ONE CONSOLE lroR ltla-OI{DING ,\ND SOIJNDI{I]INFOR(]LI,lENT

TASCAM designed the 3008 Series to meet th€ demandsof both studio recording and live soundmiring. Fromthe 8-channel M'1088 to the l2-channel M'3128 and20-channel M'3208-these mixers perform at their peakin any srruatron. A rophrsthatcd signal rouring "y'rrmrakes',are of the mo(t complex folJback. effeJs mixing:ubsrouoine and monitorinq requiremenrs

f"or al i is" 'ophrsrr.at ion. ihe rboe Ser;e" was deriSnedto make mixing easy. Ample back-panel inPuts andoutpurs combined with TASCAM's convenient top'pan€lswitching marix virtually eliminate the need forparr.hrng. The J00B-^Series lo8ical layout ako lers youwork qurck ly and et i lc lent ly .

300i| Series consoles deliver clean, dynamic soundrhanks to TASCAM's transformcrless balanced diffet-cnrial inpur design. t hese input modules producewrder bandwidrh and bettrr rransient response lhanconventional $ansformer-couplcd designs, evcn when thesignal level.or :ourcc impedance.hanges,You ger the'ame supcrb signal qualrry at any Pad or Trim sctt ingand rhe rnpur i ircui i is mu.h less rensit ive (o Problem(sremming from cable lengrh and sour.e impedancr'

TASC,IM s desieo appioach make. thr J00B Seriesroueh cnoueh ro strnd ,p ro lhe hazards of (he road\tle"build eich module on its own r ircuit card for benerisolarion and casy seoiceabtl i ty. Then wr mount ir on asturdy steel chassis for opdmum strength and securityAll internal components are protected from the olrmideworld by a suonq outcr shell.

Rugged enoug-h for sound reinforcement work. Cleanenough for rhe mosr crir ical recordtng aPPlicrt ions.Verqaii le enough ro handle any assignmenr. l00B Sertesmixers offcr rhe premium performence expected bytoday's audio professional.

A SYSTEN'I OF SUBSYST]]I'1S

Earh J00B Series mrxer has a nerwork ofno less than f i -,

complrre submix system.. These submix.ystem. cnablt- 'l00B Series owners to adapt insrandy to the studio or th€stage vithout complex patching schemes or boardmoclrlrcauon.

The Main Mix system receives signals from multipleinnurc and routes them. via extensive channel modulecontrols, to one or more Program Group faders. Thismakes ir pos.rble to combinc several inpurs on , srnglefader for mixine ronvcnien(e Thr Main Mix:ysrcmfeeds several diFerent sets of outpurs, providing ampleoDiions for creatins a sound reinforcement hous€ mix ora cootrol room mj; for recording projecls.

Muft iple and alrernate mixo are nerer a problem on al00B Sciirs board. To meet the"e dcmand". TASCAM hesprovided two Auxilliary submix systems as wcll as ver'satile Effects and separatc Monitor submix systems. TheAux systems can deiivc their input signals from severalpoints wirhrn the console. which al lows Ihc opera(or (oireate cue moes and moniror mixes rndepcndently ofthe main mix. The Effects systcm furnishes plentifuloprions for applying signal proce.sing to rhc mix. lfneeded, rhi. sysrem can ako double as an cxtra programbuss.

The monitor submix svstcm provides anorher meaosofcrearioq discrete cue and monitot mixes This systemis essentia-ilv an independent 8-in/2-out submixer thati s b u i l t r i e h t i n t o e a . h 3 0 o B S e f i e s b o a r d . o n t h e M ' � �3l2Band M-3208, rhe Monitot system is equipped witF/its own set of Aux sr.rbmixes. The 3008 Series' Monitorsection makes ao ideal submixer for today's multi-keyboard setups. Or, it cao ptovide up to eight exffaEffects Returns.

.5 Sabn* Srsteru (Ma;,, Mix, 2 Auxilliary, Effecx, hlonitor) ixitdxtl! oryarrbea.nd rinpln corzplex recoding or soend reinforemer,t retspl 1litlo4t pdtclixS.

