FireWire Audio/MIDI Interface & Control Surface
- Comprehensive mixing, automation, editing and navigation tools for DAWs
- Eight 100mm motorized touch-sensitive channel faders, one motorized touch-sensitive master fader
- Dedicated controls for pan, solo, mute and select functions on each channel; tactile control for four bands of parametric EQ
- Shortcut keys for various popular audio software applications
- Eight balanced XLR analog mic/line inputs with high quality mic preamps
- Phantom power and inserts on every channel
- 24-bit/96kHz A/D and D/A converters; full 96kHz operation on all analog I/O channels with compatible DAW software
- Eight channels of ADAT lightpipe, stereo S/PDIF inputs and outputs.
- Eight analog outputs, allowing connection of L/R and 5.1 surround matrices
- Dedicated headphone output
- Four MIDI inputs, four MIDI outputs
- Word Clock in and out jacks
- Assignable footswitch jack
- Up to 18 simultaneous inputs
- Compatible with a wide variety of popular DAW applications
- Operates as a standalone 18x2 line mixer without a computer.
- FE-8 (eight-channel sidecar) expands FW-1884 with eight additional channel control strips up to 128 channels (15 FE-8s).
- SoftLCD application simulates a "scribble strip" by displaying what each channel is controlling, see the screenshots in the column on the left
- Includes Cubase LE 48-track / 96kHz audio recording/MIDI sequencing software (subject to change)
- Includes GigaStudio 3 LE 64-voice sampling workstation software (subject to change)
In addition to its surface control capabilities, the FW-1884 provides eight balanced XLR analog mic/line inputs with high quality mic preamps, phantom power and inserts on every channel. Using 24-bit/96kHz A/D and D/A converters, the FW-1884 offers full 96kHz operation on all analog I/O channels with compatible DAW software. In addition to its two FireWire (IEEE 1394) computer interfaces, the FW-1884 gives users eight channels of ADAT lightpipe as well as stereo S/PDIF inputs and outputs. Perfectly suited to multi-channel surround production as well as standard stereo mixing, the FW-1884 provides eight analog outputs for simultaneous connection to L/R and 5.1 surround matrices. A headphone output is also provided.
Four MIDI inputs and four MIDI outputs on the FW-1884 allow users to connect with a wide variety of MIDI sound generation and timing tools. Its Word Clock in and out jacks allow computer systems to maintain accurate clock synchronization in digital recording environments. Also, its assignable footswitch jack can be used for tasks such as hands-free punching or MIDI control. In use, the FW-1884 allows up to 18 audio inputs to be accessed at once. As a DAW controller, the FW-1884 is compatible with a wide variety of popular applications including MOTU Digital Performer(tm), Emagic Logic(tm) and Cakewalk Sonar(tm). By emulation of HUI(tm) and Mackie Control(tm) the FW-1884 can be used as a comprehensive control surface for DAW applications that support those protocols such as Steinberg CubaseSX(tm), Steinberg Nuendo(tm), and more.
GigaStudio LE
GigaStudio 3 is a state-of-the-art streaming sampler with the lowest latency anywhere – meaning you won’t feel a delay between pressing a key and hearing a note.
- 64-voice polyphony
- 16-channel multitimbral MIDI
- ReWire and VST plug-in support
- Includes MegaPiano piano library
- Compatible with all GigaStudio libraries
Cubase LE
Cubase LE records 48 tracks of audio, meaning you can layer tracks to get a big radio-ready sound. Its 96kHz recording resolution allows you to record at the resolution of audiophile DVD Audio discs, which present every detail of acoustic instrument recordings.
- 48 audio tracks and 64 MIDI tracks
- 96kHz / 24-bit resolution
- Supports VST FX and instruments
- Sophisticated MIDI track editing
- Loop slice, stretch, groove and tempo analysis
- Upgrade path to Cubase SX
Also includes demo versions of Nomad Factory’s award winning tube simulation plug-ins, plus a great-sounding delay effect is yours to keep.
- Blue Tubes Bundle, Rock Amp Legends and Liquid Bundle plug-in demo install
- One free delay plug-in permanent install
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