Tascam DM-24

DIGITAL MULTITRACK
RECORDING

MIDI COMMUNICATION


TECHNICAL DETAILS

General Features
ANALOG INPUTS	- 16 Mic/Line (+16 channel insert - TRS jacks x16) - Phantom Power +48V (switchable in groups of 4 channels) - 4 assignable returns - 2-Track inputs
ANALOG OUTPUTS	- Master L/R (+ stereo insert - TRS jacks x2) - Control Room L/R - Studio Out L/R - 4 assignable send - 2 stereo headphones
DIGITAL I/O	- TDIF-1 (3 x 8 I/O lines = 24 I/O lines) - ADAT Optical (1in/1out x 8 lines) - AES/EBU In/Out (XLR) - S/PDIF In/Out (Coaxial)
OPTION I/O CARDS	2 Slots for AES/EBU, ADAT Optical, TDIF-1, AD/DA or Digital Cascade option I/O cards
SYNC & COMMUNICATION PORTS	- Wordclock In/Out-Thru - Time Code In - DTRS Remote Control - MIDI In/Out/Thru - GPI Out - RS422 Out
OTHER CONNECTIONS	- To Meter (optional MU-24 Meter bridge) - Ext Sw
SAMPLING FREQUENCY	- Internal: 44.1/88.2/48/96 kHz - External: 44.1/88.2/48/96 kHz (+/- 6% from Fs)
A/D CONVERTERS	24-bit
D/A CONVERTERS	24-bit
DITHERING	16/20/24-bit
INTERNAL PROCESSING	32-bit (24-bit signal flow)
SIGNAL DELAY	< 1.5 ms (fs=48 kHz, Line In to Stereo Output)
FADER RESOLUTION	128 steps
THD	< 0.1% nominal level (20 Hz - 20 kHz, Line In to Insert Send) < 0.01% nominal level (1 kHz, Line In to Stereo Output)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE	20 Hz - 20 kHz +0.5/-1 dB
NOISE LEVEL (20 Hz - 20 kHz)	- Mic In, 150 ohm, Max Gain: < -127 dBu to Insert Send - Mic In, 150 ohm, Max Gain: < -73 dBu to Bus/Aux Output
CROSSTALK @ 1 kHz	> -80 dB (Stereo/Bus/Aux Outputs) > -70 dB (Monitor Outputs)

Mic/Line Input 1-16, Channels 1-32, assignable Returns 1-4
INPUT DETAILS	- Mic/Line 1-16 (balanced XLR e TRS jack / automatic input selection) - Channel 1-32 (analog or digital ports selected via Display) Channels 1-24 can be assigned to the following sources: - analog inputs 1-16 - TDIF 1-24 digital inputs - ADAT Optical 1-8 digital inputs - digital inputs from option I/O cards - AES/EBU or S/PDIF digital inputs - assignable returns 1-4 - internal effects returns Channels 25-32 can be assigned to the following sources: - analog inputs 1-16 - AES/EBU or S/PDIF digital input - assignable returns 1-4 - internal effects returns
PHANTOM POWER	Available on analog inputs 1-16 (switchable in groups of 4)
INSERT	Available on analog input 1-16 (pre-A/D converter), nominal level -2 dBu, +20 dBu max.
GAIN	- Mic (1-16): from -2 to -56 dBu - Line (1-16): from +12 to -42 dBu - 2TR Inputs : -10 dBV nominal, 16 dB Headroom - Assignable returns 1-4: -2 dBu nominal, 16 dB Headroom
SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER EQUIPPED INPUTS	- AES/EBU I/O (XLR) - S/PDIF I/O (RCA jacks) - TDIF-1 I/O x 3 (D-Sub 25) - ADAT Optical I/O (Optical port) - AES/EBU, ADAT Optical, TDIF-1 option I/O card
DIGITAL TRIM	Up to 50 dB attenuation and up to 10 dB gain (in steps of 0.5 dB)
EQ	- 4-bands Parametric Full Sweeping from 31 Hz to 19 kHz (+/- 18 dB, step of 0.5 dB, variable Q from 8.65 to 0.27) w. band bypass. - Low band selectable as HPF/Shelving/Peaking - High band selectable as LPF/Shelving/Peaking - Central bands selectable as Peaking/Notch Filter
DELAY	- Up to16383 Samples (341 ms @ 48 kHz o 96 kHz, 371.5 ms @44.1 kHz o 88.2 kHz) - Channels 1-24 only, Pre o Post Fader selection
PHASE	Normal/Reverse
LEVEL CONTROL	Channels 1-32: 100 mm touch-sensitive Motorized Faders. Note: Motorized Faders can be also assigned to channel Aux send 1-6 levels or Delay time
ROUTING	- Stereo Out - Bus 1-8 - Direct Out
SOLO	- PFL - AFL - Solo In-place
METERING	Channel Metering selectable modes via graphic Display: - Input (Pre Analog Insert, Pre EQ, Pre Digital Trim) - Pre (Pre Fader, Pre Digital Insert) - Post (Post Fader, Post Insert, Post EQ) Note: Channel O/L LED assignable to analog inputs 1-16 or other channel input w. selectable Overload sensitivity

