Teac FW-1884 Applications Guide - Manual (Page 2)

FW-1884
Applications Guide
I n this setup, the FW-1884 is controlling a Digital Audio
Workstation such as Pro Tools LE™ or Nuendo™.
The FW-1884 can be used as your input/output de-
vice, adding up to 18 inputs and 18 outputs. Use the eight
microphone preamps to record into your DAW with zero
latency, or transfer audio from digital recorders and
GigaStudio through the ADAT inputs. The Control Room
section allows you to connect your DAW to your monitors
with an easy-access level control. You can control any
monitor system from Stereo up to 7.1, even simultaneous
5.1 and stereo mixes.
Use the nine 100mm moving faders to set up your
mix, and take advantage of the pan, EQ, aux send and
transport control on the front panel. You can even fl ip
the control surface to set up a cue mix from the faders.
More shortcuts on the front panel include edit com-
mands, nudging, in/out point editing with the weighted
jog wheel, and the all-important save and undo keys.
The FW-1884 is directly supported by most DAW systems,
and HUI™ emulation and Mackie Control™ emulation
ensures compatibility with the rest. Once you’ve freed
yourself from the mouse, you’ll wonder how you ever
worked without a fader controller.
One of the things that simple MIDI Fader Controllers
don’t address is that you’ve spent years collecting a rack
full of reverbs, compressors, and other signal processors.
Even though your DAW may have the latest plug-ins,
sometimes there’s no substitute for the real thing. The
FW-1884 allows you to insert your favorite gear into
your DAW mix via the analog, S/PDIF and ADAT I/O.
When you’ve fi nished your mix, you can record it back
into the computer or to an external device like a DAT
machine or CD recorder.
Controlling a Digital Audio Workstation
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Monitor Out L and R
Mic Input 1
Line Input 8
Line Output 8
S/PDIF Output
Compressor
Microphone
Monitor
Computer
Reverb
CD Recorder
S/PDIF Input
Optical Output