Tascam US-144

The Tascam US-144 is a complete portable recording solution: a USB 2.0 Audio/Midi interface for your PC or Mac based computer. Designed for use in a portable setting hooked up to a laptop. Includes Cubase LE recording software making this a fully functioning zero latency recording solution out of the box at a great price. Equipped with a bank of IO including two XLR phantom power mic inputs, two analog inputs (with selectable high impedance for guitars), a midi in, a midi out, a headphone jack, and S/PDIF Digital IO. See the Tascam US-122L for the 2 channel version of this interface.

Tascam US-144
MSRP $200.00
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Many I/O options (2 x XLR /w phantom power, 2 x 1/4" analog, midi in/out, headphone, S/PDIF)
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Supports Windows Vista as of Sep. 6, 2007 v1.10
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Runs great on my P4 2.2 ghz w/2gigs of ram, especially when connected to s/pdif speakers! Windows XP is the key!
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Poor customer service
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Unstable driver
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Unlike Tascam US-122, conflicts with system, thereby forcing reboots
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Drivers are unstable on Vista 32 and XP Pro 64. Got program crashes and blue screens on two different systems, when it was just plugged in and not being used.
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Didn't work in Windows Vista until Sept. 6, 2007
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Even with high spec PC I am unable to use low and lowest latency settings without intermittent crackling in audio.
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Windows Vista Driver Support

Up until very recently, there has been no working drivers available for this device to be recognized and work in Windows Vista. This caused much difficulty for users for many months. Tascam had reported that they were working on drivers, but failed to deliver working drivers on several occasions.

Update Sept. 06, 2007:  Version 1.10 of the drivers now supports Windows Vista. Click here to go to the resources page for download.

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This report was started November 2, 2006 at 12:01 pm by Erik
with the last edit occurring June 5, 2009 at 10:25 pm by Kevin Walker
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1.  avatar dj_vaj said:

cant use it because no vista drivers any word on new drivers?
Feb 03, 2007 6:14pm
2.  avatar Erik said:

According to cbeards Tascam is working on the drivers and they should be available in May.
Mar 14, 2007 10:11am
3.  avatar Erik said:

I just called tascam support (323-727-7617) and after almost 25 mins of holding, I talked to a guy that said they are still developing the Vista drivers and they should be available in the next few weeks on the web site. Today is May 18th, so that would put an ETA around the middle of June I'm guessing.
May 18, 2007 12:35pm
4.  avatar Wolf66 said:

Very frustrating.....having the audiocard that you need, but the only thing you can do is looking at it...:-( Just bought a laptop with Vista and a Tascam US-122L but the drivers don't give a damn... Searching on the internet for appropriate drivers didn't give any result! I hope the drivers really come soon for Vista!
May 20, 2007 6:08am
5.  avatar Erik said:

Apparently, there is a hack solution you can do to get Vista to recognize the Tascam:
"Getting US-122 to work with VISTA (32-bit only)
Before plugging in the US-122?
Download driver install.exe to desktop
Right click/Properties/Compatibility.
Check box and select Windows XP SP2. Apply. OK.
Right click again.
Run as administrator, install anyway.
When installed, plug in the US-122.
Vista will install 3 drivers.
Don't forget to go to US-122 in control panel and set to lowest latency."
Thanks Mike fro the solution.
May 20, 2007 11:16am
6.  avatar Wolf66 said:

I had a little hope..... But following this explanation, didn't bring me any further, anyway thanks! I downloaded the latest driver, and followed above instructions.... Same thing, after plug in the US-122L got some red flashing warnings and installing driver failed..... :-( I work with Vista 32-bit, so this can't be the reason.
May 20, 2007 1:12pm
7.  avatar joachime said:

I followed Eriks instructions and the installation went on flawless with my US-122! On the other hand I can't find a headphone plug with the right dimensions at home so I have to wait til I get back to the studio to try it out. Cheers!
May 28, 2007 3:10pm
8.  avatar Wolf66 said:

I'm still waiting the Vista drivers..... When I tried this instruction, I have about 3 kind of red pop ups during instalation of the drivers, I think a warning of Vista that the drivers are not compatible (I haven't the time to read the pop ups), after that I got the message "installing drivers failed"..... I'm wondering what's going wrong, ....security settings of Vista?....maybe somebody have advice?
Jun 01, 2007 3:04pm
9.  avatar dj2quick said:

wolf66, whats going wrong is that it just doesnt work. there are no vista drivers. the same thing happens to me. seems like erik was bs'ing, unfortunately. : /
Jun 05, 2007 3:56am
10.  avatar Wolf66 said:

