SX-1
Dig it a l Pro d u ct io n En viro n m e n t
The TASCAM SX-1 Vision
disk recorder for slating or funky tracking. Also, if you own high-
end analog outboard processors (maybe a pair of 1176’s or a
Fairchild 670), you could easily patch them into inserts on any mixer
channel.
The SX-1 is:
• A sophisticated
40 input,
32x8x8 digital
mixing console
w ith highly
flexible routing,
advanced
The SX-1 takes the digital console concept even further with pres-
tige, name brand, onboard effects by TC Works and Antares. It also
possesses one of the best surround mixing interfaces on the market
today, making routing and creation of 5.1 mixes as easy as a few
button presses.
internal
The SX-1’s tactile control sur-
face features 17 touch sensi-
tive, 100mm, lon g throw
motorized faders…16 channel
faders plus one master. The
automation,
and a plug-in
effects
architecture
throw of these faders is the
same as those on large-format
recording consoles like those
from SSL and Neve. Other fea-
tures of the control surface
• A high-end
MIDI sequencer
that offers
include: horizon ta l cha nnel
professional
editing tools
integrated
w ith the
audio recorder
strip, Jog and Shuttle wheel and transport control, and 10-key pad.
A color-matched computer keyboard and mouse come as standard
equipment with the SX-1. To offer even more functionality, the SX-
1 has 16 fader banks that determine which parameters are con-
trolled by the SX-1’s faders.
Both a large LCD display and a full-color VGA output are provided
for displaying mixing and editing data.
• A professional
hard disk
recorder and
editor with
industry-w ide
audio file
compatibility
and surround-
stem recording
capabilities
Not only is the SX-1’s mixer easy to route - it’s even easier to auto-
mate. It offers the most extensive automation system ever released
for a standalone DAW. All of the audio mixing parameters on the
console can be automated from the control surface. Innovative
automation capabilities, such as rendering library recall events into
the dynamic automation data, set the SX-1’s automation system
apart from less-advanced systems. One of the most important fea-
tures of the SX-1’s automation system is that it is largely transpar-
ent, so the operator can concentrate on the mix instead of "run-
ning" the automation system. Most functions are accessible by
pressing a single button, as opposed to other systems that require
paging through a labyrinth of menus, submenus and parameter
settings for even simple operations. While the SX-1’s VGA Graphic
User Interface allows very detailed editing of automation and other
data, it isn’t required to make a great mix or even to use the
automation.
• A powerful
digital, analog
and computer
audio interface
The TASCAM SX-1 Vision
When all components of the SX-1’s digital console are consid-
ered…40 inpu t/8 bus architecture, t ouch -sensitive motorized
100mm faders, name brand onboard effects, highly sophisticated
automation, extremely flexible signal routing, surround mixing, etc.
- the SX-1 is clearly a remarkable value.
When all
components of
the SX-1’s
digital console
are considered…
40 input/8 bus
architecture,
touch-sensitive
motorized
100mm faders,
name brand
onboard
effects, highly
sophisticated
automation,
extremely
flexible signal
routing,
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A Professional 128-track Sequencer
Another of the SX-1’s impressive features
is the onboard, 128-track professional
sequencer, which is tightly integrated with
the onboard multitrack recorder. The SX-1
has the ability to import/export Standard
MIDI Files. Nearly all the features that
users have come to expect from DAW-
based sequencers are included in the SX-
1’s MIDI engine. In addition to standard
features such as Cut/Copy/Paste, professional users will appreciate
advanced features such as Step Record, non-destructive Quantize
and Transpose, MIDI crescendo, MIDI reverse play, and Ripple edit-
ing modes.
surround
mixing, etc. —
the SX-1 is
clearly a
remarkable
value.
The SX-1 is the only machine ever built that achieves this level of
MIDI integration. It is important to note that the SX-1’s sequencer
does not operate in isolation. The sequencer actually runs the
automation for the mixing console. Because the playback timing of
MIDI events is derived from the sample engine of the hard disk
recorder, the timing is supremely accurate and should impress even
the most hardened MIDI veterans.
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Dedicated Multichannel Stem Recorder for Surround Mixing
The SX-1 features a 6-channel stem recorder for surround mastering
applications. Mastering tracks can be polished with outboard com-
pression, EQ, spatial effects and more, using the SX-1’s powerful
insert routing. The stem recorder records files in either Mac Sound
Designer II or PC Broadcast WAV formats. By writing in the two indus-
try-standard files formats to removable SCSI drives, the SX-1’s master
files can be taken to virtually any computer-based DAW for further
editing and sweetening without need for time-wasting file transfers.
The stem recorder is also used as the 2-track mixdown recorder. After
mixing down, you can take those masters and burn them to a Red
Book audio CD via the SX-1's built-in CD-RW drive.
