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Rating And Reviews: Tascam DP24 Portastudio

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"I want to Love it but I just kind of like it!" submitted July 6, 2012

By Paige One in dallas, TX
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Musical Background: 20 year Recording Tech
Music Style: Christian, Pop Rock, Electronic and Country
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Sound: I like that they made a bigger better DP unit. The unit is not an upgrade from the 2488 neo or the 2488 series. This is a 24 track DP. The sound is a little more like computer recording. The unit sounds good. But the 2488 neo Sounds Better. Feature: The features are similar to the 2488 neo. I thought they would give you more stereo effect options. On the 2488 neo you could only use it once and on the DP 24 you can only use it once. This is 2012 I'm sure that Tascam could have expanded this unit in this area so you could use the stereo effects on four groups. The 2488 neo had an 80G hard drive. On this unit you can use removable SD cards up to 16G (50:02) pretty good 32 would have been better. Flanger and Phaser is missing on the single effects. If you have never used the 2488 neo you wont care and maybe you have a few outboard effects units with Flanger and Phaser on them. The screen is nice. Having the panning and EQ effects pods out of the menu is really good. When you think of how much stuff you can get IN THE BOX for under $200.00. I think Tascam should have put more into this unit. All the inputs are on the back of the unit with a HI Z for your guitar. It's also more like a 18 track recorder seeing that 12 of the tracks are stereo. Ease of Use: The unit is pretty easy to use. If you are not use to Tascam then you might be overwhelmed because this is technical recording device. Even though I have a few dislikes of the unit it is still an all in one 24 track (18 track) recording studio with features dudes only dreamed of in the 80's and 90's. Quality: The unit looks and feels like a tank. It is thinner than the 2488 neo but it feels like it could take a beating and keep on ticking. Value: I got it as a gift. My wife said it was 699 at the time of purchase. Now it is $900. I like hardware devices so it would be good for people who dislike computer software. Manufacturer Support: Not friendly, but very technically informed about the equipment. The Wow Factor: The unit looks great. It has lots of pods and flashing buttons. Overall: This is not an upgrade from the 2488 neo. This is a 24 track DP from the DP series with some of the feature from the 2488 series. If you have only used DP series recorders then this is a Fab unit. If you have used the 2488 series ie the neo then you might be disappointed after you get over looking at the fancy new LCD screen.
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"It All Went Downhill From There!" submitted January 6, 2013

By Doug Hughes in Waco, TX
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Musical Background: 50 yrs professional playing (retired): Elec Gtr, Bass Gtr, Native American Flute
Music Style: Country, as well as a mix of other types of music.
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Overall: I was searching for a new Tascam 2488neo when I stumbled upon the Tascam DP24. To my dismay, I discovered that the Tascam 2488neo was no longer available, so I bought the DP24. At first, I was impressed by the DP24's colorful display and buttons, etc. It all went down hill from there! The first thing that turned me off was the flimsy CD inject/eject mechanism. It was a real drag when, with a great amount of difficulty, I tried to put a CD on it. At first I thought it was utterly impossible, but after 5 minutes of wiggling it around and cursing it... I finally succeeded. It never got easier with use. Everything was looking pretty good after that, until I experienced the SD Card. I'm not a genius, and I admit that I'm not familiar with SD Cards, so I'll cut the SD Card thing some slack. All I know is... after my 4th effort of laying down hours of tracks, only to lose my whole project to freeze-ups, I dumped this machine on the first person who wanted it. When I succeeded at recording a project I was happy with the result, but after losing several projects, I decided in was not worth it. I wish I had never heard of a Tascam DP24! What do we have to do to convince Tascam to bring back the Tascam 2488neo... or at least something similar? In my opinion, the Tascam DP24 is a failure. Now, I'm searching for a good used Tascam 2488neo. I will add that I have used Tascam support a couple of times, and I was pleased with their service.
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"Waste of money" submitted October 18, 2012

By Shaun D in Utica, MI
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Overall: Don't bother; unit seemed great at first but with only light use has frozen multiple times during recording. A few of those times the unit had to be restarted. Upon restarting, the entire song file is now corrupted and I've lost ALL my work with that particular song. I am VERY disappointed !!! Of course this happened just past the 90 day warranty period on labor (parts is 1 year). I'm considering boycotting Tascam for good !
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"Tascam DP24 Portastudio Digital Recorder" submitted December 3, 2012

By Greg B in Stanwood, WA
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Musical Background: Play Pro 30 + years
Music Style: rock and R& B
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Overall: works well and easy to operate
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