Teac US-428 - Manual (Page 7)

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is that of a simple controller unit; that is,
most of the hardware controls on the
US-428 are sending out simple MIDI
controller messages to and from the
host computer’s audio application. For
simplicity’s sake, this manual details the
US-428’s operation in conjunction with
Steinberg’s Cubasis VST (which is
included with the US-428); however the
basis of the US-428’s MIDI control
protocol allows other applications to
readily send and receive US-428 control
surface messages. Thus the US-428
can be used to control a wide variety of
applications, from DAWs to virtual
synths, video editing programs and
more.
In many cases, communication with a
particular application can be
accomplished using the application’s
ability to redirect or “map” the US-428
control surface messages to the
application. By making the programming
specifications publicly available both in
this manual and on our website,
TASCAM has encouraged the creation
of new applications for the US-428.
Setup and operation with many other
currently supported applications are also
described in section eight of this
manual. As support is added for
additional applications, we will be
posting up-to-date news and details on
our website at www.tascam.com. There
you’ll also find an online users’ group,
where users will be encouraged to post
MIDI maps of their own creation, and
TASCAM product specialists will be on
line to help answer questions and field
suggestions.
1.4 What’s in the package
The US-428 package contains the
following items. When opening the
package, please make certain that all
the included items are present. If
anything is missing, contact the dealer
where you purchased it.
US-428 Controller
AC Adaptor PS-P428 (7.5 VAC,
1000 mA)
USB Cable
CD-ROM containing driver
software and Cubasis VST
1.5 Nomenclature used in
this manual
The following conventions will be used
in this manual:
ALL CAPS will be used to designate
physical buttons, faders, controllers and
LED indicators on the US-428.
BOLD CAPS will be used to designate
physical connectors on the US-428
Italics will be used to designate software
dialog messages
Underlined Italics will be used to
designate software menu functions and
on-screen controllers.