TASCAMDM-3200 At-a-Glance:

ü MusicTracking

ü PostProduction and Game Production

ü LiveSound and House of Worship

ü ProjectStudio Recording

MusicTracking

Whenyou're tracking a band in your studio, there are certain features thatmusicians and producers demand from a recording console. The DM-3200 gives youeight aux sends so that you can give individual cue mixes to each musician andhave some left over to buss to the two built-in effects. It has a professionalcontrol room section with talkback mic and slate functions as well as threeplayback source selection switches.

Forrecording large ensembles you get 16 microphone preamps, each with analoginsert, phantom power (selectable in groups of four) and a -20dB pad switch.Four assignable analog inputs are provided, for inserting your favorite tubecompressor on a console channel, or you can use the 4-band EQ and dynamicsfound on every channel.

Whenthe sound is dialed in, send that channel to its own track with the Directbutton or combine inputs to the 16 busses. There are plenty of digital andanalog I/O options to combine stand-alone hard disk recorders (like the TASCAMX-48), analog tape recorders or computer-based DAW recorders. The affordableDM-3200 handles all of the routing and bussing you need in a professionalstudio, allowing you to concentrate on running your session.

PostProduction and Game Production

Mixinginside of a computer is difficult enough in stereo, and when you start workingon surround projects, managing and monitoring all of the ins and outs becomesmore like air traffic control. The DM-3200 becomes your control center formixing large projects with dozens of channels. It can mix your tracks with onesnapshot, and with two button presses you're ready to transfer them to a dubberor video deck.

Justconnect your DAW interface, like Digidesign's 192 Digital I/O for Pro Tools, toone of the digital connections on the rear panel (or use our optional IF-FW/DMFireWire interface card). The DM-3200 even acts as a HUI controller for Pro Tools,allowing you to mix some channels in the DAW and others in the console.

TheDM-3200 is an outstanding choice for mixing in surround, with 5.1 and even 6.1automated panning. The 16 busses become two surround busses in surround mode,allowing you to buss channels to discrete stems. The optional IF-SM/DM SurroundMonitoring card provides downmixing to stereo, individual output solo/mute andbass management features to the console.

LiveSound and House of Worship

Likethe DM-24, the DM-3200 makes a reliable choice for sound reinforcement. Its 16mic inputs give you plenty of channels for performances or services, and moremic inputs can be added as needed using external rackmount preamps with digitaloutputs. Each of the 32 channels features four-band parametric EQ, gating andcompression processing. Two built-in effects processors can access a variety ofgreat-sounding effects processors, including a reverb processor by TC Works.

Ifyou're the one installing the DM-3200 into a facility, you can program avariety of settings and back up your programs to a Compact Flash card.Recalling snapshots is done using dedicated buttons on the front panel, soloading a mixer setting is as simple as changing channels on a TV remote. Therear panel of the DM-3200 is well-stocked with balanced and digital I/O,allowing ample connectivity to crossovers, as well as CD and cassette recorderssuch as our popular CC-222 mkII.

ProjectStudio Recording

Add theoptional IF-FW/DM interface card to the DM-3200, and it becomes the ultimatecomputer interface and mixing surface for your workstation software. TheIF-FW/DM allows a single FireWire cable to transmit 32 channels from yourcomputer to the DM-3200 and another 16 channels back to the computer forrecording. Using this expansion card, no other interface or hardware is neededfor recording to a computer.

TheDM-3200 has a fader layer, labeled 'Remote', that's dedicated to controllingthe mixing facilities in your DAW software. There are two modes of control:Mackie Control and Mackie HUI emulation. The DM-3200's solid transport keys canbe mapped to your software in any fader layer, and adjustments to your softwaremixer is a fader layer away. The DM-3200 + IF-FW/DM combination gives you thebest of both worlds: computer recording and DAW control with world-classmixing, automation and monitoring features.

TascamDM-3200 Features:

ü 32channels and 16 auxiliary returns for 48 total inputs

ü 16busses

ü 8Aux Sends

ü 16analog mic/line inputs with phantom power for condenser mics and analog inserts

ü 24channels of TDIF and 8 channels of ADAT built in

ü 2expansion card slots support optional FireWire, ADAT, AES/EBU, Analog &TDIF cards

ü Dedicatedcascade port supports cascade of two DM-3200s

ü Perchannel LED ring encoders for pan, aux sends and EQ

ü Built-inDAW control

ü Allinputs, effects and processing are available at 96k -- no features aresacrificed at full sampling rate

ü Transportcontrols

ü Powerfulautomation with touch-sensitive motorized faders

ü EQand compression on each channel

ü Twobuilt-in effects processors at 44.1/48k or 88.2/96k

ü Flexiblerouting

ü Offloaddata to convenient Compact Flash media using built-in CF slot

ü OptionalMU-1000 meter bridge

ü Stylish,professional design with rear panel I/O connections

ü TASCAMMixer Companion software