DIGITAL MULTITRACK
RECORDING
MIDI COMMUNICATION
 
 
 
 
 
tascam tmd4000
 
       


TECHNICAL DETAILS

 
Main Features
INPUTS - 32 Inputs (8 analog + 3 digital or analog expansion cards)
- 2 Stereo Return
OUTPUTS - 8 Bus Out + 16 Direct Out (via expansion cards)
- Stereo
- Aux 1-6
-Control Room
- Studio Out
DIGITAL PORTS AND EXPANSION SLOTS - AES/EBU and S/PDIF Stereo Out
- AES/EBU and S/PDIF Auxiliary Input
- 3 slots for AES/EBU, Adat Optical, T-DIF1, A/D optional cards (8 In/8 Out each)
- Wordclock In/Out
SCENE MEMORIES 59
SAMPLE RATE - Internal: 44.1/48 kHz
- External: from 44.1 to 48 kHz (+/- 6%)
A/D CONVERTERS 24-bit
D/A CONVERTERS 24-bit
DITHERING 16/18/20/24-bit
SIGNAL DELAY < 1.25 ms Mic/Line Input to Stereo Out (Fs 48 kHz)
FADER RESOLUTION 256-step
FADER ATTENUATION > 90 dB @ 1 kHz
MUTING > -90 dB @ 1 kHz
THD < 0.1% at nominal level
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20 Hz - 20 kHz +0.5/-1 dB
HUM AND NOISE
(20 Hz - 20 kHz) DIN
- 1 Mic, maximum gain: - 66 dBu to Stereo Out
- 16 Mic, maximum gain: - 53 dBu to Stereo Out
- 24 MTR: - 80 dBu to Stereo Out
CROSSTALK > -90 dB @ 1 kHz
> -53 dB @ 10 kHz (Stereo Out and Studio Out)
> -67 dB @ 10 kHz (CR Out)
 
Inputs: Mic/Line 1-8, Channel 9-32, Stereo Returns 1-2
INPUT DETAILS - Mic/Line 1-8 (Mic/Line balanced analog, selectable XLR or TRS jack)
- Channel 9-32 analog or digital via optional expansion cards
- Stereo Return 1-2 (selectable for unbalanced analog jack inputs or digital AES/EBU and S/PDIF inputs)
PHANTOM POWER Available for analog inputs 1-8
INSERT Available for analog inputs 1-8 (pre A/D converter); nominal level -2 dBu
GAIN - Microphone 1-8: +20 to +67 dB (PAD off); nominal level -20 dBu
- Line 1-8: +39 dB to -8 dB (PAD off); nominal level +4 dBu
PAD SELECTOR (20 dB) Available for analog inputs 1-8
I/O DIGITAL FORMAT - Built-in AES/EBU and S/PDIF ports
- TDIF-1 Tascam, AES/EBU, Adat Optical (via 8 channel optional cards)
ATTENUATORS Digital, up to 36 dB attenuation (0.5 dB/step)
EQ - Full sweeping 4-band parametric (+/- 15 dB, Q range between 8.65 and 0.27)
- Low band can work also as shelving/high-pass
- High band can work also as shelving/low-pass
- Mid bands can work also as notch filter

NOTE: available also for Stereo Return 1-2
PHASE Normal/Reverse
LEVEL CONTROLS - Channel section: 100 mm. motorized faders
- Stereo Return section: 100 mm. motorized faders

Note: channel faders can also contro: Aux 1-6 (Channel control), Aux 1-6 (Master control) and Bus Out
ROUTING - Stereo Out
- Bus 1-8 (available on all optional cards)
- Direct Out (available on all optional cards)
SOLO - PFL
- Solo In-place
METERING - Single channel meter on LCD display (pre/post: DYN, EQ, Fader)
- 16 channels LED meter (Meter Bridge), 14-bar with pre-DYN/post-DYN selection (1-16 / 17-32 channels / Aux Send / Bus Out selection) and Stereo OutÊ+ Stereo Return
 
Outputs: Stereo / Bus 1-8 / Aux 1-6 / Control Room / Studio
OUTPUT DETAILS - Stereo Out (XLR balanced and RCA jack unbaanced.; AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital)
- Bus 1-8 (via optional expansion cards)
- Direct 1-16 (via optional expansion cards)
- Aux Out 1-6 (jack, unbalanced)
- Control Room (jack, unbalanced)
- Studio (jack, unbalanced)
EQ - Full sweeping 4-band parametric (+/- 15 dB, Q range between 8.65 and 0.27)
- Low band can work also as shelving/high-pass
- High band can work also as shelving/low-pass
- Mid bands can work also as notch filter

NOTE: available on Stereo Out bus only
DELAY Up to 4095 samples (93 ms @ 44.1 kHz)

NOTE: available on bus 1-8 only
LEVEL CONTROLS - Stereo Out: 100 mm. motorized fader
- Bus Out 1-8: controlled via 100 mm. motorized channel faders
- Aux Out 1-8 (Master Aux / Channel Send): controlled via 100 mm. motorized channel faders
DIGITAL FORMATS I/O
(BUS OUT 1-8)
- TDIF-1 (Tascam)
- AES/EBU
- Adat Optical
METERING - Stereo Out: 12-bar LED meter
- Bus Out / Aux Out: LCD display or LED meter (Meter Bridge)
 
Other
DISPLAY 320x240 backlit LCD (with adjustable contrast and reverse-video option)
USER INTERFACE Rotary Pods, Jog control and Multifunction Switches
GROUPS Fader: 8
Mute: 8
PAIR Available for odd-even adjacent pairs
PAN TYPE Normal/Gang independent (odd-even pairs)
SOLO MODE - PFL
- Solo In-place
DYNAMIC PROCESSORS

Compressor/Limiter-Gate available for 32 channels + 2 Stereo Return + Stereo Out

AUX SEND 4 Pre + 2 Pre/Post; 1-2 and 5-6 pairs assignable to internal effect processor
FX PROCESSORS 1 built-in, stereo (basic algorhythms: Reverb, Gate/Reverse Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phasing, Pitch Shifter)
LIBRARIES - Scene: 1 preset and 59 memories
- Dynamic processors: 20 preset and 80 memories
- EQ: 20 preset and 80 memories
- Effect processor: 51 preset and 77 memories
AUTOMIX Via MIDI or PC dedicated enclosed software
SYNCHRONIZATION / COMMUNICATIONS - Time Code In (unbalanced)
- Wordclock In/Out
- MIDI In/Out/Thru
- To Host RS-422
- Tascam Sync (via optional expansion card)
- Adat Sync (via optional expansion card)
- Cascade In/Out
REMOTE CONTROL - Built-in RS-422 and Cascade ports, Tascam and Adat interface (via optional expansion card) with built-in Play/Rec, Location and Jog/Shuttle controls
- MIDI remote control via EXT MIDI function
OTHER FUNCTIONS
AND ACCESSORIES
- Cascade (Stereo, Bus e Aux)
- Surround (up to 5.1)
- Oscillator
- Talkback
- Built-in display LTC/ABS and MTC
- Meter Bridge