Happy to know I'm not the only one.....unhappy to know it still doesn't work. Anyway, I decided to wait until the Vista drivers arrive. Thanks dj2quick for your confirmation :-)........hoping that Tascam doesn't let us wait too long!
Jun 06, 2007 4:24am
11.  avatar JTLProductions said:

I am using Vista 32 bit premium home edition, with the US 144. I had similar problems as listed in this forum, after reading the instructions on Eriks post, I decided to try it out myself. And it worked. One thing I noticed about the Tascam products is it needs to be directly plugged into the computer usb ports. Meaning no splicers or 7 in 1 USB hubs for it. Another thing I noticed is that you need to check the "disable desktop composition" and "run as admin" to get it to work.....
Jun 07, 2007 12:39pm
12.  avatar Scorpius said:

I tried Erik's suggestion, but it still didn't work. I'll try again later today. I assume you are using the 1.03 software update?
Jun 08, 2007 7:56am
13.  avatar Scorpius said:

Does anyone know when they finally release that f*cking update, I've been waiting for so long now...
Jul 01, 2007 7:29am
14.  avatar Erik said:

I don't know what's wrong with Tascam. I actually called them almost 2 months ago and they said they would be posting drivers "soon".
Jul 01, 2007 11:35am
15.  avatar Wolf66 said:

Still my Tascam product US-122L have only one funtion......decoration. All I can do is looking at it, imagening how it would be when it works on Vista. Maybe someday, they'll say the driver never come, ......I decided not to return it to the shop because drivers for vista were promised end of may, ......now we are half july! Musicians need to have a lot of patience!
Jul 15, 2007 4:50am
16.  avatar Wolf66 said:

Oh, and I had a good answer from Tascam for the software included with the US 122-L, it's also not compatible with Vista, and even....don't try it with XP Media Center! My dekstop computer crashed like hell......but they send me a solution, they advised to use Windows XP professional or home, nice solution! They know the price of a new operating system?
Jul 15, 2007 4:54am
17.  avatar drummer342 said:

wtf, how do they release a recording studio without setting its capability to a huge operating system (vista), bad technological research on their part
Jul 18, 2007 3:10pm
18.  avatar musiqchild said:

Hi Guys, I am Just new to this.. but I am not new to the similar experiences you guys are having... I recently upgraded my OS to vista business... but ever since I upgraded I found most applications I can no longer put back into my laptop.... the tascam its been sitting my bloody closet for how long... and still no updates for the drivers....
Jul 23, 2007 9:27pm
19.  avatar kapinol said:

Hey doodz, to those that got the instructions from Erik to work, could you please post a link to where you downloaded "driver install.exe" cuz all i can find on the tascam webbie is "setup.exe"s appreciate the help
Aug 02, 2007 11:32pm
20.  avatar musiqchild said:

Hi Guys, well, unfortunately for me I could not wait for drivers... I exchanged my Tascam I paid a little extra and got myself a portable EDIROL - USB Audio Capture UA - 25 24bit 96 kHz ...its compatible with vista.... Hooray...I had no problems when installing...something to thinkk about maybe???? Good Luck
Aug 03, 2007 5:15pm
21.  avatar drummer342 said:

hey i had a friend of mine work a little magic on my dell with vista and after about 1 hour he had the whole thing up and functioning perfect, ill post later with him writing so he can tell you all how he did it, im surprised he got it to work but it works fine, SO EXCITED
Aug 14, 2007 1:00am
22.  avatar Wolf66 said:

Hi Drummer342.......as I expected to have working drivers for Vista in may, I'm very curious to know the working solution you have....please can you post it?
Aug 19, 2007 5:01am
23.  avatar kewlkeed said:

Amazing sound quality and functionality... To all those who want to run this thing on VISTA... This is a professional piece of equipment, right now VISTA isn't. Not a chance in H*** I'd run a show or any production environment with Vista.
Aug 19, 2007 11:01am
24.  avatar pierznj said:

kewlkeed, sure it's going to take a while for the world to catch up with Vista, but Tascam have had FOREVER to fix this. Obviously it's not like landing a man on the moon to make a functional driver for Vista, since some people have got the thing working as is. I for one will NEVER go near Tascam again. As for the US144 being a professional piece of equipment, that in itself is debatable. Installation can be nightmare under XP even. Every time I plug the damn thing in under XP I have to reinstall drivers. It's nuts. And if it was truly for pros, Tascam would care enough about their customers to provide decent support.
Aug 22, 2007 9:30pm
25.  avatar walsterus said:

I have just upgraded my lap top to a PC as my lap top was shite for recording audio.

