Teac FW-1082 Setup Guide

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DAW Control Surface / FireWire Audio-MIDI Interface

SETUP GUIDE

Table of Contents

1 – Introduction

About the FW-1082 .................................................................................4

COMPUTER surface mode .............................................................................. 4

MIDI CTRL (control) surface mode................................................................. 5

MON MIX (monitor mix) surface mode......................................................... 5

The IEEE 1394 standard and the FW-1082 .............................................6

Before installing the software ...............................................................7

2 – Installation (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

System requirements..............................................................................8

Installing the software ...........................................................................9

SoftLCD............................................................................................................ 10

3 – Installation (Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above)

System requirements..............................................................................11

Installing the software ...........................................................................11

SoftLCD............................................................................................................ 11

4 – Connections

MIDI connections.....................................................................................12

Analog audio connections......................................................................12

A note on output............................................................................................ 13

Status indicators......................................................................................13

Clock source setting ................................................................................14

Other connections...................................................................................14

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1 – Introduction

Figure 1.1: Mode selection keys .......................................................................4

Figure 1.2: Bank selection keys ........................................................................4

Figure 1.3: Monitor selection keys ...................................................................5

2 – Installation (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

Figure 2.1: Windows Device Manager showing IEEE.1394 controller ...........8

Figure 2.2: Disabled IEEE.1394 controller icon ................................................8

Figure 2.3: Enabling an IEEE.1394 device in Windows ...................................9

3 – Installation (Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above)

4 – Connections

Table 4.1: Analog audio facilities ...................................................................12

Table 4.2: Specifications of analog audio I/O ................................................12

Figure 4.3: Audio output options in the Control Panel ................................13

Figure 4.4: Indicators .......................................................................................13

Figure 4.5: Clock keys and indicators .............................................................14

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1 – Introduction

About the FW-1082

The FW-1082 provides your computer with highquality audio facilities: eight channels of analog input and two of output, with two channels of digital audio I/O through coaxial connections—all at up to 96 kHz 24-bit, two physical MIDI input and two physical output ports, together with virtual control MIDI I/O and two virtual OUTs, and a control surface with motorized touch-sensitive faders, rotary encoders, transport keys and dedicated digital audio workstation function control keys.

It is connected to the host computer using a single 6pin to 6-pin IEEE 1394 cable (supplied) that carries audio, MIDI and control information back and forth between the FW-1082 and the computer. See “The IEEE 1394 standard and the FW-1082” on page 6 for details.

The control surface can pass information to the host DAW application through the IEEE 1394 interface, using MIDI protocol.

NOTE

Before using the FW-1082 with a computer, you must install the necessary drivers and utility software on your computer. See “Installation (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)” on page 8, and “Installation (Mac OS X

10.2.8 and above)” on page 11 for details of how to do this.

There are three main surface modes; accessed through the mode keys as shown here (

MIDI CTRL and MON MIX).

Figure 1.1: Mode selection keys

COMPUTER,

Pressing one of these keys will light it, and put the FW-1082 into the appropriate mode.

Although there are only eight physical channel modules fitted to the FW-1082, the

BANK keys can be

used to access different fader and module banks.

The FW-1082 can also act as a standalone dedicated 10–2 monitor mixer in one of its main modes (see “MON MIX (monitor mix) surface mode” on page 5 for full details).

COMPUTER surface mode

In this surface mode, operating the surface controls sends messages to the DAW software on the host computer through the control MIDI port using the IEEE 1394 connection.

For operations carried out in this mode to have any effect, the FW-1082 should be connected to a host computer with the DAW software running, and configured to accept messages from the FW-1082 control MIDI port.

Figure 1.2: Bank selection keys

Note that the banks accessed by the

BANK keys have

different meanings depending on the surface mode selected (

COMPUTER mode); see the sections on these modes

MON MIX mode, or MIDI CTRL mode, or

for details.

The FW-1082 operates by default in its Native Mode, typically used with dedicated control surface plugins. For those applications that do not have such a plug-in, it can emulate the Mackie Control or HUI protocols. The operating mode is selectable through the software Control Panel.