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The TASCAM SX-1 Vision
The SX-1 can
play back 16
uncompressed
tracks of
A Professional Hard Disk Recorder
The SX-1’s hard disk recorder is derived from the same technology
in the TEC award-winning MX-2424 and Emmy award-winning MM
Series film dubbers. The SX-1 can play back 16 uncompressed tracks
of pristine 24-bit audio at one time, but it’s capable of far more.
With 999 virtual tracks per project that can be freely assigned to
any track, anywhere, the SX-1 makes comping together single
tracks from large numbers of vocal or instrumental takes an easy
task.
pristine 24-bit
audio at one
time, but it’s
capable of far
more. With 999
virtual tracks
per project that
can be freely
assigned to any
track, anywhere,
the SX-1 makes
comping
As stated previously, the SX-1
can read and write to both PC
and Mac d iscs, a nd writes
time-stamped Sound Designer
II and Broadcast Wave files.
Therefore, audio files can lit-
erally be taken from the SX-1
and imported with single sam-
ple accuracy into a variety of
together single
tracks from
DAWs and digital recorders.
" Sin gle sa mp le accuracy"
large numbers
of vocal or
instrumental
takes an easy
task.
means that when files are transferred, they are put into the exact
place in a project you intend them to go…with precision to one
48,000th of a second. This is done by storing the sample rate and
the sample offset from absolute zero in the file itself. With only
these two parameters, the file can be placed at the exact sample in
another DAW’s project that has the ability to spot to a time stamp.
Some of the compatible DAWs include Pro Tools, Digital Performer,
Logic Audio and Nuendo. This feature provides tremendous bene-
fit to recording professionals needing file compatibility with other
musicians and studios.
The SX-1 can read and write projects in TimeLine’s Open TL format,
making it compatible at the session level with popular DAW pro-
grams such as Logic Audio and Nuendo as well as the TASCAM MX-
2424. You can literally move a hard drive from the SX-1 into your
DAW, and open projects in one of these applications.
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The TASCAM SX-1 Vision
If you’ve ever
used audio
editing software,
the SX-1 w ill
feel right at
home.
Waveform Editing
Man y industry p ros would
arg ue t hat the waveform-
based display has been the
most significant new feature
intro duced over t he p ast
decade to improve the profes-
sional audio recording and
editing process. The SX-1’s
designers saw the possibilities
for a custom, full color graph-
ic interface that would take
advantage of the SX-1’s speed. As such, the SX-1 has a graphic inter-
face that is accessible by connecting a VGA monitor to a rear panel
jack. The speed of the waveform display is reminiscent of an oscil-
loscope’s, with a center-rectified playhead and real-time sample-
accurate playback. Standard editing conventions have been used in
order to give the SX-1 a familiar look and feel. Cut, Copy, and Paste
follow standard DAW commands, while other functions are easily
accessible via different combinations of controls – including the
PS/2 keyboard, the control surface, and the Jog/Shuttle wheel. If
you’ve ever used audio editing software, the SX-1 will feel right at
home.
The TASCAM SX-1 Vision
SX-1 Summarized
V1.0 features
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40x8 digital console…32 channels with 3-band fully variable EQ,
comp/gate and DSP insert point each, 8 identical return
channels without the DSP insert point; 8 busses with DSP insert
point; touch sensitive 100mm motorized faders; and powerful
on-board dynamic mix automation.
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Onboard effects…TC Works Reverb, Antares mic/speaker
modelers, and a proprietary suite of TASCAM effects.
16 track HDR with additional 6-track stem recorder that allows
printing of a separate 5.1 mix.
Professional 128-track MIDI sequencer with non-destructive
quantize and transpose, step record and on-the-fly editing, etc.
Graphic User Interface from VGA Out allows sophisticated
editing of audio and MIDI data.
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Built-in LCD screen displays waveforms, mix data, etc.
Built-in CD-RW drive enables both data backup and stereo
mixdown.
Inputs/Outputs
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16 channels of analog input with mic pre, (XLR and TRS ins) with
insert per channel.
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Eight channels ADAT I/O.
Three option slots for expansion of audio I/O (more ADAT, TDIF,
AES/EBU or analog, utilizing the same I/O option cards as the
TASCAM DM-24 digital mixer.
Two S/PDIF I/O
Word Clock in/out/thru
SMPTE in/out
MTC in (dedicated)
MIDI in
MIDI out x4
Video in/thru
Sony 9-pin
Ultra Wide SCSI
VGA out
LTC out
Ethernet
Footswitch
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Keyboard and mouse
The TASCAM SX-1 Vision
Options
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FP-MSX black flat-panel VGA monitor
ADAT 8-channel I/O card
TDIF 8-channel I/O card
AES/EBU 8-channel I/O card
Analog 8-channel I/O cards
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