US-122 stuttering

[0018G]

I am just getting started with the US-122 and enclosed Cubase, and I'm not having much luck. I'm running a P3 600mhz, 256 RAM, fresh install of 2000 pro, my chipset is one of the five or so reccomended in the owners manual, and I can't get anything down without the skipping cd effect. I've done a little research which led me to shut down all unneeded stuff in windows(like screensavers, desktop, background, sounds, etc.), I shutdown my ethernet card before launching Cubase, I've installed a USB 2.0 card dedicated to the US-122 (and no other USB devices are plugged in anywhere), I bought a powered USB hub, I've tried different USB ports, and I'm still not making music. I wondered about installing XP, or maybe more RAM, but I tend to think this may be a power issue- I haven't had the guts to try a condenser mike yet, as I figure it will only make it worse. Has anyone else ever had to go this far with the 122 to get it up and running? Any thoughts?

[scrubs]

Have you tried messing with the buffer/latency settings in the US-122 control panel? That would be the first thing to try. Increase the latency/buffer size until the stuttering goes away. Your computer is kind of low powered for recording purposes (most folks have at least 512m of ram, many with 2-3g; plus your processor is slow). I'm not sure about win2000. I had it installed for about a week and hated it. XP is far better, imo. I've never had a problem with my US-122 running XPpro on desktops and laptops with at least 512mb ram. If the latency thing doesn't work, it may be time to beef up that computer.

[0018G]

I've got the latency setting maxed out in the 122 control panel. They say this thing will run on a P2 266mhz in the owners manual- shame on them!

[scrubs]

You might also try getting rid of the USB hub, if you haven't already. Just plug the Tascam directly into the USB port of the computer.

[0018G]

I started out that way, but I had heard the powered hub would help stabilize the power supply to the 122, and it did seem to help compared to going straight into the USB port.

[0018G]

I finally ended up procuring a hotter PC (1.7 GB Celeron) to run as a dedicated unit for the 122, and it seems to be working o.k.now. I'm still only running 256 Ram (until stores open tomorrow), but it's running along without a hiccup. It seems to me that the unit would have a really hard time running correctly on a P2 233mhz machine with 128 MB RAM as outlined in the manual.

[Bluessongmaker]

I run the us-122 on a evo n800v xp sp2. processor 1.9 ram 256.
i have tried everything (i think but it will not stop clicking. I switched to my old win 98 and there it runs fine???!!!

Anybody help?
Is this update problems from Tascam drivers??



Please help

[Marcel]

It seems that Windows XP has some trouble with USB. If you "overload" the port, you'll have problems. I ended up upgrading my computer with 6 USB connections (they're set up as 2 connectors per port). I'm using a dedicated port for my 428. But the darned thing still has some hiccup issues. So.... I'm going to switch over to either a firewire or PCI based interface setup ASAP. On the same note, I didn't have these issues with Win98 on a slower machine. I just couldn't run all the plug-ins I wanted to on it. Best of luck!

[bradrourke]

On other forums, I have heard of people actually *reducing* buffer size in order to get rid of the much-hated US-122 pops and clicks. They (and stuttering) only happen, I understand, on playback. I am going to be trying that. I am getting those pops and clicks and I am about to throw the thing out the window. My computer is truly a massive machine; it's not the computer's fault...it's the Tascam box... --Brad