See the Application Guide for full details of how to operate the FW-1082 with your DAW software.

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1 – Introduction

Two analog and/or two S/PDIF outputs are available for output, depending on the DAW software configuration.

MIDI CTRL (control) surface mode

In the MIDI control surface mode (MIDI CTRL), the surface controls are mapped to MIDI control messages. 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 message 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 physical MIDI OUT ports, or from the virtual MIDI OUT

MON MIX (monitor mix) surface mode

In this surface mode, the FW-1082 acts as a standalone mixer, mixing up to eight analog signals together with the two digital signals received at the coaxial digital input.

The physical MIDI ports are usable by the DAW application for transmitting and receiving MIDI data to and from external MIDI equipment.

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 messages.

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).

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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 analog (

ANLG), and the stereo digital input (D IN)

BANK keys: the

banks. In the second of these, only the first two modules 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 ( 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 instructions in “Clock source setting” on page 14 to set the word clock for the system.

OL) and signal detec-

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:

Figure 1.3: Monitor selection keys

•

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 software 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

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1 – Introduction

In the MON MIX mode, the fourth monitor selection key is used for a special function. When this key (marked as

MAST 0dB in the MONITOR row of

labels) is pressed, the master fader is moved to the unity gain (0 dB) position.

Individual channels can be set to unity gain by pressing and holding the channel’s

SEL key.

SHIFT key together with the

The IEEE 1394 standard and the FW-1082

The IEEE 1394 standard allows high-speed communication between devices. Because of the high bandwidth (up to 400Mbps), it is suitable for applications such as multi-channel audio, as in the case of the FW-1082.

NOTE

The FW-1082 is supplied with a 2 m (6-foot) cable. If you wish to use a longer cable, the length should not be more than 4.5 m (15 feet) and the cable should be the best possible quality available to avoid data loss, which results in audio dropouts.

The headphone level ( adjusted with the

PHONES jack on rear panel) is

PHONES control) and the monitor-

ing level through the monitoring outputs is set using the

MONITOR control.

The

SOLO and MUTE channel keys in MON MIX

mode work to solo and mute the input signals associated with the channels.

There are two types of connector that may be used with IEEE 1394 devices. One is a 6-pin connector, and the other is a 4-pin connector (the difference between them is that the 6-pin connector carries power which can power external devices).

Many devices can be connected on a IEEE 1394 network. No termination is necessary on any device, and devices identify themselves uniquely on the system, so no ID switches, etc. need to be set.

Please note that while it is possible to “daisy-chain” IEEE.1394 devices, the FW-1082 is a high-bandwidth device and chaining other devices with it will very likely degrade its performance. It is therefore strongly recommended that the FW-1082 is connected by itself on a bus. More than one 1394 connector on a computer does not mean each connector has its own bus. More often, all connectors go to the same bus on the computer. If you require additional IEEE.1394 devices, it is strongly recommended that you add a IEEE.1394 card, thus adding a separate bus, for those devices.

CAUTION

Despite the fact that you can connect and disconnect the FW-1082 to and from the computer with power turned on, we strongly recommend that all connections and disconnections are made with power to both the FW-1082 and the computer turned off. If the DAW software is running when connections are made or broken, it may result in your computer crashing, or “freezing” and possible loss of data.

The cable supplied with the FW-1082 is 6-pin to 6pin—some computers are only fitted with a 4-pin IEEE 1394 connector, and we recommend that for full bandwidth, you use a computer with a 6-pin IEEE 1394 connector.

NOTE

Although an IEEE 1394 connection can supply power to some types of device, it is not possible to use such a connection to power the FW-1082.

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Before installing the software

1 – Introduction

The normal precautions apply when setting up the FW-1082:

• Make all (computer, audio and MIDI) connections to the FW-1082 with the power turned off. See “Connections” on page 12 for details of how to make connections.

• Do not connect the FW-1082 to the computer until you have installed the software.

• Handle the enclosed CD-ROM with care. If it becomes dirty or scratched, it will be impossible for a computer to read it, and the software cannot be installed. If the disc becomes unreadable, a charge will be made for its replacement, but software and documentation can be downloaded from the TASCAM Web site.

