User manual TASCAM FW-1082 APPLICATIONS GUIDE

[. . . ] A S/PDIF connection allows you to connect digital sources for pristine audio quality. The FW-1082 includes a full-featured MIDI interface with two MIDI inputs and two MIDI outputs, so you can conencoders provide exact control over pan, EQ* or aux sends of your workstation software mix. Separate headphone and monitor outputs and controls are also provided. [. . . ] The control surface interface of the FW-1082 is what really turns your computer into a production powerhouse. Computers are designed to function as all things to all people, from office word processing machines to internet email servers. Adding an FW-1082 to your computer turns it into a music-making workstation and gives you a front-end you can be creative with. Use the touchsensitive moving faders to mix your song, and use the bank buttons to access more channels Applications Guide T Microphones Guitar Mic Inputs 1-2 Monitors Monitor Outs FireWire Computer (Mac or PC) eight at a time. And instead of clicking a mouse or memorizing keyboard combinations, you can press solid transport buttons or turn the shuttle wheel to locate anywhere within your song ­ because no one wants to hit command-option-spacebar when the muse is about to strike. Live Recording ith the portable FW-1082 and a laptop, you have everything you need to take your studio on the road. Whether you want to sell CDs at your next gig, upload an MP3 of the show to your website or use the recording to audition for a bigger club gig, recording your live show can be the key to bigger and better things for your band. The FW-1082 has four microphone inputs, so you can set your own mics onstage and in the audience. Four additional line ins are perfect for amp direct out jacks, guitar amp modelers or the line outs from a board feed. Insert jacks allow you to patch in a compressor/limiter, so that the recording doesn't distort when things get too loud. There's even a loud headphone amp for monitoring the recording during the show. After the concert, you'll be able to mix rapidly using the touch-sensitive moving faders, dedicated select/solo/mute buttons, and assignable encod- W ers for pan, aux sends and EQ control. A dedicated S/PDIF digital output can be connected to a CD burner like our CD-RW750 if you don't have one on your laptop. Work quickly enough and you might be able to sell CDs of that night's show before your audience catches a cab. Microphones Stereo Compressor Mic Inputs 1-4 Insert 1-2 PA Mixer Line Ins 5-6 Laptop Computer (Mac or PC) FireWire Headphones 10/28/04 Page 2 of 4 FW-1082 Music Education Applications Guide A s school band budgets continue to shrivel and parents challenge an educator's every move, many band directors are finding that recording is the answer to many of their problems. Using the FW-1082 audio interface, a teacher can record rehearsals to a computer so that students can listen to the "big picture" when they aren't concentrating on their fingering. Capturing auditions can be a big help when trying to remember how a student did after a full day, and can answer the arguments of parents asking why their kid didn't make first chair. And recording a seasonal concert and selling the CDs to relatives can be a more profitable and appropriate fund-raiser than selling candy. [. . . ] Nine touchsensitive moving faders, transport buttons and assignable encoders allow you to control every aspect of your mix. Or, if you need both hands to play, plug into the footswitch. Monitor Outs Line Ins 1-8 Synthesizer Synthesizer MIDI I/O FireWire GigaStudio Computer S/PDIF Digital In (Mac or PC) 10/28/04 Page 3 of 4 FW-1082 FW-1082 Connections Applications Guide (4) Balanced XLR / W" TRS Mic / Line inputs Phantom Power switch (2) W" TRS Analog Inserts (Channels 1 & 2) (4) W" TRS Line Inputs (2) W" TRS Control Room Outputs W" TRS Headphone Output RCA S/PDIF Digital Input and Output (2) MIDI Inputs (2) MIDI Outputs (2) FireWire connectors (In/Thru) W" Footswitch Input FW-1082 Control Surface Features (8) 60mm touch-sensitive moving faders 60mm touch-sensitive moving master fader (8 channels) Illuminated Select, Solo, Mute buttons (8 channels) Record Ready LED (8) Trim control with Signal and Clip LEDs Record Arm button Four assignable Encoders*, assignable to Pan, EQ Frequency, EQ Gain, EQ Q, Aux 1-8 (4) Keys to select High, High-Mid, LowMid and Low EQ bands* (8) Function keys* (Four + Shift key) The following free software is included with the FW-1082: Cubase LE õ 48 audio tracks and 64 MIDI tracks õ 96kHz / 24-bit resolution õ Supports VST FX and instruments õ Sophisticated MIDI track editing õ Loop slice, stretch, groove and tempo analysis õ Upgrade path to Cubase SX Cursor Up, Down, Left, Right Keys* Jog/Shuttle Wheel Bank keys Set / In / Out keys* Locate forward/back keys* Transport Rewind, Fast Forward, Stop, Play, Record keys * Control Surface compatibility for some features is subject to the DAW program's native driver software. See the TASCAM website for the latest driver software updates and documentation. GigaStudio 3 LE õ 64-voice polyphony õ 16-channel multitimbral MIDI õ ReWire and VST plug-in support õ Includes MegaPiano piano library õ Compatible with all GigaStudio libraries Nomad Factory Demo Version õ Blue Tubes Bundle, Rock Amp Legends and Liquid Bundle plug-in demo install õ One free delay plug-in permanent install 7733 Telegraph Rd · Montebello, CA · 90640 · phone 323. 726. 0303 · www. tascam. com © 2004 TEAC Corporation All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. [. . . ]