The Tascam HS-P82 is an eight-track location sound recorder, employing Compact Flash (CF) card digital media, for secure and robust recording with no moving parts. The HS-P8 features an internal stereo mix down capability, in addition to the eight discrete tracks. Audio quality is up to 96kHz/24bit (8-track recording) or 192khz/24bit (4-track recording) quality, with time-code and support for industry standard Broadcast WAV (BWF) file format and iXML.
Also shown for the first time, the US-2000 is a 16-channel USB2.0 rackmount audio interface for multi-channel computer audio applications. The US-2000 provides competitively priced, high end features and specifications for the universally supported USB2.0 connection. Features include six individually phantom powered balanced mic XLR and six balanced ΒΌ inch line inputs, and a stereo digital SPDIF input are located on the rear panel, while two switchable balanced mic/line XLR/jack combi inputs are mounted on the front for convenient connection and disconnection of various signal sources.
Other new Tascam products include the DP-008 8-track SD and SDHC flash card Pocketstudio, the BB-800 'boom box' recorder, the SS-R05 solidstate recorder and MD-02B MD recorder.
(Jim Evans)
