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This thing is just bad As@ plain and simple get it if you want to record your songs and ideas.

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I just hope the brains of this thing hold up.

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I have no reason to look for anything else at this time. It does everything I need it to. I use it to make my own Backing tracks for my group and they sound great as far as I'm conserned.

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I have been a PC based audio producer musician since 2002 and frankly have HATED recording with PCs.Troublesome interfaces, system crashes, latency, non-portability etc etc. And last but not least, that annoying fan noise and AC hum that creeps into every recording. I was just dying to find a way to get out of PC based recording.I was looking for an easy and painless way to be able to make my music and songs without the hassle of using a computer or laptop.Portability is also imprtant to me because I know that the size and type of a room affects the way your voice and instruments will sound. So i needed to be able to take my recording setup anywhere I wanted to.I needed a portable studio.I was able to record a full song with harmonies, guitar solos etc using just the internal microphones within 5mins of opening the box.The quick start quide helped me do this. In fact, all you really need to read is the quick start guide which is right in the beginning of the manual. You'll easily be able to figure out all the other functions and options on your own once you read the first 5 pages.The guy who said it's intuitive is right. Its a VERY intuitive device. All the things you need to use while recording are provided right in front of you.Here are my initial findings:+ Ease of use. This is already covered well by the others. Power up and you're recording. This is the BEST feature of this device. You can record songs very fast.+ Build quality. Good construction. NOT all metal but reasonably sturdy. Not cheap plastic either. Knobs are rubberized which means they wont break and are easy o rotate. Also the device has a good bit of weight. Which means it HAS something substantial in it. I'd suspect any device that's too light. Mind you this isnt heavy. It has a good weight for its size.+ Size. Its way smaller than an ipad and about the same size as a small tablet. Its like a palmstop studio.+ Knobs! After years of using a PC for recording, you'll LOVE the feel of tweaking knobs.+ Inbuilt mic quality. VERY good mics. You can adjust sensitivity (Lo/Hi) which is another bonus+ Phantom Power - Workd like it should and makes for endless possibilities. Hook up a nice large diaphragm condenser mic and you're talking serious stuff. For people on a budget I recommend Rode NT1A Anniversary Vocal Condenser Microphone Package+ Battery operation. I use four rechargeable NiMh cells and it works like a charm. I prefer this over using adapters and power supply units. I dislike clutter and unnecessary wiring. It's annoying!+ Battery life. Using just the internal mics, you can use this for a long long time. 4+ hours for sure. I haven't tried this with phantom power. Will try that and get back to this review.+ Tuner and Metronome ready. Both accessible at the touch of a button on the front.+ Sound quality. Crystal clear. CD/Studio grade no doubt.+ Reverb. Doesn't sound cheap like a lot of other effects processors out there. Very good quality reverb. And you can choose from a few different types.+ Look. It looks very cool. Has a very well thought-out design with well matched colors. It's important to ME :pThis unit doesnt really have any obvious negatives. Here are some requests to Tascam for a future firmware update:> More effects like compression and mastering gates and expanders. This is so that we can just mixdown the whole record with NO need for a PC. Basically i mean complete onboard mastering and compression.Right now, I mix down all the tracks and then mix and master them on the PC. I get the best results this way.COMPRESSION and LIMITING is badly needed. Just the inclusion of a soft limiter can make a massive difference in the sound of your recordings.> Recording direct to wave. I really don't know why Tascam records in its proprietary format in its own file system after which you need to export your recordings to WAV format. I can live with this too. It doesnt take super long to mixdown and its a great excuse to go take a break. If there was a means for on-board mastering and more mixing effects like compression and parametric EQ the current setup would work just fine. Maybe I'm just being greedy.> Allow for 24bit recording. Presently it is fixed at 16bit.> Provide mp3/ogg supportTips:1. To make the most of the recordings made with this unit, I would recommend exporting the tracks of your song and then mixing and mastering on a PC with any DAW of your choice. This way you can apply track compression/saturation as well as mastering expanders and the like.2. Get rechargeable cells. It runs on 4 batteries. I use NiMh rechargeable cells and I couldn't be more pleased. yes phantom power will exhaust them sooner but be glad you can even use phantom power on a portable multitrack device. I have an Envie Speedster 4 cell charger and it charges to max in 1.5 hours. I would charge cells maybe once a week depending on how often I used my Rode NT1A condenser mic with this. Now my entire performance and recording rig is mobile and clutter free. I also have a battery powerd amp the CUBE Street Battery Powered 2x6" Guitar Combo Amplifier which is quite good.3. Learn how to use the different combinations of external and internal mics while recording. I have been able to go direct with my acoustic guitar and also use the internal mics to pick up the sound. this way i have two channels of the guitar and mixing them together provides a nice robust sound. This way there are endless possibilities to getting the perfect sound.4. Understand that its the quality of the SOURCE of sound that matters and not the capability of your recorder. This means that if your sound source is rubbish, no amount of post production will change that fact. Learn how to POSITION the recorder when using the internal mics and you'll be surprised by the results.NOTE: I am putting up videos of my recording full songs on this device on youtube: /user/tascamdp008.In a nutshell, as an audio engineer and producer who's worked with all the latest DAWs and audio inerfaces, I'm 100% satisfied with this item and am glad I bought it. Of course it could have more features but am sure with some prodding Tascam will provide those in the next firmware update.In the words of Deep Purple in 'Smoke on the Water', with this you will be able to"Make records with the mobile..." Coz we don't have much time!;)"

