My quad core CPU has a very small load on one of the four cores and latency is not an issue. I am able to run several soft synths as well as Guitar Rig four and session drummer 3 without latency problems.
@RyuBlade1980 I would say that running multiple virtual synthesizers is an excellent test.
There is a great free application you can download called process explorer which will show great detail in regard to percentages of processor, memory and I.O. usage on any P.C. If you run this application while your recording program is running you can see where your weakest link in your system is. This will also show all applications running on the system and the percent of usage for each.
@SlyOne571: I understand. Really I do not want to put the device down. If it works for you, great! The thing is, you can't really tell how good or bad an interface is in the first days after installing it. And what you really do with several soft synths, guitar rig and session drummer is testing your CPU and not the interface. Again, I too think that there is no need to test drive it, because you seem to be experienced and you would recognize problems without specific tests if there where any.
I received my Tascam US-144MKII today. I installed the drivers and firmware upgrade and started laying down tracks. I really don't see any problems. I am recording using Sonar producer X1 which is Cakewalk's latest release. I am running the software on Win7 64bit on a Dell laptop, IC5 processor, 4GB ram. The firmware and drivers I am using just came out in June of this year.
I suspect drivers as the source problems. You could also try different recording software. Audacity is free and works.
@SlyOne571: Wow, that is very nice of you! Thanks a lot! ^^ Well, with the M-Audio Audiophile, I do have a working system now. No problems. I just don't have any motivation anymore. Perhaps in a few months I'll start again. Still, I'd be very interested in your experiences with the Tascam interface. Have a nice week!
@SlyOne571: I look forward to that! You probably won't encounter this problem, though I'm not the only one in the wide reaches of the internet who has it. If you want to test drive it seriously, you should do two things:
1. Check the CPU load! Because if you set the buffer size to very small, then the cpu load will go up to about 10% even if absolutely no software is active, just because the interface is plugged in. If you unplug the interface it will go down to 0-1%.
2. Measure the real latency by connecting an output with an input and a latency checker software and compare it to the latency value that the driver reports. When you use a buffer size of 256, the values should differ extremely.
@SlyOne571: Cubase LE 5, came with the Tascam. But to see if Cubase caused the trouble, I installed Reaper and had the same problems. Thanks for the hint with the new drivers and firmware, but I have abandoned recording completely. I had a long time of frustration with my Toneport and the tascam because of an IRQ sharing problem. When I fixed that after months of horror, I encountered the problem in this video. I then installed an M-Audio Audiophile and have no problems at all...
@SlyOne571: But the time of troubles with the Toneport and the Tascam had made me age quickly, I lost all interest in recording, my good looks and even my sex drive. I'm not looking back and just wish I had never started home recording at all.
@SlyOne571: Dear SlyOne571, thanks for your comment! Your suggestion is importand because yeah in 90% of the cases, this probably helps. But I am 100% sure that in this case, it has nothing to do with the settings. The Tascam US 144mkII doesn't allow routing of the stereo mix anywhere. This means, even if you wanted to route the stereomix to the inputs, this interface would not be able to. In the windows settings it is evident cause everything is greyed out. You have no options of muting...
@RyuBlade1980: ...or allowing the stereomix to go anywhere. And the thing is: If it WAS a routing problem, then the unwanted recorded stereomix would be much louder in the mix. I appreciate your comment because like you say, it often is just a matter of the windows settings but not in my case. Greetings
@neo69hk: Hi Neo, thank you for the question. To be honest, I finally quit struggling with my tascam US144mkII. I just didn't have the energy nor time to fight with it anymore. So I really can't recommend it to you. If you search the internet you will find many disappointed users. Right now I have an M-Audio Audiophile in my Pc and I encountered no problem so far. But to be honest once again, I was so frustrated with the Tascam that I lost all motivation to record music.
It has two line-in input and two mic input, right?
Does it mean you can record 4 things simultaneously in 4 separte channels?
if not, than how many things can you records simultaneously in separate channels.
Another of my concern is that I use a lot of "ping pong" stereo effects on my guitar while I sing. Would I be able to record my guitar in stereo while I record the voice?
Könnte es an Cubase liegen ? Das der die Spuren in irgend nen Speicher zwischenspeichert und wenn kein Signal kommt automatisch irgendwas routet und die 2 Spuren intern nochmals aufnimmt ? Probiers mal mit reaper zB. ob es dort auch so ist. wenn nicht muss es an irgendwelchen Cubase Einstellungen liegen denke ich.
