Teac FW-1082 Setup Guide - Manual (Page 5)

1 – Introduction
TASCAM FW-1082 Setup Guide
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Two analog and/or two S/PDIF outputs are available
for output, depending on the DAW software
configuration. The physical MIDI ports are usable by the DAW
application for transmitting and receiving MIDI data
to and from external MIDI equipment.
MIDI CTRL (control) surface mode
In the MIDI control surface mode ( MIDI CTRL ), the
surface controls are mapped to MIDI control mes-
sages. The
BANK keys and indicators are used to
select up to four banks (that is, 32 modules), and the
controls can be set to transmit a different MIDI mes-
sage in each bank.
This mapping of controls to messages is set up in the
FW-1082 Control Panel of the host computer, and the
process is fully described in the User’s Guide.
MIDI messages may be transmitted from the physi-
cal MIDI OUT ports, or from the virtual MIDI OUT
ports to the host computer (through the FireWire
cable).
When a control is mapped to a physical MIDI output
port in this mode, when the control is operated, the
appropriate
OUT indicator lights as the MIDI data is
transmitted from the FW-1082.
Note that you do not need to connect the FW-1082 to
a host computer to operate the unit in this mode with
the physical terminals—you only need to connect a
computer when you set up and map the MIDI mes-
sages.
MON MIX (monitor mix) surface mode
In this surface mode, the FW-1082 acts as a stand-
alone mixer, mixing up to eight analog signals
together with the two digital signals received at the
coaxial digital input.
The FW-1082 provides level, pan, mute and solo
capabilities for these input channels, mixing them
into two outputs
MONITOR (BAL) L and R .
It is also possible to monitor the signals output from
the computer DAW software, either independently, or
together with, the input signals.
Two banks are available using the BANK keys: the
analog ( ANLG ), and the stereo digital input ( D IN )
banks. In the second of these, only the first two mod-
ules are active, corresponding to the stereo S/PDIF
input channels.
When mixing analog signals, the TRIM controls can
be used to adjust the signal input levels, which can be
monitored with the overload (
OL ) and signal detec-
tion ( SIGNAL ) indicators on each module.
NOTE
When mixing digital audio, there should be one, and
only one word clock in the system. Follow the instruc-
tions in “Clock source setting” on page 14 to set the
word clock for the system.
Use the master fader to control the master stereo
level, and the
MONITOR control to adjust the level of
the signal sent to the control room monitoring system
(
MONITOR L and R ).
When the FW-1082 is in this mode, the three keys
shown in Figure 1.3 are used for selecting the signals
to be monitored:
• COMPUTER selects the signals from the DAW
passed through the FireWire connection. The level
of the signals from the computer is set using the
master output control of the DAW software and the
two analog outputs may be selected (using the soft-
ware Control Panel) for output of these signals.
• INPUTS selects the analog and coaxial signals for
monitoring.
• BOTH allows the computer signals to be monitored
alongside the input signals
Figure 1.3: Monitor selection keys