Tascam US-122 Supplementary Manual - Getting Started

Manual is about: USB Audio/MIDI Interface

Summary of US-122

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    how to an introduction to multitrack recording from.

  • Page 2: Capturing Your Art:

    2 3 it comes down to one simple, unavoidable fact: every note you play that’s not recorded is lost forever. Whether it’s a new song idea, a hot riff or just a phrase that you need to practice over and over, record it and it’s yours. To hear again. To share. To develop. To improve on. All it takes to...

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    2 3 incomplete song element, and play around with it until you come up with the magical combination of the other parts or lyrics that make a great song. That’s what it’s all about. Need help putting your lyrics to music? If you’re a singer or lyric writer without a band, take heart. Today’s tools ha...

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    4 5 the volume, eq, effects, and stereo position of each track, producing a standard cd , dvd, or cassette for other people to listen to. Differences in multitrack equipment. No matter what equipment you buy, the basic process of tracking/ overdubbing/mixdown is the same. The differences between equ...

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    4 5 ? What is the end product you want to make? Rehearsal tapes? Demo cds? Trading mp3s with friends on the internet? A fully-produced cd for sale at gigs? ? What’s your attitude towards computers, and what computer skills do you have? Do you have a computer or are you planning on getting one? What ...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    6 7 getting started with multitrack recording: cassette tape portastudios number of tracks: 4 number of mixer channels: 1 to 6 recording medium: analog cassette tapes mixdown to: external cassette or cd recorder extras: none t ascam’s portastudios® are the t t easiest and least expensive t t way to ...

  • Page 7: Make The

    6 7 make the pocketstudio 5 your own private backup band number of tracks: 4 plus up to 16 “virtual” tracks number of mixer channels: 2 inputs, 4 faders recording medium: compact flash memory cards mixdown to: mp3 fi les (internal), external cassette, cd-r (via computer) extras: 3 effect processors,...

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    8 9 pocketstudio the power of an 8-track recorder, since the rhythm section is handled internally via these midi “virtual tracks,” leaving the four digi- tal audio tracks open to record live vocals, guitars, or anything you want. For example, the pocketstudio lets you select a background s...

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    8 9 building creative networks via your computer. The pocketstudio’s mixdown for- mat is mp3, a compressed data fi le used to send audio over the internet. If you have a computer with a usb port, you’ll be able to post your fi n- ished songs on a web site or email them to friends, collaborators and ...

  • Page 10: Ultimate 8-Track:

    10 11 ultimate 8-track: the 788 digital portastudio number of tracks: 8 (6 recordable at once) number of mixer channels: 8 recording medium: internal hard disk (over 3 hours of 8-track at 16-bit, capable of 24-bit), expandable with external scsi drives mixdown to: optional cd recorder or external ca...

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    Not only is the 788 easy to use, but it’s quite powerful. The built-in editing capabilities could be used to cut out a cough or phone ring in the middle of a great take, loop a drum beat, or duplicate well-sung chorus vocals. The wave form screen with audio scrubbing offers a simple visual reference...

  • Page 12: Getting Your Music

    Effects (reverb, chorus, echo) us-224 instruments microphones monitor speakers/headphones cassette deck or cd burner multitrack recorder & mixer built into daw software daw software midi sequencer 12 13 getting your music into and out of a computer with the us-224, us-428 and us-122. Number of track...

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    Effects (reverb, chorus, echo) us-224 instruments microphones monitor speakers/headphones cassette deck or cd burner multitrack recorder & mixer built into daw software daw software midi sequencer 12 13 steinberg’s cubase, can record au- dio tracks and midi tracks in the same program, side-by-side. ...

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    a usb cable specimen (quickusconnectus computerinterfaceae). Basic us-428 connections. 14 15 control surface simultaneously. The us-428, us-224 and 224 224 us-122 connect to a computer via its usb port. See pages 11 and 13 for details. The us-428 ...

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    14 15 about $100. Most computer stores or knowledgeable friends can connect the drives for you. It’s good to have a lot of computer memory, too — 128 mb will work, but 256 mb is better; 512 mb will keep you out of trouble if you’re running a lot o...

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