[ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
- From: "Phil Muir" <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:21:46 -0000
Frank wrote:
for instance. what exactly do they mean by unity, " unity gain"
Phil replied: I think that means that your gains/faders are set to the optimum
level all the way
through your signal path. Unity gain is a way of calibrating gear to optimal
levels. This is
important, as you want good signal to noise ratio. I am sure Sean/Tim could
explain this better
than I am. Obviously you would need that in order to record everything with
good levels and as
little noise as possible. Having said all that, if the unit is set at unity
gain then, you will
still need to set gains on individual channels in order to get the correct
levels. I record
everything here at 44.1. and 24 bit, with the highest level being minus 6DB. I
can always peak
normalise the levels later on to minus 0.5 or, minus 0.1 DB.
Regards, Phil Muir
P J Muir Productions
Music And Audio Production
URL:
http://www.philmuir.com/
Band website:
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Fitzgerald RMT" <fitzyyy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:20 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> Any idea when you'll be finished?? I'll donate lots! and send you a case of
> beer to boot! phil sent me some great stuff, but I have been out of it for
> so long that some of the terms are going over my head!
> for instance. what exactly do they mean by unity, " unity gain"
> I am assuming that it means that it will set both the master faders for
> instance to the same level, but what determines the level? if I'm right at
> all! it could be something totally different. know what they say about
> assuming lol!
> have a great day and thanks again to all you 1884 guru's!
> frank
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean A. Cummins" <seanacummins@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:33 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
>
>
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> : ----- Original Message -----
> : From: "Frank Fitzgerald RMT" <fitzyyy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> : To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:10 AM
> : Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> :
> :
> : > have any of you 3 1884 masters by chance put all this down in a file of
> : > some
> : > kind you'd be willing to share with digitally chalenged people like me??
> : >
> : > that would be so great!
> : > have a great day all.
> : > frank
> : > ----- Original Message -----
> : > From: "Phil Muir" <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:37 PM
> : > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> : >
> : >
> : > : Neville wrote: Thanks much where did you get this current information?
> : > :
> : > : Phil replied: I learned the EQ info by playing around with the
> FW1884's
> : > EQ
> : > controls and trying
> : > : things like pressing various key combinations then, checking inside
> the
> : > EQ
> : > to see what I had enabled
> : > : disabled etc. I also got a few possible hints to look at those
> : > keystrokes
> : > by listening to a
> : > : representative from Tascam technical support on the phone with Herman,
> : > trying to work out how to use
> : > : the FW1884 in Sonar . I have to say that's one of the funniest phone
> : > calls I have ever had the
> : > : pleasure of listening too. Just as well that I was on mute, LOL!!
> : > Turns
> : > out that us Tascam users
> : > : know more than Tascam technical support do with regard to accessing
> the
> : > FW1884 in Sonar, right
> : > : Herman? All other useful hints and tips, such as moving between the
> : > track/buss view, I gleaned from
> : > : the FW1884 master, Sean Cummins. Naturally, I passed all of this
> stuff
> : > that I had discovered about
> : > : using the EQ, on to Sean. It's a good exchange really. Finally, I
> : > mustn't forget to mention the
> : > : above-mentioned Herman crazy fermin, who has been helpful with a few
> : > technical issues, with regard
> : > : to using the Tascam FW1884.
> : > :
> : > : Regards, Phil Muir
> : > : P J Muir Productions
> : > : Music And Audio Production
> : > : URL:
> : > : www.philmuir.com/
> : > : ----- Original Message -----
> : > : From: "neville" <neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:47 PM
> : > : Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> : > :
> : > :
> : > : > Thanks much where did you get this current information?
> : > : > ----- Original Message -----
> : > : > From: "Phil Muir" <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:58 AM
> : > : > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> : > : >
> : > : >
> : > : >> Neville wrote: Maybe I asked the question wrong. I was asking about
> : > the
> : > FW1884. I thought
> : > : >> the manual said that the EQ had to be in the affects bin in order
> for
> : > the Q
> : > : >> frequency and gain nobs on the Taskam to work.
> : > : >>
> : > : >> Phil replied: all of the instructions with regard to using the EQ
> in
> : > the FW1884 are totally out
> : > : >> of date. They were written for Sonar 2.2 and things have somewhat
> : > altered with regard to
> : > : >> accessing the EQ on the FW1884 since then. speaking of which,
> here's
> : > another nugget for you. To
> : > : >> move between control in the track and bus view: do the following:
> : > : >>
> : > : >> To move the FW1884 into the buss view so that you can control EQ,
> : > pans
> : > and buss output levels ec,
> : > : >> pres set and bank right. To move back to the track view to control
> : > EQ
> : > etc, press the key
> : > : >> combination Set and bank left. Note: remember that in order to use
> : > the
> : > EQ in the buss view, you
> : > : >> will have to press one of the select buttons for the buss in
> : > question.
