Summary of the content on the page No. 1
D00927520A
»
US-144
USB Audio/MIDI Interface
OWNER'S MANUAL
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For U.S.A. Declaration of Conformity Model Number: US-144 TO THE USER Trade Name: TASCAM Responsible party: TEAC AMERICA, INC. This equipment has been tested and found Montebello, California, U.S.A. to comply with the limits for a Class B digital Telephone number: 1-213-726-0303 device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC These limits are designed to provide reason- Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. * Microsoft, Windows, and Windows XP are registered trademarks in the United 2 Keep these instructions. States and other countries of Microsoft 3 Heed all warnings. Corporation, USA. 4 Follow all instructions. * Pentium is a registered trademark of 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. Intel Corporation, USA. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. * MIDI is a registered trademark of the Association of Musical Electronics 7 Do not bloc
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Contents 1 Introduction 5 Connections Overview ..................................... 5 USB connections ....................... 15 Features ....................................... 5 Audio connections .................... 15 What is in the package .................. 5 MIDI connections ...................... 17 Conventions used in this manual .... 6 6 Recording with Cubase LE 2 Parts of the US-144 Input setting ............................. 18 Top panel ..................................... 7 Recor
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
1 – Introduction Please read this owner’s manual carefully nearby for reference when required. before you begin using the US-144, and use We can accept no responsibility for any the product correctly as directed in order to loss of the data you record using this prod- ensure long and trouble-free enjoyment of uct onto other MIDI equipment in your all its functionality. system or onto storage devices such as After you have read this manual, keep it hard disk. Overview The US-144 is a USB-ba
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
1 – Introduction Conventions used in this manual The following conventions are used in this This typeface is used to designate messag- manual: es displayed by the software. Example: Control Surface Protocol Front panel keys, knobs, and indicators, and rear panel connectors are designated This typeface is used to designate software in all-capital letters. menu functions and on-screen controllers. Example: LINE IN jacks Example: ASIO Device T TASCAM ASCAM US-144 US-144
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
2 – Parts of the US-144 Top panel 1 LINE OUT level knob Controls the 5 MON MIX balance knob Controls output level of the LINE OUT jacks. the balance of the signal sources being out- put from the LINE OUT jacks and the 2 PHONES LEVEL knob Controls the PHONES jack. When this knob is turned to output level of the PHONES jack. the far left, the signal being input to the 3 MIDI IN indicator Lights when MIDI US-144 (from the XLR jacks, or 1/4" phone data is being received at the MIDI IN con- ja
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
2 – Parts of the US-144 8 SIG/OL indicators Light when signals 0 PHANTOM switch Turns on the +48V are being input to the input channels (L, phantom power supplied to the MIC IN R). They will light green to indicate a sig- jacks. nal is present, and will light red immedi- WARNING ately before distortion occurs. These indi- Microphones should not be connected cators apply only to the analog inputs. to or disconnected from the US-144 with phantom power switched on. NOTE Unbalanced dynamic
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
2 – Parts of the US-144 r LINE OUT L/R jacks (RCA connector, y DIGITAL OUT jack This is an RCA unbalanced) These are analog stereo output connector that outputs a stereo S/PDIF dig- jacks. ital signal. NOTE t DIGITAL IN jack This is an RCA con- The US-144's DIGITAL IN/OUT jacks nector that inputs a stereo S/PDIF digital allow simultaneous input and output at signal. 24-bit/96 kHz. Front panel R jack operates as an unbalanced input u MIC IN (L, R) jacks (XLR balanced) jack for guitar. The
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
3 – Installation System requirements Windows XP Supported operating system: Windows If the US-144 is operating with a USB 1.1 (Full Speed) connection, only two chan- XP SP2 nels of recording/playback will be avail- able. Recommended system: Pentium or Athlon 1 GHz or faster (or equivalent pro- We recommend that you have at least cessor), 512 MB or more memory, USB 2.0 256 MB of memory, but when using dig- ital audio application software, the port more memory you have the happier you will
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
