Control Panel, Settings tab | Tascam FW-1082 instruction

5 – Control Panel

The FW-1082’s Control Panel is where you can dis- play and adjust settings which determine how the FW-1082 communicates with your computer and other external devices. To open the Control Panel, press the CONTROL PANEL shortcut key on the FW- 1082’s control surface.

You can also open the Control Panel in Windows by clicking on Start – Control Panel and selecting the FW-1082 Control Panel icon. Under OS X, the FW-1082 Manager can be found in Applications.

There are three tabs on the Control Panel: Settings, MIDI Programming and Quick Start.

Settings tab

This is where you make the basic settings to config- ure the FW-1082.

Figure 5.1: Settings tab

Control Protocol This is where you select how the FW-1082’s MIDI commands are interpreted by the host software application. You can choose between the FW-1082’s Native Protocol, Mackie Control™ emulation protocol, or Mackie HUI™ emulation protocol and others.

Clock Source This is where you can select the dig- ital clock source. It duplicates the clock selection functions made on the control surface.

Changes made on the FW-1082’s control surface are immediately reflected in this window. For more information on this function, refer to “Setting and checking clock rates” on page 17.

Sample Rate This is where you select the expected sample rate to the FW-1082’s digital input and the internal sampling frequency. It duplicates the control surface settings.

Changes made on the FW-1082’s control surface are immediately reflected in this window. For more information on this function, refer to “Setting and checking clock rates” on page 17.

Audio Latency This setting is for selecting the buffer size of the FW-1082’s audio performance. The FW-1082’s driver temporarily stores input and output audio samples in buffers. Larger buffer sizes will pro- duce higher latencies but will result in greater system stability, and protection against other system activi- ties causing clicks, pops and other audio artifacts.

NOTE

Note that if you are using the FW-1082’s MON MIX mode to monitor your inputs, you will already have zero- latency monitoring. In this case, we recommend setting the buffer size to 1024 or 2048 for maximum system sta- bility.

Coax Output Source This setting determines whether the coaxial digital output mirrors the FW- 1082’s analog monitor outputs (Analog L-R) or whether it is independent of them, providing another pair of outputs (SPDIF 1-2).

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By using the S/PDIF outputs sourced from Analog L-R, you can use the MONITOR control knob with speakers with digital inputs.

Master Fader Affects ANLG L:R Gain The

Master Fader Affects ANLG L:R Gain switch determines whether the computer generated audio sent to the analog outputs will be affected by the master fader of the FW-1082.

The default setting is OFF.

•Turn this switch on when the DAW application you're using doesn't process "Master Fader" MIDI messages originating from the FW-1082 surface. In this case, the FW-1082's internal mixer will change the gain of the analog outputs according to the set- ting of the master fader.

•Leave this switch off when your DAW application responds to the "Master Fader" MIDI message by changing the gain of the analog outputs using the host processor.

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