Tascam Us-122 With Osx 10.3.2, compatable? Options

[mintbill]

HELPP! I have just bought the tascam US-122 to use with my 500MHz G3 iBook (dual USB) running Panther, and I can't get it to recognize the unit. I have installed the Panther version of the driver & software from the Tascam site and no matter what I try the USB light will not come on, nor will the App. recognize the unit.

In frustration I installed the SW on my work mac (15" G4 Powerbook) and it all works fine.

Both machines are running the same version of Panther, same cables were used, same everything!

Can anyone help? Tascam's customer support is nonexistent...

[larry]

Just a question when you installed the software on your G3 are you sure your soundcard was not plugged-in?

If this was the case, uninstall and re-install.

[mintbill]

Thanks for this. No the unit was not connected when I installed. I tried several times. Eventually the only fix was to downgrade the OS to 10.2.6 Jaguar, and then it worked. Crappy solution though.

I spoke with someone at Tascam who said they'd never heard of this problem, but that they had never heard of anyone installing Panther on a G3, either (!) and had no ideas to offer me.

As fate would have it I now have a new iBook, with a G4, and the US-122 works fine with Panther, so it must have been the combo of Panther and the G3 that caused the problem.

[fishpatrol]

iBook G3-900 with Panther here, installed the latest (.3) driver, plugged the unit in and it powered up fine. I don't think the G3 is the issue, whatever the problem is.

[lepetitmartien]

Check the driver version…

If it's the last one, first make some repairs our hard drive, at least the authorizations and reinstall (and then repair again, always do that after an install

[rcase]

Greetings! I just wanted to inform the original poster that I too am unable to get my G3 PowerBook to recognize a US-428 since upgrading to Panther. I booted up with OS9, and it worked fine. I then installed the latest Tascam-Panther driver on a brand new G3 iBook (running Panther) that just arrived at our house; it is fresh out of the box. It too does not recognize the US-428. I don't know what happened to the Tascam user forums; they might have helped with this! I am 'downgrading' to Jaguar now, and hopefully that will 'resolve' the issue. What a shame though; I really like Panther. Best Mac OS ever, I think. For a moment there, I thought this was a G3 issue after reading your first post. But one of the others here said he/she is doing fine on a Panther G3. This is a tough one. I'm finding this thread and not much else when searching on the net. Anybody who would care to contact me further regarding this, please do so at both rob.case@eds.com, and robcase@comcast.net. Thank You!!!

[fhievel]

hi
i've a powerbook g4 and a tascam us122, when i plug the sound card the hard disc make a bad noise like a whistle changing if a change the buffer size.
any suggestions??
thanks a lot
fhievel

[Ben Up the Tree]

When you set your buffer size the whistle changes pitch?! What if you change USB ports? Same problem?

[pirkole]

have a pb g4 1ghz with tascam us-122. os is panther and the latest upgrade. installed latest tascam drivers.
massive problem: in the audio / midi configuration app of panther, i cannot select the tascam as input SOURCE. as this is shown in the manual by screenshots and i am really sure not doing anything wrong, this is simply annoying!!!
the only choice i have are "line-in" and "internal mic".
thanks for any help!!!

pirkole

[fhievel]

yes, when i set the buffer smaller the noise frequency go down, and changing the port is has no effect!!!

[Ben Up the Tree]

That sounds like a problem you should contact Tascam about. I can't even begin to fathom what that might be.

[pixelhead]

Make sure you have the latest software drivers.

[wingman]

Problem: mac does not receive signal from interface...drivers? i dunno...
Solution: "your input here"

Using garageband and Reason2.0 set all preferences...
i installed everything correctly(checked it twice)
and checked all my cables, and set all System Preferences...tascam even receives signals from instruments and midi, just computer doesn't.

[lepetitmartien]

I've merged all the related US 122 threads, there seem to be SOME problem here

[wingman]

also just to put it out there i'm runninig a G5 with OSX 10.3.2

[judy]

Hi. i posted this on another thread, before i saw this one:

I just got a US-122, today. I am a home recorder, or I want to be. but i need some help getting the 122 to work. the users guide kind of made my eyes glaze over, i'm not familiar with much of the vocabulary. It's supposed to come with Cubasis but i can't find any Cubasis. GigaStudio just has a Setup.exe. I don't see any mac installer.

