Tascam FW-1082 - Manual (Page 11)

2 – Parts of the FW-1082
TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual
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Channel controls
These controls control the channels of the FW-1082.
The exact use depends on the mode currently
selected.
REC indicators In COMPUTER mode, depending
on the DAW application, these indicators light to
indicate the track record status (armed or recording).
In
MON MIX mode, they are used to show pan status
(see “Monitor Mix Mode – (General Notes)” on
page 23).
SEL keys The SEL keys are used in COMPUTER
mode to select the DAW channels if the faders are not
used for this purpose.
They are also used in this mode to set the record sta-
tus of the channel, in conjunction with the
REC key.
• Press and hold the REC key and press the SEL key
of a channel to arm or disarm it.
In MON MIX mode, pressing a channel’s SEL key
causes the REC indicators to show the selected chan-
nel’s pan position. Indicator 1 is lit with pan position
at full left, indicator 8 is lit at hard right, indicators 4
and 5 are lit together when panned center, etc.).
In MIDI CTRL mode, these keys send out specific con-
troller commands.
Channel SOLO keys – In COMPUTER mode,
these keys solo their respective channels, while mut-
ing the audio on all other channels in the host appli-
cation. Any number of channels can be soloed
simultaneously. Note that in
COMPUTER mode, the
operation of the solo function is dictated by the host
application. For more information please refer to the
Application Notes for your DAW software applica-
tion.
In MON MIX mode, the SOLO keys’ function is iden-
tical, but here they only affect the FW-1082’s built-in
monitor mixer.
In MIDI CTRL mode, these keys send out specific con-
troller commands.
Channel MUTE keys In COMPUTER mode, these
keys mute the audio of the selected channel. Any
number of channels can be muted simultaneously.
In MON MIX mode, the MUTE keys’ function is iden-
tical, but only affecting the monitor mix.
In MIDI CTRL mode, these keys send out specific con-
troller commands.
Channel Faders In COMPUTER mode, the channel
faders send continuous controller information to
banks of eight channels in the host application’s soft-
ware mixer. The current bank is selected using the
BANK keys.
In MON MIX mode, the channel faders control the
monitor level of the audio inputs, as selected by the
BANK keys:
Bank 1: analog inputs
Bank 2: S/PDIF inputs—channels 1 and 2 only.
Channels 3-8 are inactive.
NOTE
The faders do not affect the level of the signal sent to
the host computer.
In MIDI CTRL mode, the channel faders send out con-
tinuous MIDI controller commands.
REC key In COMPUTER mode, press and hold this
key and press a channel’s SEL key to arm or un-arm
a DAW track for recording. The channel’s REC indi-
cator will light or flash, depending on the DAW
application. Consult the Application Notes for
details.
MASTER fader The MASTER fader is a global
control, functioning in the same manner regardless of
the selected control mode. Movements of the master
fader always simultaneously affect the host com-
puter, the MIDI control surface and the monitor
mixer. There is always one and only one master fader
for the entire system.
Additionally, the MASTER fader can control the level
of the analog outputs. A setting in the FW-1082 Con-
trol Panel determines whether output directed to the
analog L-R is passed through to the outputs at unity
gain, or whether the
MASTER Fader gain is applied
to the analog output signals.
• Refer to “Master Fader Affects ANLG L:R Gain”
on page 26 for details.