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Microphones
Audio Interface
Laptop Computer
USB
Headphones
Monitors
Audio Interface
USB
Computer
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Page 2 of 4 US-2400 Applications Guide
Home Recording
Live Recording
W
ith its dedicated transport controls, generous
number of faders and lighted solo, mute and
select buttons, the US-2400 makes using a DAW
fast and easy. It eliminates the clicking around
through endless windows many programs require
and let you concentrate on making music.
Most control surfaces only have eight faders,
which isnt enough for a real mix. As you press
the BANK button looking for your channel, youre
missing the big picture of whats going on in your
mix. Instead of adding on fader expanders to make
a controller big enough to handle a real mix, the
US-2400 comes with 25 moving faders in a solid,
professional package.
Lighted buttons and encoder rings show you
whats going on in the software. You get familiar controls like play, stop and record to work with.
A professional control surface like the US-2400
makes mixing intuitive and fun so you can be
creative with your music.
W
hen youre recording a live performance,
you dont have time to search through
software menus to fi nd the function you need
right now. The US-2400 gives you instant control
over 24 channels so that crucial channels arent
hidden under a BANK buttons.
The encoder section of the US-2400 gives you
control of up to six aux sends for each channel. You
can even press the FLIP button to mix these aux
sends from the faders to create perfect monitor
mixes or fade in an effect. When you have the aux
mix dialed in, press the METER button to see your
channel meters displayed around the encoders so
youll know which channels are about to distort
in your DAW software.
When dealing with pre-recorded tracks, the
US-2400 is even more indispensable. It provides
instantaneous level changes and mutes to your
recorded DAW tracks and allow you to make changes to compensate for the acoustics of that
venue. And the portable design and driverless
operation means you can bring it along wherever
the road takes you.
Even though the US-2400 provides 24 chan-
nels of mixing and transport control, its portable
enough to bring along to a live recording so youll
have instant access to your mix settings.
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Monitors
Audio Interface
USB
Computer
MIDI Interface
Synthesizer
Monitors
Audio Interface
Computer
02/20/04
Page 3 of 4 US-2400 Applications Guide
MIDI Sequencing
Surround Mixing
T
he US-2400 is perfect for music studios that
use a lot of synths. In professional sequenc-
ing software like Emagic Logic®, MOTU DP® or
Cakewalk SONAR®, a dedicated control surface
makes it quicker to capture a song when creativ-
ity strikes. Just SELECT and arm a track, press RE-
CORD, record the part, SELECT and arm the next
track, and repeat. Having Select, Solo, Mute, Pan,
Aux and Level controls right at your fi ngertips lets
you concentrate on the music instead of fi ghting
with your software. Each of your audio tracks, synth
tracks and effects have a 100mm fader for quick
changes. Convenient controls like Clear Solo also
speed up the process.
Each fader is automatically mapped to one of
your sequence channels, giving you easy access to
every channel of even the biggest arrangements.
The dedicated transport controls navigate your
song with familiar controls instead of arcane
S
urround mixes can get pretty intense. Not only
do you have six to eight outputs to worry about,
but effect returns, stems and other channel inputs
start to pile up when you mix in surround. The
US-2400 gives you 24 channels of simultaneous
control, giving you a handle on big mix projects.
The BANK button allows you to select even more
channels, for a maximum of 192 channels of mix
control.
As the fi rst universal DAW controller with a joy-
stick pan control, the US-2400 is uniquely qualifi ed
for mixing in surround. When panning tracks in
software like Digidesigns Pro Tools®, the joystick
controller lets you instantly try a new surround
position or follow an onscreen action to pass it
through the room.
The 24 encoders can be set as pan controls and aux controls for each track. Each encoder has a ring
of LEDs to show the parameters position at a glance.
These LED rings can also show that channels meter
values for instant feedback of your levels. keyboard commands. And the Jog/Shuttle wheel
lets you quickly locate anywhere in the timeline
or scrub audio tracks.
The US-2400 also provides a footswitch jack on
the rear panel, which can be routed to any number
of functions in your sequencing software. Set it to
control tempo, punch in a track or whatever your
music calls for.
