Tascam FW-1082 - Manual (Page 20)

4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation
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TASCAM FW-1082 Owner’s Manual
2 Select the Settings tab
3 In the drop-down Control Protocol menu,
select
HUI Emulation
.
For detailed information on how the FW-1082’s con-
trol surface maps to controls within specific applica-
tions, please refer to the Application Notes for the
corresponding application.
MIDI Control Mode – (General Notes)
In MIDI CTRL mode, the FW-1082’s keys, encoders
and faders can be used to control external MIDI
devices by transmitting MIDI messages to its two
physical MIDI outputs and two virtual MIDI outputs
(transmitted through the FireWire cable to the
computer).
In this mode there are four banks, which you can
switch between using the
h BANK y keys. With
the exception of the master fader, each of the four
banks can represent a separate and independent layer
of channel faders, encoders and keys. The master
fader is global to all banks and all control surface
modes.
In this mode, most of the FW-1082’s surface controls
can be programmed to send out messages.
TIP
Pressing and holding the SHIFT key and turning an
encoder will result in fine control of the parameter
being controlled. Non-shifted encoders provide fast
coarse control of parameters.
The following keys cannot be programmed:
• CONTROL PANEL
• SHIFT
• REC
In addition, note that the eight channel strip controls
(
FADER , MUTE , SOLO , and SEL ) are all bankable;
that is, each of these controls is capable of sending
four separate control messages, depending on which
bank is selected with the
BANK keys.
The FW-1082’s MIDI control messages are pre-pro-
grammed, as described in the documentation on the
CD-ROM. However, you can reprogram any or all of
the controls and customize them for your particular
MIDI setup.
• Reprogram them through the FW-1082 Control
Panel, under the MIDI Programming tab.
TIP
Press and hold the FW-1082’s SHIFT + F3 keys to reset
the MIDI surface programming assignments to the fac-
tory default settings and write them to memory. The
FW-1082 must not be in MIDI Programming mode when
you perform this reset.
NOTE
Some controls are dedicated computer controls, mean-
ing that they always transmit a signal to the host com-
puter, even in
MIDI CTRL mode. These controls are:
• Transport keys ( STOP , PLAY , REW , F FWD ,
RECORD )
• Dial and SHTL (shuttle) key
• Cursor keys
•
m LOCATE , , SET , IN and OUT keys
• SHIFT
• CONTROL PANEL
Unless you are an experienced MIDI programmer, we
recommend you exercise caution in assigning MIDI
functions to these keys which could cause potential
operational conflicts.
Figure 4.4: Selecting HUI emulation protocol