All user reviews for the Tascam DM-24

16 mic inputs, it is convenient! and 4 line inputs and more!
In short, the connection is quite complete without options, too bad the TDIF (there are 3) have not been to another standard, because the TDIF still has the lead in the wing ...

UTILIZATION

Overall configuration for a single digital, no more abstruse than Yam in my opinion ... However, the manual does not shine by its clarity when addressing the DAW functions.
For my part, I do not use that live, or configuration will not vary much in general, and I have the manual as needed to get used to the finer points of digital (I must not be only).
Functions are often accessible by several paths, menus, on appeal from another function ... and the blow may be suitable for users from different bikes, who will find what they seek with their habits.
Anyway, not too many menus extension!

SOUNDS

The highlight of the Tascam is their input stages and converters, which take very honorably road even compared to much more expensive bikes, and make MIDI for Yam
The gain ... I know, compared to the habits, the gain is almost always between 1 am and 5 ... and this is not the most practical. Tascam guys have made a choice, they explain in: https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/tascam-dm-24-microphone-preamplifier-design-philosophy/
Good EQ effective, practical, besides the several forms are available Q (cut up / down, top, notch, standard) and it is very useful.
The TC reverbs are beautiful. I do not mean the rest of the effects, I use a basic or a delay on the occasion in Octaver effects Tascam.

OVERALL OPINION

I use DM-24 since 2006, I had limited experience with digital before.
The reliability of the Tascam was not their strong point, yet the design is remarkable and construction quality. The display problems are partly due to heat, mismanaged in my opinion in this bike, and often aggravated by the users themselves: I saw DM-24 stuck in their foam fly by almost without ventilation, or in a beautiful studio furniture ... but no air passage in the cabinet for cooling the console. A little common sense on the part of users or active ventilation (but not noisy) and LCD problems were most likely much lower. 2seemy kit allows a VGA output and not worry about the internal screen, for the same price as the repair patch.
Similarly, the diet has been designed and built in 2000. She has aged, and some capacitors are dry and to change: this is the interview! Been a car that runs for years without an oil change? On my analog, I had to change the condos that were drying, spitting of knobs ... Well I did it also on my 6 DM, and they are functioning properly. With that said, the first numerical tables have wiped the plasters, and we have to date of consoles that have gained reliability, ergonomics and quality ... and also in price :-(
I love the sound of DM-24, they are transparent to perfection and mixing is easy and fast. I also like having 16 real XLR inputs plus 4 line, an extensive connection and a price secondhand in tidal daisies for what they offer. When I put in the balance is to maintain them seriously, which seems normal to me, I think these are real bargains.
I made this choice, I do not regret. I would do it again? Sure, why do you think I have 6???

Won an award for technological excellence in 2002, this is all console output to rcente since September 2001.
Rackmount Console, 32 votes, 6 auxiliary inserts etc ...
2 inputs and 2 outputs AES / EBU or SPDIF (select by internal software).
between ADAT and TDIF two more possibilities to reach via addition of cards.
Between Timecode.
The internal effects are of good quality (for rverb TC Works, Antares mic and speaker for modlisation the rest as the flange, the delays, pitch, and the phaser-esser are made in Tascam but are correct ). At his, I prfre far the internal effects of this console those of Yamaha 02R, for example. In addition there are 2 effects processors that can be put in chains.
The qualisation is simple and effective, small things are practices such as headphones, for example 2 inputs ...
Since the days of version 2.03 of firmware console can be used as a surface CONTRL (via formulation of a Mackie HUI) for standard software, this feature is really excellent because motoriss trs faders are enjoyable and raccorcis work perfectly.
It has the possibility to mix in surround up to 5.1 and other formats intermdiaires.
The console can work up to 96Khz 24 bits.
In this picture trs beautiful console is not true but it seems to me prettier

UTILIZATION

As with any console numrique it needs to be done at beginners, but even for beginners this console is affordable terms difficult.
The manual was translated into French, and t is conut, it may be regrettable that there are no more examples "no no" to help beginners take hand the machine.
But by going to the site of amricain tascam can find documentation supplmentaire

SOUNDS

The converters seem trs good, the dynamics are excellent. From the perspective of sound quality I did not blame the console.

