Tascam FW-1082 owner manual Midi Control Mode General Notes, Cursor keys

4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation

2Select the Settings tab

3In the drop-down Control Protocol menu, select HUI Emulation.

For detailed information on how the FW-1082’s con- trol surface maps to controls within specific applica- tions, please refer to the Application Notes for the corresponding application.

Figure 4.4: Selecting HUI emulation protocol

MIDI Control Mode – (General Notes)

In MIDI CTRL mode, the FW-1082’s keys, encoders and faders can be used to control external MIDI devices by transmitting MIDI messages to its two physical MIDI outputs and two virtual MIDI outputs (transmitted through the FireWire cable to the computer).

In this mode there are four banks, which you can switch between using the h BANK y keys. With the exception of the master fader, each of the four banks can represent a separate and independent layer of channel faders, encoders and keys. The master fader is global to all banks and all control surface modes.

In this mode, most of the FW-1082’s surface controls can be programmed to send out messages.

TIP

Pressing and holding the SHIFT key and turning an encoder will result in fine control of the parameter being controlled. Non-shifted encoders provide fast coarse control of parameters.

The following keys cannot be programmed:

•CONTROL PANEL

•SHIFT

•REC

In addition, note that the eight channel strip controls (FADER, MUTE, SOLO, and SEL) are all bankable; that is, each of these controls is capable of sending four separate control messages, depending on which bank is selected with the BANK keys.

The FW-1082’s MIDI control messages are pre-pro- grammed, as described in the documentation on the CD-ROM. However, you can reprogram any or all of the controls and customize them for your particular MIDI setup.

•Reprogram them through the FW-1082 Control Panel, under the MIDI Programming tab.

TIP

Press and hold the FW-1082’s SHIFT+F3 keys to reset the MIDI surface programming assignments to the fac- tory default settings and write them to memory. The FW-1082 must not be in MIDI Programming mode when you perform this reset.

NOTE

Some controls are dedicated computer controls, mean- ing that they always transmit a signal to the host com- puter, even in MIDI CTRL mode. These controls are:

•Transport keys (STOP, PLAY, REW, F FWD,

RECORD)

•Dial and SHTL (shuttle) key

•Cursor keys

•m LOCATE ,, SET, IN and OUT keys

•SHIFT

•CONTROL PANEL

Unless you are an experienced MIDI programmer, we recommend you exercise caution in assigning MIDI functions to these keys which could cause potential operational conflicts.

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