Re: [ARSCLIST] Tascam portable multitrack cassette recorders

[John Spencer <js@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

Fostex was the probable market leader of the 8-track 1/4" recorder during
the 1980s (I believe the first was the "A-8"), as it was used to compete
with the 1/2" Tascam versions during the same time period.

A Studer it certainly was not.

--
John Spencer
http://www.bridgemediasolutions.com/


> From: Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:14:19 -0400
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Tascam portable multitrack cassette recorders
>
> Speaking of odd formats, has anyone seen an 8 track 1/4" playback head?
>
> Steve Smolian
>
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> From: "ajs6f@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <ajs6f@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Tascam portable multitrack cassette recorders
>
>
> Without disagreeing with anything else said below, I'd like to point
> out that some other manufacturers who have produced machines that will
> happily (and correctly) play back double-speed four-track cassettes are
> Yamaha, Marantz, Vestax, and Fostex (although built-in support for the
> various tape-types and NR varies widely). I don't mean to suggest that
> this format is or ever was a good choice for original recording or
> archiving when other options are available, just that the format is not
> solely Tascam-proprietary. It's certainly strongly associated with
> Tascam, because they seem to be and have been the most popular
> machines.
>
>>  This, however, is essentially a Tascam-specific format and is not
>> something I would want to archive to. Nor is it really something I
>> would want to record to--although four-channel field recordings are
>> much more expensive if you step up from the 414/424.
>>
>>  On the other hand, if you're giving it to a kid to learn a bit about
>> recording, it's probably fine.
>>
>>  I think Steve S. and I are in violent agreement once again -- his
>> succinct reply captured my initial response as well.
>>
>>  Cheers,
>>
>>  Richard
>>
>>  At 09:20 AM 4/23/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>> Tascam is still making portable multi-track cassette recorders--four
>> models to be exact, one of them apparently a new release. Two of these
>> offer 3.75 ips. Does anyone out there have any experience or knowledge
>> of these machines? The link is below--you might have trouble finding
>> the page on the Tascam site if you started from the homepage, as these
>> are all to be found on a page labeled "personal creativity."
>>
>> http://www.tascam.com/product_list.php?cPath=60&nav=pc_cassette
>>
>>
>>
>
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> A. Soroka; ajs6f@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>