3 – Installation Installing the drivers In order to use the US-144, you must install CAUTION the appropriate drivers into your computer. Handle the enclosed CD-ROM with care. As described below, this is an easy process If the disc becomes scratched or dirty, using the CD-ROM included with the your computer may be unable to read it US-144. and the software cannot be installed. If the disc becomes unreadable, a fee will Drivers are updated from time to time. You be charged for its replace
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
3 – Installation Installing the drivers for Mac OS X The US-144’s drivers are provided on the on this package file’s icon to launch it and CD-ROM as a package file entitled US- follow the directions that appear on your 122L & US-144 driver x_yy.mpkg. (x_yy is screen. the version number.) Simply double-click Installing Cubase LE 1� Insert the Cubase LE CD-ROM into 3� Enter the serial number of Cubase LE. your computer. The Cubase LE serial number is The opening screen will appear. affixed t
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
4 – Control panel settings Overview The Control Panel lets you make various Setting section settings for the US-144’s functionality. Here you can edit the various settings of The Control Panel is divided into the fol- the driver. lowing two sections. Status section This shows the current status of the driver and the connected hardware. You cannot edit the settings from this sec- tion. Driver settings Audio Performance The US-144 driver temporarily stores input cessing faster. If the processin
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
4 – Control panel settings Digital Output Format This lets you choose either AES/EBU or USB 1.1 Mode Input Selection S/PDIF as the digital output format. This item is shown only if the US-144 is Many professional devices use an XLR connected to a USB 1.1 port on the host connector for AES/EBU. Special adapters computer or to a USB 1.1 hub. In this case, may be purchased to convert between a the US-144 functions as a 2-in / 2-out digital audio RCA connector and digital audio device, rat
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
5 – Connections USB connections Using the included cable, connect the NOTE US-144 to your computer as shown in the Some USB devices access the USB bus illustration. frequently. To avoid dropouts and clicks in the audio signal, we strongly recom- mend that you do not connect other USB devices to the USB bus used by the US-144. USB keyboards and mice are exceptions to this, and will probably not cause problems. Computer Computer USB USB Audio connections Connect the output signal of your
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
5 – Connections Guitar Sound module / MD / CD etc. Connect your guitar to the R-channel LINE (digital connection) IN jack (1/4” phone jack) and set the MIC/ Connect the digital audio output of these LINE-GUITAR switch to GUITAR. devices to the DIGITAL IN jack. DIGIT DIGITAL OUT AL OUT Sound module / Sound module / MD / CD MD / CD or similar device or similar device DIGIT DIGITAL IN AL IN Guitar Guitar NOTE The US-144’s digital input jack is an RCA connector. Keyboard / drum machine / sound
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
5 – Connections Speakers/headphones Power Powered speakers, ed speakers, Headphones Headphones or amp and speakers or amp and speakers MIDI connections Connect your sound module, keyboard/ You can use the MIDI IN/MIDI OUT con- synthesizer, drum machine, or other MIDI nectors to transmit and receive MTC device to the US-144 as shown below. (MIDI Time Code). This allows the MTC- compatible DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) computer application to syn- chronize with your MIDI equipment. USB USB Co
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
6 – Recording with Cubase LE This chapter explains the basics you will the user manual of your software. need to understand when using the US-144 If you have questions specific to Cubase with Cubase LE. LE, please refer to the Cubase LE user This discussion is not intended to replace manual. Input setting 1� Start up Cubase LE. From the Devices menu, choose Device Setup. The Device Setup window will appear. 4� From the Devices menu, choose VST Inputs to access the VST Inputs win- dow. Ve
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
6 – Recording with Cubase LE 5� From the File menu, choose New Project. A window will appear, allow- ing you to choose a template for your new project. Choose the desired tem- plate and press the OK button. Specify the location in which to save your project, and the new project will be created. Now you are ready to begin recording. Recording 1� As the input for the track you want 2� In the transport, press the REC but- to record, choose an input channel of ton to begin recording. the aud
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
6 – Recording with Cubase LE Mixdown 1� Move the left and right locators to 3� In the Export Audio Mixdown dialog specify the region that you want to box, make the desired settings and mix down. then press the Save button. Specify the region Specify the region Specify the region Specify the region 2� From the File menu, choose Export -> Audio Mixdown. 0 TASCAM US-144
