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RE: Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 00:51:33
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I use 1.60 with 1.22beta SONAR drivers on XP-Pro 32-bit SONAR 8.5.1 @64 buffers for recording & 128 for mixing LARGE projects (> 30 tracks , UAD etc.).
Have not moved to 8.5.2 yet.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 01:00:22
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I bought the first Fw-1884 that Guitar Center had in Fountain Valley,CA. Despite a few driver issues( Which are pretty much well known), my unit has and continues to be used ever since. Some of the Faders are a little sluggish, but it's been through Sonar 3,4,5,6,7,8,8.5.2, on Win 2K with a P4, WinXP SP1,2,3 on a Pentium D, and is now running on Win 7 64 (was Vista 64). I could plug this into My XP machine(Now the youtube box for the TV) and it will work just as it did with driver 1.5 and Sonar 1.22. I have recorded 18 tracks at a time on many occasions without fail. We just rehearsed through it with 2 Guitars and a bass running Guitar Rig 4 plugs on 3 channels without a single problem on dual screen ( everybody gets their own tuner). It has been on for the equivalent of years, as I rarely turn it off. Kinda sick of people whinning about it.
My 2 freakin' cents.
Anybody got a good deal on one?
Maybe I should get a spare...
Tom
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 10:44:01
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Tom, yours doesn't crash Windows if you forget to turn it off before shutting down Windows 7 64-bit? And you do know Tascam has announced it will not support Windows 7 for this unit?
You mentioned sluggish faders. Do you have the little SONAR file that exercises faders to do a 'wave' or snake pattern? PM me with your email and I'll send it. It's fun.
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RE: Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 10:46:06
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Michael8it
I think I have isolated it to a Sync problem. I had the Tascam driver set to Internal Clock. I changed it to World Clock (I dont use any MIDI so I am not worried about it) and I don't seem to have the problem.
Also - when you play an MP3 or watch a video, do you get any clicks or pops or this hanging problem? Does the video ever hang and get out of sync with the audio or vice versa? I do have that problem. Seems to be gone sine I switched to World Clock.
That would be, "Word" Clock. There could be some problems if it did support a "World" Clock. Your point is interesting, though. It shouldn't have worked, unless you really do have a word clock in your setup, connected via the BNC connector of the FW-1884.
post edited by riojazz - 2010/02/03 10:53:04
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RE: Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 10:50:17
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demodeiowa
hi guys,
i'm using my tascam FW1884 on a Vista 64bit PC, 6GB with Sonar 7. I've been having a huge problem with the audio playback on my pc to the tascam FW1884. The automation and inputs work fine. I ran my condensor mic into the console n got full audio. But my Sonar7 Daw simply refuses to playback through the tascam. I'm not quite sure how to activate the master bus to play through the tascam. i've installed the 1.7 drivers and updated the firmware. Am i doing anything wrong? did i miss something? Can anyone help me with this issue i'm in dying need to get this system up and running. Thanks for your help
There was a warning posted by a Tascam rep about not updating the firmware if it didn't need it. Version 183 is the latest, but it is far from new. Nothing stops you from doing it, either. If you might have attempted to write over the same version, you should contact Tascam for assistance.
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RE: Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 14:12:13
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I have a question, kind of OT, but i was curious... could we use this box as a Lightpipe into a...say RME adat card and use the midi ports and run this in mackie mode and get around the whole Tascam Bad drive problem? im no tech so i felt i should ask. thanks for the replies in advance.
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RE: Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 14:50:53
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Tom, I have used this since 2004 as well on 2 different PC builds using XP. It worked flawlessly until 2009 when we started having problems. We replaced it with a Presonus StudioLive, and I got the Tascam for home. I could never get it to work right - not in XP or W7 32bit or 64 bit. Always this sync problem. And when it "hangs" it loses about 3 seconds of audio: no drop out, no gap in the wav file, no dead air, just 3 second or so completely skipped.
If I am using this just as a sound card (not recording with it) and watching a video on youtube, Ill get the same problem: The audio will pause for 3 seconds or so, and start again, the video will then pause for 3 seconds or so, then apparently when the audio catches back up to where the video was they start together again. When it 'pauses' you also hear a nice 'click' in the monitors.
If would take the time I'd like to know the specs on the system you are using.
Thank you
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 18:12:58
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can you send me the sonar file with the worm/snake excercises? my email is demode_iowa at hotmail dot com Thanks lot
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 18:31:27
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Take your email off this site. Its bad to post your email address in any public forum. The spam men will come and get you.
If you want to say your email, say it like this Demode iowa AT hotmail DOT Com
This way they cant pick your email up
Cj
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/03 22:36:53
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demodeiowa
You have a PM.
post edited by riojazz - 2010/03/06 12:12:18
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/04 00:48:24
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thanks CJ i'll take that note and thanks again riojazz
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RE: Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/04 14:36:13
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Hitman
I have a question, kind of OT, but i was curious... could we use this box as a Lightpipe into a...say RME adat card and use the midi ports and run this in mackie mode and get around the whole Tascam Bad drive problem? im no tech so i felt i should ask. thanks for the replies in advance.
so im going to guess im wrong here? well thanks anyway.
