The control panell actually seems pretty accessible on the mac with voice over, i just plugged in my 144 and opened it up and could see all the options and etc. That being said the only thing u would need it for atleast on the 144 is changing the clock source for the digital inputs. It automatically by default would follow the sample rate of the project you are working in. So you don't need to go in ther to change sample rate or bit depth, or for any of the direct monitoring stuff. The US144 MKII which i haave has 5 knobs on the unit. 1 Gain knob each for each of the analog inputs, of which there are 2 and theh can take xlr or 1/4' balanced or unbalanced. There is a knob that sets the mix between direct monitoring and comes playing back from your DAW. So at 12 o clock its a 50/50 mix, all the way to one side you only hear the daw, all the way to ther other side you only hear the direct signal. Then there is a headphone volume knob and a volume knob for the speaker outs. There is also a phantom power switch, a hi z/lowz switch so u can use line level or plug an instrument in directly with the 1/4 ins, and a mono/stereo switch , which when in mono everything is monitored centered through the direct monitoring. When in stereo mode, whatever comes in on channel 1 is on the left and channel 2 is on the right. I believe this just for monitoring and not for recording. The US122 if i am not mistaken just doesn't have the digital inputs and doesn't have a separate knob for headphones and speaker volume. - T.O.M
On Apr 5, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Kevin Reeves <reeves...@gmail.com> wrote: > How is the tascam control pannel on the mac side? Is there much to it, or is > it pretty standard. With the Fast Track stuff, we deal with a completely > inaccessible control panel for changing direct monitoring and such. > Your t > On Apr 5, 2012, at 7:47 AM, The Oreo Monster wrote: > >> My vote in this catogory is still the tascam US122 or US144, i believe both >> are in the MKII iterations now. 2 mic inputs or line inputs, midi in and >> out headphones jack only minor gripe is the speaker outs are on rca jacks >> instead of balanced quarter inch or xlr jacks, but theres ways around it and >> thats probably not a concern for someone starting out. For around $100 the >> US122 can't be beat and for around $130 the US144 adds digital in and outs >> over S/PDIF. I own the 144 so can answer specific questions on that if you >> want. Also the tascams interface is bus powered so no power suppply needed, >> and plenty of gain for dynamic mics on the built in preamps. >> - T.O.M >> >> On Apr 5, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Brian Howerton <bshowert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> oh good. >>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 6:56 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >>> >>>> Yes it does. You have one midi in, and one midi out. >>>> >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Howerton" <bshowert...@gmail.com> >>>> To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 6:53 AM >>>> Subject: Re: portable interface recommendation >>>> >>>> >>>> Chris, >>>> I forgot to ask you if it had midi jacks on the interface. THanks man >>>> Brian >>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 6:46 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >>>> >>>>> Personally, I love! the m-Audio Fast Track C400. That things an amazing! >>>>> little interface! I've personally been extremely! happy with it. >>>>> >>>>> Chris. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Howerton" >>>>> <bshowert...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 6:11 AM >>>>> Subject: portable interface recommendation >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> I am getting ready to purchase protools in the next day or so. I have a >>>>> macbook pro, and I am looking for a portable interface to do work with. >>>>> Basically I am looking for one where I can record midi and 1 or 2 mikes. >>>>> Eventually, I want to upgrade my studio computer to an iMac, but right >>>>> now I want to just use my macbook pro to do my work on. I was looking at >>>>> the m-box family of interfaces but wanted to see what people would >>>>> recommend here. So basically I am looking for a portable interface to do >>>>> recording and something I can plug some speakers in for mixing until I >>>>> can upgrade my studio pc to an iMac. Thanks, >>>>> Brian= >>>> >>> >> >
