TASCAM interfaces now compatible with Final Cut Pro 5 & Soundtrack Pro

With Apple's unveiling of the Final Cut Studio production suite, which includes the Final Cut Pro 5 upgrade TASCAM's full line of FireWire audio control surfaces and interfaces are now compatible with Apple's Final Cut Pro 5 and Soundtrack Pro editing software.
This major upgrade to the Apple's Emmy award-winning software means that Final Cut Pro 5 and Soundtrack Pro are now fully compatible with MCP (Mackie Control Protocol) devices, so users can use external audio control surfaces - including TASCAM's FW-1884 or FW-1082 - to edit and manipulate audio more efficiently.
TASCAM's newest audio controller, the FW-1082, has nine motorised faders for adjusting audio levels during mix playback utilising the revamped software. Editors can turn up a dialogue line or reduce the music level during a voiceover section without clicking on breakpoints.
The transport buttons can be used to start and stop playback in any editor that supports the Mackie Control or Mackie HUI.
TASCAM's FW-1082 also has a MIDI fader mode that can be used in programs like Apple Motion 2 to adjust parameters in real-time during playback, and as it is an audio interface as well, producers can record voiceover and sound effects right in the edit suite with professional results.
The FW-1082 has four mic inputs, four line ins and S/PDIF digital in and out – all available at 96kHz. It features 10 inputs, including four balanced XLR mic inputs with phantom power. Eight channel strips each feature a 60mm touch-sensitive moving fader and select/solo/mute buttons, and a moving master fader.
For even more I/O and surface control, the FW-1884 offers 18-channels of inputs (eight analog and eight ADAT digital and two S/PDIF coaxial or optical), eight balanced XLR mic/line inputs with high-quality mic preamps and phantom power, plus nine 100mm motorised touch-sensitive faders.
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