Tascam US-2400 Quick Start Manual - Key So
Quick Start Guide
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Setting up the US-2400 with your DAW application
As well as a Native mode, the US-2400 can be used with Pro Tools in HUI
emulation mode, and also provides Mackie Control emulation. There are
three variants of the Mackie Control emulation mode, to allow for compat-
ibility with three other common DAW applications.
Set the emulation mode in the following way:
1
With the US-2400 power in standby mode (press the
POWER
key so
that the indicator pulses), press and hold the master fader’s
SEL
key
and then press and hold one of the
AUX
keys as shown below.
2
Turn on the US-2400 power (press the
POWER
key) while holding
down the master
SEL
key and one of the
AUX
keys.
Mackie Control
emulation mode,
optimized for
Sonar.
Mackie Control
emulation mode,
optimized for Logic.
HUI emulation
mode. Use this
mode with Pro
Tools.
Mackie Control
emulation mode,
optimized for
Digital Performer.
US-2400 Native
mode.
3
The appropriate
AUX
indicator flashes three times to show that the
emulation mode has been selected (this happens every time the US-
2400 is turned on, to confirm the current emulation).
Pro Tools: Setting up the DAW
When the US-2400 has been initialized in HUI emulation mode using the
master
SEL
and
AUX 1
keys, the Pro Tools application should “see” three HUI
devices attached to the computer.
These should be assigned in banks of eight faders in the Pro Tools application
using the
Setup/Peripherals/MIDI Controllers
panel:
Port 1 represents faders 1 through 8 and includes the master section controls;
Port 2 represents faders 9 through 16; Port 3 represents faders 17 through
24. Also note that later versions of Pro Tools do not install the HUI control
surface plug-in by default. It may either be found on the Pro Tools installer
CD in a separate folder or on the Digidesign Web site.
Sonar: Setting up the DAW
After the US-2400 has been initialized using the master
SEL
and
AUX 2
keys,
make sure (1) that four virtual MIDI devices making up the US-2400 are ini-
tialized (
Options/MIDI Devices
window) and (2) the first three are assigned as Mackie
Controls or Mackie Control Extenders as appropriate (
Options/Control Surfaces
):
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