Tascam FW-1884 Manuel D’Utilisation

If you press one of the keys used in MIDI CTRL sur-
face mode, it will light up and the FW-1884’s control 
panel will display something like this:

To change the MIDI output(s): Checking or un-
checking the four Port boxes will select or de-select the 
corresponding MIDI output. MIDI messages gener-
ated by the key that you’re programming will be sent to 
each port whose associated box is checked. Uncheck all 
four ports to make a key inactive.

To change the MIDI channel: Use the up and down 
arrows of the Channel indicator box to change the 
MIDI channel. Alternatively, you can type in a MIDI 
channel number from 1 through 16. 

To change the MIDI message type: These MIDI con-
trol keys are capable of transmitting one of three possi-
ble MIDI messages. The message type is selected in the 
control panel:

• Controller On/Off – a controller value of 127 is 

transmitted when the key is pushed, and a value of 0 
is transmitted when it is released. You can program 
the controller number.

• Toggled Controller On/Off – a controller value of 

127 is transmitted when the key is pushed. Nothing 
is transmitted when it is released. When the key is 
pushed again, a value of 0 is transmitted; again, noth-
ing is transmitted when it is released. You can pro-
gram the controller number.

• Note On/Off – a ‘note on’ message is transmitted 

when the key is pushed, and a ‘note off ’ message is 
transmitted when it is released. You can program the 
note number.

To change the MIDI controller or note: Use the up 
and down arrows of the Controller indicator box to 
change the MIDI controller number. Alternatively, you 
can type in a MIDI controller number from 0 through 
127.