OVERALL OPINION

I do use broadcast for several months, coupled with a G4 processor and a Bi MOTU 896. Everything works fine, I have had the opportunity to work with the 02R and I can say I prfre far the DM24: more compact, more features, better pramplis, better effects, etc ...
The list is long! like what Tascam did not lie: this machine Exceeds the competitors sometimes MODELS 2 3 times more expensive.
In 3000 I packed all that Tascam is one of the few manufacturers not to double the price once crossed the Atlantic.

The console is rather small and trs complte with regard to the In / out. I joined my prdcsseur on the quality of pramps. They are not bad but lacks juice. tascam Question poses France, they will put the trim rpondent numrique bottom (10) and so was not enough you can change Trims numriques by the VAS but not within the warranty. ds Welcome to the world of globalization!!
The conversion quality is better than my taste 02R.Bref I refer the doc but I find trs complte

UTILIZATION

Rather versatile that used a console numrique.
I do not like Access in auxiliaries that are better in the Competition, a parameter taken into account if you do live.
against by Access in EQU / Comp / Gate is trs IALA Yamaha took over on their new consoles Systm (DM2000 ect ....)
If you have version 2 of the software you turn your console Mackie HUI (control of Pro Tools, Nuendo ....)

SOUNDS

Trs my taste good transparency
it has not its flight rcompences

I love the reverb better than Yamaha (I was a 03D before)

I do not use effects antares (damage also we can not use two reverb at the same tps)

Excellent dynamic (with pre-amp is the outer foot)

OVERALL OPINION

Personally this is the best compromise in terms of consoles numriques a quality sufficient to work at home and do some live.
qualitatively much better than the Yamaha consoles deuxime gnrtion (01V, 03D, 02R) 2 and 3.4 times less than 328 Spirit or a mackie 8 bus is an excellent qualitprix report.
more with a MOTU 2408 you have a mix in 24in/24out supplmentaires cards without adding to your mix: not enough?

Console 24/96
Rackable
Mic input line 16 and insert, three TDIF, input output AES / EBU, SPDIF, noon, word clock, tc in, Dtr, RS422, GPI I should probably forget so there are, 2 headphone outputs, 4 send and 4 return assignable RCA input, monitor output jack 6.35, XLR master output and insert on jeck 6.35

6 to 8 buses and, indeed TC Works and Antares possible to put in series or insert / loop

phantom power supply switch for groups of 4 tracks

UTILIZATION

I am a beginner and my first c digital mixing desk and although some things OUTSIDE m a bit (especially in the routing) I find it very accessible, the menus are pretty much done and the record, the basic functions that are fast enough in hand.

SOUNDS

The effects are very good qualities, by our wonderful chorus and cons I find distos can be used for scratch but give an interresting effect on percussion, the Aque, comp and gate are efficace.Par cons as above j I was surprised the lack of gain and even with the digital trim that is sometimes just regarding online entry pbpar no cons for entries on a micro electrstatique it going on a dynamic studio vocal microphone (at3035) is also ca against a sm 57 for example, have a good level you have to push the amp a bottom scraper

OVERALL OPINION

I used the last two weeks c c true that not much but hey ......
Biensure default c are large fishing preamps but I've read on a forum that was intended by the manufacturer because it will be more dedicated to a dc amplifier rock drummer who pushes and buggers, it remains to check ......, masi this is even a qd exellent value for money, for less than 3000 can not complain too much what the effects are of good qualities, getting started relatively quickly.

A default of c (if you can call it a default) c are weight 29 kilos, j hesitated at the beginning with a 01V96 which is more compact, more transportable dc but rejecting a look eye on it I realized that there are many more eccessible menu using the buttons on the console on the 24 dm

Dc to finish I think I do it again the same choice c a very good value for price

Comprehensive connectivity, analog 16in (and their respective integration!) And 4 effects returns analog input Magneto (RCA), auxiliary effect sends (4), digital connection rather complete original (AES / EBU, SPDIF and ADAT all in / out), the management of monitoring is sufficient to itself with a microphone Talk / Back integrated routable to the bus master or talk back ... but can also be a from a slice of the console
Automation is supported, although I have no use (it will be driven by my favorite sequencer)
Personally I have not regretted that the 8 analog bus, much like the auxiliaries that have been in routing both internally and externally on 6.35 jack
I have some problems that the DM24 is escave frequency of my audio from my sound card, but nothing serious
The effects are well made, with respect to conventional tillage, the compressors (on each slice) are effective

