Tascam Digital Workstation Controller US-224 Owners Manual

 
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TASCAM 
TEAC Professional Division 
US-224
 
 
 
Universal Serial Bus  
Digital Audio Workstation Controller
 
 
OWNER’S MANUAL 
D000640100A 

 
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Important Safety Precautions 
 CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO 
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 
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operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. 
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Read all of these Instructions. 
Save these Instructions for later use. 
Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio equipment. 
 
1) Read instructions — All the safety and operating  instructions 
should be read before the product is  operated. 
2) Retain instructions — The safety and operating  instructions 
should be retained for future reference. 
3) Heed Warnings — All warnings on the product and  in the 
operating instructions should be adhered to.  
4) Follow instructions — All...

 
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This product is designed to help you record and 
reproduce sound works to which you own the 
copyright, or where you have obtained permission 
from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor.  
Unless you own the copyright, or have obtained 
the appropriate permission from the copyright 
holder or rightful licensor, your unauthorized 
recording, reproduction or...

 
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Table of Contents 
 
Table of Contents ........................................ 5 
Introduction ................................................. 6 
1.1 Overview............................................ 6 
1.2 Features ............................................ 6 
1.3 What’s in the package ....................... 6 
1.4 Nomenclature used in this manual .... 6 
2. Controls and Indicators ........................... 7 
2.1 Front Panel ........................................ 7 
2.2 Rear Panel...

 
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Introduction  
 
1.1 Overview 
 
 
The US-224 is a USB controller designed for 
Cubasis and other Digital Audio W orkstation 
(DAW ) software applications.  Its design 
incorporates a  two-input, two-output 24-bit 
audio interface, a 16-channel MIDI interface, 
and a control surface for your most-used  
mouse functions.   
 
Our goal was to create a device to make  
your DAW  software as easy to use as a  
Portastudio. The transport and other 
controls are designed and laid out to look 
and function...

 
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2. Controls and Indicators 
  
2.1 Front Panel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Power LED 
2. USB LED 
3.  MIDI In & Out LEDs 
4.  Mic/Line – Gtr Switches 
5.  Signal and OL LEDs 
6.  A and B Input Trims 
7. Line Out and Phones Output 
Levels 
8. DATA Wheel 
9.  NULL Switch and LED 10.  Input Monitor Switch and LED 
11.  Bank Switches and LEDs 
12. Transport Controls 
13.  Locate and Set Switches 
14.  Channel and Master Faders 
15. SELect  Switches...

 
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2.2 Rear Panel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. PHONES jack 
19. OUTPUT L/R jacks 
20. INPUT A and B 
21. MIC INPUT A and B 
22. Digital In and Out 23. MIDI Out  
24. MIDI In  
25. USB jack 
26. POWER switch 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2.3 Front Panel Descriptions 
 
 
1. Power LED 
Indicates that the unit is powered on when 
lit. 
 
2. USB LED 
Indicates a valid USB connection to the host 
computer when lit. 
 
3. MIDI In LED 
indicates presence of incoming MIDI data at 
MIDI input. 
 
MIDI Out LED 
indicates transmission of MIDI data from 
MIDI output. 
 
4.  Mic/Line / Gtr Switches 
switches inputs between Mic/Line level and 
Hi-Z Level. 
 
5. SIGNAL LED 
indicates the presence of audio signal on the 
respective channel....

 
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14.  Channel Faders  
send continuous controller information for 
banks of four faders, as selected by the 
BANK switch 
 
Master Fader 
controls level to the stereo bus output, 
and/or sends MIDI controller information to 
the host. 
 
 
15. SELECT  Switches  
selects channel for editing, recording, etc. 
 
SELECT LEDs  
indicates selected status of channel. 
 
RECord Ready Switch 
when held, pressing the SELECT button 
toggles the selected channel(s)’ record-
ready status. 
 
16. RECord...