I have a 700Mz iBook(dual usb)G3 with OSX.2.3. I want to record my guitar, just for starters. I installed the drivers. I plugged in 122. I plugged in Les Paul. the signal light goes on. I selected Tascam 122 in Sound Control panel. I don't get any guitar sound through iBook speakers. I plugged headphones into 122. I can't hear any guitar, although I can hear some music i recorded using the iBook built in mike, with SoundStudio--that plays through the headphones when connnected to 122. So, 122 is acting as a sound interface of some kind with my iBook, but i can't hear the guitar playing through it. And i don't have any Cubasis to record with. I don't see any way to use SoundStudio with it.

I'm sure there must be something i'm not turning on or adjusting or connecting, or maybe it's just the lack of recording software. Its supposed to come with recording software, but where is it?. The users guide of 122 says there are user forums on the Tascam site but i don't see any link. I also see on the site that it says for US-428 users, they don't ship with Cubasis for the mac or it's not available yet, but will be shipped out when it becomes available. ??

Can anyone suggest some way i can get started with recording? I assume i need some software other than Sound Studio. Is there a mac installer for GigaStudio that i am mysteriously not able to see?

thanks to anyone who has any info. i feel apologetic for being so ignorant.

[xingu]

Welcome to MacMusic judy - no need to feel apologetic!

First things first - the software that ships with the Tascam interfaces is not compatible with OSX. I believe Giga is PC only (not positive) and Cubasis will only run in OS9 (the real OS9, not classic). However, SoundStudio should work.

So it sounds like you're having no problems getting a signal in the 122. If you select the 122 as your sound output source (as you should) you won't be able to listen through your iBook speakers. Rather, you'll need to hook the 122 up to monitors or headphones. Since you got the computer's output through the 122 with your phones, you're on track. As for not hearing the guitar, I'm thinking that perhaps you don't have the direct monitoring switch on or the direct monitoring volume knob isn't turned up. Also, make sure your input is switched to guitar to bring the signal up to line level.

Once this is worked out, you'll probably need to select the 122 as a recording input source within SoundStudio. I'm not familiar with that app, but I'll guess there's some kind of audio preferences panel to do this.

BTW, Tascam took their forums down sometime last year when they began redesigning their website. Not sure if they have plans to bring them back or not, but that would be a shame, as it was a great resource. Meanwhile, feel free to come here with your problems.

[mlavan]

hi
i recently bought a tascam us-122 also and am having problems with the record levels when using a mirophone input. levels are grand for the guitar option but it seems as if the mic preamps don't kick in under mic input. could this be the case or could it be possibly driver related?

thanks

[judy]

Hi. thanks a lot. I tried the head phones last night and it didn't work, but maybe i didn't have the direct monitoring switch on, i can hear the guitar in the headphones now.

i need a recording program that works with OSX

I just spoke to their tech support and they didn't know of any programs that are compatable. Do you know if Garage Band works with the US122? I couildn't find any way of selecting the US122 in Souind Studio. I'll keep trying. but i need a multitrack program too. I'd like to find something for mac like windows Ntrack, only 50 bucks, good program. but only for windows.

[xingu]

Glad you're up and running. Sounds strange that you can't select the 122 in SoundStudio. Regardless, if you want multitracking, just about anything should do as long as it's OSX compatible. Tracktion seems to be pretty popular ($80) but Garage Band should work as well and it's only half the price. Take a look around the getting started forum for further software suggestions. Good luck!

[judy]

thanks a lot for the support. i wasn't looking in the right place in Sound Studio, i found it now and it does record fine. thanks for the other info and directing me to 'getting started.' i had just found this thread from google.

[venegoni]

Hi,
I just had the same problems with my G4 Powerbook and an upgraded Panther. The only way to get a working connection was to install Panther from scratch, not to upgrade it from Jaguar. Probably you have to plug in the US 122 immediately after installing the latest driver (US122_OSX_3_2_3.dmg). But this is just an assumption, because my installation failed when I tested it by starting the us-122 Manager without the US-122 plugged in.
Amerigo

[LUCKY LUKE]

Hi everyone.

I´ve bought my self us-122 today and I can´t get it worked.
I have a PB G4 and Panter, working with Logic 6.

