FCP5 – Audio Mixing with the knobs.

[Drizzt_g]

I was just wondering if the yamaha 01X control surface was compatible with FCP

[Godfrey Pye]

I believe so but I think it’s a lot more expensiv than Tascam.

Godfrey Pye
Mulholland Bays – in the Hollywood Hills

[Drizzt_g]

I’ve been looking around to buy a good control surface to work with FCP5 and Logic 7 and I think the Tascam FW-1884 is the best way to go. Yes its more expensive, but you have more ins and ouputs & surround monitor and you can expand the amount of faders you have by 8 at a time with the Tascam FE-8.

I don’t know about you but its on my list.

[Guy]

Has anyone tried this control surface?:

https://www.edirol.com/products/info/ur80.html

[Godfrey Pye]

That’ll work too. It’s too complicated for me, it would make my eyes water but good luck with it.

Godfrey Pye
Mulholland Bays – in the Hollywood Hills

[Lexerton]

I have a 1082 as well but I’m struggling to get it to work with FCP 5.

I suspect it is conflicting with the LaCie Big Disk that I have on the same FW bus. I got another PCI FW card but I can’t get it in my G5 because the heat sink on the graphics card takes up the slot above it.

The 1082 works well with Logic Pro without the FW drive.

I have a Decklink card, Graphics card and Sata card in already.

The only option I can think of is to get all the media off my LACie and on to my Sata Raid and disconnect the LaCie but I’m loathe to do this because I want to keep the Sata Raid only as an online drive (I’m working in DV and Mastering to Digibeta).

Any thoughts?

All my firmware is up to date and I’m running 10.4.1.

Lex

[Godfrey Pye]

It sounds like you have a similar set up to me (except I have Kona 2). The obvious question is – does the Firewire light on the 1082 light-up?
If not, there’s your problem. If it’s lit-up you should be in business, provided your settings are correct and since Tony (in the same Cow thread) has offered to write a ‘how-to-set-up-your-FCP5-for-Tascam’ I should get on to him. He’s very patient and kind and he sorted me out in no time at all.

Good luck – don’t give up, you’ll be glad you didn’t.

Godfrey Pye
Mulholland Bays – in the Hollywood Hills