Settings Panel Overview; Notification Function; Setting Sound Properties - Tascam 12 Owner's Manual

12 - USB audio interface functions

Settings Panel overview

Windows Settings Panel
Mac Settings Panel
1 Status display area
This shows the current status of the software.
Item displayed Meaning
Software Ver This is the software version.
This is the firmware version used by the
Firmware Ver
connected unit.
This is the name of the connected unit.
Device ("No Device" is shown when no device is
connected.)
This shows the sampling frequency of
the current song.
Sample Rate
If an SD card is not loaded, this shows
the sampling frequency set by the
computer.
2 Buffer Size (Windows only)
You can adjust the size of the buffer used to handle the
audio input and output signals transferred to and from the
computer.
Smaller buffer sizes result in less audio signal delay (latency),
but require high-speed processing by the computer.
If the processing cannot keep up, for example, due to other
system operations, clicking and popping noises might occur
and the audio signal might even drop out.
Increasing the buffer size will stabilize operation and
suppress negative effects on audio signals, but the delay in
audio signals sent to the computer will increase.
You can use the slider on the panel to adjust the buffer size
for this unit according to the use conditions.
Options
4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 64, 128, 256 (default), 512,1024, 2048
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TASCAM Model 12

Notification function

If the computer you are using is connected to the Internet,
the latest information about unit firmware and software, for
example, can be shown when the Settings Panel is launched.
NOTE
Put a check in the "Do not show the same message again"
checkbox to prevent the same message from being shown
the next time it is launched.

Setting Sound Properties

1.
Open the OS Control Panel.
NOTE
Follow these procedures to open the Control Panel.
Windows 10
Left-click the Windows Start button, and from
"WindowsSystem" select "Control Panel".
Windows 8.1
Right-click the Windows Start button, and select "Control
Panel".
Windows 7
Left-click the Windows Start button, and select "Control
Panel" in the Start menu.
2.
Double-click "Sound" in the Control Panel.
NOTE
If the Control Panel is set to be viewed as icons, a "Sound"
icon will appear.
3.
On the "Playback" page, right-click "Model 12", and click "Set
as Default Device" in the pop-up menu that appears.
When you do this, the green check mark appears next to
the selected device.
Windows 10 screen
NOTE
Set the default device according to the ASIO device being
used on the Recording tab in the same manner as on the
Playback tab.