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 The easily portable Tascam DP-008 eight-track recorder (see larger image). |
 Side view of the Tascam DP-008 (see larger image). |
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)
TASCAM DP-008 8-Track Digital Portastudio Features
- 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
TASCAM DP-008 8-Track Digital Portastudio
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Customer Review :
Finally--an intuitive digital 8-track : TASCAM DP-008 8-Track Digital Portastudio
I, too, started with the cassette-based Tascam Portastudio and there is no comparison with the unlikeness in quality. It is so close to what I'd consider exquisite for my needs that it just makes me want what it's missing even more. But I'll break down the ups and downs.
Ups
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* The quality of the sound and ease of use. I can see how habitancy would give it 5 stars just for these two.
* I'm very pleased with the built-in stereo condenser mics. Of course, it won't compete with pro level but these aren't toy mics either. absolutely a little good than I improbable at this price point.
* Knobs! My main recording Daw is ProTools (no hardware controller) so this just reminded me how much more fun it is to mix with something corporal (as opposed to the mouse).
* Reverb is pretty decent, too. More than I improbable at this price point. I liked that the reverb isn't recorded during the actual recording. If you want to use its reverb, you need to mix it down with the reverb level of your liking (so exported individual tracks won't have reverb by default).
* Portability is also quite nice. I've been recording our band practices and it's nice to be able to move it around to find the best spot for the sound. I've also taken it to article someone else band's live performance. I've been able to run it with NiMh rechargeable batteries for 6 hours.
* Xlr input and phantom power are the main selling points to me over the Dp-04. The preamps in it are decent.
* When associated to Usb, it shows up as a drive letter (as man else mentioned, no need to setup any software on your computer)
* You can exchange the individual tracks and/or a mixed down version.
* Last Recording Position feature is handy. This lets you no ifs ands or buts go to where you last Started recording. Note, it cannot remember where you last stopped recording (which is no ifs ands or buts a downer).
* Shuttle wheel is very handy for going to a sure spot in a long recording.
Downs
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* Transferring to your computer isn't intuitive. Basically, you have to export what you want to exchange on the Dp-008 itself first and then you can copy it to your Pc.
* The exporting isn't fast. It doesn't seem like it's realtime but more like 50%. So an hour recording will take 30 minutes to export (and then you still have to copy it to your computer but this part is normally fast). But I could be wrong because I would just set it to export and walk away and then exchange to my Pc later.
* Missing compression! I appreciate that it has Eq and can be used during the recording (2 bands of it anyway) but I wish it also had built-in compression. I don't normally article with Eq but recording with compression is very indispensable at times. If this had a decent compression that can be used for recording (with changeable threshold, ratio and attack) then I would probably give it 5 stars. Compression could also be handy during mixdown (though personally, I do that on my Pc after I've transferred the files).
* No inserts! If it had inserts (Trs) on the preamps then I could use my own outboard compressors and I would probably give this 5 stars even if it didn't have a built-in compressor. I wonder if they could make the 1/4" inputs act as both regular inputs as well as an inserts so they're not giving up real estate on the device.
* No easy way to remember where you last stopped recording. This is a question as it becomes easy to overwrite something you recorded before. An example is when I was recording a live performance. I recorded the whole first set as one song (would not be practical to try to originate a song file for each song) and turned off the gismo to save battery life. I should have created a new song for the second set but being in the "cassette-based" PortaStudio mode, I just powered it up and started recording. Unfortunately, the Dp-008 all the time starts at 0:00 whenever you turn it on - it does load up the last song you were using but doesn't recall where you last stopped. It took me 10 minutes to perceive I was no ifs ands or buts overwriting the starting of the first set. So I stopped recording and fortunately, I remembered the time mark of when I last stopped recording so I was able to speedily go to that time with the shuttle wheel. Otherwise, I would've had to keep fast forwarding and listening and repeating until I got to where I last stopped recording.
* No third Xlr input for 3 simultaneous tracks recording! I could ask for four which may make more logical sense but three would be enough. One reason I wanted this is to speedily article myself singing and playing an acoustic guitar. Sure, I could just use one track for each, but the fact that the built-in stereo condensers no ifs ands or buts sound decent make me want to keep the acoustic guitar in stereo then use someone else track for vocals. Of course, I could overdub the vocals later but I would prefer to just article all at once. If real estate is an issue, I wonder if they could make it so you can use both the two internal mics and the two external inputs (via Xlr or 1/4") for four tracks of simultaneous recording.
If Tascam came out with a PortaStudio that had three (preferable four) Xlr inputs with phantom power (or allow you to simultaneously use both the internal mics and external inputs), a decent built-in compressor that can be used during recording, and Trs inserts in all inputs, I'd seriously consider buying it (of course, depends on how much more it would be).
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