@gacktology: Hi! Freut mich sehr von Dir zu hören! Ich bin auf fast alle Fragen dieser Art vorbereitet. ^^
Ich habe mich tatsächlich nur wegen dieses Problems in Reaper eingearbeitet und dort tritt es genauso auf.
Am Routing kann es nur relativ schwer liegen, da das Tascam es gar nicht erlaubt, den Stereomix überhaupt irgendwie abzugreifen. Das ist rein technisch wohl nicht möglich. Ich dachte zuerst auch an einen Routing Fehler.
@gacktology: Was leider nicht wirklich rüberkommt in dem Video, ist, dass der aufgenommene Stereomix eigentlich unhörbar ist. Guitar Rig macht ihn sehr laut hörbar. Ohne Guitar Rig müsste ich den Limiter komplett aufdrehen, dass man das über die Kamera noch hören würde. Deshalb kann ich mir auch nicht vorstellen, dass es eine Art "Sequenzer internes Routing aus Einstellgründen" ist. Denn in keinem Anwendungsfall würde dieses Signal irgendas nützen.
Oh, and thanks to everyone who helped me with interface problems. Special thanks to pico, ars ultima and 4feetsmaller. additional thanks to laguna and mavy.
There is really no need for me to do any tests.
My quad core CPU has a very small load on one of the four cores and latency is not an issue. I am able to run several soft synths as well as Guitar Rig four and session drummer 3 without latency problems.
SlyOne571 6 months ago
@SlyOne571: Haha "Never test-drive a running system!" Great!
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
@RyuBlade1980 I would say that running multiple virtual synthesizers is an excellent test.
There is a great free application you can download called process explorer which will show great detail in regard to percentages of processor, memory and I.O. usage on any P.C. If you run this application while your recording program is running you can see where your weakest link in your system is. This will also show all applications running on the system and the percent of usage for each.
SlyOne571 6 months ago
@SlyOne571: I understand. Really I do not want to put the device down. If it works for you, great! The thing is, you can't really tell how good or bad an interface is in the first days after installing it. And what you really do with several soft synths, guitar rig and session drummer is testing your CPU and not the interface. Again, I too think that there is no need to test drive it, because you seem to be experienced and you would recognize problems without specific tests if there where any.
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
I received my Tascam US-144MKII today. I installed the drivers and firmware upgrade and started laying down tracks. I really don't see any problems. I am recording using Sonar producer X1 which is Cakewalk's latest release. I am running the software on Win7 64bit on a Dell laptop, IC5 processor, 4GB ram. The firmware and drivers I am using just came out in June of this year.
I suspect drivers as the source problems. You could also try different recording software. Audacity is free and works.
SlyOne571 6 months ago
@SlyOne571: Great! I'm happy that it works for you. Have you tried the two tests I suggested?
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
It is a shame to see anyone who would like recording give it up.
I have had years of digital recording joy.
Perhaps you need some computer help.
If you live in the U.S. you can send me a phone number and I will help you out.
I am a computer engineer. mglenn@cs-kc.com
SlyOne571 6 months ago
@SlyOne571: Wow, that is very nice of you! Thanks a lot! ^^ Well, with the M-Audio Audiophile, I do have a working system now. No problems. I just don't have any motivation anymore. Perhaps in a few months I'll start again. Still, I'd be very interested in your experiences with the Tascam interface. Have a nice week!
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
It is a shame to see anyone who would like recording give it up.
I have had years of digital recording joy.
Perhaps you need some computer help.
If you live in the U.S. you can send me a phone number and I will help you out.
I am a computer engineer.
SlyOne571 6 months ago
I have a US144-MKII on the way for testing.
I will let you know what I experience with it in a few days.
SlyOne571 6 months ago
@SlyOne571: I look forward to that! You probably won't encounter this problem, though I'm not the only one in the wide reaches of the internet who has it. If you want to test drive it seriously, you should do two things:
1. Check the CPU load! Because if you set the buffer size to very small, then the cpu load will go up to about 10% even if absolutely no software is active, just because the interface is plugged in. If you unplug the interface it will go down to 0-1%.
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
@RyuBlade1980:
2. Measure the real latency by connecting an output with an input and a latency checker software and compare it to the latency value that the driver reports. When you use a buffer size of 256, the values should differ extremely.
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
What software DAW are you using?
I will be using Sonar producer X1 and , Sonar Producer 8.5
I also hope you know there is a firmware flash and new drivers released June 2011
SlyOne571 6 months ago
@SlyOne571: Cubase LE 5, came with the Tascam. But to see if Cubase caused the trouble, I installed Reaper and had the same problems. Thanks for the hint with the new drivers and firmware, but I have abandoned recording completely. I had a long time of frustration with my Toneport and the tascam because of an IRQ sharing problem. When I fixed that after months of horror, I encountered the problem in this video. I then installed an M-Audio Audiophile and have no problems at all...
