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2 – Controls And Indicators

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2.3 Front Panel Control Descriptions

1. Trim Pots 1-8 – These are analog level controls

for the input level of the Mic (XLR) and line inputs 1 –

8. Their function is the same regardless of the control

surface mode selected. It’s important to note that the

best signal-to-noise ratios are achieved by maximizing

the level of analog inputs at the A/D converters. For the

mic and line inputs of the FW-1884, the trim controls

provide the means for optimizing these levels. For a

complete discussion of this issue, please refer to Section

section 4.3.3, “Setting Input Levels”

2. Phantom Power Indicator LEDs – These

LEDs light to indicate +48 V phantom power to the

XLR microphone inputs. Phantom power is switchable

in two groups of four channels, channels 1-4 and chan-

nels 5-8. The LEDs are unaffected by control mode

selection.

3. Signal and OL LEDs 1-8 – The signal LEDs

light to indicate the presence of an audio signal on the

corresponding analog input. The OL LEDs light to

indicate a signal peaking at –2.5dBFS or higher by

default. (This level is adjustable between 0.0 dBFS and

5.0 dBFS, in 0.5 dB increments, via the FW-1884’s

control panel.) This indicates an overloaded input –

reduce the input level to that channel until this light

goes out. These LEDs indicate signal level to the eight

analog inputs regardless of the control surface mode

selected.

4. Channel Rotary Encoders – In COM-

PUTER Control mode, these rotary encoders affect the

application parameter currently selected by the

Encoder keys. In most cases, the PAN and AUX 1-8

Encoder keys correspond to the associated Pan and Aux

Send parameters in the host application. Refer to the

Application Notes for your software for details.

In MON MIX mode, these encoders function exclu-

sively as PAN controls, and the associated PAN

encoder key is always lit.

In MIDI CTL mode, these encoders send out continu-

ous controller commands.

5. Channel REC LEDs – In COMPUTER Con-

trol mode, these LEDs light or blink to indicate that

the selected channel(s) are in record-ready or record

status. Refer to the Application Notes for your software

for details.

In MON MIX mode, these LEDs are used to show that

channel’s PAN location. Rotating an encoder will cause

the SEL and REC LEDs to shift left/right as you move.

In MIDI CTL mode these LEDs have no function.

6. Channel SEL Keys and LEDs – In COM-

PUTER Control mode, these keys select the associated

channel as active in the host application. The EQ con-

trols will typically address the host application’s

SELected channel. In most cases, holding the REC key

and pressing one or more channel SEL keys will arm

the host application’s associated channels for recording.

Refer to the Application Notes for your software for

details.

In MON MIX mode, pressing a channel’s SEL key

causes the REC indicators to show the selected chan-

nel’s pan position (indicator 1 is lit with pan position at

full left, indicator 8 is lit at hard right, indicators 4 and

5 are lit together when panned center, etc.).

In MIDI CTL mode, these keys send out specific con-

troller commands.

7. Channel SOLO keys – In COMPUTER Con-

trol mode, these keys will solo their respective channels,

while muting the audio on all other channels in the

host application. Any number of channels can be

soloed simultaneously. (Note that in COMPUTER

Control mode, the operation of the SOLO function is

dictated by the host application. For more information

please refer to the Application notes for your DAW

software application.)

In MON MIX mode, the SOLO keys function is iden-

tical, but only affecting the FW-1884’s built-in moni-

tor mixer. The SOLO mode (Pre-Fader Listen or Solo-

in-Place) is selected by the PFL key. The PFL function

applies only to the monitor mix SOLOs.

In MIDI CTL mode, these keys send out specific con-

troller commands.

8. Channel MUTE keys – In COMPUTER

Control mode, these keys will mute the audio of the

selected channel. Any number of channels can be

muted simultaneously.

In MON MIX mode, the MUTE keys function is

identical, but only affecting the monitor mix.

In MIDI Control mode, these keys send out specific

controller commands.

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