Stereo outputs/ Bus 1-8 / assignable Outputs 1-4 / Control Room / Studio
OUTPUT DETAILS	- Stereo Out (balanced TRS jack, XLR), digital AES/EBU (x2) or S/PDIF (x2) - Bus 1-8 (via TDIF ports or option I/O cards) - Direct 1-16 (via TDIF or option I/O cards) - Assignable outputs 1-4 (unbalanced, jack) - Control Room (balanced, TRS jack) - Studio (unbalanced, RCA jack)
EQ	Not available to output lines
DELAY	Not available to output lines
LEVEL CONTROLS	100 mm. touch-sensitive Motorized Faders
DIGITAL I/O FORMATS (BUS OUT 1-8)	- TDIF-1 - AES/EBU - ADAT Optical
METERING	- Stereo Out: 12-segments LED Meter - Bus and other outputs: Graphic Meter on Display - Inputsi: Graphic Meter on Display w. Input (Pre-Insert), Pre (Pre-Fader e Post-Insert) or Post (Post-Fader) selectable modes

Other
DISPLAY	Graphic LCD 320x240 backlit Display w. variable contrast
USER INTERFACE	Pod, Ring Encoder, Soft Buttons and Jog control
GROUPS	- Faders: 8 - Mute: 8
PAIR	Available for odd-even adjacent channels
PAN	- Pan for mono channels - Balance for paired channels, w. Stereo Image control (Stereo-Mono-Reverse)
SOLO MODE	- PFL - AFL - Solo In-place
DYNAMIC PROCESSORS	- 32 Compressor/Limiters available on 1-32 input channels and 6 additional Stereo Compressori/Limiters (assignable to Bus out 1-8, Aux Send 1-6 or Stereo Master out) - 16 Gate available on input channels 1-16
AUX SEND	- 6, Pre/Post mode selectable for individual channel - Aux send pair 1-2 can be assigned to different signal sources
EFFECT PROCESSORS	- 2 Stereo Effect Processors based on TC Works, Antares and Tascam algorithms - Effect types: Ambience, Room, Chamber, Hall (Small, Medium, Large), Plate, Microphone Modeler, Speaker Simulator, Guitar Compressor, Distortion, Compressor, Exciter, De-Esser, Phaser, Delay, Chorus, Pitch Shifter, Flanger
LIBRARIES	- Snapshots: 4 presets and 96 user memories - Compressor:20 presets and 108 user memories - Gate/Expander: 20 presets and 108 user memories - EQ: 20 presets and 80 user memories - Effect Processor-1: 102 presets - Effect Processor-2: 102 presets - Effect Processor-1 and 2: 128 user memories
AUTOMIX MANAGEMENT	- 7 Automix memories. - Write, Trim and Rehearse functions available for all channels
SYNC & COMMUNICATION	- Time Code In (unbalanced) - Wordclock In/Out-Thru - MIDI In/Out/Thru - RS-422 - DTRS Remote Control - Adat Sync 9-pin (option card) - GPI
REMOTE CONTROL	- RS-422, GPI and DTRS ports - ADAT Sync 9-pin (option card), w. transport, locate and Jog/Shuttle controls - Ext MIDI function for remote control of external MIDI devices
OTHER FUNCTIONS AND ACCESSORIES	- Digital Cascade for 2 linked DM-24 (common Stereo, Bus1-8 and Aux busses) - Surround (up to 5.1) - Oscillator - Talkback - LTC/ABS e MTC display - Meter Bridge (MU-24, optional)