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Tascam US-122 Owner's Manual

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US-122
USB Audio/MIDI Interface
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This appliance has a serial number located on the
rear panel. Please record the model number and
serial number and retain them for your records.
Model number
Serial number
OWNER'S MANUAL
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER
(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALI-
FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended
to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the prod-
uct's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the liter-
ature accompanying the appliance.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
D00735710B

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  • Page 1 D00735710B » US-122 USB Audio/MIDI Interface OWNER’S MANUAL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER Ü (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALI- FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended ÿ...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV teccnicioan including interference that may cause undesired operation. for help. CAUTION Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. 2 — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Buffer Size Adjustment ... 18 Other characteristics ....34 Optimizing the USB .....19 Physical characteristics ... 34 The Chromatic Tuner ....19 Dimensional drawing ..... 35 6 Interfacing with your Audio Software Selecting the US-122 as your Audio Device ......20 TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    (for Windows missing, contact the dealer where you only). purchased it. • Warranty and registration cards for US-122 • US-122 main unit • Registration card for Cubasis • USB cable • TEAC address list — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 5: Copyright And Trademarks

    . This typeface Physical controls, indicators and connec- is used to designate soft- tors on the US-122 are shown LIKE ware menu functions and on-screen con- THIS trollers. TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 6: Controls And Indicators

    MIDI IN indicator Indicates signals presence of incoming MIDI data at the MONO switch Enables/dis- MIDI input. ables mono output from the direct moni- MIDI OUT indicator Indicates trans- toring system. mission of MIDI data from the MIDI output. — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 7: Rear Panel

    USB jack OUTPUT L/R jacks Input for USB connec- Unbal- tion (USB 1.1) to host computer. anced (RCA) analog audio outputs. MIDI OUT PHONES jack MIDI output Standard 1/4" ste- reo headphone output. MIDI IN MIDI input, TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 8: Front Panel Descriptions

    INSERT L and R TRS 1/4" jacks LINE/GUITAR L and R Ana- (tip=send, ring=return, sleeve=ground) log inputs (1/4" TRS jack - tip=hot, for analog inserts for L and R inputs. ring=cold, sleeve=ground) L and R . Bal- — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 9: Installation

    Some other chipsets, notably those spec- Chipsets are also a concern with USB ifying Open Host Controllers or OHCI audio. We have found that the most (rather than Universal Host Controllers dependable motherboards are ones or UHCI), have been subject to occa- TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 10: Mac Os

    If you turned off before you install the US-122 attempt to use such a cable, the audio drivers. input and output will not work properly, and the sound level will be inaudible or very faint. — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 11: Installation Under Windows

    We suggest you have it drivers. handy. NOTE The Setup Complete dialog will You should also check the TASCAM Web appear. Click Yes, I want to restart site to determine the latest version of the my computer , followed by the Finish drivers.
  • Page 12 (probably regarding digital certificates, etc. three different components will be ignore them and select Continue discovered). This may take some anyway time. This process will take about 30-60 Click Finish if prompted, and seconds. reboot if prompted — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 13: Macintosh

    Locate the US-122 Drivers folder, ones it recognizes. which was placed on your desktop When the setup is complete you when you ran the US-122 installer. should see a list of all your con- In this folder, locate the US-122 TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 14: Tuning Your Pc

    Increase the amount of RAM in your Assuming your computer has an IDE system. While most digital audio soft- hard disk (most do), enabling Direct ware applications will function accord- Memory Addressing (DMA) on will ing to the amount of RAM in their — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 15: Notes On Usb Interfacing

    Note that simply refer to the Computer Recording Support partitioning a large drive will not have areas on the TASCAM Web site for PC the same effect, as the computer will still Optimization documents. be accessing the same physical drive.

  • Page 16: Hooking Up Audio And Midi To The Us-122

    US-122, and vice versa. If you’ve got a digital audio software, transferring MIDI sync box, you can use the MIDI tracks back and forth for editing and pro- ports to send and receive MTC (MIDI cessing. — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 17: Using Direct Monitoring

    US-122 eliminates this problem by pro- trols directly affect the audio levels that viding a way to listen to the signals appear on the LINE OUTPUT and you’re recording directly, without any PHONES jacks, respectively. computer processing delay. When the TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 18: The Us-122 Control Panel

    256 sample buffer size gives This adjustment does not affect the latency approximately. 12 ms of monitoring of the US-122’s hardware input monitor, latency, while a 2048 sample buffer gives which is always less than 1.5 ms. approximately 43 ms latency. — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 19: Optimizing The Usb

