Tascam DP-01FX Digital 8-Track recorder with CD burner

July 24, 2005

This is pretty cool if you happen to be a musician and need a way to capture your music. This easy to use 8 track "Portastudio" allows you to burn your mixes directly to CD or back up your work in progress at any time without having to transfer it to computer first. Not only that, this latest model features an integrated CD burner. Another use mentioned is for schools to capture student rehearsals by using two mics. You can find it on the Internet for less than 500 bucks.

Main features:

8-track recording at uncompressed CD quality into a
built-in 40GB hard drive
Built-in CD+RW burner / CD-ROM drive
Built-in reverb processor bank for extra-polished mixes
Built-in insert effects processor
2-track simultaneous recording
Dedicated stereo mixdown track
Dedicated controls on each channel for volume, pan, effect send, high and low EQ
Two-band semi-parametric EQ on each channel
Workstation-style track editing: copy, paste, move, erase, silence
Two XLR microphone inputs with phantom power for studio condenser microphones
Two 1/4 " TRS mic/line inputs
Hi-Z guitar level input
Effects send and stereo return
RCA line-level output
S/PDIF Digital Optical output
Headphone output with level control
MIDI output for MIDI Time Code or MIDI Clock
USB 2.0 port for computer backup and CD burning

The DP-01FX has two mic inputs for dual mono or stereo recording. It will record initially to an internal 40GB hard drive, and a stereo master track is available for recording a mix. An LCD display shows meters, editing settings and locate points. The DP-01FX has a USB 2.0 jack for file backup and transferring mixes to a computer. There are analog RCA line outputs, a headphone out and S/PDIF line output. The DP-01FX also has a multi-effects processor for adding effects to an instrument during recording and a reverb processor for adding effects during a mix. You can read a lot more about this device at the Tascam website.

Source: Tascam