Tascam US-2400 User guide

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US-2400 Applications Guide
˘Fully-mapped mixing control for
any DAW that supports HUI™ or
Mackie® Control protocols
˘Twenty-five touch sensitive
100mm moving faders, each
with 10-bit resolution
˘Select, Solo and Mute keys
˘24 encoders control pan,aux level
or channel strip functions like EQ
& Aux
˘LED ring displays around encod-
ers display parameters or channel
meters
˘Footswitch jack for punch-ins
˘Fader bank switching and In/Out
point buttons
˘Assignable Function keys can be
set to Autopunch, Record arming,
Undo, etc.
˘Solid-feeling transport controls
˘Smooth Jog/Shuttle wheel
˘Joystick for surround panning
˘Compatible with professional
DAW systems like DigiDesign
Pro Tools®
˘Mac® OSX and Windows® XP
compatible
* Subject to application support
US-2400 DAW Controller with 100mm Moving Faders
Twenty-four rotary encoders are
provided, selectable to control pan or
up to 6 aux sends. Or, with the press of a
button, all 24 encoders can be employed
as one large channel strip* for four-band
EQ, aux and pan control. Each encoder
has an easy-to-read ring of LEDs that
displays the current setting of that knob.
Another mode changes the LED rings
to display meters instead for instant
feedback on your levels.
A set of solid-feeling transport but-
tons are also provided, plus functions
like in and out points. A smooth jog/
shuttle wheel is provided for locating
in your project or scrubbing audio clips.
And the US-2400 is the first universal
DAW control surface to include a joystick
for surround panning.
The US-2400 connects to your com-
puter using a simple USB connection.
No drivers need to be installed to start
using it – since the US-2400 emulates
the Mackie Control® or Mackie HUI®,
setup is fast and easy. With it’s all-in-one
design (no fader expanders required),
professional-quality components and
flexible control functions, the US-2400
is the ultimate front end for any studio
serious about mixing on a computer.
The new US-2400 provides all of the hands-on control that big
computer mixing projects demand.
With twenty-five touch-sensitive
moving faders, assignable encoders,
flexible metering, surround panning
capability and reliable transport con-
trols, it’s ready for the biggest mix you
can throw at it.
Modern digital audio workstation
software has become so powerful that
many users mix inside the computer,
never using an external mixer for
more than monitoring their work.
Unfortunately, mixing on the com-
puter often means moving on-screen
faders with your mouse or panning a
track by clicking and dragging. With
the US-2400 , you can save the mouse
for what it’s good at and use a control
surface for what it’s good at: hands-on
mixing with lots of real faders, knobs
& buttons. The TASCAM US-2400 gives
you enough faders to handle a real re-
cording session without lots of bank
switching.
The US-2400 features 25 touch-
sensitive moving channel faders and
a touch-sensitive motorized master
fader, each with 10-bit resolution for
precise level control. Each channel has
dedicated, illuminated select, solo and
mute controls so you can see what’s
going on without checking the com-
puter monitor.
Co-Developed With

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Laptop Computer
USB
Headphones
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Audio Interface
USB
Computer
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US-2400 Applications Guide
Home Recording
Live Recording
With its dedicated transport controls, generous number of faders and lighted solo,mute and
select buttons, the US-2400 makes using a DAW
fast and easy. It eliminates the clicking around
through endless windows many programs require
and let you concentrate on making music.
Most control surfaces only have eight faders,
which isn’t enough for a real mix. As you press
the BANK button looking for your channel, you’re
missing the big picture of what’s going on in your
mix. Instead of adding on fader expanders to make
a controller big enough to handle a real mix, the
US-2400 comes with 25 moving faders in a solid,
professional package.
Lighted buttons and encoder rings show you
what’s going on in the software. You get familiar
controls like play, stop and record to work with.
A professional control surface like the US-2400
makes mixing intuitive and fun so you can be
creative with your music.
When you’re recording a live performance, you don’t have time to search through
software menus to find the function you need
right now. The US-2400 gives you instant control
over 24 channels so that crucial channels aren’t
hidden under a BANK buttons.
The encoder section of the US-2400 gives you
control of up to six aux sends for each channel. You
can even press the FLIP button to mix these aux
sends from the faders to create perfect monitor
mixes or fade in an effect. When you have the aux
mix dialed in, press the METER button to see your
channel meters displayed around the encoders so
you’ll know which channels are about to distort
in your DAW software.
When dealing with pre-recorded tracks, the
US-2400 is even more indispensable. It provides
instantaneous level changes and mutes to your
recorded DAW tracks and allow you to make
changes to compensate for the acoustics of that
venue. And the portable design and driverless
operation means you can bring it along wherever
the road takes you.
Even though the US-2400 provides 24 chan-
nels of mixing and transport control, it’s portable
enough to bring along to a live recording so you’ll
have instant access to your mix settings.

