Teac FW-1884 Applications Guide - Manual (Page 5)

FW-1884
Applications Guide
I n a sequencer environment, the FW-1884 really shows
its fl exibility. First, plug the FW-1884 into your com-
puter’s FireWire port to add 18 audio ins and outs. This
allows you to record new audio tracks and monitor your
soft synths without adding a sound card and a mixer.
With the optional FE-8 shown above, you can control
16 simultaneous MIDI and audio tracks plus the master
fader, fl ipping between audio tracks, MIDI tracks and
the line inputs. Your monitors plug right into the rear
panel, and you can listen in either stereo or surround
– even through headphones if you’re a night owl.
Even if you’re moving into software synthesizers,
you probably have a few hardware synths you can’t live
without. The FW-1884 allows you to integrate all of your
synths into your sequencing system without adding
extra equipment. Start by connecting your synths and
modules to the 4 MIDI inputs and outputs. The powerful
built-in MIDI interface can route any input to any out-
put, splitting and merging when you need it. Then plug
the outputs of your synths into the line inputs of the
FW-1884. Synthesizers with ADAT™ optical outputs or
GigaStudios with ADAT output cards can be connected
digitally. And you can punch in on-the-fl y with the foot-
switch jack when your hands are busy playing music.
You can even send your sequencer audio out to hard-
ware reverbs, compressors and EQs for the fi nishing
touch on your mix. All of these signals can be mixed in
the FW-1884 without adding an additional line mixer,
and then bussed back to the computer to be bounced to
disk. Why use two console surfaces, a synth line mixer
and a MIDI fader controller, when you can control your
entire studio with the FW-1884?
MIDI Sequencing
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FireWire
Line Inputs 3-8
MIDI In/Out 1-4
Mic Input 1
Microphone
Monitor
Synth Module
GigaStudio Computer
ADAT Input 1-8
Synth Module
Synthesizer
S/PDIF Output
Reverb
S/PDIF Input
Sequencer Computer