Control Panel Settings; Overview; Driver Settings; Audio Performance - Tascam US-144 Owner's Manual

Overview

The Control Panel lets you make various
settings for the US-144's functionality.
The Control Panel is divided into the fol-
lowing two sections.
Status section
This shows the current status of the driver
and the connected hardware.
You cannot edit the settings from this sec-
tion.

Driver settings

Audio Performance

The US-144 driver temporarily stores input
and output audio samples in buffers.
The Audio Performance setting lets you
adjust the buffer size. The Lowest Latency
setting is the minimum buffer size, and the
Highest Latency setting is the maximum
buffer size.
A smaller buffer size will reduce the delay
when monitoring the input signal, but will
require your computer to perform the pro-

Sample Clock Source

You can set the clock source to Automatic
or Internal.
Automatic (default):
input to the
DIGITAL IN
be used. If no signal is being input to the
4 – Control panel settings
If a signal is being
jack, its clock will
Setting section
Here you can edit the various settings of
the driver.
cessing faster. If the processing does not
occur in time (e.g., if other system opera-
tions are occurring), you may hear clicks,
pops, or dropouts in the audio signal.
A larger buffer size provides more safety
against such problems caused by other sys-
tem activities, but will produce greater
delay when monitoring the audio signal.
The US-144 lets you select the buffer size
that works best for your system.
jack, the US-144's internal
DIGITAL IN
clock will be used.
The US-144's internal clock will
Internal:
always be used.
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