Tascam DM-3200 Routing & assignment Channel-to-buss assignment, Assignment using the front panel

4 – Routing & assignment : Channel-to-buss assignment

Channel-to-buss assignment

You may have noticed that the channel-to-buss assignment functions are not available from the rout- ing screens.

Because this is such a commonly-performed opera- tion, it is most easily performed from the front panel, using dedicated controls, though it is also possible to use the display to view and set these assignments for many modules simultaneously.

Assignment using the front panel

This method uses the dedicated assignment keys to the left of the display:

Figure 4.5: Assignment keys

When a module (not a bus module) is selected, any buss assignment made is shown by the appropriate indicator(s) lighting.

Use these assignment keys to assign the module to the busses (which in turn may be routed to multitrack inputs, etc., using the routing screens described ear- lier in “Output routing” on page 49).

It is also possible to assign a module to the stereo buss using the dedicated STEREO key.

In addition, a DIRECT key provides the capability of producing a direct channel output which can then be used for routing in the ROUTING screens. When this is selected, any buss assignments are removed.

Using the assignment screens These screens allow you to assign channels to the busses, and the

busses and the aux sends to the appropriate destina- tions, in an easy graphical solution.

Figure 4.6: Buss assignment screen (linked

busses)

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