. 8, 12, or 20 claxnelt, all uitb comprcbexsite .btyren rigrral loltixg,

. Plarrton pouer (48V) ruitcbable in 2-charrnel gtu pr ptutidcr a corr@nicnt pouelro fte for phdntorn-poueted condewer mifiop/toner.

. 3-Band EQ (defearable) on eac/1 cbaktul co.abinet rteb;r?g and rueep-tlpeparonetic EQ to proride 12 dB and 15 dB of cxt or booo at eacb jleqtexcy bard,

. 4 Progtum Grotup / B6$s, eacb uitl a nastel fad$ and low cboice of bal.ncedatd anbdldnced osrputt, Sixgle fader grouping for nzaximam miring co,tret ience,

. Slerco drrd Morro matter ftctior? recei,et riErral from Inpat cbarnelt, PGM bastet,Tdpe Retarrrr and Effect Rettnt.

. Sopbiticated Solo tyren uith PFL and AFL capabilities for sornd-cbech, or folfnc-rlning a letrixg aitbott lrrkfti.ptitg thc plog/drn.

. Inretion point or, edcb obemel, PGM bttt, Steeo b*t axd Mono bwr fot app/!-ixg extenal ignal ptocedng uxitt,

. Conplete TalabacA ryttem (M-3128 a"d M-3208).

. Tranrforme ets bahnced dffircxtial inpat design for uide baxduidtl ardexaelle n t tanJiettt ft rP orfi e!,

. 8 T6pe Rcr4/, jacAx acccpt a wia4 ofLixa-leoel igxd.

. Tim and Pad controlt ol edcb cbannel prcvide a 74 dB rcntitiritl rcnge forbalaxced ixPats,

. Individual circuit cat* are ,notnted on a rteel nbchasti for maximtm srengtband road- uortbirre$,

. Field ftpldceable uith Perrr,! & Gller fddet and otber popalar braxds,

. 1.tlz/cbarrnel tteleo leadplone amp bat exor.gh poucr to dite t lndll tet

'Thn phoro sho*s thc M.rl2B rear pmcl.'Th. M l20B has 20 input rhrnncls'Thc M.l03B hd 3 inpui .hannrls ?nd doesn r hav. dorcd lbc 216

8, 12 OR 20 INPUT CHANNELS. ALL LOADED\(/ITH FEATURES

The 3008 series channcl inputs cover all the options-microohone and line level, balanced and unbalanced,XIR ind quartcr-inch connectots, an insert jack foreffects, and switchable phantom power for phantom-powered condenser microPhones.The first 8 input channels are further equipped withmultitrack Tape returns. Used in conjuncrion with theorovision of oair ol RCA ourput iack for ea.h of fouritGM bu.r or,pr,r. rhe) compnse ?n ideal system forinrerfacing with a 8-rra€k multitrack machinc. DirectOutput oi cach channel can be used to feed one inputto one track.

The Trim and Pad controls on each input channelprovidc a sensitivity range of 74 dB for the XIR con-oerror, ro prcvenr very hot balanced Mic or Line signalsfrom overdriving the input preamplifier. The Trim potconsists of two concentric con$ols rhat allow independ-ent settings for Mic and Line level. Thanks to thesecontrols, thcre's no need to reset your trim if you'techanging back and fonh between Mic and Line inputs.

A 3-band equalizer on each channel provides preciseronal shaping of input signals. The hrgh-frequencycontrol is a shelving-type EQ allowing the 12 dB boostor cut er 10 kHz. The mid.frequency control is swcep-tvDe and coverc the fieoucncies b€twcen 200 Hz and{ktlz. ttt dB. The loi-frequency control is sweepablefrom t0 Hz to 1 kHz, tlt dB. If desired, the EQ sec-tion can be bypasscd entirely with the EQ "On" button.

