How do I get Automation working on the Tascam DM24?

Starting out with the time code
1 Connect a LTC or MTC (time code) source to
the Time Code or MIDI input on the rear
panel of the DM-24. Choose the appropriate
setting in the OPTION – SYNC/TC display. Be
sure your recorder is set to output the correct
type of time code.
Access the automation screens
2 Press the AUTOMATION key to access the
automation screens on the display. If you do
not see the AUTO MAIN display, press the
AUTOMATION key repeatedly until you see
AUTO MAIN.
Turn on the automation
3 Move the cursor to the onscreen AUTOMATION
ENGINE button and press the ENTER key to
turn on the automation system:.
Make the initial settings
4 Operate your recorder and navigate the
DM-24 as you normally would during a mix.
The DM-24’s automation system stores control
settings as you change them.
NOTE
You are not writing mix moves yet!
Store the current settings
5 Store the current mix data using the AUTO
FILES display.
Press the AUTOMATION key until the AUTO
FILES screen is shown on the display.
Press the STORE soft key (the second).
Use the cursor keys, the data wheel and the
ENTER key to name your mix.
See the main manual section on libraries for
further details of naming and editing library
entries.
See “AUTO FILES” on page 14 of this manual
for further details of this screen.
Press the STORE soft key again.
Write some fader moves
6 Once you have the mix basically set up, write
some fader moves:
With time code running, press the WRITE
key.
Touch a fader with your finger and move it
up or down.
Release the fader when your mix move is
complete. When you release the fader, it
automatically returns to its previous setting.
Rewind the recorder and play the section
again. The DM-24 plays back the moves you
just wrote.
You can press the WRITE key, and touch the
faders to write new mix moves at will.
Write some mute moves
7 Now write some Mutes (also called Switch
Events):
With time code running, press the WRITE
key.
Press some MUTE keys to change the mute
settings to on or off.
Rewind the recorder and play the sections
again. The DM-24 will play back the Switch
Events you just wrote to the MUTE keys (in
other words, the MUTE indicators and status
will change in sync with the incoming time
code.
Write some Aux send moves
8 Write Auxiliary Send moves using the
touch-sensitive faders:
To place the Auxiliary Sends 1 & 2 under
fader control, press AUX 1-2 and choose Auxiliary
Send 1 by pressing the first soft key
under the display.
With time code running, press the WRITE
key.
Touch a fader and move it up or down to
write a mix move for Auxiliary Send 1 for
that channel.
Release the fader when your mix move is
complete. When you release the fader, it
automatically returns to its previous setting.
Writing POD moves
9 Write a POD Control move (EQ or Aux
Send):
With time code running, press the WRITE
key.
Select the appropriate screen on the display,
and turn the desired POD control to write
the mix move.
After the POD movement has stopped for
one second, the control will automatically
return to its setting before being moved.
Trimming existing mix moves
10 This allows you to trim an existing mix move
(that is, to adjust the overall level of the
move). For example, the move you wrote in
step #6 is good but the move itself need to be
louder.
With time code running, press the TRIM key.
At the desired time, touch the fader to be
trimmed with your finger and raise it. You
will hear the previous moves with the addition
of the amount of trim you’re adding.
Release the fader when you are finished trimming.
The fader returns to reading previous,
untrimmed mix moves.
Finishing up
11 Remember to store your mix (as described in
in “AUTO FILES” on page 14 and “Mix File
Management” on page 36). Also, remember
to store any effect settings that were used in
your mix into the libraries.
Happy mixing!NOTE

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