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TASCAM DP-008EX 8-track Digital Portastudio

8-track Digital Studio and SD Recorder with Built-in Stereo Microphones, 2 x Microphone Preamplifiers, Built-in Tuner and Metronome, and USB Data Transfer
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Your Easy 8-track Music Studio!

8-track productions made easy! The DP-008EX from TASCAM gives you all the features you need to record straight to SD - with an intuitive design, so you'll be up and running fast. Record up to two tracks at once - the DP-008EX has built-in stereo mics, and it also has inputs for microphones, guitar, and synthesizers. What's more, there are dedicated channel controls for level, pan, and effects. Once you're finished recording, you can export tracks to your computer via the TASCAM DP-008EX's handy onboard USB connection. This product is designed to be portable and battery-powered, but many customers also choose to purchase the optional power supply.

Makes it easy to record ideas, straight to SD

Recording your ideas and building them into full productions has never been so easy! The DP-008EX from TASCAM builds on TASCAM's years of recording expertise, putting cassette-style recording into a modern digital format. There are no complicated menus to control simple tasks - with dedicated knobs for per-track level, pan, and effects, plus handy record, pause, and play buttons, you'll be developing your ideas in no time.

Built-in microphone plus connections for your own gear

For capturing ideas with no fuss, the DP-008EX has built-in stereo microphones. But, the two XLR microphone inputs (with phantom power) allow you to plug in your own recording microphones for high-quality capture. There are also two 1/4" inputs, one of which is switchable to accommodate your electric guitar or bass. All in all, you can record up to two tracks at once, mixing everything down to a stereo track.

Handy onboard features: tuner, metronome, reverb, and more

The DP-008EX gives you handy "extras" to help your recording projects along. You can use the tuner to get your guitar where it needs to be. There's also a metronome built in, so you can get everything in time. If you're recording yourself, you'll dig the 1/4" footswitch input - with it, you can punch in to fix a track, without having to get your hands on the DP-008EX. Other cool features include a stereo reverb effect (on a send/return path), and an included 2GB SD card.

USB connection for simple file transfer

Once you've recorded your tracks, you can send them to your computer via the DP-008EX's useful USB connection. You can either send your mixed down stereo version, or you can send the individual tracks for producing them in your DAW of choice later.

DP-008EX 8-track Portastudio SD Recorder Features:

  • Portable 8-track SD recorder with handy USB connection
  • Lets you record two tracks at once
  • Two microphone preamplifiers and built-in stereo microphones
  • Helpful "extras," including a tuner and a metronome
  • Comes with 2GB SD card, 4 x AA batteries, USB cable, warranty card, and owner's manual

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Tech Specs

  • Simultaneous Rec Tracks: 2
  • Simultaneous Play Tracks: 8
  • Sample Rate: 44.1kHz
  • Bit Depth: 16-bit
  • Effects: Yes
  • EQ: Yes
  • Compression: Yes
  • Phantom Power: Yes (2 channels)
  • Number of Mic Preamps: 2
  • Computer Connectivity: USB 2.0
  • Built-in Mics: 2
  • Analog Inputs: 2 x XLR, 1 x 1/4" line, 1 x 1/4" line/DI
  • Analog Outputs: 2 x RCA line, 1 x 1/8" stereo headphone
  • Storage: Up to 32GB SDHC (2GB SD card included)
  • Faders: 8 x radial potentiometers
  • Power: 4 x AA batteries / 5V DC power supply (sold separately)
  • Height: 1.75"
  • Depth: 4.98"
  • Width: 8.7"
  • Weight: 1.35 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: DP-008EX

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Rated 5/5

Excellent 8 Track Recorder

Since I am not a highly technical computer person, I had to rule out a Digital Audio Workstation. I felt there would be too steep of a learning curve. After reading the owner's manual for the DP-008EX a few times, I was able to record a song. Over a period of time, I watched several Youtube videos and improved my skills. I find this recorder to be easy to use and the sound quality to be very good.
Music background: Home studio recording
Rated 5/5

The easist Recorder there is.

This recorder is the easist 8 track recorder there is including the cassette base 4 track.
The 6 track would be the same. But I would buy the 8 track version because the 6 track does not have reverb & does not have lited screen. What were they thinking. Its a great writing tool also tracks can be exported write over to protools to keep going with the project. The built in mics are great. I have exspensive mics but choose these everytime.
Music background: Owner of Arctic Sound Studios
Rated 5/5

flawless pocket audio canvas box

7.5+ hours on 4 AA Duracells running repeat playback of 8 tracks, screen on constant backlight, pushing headphones max volume.

You can bounce 1 or all 8 tracks down to 1 mono track. It's digital so it can put track 1-8 back onto track 1, or whatever track you want, or stereo bounce to two tracks.

It's got great reverb, an assortment of reverb types, mix knob per track, highly potent input compression and EQ, the converters or preamps or whatever distort very nicely when you overdrive the inputs, you actually get increasing shades of distortion and breakup, it doesn't just digitally clip out all of a sudden, sounds like the Tascam tape decks used to sound driving the inputs.

Mix down mode and mastering mode, with automatic mastering processing built in if you want (normalization). You can grab all the individual tracks via USB and load them up in the DAW.

I tested it today just to see, 8 tracks playback, backlight on the whole time, driving headphones. It ran for 7 hours straight, I had to take a break, then turned it back on a few hours later and it quit right at 7 hours and 45 minutes, on 4 AA Duracell batteries. that's 2 less batteries and more run time than a volca. super fun box, ff and rw even work like a tape machine, just a lot faster, and you can scroll by micro seconds or seconds or minutes with the wheel. It would be icing on the cake if you could monitor the scrub audio as you search. Wish it had faders but this thing is like half as tall without them, it's like holding a samsung note. BUILT IN STEREO CONDENSER MICS. this is a great buy box
Music background: metal head hobbyist and palm mute addict
Rated 5/5

Great Recorders

this is a great multitrack recorder the built-in Mics are superb .
This is the easiest recorder on the market.This series. easier than the cassette base recorders.
Music background: Owner and operator of Arctic Sound Recording Studios
Rated 5/5

A lot of fun!!!

I've bought and used far more elaborate recorders. But none of them have been as fun or as simple to operate. It's interesting to me that I've gone full circle back to a little Portastudio . Granted this thing surpasses the Tascam Porta One that I bought in 1986. And at the fraction of the cost of the Porta One it has features I would've had to pay extra money for. It's amazing what bang for the buck you get these days in small packaging. Highly recommend it !!
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