TASCAM FW-1884 FireWire Audio/MIDI Interface and DAW Control SurfaceFW1884
Professional Control SurfaceCo-designed between TASCAM and Frontier Design Group, the FW-1884s DAW control capabilities include comprehensive mixing, automation, editing and navigation tools. 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.
More FeaturesFour 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, the FW-1884 is compatible with a wide variety of popular applications including MOTU Digital Performer", Steinberg Cubase", Steinberg Nuendo", Cakewalk Sonar", and more.
Rule your DAW with the TASCAM FW-1884!
Awesome concept, however the Firewire connection is very poor. Sometimes my computer doesn't recognize it, sometimes there is popping in the recording, and a lot of the functions do not operate with Cubase SX 2.0. So if you purchase this, be ready to make some compromises and learn to love it.
This is a great, but not perfect product. It is very finicky. The Firewire connection needs to have the right chipset or else there are audio dropouts. Tascam has only recently come out with drivers for using it with Cubase. It may take a few weeks of hard work to get it to work completely with your system. Once you get it working, though, it is a great piece of equipment.There is decent support for the product on the forums on Tascam's websites, though, and they seem responsive to users' comments.
This is a must have for users of Motu & others. This unit is the perfect way to augment a PCI or Firewire setup. It provides three essentials: 1) no latency monitoring 2) 8 great sounding mic pres 3) hardware mixing controls. One other cool things that this unit has over a Digi002 is that it has industry standard Word clock In and Out. It is also expandable!
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