Us 122 Help!

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Just bought a US 122 and plugged it into my new HP Pent. IV, 512 Ram, computer. Tried to record something into the software that came with it, but to no avail. I think there must be some setting on my computer I need to change to make this thing tick. I also understand that I might need to download the latest driver for XP. Do I need this driver to get any sound out of my computer? I appreciate any input you have. Oh yes, one more thing, If I leave the USB plugged in to the 122, and my computer goes into screen saver mode, the computer will lock up and I have to turn the computer off and restart.
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USB.

The 3 most useless letters in the english language. I have a deep seated hatred for usb 1. A legacy of disappointment trying to hook up brand new printers, scanners, digital cameras.

The only advice I have for you is take it back and exchange it for a pci card, like the M-Audio Audiophile
 
read the manual

Well - I don't have a hatred for any sort of hardware - luckily.

I use a TDM system for work, own an Aardvark 24/96 and lynx2 at home, and recently bought the US-122 to do quick and dirty remote recordings.

I bought it, plugged it in to my laptop, installed the drivers that come with it and it worked fine. The latency when running softaytnhs is alot better than I would have thought.

...turn off your screensaver.....
 
Lorddiagram said:
Well - I don't have a hatred for any sort of hardware - luckily.

I use a TDM system for work, own an Aardvark 24/96 and lynx2 at home, and recently bought the US-122 to do quick and dirty remote recordings.

I bought it, plugged it in to my laptop, installed the drivers that come with it and it worked fine. The latency when running softaytnhs is alot better than I would have thought.

...turn off your screensaver.....
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Apparently you were lucky. Like I have said many times before, USB is a hit and miss experience when it comes to compatibility with your particular system. I have gone through 2 USB audio devices so far with poor results.

I'm going to sound like a broken record here, but its the truth - there is absolutely no good reason to use USB audio on a desktop system. A PCI card will perform better and be much less of a headache.
 
"there is absolutely no good reason to use USB audio on a desktop system. "


I totally agree with that. I just bought mine, as I said, as a beat-around, in-the-woods toy for my laptop, and it works great. My windows sound setting even automatically change between onboard and the US-122 depending on wether it is plugged in or not.


But yes as you said, don't depend on USB.


lD
 
Did you install the driver?

Make sure that you have the latest version of the driver, then install it before you plug in the 122. I know the manual is VERY explict that you need to do this first. XP sucks. You may also need to go into "Sounds" in the control panel to tell windows to use the Tascam instead of the stock sound card. I don't know for sure, as I use a Mac, and things like that aren't much of a problem in OsX. (They were in 9, thought!!)

--Sean
 
sbenak1@mac.com said:
XP sucks...I don't know for sure, as I use a Mac, and things like that aren't much of a problem in OsX. (They were in 9, thought!!)

--Sean
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Here we go again...

Stupid uniformed comments from another Mac zealot.
 
Not really

I didn't say PC's suck. XP sucks. It does. I've used it, and I prefer other versions. Both my housemates own new PCs, and they hate XP, too. I also noted that I had driver issues in OS 9. I like OsX much better than XP, but I used PC's for years over Macs because Macs sucked for quite a while. I happen to like having an OS built on a unix kernal without dealing with the limitations of Linux, and yes, my G5 blows away any PC, but depending on your needs, PC's can be a better and more cost effective choice. I'm not a zealot, but it seems to me you might be.

You also offered no solutions to this person's problem, other than to say that he should get a card instead of USB. That's an option, but USB can work just fine. I've never had a problem in OsX with a USB device. If USB sucks in XP then that's XP's fault, just like it sucked in OS 9, and it was Os 9's fault.

--Sean
 
sbenak1@mac.com said:
You also offered no solutions to this person's problem, other than to say that he should get a card instead of USB. That's an option, but USB can work just fine. I've never had a problem in OsX with a USB device. If USB sucks in XP then that's XP's fault, just like it sucked in OS 9, and it was Os 9's fault.
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Of course! What was I thinking!

It has nothing to do with the fact that USB has a limited bandwidth and its communications protocol is extremely inneficient. You're right, it magically works better on a Mac - thats why most Mac owners who bought the M-Audio Quattro interface had so many problems.

Wake up and stop believing everything Apple tells you. They lie, ya know. Case and point the whole G5 benchmark fiasco.
 
Bulls Hit said:
USB.

The 3 most useless letters in the english language. I have a deep seated hatred for usb 1. A legacy of disappointment trying to hook up brand new printers, scanners, digital cameras.

The only advice I have for you is take it back and exchange it for a pci card, like the M-Audio Audiophile
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I actuaaly went to guitar center to buy the M-Audio 2496, I think thats what it was, but the salesman talked me into the 122. I want to give this tascm a real good chance first, I have 2 things going against me,1) My computer skillls and 2) Its a Tascam US 122. I'm going to keep trying. Lat night I finnally got it to record a sound and then play it back. I see some light at the end of the tunnel. Oh yes, two things going for me, 1) patience, and 2) Love for music.
 
Really?

I guess my good friend, who happens to have a Master's degree in electrical engineering, who designs chips for Analog Devices, a very solid and well regarded company (pioneered USB 2, infact) is lying to me. Especially since he never owned a Mac until last year. He has such a vested interested, you know? G5 fiasco? I haven't have a single issue. Does USB have limitations? Yes, certainly! Does it have uses? Yes. Did I mention the MAudio device you pointed out? No, I didn't. I don't know a thing about it. I'm only speaking from my experience with my own USB interface, the identical one, in fact, to the one the original post was asking about. And as far as your hatred of USB goes, Mac had kickass firewire before PC's had USB 2.0. I suppose you want to diss firewire?

