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TASCAM 2488 Owner’s Manual

1 – Introduction

Unpacking the unit............................................ 5

About this manual............................................. 5

Features

............................................................... 6

Channel strips .................................................... 6

Master section ................................................... 6

POWER indicator, etc. ....................................... 7

Rear Panel .......................................................... 7

Computer Requirements

.................................. 7

Macintosh OS X ................................................. 7

Windows XP....................................................... 7

2 – Installation

Special notices ................................................... 8

Macintosh OS X ................................................. 8

Windows XP....................................................... 8

Use of touch-sensitive faders

......................... 8

3 – Selecting a Control Surface Mode

HUI

Mackie Control (Sonar)

Mackie Control (Digital Performer)

Mackie Control (Logic)

Native mode

Confirming the setting...................................... 9

Recognizing the US-2400 in your DAW

........ 10

Firmware Update Procedure............................. 10

4 – General Use

Encoder Modes

................................................... 11

Pan...................................................................... 11

Auxiliary send levels ......................................... 11

Meters ................................................................ 11

Channel strip mode ........................................... 12

MIDI Controller Mode ....................................... 12

Bank Switching

.................................................. 12

Transport Controls ............................................ 13

Transport wheel ................................................ 13

In/Out points ..................................................... 13

Joystick............................................................... 14

Joystick Nulling

Special Features

................................................. 14

Clearing solos .................................................... 14

Flip ...................................................................... 14

Footswitch ......................................................... 15

5 – Applications

Pro Tools

...............................................................16

Control details....................................................16

Encoders .............................................................16

Panning...............................................................17

Transport keys....................................................17

Transport wheel.................................................17

SEL keys ..............................................................17

Special functions ................................................17

Sonar

.....................................................................18

Setting up the controls

Control details....................................................18

Encoders .............................................................18

Transport keys....................................................19

Transport wheel.................................................19

SEL keys ..............................................................19

FLIP ......................................................................19

Digital Performer

................................................20

Control details....................................................20

Encoders .............................................................20

Transport keys....................................................21

Transport wheel.................................................21

SEL keys ..............................................................21

FLIP ......................................................................21

Logic

......................................................................22

Control details....................................................22

Encoders .............................................................22

Transport wheel.................................................22

SEL keys ..............................................................22

Transport keys....................................................22

6 – Specifications

Dimensional drawing ........................................23

Specifications .....................................................23

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Summary of US-2400

Page 1
Daw controller caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres- ence of important operating a...
Page 2: Important Safety Precautions
2 tascam 2488 user's guide important safety precautions important (for u.K. Customers) do not cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved ...
Page 3
Tascam 2488 user's guide 3 important safety instructions 1 read these instructions. 2 keep these instructions. 3 heed all warnings. 4 follow all instructions. 5 do not use this apparatus near water. 6 clean only with dry cloth. 7 do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the ...
Page 4: Contents
Contents 4 tascam 2488 owner’s manual 1 – introduction unpacking the unit............................................ 5 about this manual............................................. 5 copyright, etc. ................................................... 5 features .......................................
Page 5: 1 – Introduction
Tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 5 1 – introduction thank you for purchasing the tascam us-2400 professional daw controller. It is designed to give you hands-on control of the most common tasks per- formed when mixing within a digital audio work- station (daw) environment. Its driverless design and sup...
Page 6: 1 – Introduction
1 – introduction 6 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual features following is a quick overview of the top and rear panel features of the us-2400. For more detailed use instructions, please refer to the appropriate section later in this manual. Channel strips each channel strip includes a continuous rotary ...
