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- TASCAM US-1800
Hi, somebody please read all of this because I'm getting desperate.
I got my TASCAM US-1800 working today (plugged into my PC via USB and hooked up to my Presonus Central Station which my monitors are connected to). It's been an absolute nightmare and I am tearing my hair out over this thing.
It has done a number of bizarre things, none of which include working properly for any length of time. I've installed it according to the manual, updated the drivers and tried a number of settings within the US-1800 control panel but still this thing acts as though it's possessed by Satan himself.
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It does any of the following things seemingly at random;
I have no idea what to do with this thing and frankly it scares me slightly. Does this sound like a hardware problem? Is it faulty? did I install it wrong? Is it demoniacally possessed? Before you ask, I've owned the Presonus central station for years with no problems so we can rule that out.
I really need help with this before it damages itself, my other gear, my speakers and/or my hearing.
*Edit* When I use this with just my headphones and guitar (taking USB input and my monitor speakers totally out of the equation) it works like an absolute charm. Just thought that might be worth mentioning.
Thanks in advance.
I got my TASCAM US-1800 working today (plugged into my PC via USB and hooked up to my Presonus Central Station which my monitors are connected to). It's been an absolute nightmare and I am tearing my hair out over this thing.
It has done a number of bizarre things, none of which include working properly for any length of time. I've installed it according to the manual, updated the drivers and tried a number of settings within the US-1800 control panel but still this thing acts as though it's possessed by Satan himself.
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It does any of the following things seemingly at random;
- It will work absolutely perfectly. Zero latency, good audio quality, no complaints. It usually does this for about 8 seconds. Then it'll change to one of the following.
- The latency will become atrocious. Laughably bad, literally a 1.5 second delay. Not just in my DAW either, but with every application on my computer. YouTube videos are hopelessly out of sync, system sounds are delayed etc.
- The audio quality will become so abysmal and grainy that it'll become almost inaudible. It gets steadily worse (as does the latency) until I'm forced to switch it off.
- It'll repeat a second or so snippet of audio again and again until I turn off the unit.
- Instead of working properly, my speakers will emit a high pitched beeping tone over which no other sound is audible. Again it does this until I turn it off.
- Most irritating of all, it will (without warning) make a deafening (and I do mean DEAFENING) static white noise sound over one or both of my speakers. It is so loud that I feel this is damaging to my speakers.
I have no idea what to do with this thing and frankly it scares me slightly. Does this sound like a hardware problem? Is it faulty? did I install it wrong? Is it demoniacally possessed? Before you ask, I've owned the Presonus central station for years with no problems so we can rule that out.
I really need help with this before it damages itself, my other gear, my speakers and/or my hearing.
*Edit* When I use this with just my headphones and guitar (taking USB input and my monitor speakers totally out of the equation) it works like an absolute charm. Just thought that might be worth mentioning.
Thanks in advance.
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