UTILIZATION

This table is a dream to use! Everything is logically structured and well thought out, well I used to in less than a week with the loan from a good friend (thank you confidence ....) so I cracked, I m ' 've bought in a knowing now that she is perfect for my needs (work only with digital and analog synthesizer, coupled to an RME Multiface in ADAT)
The manual is clear and brings everything I expect from a manual, direct access to key functions, the screenshots are that one is never lost in the powerful and complete interface.
I have not tested this fully console (I only yesterday) and I dared not change the settings for that of my friend, but I will not go into the field of machine automation control MMC
The settings in Cubase SX2, is done in less time .... it must be said, no worries on that side, it's very simple!

SOUNDS

Okay, criticism of the lack of gain is recursive, I'll put a layer .... amazing next to all the other qualities that it offers a good person, I work with the instruments already amplified source, So it's not the problem for me too ...
Effects, EQ, compression, providing effective, except perhaps for some modulation effects, like phaser, flanger or qq that are a bit limited, not matter the ENSONIQ DP4 will make up for this lack ... has actual CPU TC, it sounds too metallic for my taste, the quality is very HOnet. I do not think I use the modeling of micro Antares, except perhaps for a slightly colored her .....

OVERALL OPINION

I have since yesterday! but after using it intensively for a week, which allowed me to form an opinion of quality (I hope ...)

I hope to come back to me (as it would be more negative ...)

So in conclusion, its strong points: ease of use, routing, GUI very clear!

Value for money IM-BA-TABLE !!!!!!! I got a like new 1700 Euros with two ADAT cards, apart from the fact that it has an unpleasant smell of cigar ..... I hope it will fade with time ...

I am considering the purchase of the VU meter band and the firewire card when it is output

I grew not had the opportunity to try other tables before finfond ..... living in the deep of France, but what is certain is that it is suitable for one who n has never touches a numerical table (knowledge about analog consoles are necessary, however ...)

if I should buy, I'll do it with eyes closed

- The big problem is the pre amps are microphones that are desperately short of sauce is the same whether no error in the editing or selection of components in the input circuit e, we must work with perpetuellemnt gain five hours to get some juice (j'exagre barely!) include all of the same circuit that does gnre little breath, this we add the trim numrique 10dB in positive which catches fire, but it lacks good even when well over 10 dB in order to be comfortable. The sound it is much more natural than the 02R, the less color you get to ring the mixes differ from each other ...
- Deuxime dfault large: the quality of the faders motoriss that right even an unfortunate tendency to fall in the bay after a few months of use intenssive!

UTILIZATION

The config application gnrale few hours to be perfectly master and APRS is a real rgal tips, repatchage internal automation and transport machines.

SOUNDS

The quality of the converters is quite correct, the effects are much more used than in the Competition, the ratrapage compressors and efficient it live or work perfectly, except that it is better to avoid the babysitter in a hurry because the ergonomic form gnrale is enjoyable but trs trs diffrent the usual 02R.
(Eg no direct return to top Eq, shame not to fall down on the page selects Eq track, ds that we press a button REFERENCE Eq. Another small d fault possibility of choice of six insert (comp, gate) of 6 outputs but not on the Eq or LR in)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 year (01.01.2003)
The ratio quality price is unbeatable my opinion, between the price of a poor 01V and that of a not so much richer she 02R Exceeds it in many ways. A if only the people of Tascam chiad had a little more between the floor of the console does have a real little gem !!!!!!!!

For technical data or tascam site.
Roughly 16 mic / line, 16 gate, 32 compressors, and eq 6 with full paramtrique on each slice. All connectors are pro, Adat, T-dif, SPDIF and AES / EBU. Possibility to add two additional cards. All with an effective automation.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is simple but requires gnrale even when an adjustment period, especially if like me it's your table numrique Premire. A efois habitu are really discovering the power of this table. The routing is impressive. Any input can go anywhere o. Sometimes I lose my signal in the routing and then having the signal when I did not want.
The manual is well done although I reu English. Fortunately, it is available in French on the Tascam site.

SOUNDS

The converters are good trs, it is the same as in the MX2424. It may be better in this area but it would be much more expensive. The effects are good and the eq bill quite effective.
The problem are the pre-amp but just go through pre-amp and external round is played .....

