The Us-428 Control Panel; Main Page - Tascam US-428 Owner's Manual

5. The US-428 Control
Panel

5.1 Main Page

In the Control Panel's main page, you
can specify a number of options of the
US-428's ASIO handling.
Illustration 5.01 - Control Panel Main Page
The Control Surface Protocol setting
governs the type of MIDI messages
used to send fader
information from
applications. The corresponding drop-
down box allows you to select from a
number of options, including US-428
Native, JL Cooper CS-10 emulation
(both standard and Pro-Tools specific),
Native Instruments B4, and two different
Four Controller Banks modes. For more
information on the various "non-native"
modes, refer to the specific chapters
pertaining to these applications and
uses. For use with most DAW
applications, it's recommended that you
leave the default
selection.
and button
the US-428 to
"US-428 Native"
The Master Fader
changes in position via MIDI. It can also
be used to make the
change the output level coming from an
application. (This is useful for programs
that do not have their own master
volume control, such as Sound Forge.)
In Cubasis, select the MIDI only option.
The Status area provides a view of the
US-428's current settings:
Clock source:
Digital In
Sample rate: 44100 or 48000
Resolution:
Digital input:
Signal:
o Red - no digital input
o Green
active
Fmt:
o Red - improper format
o Green - proper S/PDIF
format
Lock:
o Red - digital in not ready
to record,
o Green - digital in ready to
record
The Input Monitor area is a viewable
and controllable version of the US-428
INPUT MONITOR mixer. Here you can
always sends
US-428 itself
Internal or
24 Bit or 16 Bit
- digital input
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