TascamDP-008EX – 8-Track Digital Portastudio

The 8 tracks Works I Can Use It To Make Music It Dose AlotWhen I Use It

Ho acquistato il Tascam DP-008EX per avere a disposizione 8 tracce per le registrazioni con il mio Akai EWI (Wind Controller). Ero indeciso tra un'altro prodotto e il Tascam, ma alla fine ho optato per questo registratore per la sua semplicita' di gestione. Non ho dovuto neppure aprire il manuale (se non per la gestione del Punch IN-OUT) perche' tutti i menu' sono intuitivi, cosi' come le varie funzioni.E' possibile registrare 8 tracce e per le mie necessita' sono piu' che sufficienti. In teoria si potrebbe fare il mixdown da registratore (lo facevo sulla versione 4 tracce) ma la comodissima funzione di esportazione delle tracce in wav consente di portarle su PC per poter fare il mix in maniera piu' precisa anche con programmi semplici come Audacity. Non uso le funzioni di equalizzazione, reverbero, compressore ecc perche' il missaggio finale e il mastering lo faccio su PC. Pero' preferisco ancora registrare su Hardware per evitare problemi di latenza e complicazioni tipiche delle DAW e il Tascam in questo offre tutta la sua versaltilita' : accendi, crei la song, regoli i livelli evitando il clipping, registri, esporti tutto sul PC e infine fai il mix, l'equalizzazione, eventuale compressione e mastering finale. In poco tempo ti ritrovi il brano finito in qualita' professionale. Il tutto in uno spazio ridottissimo e con un hardware che si presenta con un aspetto gradevole sia come estetica che come materiali.

A little more pricey for a reason! You are getting what you pay for with this item. It's all it claims to be, so whether your a hobbiest or a professional, you will love it!!!

I bought this recorder just for the sake of laying down a guitar bassline, rhythm and lead. In essence, I only needed 3 tracks, or 4 at most but I thought I'd go all out and treat myself to eight to future proof myself. I'm now using it predominantly in my Korg Volca setup in which I record directly to the Tascam in order to compose videos for youtube. It's a much better solution than simply playing aloud and recording via an ipad or phone.The build quality, although plastic is solid. Very robust, though it wouldn't resist a drop. The knobs have a pleasing rubber texture to them and they turn very smoothly.This is one of those things where by if you sit down with a cup of coffee and read and take time to enjoy the manual, operation will become a breeze. Before then, the menus might seem a bit intimidating. True to the old adage; 'It's easy when you know how', this case is no exception. There's several options for inputs and input types and the like which may be confusing at first, but you'll become accustomed to them. Oddly, as someone who knows their way around this unit now, the biggest mistake I make is the most obvious one - pressing record on the track on which I want to hear sound and record on. So, the menu and menu diving can be a bit cumbersome at first, but you'll get used to it. The buttons are a good feel and the 'clicking' jog wheel is smooth and steady.The onboard reverb is a nice touch and works very well. There' dedicated knobs for the reverb on each channel. You just need to remember that reverb is added (if a dial is up) if you've already got rever applied in your signal chain, though sometimes a double helping of reverb works well. With this in mind, it's best to have your monitoring gear (monitors or headphones) connected to the Tascam rather than monitoring from a mixer. That way, you know exactly what you're getting - or close to.The mixdown and mastering features stand as a testament that this is a proper studio recording device. In this regard, what you hear is not what you get. You get better after mastering. It really helps to bring out the sound. You can preview the mastered sound too with the rehearsal function. Once you've finished recording, you play / record through the track and you apply any changes in volume / reverb on-the-fly. Most importantly, you can select what tracks are actually playing. Once happy, you enter Master mode and once again it runs through the track and the machine does it's own magic to make a better, more concise, quality mix.The screen is a bright orange and very legible. It displays clearly the signal in the form of a bar and it shows which channel the signal is coming through. There's a dedicated bar on the display for each channel and a Left / Right indicator. The counter is big enough to be clear, featuring minutes, seconds and milliseconds.Bonuses include; phantom power for getting juice into microphones, metronome and tuner.I'm really pleased with my purchase and I feel it was well worth the money. If it holds up, I feel this will last me a lifetime (of what's left) for my needs and potential future needs (a band!?). I've got 5 tracks free afterall!Thoroughly recommended!My video is a Korg Volca jam recorded with the Tascam DP-008EX, mixed and mastered!

Debo empezar diciendo que no soy músico y que utilizo la grabadora como entretenimiento y «sólo para mis oídos». Por tanto, los muy exigentes deben tomar mis opiniones con cierta precaución. Dicho esto, debo expresar mi más absoluto entusiamo con este artilugio al que aún no le he sacado todo lo que da de sí, en parte por mis propias limitaciones, como he dicho, y en parte porque son muchas las posibilades y hay que explorarlas poco a poco. La instrucciones en español y bastante claras para lo que es usual. El sonido es tan bueno como los monitores a los que se conecte (las conexiones RCA son para mi gusto uno de sus puntos fuertes). No he probado los micrófonos incorporados (lo mío no es cantar), pero la guitarra, sus efectos y el Trio Plus Band entran de miedo y con gran fidelidad.En fin, me gustaría ponerle una pega pero me resulta difícil, de veras. Por decir algo, la letra del manual es demasiado pequeña para mis cansados ojos je je.