Tascam FW-1884 - Manual (Page 14)

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Input Capability Matrix for Digital Performer
This has been fixed with Digital Performer 4.12
Due to the method that Digital Performer handles FireWire audio streams, only eight
inputs and eight outputs can be simultaneously accessed on the FW­1884 when using
DP4 in Mac OS X. When the FW­1884 is configured as an 18­channel interface (in the
FW­1884 Manager application), the eight analog mic/line inputs and outputs will be used
for I/O. If the FW­1884 is set to act as an 8­channel interface, you will be able to choose
the eight mic/line ins and outs or the ADAT input and output or a combination of the two.
When the FW­1884 is configured for 2­channel operation, you will be able to choose any
pair of inputs and outputs for use with Digital Performer.
FW­1884 Mode Available I/O
18­channel 8 mic/line inputs, 8 line outputs
8­channel · 8 mic/line inputs, 8 line outputs
· ADAT input, ADAT output
· 8 mic/line inputs, ADAT output
· ADAT input, 8 line outputs
2­channel Any pair of inputs and outputs
Maintenance Items
· Some users have reported audio dropouts on dual processor G4 Macs running
OSX. This is fixed with OSX driver version 1.03 and higher.
Known Issues
· On dual processor G4 Macs running DP4 and OSX, DAW faders may not respond
accurately. Our testing has shown that the issue is more likely to present itself in
bench testing rather than actual usage. This is currently under investigation.