US-428 user willing to giving it one more try

[nemo_omen]

I had put my US-428 aside several months ago due to extreme frustration.

It took months to even get a sound back out of it, and when I did it was weak and muddy, not worth spit. I was following the instructions from pages 37 - 39 of the PDF manual and some tips from the old TASCAM Online Forums, dated 08/11/2003.

I'm using Cubasis VST US-428, downloaded 09/25/2003 on a Dell PC (Pentium [R] 4 2 GHz w/ 512 MB of RAM) running Windows XP Home version 2002. I have a Shure BETA 58a mic connected to the XLR input A.

How do I get decent level and some semblence of fidelity on a simple mic check?

And, assuming one of you can get me to the next level, how does the EQ function work? How do you get it to save one EQ setting, hi-mid for example, so you can then adjust another parameter and have the program save the 2nd setting?

Also, it seems like there's no connection between the onscreen program and the hardware. Shouldn't moving the faders on the physical unit produce some visible changes to the onscreen faders, etc.?

If somebody can just give me a simple, fool-proof recording outline or routine to follow, this venture just might turn out to be useful.

I'm highly skeptical, however.

Thanks,

nemo_omen

 

[RD423]

First off if you are using the cubase vst that came with it STOP! get another program because that is just the demo version. The program I advise to use with the 428 nuendo. Now to answer your questions. First thing you need to do is go into your control panel Sounds and Devices and change your audio and voice to where everything is set on the 428 then you have to go into whatever software you are using and change all of the ins and outs to the 428 try that and see if it helps if not e mail me or contact me on msn messenger rd423@bellsouth.net best to e mail first but for any questions about it e mail me because it is hard to get set up it took me 3 days just to get up and running tascam tech support couldn't even help me but once I did I fell in love