I have a Tascam 144 and have just realised that It don't work with Windows Vista.

I have tried installing it in XP mode but it did not work.

Does anyone acutally know where this install.exe. file is??? I may be one of the lucky ones who gets that hack to work.

Does anyone have a Tascam 144 working with Windows Vista? I'm thinking about installing windows XP instead to get my studio to work!!!

Cheers,
Paul
Aug 26, 2007 2:35pm
26.  avatar drummer342 said:

honestly guys i have no effin clue how he did it, im not that good with computers so il have to get my buddy over here to post exactly how he did it sorry
Aug 30, 2007 5:02pm
27.  avatar vanpet said:

actually i think they released the drivers for vista but forgot to mention it : http://www.tascamgiga.com/i-406-232-128-4-EE749EDC.zip

info: http://www.tascamgiga.com/details;9,15,69,19.html
Aug 30, 2007 6:09pm
28.  avatar vanpet said:

first install did'nt work :)
Aug 30, 2007 6:13pm
29.  avatar vanpet said:

I tried to install it manually, doesn't work...

With the installer i get a 0x0006 error.

Manually, the driver are okay for the Device Manager, but my software doesn't recognize it...

If someone can install it, say it!
Aug 30, 2007 7:35pm
30.  avatar walsterus said:

same problem at this end 0x0006 error
Aug 31, 2007 1:58am
31.  avatar walsterus said:

gary.maguire@tascam.co.uk - e-mail this guy he's very helpful.
Aug 31, 2007 1:59am
32.  avatar vanpet said:

walsterus > you got it to work? i tried several times, always 0x0006 error. i don't know what it means... it's very frustrating. i mailed the guy, no answer yet.
Aug 31, 2007 11:33am
33.  avatar vanpet said:

tascam's answer: 0x0006 means that i tried to install on a 64 bits version of Vista.

my answer: well, that's bullshit, my system is 32 bits for sure!
Aug 31, 2007 1:31pm
34.  avatar walsterus said:

No mate same error - as soon as somebody gets the new driver to work can they post on here how they did it and i will do the same, Paul
Aug 31, 2007 1:58pm
35.  avatar walsterus said:

I've just noticed they taken the new driver for Vista off their website ffs
Aug 31, 2007 1:59pm
36.  avatar walsterus said:

http://www.nusystems.co.uk/music/22987/Behringer+UCA202+U-Control.htm

Just got one of these to tide me over.

Paul
Sep 01, 2007 7:33am
37.  avatar Erik said:

Great suggestion walsterus! I've started the product report for the Behringer UCA202 U-Control interface. *NO DRIVERS REQUIRED* I reccomend pairing it with the Behringer TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 pre-amp. These units cost around $30 and $60 respectively.
Sep 03, 2007 11:30am
38.  avatar vanpet said:

I've great news: drivers now work (i've beta tested one) and they will put it on the website soon.
Sep 05, 2007 12:41pm
39.  avatar walsterus said:

great! where did you get the beta driver from? Paul
Sep 06, 2007 2:20am
40.  avatar walsterus said:

http://knowledgebase.steinberg.de/227_1.html
Sep 06, 2007 3:34am
41.  avatar walsterus said:

http://knowledgebase.steinberg.de/227_1.html
Sep 06, 2007 3:34am
42.  avatar Erik said:

Version 1.10 is now posted on the website and supports Windows Vista!
Sep 06, 2007 4:56pm
43.  avatar walsterus said:

and it works
Sep 07, 2007 2:23am
44.  avatar maddmannmatt said:

I just wanted to comment on Tascam's support, or rather lack thereof. When I purchased the US-428 USB control surface/audio interface a few years back, I had a bunch of trouble installing it to my Win98SE machine (yes, it was that long ago). The only option that Tascam provided me for "support" was user forums. Um...WHAT? No actual Customer Service Reps or Technical Support line, or even e-mail??? Not cool.

I ran into alot of people in the forum who believed they knew how to fix my issue, but who would not actually read my posts thoroughly in order that the assistance they provided was actually helpful, and the forum was poorly moderated; several people used profanity and even racial slurs in their responses!