> : > Also, if you have more
> : > : >> than 8 busses then, you will need to press the bank right key, in
> : > order
> : > to get to those busses.
> : > : >>
> : > : >> Regards, Phil Muir
> : > : >> P J Muir Productions
> : > : >> Music And Audio Production
> : > : >> URL:
> : > : >> www.philmuir.com/
> : > : >> ----- Original Message -----
> : > : >> From: "neville" <neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:41 PM
> : > : >> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> : > : >>
> : > : >>
> : > : >>> Maybe I asked the question wrong. I was asking about the FW1884. I
> : > thought the manual said that
> : > : >>> the EQ had to be in the affects bin in order for the Q frequency
> and
> : > gain nobs on the Taskam to
> : > : >>> work.
> : > : >>> ----- Original Message -----
> : > : >>> From: "Phil Muir" <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >>> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:07 AM
> : > : >>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> : > : >>>
> : > : >>>
> : > : >>>> Neville wrote: Does the EQ have to be in the affects bin for it
> to
> : > work?
> : > : >>>>
> : > : >>>> Phil replied: no. When using the EQ with the FW1884, you always
> : > use
> : > the EQ in the track
> : > : >>>> inspector. That's why your able to enable the EQ and individual
> : > bands
> : > for the EQ on a
> : > : >>>> track/buss without opening the property sheet for the EQ.
> : > : >>>>
> : > : >>>> Regards, Phil Muir
> : > : >>>> P J Muir Productions
> : > : >>>> Music And Audio Production
> : > : >>>> URL:
> : > : >>>> www.philmuir.com/
> : > : >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> : > : >>>> From: "neville" <neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >>>> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:00 AM
> : > : >>>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> : > : >>>>
> : > : >>>>
> : > : >>>>> Does the EQ have to be in the afects bin for it to work?
> : > : >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> : > : >>>>> From: "Phil Muir" <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >>>>> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >>>>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 5:52 PM
> : > : >>>>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: FW 1884 question
> : > : >>>>>
> : > : >>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> GF wrote: How am I supposed to use the 4-band eq with the
> Tascam
> : > FW1884? I put the fx
> : > : >>>>>> eq on a track like it said, I don't know what I am doing after
> : > that. I
> : > : >>>>>> thought it was just supposed to work
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> Phil replied: which version of Sonar are you using. The
> : > instructions for setting up the
> : > : >>>>>> FW1884 are way out of date. In order to use the EQ, if your
> : > working in any version of Sonar
> : > : >>>>>> above 2.2 then, you would use the Sonitus Track EQ. If your
> : > using
> : > Sonar 6 and beyond, shoot
> : > : >>>>>> me a private E-mail and I will send you on the latest control
> : > surface .dll for the FW1884.
> : > : >>>>>> If your working in Sonar 3 and beyond, then, do the following.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> 1: go to the track where you wish to use the EQ.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> 2: press the select button on the FW1884 for that track.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> 3: use the key combination Control Shift and one of the band
> : > buttons on the FW1884 to turn
> : > : >>>>>> the EQ on for that track.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> 4: in order to activate one of the band buttons, press the key
> : > combination Shift and one of
> : > : >>>>>> the band buttons on the FW1884.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> 5: now feel free to use the gain, freq and Q buttons on the
> : > FW1884
> : > to manipulate the EQ.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> GF wrote: Please let me know what I am missing, or if this is
> : > even
> : > the list to ask
> : > : >>>>>> this on. I am also posting this on another list as well.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> Phil replied: Hopefully that's covered everything.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> GF wrote: Thanks for any help.
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> Phil replied: your welcome!
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>> Regards, Phil Muir
> : > : >>>>>> P J Muir Productions
> : > : >>>>>> Music And Audio Production
> : > : >>>>>> URL:
> : > : >>>>>> www.philmuir.com/
> : > : >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
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> : > : >>>>>> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >>>>>> Cc: <midimag@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> : > : >>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 10:04 PM
> : > : >>>>>> Subject: [ddots-l] FW 1884 question
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>>
> : > : >>>>>>> How am I supposed to use the 4-band eq with the Tascam FW1884?
> I
> : > put the fx
> : > : >>>>>>> eq on a track like it said, I don't know what I am doing after
> : > that. I
> : > : >>>>>>> thought it was just supposed to work
> : > : >>>>>>> Please let me know what I am missing, or if this is even the
> : > list
> : > to ask
> : > : >>>>>>> this on. I am also posting this on another list as well.
> : > : >>>>>>> Thanks for any help.
> : > : >>>>>>>
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