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