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Tascam FW-1884 Notes

Professional control surface / firewire audio-midi interface digital performer (macintosh) notes
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FW-1884
Professional Control Surface / FireWire Audio-MIDI Interface
DIGITAL PERFORMER (Macintosh) NOTES

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  • Page 1 » FW-1884 Professional Control Surface / FireWire Audio-MIDI Interface DIGITAL PERFORMER (Macintosh) NOTES...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    To Record ............8 Virtual Mac Keyboard Keys ......3 Disarm Track Record........8 To Set Punch In/Out from current Selection ..8 To Set Up the FW-1884 for use with Digital To Toggle AutoPunch Mode......8 Performer ...........3 To Perform Record Automation ......8 To Change Automation Touch Mode .....8...

  • Page 3: Standard Functionality

    CTRL as Macintosh virtual keyboard keys. Other virtual keys include the cursor keys, and programmable virtual keys (Return, Esc, Page Up, Page Down). To Set Up the FW-1884 for use with Digital Performer menu to add the FW-1884 Configuration NOTE Control and MIDI icons to your setup.

  • Page 4: Accessing Channels

    BANK BANK shown, by one. nels shown, by one. Shifting the FW-1884 Controls to the Next or Previous Bank of 8 Channels Press the t key or the g key, to BANK BANK...

  • Page 5: Jumping Directly To A Bank Of Eight Channels5

    Master the master fader is assigned to. Master 3 ––Ç– Master 4 –––Ç Master 5 –ÇÇÇ Master 6 Ç–ÇÇ Master 7 ÇÇ–Ç Master 8 ÇÇÇ– All other masters –––– Ç – =indicator on, = indicator off TASCAM FW-1884...

  • Page 6: Playback

    Digital Performer (Macintosh): Playback Playback The FW-1884 can control DP's playback, rewind, fast forward, markers, jog-shuttle, mute, solo, archive, and looping. To Play and Stop • •Press the • Press the key to play. key to stop. PLAY STOP To Toggle the Audible Mode On/Off •...

  • Page 7: To Shuttle Forward Or Back

    CLR SOLO/F4 To Mute or Unmute a Track • Press the key of the track you want to MUTE mute or unmute. To Unmute All Tracks in a Project • Hold and press the key. SHIFT CLR SOLO/F4 TASCAM FW-1884...

  • Page 8: Recording

    Digital Performer (Macintosh): Recording Recording The DP record functions that the FW-1884 can con- trol are recording, punch recording, and automation recording. To Record Arm a track by holding the key (above the Press the transport ord key to start record-...

  • Page 9: To Disable Track Automation

    You can peform various DP functions using the FW- • Arrow keys - same as Macintosh DP cursor key 1884 instead of using a keyboard. There are also equiv- functions. alents on the FW-1884 for the arrow, Return, Escape, • (Page Up/Down): same as the Macin- AUX 6/8 and Page Up/Down keys on the Macintosh keyboard.

  • Page 10: To Change The Master Fader Assignment

    Encoders control track levels. Aux Busses You can use the keys on the FW-1884 to con- AUX 1-4 trol aux send parameters on each track for up to 4 aux busses. Select the key (1-4) and then follow the steps below.

  • Page 11: Effects

    Digital Performer (Macintosh): Effects Effects The FW-1884 EQ keys and encoders control a four band EQ when configured in a track effects slot. To Configure the Four Band EQ Place a four band EQ into Insert A for the Use the...

  • Page 12: Fw-1884 Control Listings

    Digital Performer (Macintosh): FW-1884 Control Listings FW-1884 Control Listings Modifier Keys There are five primary modifier keys on the FW-1884. They are used to provide additional functionality with the FW-1884 control surface keys and knobs. They are also used to send virtual key modifiers to DP in order to access additional features which might normally require a keyboard.
  • Page 13 Digital Performer (Macintosh): FW-1884 Control Listings KEY/KNOB MODIFIER ACTION ENCODER KNOB - Adjust Track Pan and Sends SELECT Select track Arm track for automation record Arm track for record SHIFT Force fader level to unity SOLO Solo track Mute track...
  • Page 14 Digital Performer (Macintosh): FW-1884 Control Listings KEY/KNOB MODIFIER ACTION Record Automation Modifier on selected channels Toggle automation Touch mode on selected channels LATCH Toggle automation Latch mode on selected channels Footswitch Record/Stop Toggle TASCAM FW-1884...
  • Page 15 FW-1884 TEAC CORPORATION Phone: +81-422-52-5082 www.tascam.com 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: +1-323-726-0303 www.tascam.com 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: +1905-890-8008 Facsimile: +1905-890-9888 www.tascam.com 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada TEAC MEXICO, S.A.

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