Tascam DP01FX 8-Track Hard Disk Recorder with FX

8-tracks at CD quality 44.1kHz/16-bit. 2-track simultaneous recording. Built-in 40GB hard drive. On-board effects. 95 People rated this product:

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Twenty-five years after the introduction of the first Portastudio, the new DP-01FX 8-track Digital Portastudio makes hard disk recording affordable and simple enough for all musicians. Continuing Tascam's "Capture Your Art" campaign of making recording approachable to all musicians, the DP-01 FX features the one-knob-per-function design that has made Tascam cassette Portastudios the choice of thousands of musicians. Both workstations shatter the confusing page-shift-menu interface popular with most other digital recorders.

Cassette Portastudios continue to be among Tascam's most popular products. While much of the reason is their low price, musicians also appreciate how easy they are to use. Tascam approached the DP-01FX by trying to make it as uncomplicated to use as the other Portastudios, and they succeeded. When you combine that simple interface with its low cost, it's easy to see that the DP-01FX is a breakthrough product for musicians who are ready to break into recording.

The DP-01FX has two mic inputs on 1/4 in. TRS jacks for dual mono or stereo recording. Its eight tracks record at uncompressed CD quality to an internal 40GB hard drive, and a stereo master track is available for recording a mix. Each channel of the DP-01FX has a 45mm volume fader, plus dedicated controls for pan, effects send, high EQ and low EQ. An LCD display shows meters, editing settings and locate points. The DP-01FX has a USB 2.0 jack for file backup and transferring mixes to a computer. There are analog RCA line outputs, a headphone out and S/PDIF line output.

The DP-01FX also has XLR microphone inputs with phantom power for connecting professional condenser microphones. It has a multi-effects processor for adding effects to an instrument during recording and a reverb processor for adding effects during a mix.

Features
8-track recording at CD quality 44.1kHz/16-bit

2-track simultaneous recording

Dedicated stereo mixdown track

Dedicated controls on each channel for volume, pan, effect send, EQ high and EQ low

Eight 45mm faders plus a dedicated master fader

Two-band semi-parametric EQ per track

Two 1/4 in. TRS mic/line inputs

Two phantom powered XLR microphone inputs

Guitar level input

Built-in reverb processor

Built-in multi-effects processor

Effects send and stereo return

RCA line outputs

S/PDIF digital optical output

Headphone output with level control

MIDI timecode and MIDI clock output

USB 2.0 port for computer backup

Track editing: copy, paste, move, erase, silence

Built-in 40GB hard drive

The DP-01 and DP-01FX are the latest editions to Tascam's "Capture Your Art" line of products. These products are designed with a low price and simple user interface to help musicians who are just getting their start with recording. An accompanying "How to Capture Your Art" guide introduces multi-track recording to beginners. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Tascam products.

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Sound: The overall sound is impressive, what goes in..comes out. Feature: The built-in effects are border-line useless. Vocal, bass and acoustic guitar are 'ok', but out of all the electric-guitar effects there's only 2 or 3 that produce something useable..all the rest produce lots and lots of noise. I have no idea who would use them. Built-in reverb is functional, a spring would be a vast improvement. A backlit lcd would be helpful. 40 gig hard drive seems like plenty of space. No need to run out and by more flash memory like some models. I really like the fact that it can hold its own master track, you don't have to mix to a different machine like the tape versions did. I don't have a problem having only 2 inputs, though some users might. Amazing how much stuff they packed into this little unit. Quality: Well, everything on it works like it's supposed to....have had no problems with it. Of course, one should be gentle with it. I've been using it for 9 months with no troubles. I wouldn't take it on the road...it should be treated like a laptop computer. Value: I'm amazed at how may features you get for the price. The extra $100 for the fx version seems worth it, for the phantom power and xlr connectors alone. If you get any use out of the internal effects then you're ahead of the game. Manufacturer Support: I dont' know about support, fortunately i have not needed it ! From what i've read on other reviews, the support is not very good. The Wow Factor: It's not much to look at, but that's not why i bought it. Ease of use and features made it appeal to me. And the fact that it's portable made it much more attractive than being forced to sit by my computer to record. I'll take real knobs and sliders over dragging a mouse anyday. Overall: I expect to use this for years, as long as it holds up. It makes a quality recording, with more features than i need. 40 gig of disk space is plenty, and everything can be exported to a pc so you'll never loose data. If you've ever spent time with a cassette portastudio, you'll appreciate the improved sound quality, the 8 tracks and the fact that you never have to wait for a tape to rewind ! It allows me to have fun, and create very listenable cd's in the process.

Style of Music: folk, blues

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"A Great 8-Track"

Sound: The only thing I can compare it to is the ADAT I used before it. The high frequency reproduction is a **little** harsher, but managable. It produces quiet, uncoloured tracks if you keep recording levels high and transfer digitally. Feature: The biggest selling point of this unit for me initially was the dedicated physical controls for panning and EQ. It looked more like a mixing board than the other DAW's. After working with it for a couple of years now, I appreciate a lot more. It really is an incredible amount of technology packed into a small unit, especially if you're old enough to remember when cassette multi-tracks were the only option in this price range. It can operate as a MIDI master recorder, it has built in reverb and instrument effects that are adequate for project/demo recordings, it has non-destructive track editing, a built in master recorder independant from the 8 tracks, phantom powered XLR inputs, and USB connectivity so your recordings never have to leave the digital domain. Like others have already mentioned, a larger, backlit screen would have been an improvement. Ease of Use: The manual is well written, and once you spend some time with the unit, it's easy to operate. Making a cheat sheet of some of the more common functions and keeping it close by always helps with this kind of gear until you get familiar with it. Quality: Like so much gear these days, DAW's are basically computers running proprietary software. So, as with all computers, if you have critical work you don't want to lose, SAVE SAVE SAVE! This unit has crashed a few times on me. The worst incident cost me hours of work because I hadn't taken 10 seconds to do a manual save. I eventually realized that each crash was caused by hitting transport control buttons in too quick a sequence. Since slowing my fingers down, I've had no crashes. Otherwise, the unit has functioned perfectly for two years now. I don't lug it around, so I can't speak to how rugged it might be. Value: Fantastic value. The amount of technology you get for the money is astounding. Manufacturer Support: I phoned tech support after the bad crash mentioned above. It was not toll free from Canada, I was on hold for a while, and the guy I eventually got was unable to help me. Basically "Sorry it crashed. We have no idea what might have happened. Yes, it sounds like you've lost all your work." It was a waste of time and money. I suspect they don't know any more than what's written in the manual. The Wow Factor: I bought it for it's features. I don't care what it looks like, but fortunately it's not neon green or anything. Overall: It's great for what I do: record song demos. Yes, I wish it had more than 8 tracks so I wouldn't have to bounce. But then I remind myself that the Beatles recorded their Sgt. Pepper album on a 4 track. This unit is small & portable, inexpensive, well thought out, feature packed, and sounds great. A little gem.

Style of Music: Pop/Jazz

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