Tascam DJ Equipment SX 1 User Manual

SX-1  
Dig it a l Pro d u ct io n En viro n m e n t  
 
The TASCAM SX-1 Vision  
disk recorder for slating or funky tracking. Also, if you own high-  
end analog outboard processors (maybe a pair of 1176s or a  
Fairchild 670), you could easily patch them into inserts on any mixer  
channel.  
The SX-1 is:  
• A sophisticated  
40 input,  
32x8x8 digital  
mixing console  
w ith highly  
flexible routing,  
advanced  
The SX-1 takes the digital console concept even further with pres-  
tige, name brand, onboard effects by TC Works and Antares. It also  
possesses one of the best surround mixing interfaces on the market  
today, making routing and creation of 5.1 mixes as easy as a few  
button presses.  
internal  
The SX-1s tactile control sur-  
face features 17 touch sensi-  
tive, 100mm, lon g throw  
motorized faders…16 channel  
faders plus one master. The  
automation,  
and a plug-in  
effects  
architecture  
throw of these faders is the  
same as those on large-format  
recording consoles like those  
from SSL and Neve. Other fea-  
tures of the control surface  
• A high-end  
MIDI sequencer  
that offers  
include: horizon ta l cha nnel  
professional  
editing tools  
integrated  
w ith the  
audio recorder  
strip, Jog and Shuttle wheel and transport control, and 10-key pad.  
A color-matched computer keyboard and mouse come as standard  
equipment with the SX-1. To offer even more functionality, the SX-  
1 has 16 fader banks that determine which parameters are con-  
trolled by the SX-1s faders.  
Both a large LCD display and a full-color VGA output are provided  
for displaying mixing and editing data.  
• A professional  
hard disk  
recorder and  
editor with  
industry-w ide  
audio file  
compatibility  
and surround-  
stem recording  
capabilities  
Not only is the SX-1s mixer easy to route - its even easier to auto-  
mate. It offers the most extensive automation system ever released  
for a standalone DAW. All of the audio mixing parameters on the  
console can be automated from the control surface. Innovative  
automation capabilities, such as rendering library recall events into  
the dynamic automation data, set the SX-1s automation system  
apart from less-advanced systems. One of the most important fea-  
tures of the SX-1s automation system is that it is largely transpar-  
ent, so the operator can concentrate on the mix instead of "run-  
ning" the automation system. Most functions are accessible by  
pressing a single button, as opposed to other systems that require  
paging through a labyrinth of menus, submenus and parameter  
settings for even simple operations. While the SX-1s VGA Graphic  
User Interface allows very detailed editing of automation and other  
data, it isnt required to make a great mix or even to use the  
automation.  
• A powerful  
digital, analog  
and computer  
audio interface  
 
