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5 – Channel modules : Module setup

Use the POD 4 encoder to switch between millisec- onds and samples as the units in which the delay time is set and displayed.

Digital trim Allows the module’s input to be adjusted. This is post-phase and pre-gate. It is entirely independent of the analog TRIM controls on the mic/line inputs.

The value of this digital trim can be adjusted from a cut of –50dB to a boost of +10dB in 0.5dB steps. Also see “Phase/trim/delay” on page 71 below.

Dithering (stereo buss module only) When going from 24-bit to 16-bit, using dithering is often a good way of reducing noise, etc. The POD 2 encoder can be used to set dithering Off (24-bit) or to the 16- bit (On) setting. The exact form of bit-reduction used can be set here as well as in the

screen (see “Digital I/O setup” on page 41): CATE, DITHER and NOISE SHAPED.

Pan and balance settings Many of these set- tings are dependent on whether the channel being edited is linked to another channel, as well as to whether the project is a stereo or surround project.

The POD 4 encoder is used to set the pan or balance. Beside the on-screen representation of this control is a CENTER button. Use this to center the pan or balance setting easily.

In the “normal” (unlinked, stereo) case, the odd-num- bered (left) panpot of a pair of channels can be ganged together with the even-numbered (right) pan- pot. Use the on-screen GANG button to link the pan- pots of the channels in this way.

A linked pair of channel modules has the pan con- trol of a mono channel replaced by a balance control. In the case of such a control, no ganging of control is possible, but two other controls are provided.

The first, controlled by the POD 2 encoder, allows either of the two modules to used as a mono signal (LMono, Rmono) or the two together as a stereo signal (STEREO). In the first two cases, the balance control effectively acts as a pan control).

The second control, set using the POD 3 encoder, controls the width of the stereo image created by the two controls from a mono point source (center) to a stereo (counterclockwise) image. Turning the pointer clockwise from the center reverses the left and right channels.

Figure 5.18: Linked pair balance controls

Phase/trim/delay

Phase The phase of an input signal, as explained above, can be set either to normal or reversed.

Use the ASSIGN PARAMETERS screen (“Global module settings” on page 60) to view and set the phase for all input at once.

Digital trim You can also set the digital trim value from a common screen. Press the

key (ALT + PAN) to bring up the trim screen.

Figure 5.19: Digital trim setting

Use the cursor keys to select blocks of four channels and the PODs to set the values.

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Tascam DM-3200 owner manual Phase/trim/delay, Linked pair balance controls

DM-3200 specifications

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