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US-2400 Applications Guide
MIDI Sequencing
Surround Mixing
The US-2400 is perfect for music studios that use a lot of synths. In professional sequenc-
ing software like Emagic Logic®, MOTU DP® or
Cakewalk SONAR®, a dedicated control surface
makes it quicker to capture a song when creativ-
ity strikes. Just SELECT and arm a track, press RE-
CORD, record the part, SELECT and arm the next
track, and repeat. Having Select, Solo, Mute, Pan,
Aux and Level controls right at your fingertips lets
you concentrate on the music instead of fighting
with your software. Each of your audio tracks, synth
tracks and effects have a 100mm fader for quick
changes. Convenient controls like Clear Solo also
speed up the process.
Each fader is automatically mapped to one of
your sequence channels, giving you easy access to
every channel of even the biggest arrangements.
The dedicated transport controls navigate your
song with familiar controls instead of arcane
Surround mixes can get pretty intense. Not only do you have six to eight outputs to worry about,
but effect returns, stems and other channel inputs
start to pile up when you mix in surround. The
US-2400 gives you 24 channels of simultaneous
control, giving you a handle on big mix projects.
The BANK button allows you to select even more
channels, for a maximum of 192 channels of mix
control.
As the first universal DAW controller with a joy-
stick pan control,the US-2400 is uniquely qualified
for mixing in surround. When panning tracks in
software like Digidesign’s Pro Tools®, the joystick
controller lets you instantly try a new surround
position or follow an onscreen action to pass it
through the room.
The 24 encoders can be set as pan controls and
aux controls for each track. Each encoder has a ring
of LEDs to show the parameter’s position at a glance.
These LED rings can also show that channel’s meter
values for instant feedback of your levels.
keyboard commands. And the Jog/Shuttle wheel
lets you quickly locate anywhere in the timeline
or scrub audio tracks.
The US-2400 also provides a footswitch jack on
the rear panel, which can be routed to any number
of functions in your sequencing software. Set it to
control tempo, punch in a track or whatever your
music calls for.

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US-2400 Applications Guide
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US-2400 Connections
˘USB for computer communication
˘Power
˘Footswitch
US-2400 Controls
Per Channel (24 total):
˘Assignable Rotary Encoder
˘LED Ring shows encoder value or meter
level
˘Illuminated Select button
˘Illuminated Solo button
˘Illuminated Mute button
˘100mm touch-sensitive moving fader
Master Channel:
˘Illuminated Select button
˘Illuminated Clear Solo button
˘Illuminated Flip button
˘100mm touch-sensitive moving fader
Encoders – Channel Strip Mode:
˘Pan
˘Aux 1-6
˘EQ Band 1: Gain, Frequency, Q
˘EQ Band 2: Gain, Frequency, Q
˘EQ Band 3: Gain, Frequency, Q
˘EQ Band 4: Gain, Frequency, Q
Encoder Assignments:
˘Pan
˘Aux send
˘Channel Strip (as supported by host
application)
Transport Section:
˘Scrub
˘Null
˘Bank +
˘Bank -
˘In
˘Out
˘Shift
˘Rewind
˘Fast Forward
˘Stop
˘Play
˘Record
˘Jog/Shuttle Wheel
˘Surround Pan Joystick