    If desired, you can change the Tuning mend that you either select another con- Standard in the Reference section. Nor- trol panel tab or close the control panel. mally, the Tuning Standard is set to TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 20: Interfacing With Your Audio Software

    ASIO Control Panel In the Audio Control Panel , click on the to "The US-122 Control Panel" on button marked ASIO Control Panel . The page 18 for information on these set- US-122 Control Panel will appear. Refer tings. — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 21: Setting The Sample Rate And Bit Depth

    Verify that the designated channels’ inputs ( IN ) are Note that Cubasis supports only one selected, and the associated channels are input for recording (though this can be a receiving signal. mono or stereo track). TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 22: Asio 2 Direct Monitoring

    ASIO Direct Monitor . (You also Control Panel" on page 18) and your need either Record Enable Type or Tape program can add effects such as reverb Type monitoring enabled.) and EQ in both the monitor and record — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 23: Sample Recording Session In Cubasis

    Cubasis VST manual.) Once you are certain that the US-122 is If you’re using the US-122’s internal up and running, start the Cubasis appli- MIDI interface, you’ll need to enable it TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 24: Recording Your Tracks

    LED will glow steadily red. If the signal tracks are and how many there are. level is too low, you might only see a You’ll then see the tracks appear in your arrange window. — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 25: Overdubbing

    Direct Monitor mode by using the into Cubasis via the US-122’s inputs. Be DIRECT MONITOR switch on the US- sure to assign each track to its own chan- 122. nel in the program’s internal mixer. For TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 26: Other Applications

    16- and 24-bit audio ing, we recommend you visit the Com- interface and 16 channel MIDI interface puter Recording area of the TASCAM with virtually all Windows and MacOS Web site (www.tascam.com) for current compatible applications. Since the US- news and information, and check out the 428’s release, TASCAM has been work-...

  • Page 27: Macos 8.6

    If your Sound control panel does not have ting at any time, even while a program is all these options, you should use the alter- using the Sound Manager I/O. native Sound control panel found in Apple TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 28: Setting Audio I/O Options Under Os X (10.2.3 And Above)

    Click the Input tab and choose the Preferences and click the Sound icon. TASCAM US-122 as the input device. Click the Output tab and choose the TASCAM US-122 as the output device. You may choose to keep alerts and sound...

  • Page 29: Technical Support

    First, we recommend you visit our Web Also, since many of the situations you’re site at www.tascam.com, and check for likely to encounter will be related to the any updates, FAQ or support news. software you’re using, it’s a good idea to check not only our Web site, but the Web Also on our Web site, you’ll find our...

  • Page 30: Before Contacting Us

    • Any error messages encountered. • What other hardware is installed in Please try to copy or quote them in this computer? SoundBlaster or other full. audio cards? Other USB devices/hubs? • Any behavior that may cause errors, especially repeatable ones. — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting Faq

    Make detailed FAQ document on the sure your monitor or headphone levels TASCAM Web site. are turned up, and connected correctly. Q. I don’t see the US-122 in Q. My audio is distorted.

  • Page 32: Specifications

    Nominal output levels LINE OUTPUTs (unbalanced RCA) –10 dBV INSERT sends –10 dBV Maximum output levels LINE OUTPUTs (unbalanced RCA) +6 dBV INSERT sends +6 dBV PHONES (1/4" stereo jack) +4.2 dBV (100 kΩ), phones level at –3 dB — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 33: Audio Performance

    3 dB, phones output at minimum) LINE IN (through direct monitor) to <0.009%, +20 dBu input, LINE OUT=– LINE OUT 3 dB, phones output at minimum) GUITAR IN to INSERT send <0.05% (TRIM=min, 1 kHz, –4.2 dBV input) TASCAM US-122 —...

  • Page 34: Other Characteristics

    Physical characteristics Dimensions External dimensions (w x h x d) 149 x 60 x 196 (mm), 5.9 x 2.4 x 7.7 ()in) Weight 925 g (2 lb) Power Supplied by USB connection 5 V, maximum current 500 mA — TASCAM US-122...

  • Page 35: Dimensional Drawing

    10 – Specifications Dimensional drawing 2mm (0.1") 145mm (5.7") 149mm (5.9") TASCAM US-122 —...
  • Page 36 » US-122 TEAC CORPORATION Phone: +81-422-52-5082 www.tascam.com 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: +1-323-726-0303 www.tascam.com 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: +1905-890-8008 Facsimile: +1905-890-9888 www.tascam.com 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada TEAC MEXICO, S.A.

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