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: While the US-224 will function with many of the same applications as the US- 428 when in US-428 emulation mode, the full operational details of each individual program are beyond the scope of this manual. Details on using the US-224 in US- 428 emulation mode may be found in chapter eight. More specific information on how the US-428 interacts with a number of other applications may be found in section eight of the US-428 manual, which may be downloaded in PDF format from the TASCAM website. You should also refer to the manual for your particular audio application for further details.
6.1Selecting the US-224 as your Audio Device
6.1.1 Audio Control Panel
In Cubasis, open the Audio Control Panel (see illustration 6.01). It’s located in the Audio pulldown menu, under System. Select the ASIO Device pull-down menu, and select ASIO US-224 Driver. If your software only supports 16 bit recording, a 16 bit driver has also been included.
Illustration 6.01 - Cubasis Audio Control Panel.
In the Audio Control Panel, you can select the number of audio channels you wish to use, as well as the sampling rate, Disk Cache settings, and MIDI to Audio offset. See the Cubasis manual for more information on these settings.
6.1.2. ASIO Control Panel
In the Audio Control Panel, click on the button marked ASIO Control Panel. The US- 224 Control Panel will appear. In Cubasis, make certain the protocol is set to US-428 Emulation Mode. Refer to chapter five, US- 224 Control Panel for information on these settings.
6.1.3 VST Remote
In Cubasis, the program will automatically recognize the US-224 as a remote controller unit. In most other applications, you will need to select the US-224 as the program’s remote control. In the case of applications which do not directly support the US-224, you will need to select US-428 as your control device, and select US-428 emulation mode in the US-224's Control Panel.
