Tascam US-224 owner manual Table of Contents

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	8
2.3	Front Panel Descriptions	9
2.4	Rear Panel Descriptions	10
3. Installation		11
3.1	System Requirements	11
3.2	Installation	12
3.2.1 Windows		12
3.2.2 Macintosh		14
3.3	Setting Up OMS (MacOS Only)	14
3.4	Tuning Your PC	14
3.5	Notes on USB interfacing	16

4.Hooking up Audio and MIDI to the US-224

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4.1	Hooking up audio	17
4.2	Hooking up MIDI	18
4.3	Using the Input Monitoring	18
4.4	Monitor vs. Master Level	19
5. The US-224 Control Panel		20
5.1	Main Page	20
5.2	Buffer Size Adjustment	21
5.3	The Chromatic Tuner	21
6. Interfacing with your Audio Software ....		23
6.1	Selecting the US-224 as your Audio
Device		23
6.1.1 Audio Control Panel		23
6.1.2. ASIO Control Panel		23
6.1.3 VST Remote		23
6.2	Setting the Sample Rate and Bit
Depth		24
6.3	Input Enabling	24

6.4Transport Controls and Locate Points

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6.5	Mute/Solo	26
6.6	Data Wheel	26
6.7 BANK Controls and FADER NULL.. 26
6.8	ASIO2 Direct Monitoring	26

7.A Sample Recording Session in Cubasis

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7.1 Setting Up		28
7.2	Recording Your Tracks	29
7.3	Overdubbing	29
7.4	Mixdown	30
8. Other Applications and US-428 Emulation
Mode	.........................................................	31

8.1Setting up Sound Manager Support (for use with ProTools Free and Other

MacOS Applications)		32
9. Technical Support		34
9.1	Troubleshooting	34
9.2	Tech Support Contacts	34
9.3	Troubleshooting FAQs	35
Appendix A - MIDI Implementation Chart . 36
Appendix B – Control Protocol		37
Appendix C - US-224 Technical
Specifications		42

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