Tascam DM-3200 Application Manual

Tascam DM-3200 is a 32-channel digital mixing console with 48 total inputs, 16 busses, 8 aux sends, and various digital and analog I/O options for connecting recorders, workstations, and other audio devices. It allows for flexible routing, automation, and processing with features like 4-band parametric EQs, dynamics, built-in effects processing, and support for surround mixing. The console also includes DAW control, transport controls, and the ability to store and recall settings. It's suitable for music tracking, post-production, live sound, and project studio recording applications.

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DM-

3200

Applications Guide

DM-

3200 32

-channel Digital Mixing Console

˘ 32 channels and

16 auxiliary returns for

48 total inputs

˘ 16 busses

˘ 8 aux sends

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

˘ 2 4 channels of TDIF and

8 channels of ADAT built in

˘ 2 expansion card slots support optional FireWire, ADAT,

AES/EBU, Analog & TDIF cards

Dedicated cascade port supports cascade of two DM-

3200 s

Per channel LED ring encoders and alternate fader layers for pan, aux sends and EQ

Built-in DAW control

Transport controls

Powerful automation with touchsensitive motorized faders

EQ and compression on each channel

Built-in effects processing

Flexible routing

Offload data to convenient

Compact Flash media using built-in CF slot

Optional MU

-1000

meter bridge

(as shown)

Stylish, professional design with rear panel I/O connections

TASCAM Mixer Companion software (Win®XP/OSX) with driverless USB connection to computer, backup/restore data via USB and on-screen timecode, transport and meter displays

W hether you’re recording a big band, juggling a live event, or mixing down from DAW tracks in a home studio, the DM-

3200

is the ultimate conduit between you and the perfect mix.

The DM-

3200 is a

-channel digital console with

additional returns, for a total of

inputs available during mixdown. Each channel has four-band

Hidden away on the rear panel are

high-quality mic pres with phantom power and analog inserts, a plethora of

TDIF, ADAT, AES and S/PDIF digital I/O and two expansion slots for customizing your connections to recorders and workstations. One of the most unique expansion cards is the IF-FW/DM, which provides multichannel audio

I/O to a computer over a single FireWire parametric EQ, dynamics and access to the

busses and

aux sends. You get all of these features at

96 kHz resolution too –you don’t lose any inputs or processing at high resolution.

The mixer surface is easy to operate, with dedicated buttons for most commonly-used features,

17 great-feeling

100 mm motorized faders and

16 encoders with LED displays. The DM-

3200 includes Mackie Control™ and

HUI™ emulation for controlling DAW recording and playback, presented on a dedicated fader layer. All of the settings in the board can be stored or recalled with a single button press and even backed up to a Compact Flash card. connection with no need to buy a computer interface. Another expansion card adds powerful surround monitoring – including downmixing and bass management – for 5.1 and 6.1 environments.

Two built-in effects processors can each run the TC Works™ Reverb processor. Many of the features that made the DM-

successful, like powerful automation, routing, and a simple user interface have been carried over and improved upon for a fast, reliable, great-sounding mix solution.

DM-

3200

Applications Guide

Music Tracking

W hen you’re tracking a band in your studio, there are certain features that musicians and producers demand from a recording console.

The DM-

3200

gives you eight aux sends so that you can give individual cue mixes to each musician and have some left over to buss to the two built-in effects. It has a professional control room section with talkback mic and slate functions as well as three playback source selection switches.

For recording large ensembles you get

microphone preamps, each with analog insert, phantom power (selectable in groups of four) and a –

20 dB pad switch. Four assignable analog inputs are provided, for inserting your favorite tube compressor on a console channel, or you can use the

-band

EQ and dynamics found on every channel.

When the sound is dialed in, send that channel to its own track with the Direct button or combine inputs to the

busses. There are plenty of digital and analog I/O options to combine stand-alone hard

Post Production and Gaming

M ixing inside of a computer is difﬁ cult enough in stereo, and when you start working on surround projects, managing and monitoring all of the ins and outs becomes more like air trafﬁ c control. The DM-

3200

becomes your control center for mixing large projects with dozens of channels.

It can mix your tracks with one snapshot, and with two button presses you’re ready to transfer them to a dubber or video deck.

Just connect your DAW interface, like Digidesign’s

192

Digital I/O for Pro Tools®, to one of the digital connections on the rear panel (or use our optional

IF-FW/DM FireWire 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.

The DM-

3200 is an outstanding choice for mixing in surround, with

5.1

and even

6.1

automated panning. The

busses become two surround

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mic inputs give you plenty of channels for performances or services, and more mic inputs can be added as needed using external rackmount preamps with digital outputs. Each of the

channels features four-band parametric EQ, gating and compression processing. Two built-in effects processors can access a variety of great-sounding effects processors, including a reverb processor by TC Works.

If you’re the one installing the DM-

3200 into a facility, you can program a variety of settings and back up your programs to a Compact Flash card.

Recalling snapshots is done using dedicated buttons on the front panel, so loading a mixer setting is as simple as changing channels on a TV remote.

The rear 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 recorders such as our popular CC-

222

mkII.

Project Studio Recording

A dd the optional IF-FW/DM interface card to the DM-

3200

, and it becomes the ultimate computer interface and mixing surface for your workstation software. The IF-FW/DM allows a single

FireWire cable to transmit

32 channels from your computer to the DM-

3200 and another

16 channels back to the computer for recording. Using this expansion card, no other interface or hardware is needed for

48 kHz recording to a computer.

The DM-

3200

has a fader layer, labeled “Remote,” that’s dedicated to controlling the 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 can be mapped to your software in any fader layer, and adjustments to your software mixer is a fader layer away.

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Connections

Applications Guide

(

16)

XLR analog mic/line inputs with phantom power for condenser mics

˘ (16) W"

TRS analog inserts

˘ (16)

balanced

TRS line inputs

(

3 x) 8-channel TDIF digital ins and outs

˘ 8

-channel ADAT optical digital in and out

(

expansion card slots support optional

FireWire, ADAT, AES/EBU, Analog & TDIF cards

(listed below)

(

) stereo AES/EBU digital inputs and outputs on XLR connectors

(

) stereo S/PDIF digital inputs and outputs on coaxial connectors

Stereo XLR balanced line outputs

Stereo

TRS balanced Monitor outputs

Available Options

Stereo RCA Studio outputs

Stereo RCA 2-Track input

˘ (4) W"

TRS balanced Assignable Insert sends

˘ (4) W"

TRS balanced Assignable Insert returns

RCA Timecode input

MIDI In, Out and Thru connectors

BNC Word Sync Input and Out/Thru with termination

GPI output for control of external devices

RS-

422 connector for machine control

USB

1.1 connector

˘ W"

Footswitch jack

Dedicated cascade port supports cascade of two

DM-

3200 mixers

Connector for (optional) MU-

1000

meter bridge

IF-FW/DM FireWire interface card

IF-AD/DM 8-channel ADAT Optical I/O card

IF-AE/DM AES-EBU interface card

IF-AN/DM balanced analog I/O

IF-SM/DM Surround Monitoring card

IF-TD/DM TDIF digital I/O card

MU-

1000

Meter Bridge

7733

Telegraph Rd • Montebello, CA •

90640

• phone

323.726.0303

• www.tascam.com

2005

TASCAM, a division of TEAC America. All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. All rights reserved. Design and speciﬁ cations subject to change without notice. Product photographs are shown only to illustrate the types of products which are compatible with the TASCAM DM-

3200

. These products are not manufactured by the TASCAM, Division of TEAC. #

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