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«  Maoist Kamikaze »

Published on 12/19/10 at 10:10
up to 6 entries recorded in simultanéee, MIDI In and Out, SPDIF and Phantom power supply, sampling at 24 bits up to 96 kHz, the source control pots for each channel and all that comes with CUBASE LE 5 for 240 euros, was too good ...

Because obviously there is a "but"!
To recap, my setup is a PC recently purchased specifically for (re) start computer music: Pentium Dual Core 3.33, 4GB SDRAM with 64-bit Windows 7. The few

UTILIZATION

engistrements Audio of my saxophone are well made, the ADC converters take the road we expect no less from TASCAM. However not tested the preamp '(sorry!), For my AKG microphone is already supplied. Are these the same fitted to the 1641?

Finally, practical side:
The adjustment pots are not source too cheap and can really use it,
Mains mandatory (not for mobile use)
No Input Hi-Z
No direct monitoring button "Zero Latency"
Phantom power supply which is operated for all inputs.

All this would not be too serious - for the price - if the beast would deign to work. Starting with the fact that Windows does not recognize the start, we must turn it off and on again (no ON / OFF button, so have fun with us the power supply wire, my friends!). But to use, messages sudden "No USB device recognize" are not uncommon, and try to reconfigure the thing along the way impairs the health of Win7! And your music too ...


GETTING STARTED

Installation is quick and is done without problem.

The document "Important Notes" and under "Known Issues" (known problems) you are, however, the chip in his ear: Do not start with a jack plugged in, do not send MIDI signals during the launch of Cubase, do not touch USB cable ... the pig would be so sensitive? Bingo!
And even according to all these precautions, it leaves lollipop at a time or another.
TASCAM support seems overwhelmed and their response is: "Call us .....". At The 04 0 Do you speak fluent English has, or German?



OVERALL OPINION

If we add the specific problems of CUBASE 5, which obviously (like AI), does not support VST certain point of planting, this couple US800 - Cubase LE 5 is a nightmare for Maoist!

TASCAM development teams are certainly focused on the machines very common (U.S. ... 1641); the few c. ... to believe in the U.S. 800 will wait for a stable driver.

Not me anyway, because the machine has already returned to the sender!

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