In response to this, I have never purchased another product from Tascam again. I paid almost $500 for the unit new and could only use it with my Mac and not my WinTel machine. I had to wait till Win2KPro to actually be able to use it properly on my Wintel Box, and that was about a year later!!!

My advice to anyone who purchases Tascam products is that if you plan on getting what may be a fine product, be prepared to never EVER get help from Tascam after you drop the cash and walk through the doors, or receive it at your door. KEEP YOUR RECEIPT because you may be ridding yourself of it quickly.
Sep 07, 2007 10:44am
45.  avatar alvarpox said:

Hi, Now the problem is with Vista 64 bits, the same problem for XP to Vista 32 bits... any suggestion?? Thanks.
Aug 14, 2008 1:47am
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Pros

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Cons

  • Poor customer service
  • Unstable driver
  • Unlike Tascam US-122, conflicts with system, thereby forcing reboots

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Pros

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Cons

  • Poor customer service
  • Unstable driver
  • Unlike Tascam US-122, conflicts with system, thereby forcing reboots
  • Drivers are unstable on Vista 32 and XP Pro 64. Got program crashes and blue screens on two different systems, when it was just plugged in and not being used.

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Erik

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Pros

  • Many I/O options (2 x XLR /w phantom power, 2 x 1/4" analog, midi in/out, headphone, S/PDIF)
  • Supports Windows Vista as of Sep. 6, 2007 v1.10

Cons

  • Poor customer service

Comments

"According to cbeards Tascam is working on the drivers and they should be available in May."
"I just called tascam support (323-727-7617) and after almost 25 mins of holding, I talked to a guy that said they are still developing the Vista drivers and they should be available in the next few weeks on the web site. Today is May 18th, so that would put an ETA around the middle of June I'm guessing."
"Apparently, there is a hack solution you can do to get Vista to recognize the Tascam:
"Getting US-122 to work with VISTA (32-bit only)
Before plugging in the US-122?
Download driver install.exe to desktop
Right click/Properties/Compatibility.
Check box and select Windows XP SP2. Apply. OK.
Right click again.
Run as administrator, install anyway.
When installed, plug in the US-122.
Vista will install 3 drivers.
Don't forget to go to US-122 in control panel and set to lowest latency."
Thanks Mike fro the solution."
"I don't know what's wrong with Tascam. I actually called them almost 2 months ago and they said they would be posting drivers "soon"."
"Great suggestion walsterus! I've started the product report for the Behringer UCA202 U-Control interface. *NO DRIVERS REQUIRED* I reccomend pairing it with the Behringer TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 pre-amp. These units cost around $30 and $60 respectively."
"Version 1.10 is now posted on the website and supports Windows Vista!"
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  • Didn't work in Windows Vista until Sept. 6, 2007

Comments

"actually i think they released the drivers for vista but forgot to mention it : http://www.tascamgiga.com/i-406-232-128-4-EE749EDC.zip

info: http://www.tascamgiga.com/details;9,15,69,19.html"
"first install did'nt work :)"
"I tried to install it manually, doesn't work...

With the installer i get a 0x0006 error.

Manually, the driver are okay for the Device Manager, but my software doesn't recognize it...

If someone can install it, say it!"
"walsterus > you got it to work? i tried several times, always 0x0006 error. i don't know what it means... it's very frustrating. i mailed the guy, no answer yet."
"tascam's answer: 0x0006 means that i tried to install on a 64 bits version of Vista.

my answer: well, that's bullshit, my system is 32 bits for sure!"
"I've great news: drivers now work (i've beta tested one) and they will put it on the website soon."
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  • Unstable driver
  • Unlike Tascam US-122, conflicts with system, thereby forcing reboots

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  • Unstable driver
  • Drivers are unstable on Vista 32 and XP Pro 64. Got program crashes and blue screens on two different systems, when it was just plugged in and not being used.
  • Didn't work in Windows Vista until Sept. 6, 2007
  • Even with high spec PC I am unable to use low and lowest latency settings without intermittent crackling in audio.

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Pros

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Cons

  • Poor customer service
  • Unstable driver
  • Drivers are unstable on Vista 32 and XP Pro 64. Got program crashes and blue screens on two different systems, when it was just plugged in and not being used.
  • Even with high spec PC I am unable to use low and lowest latency settings without intermittent crackling in audio.

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  • Runs great on my P4 2.2 ghz w/2gigs of ram, especially when connected to s/pdif speakers! Windows XP is the key!

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