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2.

 

Select VST Multitrack 

3.

 

Select IFFWDMmkII under the ASIO Driver pull down 
menu 

4.

 

If it was not already selected, a dialog will popup asking 
whether it is OK to switch to the new ASIO driver. Click 
Switch 

5.

 

 Click OK at the bottom. 

Sonar 

The following instructions are for Sonar 4 or later. 
 

1.

 

Select Audio under the Options menu 

2.

 

Click the Advanced tab and select “ASIO” for the Playback 
and recording Driver Mode.  

3.

 

If ASIO was not already selected, you will need to quit 
Sonar and restart, and then navigate back to this Audio 
dialog. 

4.

 

Click the Drivers tab and enable the desired Inputs and 
Outputs, they will be labeled ASIO IFFWDMmkII In 1, 
ASIO IFFWDMmkII In 3 etc. You may need to unselect all 
of the items in these lists before the application allows you 
to select the Firewire card’s audio streams. If the 16 
channel mode was selected in the mixer, only 16 channels 
(8 pairs) will be visible here, otherwise 32 channels (16 
pairs) will be available for selection. 

5.

 

Click the General tab and select “ASIO IFFWDMmkII Out 
1” for the Playback timing master and “ASIO 
IFFWDMmkII In 1” for the Record Timing master. 

6.

 

Click OK 

 
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Note

) The IF-FW/DM 

MK

II also supports WDM/KS mode in 

Sonar. If you are using WDM/KS audio, Sonar requires you to 
run “Wave profiler” on the General tab every time you change 
the input or output selections or buffer sizes. See the chapter 
below on the Windows Control Panel for details of how to set 
the IF-FW/DM 

MK

II to show all of its channels to Sonar. 

 

Summary of Contents for IF-DM

Page 1: ...1 TEAC Professional Division OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...CONFIGURING THE COMPUTER 9 Macintosh 9 Windows 10 MIXER CONTROL SCREEN 15 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 16 CARD Status 16 1394 Status 16 Input 17 Output 18 Version Information 18 IF FW DM MKII DAW SETUP 18 WI...

Page 3: ...X identifies the device 35 Control Panel Check 35 WINDOWS 35 Check Device Manager 35 Check Plug and Play Detection 36 Control Panel Check 36 Remove unrelated software and drivers 37 Optimize for speed...

Page 4: ...ssible Please take some time to look through this Owner s Manual and familiarize yourself with the IF FW DM MKII s features setup and operation We suggest you pay particular attention to the setup not...

Page 5: ...er It also has comprehensive status monitoring in the mixer s LCD and a safety boot feature of its own software that is always available even if problems occur during software updating Please see the...

Page 6: ...operation at 96 kHz see System clocking section in this manual Memory RAM 512MB or more DM 24 not supported The IF FW DM MKII is not supported in the DM 24 The previous generation IF FW DM is require...

Page 7: ...n be found on the CD ROM that came with your DM 4800 You should always check the TASCAM website at www tascam com to obtain the latest available versions Previous versions of the DM 4800 will not reco...

Page 8: ...k plate is flush with the mixer s back panel Excessive force is not required if it doesn t click in easily remove it and start again with attention to the guides 3 Replace the five screws to hold the...

Page 9: ...the computer If you require additional FireWire devices it is necessary to add a FireWire card thus adding a separate bus for those devices Configuring the Computer Macintosh TASCAM driver software is...

Page 10: ...er A control panel for the IF FW DM MKII is installed in the Applications folder Windows It is necessary to install driver software in order for Windows to recognize the IF FW DM MKII An installer is...

Page 11: ...installer ends with please restart this computer You will need to restart to finish the installation process 4 You can connect the FireWire cable after the computer has restarted 5 If you connected t...

Page 12: ...f the New Hardware Wizard select No not this time 6 Confirm that the Wizard has identified the IF FW DM MKII card correctly as shown below then click Next 7 When presented with any Windows Logo warnin...

Page 13: ...DM MKII is connected to your computer the Safely Remove Hardware icon will appear in the Windows Taskbar If you need to disconnect the FireWire cable between the IF FW DM MKII and your computer please...

Page 14: ...14 After using the Safely Remove Hardware function of Windows to stop the IF FW DM MKII you will see 1394 Driver Offline reported in the mixer s DIGITAL status screen for the IF FW DM MKII...

Page 15: ...ways be on the left because it only works in Slot 1 and also Slot 3 for the DM 4800 Use the ENTER key to make changes The JOG DATA dial can also be used to move the cursor up down This display has the...

Page 16: ...ains on this setting for a long time e g over a minute first try turning off the power to the mixer and checking again then go to the section on Safety Software Backup to select the permanent backup s...

Page 17: ...Mismatch The IF FW DM MKII is connected to the computer but the driver is not providing data at the same sampling frequency as the mixer Your DAW project is probably set to use a different FS than the...

