Tascam US-100 USB 2.0 Audio Interface

by Tascam

Product Features

• Bus-powered USB 2.0 audio interface XLR or 1/4"microphone input RCA line inputs switchable to RIAA photo
• Inputs with ground lug 1/8" stereo headphone output 16-bit/48kHz audio resolution Zero-latency hardware monitoring
• Class-compliant driver works on Mac and Windows computers without installation (including Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard)
• Audacity recording software included Solid Aluminum case construction

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 3.5 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002QQC1ZI
• Item model number: US-100
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #920 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #16 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Computer Recording > Audio Interfaces

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Tascam's US-100 breaks the price barrier for great-quality recording into your computer. The microphone input captures great-sounding performances, or you can plug in your guitar or bass directly into the instrument-level input. Stereo line inputs can be switched to RIAA phono level for digitizing your vinyl collection from your favorite turntable. The USB 2.0 connection guarantees playback without hiccups on your Mac or Windows computer, and the compact aluminum construction withstands the hazards of the road, studio or dorm room.

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The US-100 records in stereo at CD-quality 48kHz/16-bit resolution and includes a free copy of Audacity software to get you started. An XLR or 1/4" microphone input is provided, as well as unbalanced stereo line ins and outs. Step up to TASCAM quality without breaking the bank with the US-100.

• Bus-powered USB 2.0 audio interface
• XLR or 1/4"microphone input
• RCA line inputs switchable to RIAA photo inputs with ground lug
• 1/8" stereo headphone output
• 48kHz/16-bit audio resolution
• Zero-latency hardware monitoring
• Class-compliant driver works on Mac and Windows computers without installation (including Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard)
• Audacity recording software included
• Solid Aluminum case construction

What's in the Box

US-100, USB cable, CD-ROM (with Audacity software), owner's manual

Product Description

Tascam's US-100 breaks the price barrier for great-quality recording into your computer. The microphone input captures great-sounding performances, or you can plug in your guitar or bass directly into the instrument-level input. Stereo line inputs can be switched to RIAA phono level for digitizing your vinyl collection from your favorite turntable. The USB 2.0 connection guarantees playback without hiccups on your Mac or Windows computer, and the compact aluminum construction withstands the hazards of the road, studio or dorm room. The US-100 records in stereo at CD-quality 48kHz/16-bit resolution and includes a free copy of Audacity software to get you started. An XLR or 1/4 inch microphone input is provided, as well as unbalanced stereo line ins and outs. Step up to TASCAM quality without breaking the bank with the US-100.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent piece of gear, May 20, 2010

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Neal A. Thompson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tascam US-100 USB 2.0 Audio Interface (Electronics)

Tascam advertises this as "class compliant" USB 2.0, and it is. I plugged it into my Ubuntu Linux machine and was ready to go. No messing with drivers, no clunky setup. The US-100 works and works well. The case is nice and sturdy, making it idea for mobile use. And it sounds good too. If you want to just plug and play, this is a great buy.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerlab USB 2.0 audio interface great for record conversion+, January 4, 2010

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J. Patrick (Houston, Tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tascam US-100 USB 2.0 Audio Interface (Electronics)

I bought this primarily to transfer 60+ vinyl records to MP3 files for use with iTunes and Ipods. The record player plugged in easily to the dedicated port, and no issues then getting the input signal into my computer via the USB interface provided (I used a USB 2.0 input in my 5+ year old PC). I did need to turn the gain all the way down in order to prevent buzzing (no big deal at all, just need to know to do that). I also tried to plug in a powered speaker at the same time to monitor the record player, and for whatever reason that resulted in a bad amount of hum, but unplugging the speaker removed the hum. Otherwise, this worked great, and allowed me to use my old expensive turntable and needle, rather than buying one of the new USB record players (to buy an equivalent USB record player would have set me back a couple of hundred dollars). I used the Audacity software (included in the package, but also available as a free download), and after getting past the initial user learning curve, it worked very well. So for record transfers, this does the job very well. The other reason I bought this particular audio interface was for the guitar and microphone input.... to allow for my dabbling to record on the computer. As with the record player experience, if I had an external monitor plugged in at the same time as the guitar or microphone, I did get quite a bit of humming (it may just be something I'm doing wrong). This other use of the Powerlab hardware also worked quite well, and allowed me to bring guitar and vocals into my computer (used free Sonoma Riffworks download software for recording). I didn't do anything too complicated here for recording, just some very basic introductory stuff for me, and this worked just fine for that (I didn't notice any "latency" issues for what I was doing). All in all, this little box performed very well for my level of need.

43 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good item for guitar recording, November 12, 2009

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Blooper - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tascam US-100 USB 2.0 Audio Interface (Electronics)

For those that want to record(I use Adobe Audition) this item is good for recording.

I use to use my sound card. This provides a smoother sound and I don't have to worry about hissing when I record.


You can just plug in your guitar or bass.

Here is a letter I wrote to Tascam:

On humble advice I would forward this email to all of your subsidiaries any retail store that sells Tascam USB audio devices! Anywhere in the world.

Just today I got the new Tascam US-100 USB audio interface. It of course uses the Windows audio drivers. A nightmare occured. When I plugged in the device Windows XP had the usual "detect USB device" come up. But to my horror it wound up saying "A hardware problem occured your hardware may not operate properly" something of that sort.

I spent over 4 hours trying to figure this whole thing out and I read the manual it came with. Tried all sorts of things oh brother! It still would not install. By the way this happened with a previous USB audio device, not made by Tascam, that did the excact same thing on my computer.

But to my luck I found out what the problem was! Thank God for the website that had this on a blog!:

In the c:\windows\inf folder there must exist two files:

wdma_usb.inf
wdma_usb.PNF

It is really the .inf file that is important. Some software seems to knock these out by renaming them to:

wdma_usbinf.bak
wdma_usbpnf.bak

I simply found the files, opened them and renamed them to the proper names. And lo and behold when I restarted my computer the Tascan US 100 worked!

Its easy to rename the files you just open wdma_usbinf.bak
wdma_usbpnf.bak and then save them as wdma_usb.inf
wdma_usb.PNF.

Its that simple!!

Anyone who works customer service for Tascam should know this. Like I said it happend with a previous USB audio device that I had and I woulnd up selling it at eBay cause I was so frustrated.


I'm happy with the Tascam US 100.

I hope this helps if your audio does not work on your computer. And it did the same with a USB phone.