Insert Position Is Now Automatable; Automation Channel Strip Led S Now Indicate Present Automation Data; The Actions Of Create, Load, Keep And Delete Mix Are Now Undo-Able; Clarification: Mix Management, And What Happens When You Delete Them - Tascam SX-1 Release Note

NOTE: Any projects that were created in pre-version 1.5 software will be converted upon load to
follow this new paradigm — you don t need to do anything to make it work. All of the groups and maps
will be copied into the new mixes as the project is loaded.
4.

Insert position is now automatable

A simple change in signal flow order can make a marked difference in the way something sounds, and
now the SX-1 allows you to automate where the insert sits in the channel signal path.
You have always had the ability to choose the order of the insert: pre EQ and dynamics, between the
EQ and dynamics, and pre fader. Now you can change this order while writing automation, and have
the SX-1 play it back for you.
Here s a possible scenario where something like this might be desirable:
A section in the tune being worked on requires some sound design. A normal-sounding piano, which
has a typical signal order of Dynamics — EQ in the verse, needs to sound strange and synth-like in the
bridge. Create a new EQ preset with a drastic midrange boost, and also a new dynamics preset with
over-the-top compression. Change the order of the signal chain, so that the EQ feeds the dynamics, and
recall both library presets. The drastic boost in midrange will be compressed harder than any other
frequency on the piano, resulting in a strange sound.
Add the fact that you can use an insert and change its order in the signal chain as well, and you ve got
a sound that will likely not please Vladimir Horowitz — but it might please you.
5.

Automation channel strip LED s now indicate present automation data

A feature request, now the SX-1 will show whether or not there is automation data present per channel
by dimly lighting the automation LED for that strip. Simply glance at the front panel, and you ll be
able to quickly see whether or not you have made any moves on a control for that channel.
6.

The actions of Create, Load, Keep and Delete Mix are now undo-able

Previously, recalling a Mix was not actually undo-able.
Now you can simply Undo any of these four actions.
7.

CLARIFICATION: Mix management, and what happens when you delete them

It might not be obvious what is happening when you delete a mix that is currently loaded.
Basically, if you delete the current mix, the next mix in the list (chronologically) is loaded as the delete
operation happens. It is not possible to not have a mix loaded, which means that if you attempt to
delete the only mix in a project, an error log will appear telling you this is not possible. There must
always be at least one valid mix within a project file. If you only have one mix file, and you would like
to get rid of it, you ll need to create a new one first.
While deleting a mix (as with any similar action as of V1.50), a progress bar will be posted to alert you
to the SX-1 s busy state.
8.

When trim-automating fader gain, the values are now decibel-based, not fader-positional

This is a long-winded way of saying that the Trim values when controlling fader moves are now based
upon decibels, not fader position. This was done to make the SX-1 more like large format consoles in
this manner, so as not to confuse long time users of fader trim who are used to a system based upon db,
not fader position.
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