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RE: Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/04 15:49:04
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Hitman
Hitman
I have a question, kind of OT, but i was curious... could we use this box as a Lightpipe into a...say RME adat card and use the midi ports and run this in mackie mode and get around the whole Tascam Bad drive problem? im no tech so i felt i should ask. thanks for the replies in advance.
so im going to guess im wrong here? well thanks anyway.
You might try your question in the Tascam User Forum, where there are more FW-1884 users and more chances they have done something like what you propose. I'm quite sure you don't want me to guess.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/04 22:08:18
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green13
I bought the first Fw-1884 that Guitar Center had in Fountain Valley,CA. Despite a few driver issues( Which are pretty much well known). It has been on for the equivalent of years, as I rarely turn it off. Kinda sick of people whinning about it.
My 2 freakin' cents.
Anybody got a good deal on one?
Maybe I should get a spare...
Tom
Well Tom, I bought the first FW 1884 Guitar Center sold in Canton, MI. Ran fine until 2009 when we started having problems. Perhaps if you would share what your system is you could help some of us stop "whining". But then, that is just my two cents.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/11 00:19:12
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/11 03:09:06
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And now back to why you bought the FW-1884, make music 
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/02/11 13:09:23
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Sorry I took so long to get back on here. I had a sync problem as well when I 1st set it up on Vista 64 Ultimate. Motherboard had TI FW that did not work, so I swapped FW card from my P4 win 2k machine and got rid of sync problems. When I upgraded to Win7 I started having BSOD on Shutdown/restart. Turn off FW1884 and I can Shutdown/restart. I have had my share of problems, but there is always a work-around. Sluggish faders are just because they are getting old. When switching from Comp to Mon Mode and back, some faders move slower than others. Otherwise, it still does the job...
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/01 10:25:39
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LOL hell if Tom would like to contact me, lol im sure ill have an extra...im done with supporting these Gear Thugs, they made one of the sweetest pieces of gear, but we cant move on without problems...make me a good offer im selling this thing. duces
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/01 11:19:43
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Hitman, you might be a little late to that party. I've noticed a lot of new FW-1884 and FW-1802 users who just bought units on eBay. I wonder why there are suddenly so many for sale? Oh, wait, that's right, Tascam's November 2009 announcement that they would not be issuing Windows 7 drivers.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 09:14:33
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nah,i was being funny, as im sure we are all upset behind this bad business practice...
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 10:00:11
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I sent and email to both Tascam and Frontier Design asking for permission to have the code they used to develop the driver with the express purpose of creating a Windows 7 driver (and beyond).
The real disappointment is that the FW 1884 is such a great piece of for the amateur and semi-pro musician.
Ill post a response when they respond to my request. I don’t have the know-how to create a driver but I am sure I could find someone…….
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 12:14:17
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Hope you have success.
I posted an appeal in the Frontier Design forum as well.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 12:43:02
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Michael8it
I sent and email to both Tascam and Frontier Design asking for permission to have the code they used to develop the driver with the express purpose of creating a Windows 7 driver (and beyond).
The real disappointment is that the FW 1884 is such a great piece of for the amateur and semi-pro musician.
Ill post a response when they respond to my request. I don’t have the know-how to create a driver but I am sure I could find someone…….
This is awesome; please let us know if you need help as far as obtaining coding talent, signing a petition or what-ever. I would gladly pay for a working driver and I think that others would too.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 12:56:31
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I would gladly pay for a working driver and I think that others would too. Is seriously would contribute to this cause. I'm very comfortable with my FW-1884 and would hate to to loose it due to an I7/W7 upgrade.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 13:03:40
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yeah im sure many of us wouldnt have a problem shellin out a few beans to help out the cause, maybe we all need to send a requst for the code to be released,anything we can do to help let us know.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 13:06:38
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I'm with you, bapu. The FW-1884 really is an awesome hardware unit.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 13:18:14
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WOW! I guess there is much more support for this idea than I anticipated. Ill post again when I get a response. Ill also post a similar message on the Tascam board.
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 14:18:36
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/06 14:23:42
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riojazz
If any of you haven't seen it, you should read Tascam's notice about not supporting Windows 7 for the FW-1884 and FW-1802. This is posted on their European sites, but not on the USA site.
http://www.tascam.de/en/docs/Tascam_Win7_compat.pdf
This is why we are interested in the "self support" project. Ah, we now have a name for the drivers: SSP drivers 
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Re:Tascam FW-1884 -- Issues, Issues, Issues
2010/03/07 23:19:05
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Spring is almost here, and as I mentioned HERE I'm ready to jump to Win 7 64. Are we going to pool our resources, or should I budget for the V-Studio; while we collectively wring our hands? Got a nice 1884 and FE8; no mods, no issues! Tom
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