RECORDING TASCAM 424 MKII PORTABLE
RECORDING TASCAM 424 MKII PROFESSIONAL
RECORDING TASCAM 424 MKII SERIES

These new cassettes are, without a doubt, the optimal media to use on vintage TASCAM Portastudios.РІР‚Сњ And to ensure the utmost authenticity, we used a TASCAM 424 Portastudio that was refurbished to like-new condition for beta testing during the tape formulation process. Stepp shared his thoughts on the popularity of tape and the warmth of analog, РІР‚СљIn the words of one of our music cassette customers, РІР‚ВNothing sounds like tape!РІР‚в„ў The harmonics, that analog sound, the tangible product, and nostalgia for something РІР‚ВrealРІР‚в„ў are key attributes that, to this day, make analog a vital part of music production. Operators familiar with Portastudios will easily be capable of РІР‚Вfine tuningРІР‚в„ў for the new tape.РІР‚Сњ The recording bias and equalization settings for this tape are as near a match for Portastudios as possible with materials available in 2021.

Steve Stepp, President of National Audio Company, offered his perspective of the TASCAM 424 cassette, РІР‚СљThe TASCAM 424 Type II cassette is a Type II High Bias cobalt formulation using currently available magnetic oxides to recreate the tape which Portastudios were designed to use. The cassette packaging will read РІР‚ВTASCAM 424 Studio Master C-60РІР‚в„ў. The TASCAM 424 cassette employs a hand assembled shell manufactured using traditional injection molding and 3-D printing to re-create the original TEAC shell with miniature gold reels from the early 1980s-in many ways, making the cassette a modern collectorРІР‚в„ўs item. of Springfield, MO, the worldРІР‚в„ўs largest manufacturer of quality cassette tape and the worldРІР‚в„ўs largest duplicator of recorded music cassettes. The new TASCAM 424 cassette was developed in close coordination with National Audio Company, Inc. But today, any high bias type II cassettes are very hard to find. In the early 1980РІР‚в„ўs TASCAM created the legendary РІР‚Сљgold reelРІР‚Сњ cassettes, which are now collector items.

RECORDING TASCAM 424 MKII SERIES

The 144 Portastudio and other follow up Portastudios such as the 244, 246, Porta One, Porta-02, 424 series and more used inexpensive and easily found Type II High Bias cassettes. The 144 truly revolutionized home recording for the masses, and an infinite number of artists and musicians created their music on a Portastudio.

RECORDING TASCAM 424 MKII PORTABLE

In 1979, TASCAM/TEAC created the 144 Portastudio, the worldРІР‚в„ўs first portable home studio integrating a mixer and multi-track recorder. The 424 Studio Master C-60 was developed for the 50th anniversary of TASCAM as a tribute to their rich heritage. With that in mind, TASCAM is pleased to introduce the TASCAM 424 Studio Master High Bias Type II Cassette tape-specifically designed for use with the companyРІР‚в„ўs Portastudio series cassette recorders. And considering that many of todayРІР‚в„ўs digital recordings are mastered at least partially in the analog domain for the РІР‚ВwarmthРІР‚в„ў that many musicians feel digital lacks, analog is likely to be with us for a long time.

RECORDING TASCAM 424 MKII PROFESSIONAL

Santa Fe Springs, CA РІР‚вЂњ December 2021РІР‚В¦ To this day, many aspiring and professional audio recording aficionados adamantly maintain that analog recording and the РІР‚Вgood old daysРІР‚в„ў of tape will never be replaced by todayРІР‚в„ўs random access digital solutions.

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