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At the 2007 Winter NAMM show, TASCAM introduced the 2488mkII, a follow-up to its best-selling 24-track recording and mixing workstation for home studios.
Like its predecessor, eight inputs can be simultaneously recorded into the XLR and 1/4″ inputs. 19 physical faders control the mixdown channels, and each channel has 3-band EQ and access to three built-in [...]

 

NAMM: TASCAM calls their new MP-GT1 “the first MP3 player designed for musicians”. The portable audio player features Variable-Speed playback and guitar effects.
The MP-GT1 includes enough memory for storing over 200 songs, each of which can be slowed down, looped and processed to help you learn new music. A guitar input lets guitarists play along [...]

 

Winter NAMM Show: TASCAM launched the FireOne - a FireWire Audio Interface with shortcut keys and a weighted jog wheel to inspire creative interaction with the artist’s music.
The most unique feature of the unit is its large, weighted, backlit jog wheel, which lets you zip through a song, while the backlight provides useful feedback such [...]

 

AES Update: Tascam introduced a new portable recorder aimed at the pro recording market. The TASCAM HD-P2 Portable High-Definition Stereo Audio Recorder records at up to 192kHz/24-bit resolution to Compact Flash media, locked to the built-in SMPTE timecode input. The Broadcast WAVE audio files are instantly available through the built-in high-speed FireWire computer connection.
“The HD-P2 [...]

 

Tascam has introduced the FW-1082, an audio and MIDI I/O interface and control surface with moving-faders.
The FW-1082 features 10 inputs, including four balanced XLR mic inputs with phantom power. Two MIDI inputs and outputs are also included, plus S/PDIF digital I/O. Eight channel strips each feature a 60mm touch-sensitive moving fader and select/solo/mute buttons, and [...]

 

Twenty-five years after the introduction of the first Portastudio, Tascam has introduced the DP-01, shown at right, and DP-01FX, 8-track Digital Portastudios starting at under $400.
The DP-01 and DP-01 FX feature the one-knob-per-function design found on TASCAM cassette Portastudios to get rid of the page-shift-menu interface.
The DP-01 has two mic inputs on 1/4″ TRS jacks [...]

 

Tascam has introduced the MD-CD1, a rackmount unit that combines CD playback and MiniDisc recording. The unit features 12% pitch control, MP3 CD playback, RS-232 control and an optional balanced I/O board.
The Tascam MD-CD1 has a host of professional features like RS-232 control, digital I/O and an optional I/O board for balanced interfacing. CDs can [...]

 

Tascam has joined with Vienna Symphonic Library, creators of their critically acclaimed orchestral library, to create Vienna Giga Symphony, an exclusive new collection to be included free with copies of GigaStudio 3 Orchestra.
The new library has been produced at 24-bit resolution and recorded in the Vienna Symphonic Library’s custom-built Silent Stage in Vienna . This [...]