Tascam US-224 Mute/Solo, Data Wheel, 6.7BANK Controls and FADER NULL, ASIO2 Direct Monitoring

6.5 Mute/Solo

The MUTE buttons toggle the Mute function in Cubasis’ VST Channel Mixer for the selected channel. When 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. When the SOLO button is pressed and the SOLO LED is lit, the MUTE buttons act as SOLO buttons, soloing the selected channel(s). (See illustration 6.06)

6.6 Data Wheel

The DATA WHEEL acts as a continuous controller, and is capable of a variety of functions. In Cubasis, its default function is as a transport shuttle. Rotating the wheel clockwise will advance the song position forward, and rotating it counter-clockwise will move the transport backward. (Note: Use of the transport shuttle will cause a momentary drop-out in the audio as the

application re-syncs. This is normal operation in Cubasis.)

If a channel SELect switch is held down, the DATA Wheel will function as a PAN control for the SELected channel.

In other applications, the shuttle wheel can perform a number of other functions in US- 428 emulation mode. Please refer to the US-428 manual for more details.

6.7BANK Controls and FADER NULL

The BANK SELECT keys page between successive banks of four faders. Selecting any of the four faders will control the corresponding channel in the software’s internal mixer.

The US-224 will support an unlimited number of channels. It is only limited to the maximum amount of channels your audio software will support.

When changing to a different bank of faders, you may find that the fader on the US-224 is now out of position with the associated channel’s fader in Cubasis. Pressing the FADER NULL button will disengage the US-224’s faders from the program, allowing you to move the US-224’s fader to match the fader in the software’s internal mixer. The REC and SEL LED’s function as up/down indicators, guiding you to the correct fader position. For best results, it is recommended that FADER NULL function be utilized with the transport stopped.

6.8 ASIO2 Direct Monitoring

Some audio programs that can use ASIO 2 for audio input and output, such as Steinberg’s Cubase VST, support a feature called “Direct Monitoring.” This lets the program’s user interface control hardware input-to-output monitoring paths. Without Direct Monitoring enabled, the latency is controlled by your buffer size setting (see section 5.2) and your program can add effects such as reverb and EQ in both the monitor and record paths. With Direct Monitoring enabled the latency is ultra-low (less than 1.5ms), but you can’t hear effects in the monitor path (although they will be recorded if enabled).

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