Tascam DP-02 Digital Portastudio

The Tascam DP-02 is based on Tascam's popular DP-01 digital Portastudios™ that has been updated with a fresh new look, new effects, and an improved menu and display.

The DP-02 records up to 8 tracks to its built-in 40GB hard drive. A pair of CD-quality XLR mic inputs includes phantom power for condenser mics and a direct guitar input. High and low EQ controls for level and frequency are provided for every channel. It also includes a multieffects processor, stereo reverb, even a dedicated stereo channel for recording your mix. You can transfer tracks and mixes to a computer using USB 2.0, or burn a master disc in the CD drive.

The DP-01 series was a huge success for Tascam because musicians could record digitally as easily as they did with their first cassette 4-tracks recorder. The DP-02 series Portastudios stand by this tradition and add the comfort and sound quality achieved by modern digital recording technology.

Tascam DP-02 key features:

• 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 40GB internal hard drive
• Multieffects processor with guitar, bass, vocal and drum programs
• Stereo reverb processor with send/return controls for multichannel mixing
• Built-in chromatic tuner
• Built -in CD-RW burner for CD mastering and song backup