Page 7: 1 – Introduction
1 – introduction tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 7 power indicator, etc. Connect the dc connector from the power adapter to the dc in connector on the rear of the us-2400. Connect the supplied ac power cable to the appro- priate inlet of the power adapter. Connect the plug of the supplied ac power cab...
Page 8: 2 – Installation
8 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 2 – installation place the us-2400 in a location where you will be comfortable mixing that is free from static electricity, moisture and dust (we’ve also found that subtle mood lighting and a nice chair can really enhance the sound of your mix). Special notices in add...
Page 9
Tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 9 3 – selecting a control surface mode the us-2400 is capable of operating in any one of several modes. The first mode emulates the com- monly supported hui and the next three provide spe- cial mackie control protocol emulation modes, specifically for use with sonar, di...
Page 10
3 – selecting a control surface mode 10 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual recognizing the us-2400 in your daw each bank of 8 faders on the us-2400 appears to the computer as one midi port, with the leftmost fader bank containing channels 1 through 8 also including the master section controls. The joysti...
Page 11: 4 – General Use
Tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 11 4 – general use this section covers use of specific controls and fea- tures of the us-2400 itself. For more details about using or configuring the us-2400 with your particu- lar daw app, please refer to the section entitled “applications” on page 16. Encoder modes th...
Page 12: 4 – General Use
4 – general use 12 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual channel strip mode pressing the chan key makes all aux sends avail- able simultaneously for the channel selected by the channel sel keys (native mode only). In addition, this mode also offers dedicated eq controls in native mode. In hui and mackie con...
Page 13: 4 – General Use
4 – general use tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 13 transport controls these tape-machine style transport controls send the following transport commands to the daw applica- tion in any selected control protocol: note that the way in which a particular daw responds to these commands may vary. For exampl...
Page 14: 4 – General Use
4 – general use 14 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual joystick the joystick is made available on a fourth midi port, in order for it to be accessed by the daw application independently of the selected control protocol, since neither the hui nor mackie control protocol sup- ports surround panning control....
Page 15: 4 – General Use
4 – general use tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 15 footswitch when a momentary contact footswitch (such as a keyboard sustain pedal) is connected to this jack with the us-2400 powered off, the us-2400 will automat- ically sense the footswitch polarity (i.E. Push-to- make, push-to-break) when it is pow...
Page 16: 5 – Applications
16 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 5 – applications pro tools for pro tools compatibility, the us-2400’s hui emulation mode is available. Each bank of eight fad- ers represented by a us-2400 midi port may be assigned as a hui controller in pro tools by access- ing the peripherals window under the setu...
Page 17: 5 – Applications
5 – applications tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 17 panning by default, the encoders control the pan value of mono tracks in pro tools and/or the left channel of stereo tracks. To control the pan value of the right channel of a stereo track, press the pan key. It flashes, indicating that right channel...
Page 18: 5 – Applications
5 – applications 18 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual sonar for sonar compatibility, a sonar-compatible version of mackie control emulation mode is available. Put the us-2400 into its sonar version of mackie control emulation mode: with the unit in standby mode ( power puls- ing), press and hold the mas...
Page 19: 5 – Applications
5 – applications tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 19 transport keys the rew , f fwd , stop , play , and rec keys nor- mally control the appropriate functions in sonar. They additionally emulate the following mackie control commands when used with the f-key : • rew + f-key = left arrow • ff + f-key = ri...
Page 20: 5 – Applications
5 – applications 20 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual digital performer for digital performer compatibility, the us-2400 provides a dp-compatible version of mackie control emulation. Each bank of eight faders represented by a us-2400 midi port should be assigned as a mackie control surface or mackie con...
Page 21: 5 – Applications
5 – applications tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 21 transport keys the rew , f fwd , stop , play , and rec keys nor- mally control the corresponding functions in digital performer. They additionally emulate the following mackie control commands when used with the f-key: • rew + f-key = left arrow • f ...
Page 22: 5 – Applications
5 – applications 22 tascam us-2400 owner’s manual logic for logic compatibility, a logic version of the us- 2400’s mackie control emulation mode is available. Each bank of eight faders represented by a us-2400 midi port will be automatically assigned by logic as a mackie control surface or mackie co...
Page 23: 6 – Specifications
Tascam us-2400 owner’s manual 23 6 – specifications dimensional drawing specifications operating systems windows xp macintosh mac os x 10.2.8 or above communication usb 1.1 @ 12 mhz a a. The us-2400 may be connected to a usb 2.0 port but will communicate at usb 1.1 full speed (12 mbps) external powe...
Page 24: Us-2400
Teac corporation phone: +81-422-52-5082 www.Tascam.Com 3-7-3, nakacho, musashino-shi, tokyo 180-8550, japan teac america, inc. Phone: +1-323-726-0303 www.Tascam.Com 7733 telegraph road, montebello, california 90640 teac canada ltd. Phone: +1905-890-8008 facsimile: +1905-890-9888 www.Tascam.Com 5939 ...