Tascam FW-1804 Application Manual

10/28/04

Pa

g

e

 1

 of 

4

FW-1804 

Applications Guide

˘

18-in/12-out audio interface 

˘

Records at up to 96kHz/24-bit 

resolution

˘

Four balanced XLR / W" TRS 

mic/line inputs with phantom 

power

˘

Four balanced W" TRS line 

inputs (eight total line inputs)

˘

Guitar level input

˘

W

" TRS insert jacks for 

channels 1 - 4

˘

S/PDIF stereo digital in and out

˘

ADAT optical digital in and out

˘

Word Clock in and out

˘

Balanced W"  monitor outputs

˘

Headphone output with level 

control

˘

Two MIDI inputs and four MIDI 

outputs

˘

Assignable Footswitch jack

˘

Includes Cubase LE 48-track / 

96kHz recording workstation 

software 

˘

Includes GigaStudio 3 LE 

streaming sampler software 

instrument 

FW-1804 FireWire Audio/MIDI Interface 

I

f you’re looking for a busload of 

high-quality line inputs, mic pre-

amps, MIDI ports and digital I/O in 

a compact rackmount package, the 

FireWire-based FW-1804 really deliv-

ers. Priced and sized for home studios, 

it’s ideal for rooms that already have –

or  don’t have the room for – a mixing 

console or fader controller. The included 

48-track Cubase LE software takes full 

A full-featured MIDI interface is in-

cluded in the FW-1804 with two MIDI 

inputs and four MIDI outputs, so you 

can control 64 channels of synths and 

modules.  

A bundle of professional recording 

software comes with the FW-1804, 

providing a powerful production so-

lution right out of the box. Steinberg’s 

Cubase LE is a 48-track, 96kHz  audio 

advantage of the FW-1804’s 96kHz/24-

bit recording resolution, delivering 

monster-truck recording power in a 

subcompact parking space. 

The FW-1804 has a generous variety 

of audio options for interfacing with 

your studio. Four microphone inputs, 

each with phantom power for pro con-

denser mics, record to multiple tracks 

for later overdubbing or mixdown. Each 

has an analog insert point, so you can 

insert a compressor to keep from dis-

torting. Up to eight line level signals 

can be recorded or mixed simultane-

ously – such as synthesizers or multi-

effects processors. The eight-channel 

ADAT optical digital interface – plus 

a stereo digital S/PDIF I/O – are  ideal 

for pristine-quality transfers to digital 

consoles or samplers. 

recording workstation application. It 

includes 64 MIDI tracks with sophisti-

cated editing features, VST plug-in and 

instrument support, ReWire support 

and an upgrade path to Cubase SX. 

TASCAM’s GigaStudio 3 LE software 

sampling instrument offers 64-voice 

polyphony, 16-channel multitimbral 

MIDI, ReWire and VST plug-in support, 

and is compatible with all GigaStudio 

sample libraries –the best in the world. 

You even get a demo copy of Nomad 

Legends effects plug-ins and a bonus 

delay plug-in.   

Whether you don’t have the space, 

need or budget for a big control sur-

face, the FW-1804 provides the killer 

I/O of our groundbreaking FW-1884 

in a rackmount package that fi ts in 

any studio.