Tascam US-1641 User's Manual
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1. connected to the digital input the US 1641 internally loops back the signal going to the digi tal output Cubase and Nuendo allow their ASIO ports to be renamed In the event it becomes necessary to reset the port names perform the following steps 1 From the Devices menu select Device Setup 2 Click on VST Inputs then click the Reset button 3 Click on VST Outputs then click the Reset button TASCAM US 1641 4 Release Notes Firmware 1 02 Windows driver 1 02 Mac driver 1 03 Cubase LE 4 4 0 3 e On OS X Cubase LE 4 s Control Panel does not launch the US 1641 s control panel Instead use Finder to launch the TASCAM US 1641 Control Panel from the Applications folder e Cubase LE 4 allows their ASIO ports to be renamed In the event it becomes necessary to reset the port names perform the following steps 1 From the Devices menu select Device Setup 2 Click on AS O driver name that exists under VST Audio System 3 Click on Reset that exists in the Port System Name DO01012200E Printed in China2. in ASIO mode causing SONAR to report an error each time it is launched To work around this disable the built in motherboard audio using your computer s BIOS setup screen gw For Mac OS X Version 1 00 e When switching from 44 1 48 kHz to 88 2 96 kHz you may find you need to increase the audio buffer size to eliminate audio artifacts Not all audio applications permit the user to adjust the buffer size but most Digital Audio Workstations offer this feature e Some Macs may refuse to use the US 1641 for system sounds e GarageBand may not work properly at sample rates other than 44 1 kHz e The buffer size slider of a Native Instruments soft synth B4 Pro 53 etc does not operate properly when running as a standalone synth not hosed in a DAW TASCAM US 1641 Firmware V1 02 Windows driver 1 02 Mac driver 1 03 Cubase LE 4 4 0 3 3 Release Notes Cubase LE 4 4 0 3 e When installing Cubase LE 4 on Windows XP the Cubase LE 4 installer may not give you the opportunity to select a language e When installing Cubase LE 4 on Windows Vista the language selection window can be completely obscured by the main window If the installer seems to have stalled it may be waiting for you to select a language If this has happened you will see a Select Language button in the Windows task bar Click the Select Language button to bring the language selection window into view Miscellaneous When no signal is
3. TASCAM TEAC PROFESSIONAL US 1641 Release Notes Updates Always ensure that you are running the latest driver soft ware and US 1641 firmware by visiting TASCAM s web site http www tascam com Important Notice about Installation with Windows Vista 32 and Windows Vista 64 users When you insert the CD ROM for installing the driver for this device into a PC the autorun function causes the installer to start automatically If you will use the US 1641 with Windows Vista 32 and Windows Vista 64 however do not execute the installation with this installer Instead quit this installer and use Windows Explorer to find the Autorun Menu exe file on the installation CD ROM and double click it Use this installer Installation FAQs m For Windows What versions of Windows does the US 1641 support Windows driver version 1 02 supports 32 bit Windows XP SP2 64 bit Windows XP 32 bit Windows Vista SP1 and 64 bit Windows Vista Windows driver version 1 01 supports 32 bit Windows XP SP2 and 32 bit Windows Vista This driver does not support 64 bit Windows When I plug in my US 1641 Windows Hardware Wizard appears but is unable to install the drivers How do install the drivers The driver installation must be started before plugging in your US 1641 If you have already plugged it in without the drivers being installed simply unplug the unit exit all hardware wizard windows and then launch the driver setup progr
4. am If you are using the CD ROM that came with your unit inserting it should automatically launch a menu that gives you the option to install the drivers Select Install Drivers and follow the on screen instructions If you have downloaded drivers from TASCAM s web site extract all the files from the ZIP archive to temporary fold Owner s Manual Addendum Multi client Operation On Windows the US 1641 has the ability to mix the outputs of simultaneously running audio applications that are using different driver protocols For example the following configurations are possible After installing the driver when you restart the PC if a message appears saying USB device not recognized and the wizard to detect new hardware appears turn off your US 1641 once and then turn it on again This will allow the unit to be recognized correctly er and then launch Setup exe and follow the on screen instructions When insert the installation CD ROM into my Windows computer it does not automatically launch a menu How can I launch this menu It is possible that the CD ROM autorun feature has been disabled on your computer You can launch the installa tion menu manually by opening the CD ROM in Windows Explorer and double clicking the file Autorun Menu exe gw For Windows and Mac OS X Which should I update first the firmware or the driver It is best to update to the latest driver first and then update the firm
