Tascam DM-3200 owner manual SWITCH utility, 2 – Basic operational concepts : Utilities

EQ On/Off for Current CH

Group [n]

Mute On/Off for Mute

Increment Direct Library Recall

2 – Basic operational concepts : Utilities

SWITCH utility

When a footswitch is connected to the rear of the unit, it can be set up using this screen in the follow- ing way:

Figure 2.35: UTILITY external switch settings

Talkback The footswitch can be set to act as a hands-free talkback switch, with the destination being set from the following options: TO STUDIO & TO SLATE, TO STUDIO, and TO SLATE. In these cases, the footswitch acts in “smart mode” (see “Smart keys” on page 16).

Machine Control Especially in cases where the artist is also the recording engineer, the following hands-free transport operations can be very useful: Punch In/Out, Direct Locate [n], Play/Stop. See “Remote

operation” on page 93 for full details of how these functions operate. In these cases, the footswitch operates in the same way as the front panel keys.

Other functions The following functions dupli- cate commonly-used keys. SHIFT duplicates the use of the SHIFT key (to the left of the unit). Automation KEEP performs a keep operation (see the separate Automa- tion Manual for details).

and Decrement Direct Library Recall allow direct stepping up or down through the current bank of the current library (see also “Recalling library entries” on page 31). Tap Tempo for Delay Effect allows the foot- switch to be used for tapping in the tempo used for a synchronized delay effect (useful if both hands are busy playing an instrument!).

provides easy hands-free mute grouping for a specified group, and the

allows easy A/B comparisons of EQ settings versus flat response.

Polarity This is not a function assignment, but allows the switch’s polarity to be reversed (the DM- 3200 expects a push-to-make momentary switch, but by flipping the polarity to INVERT, a push-to-break switch can be used instead).

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