tascam us122

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Sven wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Any owners/users of <s> here? I'd like to get me a portable unit for
> just recording quality demos and stuff. US122 seems pretty ideal for me.
> I also own FF800, but I don't feel like dragging it home and back to
> studio and my laptop doesn't support FW, so I'm looking for USB solution.
>
> Any pros/cons appreciated!

Nice box. Rugged; except for S/PDIF it's got all the
gozinta's and gozouta's you'd want in a 2 channel box
incuding a headphone out of local monitoring mixed with what
is sent by the host. Darned quiet pre's for the buck (-127
dBu) but not much pre gain, around 40 dB, although the low
gain is ameliorated by the 24 bit converters. I.E. there is
plenty of room for additional digital gain in post.

It's very convenient and I think a good deal. I've used it
considerably and have no complaints. I use it on an iBook
into Digital Performer and have never had a problem but some
with PC's have reported problems due to poor USB Win drivers.


Bob
--

"Things should be described as simply as possible, but no
simpler."

A. Einstein

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The only problem I've ever had with it is playback latency. I'm hearing it
at a delay when I'm overdubbing so my overdubbed part lays down behind the
pocket. If I use my sound card audio to listen while overdubbing it lays
down in the pocket. Maybe I do have a bad driver. Anybody know where to
get a better one?


"Bob Cain" <arcane@arcanemethods.com> wrote in message
news:cs2pps02i10@enews2.newsguy.com...
>
>
> Sven wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Any owners/users of <s> here? I'd like to get me a portable unit for just
>> recording quality demos and stuff. US122 seems pretty ideal for me. I
>> also own FF800, but I don't feel like dragging it home and back to studio
>> and my laptop doesn't support FW, so I'm looking for USB solution.
>>
>> Any pros/cons appreciated!
>
> Nice box. Rugged; except for S/PDIF it's got all the gozinta's and
> gozouta's you'd want in a 2 channel box incuding a headphone out of local
> monitoring mixed with what is sent by the host. Darned quiet pre's for
> the buck (-127 dBu) but not much pre gain, around 40 dB, although the low
> gain is ameliorated by the 24 bit converters. I.E. there is plenty of
> room for additional digital gain in post.
>
> It's very convenient and I think a good deal. I've used it considerably
> and have no complaints. I use it on an iBook into Digital Performer and
> have never had a problem but some with PC's have reported problems due to
> poor USB Win drivers.
>
>
> Bob
> --
>
> "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler."
>
> A. Einstein