Tascam has introduced two new digital Portastudios. The DP-02 and the DP-02 CF are available immediately. The new Portastudios have been updated with a fresh new look, new effects, a new display and killer price point just in time for holiday shopping.
“The DP-01 series was a huge success for TASCAM because musicians could record digitally as easily as they did with their first TASCAM cassette 4-tracks,” said Paul Jenkins, National Sales Manager for TASCAM. “The DP-02 refreshes this product with a bold, sleek look and improved LCD display to make songwriting easier than ever with CD-quality results.”
The DP-02CF includes a 1GB card as an introductory offer, for plenty of recording time without purchasing additional memory, The DP-02 records to a 40GB hard drive instead of compact flash, and includes a multieffect processor, stereo reverb and CD burner for CD masters and song backup. Both units feature a Portastudio-style interface so that musicians can mix with knobs instead of digging through menus.
The DP-02 and DP-02CF are the world’s easiest digital Portastudios to start recording on:
* Two XLR mic/line inputs with phantom power for condenser microphones
* Eight-track recording at uncompressed 44.1k/16-bit audio quality
* Portastudio-based interface with volume fader, pan, effect send, high and low EQ controls per channel
* EQ frequency button to access high and low EQ shelf frequencies
* USB 2.0 interface for transferring tracks, mixes and backup files to a computer
* Dedicated stereo master track for mixdown
* Internal metronome and bar/beat display for song position
* Headphone output
* Stereo line outputs on RCA analog and S/PDIF optical digital connectors
* 1GB Compact Flash card included as a launch promotion (DP-02CF only)
* 40GB internal hard drive (DP-02 only)
* Multieffects processor with guitar, bass, vocal and drum programs featuring a new tube overdrive effect (DP-02 only)
* Stereo reverb processor with send/return controls for multichannel mixing (DP-02 only)
* Built-in chromatic tuner (DP-02 only)
* Built -in CD-RW burner for CD mastering and song backup (DP-02 only)