Preset Effect Settings - Tascam DM-24 Effects Manual

Threshold
–40 dB to –1 dB
Soft Compressor
(40 steps)
Some of these characteristics are difficult to explain
in words, and quite frankly, the only way in which
you can find out exactly what they do is to experi-
ment with the settings, if you are unfamiliar with
them.
However, the bulk of these settings should be famil-
iar to anyone who has used any multi-effects proces-
sor in the past.
A few notes may be in order here:
• All effects here are dual-channel except for the dis-
tortion and the guitar compressor, which are sin-
gle-channel effects.

Preset effect settings

Please bear in mind that the descriptions here are
very subjective. When a sound is recommended "for
use with bass", for example, this is not a rule—sim-
ply a recommendation.
Effect type Preset No. Title
Guitar Compressor
Guitar Comp.
0
Classic Comp.
1
Sustain
2
Fat Comp.
3
Deep Comp.
4
Rhythm Comp.
5
Fast Attack
6
Slow Attack
7
Slap Comp.
8
Percussive
9
Distortion
Distortion
10
Over Drive
11
Blues 1
12
Blues 2
13
Vocal Dist
14
Rock 1
15
Rock 2
16
Rhythm 1
17
6 – TASCAM effects—Preset effect settings
Ratio Attack Time
1:1.00 to 1:∞ 0.05 s to 5.0 s
(100 steps)
LCD indication Comments
Guitar Comp.
Basic compressor
Classic Comp. A classic compressor sound
Sustain Compressor setting for guitar sustain
Fat Comp. A rather deeper, "fatter" type of compression.
Deep Comp. Deep compressor sound.
Rhythm Comp. A cutting compression setting for percussion.
Fast Attack
A fast attack setting.
Slow Attack
A rather slower attack setting.
Slap Comp.
Suitable for slap bass
Percussive A clean sound, suitable for percussive guitar work, etc.
Distortion A basic distortion sound.
Over Drive
A basic overdrive sound.
Blues 1
Suitable for a "front pickup" blues guitar style.
Blues 2
A rather stronger sound than the previous Blues 1 sound.
Vocal Dist
Useful if you need distorted vocals.
Rock 1 Suitable for 70s rock music.
Rock 2 Another kind of rock-type distortion.
Rhythm 1 A sweet-sounding distortion for backing work.
Release Time Knee Shape
50.0 ms to 1.0x to 0.5x
500 ms (21 steps)
(451 steps)
• The "EQ patterns" in the distortion corresponds to
the approximate equivalent patterns produced by a
number of popular guitar and bass amplifier/
speaker combinations. Experiment with these to
obtain the guitar sound you want (or any other
instrument you care to put through this processor)
• The different patterns on the delay correspond to
Stereo, Ping-pong and Multi-tap settings.
• The knee shape on the soft compressor affects the
sharpness of the compressor effect.
Feel free to play with the different sounds and exper-
iment, using these preset sounds as the basis for your
own effects.
TASCAM DM-24 Effects
Output level Bypass
–18 dB to +12 dB On/off
(31 steps)
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