5. ect e When using Sonar 6 2 ASIO mode the 1641 is not recognized if a US 144 122L driver is installed When using Sonar please avoid installing drivers for both the US 1641 and the US 122L 144 on the same computer Version 1 00 e PCs with nVIDIA USB controller chips may not offer optimum performance for audio streaming over USB 2 0 resulting in audio artifacts A higher latency setting or the addition of a non nVIDIA USB 2 0 card is required To find out what controller chip your PC uses 1 Go to START gt Control Panel gt System 2 Click on the Hardware tab then the Device Manager button 3 Click the plus sign next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers 4 You will see the chip manufacturer of all installed USB controllers e Ifa WDM audio app iTunes Windows Media Player is running and a US 1641 unit changes its sample rate the audio will play at the wrong pitch The workaround is to quit the WDM audio app and launch it again The app should now play audio at the correct pitch e In order to use a US 1641 reliably with Windows Media Player select the US 1641 as the Sound play back Default Device in the Audio tab of the Sounds and Audio Devices control panel Do not configure the audio interface from within Windows Media Player e The US 1641 Windows drivers do not currently support 64 bit Windows e In some rare cases we have found that built in mother board audio devices can interfere with SONAR when it
6. he precision of audio latency adjustment when in ASIO mode has been improved e A problem in which MIDI note information from the MIDI OUT could be lost if MIDI notes from the DAW had exactly the same timing has been fixed Refer to the manual for your DAW software for example to confirm that the MIDI ports being used TASCAM US 1641 are connected by the method suitable for the DAW and set them correctly For example if the MIDI port does not appear correct ly confirm that there are no conflicts in the MIDI device assignments wg Version 1 01 This version fixes an issue with the previous driver where switching the sample rate did not work When using Digital Performer DP 5 1x always select the project sample rate via the Audio MIDI setup utility 2 Release Notes Firmware 1 02 Windows driver 1 02 Mac driver 1 03 Cubase LE 4 4 0 3 Release Notes Known Issues mw For Windows Version 1 02 e When a 96 KHz project is closed once and then a 96 KHz project is opened the internal sampling setting is set to 44 1 KHz and the sound signal is muted If this should happen press the Reset button in Cubase s Device Menu Device Setup VST Audio System This corrects the setting and allows sound to be heard e When using Sonar 6 2 ASIO mode the sampling frequency display in the US 1641 control panel does not change even if the sampling setting is changed in Sonar Internally however the setting has taken eff
7. ware How do update my unit s firmware Simply download the latest firmware updater application from TASCAM s web site launch it plug your US 1641 into your computer turn it on and wait for the unit to be detected by the updater application and then press the write firmware button ASIO App Ableton Live WDM App SONAR GSIF2 App GigaStudio ASIO App Ableton Live MME App iTunes GSIF2 App GigaStudio TASCAM US 1641 Firmware V1 02 Windows driver 1 02 Mac driver 1 03 Cubase LE 4 4 0 3 1 Release Notes New Features For Windows wg Version 1 02 This version is compatible with 64 bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista Please contact TASCAM customer support for details For Mac OS X m Version 1 01 e This version adds support for Leopard 10 5 1 Maintenance Items For Firmware gw Version 1 02 Corrected a problem where starting Mac applications would take a long time when the system is set to 88 2 or 96 kHz and has MIDI ports e Corrected a problem where some machines would devel op a periodic noise after more than an hour of use For Windows Driver gw Version 1 02 The precision of audio latency adjustment when in ASIO mode has been improved For Mac OS X Driver gw Version 1 03 Corrected a problem in which video playback from Internet sites such as YouTube had not been smooth on Macs with OSX 10 5 6 which has been sold since 2008 g Version 1 02 e T
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