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TASCAMFW1082
Cakewalk SONAR
Setup ....................... .......................................................................................................2
ControlDetails ............................................................................................................3
AdditionalTransportKeys.......................................................................................3
TransportWheel ......................................................................................................3
SpecialKeys............................................................................................................3
SELectKeys............................................................................................................3
Pan&EQ ................................................................................................................4
Aux .........................................................................................................................4
FKeyShortcuts.......................................................................................................5
Arrow(Cursor)Keys ...............................................................................................5
MasterFaderAssignment ........................................................................................5
BankKeys ...............................................................................................................6
Flip..........................................................................................................................6
Setup
ForSonarcompatibility,theFW1082comeswithacontrolsurfacepluginthatis
compatiblewith Sonar3.1b &higheron WindowsXP/SP1&higher.
Install thepluginfromtheCDROM.
OpentheFW1082controlpanelandselectNativeModefromtheControlProtocoldrop
downmenuundertheSettingstab.
Next, opentheControlSurfaceswindowundertheOptionsmenuin Sonar,addanew
surfacebyclickingtheyellowstar,selecttheFW1082ControlSurfacethen assignitto
FW1082Control. ClickOK.
ControlDetails
GenerallytheFW1082’ssurfacecontrolswillfunctionasexpected,controllingtheirlike
parametersin Sonar.Forexample:Faders,Mutes,SolosandTransportControlwill
controlthoseparametersin Sonar.Exceptionsandspecificdetailsfollow:
AdditionalTransportKeys
SET+REW =RTZ
SET+FF =GotoTail
INlocatestothebeginningoftheselectionarea
OUTlocatestotheendoftheselectionarea
SET +IN setsPunch INpointatthecurrentplayheadposition
SET +OUT setsPunch OUTpointatthecurrentplayheadposition
SET+RECstartsautomationrecording.Aparametermustbearmedforautomation.
SHIFT+SET+INsetsLoopInPointatthecurrentplayheadposition
SHIFT+SET+OUTsetsLoopOutPointatthecurrentplayheadposition
SHIFT+IN=sets SelectionInPointatthecurrentplayheadposition
SHIFT+OUT=setsSelectionOutPointatthecurrentplayheadposition
<<LOCATElocatestopreviousmarker
LOCATE>>locatestonextmarker
SET +LOCATE>>=DropMarkeratthecurrentplayheadposition
TransportWheel
· Turnthedatawheelclockwisetojogforwardorcounterclockwisetojog
backward.
· WhentheSHTLkeyisoff,thedatawheelmovesthetransportinonemeasure
steps.HoldingtheSHIFTkey reducesthistoonebeatsteps.
· WhentheSHTLkeyison,thedatawheelmovesthetransportin1000ticksteps.
HoldingtheSHIFTkeyreducesthisto100ticksteps.
SpecialKeys
SHIFT+PLAYtogglestheAudioEngineOn/Off
SHIFT+STOPResetsSonar
SHIFT+anySOLOkeywillunsoloalltracks.
SELectKeys
PressinganFW1082SELectkeyalonewillselectthatchannelin Sonar.Holding
SHIFTwhilepressingSELectsetsthatchannel’sfadertoUnityinSonar.
HoldingtheredRECkey whilepressingaSELectkeywillrecordenable/disablethat
track.
Pan&EQ
WhentheEQ/PANLEDisilluminated:
· Thelowestofthefourencodersshownat
rightwillcontrolthePanparameterofthe
SELectedchannelin Sonar.
· TheencoderslabeledasGAIN,
FREQuencyandQwillcontrolthose
parametersoftheEQbandselectedbythe
illuminatedbuttonsontheSELected
channelin Sonar. Bands14ofSonar’s
ChannelEQissupported.
· ThefirsttimeanEQBandkeyispressed,
itselectstheappropriatelowerband,
pressingthesamebuttonagainselectsa
higherband.Inthisway,uptoeight
bandscanbecontrolled.(Note: The
SonarChannelStripEQdoesnotsupport
externalcontrolofmorethanfourbands.)
· HoldingSHIFTwhilepressinganEQ
bandkeywillenable/disablethatEQ
band.
· HoldingtheSET keywhilepressingan
EQbandkeywilltogglethroughthe
availableEQcurvetypes.
SonarcancomewithuptothreetypesofEQ,
dependingontheversionyouhave.TheFW1802canbesettocontrolanyofthethree:
· HoldtheEQ/PANkeywhilepressingoneofthetopthreeEQbandbuttonsto
selectanEQ:
o EQHI=ChannelStripSonitus
o EQHIMID=PluginSonitus
o EQLOMID=PluginFXEQ
Aux
WhenAUX14orAUX58isilluminated:
· Thefourencoderscontrolthelevelof AuxSends1–4 orAuxSends5–8 ofthe
SELectedchannelin Sonar.
· HoldingSHIFTwhileturningandencoderwilladjustthatAuxSendPan.
· ThefourkeystoggleAuxSend1–4enable/disableorAuxSend1–5
enable/disableoftheSELectedchannelin Sonar.
· HoldingSHIFTwhilepressingoneofthefourkeystogglesthePre/Ppoststatefor
thatAuxSendoftheSELectedchannelin Sonar.
FKeyShortcuts
ThefunctionsoftheFKeysareprogrammableinSonarbyselectingTASCAMFW1082
undertheToolsmenu.ThescreenbelowwillappearwhereyoucanconfiguretheF
Keysandsave/loadconfigurations.
Factorydefaultsettingsareshownhere:
F1=Save
F2=Undo
F3=Copy
F4=Paste
SHIFT+F1=Enter
SHIFT+F2=Redo
SHIFT+F3=Cut
SHIFT+F4=Delete
Arrow(Cursor)Keys
UsetheArrowkeystonavigatearoundtheonscreenmenus,submenusandmenuitems.
MasterFaderAssignment
Youcanswitchthemasterfaderassignmenttothenextorpreviousvirtualmainby
holdingdownSETwhileyoupresseitherthe<BANKorBANK>key.TheBANKLED
indicatorswillshowwhichvirtualMasterthemasterfaderisbeingassignedto.
BankKeys
PresstheBANK>keyorthe<BANKkey,toshifttheFW1082'scontrolstothenext8or
previous8channels,respectively.
HoldSHIFTandpresstheBANK>keyorthe<BANKkey,toshifttheFW1082'scontrols
tothenextorpreviouschannel,respectively.
HoldSETandpresstheBANK>keytoremapallfaders,mutes,solosandpanstoOutput
Busses(Master,Groups,AuxSends)ingroups of8.ThecorrespondingBANKLEDwill
flashwheninthismode.
HoldSETandpressthe<BANKkeytogotopreviousOutputBussesorswitchbackto
normal trackoperation.
Flip
PressingEQ/PANwhileholdingSHIFTwilltoggleFlipmode.WhileinFlipmode,the
faderscanbeusedtocontrolchannelpan.
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