Wednesday, April 4, 2012

TASCAM DP-008 8-Track Digital Portastudio

TASCAM DP-008 8-Track Digital Portastudio Review



TASCAM DP-008 8-Track Digital Portastudio Feature

  • 8-track digital Portastudio with 2-track simultaneous recording capabilities
  • Records to SD/SDHC memory cards up to 32 GB in size; comes with 2 GB SD card
  • Each track has its own row of knobs for level, pan and effects
  • Built-in metronome and chromatic tuner for tight-sounding tracks
  • Powered by four AA batteries or optional power supply
Concentrate on your music and not on the recording process with the easy-to-use Tascam DP-008 8-track digital Portastudio, which can capture CD-quality audio wherever you roam. Using a Secure Digital (SD) memory card, you can record two tracks simultaneously and work with up to eight tracks in a multi-track project.



The easily portable Tascam DP-008 eight-track recorder (see larger image).


Side view of the Tascam DP-008 (see larger image).
You can use built-in microphones to grab ideas, plug condenser mics into the XLR inputs or plug a guitar directly in to lay tracks. There's even a metronome and chromatic tuner built-in for tight-sounding tracks. The DP-008 also allows you to digitally bounce tracks to make room for more, and touches like editing and undo make recording stress-free.

Each track on the DP-008 has its own row of knobs for level, pan and effects, just like Tascam's classic cassette Portastudios of the past. The effects knob sends to a built-in stereo reverb processor with hall, room, stage and other effects. Each track also has EQ to tailor the sound for your mix. When your song is complete, mix it to a dedicated stereo track while riding levels and flipping pan as much as you want. You can export your mix, or even individual tracks, as a WAV file.

What's in the Box
Tascam DP-008, USB cable, 2 GB SD card, batteries, user manual

Features and Specifications

  • 8-track Digital Portastudio
  • 2-track simultaneous recording
  • (2) XLR microphone inputs with phantom power
  • (2) 1/4-inch line inputs, one switchable to guitar level for direct recording
  • 1/4-inch footswitch input and Autopunch features for punch-in recording
  • RCA line outputs
  • 1/8-inch stereo headphone output
  • Chromatic tuner and metronome features
  • Stereo reverb effect on send/return path
  • Level, Pan and 2-band EQ controls per channel
  • 44.1kHz/16-bit recording resolution
  • Records to SD or SDHC Card media, up to 32 GB supported
  • USB 2.0 connection to computer for backup and track/mixdown export
  • Built-in stereo electret condenser microphones
  • Backlit LCD display
  • Powered by four AA batteries (included) or PS-P520 power supply (optional)
  • Up to 5.5 hours of battery life (recording, phantom power off); up to 6 hours of battery life for playback
  • Measures 8.7 x 1.42 x 4.98 inches and weighs 19.7 ounces (without batteries)


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