Page 18: ...S to reconfigure to the new setting before re launching your audio application Version Information This tells you what version of the IF FW DM MKII software is currently being used Updates may be made...

Page 19: ...e 32 channels the WDM audio is sent through To enable this in Windows first navigate to Start Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices Audio Tab and select IF FW DM mkII WDM Audio Note that audio suppli...

Page 20: ...o use Windows Media Player or Apple iTunes to audition compressed audio files MIDI All DAWs can use the WDM MIDI ports The IF FW DM MKII publishes a single MIDI input and output pair to Windows for th...

Page 21: ...mkII In 1 ASIO IFFWDMmkII In 3 etc You may need to unselect all of the items in these lists before the application allows you to select the Firewire card s audio streams If the 16 channel mode was sel...

Page 22: ...are for Logic Pro 7 2 1 Launch the Audio preferences window from either Logic Pro menu Preferences Audio or Audio menu Audio Hardware and Drivers 2 Click on the Drivers Tab 3 Ensure that the Enabled...

Page 23: ...I is not in the list it is not being detected by your Mac go to the troubleshooting section 4 The Master Device and Clock Modes menu items will be fixed to IF FW DM mkII 5 The Sample Rate menu item wi...

Page 24: ...g from the DAW or computer 2 Close the DAW application 3 Change the sample rate on the mixer or external clock source 4 Re launch the DAW application 96k 88 2k Operation The IF FW DM MKII supports the...

Page 25: ...oticeable with slower hard drives such as the ones found in the Apple Mac Mini and notebook computers in general Varispeed pitch The DM 3200 and DM 4800 can run at non standard Sample Rates when locke...

Page 26: ...settings can be changed in the OUTPUT SLOT tab of the DM 3200 s ROUTING screen Routing Control Turn the third pod under the LCD screen POD3 to move the cursor between the IF FW DM MKII s 32 channel o...

Page 27: ...W DM MKII s mixer inputs are configured from the INPUT tab of the mixer s ROUTING screen Note By default there are no option card signals routed into the mixer Routing Control Use POD 3 to select a pa...

Page 28: ...MKII s mixer inputs are configured from the INPUT tab of the mixer s ROUTING screen Note By default there are no option card signals routed into the mixer Routing Control is the same as that describe...

Page 29: ...in the Windows System Control Panel On the left side are the Status and Configuration panels on the right is the Settings panel Status Panel The Status panel shows the following information Status Th...

Page 30: ...number is increasing each time you check your computer is not providing data fast enough try reducing channel count or other CPU load Configuration Panel This shows the following information about th...

Page 31: ...e WDM driver Other Below the 3 panels the Windows driver version number is also displayed WDM Configurations Note Audio playback must be stopped and all audio apps must be closed before changing this...

Page 32: ...hannels Dialog This is the dialog box used to set the WDM input or output mappings To make a change follow the steps below 1 Select a Speaker in the Speaker pull down menu this corresponds to the name...

Page 33: ...on is shown Status This is the Firewire status Not Ready Locked or Unlocked If the FireWire cable is not connected or the mixer is not ON then the Status panel shows No Device Found here and the rest...

Page 34: ...This shows the following information about the far end of the connection Firmware version The version of the IF FW DM MKII s internal firmware Device the type of the connected device e g DM 3200 or DM...

Page 35: ...5 Check to see that IF FW DM mkII Manufacturer TASCAM is in the list 6 The drivers do not have to be installed for this check to work 7 If no device is found here restart the computer and also check...

Page 36: ...ost controllers in this same list Check Plug and Play Detection 1 When the IF FW DM MKII is correctly detected by Windows XP the plug and play icon will be shown in the far right of the task bar 2 Lef...

Page 37: ...your OS installation for best possible audio application performance Websites such as www musicXP net have useful information Contacting TASCAM Customer Support Check on the www tascam com website fo...

Page 38: ...er application Each time the card is powered on by turning on the mixer it will check to see if its software is correct If it is not the CARD STATUS will stay at Booting If this stays the same for mor...

Page 39: ...MAL if you are under a deadline or other pressure If the CARD STATUS still reads Booting constantly after changing to the backup software your card may have a hardware problem so please contact TASCAM...

Page 40: ...e IF FW DM MKII is designed to work with 1394a a k a FireWire 400 S400 or Sony i LINK VIA chipsets are widely used and are a good match for the IF FW DM MKII The IF FW DM MKII has been noted to perfor...

Page 41: ...support this configuration For support of those drivers please contact CEntrance directly Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition TASCAM does not support the IF FW DM MKII running with Microsoft Win...

Page 42: ...4 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz Bit Depth 24 bits Power Consumption Provided by host mixer Operating Temperature 5 C to 35 C Package Contents IF FW DM MKII card 1 CD ROM Windows Mac Drivers Owner s Man...

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