Alternative for Tascam FW-1082 control surface?

[Jaap Van hoewijk]

if you are looking for something simpler you could use the Alphatrack of Frontier Design. It’s a pretty basic controller but works with Snow Leopard and FCP 7 and for simple editing it’s sufficient

[Andy Mees]

Maybe the Behringer BCF2000 would be enough for you, though I’ve heard past reports (that may be long out dated) that the motorized faders were a little noisy:
https://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BCF2000.aspx

Another more current option would be the Euphonix MC Mix:
https://www.euphonix.com/artist/products/mc_mix/

[Suzanna Noort]

Thank you Jaap and Andy for your replies.

@Jaap: The Alphatrack looks innovative, but I really like using all my fingers for mixing multiple tracks simultaneously – so not really an option for me. Do you have it yourself?

@Andy: Yep, the Behringer BCF2000 is the one I am looking into right now. It’s so cheap – especially compared to the Euphonix which I find majorly overpriced if you compare to the Tascam.

When you say “noisy faders”, noisy in what way? Physically noisy as in clicking into position etc? Squeaky?

Thanks again!
Suzanna

[Andy Mees]

as in mechanically noisy
https://www.google.com.my/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=bcf2000+noisy+faders&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&ei=3G6aS8X3Fsi1rAfL9cjmAg

[Jaap Van hoewijk]

Hi Suzanna,
yes I do have a Alphatrack myself. For basis editing in FCP it works fine for me. And I can take it with me when working with a laptop.
But I am also looking for a controller with multiple faders to do more complex level control. The Euphonix to me seems the right choice. It’s not too big and made for FCP

[Tom Daigon]

Reviving this old thread with good news. The Tascam FW-1082 now works great on Snow Leopard running FCS3. Tascam released a new driver that did the trick!

Avid DS/FCP Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com

[Suzanna Noort]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for reviving the thread with what sounds like good news (were it not that I’ve already sold my FW-1082! 🙁 ).

A question: does the FW-1082 work as it did on earlier versions of OSX? (i.e. touch-sensitive faders in FCP etc?). And how much RAM do you have in your computer? Tascam told me the FW-1082 will only work on computers with max. 4GB RAM (I have 12GB and am not going to downgrade ;-)).

Kind regards,
Suzanna