TASCAM FW-1884 FireWire Audio/MIDI Interface And Control Surface
The Tascam FW-1884 is a professional DAW control surface and audio/MIDI interface that uses the FireWire high-speed data transfer protocol. With FireWire's high-bandwidth capabilities, the FW-1884 provides audio and MIDI interfacing to computers as well as control of DAW parameters via eight 100mm motorized touch-sensitive channel faders, one master fader, and controls for pan, solo, mute and select functions on each channel.Tactile control for four bands of parametric EQ, a jog/shuttle wheel and a variety of shortcut keys for various popular software applications are also included.
Features:- Comprehensive mixing, automation, editing and navigation tools for DAWs
- Eight 100mm motorized touch-sensitive channel faders, one motorized touch-sensitive master fader
- Dedicated controls for pan, solo, mute and select functions on each channel; tactile control for four bands of parametric EQ
- Shortcut keys for various popular audio software applications
- Eight balanced XLR analog mic/line inputs with high quality mic preamps
- Phantom power and inserts on every channel
- 24-bit/96kHz A/D and D/A converters; full 96kHz operation on all analog I/O channels with compatible DAW software
- Eight channels of ADAT lightpipe, stereo S/PDIF inputs and outputs.
- Eight analog outputs, allowing connection of L/R and 5.1 surround matrices
- Dedicated headphone output
- Four MIDI inputs, four MIDI outputs
- Word Clock in and out jacks
- Assignable footswitch jack
- Up to 18 simultaneous inputs
- Compatible with a wide variety of popular DAW applications
- Operates as a standalone 18x2 line mixer without a computer.
- FE-8 (eight-channel sidecar) expands FW-1884 with eight additional channel control strips up to 128 channels (15 FE-8s).
- SoftLCD application simulates a "scribble strip" by displaying what each channel is controlling, see the screenshots in the column on the left
- Includes Cubase LE 48-track/96kHz recording and mixing software
- Includes GigaStudio 3 LE 64-voice streaming sampler software
- Compatible with MOTU Digital Performer, Apple Logic, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, and Cakewalk Sonar. Control surface compatible with Digidesign Pro Tools
- Size: 22.9"W x 5.4"H x 18.9"D. Wt. 22.7 lbs.
The FW-1884's DAW control capabilities include comprehensive mixing, automation, editing and navigation tools. Steinberg's Cubase LE in included free -- a 48-track, 96kHz professional recording workstation. An included application, SoftLCD, shows the assignment of the channel strip of your computer monitor.
In addition to its surface control capabilities, the FW-1884 provides eight balanced XLR analog mic/line inputs with high quality mic preamps, phantom power and inserts on every channel. Using 24-bit/96kHz A/D and D/A converters, the FW-1884 offers full 96kHz operation on all analog I/O channels with compatible DAW software. In addition to its two FireWire (IEEE 1394) computer interfaces, the FW-1884 gives users eight channels of ADAT lightpipe as well as stereo S/PDIF inputs and outputs. Perfectly suited to multi-channel surround production as well as standard stereo mixing, the FW-1884 provides eight analog outputs for simultaneous connection to L/R and 5.1 surround matrices. A headphone output is also provided.
Four MIDI inputs and four MIDI outputs on the FW-1884 allow users to connect with a wide variety of MIDI sound generation and timing tools. Its Word Clock in and out jacks allow computer systems to maintain accurate clock synchronization in digital recording environments. Also, its assignable footswitch jack can be used for tasks such as hands-free punching or MIDI control. In use, the FW-1884 allows up to 18 audio inputs to be accessed at once. As a DAW controller, th