Tascam US-122MKII Owner's Manual

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TASCAM US-122MKII 17IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS4 – US-122MKII Control panel settingsOverviewThe Control Panel lets you make varioussettings for the US-122MKII’s functionality.On Windows XP and Windows Vista, theUS-122MKII & US-144MKII Control Panelshortcut can be found in the Windows Startmenu > Control Panel or the Start menu >All Programs > TASCAM.On Mac OS X, the US-122MKII & US-144MKII Control Panel is located in theApplications folder. Other useful audio andMIDI settings for Mac OS X can be found inApplications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup.The Control Panel is divided into thefollowing two sections.Status sectionThis shows the current status of the driverand the connected hardware.You cannot edit the settings from thissection.Setting sectionYou can edit the various settings of thedriver.NOTEThe Mac OS X US-122MKII control panel hasno settings.Control panel settingsAudio PerformanceThe US-122MKII driver temporarily storesinput and output audio sample in buffers.The size of these buffers can be adjusted.A smaller buffer size will reduce the delaywhen monitoring the audio signal, butwill require your computer to perform theprocessing faster. If the processing does notoccur in time (e.g., if other system operationsare occurring), you may hear clicks, pops,or dropouts in the audio signal. A largerbuffer size provides more safety against suchproblems caused by other system activities,but will produce greater delay whenmonitoring the audio signal. You shouldselect the buffer size that works best for yoursystem.On the Windows version of the US-122MKIIControl Panel, the Audio Performancesetting permits you to adjust the buffer sizethat will be used by all audio applications.The lowest latency setting is the minimumbuffer size, and the highest latency setting isthe maximum buffer size.On Mac OS X, the buffer size is determinedby each audio application. Consequently,there is no Audio Performance setting onthe Mac OS X version of the US-122MKIIControl Panel. Some applications selectthe buffer size automatically while otherspermit the user to select the buffer size.Please consult your audio application’sdocumentation for details.