The TASCAM DM-4800 is the ultimate digital console for professional users who demand a flexible, 64-channel mix platform that configures to fit their needs. A "fat channel" strip in the center of the board provides instant access to 4-band parametric EQ, dynamics and aux controls available for the first 48 channels. Twenty-four studio-grade mic preamps provide enough inputs for a live event, and more can be added using expansion cards with external preamps. The standard compliment of analog and digital I/O is more than you'll find on consoles costing three times as much, and a completely configurable 24-buss routing system allows you to re-patch the board at the flick of a switch.
TASCAM's DM-4800 fits seamlessly into the modern recording environment based around a computer DAW. With a single button press, the Remote layer provides a 24-fader control surface for control of premiere workstations such as Pro Tools, Logic, SONAR, DP, Cubase and Nuendo. The optional IF-FW/DM mkII interface card provides 32 channels to and from a computer at up to 96kHz over a single FireWire cable. And the optional surround monitoring card provides downmixing, bass management and level control for mixing in up to 6.1 surround. No matter what your application, the TASCAM DM-4800 adapts to the needs of any professional audio installation.
Spec description
48 channels and 16 returns for 64 total inputs
24 busses
12 Aux Sends
24 mic/line inputs with analog inserts plus phantom power for condenser mics
24 channels of TDIF and 8 channels of ADAT built in
4 expansion card slots support optional FireWire, ADAT, AES/EBU, Analog, TDIF and Surround Monitoring cards
Dedicated cascade port supports cascade of two DM-4800s
Channel Strip section for EQ, Dynamics and Aux control of selected channel
Per channel LED ring encoders for pan, aux sends and EQ
Built-in DAW control layer compatible with Pro Tools®, Logic Pro™, SONAR™, Cubase™, Nuendo™, and Digital Performer™
Transport buttons control DAW software, RS-422 devices or MMC devices
Powerful automation with touch-sensitive motorized faders
4-band EQ, compression and gating on each channel
Compression for each aux, buss and main output
Two built-in effects processors, each able to run TC Reverb programs
Flexible routing allows any input to be routed to any channel or output
Offload data to convenient Compact Flash media using built-in CF slot
Optional MU-1000 meter bridge (as shown)
Maximum overall dimensions (w x d x h) including rest: 36.75" x 32.4" x 9.1" (933mm x 824mm x 230mm)
Weight: 71lbs (35kg)
Rear Panel Connections
(24) XLR mic/line inputs with analog inserts plus phantom power for condenser mics
(24) 1/4" TRS Analog inserts
(24) Balanced 1/4" TRS line inputs
(3x) 8-channel TDIF digital inputs and outputs
8-channel ADAT optical digital input and output
4 expansion card slots support optional FireWire, ADAT, AES/EBU, Analog & TDIF cards (listed below)
(2) Stereo AES/EBU digital inputs on XLR connectors
(2) Stereo S/PDIF digital inputs on coaxial connectors
(2) Stereo AES/EBU digital outputs on XLR connectors
(2) Stereo S/PDIF digital outputs on coaxial connectors
Stereo XLR balanced line outputs
1/4" Stereo TRS balanced Large Monitor outputs
1/4" Stereo TRS balanced Small Monitor outputs
Stereo 1/4" TRS balanced Studio outputs
Stereo RCA 2-Track input
(8) 1/4" TRS balanced Assignable Insert sends
(8) 1/4" TRS balanced Assignable insert returns
RCA Timecode input
MIDI In, Out and Thru connectors
BNC Word Sync Input and Out/Thru with termination
GPI output for parallel control
RS-422 connector for device control
USB 1.1 connector
1/4" Footswitch jack
Dedicated cascade port supports cascade of two DM-4800 mixers
Connector for (optional) MU-1000 24-channel meter bridge
According to Apple, OS X 10.9.5 includes heightened security measures that will also be part of OS X 10.10. These security measures will affect some TASCAM audio interfaces, so users are advised to be aware, and hold off on updating until further information is available
These products use Apple's built in CoreAudio driver. The Settings Panel installer is fully compliant with Apple's latest security measures.
US-2x2
US-4x4
The latest drivers are compliant, but testing is ongoing for these products:
US-322
US-366
US-1200
UH-7000
The OS X 10.9 public beta drivers can continue to be used for these interfaces:
US-122mkII
US-144mkII
US-200
US-600
US-1641
US-1800
US-2000
Cannot be used with the current driver (public or beta):
IF-FW/DMmkII: Development is on-going and a version that is compliant with the new security measures will be made available as soon as possible. Please keep your system at 10.9.4 or earlier if you wish to continue to use the IF-FW/DMmkII.
TASCAM Mixer Companion: Gatekeeper Security must be set to "allow all" for TMCompanion to be installed. It can be reverted to higher security settings after installation.
Other audio interface products not mentioned are no longer supported.