The chanoel module controls makc it easy to routeany input signal to any of the l00B Scrics' submixsystems, including rhe four P(ogram Group and masteiStereo outpur, rhe rwo Aux submixes, the Effccts sub-mix and the Solo sysrem. There are level controls for rheEffects and Aux sysrems. The principle channel levelcontrol is a long-rhrow 100 mm fader which is easilyficld-replaceablc wirh Penny & Giles faders and otherpopular brands.

I iULL SOLO AND 'IALKBACK FAClLIl ' ]ES

back signal to the Progfam, Stereo busses,or any of the

Other too-oanel convenience features on th€ l00B'sarc en 8 ohm stereo headphone jack, a headphone leveltondol and a l ishr sockcr rM-1128 ,nd M-J20B, for u\ 1wrrh srandard LILrhre rv f lr l ' rures. The rombrnation of Ythouehtful details like these and major features lik€ theSolo iystem make 3008 Series boards esPecially satisfying

EXTENSIVI OUI'PUTS AND MASI'I]RCONTROLS

Each of rhe 3008 Series' submix systems has its own setof maqer .onrrols and ourput ja.ks These pre-wircdconnectors virtually eliminare the necd for patchingand make it posible to iostall a 3008 Series board in a

The Main Mix sysrem outputs include four ProgamGroup outs plus master Stereo and Mono Outputs. Aseparate fader governs the lcvcl lhat appears at each ofrhese outputs. Each output offers a separate Insert jackfor processing rhe f inal mix, and a choite of XLRlbalinced or-unbalancedl and a pair of RCA jacks. Wirhrhis convenient selection of connetors. rhc 300B Seri€s isrcady to interface with a broad rangc of output deveices-from P,A, svstems to taDe machines,

The outpirts and masier controls for each of th€ i'J00B Seriei submix systems provrde an unprecedentednumber of oprions. Mxter controls for rhe Aux submixsvstcm consist of one output and one master Level con-tiol for each of thc lwo Aux busses. As for the Effectssubmix system, thcre are two Effects rcturns, cach withits own Level and Pan controls. Each Effecrs rerurn canbe routed to the master Stereo outputs,

Thr masrer conrroh for rhe Monitor rubmix sysremmake uD a comolete "mixer \aithin a mixcr." Each ofrhe eisl ir moniror inpurs ha( ir. own Level and Panconrrols plu. swrrchei for selecrinq rhe poinr from whicheach Monitor inour wil l derive ir isienrl. On rhe M.3l2B and M-320B, each of the eighi Monltor secuonsalso has its own Aux submixing capabilities.

The Monitor mastcr controls provide a system of sevenswitches which lets vou select the Stereo, Mono, Effects.Aux l, or 2 busses. or either of rwo external ster€o pairs.Here too, thc choice of 1/4" and RCA ourput jacks isprovided for romplere system.omparibi l iry.'

A visual display o[ ourpur leveli is prouidcd by six VLmerers and a svstem of Merer Select switches. The meterscan also be usJd to moniror the level of valous mputsignals (such as rhe Tapr Return inpur. l . Each mererdisplays average srgnal level and also int ludes a PeakIndicator LED that fires at flo Vll. This allows youto rstimate rhe "peak to avcrage" ratio of your aignal

\)_ouite easilv.

The 3008 Series' extensive Solo system allows convenrenttroublcshoocing and fine tuning of channel settings atany time during a live show or recording scssion wirhourinierrupting the program. The input Solo and the EffectReturn Solo are PIL (Pre Fader Listen), so you can iden'dfy and audition any signal before bringing it inro themix. The output Solo is AFL (After Fader Listen). Thisafanpement makes it ea$ to isolete and check the levelof individual busses when you're mixing, rather thanrrying ro make crir i(al mixing iudgementr while l i ' reningro rhe combined output of al l four busses.

TASCAM has also iquipped the M-3128 and M-1208wifi a rhorough, adaptable Talkback system. A TalkbackMic inpur is conveniendy located on the top panel, anda series of select switches allows you to apply the Talk-

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