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U S - 1 2 2 L USB Aud io / MIDI I nter f ace D0 0 927620A » OWNER'S MANUAL[...]
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2 T ASCAM US-122L IMPORT ANT SAFET Y P REC A USIO NS TO THE U SER T h is e q u ip m e n t h as b e e n te s t e d a n d f ou n d to com pl y w ith th e l imi ts for a Cl as s B di git al dev ice , pur su ant to P ar t 15 o f the FC C Rul es. Th ese lim its ar e de sig ne d to p rovi de r eas on - a bl e pr ot ec t io n ag a in st h a rm f ul i nte [...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 3 IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCT IONS 1 Re ad th ese i nst ru cti ons . 2 Kee p the se i nst ruc tio ns. 3 He ed a ll war ni ngs . 4 Fol low al l ins tru ct ion s. 5 Do n ot us e thi s app ar atu s nea r wate r . 6 Cle an o nly w ith d r y clot h. 7 D o n o t b l o c k a n y v e n t i l a t i o n o p e n i n g s . In st a ll in a cc o [...]
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4 T ASCAM US-122L Con ten ts 1 Introduction Over view ..................................... 5 Featur es ....................................... 5 What i s in the p ackag e .................. 5 Convent ions us ed in th is manua l .... 6 2 Parts of the US - 1 22L T op panel ..................................... 7 Rear pane l .........................[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 5 Please r ead t h is owne r’ s manu al ca ref ul ly before you beg in u sing t he US- 122L, and us e the pr oduct c or re ctly as d i rect ed i n orde r to en su re long a nd t rouble -fre e enjoym ent of all its f u nct iona lit y . Af t er you have rea d th is ma nua l, keep it nea rby for refere nce whe n requ ir ed . W e ca n[...]
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6 T ASCAM US-122L 1 – Introd uc tion Conv e ntions used in this manual Th e fo llowi ng convent ions a re u sed i n th is ma nua l: Front pan el keys, k nobs , and i nd icator s, an d rea r pa nel con nec tors a re d esign ate d in all- ca pital let t ers . Exa mple : LI NE I N jack s This t ypeface is u sed t o desig nate m ess ag- es d isplayed[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 7 T o p panel 2 – P art s of th e US - 1 22L 1 PHO NES /LI NE O UT level k nob Cont rols t he out put level of the LI N E OUT jack s and t he PHONES jack . 2 MI DI I N indi cato r Lights whe n MI DI da ta is b eing r eceived at t he M IDI I N con - nec tor. MI DI O UT ind icat or Light s when M IDI da ta is b eing t r an smit t ed[...]
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8 T ASCAM US-122L 2 – P art s of th e US - 1 22L 7 SI G/OL in dica tors Li ght wh en sign als ar e bei ng inp ut to t he inpu t chan nel s (L, R ). They w il l light g re en to i nd icate a sig- nal i s pres ent , and w ill l ight re d im me di- ately before d ist or tion o ccu rs. T he se in di- cato rs ap ply only to t he an alog in puts. NOTE [...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 9 2 – P art s of th e US - 1 22L Fron t panel D MI C IN (L , R) ja cks ( XL R bala nced) Th ese a re a nalog m ic input ja cks. T he w ir- ing i s as follows : pin 1 = g ro und , pi n 2 = hot, pi n 3 = cold. E LI NE I N (L , R ) jack s (T RS 1/ 4" phon e jack s ) T hese a re ba lanc ed li ne i nput jack s. Th e R cha nn el al[...]
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10 T ASCAM US-122L S ystem requiremen ts Windows XP 3 – Install ation Supp or ted o pera ting s yste m: Wind ows X P SP2 Reco mme nded s yst em: Pentiu m or Ath lon 1 GHz o r fast er ( or e qu ivalent pro - ces sor) , 5 12 MB or mor e memor y, U SB 2 .0 por t Th ese re qu ire ment s ar e for when usi ng Cub ase LE . If you ar e usi ng othe r appl[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 11 3 – Install ation Installi ng the dr iv ers In o rder t o use t he US- 122L, you must in st all t he app ropr iate d r ivers i nto you r comput er. As des cr ibe d below , th is is a n ea sy pro cess u si ng the CD -ROM included wit h the US - 122L. Dr iver s are u pd ated f ro m ti me to t ime. Y ou ca n down load t he mos t r[...]
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12 T ASCAM US-122L 3 – Install ation Inst alli ng the drivers for Mac OS X Th e US- 122L ’ s d river s ar e provide d on the CD -R OM as a pa ckage f i le ent itled US - 1 22L & US- 1 4 4 dr iver x _y y .mpk g . ( x _ y y is the ve rsion nu mber. ) Simply double -cl ick on t his p acka ge f ile ’ s icon to l aunc h it and follow the di re[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 13 Ove r vie w 4 – Con trol pa nel se ttings Th e C ontrol Panel le ts you ma ke var i ous set t ings for t he US- 122L ’ s fu nct iona lit y . Th e C ontrol Panel i s div ided i nto t he fol- lowi ng two se ction s. Status section Th is shows t he cu r rent s tat u s of the d r iv er an d the co nn ect ed ha rdwa re. Y ou ca n [...]