• Do not attempt to play the enclosed CD-ROM using an audio CD player, as this may cause damage to hearing, as well as to speakers, etc.

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2 – Installation (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

When the FW-1082 is installed on a Windows system as described here, it provides audio ASIO 2.0, WDM (MME) and GSIF2, including kernel level MIDI.

System requirements

Your computer should meet the specifications listed below:

Minimum requirements: Computer running

running Windows 2000 or Windows XP and fitted with a 6-pin IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port.

Recommended: Follow your DAW software

requirements for processor speed, memory requirements, etc.

NOTE

The FW-1082 software cannot be used with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me due to lack of full support for IEEE 1394 in these operating systems.

We strongly recommend that before the installation, you ensure that the latest patches, service packs, etc. are downloaded and installed, using the

Update

feature.

In addition, you should also note that your computer must be fitted with an IEEE 1394 interface, which is enabled. This interface should be OHCI compliant. To check this, right-click on desktop and select

Device Manager on the Hardware tab (see Figure

the

Properties. From there, select

My Computer on the

2.1).

Windows

You should see an item labeled IEEE 1394 Bus host

controllers

. Click the plus sign (+) next to it to

expand it.

Figure 2.1: Windows Device Manager showing

IEEE.1394 controller

The controller fitted in your system should appear as shown in Figure 2.1, with no question marks or crosses beside or over the icon.

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Figure 2.2: Disabled IEEE.1394 controller icon

2 – Installation (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

The example in Figure 2.2 shows a disabled controller (with a cross over it). To enable it, double-click the controller icon, and from the that appears, click the

General tab (Figure 2.3).

Enable Device button on the

Properties panel

Follow the instructions that appear on screen to reenable the device.

Device conflicts, etc. as shown by question marks in the

Device Manager, are out of the scope of this

guide, and should be dealt with by reference to the manufacturer’s documentation. In these cases, it may be necessary to re-install drivers, etc. before the IEEE 1394 functionality can be properly enabled.

Although this product has been checked for use with normally configured computers which meet the specifications above, we cannot guarantee the operation of the product, even with computers meeting the specifications, due to differences in architecture and implementation between computers.

Figure 2.3: Enabling an IEEE.1394 device in

Windows

Installing the software

The software installation procedure is essentially the same for both Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

The installer program is identical for both operating systems, and is called

yy represent major and minor revision numbers of

the software).

NOTE

You should visit the TASCAM Web site and check to see that you have the latest version of the software for the FW-1082. Download the latest version if necessary and proceed with the installation.

1 Make sure the FW-1082 is NOT connected to

the computer. Connect the FW-1082 to the AC power, but do not turn it on yet.

2 Stop all other programs on your computer,

including virus protection software.

3 Double-click on the installer program to run

it.

4 Click the

Next button. The Welcome dialog box

appears.

FW1082_WIN_x_yy.EXE (x and

5 Click the

Next button. The driver files are

installed on your hard drive.

NOTE

You may be prompted by a message informing you that the software you are about to install does not have a digital certificate. Simply click

installation anyway

Continue the

and proceed.

6 If you are prompted to restart your computer,

do so.

7 You can now connect the FW-1082 to the com-

puter and turn it on. The Windows Plug and Play system detects the FW-1082 and starts the Add New Hardware wizard, which then discovers the needed files on its own.

8 When prompted, select the

software automatically

Install the

option, and if any warnings appear regarding digital certificates, etc., ignore them and select

Continue anyway.

This Plug and Play process takes around one minute to complete.

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2 – Installation (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

The drivers are now installed and the FW-1082 is ready to operate.

SoftLCD

In addition to the Control Panel, the installation process also installs an application called SoftLCD and places a shortcut to it on the Desktop. This application displays the DAW messages that would be sent to the “scribble strip”, present on some control surfaces.

Consult the Application Notes to confirm that this software can be used with your DAW software in the emulation mode you choose (see the User’s Guide for details of selecting emulation modes).

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