DP-008
Compact 8-track Digital Portastudio
This model has been discontinued.
It has been replaced with the DP-008EX.
TASCAM culminates 30 years of Portastudio Recording with the DP-008, a portable 8-track recorder for all musicians. TASCAM's DP-008 is an eight-track recorder that captures CD-quality audio, two tracks at a time. You can use built-in microphones to grab ideas, plug condenser mics into the XLR inputs or plug a guitar directly in to lay tracks. There's even a metronome and chromatic tuner built-in for tight-sounding tracks. The DP-008 also allows you to digitally bounce tracks to make room for more, and touches like editing and undo make recording stress-free.
Each track on the DP-008 has its own row of knobs for level, pan and effects, just like our classic cassette Portastudios of the past. The effects knob sends to a built-in stereo reverb processor with hall, room, stage and other effects. Each track also has EQ to tailor the sound for your mix. When your song is complete, mix it to a dedicated stereo track while riding levels and flipping pan as much as you want. You can export your mix, or even individual tracks, as a WAV file.
TASCAM invented the home recording studio with the original cassette Portastudio. The DP-008 takes the ease-of-use of those classic songwriting tools and adds portability, digital sound quality, effects and mixdown to bring home recording into the 21st century. Simplify your recording workflow with TASCAM's DP-008.
Also check out the DP-004, the more compact and affordable 4-track version of the Pocketstudio, and the DP-02 which records to hard drive and includes CD burning.
Spec description
- 8-track Digital Portastudio
- 2-track simultaneous recording
- (2) XLR microphone inputs with phantom power
- (2) 1/4" line inputs, one switchable to guitar level for direct recording
- 1/4" footswitch input and Autopunch features for punch-in recording
- RCA line outputs
- 1/8" stereo headphone output
- Powered by four AA batteries (included) or PS-P520 power supply (optional)
- Chromatic tuner and metronome features
- Stereo reverb effect on send/return path
- Level, Pan and 2-band EQ controls per channel
- 44.1kHz/16-bit recording resolution
- Records to SD or SDHC Card media, up to 32GB supported
- USB 2.0 connection to computer for backup and track/mixdown export
- 2GB SD Card, USB cable, AA batteries included
- Built-in stereo electret condenser microphones
- Backlit LCD display
Supported Media / Other
SD Supported Mediadp-008_008ex_tested_media_list_.pdf 115.5 KB
Manuals
DP-008 Owner's Manual | 10-13-2009 | 8.2 MB |
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Firmware
DP-008 version 1.01 release notes | 04-26-2011 | 146.5 KB |
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DP-008 firmware update version 1.01 | 04-19-2011 | 295.5 KB |
Supported Media / Other
SD Supported Media | 04-26-2024 | 115.5 KB |
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FAQs
Any momentary closure, normally open footswitch can be used in its place. For example, BOSS FS-5U or M-Audio SP-1.