Tascam US-122L

The Tascam US-122L is the follow-up to the popular US-122; it is a portable digital audio interface for connecting micropphones, guitars, MIDI devices and other instruments to your Mac or PC. It accepts two channels of analog input through either an XLR mic input with phantom power or an analog 1/4" line input switchable to high impedance for guitars. See the Tascam US-144 for the 4-channel version of this audio interface.

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Supports XLR, line-level analog and high-impedance inputs
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Good quality for a cheap price. Sufficient for most home studios.
+3agreedisagree

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Excellent sound playback and recording quality at 96KHz/24-bit
+3agreedisagree

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Robust casing, clear smooth controls
+1agreedisagree

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Clear, easy to understand documentation
+1agreedisagree

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Steinberg Cubase LE 4 supplied for up to 48 track recording
+1agreedisagree

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Driver and Firmware updates available
+1agreedisagree

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Onboard preamps are fine and it offers phantom power for condensor mics.
+1agreedisagree

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USB powered, no requirement for seperate power.
+1agreedisagree

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MIDI In and MIDI Out allows you to drive and record outboard devices
+1agreedisagree

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USB 2.0 is supported. This is a much faster transfer spec than USB 1.0 and 1.1.
+1agreedisagree

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Can only use 2 inputs at a time (Either Mic or Line)
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Version 1.12 drivers and firmware on Windows 7 64-bit are unstable. On one machine i get a lot of cracking/popping and the other gives a 0x0006 error while installing
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Did not support Windows Vista until Sept. 2007
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Poor support from Tascam
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Poor drivers for Mac OS X
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does not work with vista June 25 2008
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Features:

  • 2 XLR mic inputs with phantom power
  • 2 analog line inputs (1 switchable to high impedance for use with guitars, basses, etc.)
  • 1 MIDI input, 1 MIDI output
  • USB 2.0 equipped (also supports USB 1.1)
  • Up to 96kHz/24-bit for high quality recordings
  • Zero-latency hardware monitoring
  • Headphone/level control
  • Bus powered for use with any PC or Mac, including laptops

Vista compatibility

The US-122L and US-144 did not work in Windows Vista. Recently, in September 2007 Tascam finally released working drivers for both of these interfaces.

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Tascam US-122L

• US122L USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface (New)

UPC: 043774021628

MPN: US122L

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Comments

1.  avatar Wolf66 said:

I have the US-122L a few days, but installing it on Vista is impossible! I'm waiting now for the drivers (in development) for Vista. Until now, I didn't find any solution to make ik work......
May 22, 2007 12:31pm
2.  avatar Wolf66 said:

We are now 2 august....... Still no drivers for Vista? What are they waiting for?.........
Aug 02, 2007 3:50am
3.  avatar drummer342 said:

YESSIIRRR, i got my us 122l to work fine on vista, unfortunately i have absolutely no idea how cus i had a frind of mine who is a genius, no. no a computer GOD, ill have him post later what he did i doubt you all will be able to figure out what hes talkin bout, but it works perfect, SO PYSCHED
Aug 14, 2007 12:57am
4.  avatar vanpet said:

drummer342> how?
Sep 02, 2007 11:11am
5.  avatar Armagan said:

On 21 August, an email from their customer services had the following: "These are the updated target dates: Vista 32 - August 2007 (by the end of the month) Vista 64 - September 2007"
Sep 07, 2007 12:39pm
6.  avatar Point Fouro said:

He probably used a windows tool to trick the installer into thinking it was xp. Just a guess, because I've done this before. Google it, that's the most help I can give you.
May 27, 2009 4:29am
7.  avatar trisweb said:

Unfortunately this device has horrible support and drivers for Mac OS X. With the 1.12 drivers and older firmware, it worked intermittently. Sometimes had to re-plug USB to get it to detect the device. At times playback would fail in iTunes, Songbird, and VLC, and would have to restart the program to get it to recognize it again.

Upgrading to the 1.12 firmware completely kills the support for the device under Mac OSX. You cannot downgrade the firmware, so I was out of luck. I ended up returning it, though it was a versatile and cool device, it just sadly had horrible drivers for OSX. I got a separate Mixer+USB Audio interface (for cheaper albeit without MIDI), and I'm much happier.
Jul 21, 2009 7:48pm
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ChrisHolc66

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January 4, 2010
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Supports XLR, line-level analog and high-impedance inputs
  • Good quality for a cheap price. Sufficient for most home studios.
  • Excellent sound playback and recording quality at 96KHz/24-bit
  • Robust casing, clear smooth controls
  • Clear, easy to understand documentation
  • Steinberg Cubase LE 4 supplied for up to 48 track recording
  • Driver and Firmware updates available
  • Onboard preamps are fine and it offers phantom power for condensor mics.
  • USB powered, no requirement for seperate power.
  • MIDI In and MIDI Out allows you to drive and record outboard devices
  • USB 2.0 is supported. This is a much faster transfer spec than USB 1.0 and 1.1.

Cons

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trisweb

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July 21, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Excellent sound playback and recording quality at 96KHz/24-bit

Cons

  • Can only use 2 inputs at a time (Either Mic or Line)
  • Poor support from Tascam
  • Poor drivers for Mac OS X

Comments

"Unfortunately this device has horrible support and drivers for Mac OS X. With the 1.12 drivers and older firmware, it worked intermittently. Sometimes had to re-plug USB to get it to detect the device. At times playback would fail in iTunes, Songbird, and VLC, and would have to restart the program to get it to recognize it again.

Upgrading to the 1.12 firmware completely kills the support for the device under Mac OSX. You cannot downgrade the firmware, so I was out of luck. I ended up returning it, though it was a versatile and cool device, it just sadly had horrible drivers for OSX. I got a separate Mixer+USB Audio interface (for cheaper albeit without MIDI), and I'm much happier."
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Daniel Overgaard Nielsen

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August 23, 2009
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Pros

  • Supports XLR, line-level analog and high-impedance inputs
  • Good quality for a cheap price. Sufficient for most home studios.
  • Excellent sound playback and recording quality at 96KHz/24-bit

Cons

  • Can only use 2 inputs at a time (Either Mic or Line)

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Point Fouro

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May 27, 2009
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Pros

  • Supports XLR, line-level analog and high-impedance inputs
  • Good quality for a cheap price. Sufficient for most home studios.

Cons

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Comments

"He probably used a windows tool to trick the installer into thinking it was xp. Just a guess, because I've done this before. Google it, that's the most help I can give you."
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wlknblzr

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November 29, 2009
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Cons

  • Version 1.12 drivers and firmware on Windows 7 64-bit are unstable. On one machine i get a lot of cracking/popping and the other gives a 0x0006 error while installing

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BuzzCoastin

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June 25, 2008
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Pros

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Cons

  • does not work with vista June 25 2008

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Erik

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September 7, 2007
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Supports XLR, line-level analog and high-impedance inputs

Cons

  • Did not support Windows Vista until Sept. 2007
  • Poor support from Tascam

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US, 122, L, US122, 122L, US122L