Tascam FW-1884 Manuel D’Utilisation
4 – Control Surface Modes and Operation
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TASCAM FW-1884 Owner’s Manual
4.1.3
HUI Emulation Protocol
The FW-1884 can be used to emulate the control mes-
sages sent by the Mackie HUI
sages sent by the Mackie HUI
(Human User Inter-
face). When in HUI Emulation mode, the audio and
MIDI functionality of the FW-1884 are unchanged,
but the MIDI messages transmitted and recognized by
most of the control surface are changed to closely pat-
tern those of the Mackie HUI. This enables you to use
the FW-1884 with software applications which may
not yet directly support the FW-1884’s Native Mode,
but do support the HUI.
MIDI functionality of the FW-1884 are unchanged,
but the MIDI messages transmitted and recognized by
most of the control surface are changed to closely pat-
tern those of the Mackie HUI. This enables you to use
the FW-1884 with software applications which may
not yet directly support the FW-1884’s Native Mode,
but do support the HUI.
To set up the FW-1884 in HUI Emulation protocol:
1
Open the FW-1884 Control Panel
2
Select the Settings tab
3
In the drop-down CONTROL PROTOCOL
menu, select HUI EMULATION.
menu, select HUI EMULATION.
For detailed information on how the FW-1884’s con-
trol surface maps to controls within specific applica-
tions, please refer to the application notes for the
corresponding FW-1884 application note.
trol surface maps to controls within specific applica-
tions, please refer to the application notes for the
corresponding FW-1884 application note.
4.2
MIDI Control Mode – (General Notes)
In MIDI CTRL mode, the FW-1884’s keys, encoders
and faders can be used to control external MIDI
devices by transmitting MIDI messages to its four
MIDI outputs.
and faders can be used to control external MIDI
devices by transmitting MIDI messages to its four
MIDI outputs.
In MIDI CTRL mode there are four banks, which you
can switch between using the
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.
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 MIDI CTRL mode, most of the FW-1884’s surface
controls can be programmed to send out messages.
Only the following keys can NOT be programmed:
controls can be programmed to send out messages.
Only the following keys can NOT be programmed:
• CONTROL PANEL
• SHIFT
• CTRL
• ROUTE
• SHIFT
• CTRL
• ROUTE
• REC
• CLOCK
• CONTROL SURFACE keys
• CLOCK
• CONTROL SURFACE keys
In addition, note that the eight channel strip controls
(FADER, MUTE, SOLO, SEL and the channel
ENCODER) are all bankable – that is, each of these
controls is capable of sending four separate layers of
control messages, depending on which bank is selected
with the BANK keys.
(FADER, MUTE, SOLO, SEL and the channel
ENCODER) are all bankable – that is, each of these
controls is capable of sending four separate layers of
control messages, depending on which bank is selected
with the BANK keys.
The FW-1884’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. This is done through the FW-1884’s con-
trol panel, under the MIDI PROGRAMMING tab.
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. This is done through the FW-1884’s con-
trol panel, under the MIDI PROGRAMMING tab.
While in MIDI CTRL surface mode,
SHIFT+CTRL+F8 resets the MIDI surface program-
ming to factory default settings.
SHIFT+CTRL+F8 resets the MIDI surface program-
ming to factory default settings.