Tascam FW-1804 manual DAW Recording, Live Recording

FW- 1804 Applications Guide

10/28/04 Page 2 of 4

DAW Recording

The FW-1804 provides an affordable way to add a high-quality audio/MIDI interface to any home studio. It has four high-quality micro- phone inputs, each with phantom power and in- sert jacks for connecting professional gear like condenser microphones. The FW-1804 records at up to 96kHz/24-bit resolution – much better than CD quality – so your tracks can capture every detail

and nuance.

In addition to the four mic/line inputs are an additional four line ins, eight channels of ADAT digital ins and outs and stereo S/PDIF digital I/O, so you’ll be ready to expand your studio in the future. There’s even a guitar input, right on the front panel where it belongs, so you can plug in

Microphones

Cello Mic

Inputs 1-2

FireWire

USB

Computer

(Mac or PC)

Monitors

Monitor Outs

US-2400 Fader Controller

your favorite axe whenever you’re inspired.

The FW-1804 is perfect for studios that already have a control surface – like TASCAM’s awesome 24-fader US-2400 –or in studios where there’s sim-

ply no more room for gear. Just install it in your equipment rack and start tracking –your spouse might not even notice.

Live Recording

With the portable, rackable FW-1804 and a laptop, you have everything you need to take your studio on the road. Whether you want

to sell CDs at your next gig, upload an MP3 of the show to your website or use the recording to au- dition for a bigger club gig, recording your live show can be the key to bigger and better things for your band.

The FW-1804 has four microphone inputs, so you can set your own mics onstage and in the audience. Four additional line ins are perfect for amp direct out jacks, guitar amp modelers or the line outs from a board feed. Insert jacks allow you to patch in a compressor/limiter, so that the recording doesn’t distort when things get too loud. It has ADAT inputs so that you can get a perfect digital feed in clubs using a digital console. There’s even a loud headphone amp for monitoring the recording during the show.

A dedicated S/PDIF digital output can be con- nected to a CD burner like our CD-RW750 if you don’t have one on your laptop. Work quickly enough and you might be able to sell CDs of that night’s show before your audience catches a cab.

		Microphones
Stereo Compressor				PA Mixer
			Mic Inputs 1-4	Line Ins 5-6
	Insert 1-2

Laptop Computer FireWire

(Mac or PC)

Headphones