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The DP-02 is based on Tascam’s popular DP-01 digital Portastudio™ that has been updated with a fresh new look, new effects, and an improved menu and display.
The DP-02 records to an 80-gigabyte internal hard drive and offers a pair of XLR mic inputs with phantom power as well as dedicated controls for volume, pan, high and low EQ per track. It is further equipped with a multieffect processor, stereo reverb, chromatic tuner and a slot-type CD burner for CD masters and song backup and features workstation-style editing and a USB 2.0 port for computer backup or external processing.
The DP-01 was a huge success for Tascam because musicians could record digitally as easily as they did with their first cassette 4-tracks recorder. The DP-02 Portastudio stands by this tradition and adds the comfort and sound quality achieved by modern digital recording technology.
Main Features
- Digital Portastudio with built-in 80-GB hard drive and CD-RW burner / CD-ROM drive
- 8-track recording at uncompressed CD quality
- Create hits at professional audio quality
- 2-track simultaneous recording
- Record in stereo or record two independent mono sources
- Dedicated stereo mixdown track
- Mix your song to a stereo file you can transfer to a computer for CD burning or MP3 encoding
- Dedicated controls on each channel for volume, pan, effect send, EQ high & EQ low
- Use real knobs and buttons to change your sound like on an analogue recorder/mixer
- Two-band shelving EQ per track
- Decide for yourself which frequencies the low and high EQ knobs cut or boost depending on your sound sources
- Two TRS mic/line inputs, one switchable to Guitar
- Plug in and record microphones, synths, guitars, drum machines etc. directly
- Two phantom powered XLR microphone inputs
- Plug in condenser microphones for a higher recording quality
- Effects send and stereo return
- Patch in an external reverb or effects processor
- RCA line output
- Connect to monitor amplifier/speakers or record your mix to an external recorder
- SPDIF digital optical output
- Record your mix to a CD or MD recorder at high quality
- Headphone output with level control
- Monitor with headphones, or use a Y-cable to connect speakers and control their volume
- MIDI output for Timecode or Clock
- Synchronize a drum machine or MIDI sequencer to your song
- USB 2.0 port for computer backup
- Export your mix recording or individual tracks (WAV files) or back up your song to a computer; import individual tracks (WAV files) or restore backed-up songs from a computer
- Workstation-style editing: copy, paste, move, erase, silence
- Edit your tracks like a pro: tighten your timing, create loops, cut unwanted noise etc.
- Built-in reverb processor
- Polish your mixes
- Built-in multi-effects processor
- Process your track with delay, chorus, flange, amp modeling or other effects as you record
- Built-in chromatic tuner
- Tune your instrument precisely
- Slot-type CD-RW burner / CD-ROM drive
- Create audio CDs from your mixes, backup/restore your projects, import/export WAV files from/to CD or CD-RW
Specifications
| Digital outputs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Digital Output | Optical digital audio output (TOSLINK) | |
| Data format | SPDIF 1 | |
| Audio performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Frequency response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz, +1 dB/–3 dB | |
| Signal-to-noise ratio (22-kHz LPF) | > 85 dB(A) | |
| Total harmonic distortion (1 kHz, 10 dBV, 22-kHz LPF, MASTER fader at nominal) | < 0.02 % | |
| Power supply and other specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| External power adapter AC input | 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz | |
| External power adapter output | 12 V | |
| External power adapter output current | 2.5 A | |
| Power consumption | 11 W | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 416 mm x 65 mm x 299 mm | |
| Weight | 4.5 kg | |
Design and specifications subject to change without notice.