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Tascam continues to innovate home recording with the DP03 digital 8-track Portastudio. The compact song writing platform records up to two XLR microphone inputs at a time, or use built-in stereo condenser microphones to capture rehearsals and performances. The 8-track DP03 records to SD card media while you mix on user-friendly knobs and faders. When you've completed your song, transfer to a computer over USB or burn to a CD with the built-in drive. Tascam's DP03 digital Portastudio is the musician-friendly way to capture your musical inspiration.
Tascam DP03 Portastudio Multitrack Recorder Features
- Record up to two XLR microphone inputs at a time
- Built in stereo condenser microphones to maximum portability and quick set up
- Record onto an SD card and burn your CD on the built in drive or transfer with USB
- User friendly controls and menus make recording very quick and easy
The DP-03 Portastudio proceeds from TASCAM's 37-year progression of making recording simple and affordable for musicians. The 8-track digital recorder captures your music at CD quality to affordable SD/SDHC cards, and a 2GB card is included with the recorder. With built-in microphones, effects, mastering and CD burning, the DP-03 provides everything musicians need to record and share their music.
A pair of stereo condenser microphones is built into the front panel of the DP-03, helpful for capturing a rehearsal, live performance or songwriting ideas. Also included are a pair of high-quality XLR microphone preamps with phantom power for condenser microphones. 1/4” line inputs are also available, and an instrument-level switch allows you to record a guitar or bass without a direct box. A three-button footswitch, the RC-3F, is available for control and punch in.
Routing the inputs to one of the eight tracks is simple, and you can record two at a time until you fill up all eight. A tuner and metronome are built-in for tight-sounding tracks, each with its own dedicated button for quick access. Track can be edited with commands like copy/paste, silence, clone track and undo. Bouncing is also available, even bouncing all eight tracks down to one or two. There’s even the option to import a recording through USB or audio CD.
Each track has its own send to a stereo reverb processor as well as two-band shelving EQ. Once you’ve perfected your mix with the 45mm faders, pan knobs, reverb and EQ, record it to the dedicated stereo master track. Your mix can be processed with mastering effects like EQ and limiting for a tight, modern sound. When you’re satisfied, transfer your mix to a computer over USB 2.0 or burn an audio CD.
Tascam DP-03 Portastudio Specifications
- 8-track Digital Portastudio with CD Burner
- Records to SD/SDHC Card media
- Import audio tracks from CD
- Built-in stereo condenser microphone
- Two XLR microphone inputs with phantom power
- 1/4-inch stereo line inputs
- Switchable instrument-level input for guitar/bass direct recording
- Multi-band mastering effects
- 2-band EQ per track
- Internal reverb processor with dedicated send per track
- Chromatic Tuner and Metronome
- Track editing, autopunch and bounce features
- Optional Tascam RC-3F footswitch offers three switches for punch-in and transport operation
- Compact and lightweight
- Dimensions (inches): 11.4 W x 2.1 H x 8.2 D
- Weight: 4 lbs.
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| some learning curve.. fantastic sound |
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| Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? |
| tascam is good, always has been. this is a LONG way from the old cassette 4 tracks. |
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| lots of features, but it is missing some other things that would have been nice. more onboard effects and some type of drum machine would have been great. Also would be nice if when usb connected, it got it's power from the computer. it would have been dynamite were the screen bigger and with on screen touch controls! |
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| How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? |
| as with any of these types of small multitrack recorders, there is a learning curve. But, i was able to get started and made my first song from start to finished master in about 3 hours. |
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| In the end, it's all about the sound, isn't it? This is crystal clear, lots of headroom, great mixdown and mastering features. To be honest, it's fantastic. I downloaded a free stereo drum track, put it in a file, transferred the file to an sd card, put the sd card in the machine, uploaded that to channels 7 and 8. laid bass on channel 6, stereo guitar on 3 and 4, vocals on 1 and 2. Not a SINGLE piece of interference, not a 'pop' no distortion, no degredation, no 'funny' sounding passages, etc. simply wonderfully clean. when done, i burned it to a cd for my car, i put it into i tunes, via usb, i put it into e mails to send to friends, on the i pod, etc. Each step was fairly easy and intuitive. others complain about interfaces to computers etc. i'm not there yet, i'm old school, i want real faders and buttons.. let's face it, it's really just a tool to put down ideas, this has the sound quality for any use, but it might not have all that one would want. |
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| time will tell |
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| well made, fairly heavy for it's size. well laid out, however, the manual could be easier to navigate. The in screen menus, cut and paste etc. takes a while to understand. |
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