OVERALL OPINION

It's been a year since I use it and I admit that I have not yet made the full turn. It is a good buy trs furthermore cheap for this quality. It's all in what a quick purchase supplmentaire gear type compressors, gate ....
I would do without this choice hsiter. (Although I like the new DM3200 also )

Versatile connectivity, great to put in upstream of a MOTU 2408Mk2.

UTILIZATION

Very easy to handle, at least initially, against the many windows settings.
Unfortunately I have no possibility to compare with other digital consoles (for the interface).
The manual is comprehensive and quite well detailed.

SOUNDS

RAS

OVERALL OPINION

Extremely disappointed because my TASCAM DM24 broke down after a year and a half of moderate use (home studio, carried three times, no smoking ...).
After information on the forum Tascam United States it would seem that we are certain to have had the same problem (error message at startup of the console and no sound!).
So this is definitely a fault of the console, the cost of repairs is 1000 to $ 1500 (for my part I expect the estimate of sav) ...
Halucinant to sell so-called professional equipment at an exorbitant price (3400 Euros purchased in December 2003) which breaks down in just two years of use!
I strongly recommend investing in a digital mixer Tascam because you run the risk that you smack between the fingers (no bowl for me the warranty was only one year).
If you want information on my failure I am available to detail all that.

More details from Tascam tech

UTILIZATION

Different from yamaha but very easy to access

SOUNDS

It was from that concurrently have trouble keeping up, the sound is transparent (lack of preamp gain on weak sources m'enfout I rock). the treatment is done well (comp and gate) for eq it works well too (ca rest of the digital). The dynamic is very large

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for more than two years, I have a firewire card with DP4.5 it works really well,
the mac has become a simple magneto, I use the automation of the console that is very intuitive.Au level of the quality / price it will be hard to do better, I would do this choice with their eyes closed definitely a DM3200 or DM4800 .

16 mic / line insertion, gate 16, 32 compressors, and eq 6 to paramtrique on each slice, 8 bus recording. Adat connectors, T-dif, SPDIF, AES / EBU, MIDI. The table is automated, synchronized, one step enough I got, all mmorisation rglages, and buttons everywhere. Add two internal effects and routing capabilities maddening and you will understand why I am happy with the trs CHARACTERISTICS ...

UTILIZATION

It is relatively difficult to use. I see much more for use as a studio home-studio/petit work scne because the controls are not always intuitive, despite a year and a half of effort. But it does not matter, because it sounds the fire god, and that's what is asked. The manual is plthorique. I find some of the subtleties of automation difficult matriser: ergonomics is not the highlight of the BTE. There are opportunities for mmorisation by preset eq, comp, gates, reverb, snapshot, etc ... Note that the factory presets for eq and comp trs are useful but limited. Beware, the software may crash. I use dsormais a view to the digital multitrack quickly that end, I add, APRS exprience, the routing capability and input / output are trs , trs good.

SOUNDS

Wah, trs trs pro! The sound breathes, you can color it, it's numrique "hot". Systm by:

1. The pre-amps that seem more correct
2. The qualisation (4 strips per full paramtrique) is superbly effective. Almost too must be measured to avoid the razor sharp sound.
3. The compressors compress. Of complex sounds, I feel a little Drout, a l o DBX would better instantly.
4. Gates: I do not use that as a noise gate
5. The rverb is compltement paramtrable and sounds beautifully.
6. Delay / chorus / phaser & Co: I am not convinced at all, seem cold and without personnalitbr /> 7. Gnral the sound is really powerful, warm. What comes out of the DM24 a trunk and a beautiful color. This is the very first time I can color a whole mix of several fawns Different. The sound is alive! I would add, APRS several years of experience, it must be REALLY careful with pre-amps. They osnt dlicats and saturate the slightest error.

OVERALL OPINION

I had several tables analog before, and am not specially looking for the Newest developments sham. So I say to you is a whole sincrit trsor, this mixer! And what's ...

I received this morning the screen ...
ref: SBF-LCD MG3224C1
at: his mish, 01 43 04 64 73, 14 bis bd du Mont d'Est
93160 NOISY LE GRAND, melison@wanadoo.fr
cost: 210 euros ttc
I replaced it, 2:30, with a full console CLEANING ...
and it feels really good to see again. it works very well,

UTILIZATION

In short almost everything was was told! to use in the studio, with sources lines connected to a 2408 and a mac SUPER.
avoid sono: preamp gain and difficult to resolve.

