Tascam Digital Workstation Controller US-224 Owners Manual

 
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You can also control the input monitor 
settings that will be used when the US-224 
first starts up. You can choose either the last 
settings in effect at the previous system 
shutdown, or any one of the four snapshots.
 
 
 
5.2  Buffer Size Adjustment 
 
 
The US-224 Control Panel contains a 
second page, tabbed “System”.  On this 
page the buffer size can be adjusted.  
Smaller buffer sizes will result in lower 
latency, but requires a faster system. 
 
About Buffer Sizing: 
 
The US-224 driver...

 
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The numbers below the tuning lights indicate 
how far out of tune the note is, in cents (100 
cents is one semitone). W hen the note is in 
tune, the center ‘0’ light and both the Flat 
and Sharp arrows are bright green. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: The chromatic tuner consumes some 
CPU bandwidth in your system. Therefore, 
when you finish using the tuner, we 
recommend that you either select another 
control panel tab or close the control panel....

 
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6. Interfacing with your 
Audio Software 
 
 
This section is intended to present the basic 
concepts needed to interface the US-224 
with the bundled Cubasis VST application.   
 
This discussion, however, is not intended to 
replace your software’s users’ manual. If 
you’ve got questions specific to Cubasis, 
please refer to the Cubasis User Manual for 
the program for further detail. 
 
Note: W hile the US-224 will function with 
many of the same applications as the US-
428 when in US-428...

 
24 To do this in Cubase (full versions), for 
example, select the VST Remote option 
from the Audio menu, and choose the US-
428 option (See illustration 6.03).  You will 
also need to set the Input and Output 
devices to “US-224 Control Port” and the 
“Remote” setting should match the setting 
chosen in the US-224 Control Panel (see 
illustration 6.03). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.2 Setting the Sample Rate 
and Bit Depth 
 
 
 
The US-224 supports sample rates of 
44.1kHz and 48kHz. In the Audio Control...

 
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Highlight a track in the arrange window, and 
that track will automatically be Record- 
Enabled. (see illustration 6.07) 
 
Verify that the drop-in and drop-out features 
in Cubasis (on the transport bar) are not 
enabled (or if so, that they are enabled at 
the desired locate points). Press the 
RECORD  button on the US-224. Cubasis 
will issue a one or two bar countoff 
(depending on what’s set in Cubasis’ 
Metronome preferences menu), then 
commence recording. 
 
  
  
 
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6.5 Mute/Solo 
 
 
The MUTE buttons toggle the Mute function 
in Cubasis’ VST Channel Mixer for the  
selected channel. W hen a channel is muted, 
there are two indications: the Mute button in 
the Cubasis VST Channel Mixer’s display 
will be activated, and the MUTE LED on the 
US-224 corresponding to the muted track(s) 
will be illuminated. 
 
The SOLO switch works by toggling the 
status of the MUTE switches to SOLO 
mode.  W hen the SOLO button is pressed 
and the SOLO LED is lit, the MUTE...

 
27 To enable Direct Monitoring in Cubase VST, 
open the Audio Control Panel. In the 
“Monitoring” section of the window, check 
“ASIO Direct Monitor.” (You also need either 
“Record Enable Type” or “Tape Type” 
monitoring enabled.)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 
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7. A Sample Recording 
Session in Cubasis 
 
Okay. You’ve got your US-224 connected to 
your computer, and you’ve loaded the 
drivers. Your  audio software is loaded, and 
you’re ready to cut some tracks. Let’s walk 
through a typical  recording session with the 
US-224 and Cubasis. 
 
NOTE:  This chapter is intended as a quick 
start guide toward recording and mixing with 
Steinberg Cubasis and the US-224.  It is in 
no way meant to be a comprehensive guide 
to Cubasis.  For full details on the...

 
29 Connect your audio sources to the US-224. 
Connect an analog source via the XLR or 
1/4” inputs, or a digital source via the 
S/PDIF input. 
 
 
7.2 Recording Your Tracks 
 
 
In Cubasis, choose the input(s) you wish to 
enable on the US-224. In the Audio menu, 
select Input, and click on the input pair on 
the US-224. The green Input icons will light 
in VST’s Input window for active inputs. 
 
 
 
 
Select the Audio track(s) to record to by 
highlighting that track in the Arrange 
window. 
 
NOTE:...

 
30 W hen the corresponding LED is illuminated, 
channel strips 1 and 2 can be used to adjust 
the level, pan and mute status of inputs A 
and B,  respectively. This will enable the first 
two faders as Input level monitors, allowing 
you to hear the  inputs at the source, in sync 
with the previously recorded tracks. 
 
 
 
7.4 Mixdown 
 
 
You can control the mix of the channels 
you’ve recorded via the US-224. Make 
certain you’ve got the correct bank selected 
- the small on-screen window that...