I´ve installed all like it is written in the manuals and turn the audio input/output preference on us-122 and in Logic allso.

I can´t hear anything in Logic, after a few seconds a get a warning (error while trying to synchronise audio and MIDI).

Please help me!

Thanks

I have a G4 desktop, a G3 notebook aswell as 2 PCs. I have experienced DIRE driver issues with the Tascam US-122 on all 4 systems. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS DEVICE.

Tascam are particularly unhelpful- no updated drivers have been issued for quite a while and I'm beginning to think that the electronic design is at fault. I've viewed posts in a number of forums and, believe me, everyone has a problem with the US-122 of some form or another. Tascam- are you listening?

I can't say at this point that I'll be bying again from a company that provides a complete lack of support- what do you guys think?

[Righteous Bullet]

the us 122 looked like a good interface to get and it was one ive been thinking about but after hearing all this i dunno if its worth getting. it seems like the issues are mainly getting it setup, after you actually get it setup and troubleshooted does it work good for the long run or are these problems reoccuring?

[horge]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, my US428 doesn't work with OSX! Despite a couple of happy years with my little blue US428 and old-skool iMac OS 8. something, now I find myself unable to work it with a G4 powerbook and OSX. It simply doesn't recognise my US428 over the USB connection.

Boring bit:
OS X 10.2.8, 1 GHz processor, 512MB memory

I downloaded driver 3.2.1 for OS 10.2.3 and up. No panther or Jaguar. I've tried redownloading, uninstalling and reinstalling, and repairing the permissions (whatever that means!) more than once. And I haven't had the blue wonder plugged in while I've done it.

Any suggestions would truly be appreciated!

Ce message a été modifié par horge - dim. 13 juin 2004, 00:33.

[xingu]

First thing to try would be the 3.2.2 driver for 10.2.6 and up. It's worked like a charm for my 428 since it was released.

[horge]

my mistake - it was the 3.2.2 driver that I downloaded and installed more than once. But no joy.

That little USB light refuses to come on!

Do you have the same specs as me?

[PoetryAnimal]

Well, whaddaya know? I just got a new us 122, and it sucks ass! I'm running Soundtrack on my iBook G4 OS10.3.4 and the latency is absoloutly horrible. Oh it sounds fine while i record, but play that back and its about as off as off can be. I'm wondering if it's the program, but I doubt it after reading all of this.

Hi Poetry Animal!
Sorry you don't like your US-122. I wish i cold answer your statements about the latency problems, but I have o answer since I have never had the problem. I have no idea exactly what you are doing or how you are trying to record, but I have cut several very sucessful Demo disks with my US-122 with no latency problems at all. I'm running an older G4 dual (Quicksilver) and OS10.2.8. IF you really don't like the unit make me an offer and I'll take it off your hands. Mine has worked great with both Garage Band and Reason 2.0. I find it to be the neatest box for the buck I have ever used. I"m serious about taking it off your hands.

[PoetryAnimal]

In another time and place, I'd be up for it, but I kind of have to finish a record by September, so I'm just nudging my audio around. Bah!

OK - let's go back. What software are you running and exactly what are you trying to do? I love my US-122, and really would like to help if I can. Bang for the buck - it's the hottest thing going. Since you're up against a deadline maybe I can help. I use mine in both 9.2 and 10.2.8 and it's works great for me. I'll follow the thread back and see if I can help with your original problem. I'm not quite sure from your post what you are trying to do though. All I got from it was that you didn't like the unit. Get back to me and let's see what we can do - OK?

[Precise.]

Hey, everybody. I'm new here. I just got a Tascam US-122. I'm running it with OSX 10.3.2 on a G5 dual 1.8 and Logic. My only problem is connecting my monitors to it. I have some BX5's and a guy at Guitar Center said I could use the two inserts. I've tried this and I wasn't surprised that nothng happened. Don't I have to use the RCA line outs?

[judy]

for output, i've been plugging computer speakers into the headphones port.

[bbmozee]

I'm using the US-122 with OS X 10.3.4 with the latest drivers and all is well. The RCA out jacks are connected to a Mackie mixer and then to Mackie monitors. Sounding great here!

[docscholl]

I called Tascam today, cause I had the same Mac/US-122 problems as you all.

They said: "go to hard drive, open applications, open utilities, open audio midi setup, and change EVERY (and I mean EVERY) possible input & output to "TASCAM US-122".