If you record only one or two tracks of audio at a time, USB bandwidth is OK. I wouldn't try to record a six instrument live jam with it, but it can be a very cost effective option for a lone-wolf musician. It is what it is, and some of your critiques are valid. If COST is not an option, there are certainly much better choices.

This is my last post on this issue, regardless of the stupid, prejudiced, and narrowminded response that you conjure. I'm not one for flame wars, but people search these posts looking for answers, and I need to make my case before I let this go. Your posts could be used as classic example of red herring and straw man arguements. As I understand it, forums are hear for people to get help. I tried to help the person. You were an ass. If you want to evangelize against Macs or USB or anything else, please start your own thread so I can ignore it. I've only been back here to see if the orginal poster got the help he needs. Instead, I got your foolishness.
 
Lets stop this!

brzilian said:
Case and point the whole G5 benchmark fiasco.
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Did you mean 'case in point'?

And if that's the kind of icky testosterone you have at the ready, I'll be staying as far away from you as I can...

I was drawn to this thread by my ownership of the device in question - but I got nothing but a pile of stinky bickering.

:mad:
 
sbenak1@mac.com said:
I guess my good friend, who happens to have a Master's degree in electrical engineering, who designs chips for Analog Devices, a very solid and well regarded company (pioneered USB 2, infact) is lying to me. Especially since he never owned a Mac until last year. He has such a vested interested, you know? G5 fiasco? I haven't have a single issue. Does USB have limitations? Yes, certainly! Does it have uses? Yes. Did I mention the MAudio device you pointed out? No, I didn't. I don't know a thing about it. I'm only speaking from my experience with my own USB interface, the identical one, in fact, to the one the original post was asking about. And as far as your hatred of USB goes, Mac had kickass firewire before PC's had USB 2.0. I suppose you want to diss firewire?
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Well, I went to college for computer engineering, so whats your point? Oh yeah, so a search on my old posts - I have been recommending Firewire devices over USB here for over a year...

USB was designed to replace the serial interface and Firewire from day one was designed for networking and video.

If you record only one or two tracks of audio at a time, USB bandwidth is OK.
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That is not always the case, especially if you have multiple USB devices connected at the same time.

This is my last post on this issue, regardless of the stupid, prejudiced, and narrowminded response that you conjure. I'm not one for flame wars, but people search these posts looking for answers, and I need to make my case before I let this go. Your posts could be used as classic example of red herring and straw man arguements. As I understand it, forums are hear for people to get help. I tried to help the person. You were an ass. If you want to evangelize against Macs or USB or anything else, please start your own thread so I can ignore it. I've only been back here to see if the orginal poster got the help he needs. Instead, I got your foolishness.
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I'm providing one to him as well - you're the one getting offended because you don't like what I have to say. When you have been here helping people for more than 3 years and have more than 6 posts, come back and tell me I'm not helping people out.
 
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Hello everyone, I got my Tascam US 122 up and running and so far, everything looks good! Granted, I'm only recording one track at a time on a mic, hardly pushing the US 122. For right now, I am using the software that came with it,Cubases VST, till I get comfortable with it. I also purchased "The Studio Case Package" that has Cubase SE in it and a couple of other programs in it. Thank you for all your help, couldn,t have done without yalls help.
My Gear: 1) Tascam US 122
2) Headphones Audio T. ATHM40
3) Mic. Audio T. AT3035
4) Monitors- Event,TR5

Software: 1) Cubases VST
2) The Studio Case Package
a) The Grand SE
b) Virtual Guitarst Electric SE
c) D'cota SE
d) Groove Agent SE
e) Halion SE
Does anybody have any input on how good any of these softwares are in the Studio Case?
 
For laptop on the fly stereo recording...

I had good success with the Tascam 122 right out of the box. Very ordinary Sony Vaio mini-laptop. The 2-pound variety with no external media other than "stick", Maybe 700mhz or so, not very new, not very fast. I acquired the most basic mic setup possible, two of the infamous Behringer ECM-8000's at $80 a pair. One Mic stand with a dual mic adaptor.

This has become an excellent live band documentation rig for very little outlay. Worked from day one, and I just used the software that was already on the Sony, and now outdated version of SoundForge 4.5 Raw recordings can be mixed down using any music player back into the SF software. Then a basic wave to mp3 utility and I can now mail the music session files to the bandmembers.

I don't care about you two and your battles over PC's vs Apple's. Take it out in the alley.

The answer for the questioner, is yes, with a little tweaking, you should get good use out of the little Tascam device. Works for me.

JonnyM - It's about the Music
 
hey brazillian, what is the deal with using more than one usb device at at time? I was always wondering that. I have a USB soundcard, mouse and ipod usually hooked up at the same time. do they all dain the same bus or do they each ahve their own? would i get better results by disconnecting the ones i don't use?

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: Tascam us122 works fine, never had a problem with it. it records 2 tracks fine, exactly what it is supposed to do. PCI is proably better but not an option for me on my laptop.
 
The 12Mbit/sec of bandwidth USB is shared across all connected devices at any given time. You are eating away at what little bandwidth the 122 has by using a USB mouse. Unless you are trying to transfer music from the iPod at the same time you're playing music through the 122, there are no issues there.

Firewire works the same way.
 
think there will be a USB 3.0? or will PC's just move entirely to firewire. Maybe something even newer and more practical will come out, i'm sure it will
 
Intel and Microsoft developed USB

Apple developed Firewire.

Unfortunately the Wintel group will continue to push their standard over Firewire just because Apple developed it.

Sad but true, and the consumer is the one who ends up loosing with the situation.
 
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