manual/include/control-surfaces-tascam-us-2400.html
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<p>
TASCAM US-2400 is a control surface that features 3 by 8 channels strips, each with a continuous rotary encoder, a motorized fader,
<kbd class="button">MUTE</kbd>, <kbd class="button">SOLO</kbd> and
<kbd class="button">SEL</kbd>. It also has a master section with
a motorized fader for the master bus, transport controls, a joystick,
a jog dial, and several function keys.
</p>
<figure>
<img
style="width:75%;"
src="/images/tascam-us-2400-device.svg"
alt="TASCAM US-2400"
class="invert-in-dark">
<figcaption>
TASCAM US-2400
</figcaption>
</figure>
<h2>Connecting the US-2400</h2>
<p>
Plug the USB cable from the US-2400 into a USB2 or USB3 port on your computer.
The device will be automatically recognized by your operating system and will
appear in any of the lists of possible MIDI ports in Ardour.
</p>
<p>
To connect the US-2400 to Ardour, open the
<kbd class="window">Preferences</kbd> dialog, and then click
<kbd>Control Surfaces</kbd>. Tick the <kbd class="option">Enable</kbd> checkbox
opposite to "Tascam US-2400" to activate Ardour's US-2400 support.
</p>
<p>
Once the device is activated, click <kbd>Show Protocol Settings</kbd> and in
the newly opened window configure the device.
</p>
<h2>US-2400 Configuration</h2>
<p>
The configuration dialog allows setting up send and receive ports, as well as
map functions keys to various actions in Ardour. To make it work, you need to
select mode 4 on the US-2400 unit.
</p>
<p>
It's possible to define MIDI send/receive ports for the three groups of faders
(1..8, 9..16, 17..24) and the joystick.
</p>
<figure>
<img style="width:50%;" src="/images/tascam-us2400-port-settings.png" alt="TASCAM US-2400 port settings">
<figcaption>
TASCAM US-2400 port settings
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
It's also possible to map device keys to various actions in Ardour:
</p>
<figure>
<img style="width:50%;" src="/images/tascam-us2400-functions-mapping.png" alt="TASCAM US-2400 function keys mapping">
<figcaption>
TASCAM US-2400 function keys mapping
</figcaption>
</figure>