User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Important Information
- Contents
- 1 Welcome
- 2 Control Surface & Rear Panel
- 3 Operating Basics
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Turning On & Off the DM2000
- About the Display
- Selecting Display Pages
- Display History
- Display Page Controls
- Parameter Windows
- Confirmation Messages
- Title Edit Window
- Using a Keyboard
- Channel Strip Displays
- Selecting Layers
- Selecting Channels
- Selecting Fader Modes
- Selecting Encoder Modes
- Assigning Parameters to the ENCODER MODE Assign Buttons
- 4 Analog I/O & the AD Input Section
- 5 Digital I/O & Cascading
- 6 Input & Output Patching
- 7 Input Channels
- Patching Input Channels
- Metering Input Channels
- Reversing the Signal Phase
- Gating Input Channels
- Attenuating Input Channels
- EQ’ing Input Channels
- Grouping Input Channel EQs
- Input Channel Inserts
- Compressing Input Channels
- Grouping Input Channel Compressors
- Delaying Input Channels
- Muting Input Channels (ON/OFF)
- Grouping Input Channel Mutes (ON/OFF)
- Input Channel Mute Master
- Setting Input Channel Levels
- Grouping Input Channel Faders
- Group Master for Input Channel Faders
- Routing Input Channels
- Panning Input Channels
- Using Surround Pan
- Assigning Surround Channels to Buses
- Sending Input Channels to Aux Sends
- Soloing Input Channels
- Direct Outs
- Pairing Input Channels
- Viewing Input Channel Settings
- Copying Input Channel Settings
- Naming Input Channels
- Using the MS Stereo Microphone
- 8 Stereo Out
- Stereo Out Connectors
- Patching the Stereo Out to Outputs
- Routing Input Channels to the Stereo Out
- Sending Bus Outs to the Stereo Out
- Metering the Stereo Out
- Monitoring the Stereo Out
- Attenuating the Stereo Out
- EQ’ing the Stereo Out
- Grouping Master EQs
- Stereo Out Inserts
- Compressing the Stereo Out
- Grouping Master Compressors
- Muting the Stereo Out (ON/OFF)
- Grouping Master Mutes (ON/OFF)
- Setting the Stereo Out Level
- Grouping Master Faders
- Sending the Stereo Out to the Matrix Sends
- Balancing the Stereo Out
- Delaying the Stereo Out
- Inserting GEQs
- Viewing Stereo Out Settings
- Copying Stereo Out Settings
- Naming the Stereo Out
- 9 Bus Outs
- Patching Bus Outs to Outputs
- Routing Input Channels to Bus Outs
- Metering Bus Outs
- Monitoring Bus Outs
- Attenuating Bus Outs
- EQ’ing Bus Outs
- Grouping Master EQs
- Bus Out Inserts
- Compressing Bus Outs
- Grouping Master Compressors
- Muting Bus Outs (ON/OFF)
- Grouping Master Mutes (ON/OFF)
- Setting Bus Out Levels
- Grouping Master Faders
- Sending Bus Outs to Matrix Sends
- Delaying Bus Outs
- Inserting GEQs
- Soloing Bus Outs
- Pairing Bus Outs
- Sending Bus Outs to the Stereo Out
- Viewing Bus Out Settings
- Copying Bus Out Settings
- Naming Bus Outs
- 10 Aux Sends
- Patching Aux Send Masters to Outputs
- Setting the Aux Send Mode
- PreFader or PostFader Aux Sends
- Setting Aux Send Levels
- Muting Aux Sends (ON/OFF)
- Aux Send Pages
- Viewing Aux Send Settings
- Panning Aux Sends
- Excluding Certain Channels from Aux Sends (Mix Minus)
- Copying Channel Fader Positions to Aux Sends
- Metering Aux Send Masters
- Monitoring Aux Send Masters
- Attenuating Aux Send Masters
- EQ’ing Aux Send Masters
- Grouping Master EQs
- Aux Send Master Inserts
- Compressing Aux Send Masters
- Grouping Master Compressors
- Muting Aux Send Masters (ON/OFF)
- Grouping Master Mutes (ON/OFF)
- Settings Aux Send Master Levels
- Grouping Master Faders
- Sending Aux Sends to Matrix Sends
- Delaying Aux Send Masters
- Inserting GEQs
- Soloing Aux Sends
- Pairing Aux Sends
- Viewing Aux Send Master Settings
- Copying Aux Send Master Settings
- Naming Aux Send Masters
- 11 Matrix Sends
- Patching Matrix Send Masters to Outputs
- PreFader or PostFader Matrix Sends
- Setting Matrix Send Levels
- Muting Matrix Sends (ON/OFF)
- Matrix Send Pages
- Panning Matrix Sends
- Viewing Matrix Send Settings
- Metering Matrix Send Masters
- Monitoring Matrix Send Masters
- Attenuating Matrix Send Masters
- EQ’ing Matrix Send Masters
- Grouping Master EQs
- Matrix Send Master Inserts
- Compressing Matrix Send Masters
- Grouping Master Compressors
- Muting Matrix Send Masters (ON/OFF)
- Grouping Master Mutes (ON/OFF)
- Setting Matrix Send Master Levels
- Grouping Master Faders
- Balancing Matrix Send Masters
- Delaying Matrix Send Masters
- Soloing Matrix Sends
- Inserting GEQs
- Viewing Matrix Send Master Settings
- Copying Matrix Send Master Settings
- Naming Matrix Send Masters
- 12 Common Channel Functions
- Metering
- Attenuating Signals
- Using EQ
- Grouping Output Channel EQs
- Using Inserts
- Compressing Channels
- Grouping Output Channel Compressors
- Delaying Channel Signals
- Soloing Channels
- Pairing Channels
- Grouping Output Channel Faders
- Group Master for the Output Channel Faders
- Grouping Output Channel Mutes (ON/OFF)
- Output Channel Mute Master
- Viewing Channel Parameter Settings
- Viewing Channel Fader Settings
- Copying Channel Settings
- Naming Channels
- 13 Monitoring & Talkback
- 14 Libraries
- 15 Internal Effects, PlugIns & GEQs
- 16 Scene Memories
- 17 Automix
- About Automix
- What’s Recorded in an Automix?
