Tascam US-200 monitoring

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I bought this interface about a week ago and now realize that there's only one monitor volume for both the headphones and the audio outputs. So I have to reach around the back of my M-Audio BX5A monitors to turn them down while recording live with a mic. What a pain. Even my old crappy Creative Audigy box had a software feature where you could disable the speakers when you plugged in the headphones, but no such luck with this unit. Wondering what might be an easy fix. Any ideas?:confused:
Thanks.
 
Make a audio disconnect switch for the cables going to the monitors.

Alan.
 
I'll try that, thanks. I have an old multi in/out rca switch that might work.
 
Well you can do what I do.I have the outputs and inputs assigned to different channels on my mixer.That way,I have control of what goes to the montors and when.
kennyboy37
 
Thanks. I have an old DOD mixer someone gave me. I'll see if it adds any noise to the signal. I found an old multi in/out switch but it is pretty cheap (Radio Shack) and I don't like the idea of flipping a switch and sending instant hot signal to the drivers (BA-BUMP!). Actually, I am getting used to getting up and just turning them down when I need to. Kinda frustrating that an old Creative Audigy has more usable features than a new Tascam unit. Overall the US-200 is pretty quiet and my recordings sound a lot better, but as I suspected, not very hot when using an SM-57 straight in. And I wish the phones could get louder. It was on sale and I'm used to Cubase so I went for it. Ah well...
 
interesting post, i was wondering if the outputs were different than the 1641 i just got.
i was having the monitors ran to two separate sets of speakers, one active set and one passive set/w amp....so it sounds like its the same.

i have tried the Pro 40 and a EMU1820 and they both had a software interface that was much more useful for routing and definitely easy to select outputs and monitoring.t want

i was thinking about putting a "mute" switch on the input of the amp.....

anyway..post what you find, if you will I'm curious of a workaround for the monitoring.
 
The US200 has line outputs 1&2 and 3&4. 1&2 output are controlled by the monitor volume on the unit, 3&4 are not. My solution is simply turning them down with the volume knobs on the back rather than making more connections. I do not want to create any more signal noise with more connections so I'm living with it as is.
 
forestabri said:
Thanks. I have an old DOD mixer someone gave me. I'll see if it adds any noise to the signal. I found an old multi in/out switch but it is pretty cheap (Radio Shack) and I don't like the idea of flipping a switch and sending instant hot signal to the drivers (BA-BUMP!). Actually, I am getting used to getting up and just turning them down when I need to. Kinda frustrating that an old Creative Audigy has more usable features than a new Tascam unit. Overall the US-200 is pretty quiet and my recordings sound a lot better, but as I suspected, not very hot when using an SM-57 straight in. And I wish the phones could get louder. It was on sale and I'm used to Cubase so I went for it. Ah well...
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The mixer may add some noise, but as you are using it for monitoring, it won't affect the recording. The in/out switch works well too. That's what I use.

You won't get the "BA-BUMP"s with it. That occurs when you either power up the system with the speakers live, or when plug or unplug something with phantom power. A line level signal being switched on and off is fine.
 
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