User manual TASCAM M-512

[. . . ] Model number Serial number WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Important Safety Precautions IMPORTANT (for U. K. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply. If this product is not provided with a mains plug, or one has to be fitted, then follow the instructions given below: IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: GREEN-AND-YELLOW BLUE BROWN : EARTH : NEUTRAL : LIVE For U. S. A TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] If your microphone requires phantom power, avoid damaging your mic by turning on PHANTOM power after you have connected the microphone (reverse this order to disconnect the mic). 16 TASCAM M-512 Quick Start Guide Chapter 3 ­Making Connections Important Rear Connections 3 VGA port D 5 1 NOTE 2 Ethernet port 4 B 6 7 89 A C The position of some of the boards fitted in your M-512 may differ slightly from the positions shown here. . There are many connections and ports on the M-512' s rear. It is not necessary to understand all of them in order to begin using the machine. For now, the areas highlighted above (and explained below) are the most important. (To learn more about the other connections and ports, see the Owner's Manual. ) The Sony 9-pin connector (also known as P2) is used for connecting to devices that adhere to that protocol. See the Owner's Manual for more information on connecting P2 devices. 6 CASCADE This connector will be used in a future release to allow a TASCAM DM-24 console to act as a "sidecar" for the M-512. 7 ADAT I/O These connectors carry eight channels of digital audio in a format commonly referred to as ADAT lightpipe. The 9-pin D-sub connector is used for sync/control with an ADAT-style device. 1 Power This is where the M-512's power cable connects. The POWER switch is used to turn the unit on and off. 8 FOOTSWITCH Connect a momentary-style pedal here for remote control of recording (punching in or out). The polarity (that is, whether the pedal is normally open or normally closed) of the pedal is set on the LCD PREFERENCES page. 2 Peripheral Ports The PS/2 keyboard and mouse connect here. The port colored purple is for the provided keyboard, while the green port is for the provided mouse. The other included connections in this section are reserved for future expansion. 3 MIDI Ports Here you will find MIDI OUT Ports A, B, C, and D. 1 From the MAIN DISPLAY MODES section on the M-512's front panel, press PROJECT. The Project page will appear ("Loading the Audio Demo Song" on page 18). In the Manage Projects tab, on the currently displayed screen, select the project titled, M-512 MIDI Demo. 3 Press the LOAD button in that same window and the M-512 will load the currently selected project, and then display the song's Track window. If your MIDI sound modules are already set to receive General MIDI performance data, then just press PLAY to hear the MIDI song. If not, read the directions below on how to change a MIDI track's channel to match your sound module's MIDI channel. TIP 4 2 To hear sound from your MIDI modules, don't forget to connect their audio outputs to the line inputs of the M-512 ("Basic Wiring Diagram" on page 16). MIDI Instrument Track Assignment The MIDI channel assignments for the individual tracks of the M-512 MIDI Demo song follow General MIDI (GM) guidelines (for example, the piano is on MIDI channel 1, the drums are on channel 10 and the rest of the instruments are on the other 14 channels). However, if your sound module does not have a GM preset, then you may need to change a track's MIDI channel assignment to match specific patches on your sound module. To change a track's MIDI channel, follow the steps below. TIP To learn how to change the sounds your module assigns to incoming MIDI channels, you should consult the module's owner's manual. MIDI Instrument Track Assignment 1 From the MAIN DISPLAY MODES section on the M-512's front panel, press TRACK. The Track screen will appear. TASCAM M-512 Quick Start Guide 21 Chapter 4 ­MIDI Basics 2 Find the MIDI track whose output channel you want to change. 3 Go to the MIDI Port select screen (the text in this window should read something like, A: MOut M1). Choose the Port (M-512 MIDI output Port A, B, C, or D) where your sound module is connected. Next, go to the MIDI channel select menu and choose the channel that corresponds to the MIDI channel your sound module is set to receive. In the VGA window, this is done through a second pull-down menu which extends from the Port's pull down menu. 4 And in the LCD window, this is done through a separate menu at the bottom of the screen (see the LCD display illustration above). [. . . ] This means a channel that is in solo-safe will always be heard unless it is muted. To solo-safe a channel, first press the SOLO key on the master channel on the surface (which puts the surface into solo ready mode). With the master solo light lit, hold down SHIFT and press a channel's SOLO key. That channel is now in solo-safe. TASCAM M-512 Quick Start Guide 35 Chapter 8 ­A quick look at a few shortcuts This can easily be verified by looking at the VGA's Mixer screen--the solo buttons of channels in solo safe are no longer green in color, as the rest are. Quickly link a pair of channels on the console Simply press the SEL keys for both channels at the same time. [. . . ]