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D00963220B

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FireOne

FireWire Audio/MIDI Control

OWNER'S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for FireOne

Page 1: ...D00963220B FireOne FireWire Audio MIDI Control OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off a...

Page 3: ...nufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged ...

Page 4: ...anel settings 12 Sample rate 12 Buffer size 12 Control Surface Mode 12 Jog Shuttle Display Mode 12 Sampling Rate Lock 13 Input Mon Mono 13 5 Connections 14 FireWire connections 14 Audio connections 14 Mic 14 Guitar 15 Keyboard drum machine sound module cassette deck MD CD etc analog connection 15 Analog record player 16 Speakers headphones 17 MIDI connections 18 6 Troubleshooting 19 Host Connectio...

Page 5: ...ning the package please be certain all the items listed are included If any items are missing please consult your TASCAM supplier FireOne main unit FireOne AC power adapter 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable A CD ROM containing the Windows and Macintosh soft ware control surface plug ins for various audio recording applications A second CD ROM containing the DAW application soft ware This manual A warr...

Page 6: ...ed together are joined by a symbol so that Ctrl F1 means press and hold the Control key and press the F1 key Whenever we refer to the software application to control and set up the FireOne we refer to it as the Control Panel or the software Control Panel Precautions and notes for placement and use Please use the FireOne only within its operating temperature range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Please...

Page 7: ...roperly we strongly suggest recabling such that the FireOne is the only unit connected to the associated FireWire port or buss on the host computer Always perform all FireWire connections and disconnections with the power to both the FireOne and the computer turned off If connections are made or broken with power to the FireOne or computer turned on this may result in your computer crashing or fre...

Page 8: ...pped at the A D converter input resulting in distortion in the recorded signal 2 GAIN controls The GAIN controls allow the signals at FireOne s input jacks to be amplified or attenuated such that the signal at the input to the A D converter can be optimized Careful optimization of the signal levels will maximize the signal to noise ratio of the recorded signal while prevent ing distortion due to o...

Page 9: ... completely counterclockwise so that only the input signals are present on the meters 2 Adjust the input signals with the input GAIN controls such that the loudest peaks in the signals will only occasionally light the amber 2dB indi cators This permits maximum signal at the input to the converters but prevents clipping affording the highest signal to noise ratio for the recording signal q TRANSPOR...

Page 10: ...udio software you use 5 MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connectors Standard MIDI IN and MIDI OUT 5 pin connectors allow you to hook up external MIDI controllers tone genera tors etc The MIDI messages are not processed by the FireOne but passed to application software as with any other external MIDI port 6 FireWire IEEE 1394 connector The IEEE 1394 or FireWire connector is the main con nection between FireOne...

Page 11: ... appear in the Windows Device Manager under Sound game and video controllers If it does not repeat the installation process Windows XP Drivers for FireWire audio devices are a standard feature of Macintosh OS X However there is additional FireOne specific software that you will need to load onto your computer to allow you to control certain features and to make it compatible with certain host appl...

Page 12: ...HUI emulation mode for use with Pro Tools software Control Surface Mode FireOne buffers the amount of audio that it uses to commu nicate with audio applications The amount of buffering directly determines the latency of audio passing from FireOne s inputs through your DAW application and back to its outputs The FireOne Control Panel s Buffer Size slider allows you to select a buffer size that is c...

Page 13: ...te Lock is enabled only the FireOne control panel is permitted to change the sample rate Input Mon Mono The direct input monitor is normally stereo with Input A being heard in the left channel and Input B being heard in the right Enabling Input Mon Mono causes the direct input monitor to be mono with Input A and B being heard in both the left and right channels equally ...

Page 14: ... mic that requires phantom power turn on the phantom power Mic Mic Audio connections Connect the output signal of your mic guitar keyboard or other audio device to the FireOne where it will be converted into digital audio and sent via FireWire to your computer Connect the output of the FireOne to your speakers via an amp or headphones so you will be able to monitor the audio signals coming into th...

Page 15: ...nd set the REAR FRONT switch to FRONT Guitar Keyboard drum machine sound module cassette deck MD CD etc analog connection Connect the analog audio output of these devices to the MIC LINE IN B A jacks 1 4 phone jack If you use the B set the REAR FRONT switch to REAR Keyboard Drum machine sound module cassette deck MD CD etc OUT ...

Page 16: ...player cannot be connected directly to the FireOne You must connect a phono preamplifier between your analog record player and the FireOne Alternatively you can connect it via an audio amplifier that has PHONO inputs Analog record player Analog record player PHONO amp or amp with PHONO inputs ...

Page 17: ...IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS TASCAM FireOne 17 5 Connections Speakers headphones Powered speakers or amp and speakers Headphones ...

Page 18: ...elow FireWire Computer MIDI OUT MIDI IN Sequencer drum machine etc You can use the MIDI IN MIDI OUT connectors to transmit and receive MTC MIDI Time Code This allows the MTC compatible DAW Digital Audio Workstation computer application to synchronize with your MIDI equipment MIDI connections Keyboard synthesizer etc Sound module etc MIDI OUT FireWire MIDI IN Computer ...

Page 19: ...es are displayed as plug 1 and plug 2 Macintosh Run the FireOne Setup mpkg installer on the CD ROM which will rename the MIDI ports to FireOne MIDI and FireOne Control Control surface troubleshooting Problem Solution No selection for FireOne in application s control surface setup Install the FireOne plug in appropriate for your DAW application This applies to Cakewalk SONAR Steinberg Cubase Nuendo...

Page 20: ...IX knob is set according to whether you want to hear inputs computer playback or both I can t hear playback from the host computer s DAW software Make sure that the FireOne device is selected as the output destination of the host application software Refer to documentation for the host software for this procedure Make sure that the FireOne MIX knob is set to COMPUTER or to your preferred mix of in...

Page 21: ...IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS TASCAM FireOne 21 FireOne Block Diagram 7 Block diagram ...

Page 22: ...GND Output impedance 100 Ø Reference output level 10 dBv Maximum output level 6 dBv Headphone Output Connector 1 4 inch Phone jack Tip L Ring R Sleeve GND Output load impedance 32 Ø Maximum output level 4 7 dBu at Distortion 1 Output power 55 mW 55mW Firewire Connector IEEE1394 6 pin Format IEEE1394 Isochoronous Baudrate 400 Mbps Footswitch Connector 1 4 inch Phone jack Tip HOT Sleeve GND Input im...

Page 23: ... LINE OUT 80 dBu Dynamic range Trim min MIC to LINE OUT 105 dB 44 1 kHz THD Trim min 22Hz 22kHz 0 006 1 kHz MIC to LINE OUT Crosstalk 1 kHz MIC to LINE OUT 80 dB Phantom power 48 V 10 mA Delay MIC to LINE OUT 48 kHz 5 msec 96 kHz 2 msec 192 kHz 1 msec Physical characteristics Power U S A Canada 120 VAC 60 Hz U K Europe 230 VAC 50Hz Australia 240 VAC 50Hz Power consumption 4 W U S A Canada 4 W U K ...

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