Tascam DM-3200 owner manual Insert patching, 4 – Routing & assignment : Routing

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4 – Routing & assignment : Routing

Insert patching

NOTE

It is important to note the difference between the hard- ware inserts and the software inserts described here on the DM-3200. The hardware inserts are completely in the analog domain and apply only to the mic/line inputs.

The software inserts are available to many more internal modules. Although these insert loops may exit from the DM-3200 in either the analog or digital domain, they may also remain completely within the unit, using internal “patch” connections.

These “soft” inserts allow 16 different input and out- put pairs to be defined as inserts at definable points in the DM-3200 signal path.

Figure 4.4: Routing inserts

1Use the POD 4 encoder to select the send/ return target group, and select a return point (the left column of the screen).

•ASN S/R The four pairs of external analog send and return jacks

•EFF S/R The internal effects unit sends and returns

•M/L The microphone/line inputs (note that these can only be used as returns, not as sends)

•TDIF1, TDIF2, TDIF3 The three built-in TDIF I/O ports

•ADAT The “lightpipe” ADAT ports

•DIN/OUT The two stereo digital inputs and out- puts

•SLOT1, SLOT2 The optional cards fitted in the slots (note that a card such as the surround monitor card only has outputs and can there- fore only act as a send group)

2Select a send point in the SEND column from the group selected with POD 4 (this does not have to be the same as the return group—you could even have an analog send to an external effect with a digital return, for example).

3Select the return point in the RETURN column from the group selected in the S/R TARGET area.

NOTE

Note that you cannot use a return module which has already been assigned as an input point.

When you have selected the send, return and module, you can then use the on-screen switches to select whether the insert point will be pre-fader (PRE) or post-fader (POST)—channel modules only, as the other modules do not allow the selection of the insert point, and this option is therefore not available when non-channel modules are selected.

The insert point can also be turned ON and OFF here (allowing you to make easy A/B comparisons).

Send/return linking In some cases, the sends and returns form a clearly-defined pair (for example, the assignable sends and returns). To make insert

setup operations easier, check the checkbox at the bottom left of the screen.

When this is checked, selecting a send point in the will automatically select the corresponding return point (or vice versa).

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