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Tascam FW-1082 manual

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    D A W Control Surf ace / FireWire A udio-MIDI Interf ace O WNER’S MANU AL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERV ICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point with in an equilateral trian gle is inte nded to alert the user to the pres- ence of import[...]

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    2 TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual For CANADA This class A digital apparat u s complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la class A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada TO THE USER This equipment has b een tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim[...]

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    TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual 3 Important Safety Instructions 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Head all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8 Do not ins[...]

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    Contents 4 TASCAM FW-108 2 Owner’s Manual 1 – Introduction Overview ... ................. ............ ............. ......... 7 Features ............ ............. ................ ............. .. 7 System Requirements ......... ................ ......... 8 In The Box ..................... ................ ............. .. 8 Nomenclature used[...]

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    Contents TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 5 5 – Control Panel Settings tab .............. ............. ................ ......2 6 Control Protoc ol ........ ...................... ........... 26 Clock So urce .............. ...................... ........... 26 Sample R ate .............. ...................... ........... 26 Audio La tency ....[...]

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    Table of Figures 6 TASCAM FW-108 2 Owner’s Manual 1 –Introduction Figure 1.1:IE EE.1394 4-pin an d 6-pin connectors .. ................ ............. ... 7 2 –Parts of the FW-1082 Figure 2.1:Front pa nel features ............. ................ ................ .............. 10 Figure 2.2:Re ar panel features ..... ................ ..........[...]

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    TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual 7 1 – Introduction Overview Thank you for choosin g the T ASCAM FW -1082. W e hav e designed the FW -1082 to be an all-in-one solu- tion for your comput er-bas ed digital audio worksta- tion system. Its inte grated de sign incorporates a high- resolution professional multi-channel audio interf ace and integrated ze[...]

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    1 – Introduction 8 TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual NO TE We strongly suggest that al though a “daisy-chain” con- nection is p r ovided , that the FW -1082 is the only unit connected to the FireWi re port. Always perform all FireWire connections and disconnec- tions with the power to both the FW-1082 and the com- puter turned off. If connec ti[...]

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    1 – Introduction TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual 9 Software application notes Since much of the FW -1082’ s operation pertains directly to your D A W software, T ASCAM has pre- pared a series of application n o tes on using the FW - 1082 with a number of different D A W programs. These Application Notes are included on the FW - 1082 CD-R OM, an[...]

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    10 TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual 2 – Parts of the FW-1082 Front Panel The FW -1082 front panel may be con ven iently grouped into logical areas as shown in Fig ure 2.1. Note that the functions of some of these controls may change as the control mode changes. See “Control Surface Modes” on page 16 for details of these dif ferent modes and ho[...]

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    2 – Parts of the FW-1082 TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 11 Channel controls These controls control the channels of the FW -1082. The exact u se depends on the mode currently selected. REC indicators In COMPUTER mode, depending on the D A W application, these indicators light to indicate the track record status (armed or recording). In MON MIX m[...]

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    2 – Parts of the FW-1082 12 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual Encoders and controls Encoders The four encode rs are used in COMPUTER mode to make EQ settings, adjust aux send le vels, etc. Up to four EQ bands, with gain, frequen cy and Q set- tings for each band, and eigh t aux send lev els of the selected D A W channel can be controlled, dependi[...]

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    2 – Parts of the FW-1082 TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 13 In CO MPUTER mode, the y send me ssages to the D A W application. The exact mess age and the interpretation depend on the application. Also note that these k eys can be SHIFT ed to provide another four function keys. In MIDI CTRL mode, the y typically send MIDI mes- sages. DA W transpor[...]

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    2 – Parts of the FW-1082 14 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual Line inputs and inserts LINE IN jacks Balanced line le vel (+4 dBu) ¼" TRS (tip = hot, ring = cold, slee ve = ground) analog inputs. Inputs 1 through 4 are wired in parallel with their associated mic inputs. Only connect a line source or a microphone to these pa irs of inputs. Do[...]

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    2 – Parts of the FW-1082 TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 15 POWER jack and switch Connect only the po wer ad apter supplied with your FW -1082 to this jack. Make sure the switch is of f when making the p ower connection. W ARNING The FW-1082 outputs prod uce a “thump” when the power is turned on. T o avoid any damage to hearing or equipment,[...]

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    16 TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual 3 – Functional Overview Contr ol Surface Modes The FW -1082 control surface is extremely versatile, and can be used to co ntrol a computer application, to control an audio input mo nitor mix, and to send MIDI messages to external de vices via its MIDI out- puts or to soft sy nthesizers, etc. through its tw o vir[...]

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    3 – Functional Overview TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 17 connected to this jack, acti vating it wi ll always send a command to the host computer . Note that in MIDI CT RL mode these controls also send programmable MIDI messages to the FW -1082’ s physical and virtual MIDI outputs. Dedicated Modifier Keys There is a dedicated modif ier ke y o[...]

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    18 TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual 4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation As mentioned in “Functio nal Overvie w ” on page 16, the FW -1082’ s control surface functions in three dif- ferent control modes: computer control mode, MIDI controller mode or mo n itor mix mode. While all three modes share certain global functions, each mode is qu[...]

