The TASCAM SX-1 is an entire
professional-caliber music and audio production studio in an
integrated package. Designed to meet all the needs of
serious project studios, commercial recording facilities and
sound for picture post-production, the SX-1 combines hard
disk recording, digital mixing, MIDI sequencing, plug-in
effects, advanced DAW-style editing and mastering
capabilities.
The SX-1's audio quality has 24-bit resolution and 24-bit
ADCs and DACs. Like the MX-2424 Hard Disk Recorder, the SX-1
can use high sampling rates including 96kHz/88.2kHz with
half the track and mixer channel count of its standard
48kHz/44.1kHz modes. Its plug-in effects architecture
ensures that in addition to its built-in effects by TASCAM,
TC Works and Antares, recordists will be able to access a
wide variety of third-party effects by other manufacturers.
Its wide variety of interfaces allows users to easily
interface the SX-1 with other gear in their studios, and its
XVGA output means that you can plug a monitor into it and
get all the information you need, including sample-level
waveform editing of audio tracks, plug-in effects control
and much more. Plus, an optional cascade module allows for
it to be connected to TASCAM's DM-24 for more digital mixing
channels.
• 40 input, 32 x 8 digital mixing
console with 100mm, touch sensitive faders, advanced
built-in dynamic automation, and 16 high-quality
phantom-powered mic preamps.
• Full-function, 48kHz, 24-bit,
16-track hard disk recorder that uses an internal IDE disk
drive.
8 tracks of 96khz recording will be
possible with a software upgrade following soon after
release (converters are 96k). Additional IDE and ultrawide
SCSI drives may be connected to the SX-1 via a front-panel
slot or a rear panel SCSI interface.
• Highly integrated and intuitive
waveform, MIDI, and automation data editing via an internal
recording/editing engine that uses the fast, reliable,
multimedia-optimized BeIA operating system and an extremely
powerful graphics engine.
• Complete surround mixing
capabilities with the ability to record a full 5.1 mix to
the internal HD in addition to the original 16 audio
tracks.
• 128-track MIDI sequencer with
advanced editing modes that are available on the fly, with
standard and step record modes and highly accurate timing
derived from the internal sample clock. Each of the 64 MIDI
outputs can be mapped to channel strips on the console, and
channel strip faders and knobs can then be assigned to
output MIDI channel or custom, user-defined MIDI
messages.
• Built-in CD-RW drive for printing
stereo mixes, data backup and archiving, and importing
sounds from audio or data CDs.
• DSP plug-in technology that offers
built-in effects by TASCAM, TC Works and Antares as standard
features as well as the ability to add new effects as
required.
• Extensive analog, digital, MIDI
and computer interfacing that includes (16) balanced XLR
inputs, (16) 1/4" TRS line inputs, TRS inserts on each
analog input, an onboard speaker switcher, eight channels of
ADAT Optical digital interface, two stereo S/PDIF inputs
(with sample rate conversion) and outputs, wordclock
In/Out/Thru, two MIDI inputs (for MIDI controllers and MIDI
Time Code), four MIDI outputs, a SCSI port, two USB ports, a
100Mbits Ethernet jack for FTP capabilities, separate studio
and control room monitoring and more.
• Built-in timecode/sync support via
SMPTE/LTC, video sync, and Sony P2.
• Expansion slots for 24 more
channels of digital I/O (including optional multichannel
interfaces for AES/EBU, TDIF, ADAT Optical) or additional
analog I/O.
• Onboard LCD screen that offers a
wide variety of editing and automation information
(including waveforms)
• XVGA output that acts as a
complete, stand-alone DAW interface for total control of the
machine with no external computer required
• Authors MP3 files
• Jog/shuttle wheel for scrubbing
audio and MIDI data simultaneously
• Cascadable with TASCAM's DM-24
Digital Mixing Console to add input channels and
interfaces
SX-1 Sequencer
Features
•General
128 simultaneous track
playback
1 MIDI port in (16 channels), 4 MIDI
ports out (64 channels)
Support for virtual takes, the number of
virtual takes possible is only limited by available disk
space
Sample-accurate playback
960 PPQ resolution
Dedicated conductor track
Tempo map support
Piano-roll display in the GUI and on the
front panel LCD
Simultaneously record on multiple
tracks
Merge/Overwrite/Step record
modes
SMF import/export
Event list display and editing of
individual events
Bar/Beat/Tick, SMPTE, Real Time, or
Sample time format displays and data entry
•Transport
Forward and reverse playback
Supports take loading/unload while
playing
Supports editing (incl undo/redo) while
playing
Unlimited locate points which can be
named and recalled from the front panel by number
Can enable/disable conductor track (and
tempo map)
•Metronome
Countdown, Countdown only, No Countdown
modes
Can specify seperate output
channel/note/duration/velocity fordownbeat and
non-downbeats
•Non-Destructive
Processing
Quantize during playback
Quantize during live recording
Quantize parameters: Quantize Length,
Quantize attacks, releases, or durations, Sensitivity %,
Swing, swing strength, Randomize length %
Transpose during playback
•Editing
Unlimited Undo/Redo
Editing can be done while
playing
Region and individual note selection
modes
Lock-to-grid support
Destructive operations (many of which can
be done graphically with the mouse in the GUI):
- Cut/Copy/Paste/Erase
- Split tracks based on critera (certain pitch or velocity
range, for example)
- Set Velocity
- Constrain notes to velocity range
- Trim velocities by specific amount
- Adjust velocities by a percentage
- Crescendo/Decresendo
- Set start time
- Set Duration
- Randomize Duration
- Quantize
- Transpose
- Repeat
- Reverse
- Insert tempo change
- Insert note
- Insert time signature change
- Insert program change
- Accelerando
- Pencil tool for drawing/editing controller data
- Audition notes while dragging in the GUI
• Remote Control
64 virtual channel strips each containing
up to 17 controls that can be mapped to the following types
of MIDI messages:
- controller
- channel/poly pressure
- program change
- note
- pitch bend
- SYSEX or user-defined
Channel strip controls can be recorded
for MIDI automation purposes
Tascam Italy contac:
TEAC tel.(++39) 0266010500 - fax.(++30)
0266010484
