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stompboxjon « I really loved this interface and the sound it gave me, but I had so many driver issues with it »
Published on 03/14/13 at 02:18The Tascam US 600 is a well designed 6 in and 4 out interface that works via USB 2.0 with a computer. This interface has one of the cleanest looks and designs that I have seen in a long time. It looks great on a desktop work surface and it doesn’t take up much room. There are LED meters on each input to show signals and overloads, also there are plenty of versatile connections for any set up with 4 XLR/TRS and 2 unbalanced RCS outputs. The XLR inputs have phantom power (preamps) and they are very quiet and clean, they do not color the sound at all.
UTILIZATION
They only issue that I have run into with this interface is the drivers didn’t seem to appear very stable form time to time. I was using this interface back in 2011 so I am not sure if they have fixed the issues yet but on Vista and even when I got Windows 7 I would get so many errors with this interface and it almost made it unusable at times. But when it did work I loved it, but you just never knew when it was going to fail on you.
GETTING STARTED
Getting started was simple, and a manual was not needed.
OVERALL OPINION
There were times that it would have a driver error in the middle of a project and would force me to shut down and I would lose everything that I just recorded. When I contacted Tascam about this they said it had to be something wrong with my system but I didn’t believe that was true because it was a newer laptop and I didn’t have any issues with another interface that I had. I eventually had to return this interface and get something else, but I really didn’t want to because I loved the preamps and looks of the US 600. But it became a paper weight to me because of the driver issues, I had no choice but to get something else.
UTILIZATION
They only issue that I have run into with this interface is the drivers didn’t seem to appear very stable form time to time. I was using this interface back in 2011 so I am not sure if they have fixed the issues yet but on Vista and even when I got Windows 7 I would get so many errors with this interface and it almost made it unusable at times. But when it did work I loved it, but you just never knew when it was going to fail on you.
GETTING STARTED
Getting started was simple, and a manual was not needed.
OVERALL OPINION
There were times that it would have a driver error in the middle of a project and would force me to shut down and I would lose everything that I just recorded. When I contacted Tascam about this they said it had to be something wrong with my system but I didn’t believe that was true because it was a newer laptop and I didn’t have any issues with another interface that I had. I eventually had to return this interface and get something else, but I really didn’t want to because I loved the preamps and looks of the US 600. But it became a paper weight to me because of the driver issues, I had no choice but to get something else.