor assigned to effect 2 is inserted 
in the stereo output buss in order to limit the dynamic 
range of the stereo outputs.
Example 3: (Loop/insert setting with 1 & 
2 both =...

1 – Internal Effects on the DM-24—Effect send sources
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on the OUT section of the screen when the loop 
assignment is made and is shown as 
Chxx (xx = 1 
through 32). If no channel has been assigned, the dis-
play shows 
---. If more than one channel has been 
assigned as a return, the display shows 
****.
Aux 1 through Aux 6 insert When these are 
selected as effect input sources (
AUXx INS SEND), the 
effect becomes an insert-type effect. 
This insert is made post aux send fader....

1 – Internal Effects on the DM-24—Setting up the effects units
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Setting up the effects units
To use one of the internal effect units, press the 
EFFECT key and then soft key 2 or soft key 3 (EFFECT 
1
 or EFFECT 2).
Next, use the 
EFF... LIB-> key (soft key 4) to enter the 
effects library.
Use the cursor keys and 
ENTER key to select either 
one of the two effect preset banks or the user effect 
bank.
There are two preset library banks: 
 The first bank holds the TC Works reverb...

1 – Internal Effects on the DM-24—Changing parameters
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NOTE
On account of unavoidable processing delays, it is rec-
ommended that the mix control be always set to 100% (fully wet), as the original and processed sound may be 
a few samples out of phase with each other, resulting in 
audio artifacts if the two signals are mixed.
Storing your settings
When you have set up the parameters of an effect, 
you can store it for further use in the user effects 
library.
This saves you having...

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2 – Notes on using effects
Because of the nature of the DM-24’s routing, a little 
thought may be needed when assignments are made 
on the effect patch page, as the DM-24 allows the 
same signal to be routed to more than one channel 
simultaneously.
Although this kind of versatility is often desirable, it 
is important to make sure that this kind of assignment does not happen accidentally, causing unexpected 
and unwanted results.
This section provides some tips and pointers on...

2 – Notes on using effects—Using the internal effects as inserts (ii)
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Using the internal effects as inserts (ii)
In this section, we look at how you change the 
default settings to use effect 2 as a stereo input pro-
cessor using assignable send/return inserts 1 and 2. 
The insert will be assigned with channels 1 and 2.
Again, use the 
I/O key (the SHIFT indicator must be 
lit) to access the 17 through 32 screen (soft key 2), 
allowing the de-assignment of the assignable returns...