The TASCAM SX-1 Vision  
When all components of the SX-1s digital console are consid-  
ered40 inpu t/8 bus architecture, t ouch -sensitive motorized  
100mm faders, name brand onboard effects, highly sophisticated  
automation, extremely flexible signal routing, surround mixing, etc.  
- the SX-1 is clearly a remarkable value.  
When all  
components of  
the SX-1s  
digital console  
are considered…  
40 input/8 bus  
architecture,  
touch-sensitive  
motorized  
100mm faders,  
name brand  
onboard  
effects, highly  
sophisticated  
automation,  
extremely  
flexible signal  
routing,  
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A Professional 128-track Sequencer  
Another of the SX-1s impressive features  
is the onboard, 128-track professional  
sequencer, which is tightly integrated with  
the onboard multitrack recorder. The SX-1  
has the ability to import/export Standard  
MIDI Files. Nearly all the features that  
users have come to expect from DAW-  
based sequencers are included in the SX-  
1s MIDI engine. In addition to standard  
features such as Cut/Copy/Paste, professional users will appreciate  
advanced features such as Step Record, non-destructive Quantize  
and Transpose, MIDI crescendo, MIDI reverse play, and Ripple edit-  
ing modes.  
surround  
mixing, etc. —  
the SX-1 is  
clearly a  
remarkable  
value.  
The SX-1 is the only machine ever built that achieves this level of  
MIDI integration. It is important to note that the SX-1s sequencer  
does not operate in isolation. The sequencer actually runs the  
automation for the mixing console. Because the playback timing of  
MIDI events is derived from the sample engine of the hard disk  
recorder, the timing is supremely accurate and should impress even  
the most hardened MIDI veterans.  
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Dedicated Multichannel Stem Recorder for Surround Mixing  
The SX-1 features a 6-channel stem recorder for surround mastering  
applications. Mastering tracks can be polished with outboard com-  
pression, EQ, spatial effects and more, using the SX-1s powerful  
insert routing. The stem recorder records files in either Mac Sound  
Designer II or PC Broadcast WAV formats. By writing in the two indus-  
try-standard files formats to removable SCSI drives, the SX-1s master  
files can be taken to virtually any computer-based DAW for further  
editing and sweetening without need for time-wasting file transfers.  
The stem recorder is also used as the 2-track mixdown recorder. After  
mixing down, you can take those masters and burn them to a Red  
Book audio CD via the SX-1's built-in CD-RW drive.  
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The TASCAM SX-1 Vision  
The SX-1 can  
play back 16  
uncompressed  
tracks of  
A Professional Hard Disk Recorder  
The SX-1s hard disk recorder is derived from the same technology  
in the TEC award-winning MX-2424 and Emmy award-winning MM  
Series film dubbers. The SX-1 can play back 16 uncompressed tracks  
of pristine 24-bit audio at one time, but its capable of far more.  
With 999 virtual tracks per project that can be freely assigned to  
any track, anywhere, the SX-1 makes comping together single  
tracks from large numbers of vocal or instrumental takes an easy  
task.  
pristine 24-bit  
audio at one  
time, but its  
capable of far  
more. With 999  
virtual tracks  
per project that  
can be freely  
assigned to any  
track, anywhere,  
the SX-1 makes  
comping  
As stated previously, the SX-1  
can read and write to both PC  
and Mac d iscs, a nd writes  
time-stamped Sound Designer  
II and Broadcast Wave files.  
Therefore, audio files can lit-  
erally be taken from the SX-1  
and imported with single sam-  
ple accuracy into a variety of  
together single  
tracks from  
DAWs and digital recorders.  
" Sin gle sa mp le accuracy"  
large numbers  
of vocal or  
instrumental  
takes an easy  
task.  
means that when files are transferred, they are put into the exact  
place in a project you intend them to gowith precision to one  
48,000th of a second. This is done by storing the sample rate and  
the sample offset from absolute zero in the file itself. With only  
these two parameters, the file can be placed at the exact sample in  
another DAW’s project that has the ability to spot to a time stamp.  
Some of the compatible DAWs include Pro Tools, Digital Performer,  
Logic Audio and Nuendo. This feature provides tremendous bene-  
fit to recording professionals needing file compatibility with other  
musicians and studios.  
The SX-1 can read and write projects in TimeLines Open TL format,  
making it compatible at the session level with popular DAW pro-  
grams such as Logic Audio and Nuendo as well as the TASCAM MX-  
2424. You can literally move a hard drive from the SX-1 into your  
DAW, and open projects in one of these applications.  
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The TASCAM SX-1 Vision  
If youve ever  
used audio  
editing software,  
the SX-1 w ill  
feel right at  
home.  
Waveform Editing  
Man y industry p ros would  
arg ue t hat the waveform-  
based display has been the  
most significant new feature  
intro duced over t he p ast  
decade to improve the profes-  
sional audio recording and  
editing process. The SX-1’s  
designers saw the possibilities  
for a custom, full color graph-  
ic interface that would take  
advantage of the SX-1s speed. As such, the SX-1 has a graphic inter-  
face that is accessible by connecting a VGA monitor to a rear panel  
jack. The speed of the waveform display is reminiscent of an oscil-  
loscopes, with a center-rectified playhead and real-time sample-  
accurate playback. Standard editing conventions have been used in  
order to give the SX-1 a familiar look and feel. Cut, Copy, and Paste  
follow standard DAW commands, while other functions are easily  
accessible via different combinations of controls – including the  
PS/2 keyboard, the control surface, and the Jog/Shuttle wheel. If  
youve ever used audio editing software, the SX-1 will feel right at  
home.  
 
The TASCAM SX-1 Vision  
SX-1 Summarized  
V1.0 features  
40x8 digital console…32 channels with 3-band fully variable EQ,  
comp/gate and DSP insert point each, 8 identical return  
channels without the DSP insert point; 8 busses with DSP insert  
point; touch sensitive 100mm motorized faders; and powerful  
on-board dynamic mix automation.  
Onboard effects…TC Works Reverb, Antares mic/speaker  
modelers, and a proprietary suite of TASCAM effects.  
16 track HDR with additional 6-track stem recorder that allows  
printing of a separate 5.1 mix.  
Professional 128-track MIDI sequencer with non-destructive  
quantize and transpose, step record and on-the-fly editing, etc.  
Graphic User Interface from VGA Out allows sophisticated  
editing of audio and MIDI data.  
Built-in LCD screen displays waveforms, mix data, etc.  
Built-in CD-RW drive enables both data backup and stereo  
mixdown.  
Inputs/Outputs  
16 channels of analog input with mic pre, (XLR and TRS ins) with  
insert per channel.  
Eight channels ADAT I/O.  
Three option slots for expansion of audio I/O (more ADAT, TDIF,  
AES/EBU or analog, utilizing the same I/O option cards as the  
TASCAM DM-24 digital mixer.  
Two S/PDIF I/O  
Word Clock in/out/thru  
SMPTE in/out  
MTC in (dedicated)  
MIDI in  
MIDI out x4  
Video in/thru  
Sony 9-pin  
Ultra Wide SCSI  
VGA out  
LTC out  
Ethernet  
Footswitch  
Keyboard and mouse  
 
The TASCAM SX-1 Vision  
Options  
FP-MSX black flat-panel VGA monitor  
ADAT 8-channel I/O card  
TDIF 8-channel I/O card  
AES/EBU 8-channel I/O card  
Analog 8-channel I/O cards  
 

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