Guess what...I was able to record audio in my GarageBand within seconds.
I'm now about to try the same with Soundtrack.

On a related note, the Tascam people said Cubasis will NOT work with my OSX or Mac Classic OS.
So, don't even mess with that software.

For the record, I've got two G4's, one w/dual 1GHz and another w/500MHz both on Panther 10.3.5

Got the 500MHz to work...am working to get the dual 1GHz going.

[force2]

I've got problem with recording on my TASCAM US-122 when
i try to record by dynamic mic (SURE PG58) or low impedance mic (REVOX 3377).
Recorded signal is very low (sensitivity is set on max).
What can I do? I can't record vocals.
TASCAM is broken or something, should I service them.?
Or every us-122 record like this? And i should buy mic preamp.
Help me.
(sorry for my english)
Pawel

[carneous]

I`ve got the same problem, with the Tascam US-122 and a Ibook G4. I'm from Colombia and since here tascam support does not exist. I`ve been trying anything by my self. from changing all the input/output configurations to Tascam US-122 option. to reinstall everything.

My problem though is that i'm trying to get my Reason to recognize the US-122. the most weird part is that in the reason audio options has the Tascam as an Audio interface but when I try to check that option, the reason boot out an screen saying that there is a problem with the tascam us-122, and the sound never come out. but if I switch back to the built-in audio option on reason, the sound come in perfect through the speakers.

additionally, I've been unable to connect my keyboard via MIDI with the us-122. I want to do that to handle the synth on Reason. but I doesn't work either.

Is here anyone with a similar problem? anyone who works with us-122 and reason.

[lanchez]

Hello,

I am having the same problem of some people here, with a Tascam US-122.

The problem:
- The US-122 receives the signal, from guitar or mic, since the lights turn on as I play. But in the "Sound" section of System Preferences, it seems like there is no sound coming from it. So, in Garageband (the only Audio program I have), it doesn't record any sound.

I tried everything thar was suggested in this forum.

The hardware and system I am using:
- Powerbook G4 with OS X 10.3.7

I think it is a problem of the driver, and the Support of Tascam is really very bad - no upgrades, no answers by email. I m very sad about it and I am thinking in selling the stuff and consider purchasing another hardware.
But maybe someone here could have a solution..

Thank you a lot
( sory for the bad english )

[lanchez]

Hello -
I am here again because I finally succede in making the US122 works with my equipment. I downloaded the driver for Panther at http://www.tascam.de/en/downloads.html , and it worked.

But now my problem is other one: Using Garageband, the signal of the eletric guitar and also the mic is very low. I dont't know it is because the mic I am using is dynamic, not condenser, but I think that at least the direct guitar should sound better.
Obs.: I am not using both at the same time.
Anyone know if this is a problem of Garageband?

thank you

[troyboy]

hi all,
total newbie to macs (and forums, for that matter) - can't believe there are so many people with the same issues as me!!
here goes, probably simple, but please help if you can.
have new emac with OS 10.3 and us122.
had no joy with standard install, (everything showed up, but no audio/midi came out the device) so downloaded 10.3 driver (.sit file) but how do i install it with the new driver?
have re-installed the OS (sooo much easier than windows)
so its totally clean and ready to go but i don't want to try installing 122 again till i am sure it will use the new driver.
used to having to stuff around with soundcards to get them working, but cause i'm unfamiliar with macs it is a bit beyond me.
PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!!

[lepetitmartien]

First thing, after installing ANY software (even by drag and drop), repair authorizations with the Apple dick utility (in apps/Utilities).

trash the preferences if there are some (search tascam or us122, trash the relevant stuff: preferences, temp files… whatever, I can't be more precise I don't have one

If your driver is a .sit, first double click on it, it's an archive (stuff it), so it'll be expanded… then it's a .dmg inside, open it open the installer, (the icon is of a .pkg for you to know)…

Once it's done, repair authorizations, restart

Check in system preferences/audio it's there, as in apps/utilities/audio MIDI setup

[troyboy]

woohoo!
thanks martien, i am now fully functional with the 122 on OS 10.3.5.
the 122 with the panther driver is running perfectly, and logic 7 rocks!!
thanks to you!!

[lepetitmartien]

Welcome on board!