Channel controls

2 – Parts of the FW-1082

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.

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