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Xestenz · 10th February 2004

I just bought a DM-24, based in part on the recently announced firewire card (and the free meter bridge offer). This card makes the DM-24 uniquely versatile IMO -- with 24 i/o's to and from my PIV PC running Sonar 3, and the ability to use the DM as a big control surface. I can track to an HD24XR via lightpipe (I prefer the stability and ease of tracking to a M-HDR) dump those tracks into Sonar with the Alesis Fireport, then instantly reconfigure the desk to mix from Sonar, using the DM's EQ and dynamics and automation, with plugins and audio editing from Sonar. Pretty cool, and really nothing else like it out there.

So far I'm please with the sonics (they seem to have gotten the mix buss architecture right), and the EQ's and compressors sound decent. I haven't dived too deep, but first impressions are positive.

It is NOT intuitive to operate, particularly the internal routing scheme (where is the #*!&# signal going again?), and the manual sux. Another positive though is that Tascam has been good about upgrading and adding new functionality, and have seamingly addressed many of the board's early shortcomings.

All in all, I think it will help make you a moist excellent engineer!

10th February 2004	#17
Xestenz Gear maniac Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 182	I just bought a DM-24, based in part on the recently announced firewire card (and the free meter bridge offer). This card makes the DM-24 uniquely versatile IMO -- with 24 i/o's to and from my PIV PC running Sonar 3, and the ability to use the DM as a big control surface. I can track to an HD24XR via lightpipe (I prefer the stability and ease of tracking to a M-HDR) dump those tracks into Sonar with the Alesis Fireport, then instantly reconfigure the desk to mix from Sonar, using the DM's EQ and dynamics and automation, with plugins and audio editing from Sonar. Pretty cool, and really nothing else like it out there. So far I'm please with the sonics (they seem to have gotten the mix buss architecture right), and the EQ's and compressors sound decent. I haven't dived too deep, but first impressions are positive. It is NOT intuitive to operate, particularly the internal routing scheme (where is the #*!&# signal going again?), and the manual sux. Another positive though is that Tascam has been good about upgrading and adding new functionality, and have seamingly addressed many of the board's early shortcomings. All in all, I think it will help make you a moist excellent engineer!