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14 T ASCAM US-122L 5 – Con nections USB con nections 5 – Con nections Using t he includ ed cable, c on nect t he US- 122L to you r comput er a s shown i n the il lust ra tion. NOTE Som e USB d evice s acce ss t he USB b us fr eque ntly. T o avoi d dro pou ts an d click s in th e audio si gnal, w e st rong ly re com - men d that y ou do not co n[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 15 5 – Con nections Guitar Con ne ct your g u ita r to t he R -ch an nel L IN E IN ja ck ( 1/ 4” phone jack) and set t he M IC / LI NE - GU ITAR swit ch to GU I T A R . K eyboard / drum machine / sound module / casset te deck / MD / CD etc . (an alog connec- tion ) Con ne ct the a na log audio out put of th ese dev ices t o the [...]
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16 T ASCAM US-122L 5 – Con nections MIDI connections Con ne ct your s ound m odu le, keyboa rd / sy nth esiz er, dr u m ma chi ne, or o the r MI DI dev ice to t he US- 122L as show n below . Y ou ca n use t he MI DI I N / MI DI O UT con - nec tor s to t ra nsm it and r eceive MTC (M IDI Time C ode ). Th is allows t he MTC - comp atible D A W ( Di[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 17 6 – Rec ordi ng with C ubas e LE Th is ch apte r explai ns t he basic s you wil l nee d to u nde rst an d when usi ng t he US- 122L wit h Cub ase LE . Th is d iscu ssion is no t int ende d to re place the u se r manu al of your s oft war e. If you have ques tion s spe cif ic to C uba se LE, ple ase r ef er t o the C ubas e LE u[...]
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18 T ASCAM US-122L 6 – Rec ordi ng with C ubas e LE From the File m enu, choo se New Proje ct . A w in dow wi l l appea r , al low- in g you to choose a t emplat e for yo ur new project . Choo se the de si red te m- plate a nd pres s the OK but ton. Spe ci fy the l ocat ion i n whi ch to save your project , and t he new project w il l be cr eated[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 19 6 – Rec ordi ng with C ubas e LE Mix do wn Mov e the lef t and r ig ht locat ors to spe ci fy the r eg ion that you want to mi x dow n. From the File m enu, choo se Ex por t -> Audio Mixdown . 1� 2� In th e Exp ort Audio M ixdown d ial og box, make t he desi red s et t ing s and then pre ss the S ave butt on. 3� Specif[...]
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20 T ASCAM US-122L 7 – T rou blesh ooti ng Th is ch apte r list s f requ ently a sked que s- tion s relat ed to r ecord i ng wit h Cuba se LE , wit h an swers t o the se que st ions. Q. I h av e finished making input set tings, but the meter of the audio track is not mo ving. A . Ma ke su re th at the monitor b utt on of the t r ack is e nabled .[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 21 7 – T rou blesh ooti ng Q. I performed a mixdown, but the automation and effec ts were not reflecte d in the mixdo wn. A . I n the E xpor t Audio Mixdow n dia log box, ma ke su re t hat aut omat ion and ef fect s ar e enable d. Q. I m ade a CD u sing the W A V file I mix ed -down, but the speed i s obv iously different . A . Co[...]
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22 T ASCAM US-122L 8 – MIDI Implemen tatio n Cha r t F unc ti on T ran smi tt ed Rec eive d Rem ark s Basic Channel At power ON Changed X X X X Throug h Mod e At power ON Mes sages Alter ed X X ************* X X Throug h Note Number Range X ************* X Throug h V e locit y Note ON Note OFF X X X X Throug h Af ter T ouch Polyphoni c Channel X [...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 23 9 – Speci fica tions a nd per for man ce Aud io specifi cations Nomi nal inp ut levels MI C IN L and R (XLR bala nced ) – 58 dB u ( TR IM = max) to –1 4 dB u ( TR IM = min) MI C / LI NE- G UIT A R L and R in MI C / LI NE posi tion (1/4” jack , unbalan ced ) – 40 d Bu ( TR IM = max) to + 4 d Bu ( TR IM = min) MI C / LI N[...]
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24 T ASCAM US-122L 9 – Speci fica tions a nd per for man ce Aud io performanc e Sign al -to - nois e ratio LI NE IN (thr ough ADC an d D AC) to LI NE OUT > 96 d B (A-weighted, TR IM = min., input impe danc e at 40 Ω ) LI NE IN (thr ough dire ct mo nitor) to LI NE OUT > 1 0 0 dB (A-wei ghted, TR IM = min., inpu t imped ance 4 0 Ω ) T ot al[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 25 9 – Speci fica tions a nd per for man ce Ph ysical ch ar acteristics Dim ensio ns Ex ternal d imens ions (w x h x d ) 1 4 7 x 1 9 2 x 48 mm Weight 1 Kg Power Supp lied vi a USB 5V , ma ximum c urrent 50 0 mA Dimensi ons 147 mm 5.79 inch 48 mm 1.89 inch 192 mm 7.56 inch 147 mm 5.79 inch 48 mm 1.89 inch 192 mm 7.56 inch[...]
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26 T ASCAM US-122L 9 – Speci fica tions a nd per for man ce 26 T ASCAM US-122L Notes[...]
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T ASCAM US-122L 27 9 – Speci fica tions a nd per for man ce T ASCAM US-122L 27 Notes[...]
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