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I love this little unit! I already have a 2488mkll, but I moved to a small space and needed a really small temporary "studio," and the DP-008 fits the bill perfectly. I also own a DR-07, and used a 688 Midistudio for years and years, needless to say, I love Tascam gear!I bought the power supply as was recommended by other reviewers, but the fact that you can take this unit anywhere is awesome! I'm very impressed that as small as the unit is, you can still easily operate all of the knobs and controls. It's a very well engineered piece of gear. Buy it!

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My only problem with using this product is .... I need more hours in the day!

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I picked this product because it simplified my recording hobby. I was tired of dealing with "Dropouts", and sound card issues with computer programs. I'm still going to use Cakewalk, but only for Fade-in/out, plugins, effects, and such. This product allows you to tranfer files with ease, with it's built in USB port, and SD card.

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Since I got this thing, Cutting out a Demo is a piece of cake. Recording is cake. Mixing is Cake. Read the Manual and you'll be an all out pro. Get the Power Supply. This thing should come with it because it will kill batteries within like 4 or 5 hours. Its worth the money though. I was stuck between this and the 4 track version. I am so glad I got the 8 track. Way less track bouncing and much more recording, panning and mixing that you can do. The built in mics sound great to me.The metronome really helps you get great sounding tracks. I've been told the same by people that have heard my recordings. Get a bigger SD card though. If you're like me, we're coming up with stuff all of the time. You'll appreciate being able to have all of your material there ready to edit, and some backups, in case you mess up. The transferring to computer process takes a little bit but not more than like 5 to 10 minutes depending on how big the file is. Everything is really easy compared to my old Cubase.

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Yes if it was lost or stolen I would replace it.

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I am VERY pleased with this purchase. The pocketstudio is user friendly and not difficult to figure out at all. Makes the amateur recording artist into an amateur professional ;). The shortcomings are that you get what you pay for. Something so small has limitations in sound levels. If you are using the pocketstudio for homerecording to get some tracks down before going into a studio, then this is exactly what you want. Only one track can be mastered at a time, so keep that in mind. You have to dump the files onto your pc before you can master another track. 2Gb is not sufficient storage, so plan on getting a bigger SD card right away. Notwithstanding the limitations, this little gem is a keeper.

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I needed something to quickly lay down harmonies over stereo tracks. Importing and exporting is a bit of work, as with any small, menu-driven interface, but works well and is easy to understand. Do read the manual, get the AC adapter, and a big SD card for convenience. The built-in mics work well, though you may get buttons clicks in your recording when punching in if you use them. External mics work great with it. Nice that it has phantom. Flexible input settings. Easy monitoring.Watch the overload indicators. It's hard to tell from the level meters when you'll hit them, and there is no forgiveness in digital overload. The only thing I really wish it had was basic compression.

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It just doesn't have as many options as I would like, and can find in other all-in-one recorders. If you just want direct recordings from the built-in mics and a tiny bit of sound manipulation (HI/LO eq + reverb) then I guess it's fine, but there are so many more intricate recorders, also portable, and with built-in mics, around the same price. It is very easy to use though I have to give it that.

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Despite what other reviews are stating, I found this unit to be extremely difficult to transfer data to my computer, and I lost a bunch of data while trying to transfer to my computer, after several hours/days of hard work. I personally despise this machine (I have owned it for a little over a year); I would trade for another unit in a heartbeat. Next time I will shop for a unit that has the option of printing a cd from the board itself. I will also look for a unit that has more effects in it.While I was in my home studio, the play back of this machine did sound great. However, punching in and out was a real paint in the brain; it was easier and faster to just rerecord the entire song, rather than keep playing with this cheap software for hours and hours. Overall, I would not purchase this item again, nor would I recommend it to a friend. I am going pawn shopping today to see about possibly trading this piece of Tascam.

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i will keep it until I want more functionality. That day may or may not come but if it does I tascm is wher I would look first

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I like everything about it. I wish it had more affects. YES I would buy another one if something happened to this one

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