Tascam US-122 ? ? ?

bitmap · Post by **bitmap** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:07 am

Hey there,
Is anyone out there using the Tascam US-122 with LIVE on a Mac?
How is it? I've been wondering about this box with the $199 price tag. Is this thing any good?
~Bitmap

bitmap · Post by **bitmap** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 6:22 pm

anyone?

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:11 am

This has been my main sound thing on my PC & Ibook for a few months.

It is flawless, sounds awesome.

The usb power, phantom preamps, and hardware monitoring are great.

As far as latency on my iBook, I can get 6ms, although the cpu is happier over time with like 16ms, the pc won't go below ~30ms

It's funny how crappy a PC sounds until you give it a soundcard, I even use it for games & iTunes!

I've never had a problem with it!

I think the only downside for Mac users is the bundled software is not OSX.

The driver is though.

The only other note is that it prolly won't give you a preview out for Live since Live is picky & will only do that on a 4 out soundcard.

bitmap · Post by **bitmap** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 1:12 am

have you found the inserts useful?
~bmp

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 1:41 am

I'm sure they would be, but I haven't got a use for them right now. The only 2 things I left out of my review:

1. The case is solid metal, but the knobs are the puniest plastic.

2. The outputs are 1/4 for headphones and RCA for mains.

BENJ-AMG · Post by **BENJ-AMG** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:50 pm

Mine is okay for Nuendo but sucks for LIVE. Crashes all the time and hiccups like crazy.

alessandro · Post by **alessandro** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:46 am

us-122 got a good review in macworld. check out tascams site under support, they have reviews at that section

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:04 pm

Well, I've never had Live crash because of my 122, maybe it's just Live. (Needs reinstalling or you have system issues?).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:57 pm

i've had the us-122 for a few months and at first my whole system was giving me shit, so i don't know if it was the tascam or something else (most likely issues with n-track studio), but since i figured out issues with configuration, getting live, and downloading the 122's new driver the whole system is working good with pretty low latency and no crashes. i've got a pc though, so i dont know about mac. centrino 1.4, 512 RAM

craigmcewan · Post by **craigmcewan** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:55 pm

I am using the US-122mkII with a mac powerbook. Hate it. At a latency of 40 milliseconds, which is barely usable for recording guitar, it crashes maybe every 10 minutes or so. At lower latencies the crashes are constant. I would really love some advice on a reliable soundcard to use, as I'm really fed up spending money on useless gear.
Sorry to sound so grumpy. It is because I am grumpy.

jaytee · Post by **jaytee** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:41 pm

I almost bought one, but decided to avoid it. Tascam appears to have a history of slow driver releases when new operating systems come out. Look at reviews of some of the previous generation US-series. They all break every time Apple releases a new operating system (which they're set to do in a month), and I don't think the previous generations (except maybe the most recent discontinued set) ever got driver updates to Snow Leopard.

I would go with something class-compliant out of the box, or at the very least from a company with a reputation for robust support.

Tascam US-122 ? ? ?

Tascam US-122 ? ? ?

us122

US-122

good review in macworld

Re: Tascam US-122 ? ? ?

Re: Tascam US-122 ? ? ?