Tascam DP02CF 8-TRACK CD-quality Recording

by Tascam

Product 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 & 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

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00113ZULO
• Item model number: DP02CF
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,089 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #49 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Multitrack Recorders > Digital

Product Description

TASCAM's DP-02CF combines 8-track CD-quality recording with a PortastudioTM interface - designed for musicians who want to record quickly and have fun. A matched pair of TASCAM mic pres features XLR inputs with phantom power for condenser mics and a guitar in for direct recording. Each channel gives you dedicated controls for instant access to fader level, record arm/track mute, pan, effect send, high and low EQ. There's also an EQ frequency button for finer control over the mix. The DP-02CF records two channels at a time to an included 1GB compact flash card - with enough space for a dozen songs or more. When you're satisfied with your production, arm the dedicated master track for your stereo mixdown. You can transfer your tracks and mixes or backup your song to a computer through a speedy USB 2.0 connection for MP3 encoding or CD burning from your Mac or PC.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Product description does not match title, December 18, 2008

By 

Andrew Conway (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tascam DP02CF 8-TRACK CD-quality Recording (Electronics)

The product description is for the DP-02 which is the hard disk version. The product code in the title is for the DP-02CF which is the Compact Flash version which is much cheaper. Don't buy this expecting to get a hard disk.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you like digital, it's a nice unit, January 20, 2009

By 

RaptureReady - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tascam DP02CF 8-TRACK CD-quality Recording (Electronics)

First off, this unit DOES NOT HAVE a CD drive. It is the wrong description so buyer beware. It has a flash drive capablility. Don't know if a flash card will come with this unit because Tascam ran a special last year (2008) including a 1GB card but that offer expired in December 2008 so you'll have to check that out.

I returned the unit but only because I hate the digital recording sound. But, the unit itself was very nice. Took me a while to actually record something. I read the manual but it just got by me that you had to assign the input to a track to record from it. Anyhow, the sound was clear with no machine noise. Although the headphone jack did not deliver much volume. I guess you'll have to get amplified headphones for better monitoring. Also, I have an acoustic/electric guitar and it sounded pretty bad plugged into the input jack on it's own. I read a lot of reviews where people said they got preamps to improve sound on voice and instruments. I had it for a few days but, once I got the hang of it, I was able to do basic recordings with ease but, like I said, I hate the digital sound on the voice recordings.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I second that, December 29, 2008

By 

intanet (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tascam DP02CF 8-TRACK CD-quality Recording (Electronics)

Amazon seems to have a problem with describing this unit. I have contacted them about it. They removed the 40gb hard drive from the description but they did not remove the CD drive or the effects, neither of which are in this unit (DP-02CF). It's the DP-02 that has the CD drive, Effects and 40GB hard drive. The DP-02 is a more expensive unit.