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5 – Applications

 TASCAM US-2400 

Owner’s Manual

 21

Transport keys

The 

REW

F FWD

STOP

PLAY

, and 

REC

 keys nor-

mally control the corresponding functions in Digital 
Performer. 

They additionally emulate the following Mackie 
Control commands when used with the F-KEY:

REW

 + 

F-KEY

 = Left Arrow

F FWD

 + 

F-KEY

 = Right Arrow

STOP

 + 

F-KEY

 = Down Arrow

PLAY

 + 

F-KEY

 = Up Arrow

REC

 + 

F-KEY

 = Zoom

Other keys:

IN

 = RTZ 

F-KEY

 + 

IN

 = CYCLE 

OUT

 = MARKER 

F-KEY

 + 

OUT

 = PUNCH 

Transport wheel

When the 

SCRUB

 key is on (the indicator is lit), the 

transport wheel acts as a simple locator in Digital 
Performer.

SEL keys

Pressing a US-2400 

SEL

 key alone selects that chan-

nel in Digital Performer.  

Pressing and holding 

SHIFT

 while pressing 

SEL

 keys 

allows multiple selection and de-selection.

Record-enable and disable a track by pressing and 
holding the 

F-KEY

 while pressing the 

SEL

 key for 

that track.

FLIP

Pressing the 

FLIP

 key exchanges the functions of the 

faders and encoders, allowing the touch-sensitive 
faders to be used for writing Aux or pan automation.  

When in this mode, the encoders are used to control 
the DAW faders.

Summary of Contents for US-2400

Page 1: ...h with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude...

Page 2: ...ver IF IN DOUBT CONSULT A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN For U S A TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rul...

Page 3: ...at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or ta...

Page 4: ...Modes 11 Pan 11 Auxiliary send levels 11 Meters 11 Channel strip mode 12 MIDI Controller Mode 12 Bank Switching 12 Transport Controls 13 Transport wheel 13 In Out points 13 Joystick 14 Joystick Nulli...

Page 5: ...anding of how certain features are inte grated Your experience with the US 2400 will be greatly enhanced by a good working knowledge of your audio software Unpacking the unit When you unpack the US 24...

Page 6: ...ous MIDI controller messages Three keys are also included on every channel strip to control their noted func tions in your DAW They are MUTE SOLO and SELect Master section The master section on the ri...

Page 7: ...y built in to the Mac OSX and Windows XP operating systems This allows the US 2400 to be automatically recognized by those operating systems and become available to a DAW without the need to install a...

Page 8: ...ect it after quitting the software If you connect or disconnect it while the DAW software is running you may experience unpredictable behavior Macintosh OS X Connect the included USB cable between the...

Page 9: ...ils of how to use the US 2400 with Sonar see Sonar on page 18 Mackie Control Digital Performer To set the Mackie Control emulation surface control mode for use with Digital Performer 1 With the US 240...

Page 10: ...DAW s MIDI configuration window Restarting the DAW software may be required for this change to take effect Open the Control Surface configuration window in your DAW software For DAWs that support mul...

Page 11: ...urn multi function soft encoders they are not detented to provide maximum resolution NOTE The US 2400 ring encoders are made up of 15 LEDs However certain control protocols such as HUI only support 11...

Page 12: ...DAW parameter into a learn mode where it will sense incoming controller messages and make the assignment for you Values set in this mode are memorized when the mode is exited and restored when the mod...

Page 13: ...moothly scroll backwards in time as long as it is held down Please refer to your DAW s documentation for more information Transport wheel Normally turning the transport wheel moves the DAW s playhead...

Page 14: ...are incorporated to make your work with the US 2400 easier Clearing solos When any channel is placed in solo mode including a channel on a fader bank other than the bank cur rently assigned to the sur...

Page 15: ...h as a keyboard sustain pedal is connected to this jack with the US 2400 powered off the US 2400 will automat ically sense the footswitch polarity i e push to make push to break when it is powered on...

Page 16: ...cludes the master section controls 3 Assign the ports as follows Port 1 represents faders 1 through 8 Port 2 represents faders 9 through 16 Port 3 represents faders 17 through 24 Note that Port 1 incl...

Page 17: ...point in the session When SCRUB is not enabled the transport wheel has no function SEL keys Pressing a US 2400 SEL key alone will select that channel in Pro Tools Holding SHIFT allows multiple select...

Page 18: ...as shown below each one assigned to a differ ent US 2400 MIDI port Setting up the controls Now the Mackie Con trols should be set inside Sonar 1 From the Tools menu select the Mackie Control window 2...

Page 19: ...KEY IN LOOP ON OFF OUT MARKER F KEY OUT PUNCH Transport wheel The transport wheel acts as a simple locator in Sonar whether the SCRUB indicator is lit or not SEL keys Pressing a US 2400 SEL key alone...

Page 20: ...one Mackie Control Surface and two Mackie Control Expanders XT as shown below each one assigned to a different US 2400 MIDI port Note that the US 2400 ports appear via the Mackie Control devices set u...

Page 21: ...eel When the SCRUB key is on the indicator is lit the transport wheel acts as a simple locator in Digital Performer SEL keys Pressing a US 2400 SEL key alone selects that chan nel in Digital Performer...

Page 22: ...c Exceptions and specific details follow Encoders When an AUX key is pressed Aux sends are avail able When CHAN is pressed the encoders send generic MIDI controller messages as described in MIDI Contr...

Page 23: ...1 1 Full Speed 12Mbps External power adapter AC input 90VAC 264VAC 47Hz 63Hz External power adapter DC output 8V 5 62A Power consumption 32W Electromagnetic environment E4 Peak inrush curent 25A Dime...

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