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
@SlyOne571: But the time of troubles with the Toneport and the Tascam had made me age quickly, I lost all interest in recording, my good looks and even my sex drive. I'm not looking back and just wish I had never started home recording at all.
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
Your problem has nothing to do with your 144MKII.
Check your audio recording settings in windows.
I am sure that you will need to mute "stereo mix" in your windows input settings.
I hope this helps.
SlyOne571 6 months ago
@SlyOne571: Dear SlyOne571, thanks for your comment! Your suggestion is importand because yeah in 90% of the cases, this probably helps. But I am 100% sure that in this case, it has nothing to do with the settings. The Tascam US 144mkII doesn't allow routing of the stereo mix anywhere. This means, even if you wanted to route the stereomix to the inputs, this interface would not be able to. In the windows settings it is evident cause everything is greyed out. You have no options of muting...
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
@RyuBlade1980: ...or allowing the stereomix to go anywhere. And the thing is: If it WAS a routing problem, then the unwanted recorded stereomix would be much louder in the mix. I appreciate your comment because like you say, it often is just a matter of the windows settings but not in my case. Greetings
RyuBlade1980 6 months ago
Does the TASCAM US-144MKII works great so far ?
i want to buy a interface to replace my line6 ux1 ..
how do you feel ?
neo69hk 8 months ago
@neo69hk: Hi Neo, thank you for the question. To be honest, I finally quit struggling with my tascam US144mkII. I just didn't have the energy nor time to fight with it anymore. So I really can't recommend it to you. If you search the internet you will find many disappointed users. Right now I have an M-Audio Audiophile in my Pc and I encountered no problem so far. But to be honest once again, I was so frustrated with the Tascam that I lost all motivation to record music.
RyuBlade1980 8 months ago
what microphone do you have?
ninetysixGroup 9 months ago
@ninetysixGroup ^^ Well, I have a Beyerdynamic TGX58 dynamic microphone, but this recording was done completely without ANY microphones.
RyuBlade1980 9 months ago
@ninetysixGroup Okay man thanks ;)
ninetysixGroup 9 months ago
I hope you figured out what was the problem.
Dude,can I ask you tow thing, please ?
It has two line-in input and two mic input, right?
Does it mean you can record 4 things simultaneously in 4 separte channels?
if not, than how many things can you records simultaneously in separate channels.
Another of my concern is that I use a lot of "ping pong" stereo effects on my guitar while I sing. Would I be able to record my guitar in stereo while I record the voice?
In short,is the guitar chanel stereo?
sgtpeppersplanet 10 months ago
@sgtpeppersplanet Thank you for your question. I'll write a private message. ^^
RyuBlade1980 10 months ago
Könnte es an Cubase liegen ? Das der die Spuren in irgend nen Speicher zwischenspeichert und wenn kein Signal kommt automatisch irgendwas routet und die 2 Spuren intern nochmals aufnimmt ? Probiers mal mit reaper zB. ob es dort auch so ist. wenn nicht muss es an irgendwelchen Cubase Einstellungen liegen denke ich.
gacktology 1 year ago
@gacktology: Hi! Freut mich sehr von Dir zu hören! Ich bin auf fast alle Fragen dieser Art vorbereitet. ^^
Ich habe mich tatsächlich nur wegen dieses Problems in Reaper eingearbeitet und dort tritt es genauso auf.
Am Routing kann es nur relativ schwer liegen, da das Tascam es gar nicht erlaubt, den Stereomix überhaupt irgendwie abzugreifen. Das ist rein technisch wohl nicht möglich. Ich dachte zuerst auch an einen Routing Fehler.
RyuBlade1980 1 year ago
@gacktology: Was leider nicht wirklich rüberkommt in dem Video, ist, dass der aufgenommene Stereomix eigentlich unhörbar ist. Guitar Rig macht ihn sehr laut hörbar. Ohne Guitar Rig müsste ich den Limiter komplett aufdrehen, dass man das über die Kamera noch hören würde. Deshalb kann ich mir auch nicht vorstellen, dass es eine Art "Sequenzer internes Routing aus Einstellgründen" ist. Denn in keinem Anwendungsfall würde dieses Signal irgendas nützen.
RyuBlade1980 1 year ago
Oh, and thanks to everyone who helped me with interface problems. Special thanks to pico, ars ultima and 4feetsmaller. additional thanks to laguna and mavy.
RyuBlade1980 1 year ago