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    4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 19 T o set the FW -1082 to Nati ve protocol: 1 Open the FW -1082 Control P anel 2 Select the Settings tab 3 In the dr op-down Control Protocol menu, select FW-1082 NATIVE . For more detailed informati on on specif ic implemen- tation within the host applic ation, please refe[...]

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    4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation 20 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual 2 Select the Settings tab 3 In the drop-do wn Control Protocol menu, select HUI Emulation . For detailed i n formation on ho w the FW -1082’ s con- trol surface maps to contro ls within specif ic applica- tions, please refer to the Application Notes for the correspondi[...]

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    4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 21 Programming the MIDI Contr ol Messages Open the FW -1082’ s Contro l P anel by pre ssing the CONTROL P ANEL key on the FW -1082. Select the MIDI Programming tab . This tab has a sin- gle display window . If your FW -1082 is not powered on an d connected to the computer [...]

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    4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation 22 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual Controller On/Off • A controller v alue of 127 is transmitted when the ke y is pushed, and a value of 0 is transmitted when it is released. Y ou can pr ogram the controller num- ber . T oggled Controller On/Off • A controller v alue of 127 is transmitted when the ke [...]

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    4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 23 Programming Faders The eight channel faders, as well as the master fader , can all be reprogrammed. T o display the pro- grammed message for a fa der, simpl y touch the fader and the Control Panel sho w s something like Figure 4.8: When you touch the master fa der , you w[...]

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    4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation 24 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual Audio I/O and the Monitor Mixer In MON MIX mode, there are two banks which corre- spond to the two types of audio inputs av ailable on the FW -1082. The banks are labeled above the BANK s witches as follo ws: • ANLG – Controls the monitor le vels of the eight analog [...]

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    4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 25 Setting all monitor mi x levels to 0 dB (unity gain) Press and hold the SHIFT key and then press the F4 / MAST 0dB key . Setting all mixer par ameters to default values Press and hold the SHIFT key and then press the F3 key . Adjusting the fader sensitivity This adjusts t[...]

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    26 TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual 5 – Control Panel The FW -1082’ s Control Panel is where you can dis- play and adjust settings which determine ho w the FW -1082 communicates with your computer and other extern al devices. T o open the Control P anel, press the CONTROL P ANEL shortcut k ey on the FW - 1082’ s control surface. Y ou can also [...]

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    5 – Control Panel TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 27 NO TE It’ s import ant that you do not leave this swit ch in the on positio n if your DA W a pplication doe s in fac t alter the gain of the audio signal in response to Master fader messages from the FW-1082. In this situation, Master fader gain would be applied twice - once in the host appl[...]

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    5 – Control Panel 28 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual CoreAudio tab (OS X only) In OS X, you can specify ho w the FW -1082 should appear to the operating system: The options av ailable are as follows: 10-input/4-output All analog input ch annels are used, and th e analog monitor outpu ts are enabled. The S/PDIF input channels become channels 9 a[...]

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    TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 29 6 – Troubleshooting and Support The FW -1082 is a complex de vice with a number of inter-related comp onents. If you experience problems with your FW -1082, here are a few sugg estions to check first: T able 6.1: Audio troubleshooting I hear no sound. Do you have a valid audio s ignal appearing at the FW-1082&a[...]

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    6 – Troubleshooting and Support 30 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual Contacting Us In the ev ent of any problems with your FW -1 082, please contact your dealer or your local TEA C/ T ASCAM distributor . Contact information may be fo und at the back of this manual, or on the T ASCAM W eb site.[...]

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    TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 31 7 – Specifications Analog I/O MIC input 1-4 (Balanced) Connector: 3-pin XLR jack x 4 (1: GND , 2: Hot, 3: Cold) Input impedance 2.2k Ω Adjustable Input range –56dBu (TRIM max) to –2 dBu (TRIM min) Maximum gain +54 dB Phantom power Switchable +48V LINE input 1-8 (Bal anced) Connector 1/4 inch TRS jack x 8 [...]

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    7 – Specifications 32 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual Digital I/O Misc. I/O Overall System Specifications Digital in put (COAXIAL) 2-channel serial digital audio signal input terminal. In the case of Hi sampling, Hi-speed mode is supported. Connector RCA jack x 1 Input impedance 75 Ω F ormat IEC60958 Audio bit length 24-bit Digital output ( C[...]

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    7 – Specifications TASCAM FW-1082 Own er’s Manual 33 Analog performance Physical, etc. specifications THD (Level+4dBu) < 0.005 % 20 Hz - 20 kHz, LINE IN to INSER T SEND <0.01% 1 kHz, LINE IN to MONIT OR OUTPUT Frequency response (@ nominal level) 20Hz – 20 kHz (normal FS) ±1.0 dB , MIC/LINE IN to INSER T SEND 20Hz – 40kHz (Hi FS) +0.[...]

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    7 – Specifications 34 TASCAM FW-1 082 Owner’ s Manual Dimensional drawing Figure 7.1: Dimensions of the FW- 1082 83 mm (3.25") 386 mm (15.2") 486 mm (19.1")[...]

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