Trouble with my tascam????

audiophoria wrote on 9/10/2010, 4:33 PM

     I have a Tascam US-800 that im trying to hookup to my laptop, Toshiba satellite l645d-s4030 and its giving me some driver trouble. First of all my laptop is running windows7 64 bit, upgraded to proffesional. My fasttrack pro was giving me trouble in that it refused to allow me to install the unsigned drivers that came on the cd, a problem which i fixed by upgrading to windows proffessional and using the windows XP virtual pc. the Tascam problem is different however, in that it simply cant find the drivers? WHat does that even mean? it makes it all the way to the end of installation and when my computer begins looking for the drivers, it says that it could not find drivers and that my device did not install correctly? Now ive done every update to my laptop that i could get my hands on, when i search for any kind of driver updates it tells me the drivers in my laptop are all up to date, so i guess the drivers i need are for the tascam. But what i dont get is that the Cd that came with it thats giving me all this trouble is THE DRIVER DISC. How is it that my computer is looking for drivers and cant find them when theyre already right there on the disc? Could someone please help? Now i know that alot of music products havent made the switch to 64 bit but the box says windows 7 compatible and that the only thing else ill need is a usb outlet which i have plenty? any answers guys??

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nihon94 wrote on 9/11/2010, 9:12 AM

Hello again,

 

Honestly speaking you are responsible yourself for trouble as you do not listen you just keep asking questions I know you will not like if I say this. You could not use two audio interface together choose any one.

 

Ok solution to your problem. First go to Tascam or M-audio website download the latest driver update and save some where on computer and remember please becuase later you will be needing this OK.

 

Connect your audio interface with the computer and turn on next

Click on Start/Control Panel/Device Manager click and open it

You will see many listed items

Locate Sound, and video game controller look you will Plus sign on the left side (I guess) if you will click it it will expand and will show you all audio drivers

Right click on your audio interface and choose Properties

Select Driver Tab and see if the Driver Provider is Microsoft or Tascam or whatever.

In case of Microsoft it is not right

How do you want to search for driver choose

Look below and click on Update Driver

 

Click Browse my computer for driver software and search where you have downloaded the driver update in the beginning.

Select the Device Driver (Tascam or M audio)

Click Next

You will see a message Windows has successfully updated your driver software then click CLOSE

Open the Control Panel of your audio device it will be from  computer's Control Panel/Tascam or M-audio

 

If you use M-audio will need some settings.

In case of Tascam follow instructions in the manual.

 

Hope this will solve your problem

 

Thank you

nihon94

 

In case of spell mistakes sorry I am in hurry.

audiophoria wrote on 9/25/2010, 7:01 PM
The problem isnt that i dont listen its just that you keep telling me things that i already tried, that did not work. which is why i keep asking questions. Of course i dont plan on trying to use both interfaces together, even if i could it would be pointless. I just happened to get a great deal on the tascam, which i personally like more, and decided that i would stick with whichever interface i got to work first. now the problem that i have with the tascam is different than with my fast track pro. The fast track had drivers, i just couldnt install them, even when i went and got the updates off the website. Now the problem with the tascam is just that there arent any drivers out for it yet, not on the tascam website or anywhere else. I dont know generally how long it takes for updates to come out for new products?? I cant help but wonder would it have been easier to just get a better internal soundcard??
nihon94 wrote on 9/26/2010, 12:19 AM

Hi,

 

Try this.

I am sure you have read instructions for installation your Audio interface 800 PDF manual page 11.  Please Note. Audio interface 800 is new therefore, there is no driver update yet.

 

If you have already tried installation of audio interface do not change anything, insert installation cd in to the CD/DVD Rom of computer, if a window open close that and keep cd inside.

 

Connect your audio interface with the computer and turn on next

Click on Start/Control Panel/Device Manager click and open it

You will see many listed items

Locate Sound, and video game controller look you will Plus sign on the left side (I guess) if you will click it it will expand and will show you all audio drivers

Right click on your audio interface and choose Properties

Select Driver Tab and see if the Driver Provider is Microsoft or Tascam or whatever.

In case of Microsoft it is not right

How do you want to search for driver choose

Look below and click on Update Driver

 

Click Browse my computer for driver software and search your installation CD directory, then click on the folder having driver REFER screen shot, look for your Tascam 800 driver folder.(image showing Tascam 122/144)

Select the Device Driver Tascam 800 Click Next

you will see a message Windows has successfully installed/updated your driver software then click CLOSE

Open the Control Panel of your audio device it will be from computer's Control Panel/Tascam In case of Tascam follow instructions in the Pdf manual for settings.

 

Hope this will solve your problem

 

Thank you

nihon94