SOUNDS

Not bad

OVERALL OPINION

ATTENTION owners of the first version (and not even be in other versions)
big problem screen, the pixels disappear over time, and in 4 months, the screen is unreadable
Tascam, refuses to accept (by phone) that there is a reliability problem in time ...?
I actually since its release, first important model in PACA, and that's five months, which can be used in blind! I ordered from mélison screen replacement that is slow to come, 260euros, I would do the repair myself, and I will keep you informed ... more
That's it!
it runs really well, hoping that the fault does not occur every 5 years.
if you like, I do the repair ...! contact me.

24 channels
6 auxiliary

UTILIZATION

Setting a bit complex, but over time it goes.

SOUNDS

Very good converters.

OVERALL OPINION

It's a great console when it works well.

In fact, I started having lines on the console screen.
After almost six months waiting for a screen replacement, everything is nickel.

Only problem, I use it as a mixer for my band back.
After a winter spent in the truck, moisture problems: touch buttons on the console no longer works (only 3 knobs on the 17 work normally).
The table uses touch to see if the volume pot has been stirred by a human (if you move the volume pot with a pen, it's as if nothing happened to her).

After disassembly of the deck of knobs and a cleanup of the tracks with a cotton swab (dry, no product), nothing better.
I wanted to change all the knobs, but after contacting Sennheiser (Tascam dealer), then Mélison, more parts available.

Next step Contact the bomb as it is the last resort, but this is not the best solution since it is only temporary action of the product, but for damn damn ......

So now I have a Tascam DM24 console that can be used but without the knobs, everything on the screen.
So I might have to buy a console: probably a Yamaha 01V96 (actually I need 24 channels, 6 with pre-fader).

PS: In the truck, in addition to the Tascam DM24, I had two Yamaha 01V which still works very well.

As q'utilisateur of dm 24 I found this table really fabulous.

Of course he lies still some small weaknesses that the following configurations of the studio does not failed

notament the failure that the gates on the first 16 tracks

but the remaining possibilities are forgetting that little detail

I apreciate being able to plug in his studio without the bother of the order of connection because the table is a real patch it alone

even insert his patchable

Brief for small studio setup that table is beautiful

UTILIZATION

Everything is simple enough to tweak it a bit

regarding the instructions it is currently available and allenmand q'en English but I am waiting impatiently for the French version

SOUNDS

........ I do the have not yet tested thoroughly and as this is my first digital table I have not used digital.

filters perfect sound very simple and very effective

OVERALL OPINION

do this one month now that I'm using dm 24 and for the moment I'm having ......

value for money is very well he competes very near the 02

It is quite amazing that today you can get so many things for such a small price... Basically you get 16 analog AD/DA, ADAT and S/PDIF connectivity, 8 BUS, 6 AUX, etc,etc... For the price of many simple 16 channels AD/DA racks (analog <> ADAT). It can host 2 upgrade boards, so you can add more analog or digital I/O. I can stream 16 channels in both directions between my DAW (Cubase SX + SCOPE Project card) using 4 fiber optics (lighpipe) cables... Very nice.

$1,200 used with extra ADAT I/O

UTILIZATION

Quite easy to use BUT you need to spend a good amount of hours on the board. The manual is OK, but heck on forums online for other users.

SOUNDS

Everything is very clean - if you want a mixer which adds "character", this is not what you want. The EQ and compressors are precise and do what you ask them to do. In fact, it is so clean that one would benefit to have an additional analog mixer (like a Mackie 1604 VLZ PRO) for quick EQ and Summing character: they would complement each other very well.

OVERALL OPINION

It seems well built. People report problems with the LCD screen getting "lines" after a while but mine has no problems so far. I have seen some "linked" sliders not following as expected, or "jumping" a bit late. The sound did not seem affected; this only happened a couple of times in the last year. Note that some early models (including my unit) have poor preamplifiers on the channels... The gain "jumps" to super loud when you cross 9, and are not very powerful below that setting. Tascam offers a replacement set and will install it for you but I don't know the price.

Great mixer. Very convenient.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: mano 1 ( 6-, 2005)