- Automix Main Page
- AUTOMIX Section
- Channel Strip [AUTO] Buttons
- Automix Memory Page
- Fader Edit Pages
- Selecting the Timecode Source & Frame Rate
- Creating a Time Signature Map
- Recording an Automix
- Inserting Mix Parameters into Automix
- Rerecording Events
- Parameter Recording
- Punching In & Out Individual Parameters
- Playing Back an Automix
- Editing Events Offline
- 18 MIDI
- 19 Pro Tools Remote Layer
- Configuring Windows Computers
- Configuring Macintosh Computers (MacOS 8.6 to 9.2.2)
- Configuring Macintosh Computer (MacOS X)
- Configuring the DM2000
- Configuring Pro Tools
- Control Surface Operation with the Pro Tools Remote Layer
- Scrolling Windows
- Selecting Channels
- Assigning Inputs to Channels
- Assigning Outputs to Channels
- Setting Channel Levels
- Muting Channels
- Panning Channels
- Soloing Channels
- Assigning Send Destinations
- Configuring Sends as Pre or Post
- Setting Send Levels
- Muting Sends
- Panning Sends
- Flip Mode
- Assigning Inserts/Plugins
- Editing Plugins
- Bypassing Individual Plugins
- Bypassing all Plugins
- Resetting Faders, Sends, Panpots & Plugins
- Navigating the Edit Window
- Zooming
- Making Fine Adjustments to the Selected Region
- Scrub & Shuttle
- Automation
- Panner
- 20 Remote Control
- 21 Other Functions
- Appendix A: Parameter Lists
- USER DEFINED KEYS
- USER DEFINED KEYS Initial Assignments
- Input Patch Parameters
- Initial Input Patch Settings
- Output Patch Parameters
- Initial Output Patch Settings
- Initial Input Channel Names
- Initial Output Channel Names
- Initial Input Port Names
- Initial Output Port Names
- GPI Trigger Source & Target List
- User Defined Remote Layer Initial Bank Settings
- Effects Parameters
- Effects and tempo synchronization
- Preset EQ Parameters
- Preset Gate Parameters (fs = 44.1kHz)
- Preset Compressor Parameters (fs = 44.1kHz)
- Dynamics Parameters
- Appendix B: Specifications
- Appendix C: MIDI
- Appendix D: Options
- Index
- DM2000 Block Diagram
- DM2000 Level Diagram
- MIDI Implementation Chart
58 Chapter 3—Operating Basics
DM2000 Version 2—Owner’s Manual
Selecting Layers
Input and Output Channels are arranged into Layers, as illustrated below. There are nine
Layers altogether: four Input Channel Layers, one Master Layer (or Output Layer), and four
Remote Layers.
To select Input and Output Channels for editing with the channel
strip controls, you use the LAYER buttons to select a Layer.
The LAYER button indicator for the currently selected Layer lights
up, and the channel strip displays show the Short names/Channel
IDs of the channels on the selected Layer.
The currently selected Layer determines the function of the chan-
nel strip Encoders, [AUTO] buttons, [SEL] buttons, [SOLO] but-
tons, [ON] buttons,
channel strip displays, and faders. For
example, when Layer 1–24 is selected, [SEL] button #1 controls
Input Channel #1. When Layer 25–48 is selected, it controls Input
Channel #25. And when the Master Layer is selected, it controls
Bus Out #1.
The following table shows which Input and Output Channels are
controlled by the channel strips for each Layer.
The exact function of each channel strip fader and Encoder also depends on the currently
selected Fader mode and Encoder mode respectively. See “Selecting Fader Modes” on
page 60 and “Selecting Encoder Modes” on page 61 for more information.
Layers
Channel Strips
1–8 9–16 17–20 21–24
1–24
Input Channels 1–24
25–48
Input Channels 25–48
49–72
Input Channels 49–72
73–96
Input Channels 73–96
MASTER
Bus Out masters 1–8 Aux Send masters 1–12 Matrix Send masters 1–4
REMOTE
1–4
Operation depends on the selected target.
See “About Remote Layers” on page 253 for more information.
Input Channels [1–24]
Input Channels [25–48]
Input Channels [49–72]
Input Channels [73–96]
Bus Outs, Aux Sends, Matrix Sends [MASTER]
[REMOTE 1]
[REMOTE 2]
[REMOTE 3]
[REMOTE 4]
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REMOTE 2
REMOTE 3
REMOTE 4
LAYER
MASTER
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25 48
49 72
73 96