Tascam FCP_Setup_03 Fw1082 FCP Setup

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FW-1082 Confi guring Apple’s Final Cut Pro®

with the TASCAM FW-1082

TASCAM’s FW-1082 FireWire Interface and Control Surface is the

ideal accessory for video editors like Apple’s Final Cut Pro®. It

adds a number of features to your audio/video editing software:

˘ High-quality microphone preamps with phantom power for

condenser microphones for Final Cut Pro or Soundtrack Pro.

˘ Audio monitoring features, including separate headphone and

monitor level controls

˘ Control surface with motorized faders for automating the audio

mix in Final Cut Pro or Soundtrack Pro.

˘ MIDI Control mode for changing parameters in effects packages

like Apple Motion®

This document explains how to confi gure Final Cut Pro version 5

(included with Final Cut Studio) to recognize the FW-1082 or FW-1884.

Audio Setup in Final Cut Pro

1. First, install the FW-1082 drivers, included with

your unit or available for download from the

TASCAM website. (All of the instructions in this

document will work with the FW-1082 or FW-1884.)

Follow the instructions in the Installer’s Read Me

fi le for instructions.

2. Launch Final Cut Pro. Click on the Application

menu and choose “Audio/Video Settings...”

3. Choose “TASCAM FW-1082” in the Audio Playback

pop-up menu and click OK.

4. Click on the Tools menu and choose “Voice Over.”

5. Change the Source to “TASCAM FW-1082.” (You

may need to change this back to capture video in

the future.)

6. Plug a microphone into input 1 of the FW-1082.

Speak into the microphone and adjust the TRIM

knob so the average level shows as -12dB in Final

Cut Pro. If the meter goes above 0dB, reduce the

TRIM level so that your recording doesn’t distort.

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Control Surface Setup in Final Cut Pro

4. Open the FW-1082 Manager application by press-

ing the CONTROL PANEL button on the front panel.

Choose “Mackie Control Emulation” in the Control

Protocol menu. Press the Control Panel button

again to close the window. Press the COMPUTER

button on the FW-1082 to put it in Mackie Control

Emulation mode.

5. Switch back to Final Cut Pro. Click on the Tools

menu and select “Control Surfaces...”

6. Click on the “+” button on the right side of the

Control Surface Confi guration window. Select

“Mackie Control” as the Control Surface Type, and

set the Input and Output connections to “TASCAM

FW-1082 Control Port.” When you’re fi nished, click

OK.

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7. Click the OK button to confi rm your choice and

close the Control Surface Confi guration window.

8. The Audio Mixer window needs to be open in Final

Cut Pro for the FW-1082 Control Surface to work,

even for transport functions. Select “Audio Mixer”

under the Tools menu. The FW-1082’s faders will

jump to the position matching the audio mixer,

providing it’s in Computer mode. You now have

audio level control, panning control (when you

select a channel) and transport control using the

buttons and jog/shuttle wheel.

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MIDI Fader Control in Motion

This section explains how to assign the FW-1082’s

faders to control parameters in Apple Motion.

1. First, we need to assign the MIDI control faders

to the virtual ports on the FireWire connection

instead of MIDI Outs 1 & 2. Press the Control Panel

button again, and click on the MIDI Programming

tab in the window.

2. Hold the SHIFT button on the FW-1082 front panel

and press MIDI CTRL. The MIDI CTRL light should

start to fl ash.

3. Touch the fi rst fader on the FW-1082. The FW-1082

Manager application should look something like

the screenshot to the right. This fader is currently

assigned to MIDI Out port 1. Uncheck “Port 1” and

check the “VP1” box.

4. Repeat the last step for the other faders. You can

also change the output of the four encoders and

change the assignment on other fader banks if you

need more MIDI controllers.

5. Press the MIDI CTRL button again to exit MIDI

Programming mode.

6. Launch Motion and open a project. Select an object

and show the Dashboard by pressing “D” on the

keyboard.

7. Control-click on a parameter name in the

Dashboard, such as “Opacity.” The pop-up menu

will show a number of available behaviors you can

apply. Choose “MIDI” from this list.

8. The MIDI Behavior Dashboard will display “Learn-

ing” at the top of the screen. Move one of the fad-

ers to assign it. That fader now controls the opacity

of the object you selected. Read the Motion User

Manual for more information on using MIDI con-

trollers in the application.

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