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TASCAM DP-004Item ID: DP0044-track SD Recorder with 2 1/4" Inputs, Headphone Output, USB 2.0, 16-bit/44.1kHz Resolution, 1GB SD Card Yes, It's In Stock!This item is available for immediate delivery. Our centrally-located warehouse ensures you the fastest delivery time in the industry. Order now by adding to your cart or call your Sales Engineer.Get more value at Sweetwater
From Our Research Team:Four-track Recording Made Simple!The DP-004 is an easy to use 4-track recorder with a layout much like Tascam's groundbreaking cassette recorders. Yet, it has modern conveniences, such as USB 2.0, is smaller than a paperback book, and features built-in microphones, so you can take it anywhere. If you want to connect other instruments or microphones, the DP-004 has two 1/4" inputs - audio is saved to an SD card at excellent CD quality. Other features include a bounce function, flexible editing, a built-in tuner, and a metronome on the Tascam DP-004.Tascam DP-004 Portable Digital Pocketstudio 4-track SD Recorder at a Glance:
Take it anywhere and start recording with the built-in microphones The Tascam DP-004 Portable Digital Pocketstudio is smaller than a paperback book, so you can take it with you anywhere. Plus, you don't have to worry about bringing a bunch of extra gear with you when you want to capture an idea - the DP-004 has a pair of built-in microphones for recording ideas on the fly. Connect up your own microphones, instruments, or line-level gear While the DP-004 makes a great partner for recording impromptu jam sessions with its built-in microphone, it's also equipped to handle your professional recording needs, such as creating a band demo. Two 1/4" inputs accept microphone or line-level signals. The first input can also switch so it's suitable for recording your bass or guitar signal directly. Easy-to-use interface resembles a cassette 4-track Tascam's cassette Portastudios were extremely popular - mainly because they were so easy to use effectively. The DP-004 follows that lineage and offers a user-friendly layout, much like those cassette 4-tracks. You can easily assign an input to any of the four tracks just by pressing two buttons. One touch of the record button "arms" the tracks for recording and a second touch starts the recording. You can adjust all the audio levels by using the input knobs and viewing the meters on the DP-004's LCD screen. Records at CD-quality to removable SD cards Tascam kept quality and convenience in mind when building the DP-004. Audio records as a CD-quality 16-bit/44.1kHz WAV file, so your performances sound great. What's more, all the audio records to SD Card media and a generous 1GB card is included with the recorder. SD Card media is great because it's removable, expandable, and affordable. You can pop in another card, just like you'd put in a new tape to start another recording. And for longer recording sessions, you can put in a higher-capacity card. Connects to your computer via USB 2.0 Once you've recorded your tracks, it's easy to get them to your computer to load to your webpage, e-mail to friends, load into your portable media player, or just burn to disc. The Tascam DP-004 connects to your computer via fast USB 2.0. Professional features, such as a bounce function, an editor, and a tuner Just like with popular cassette recorders, once you've mixed your four tracks together you can bounce them over to a new track and make room for more overdub layers - the DP-004's only limited by the amount of layers you can dream up! It also features flexible editing tools, so you can clean up mistakes or silence noises in a track. If you happen to record over something by mistake, an Undo button is handy so you don't have to sweat it. Other professional features include a repeat mode for the recorder. There's even a built-in tuner and a metronome, making the DP-004 an incredibly convenient tool. Tascam DP-004 Portable Digital Pocketstudio 4-track SD Recorder Features:
The Tascam DP-004 offers a classic, easy-to-use 4-track recorder design yet adds the modern conveniences you'll want and need!
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Reviewsbased on 4 reviewsgreat for demo's
by Kelvin from indianapolis IN
To supplement this review, you should call Sweetwater and chat with them... my guess is that SW doesn't sell bad products, and their comparison knowledge is astounding - when you are thinking about wh... read more [+]at to buy, they can help you narrow down choices based on your style of music and what you are recording. That's my experience with my dedicated sales engineer (who now remembers my style of music and what I've previously bought from them).December 21, 2011 Music Background: home recorder, musician For this 4 track, after a few basic tests, I find myself liking this unit quite a bit. I need a very quick way to get down ideas with simple multi-track... so I just tested the on-board mic's and they were quieter and fuller than expected. I was able to get down a 3 track idea, make a quick mix, and export to my computer without reading the manual at all. I used to own a Boss BR-8, and this sounds better to my ears (probably because of advances in converter technology over the past ~7 years), which is great. A few reviews cautioned that the mix-down was complicated, I didn't find it complicated. Sure, you have to record all the multi-tracks to one stereo file with real-time play-back - but I find that process fine, it's nice to listen to the play-back again while it's copying. Then it's drag and drop to a computer via USB. I did goof this process up one time before guessing the right way to do this (note again that I didn't even look for the manual). I also own a Mac and an Apogee Duet, and this definitely won't replace that set-up, or come close . But I find the simplicity of this unit inspiring... and somehow having a recorder that only does audio is nice. When booting a computer, it asks what you want to do - when booting this 4 track, it's ready to record audio. I like that. close [-] Tascam DP-004
by Joseph Spallone from Glen Gardner NJ
The Tascam DP-004 recorder is just the right recorder I needed for my apartment studio. I actually recorded my part of my original song, and the guy from comcast that comes by the apartment complex to... read more [+] work on the cable is my keyboard player, and plays his part of the song, when he was in the area. then, my nephew came to play bass, and everything worked out just perfect!! I didnt' need any more then what the DP-004 puts out. it is just right!!! thanks Sweetwater! close [-]
December 5, 2011 Music Background: Musician Sweetwater Advice
Kenny BergleAmazing recorder for the $ from the original innovator in singer/songwriter workstations, TASCAM. This is one of the easiest multi-track digital recorders around! Really Cool for what it is!!
by William Jones from Jasper, Georgia
This is really cool for what is. I purchased this a while back because the look of it made me nostalgic for the old Tascam Porta-One Cassette 4 track I cut my teeth on. This thing runs rings around th... read more [+]e Porta-One in terms of sound quality and features. I think the Porta-One costed me about $600.00 in 1986(I'm dating myself) and was not capable of doing what this thing will do(The two hundred dollar price tag is quite a shocker considering all the features this thing has under the hood). The built-in mics are not my favorite. I prefer to use external pre-amps and quality condenser mics. I suppose if you were to drop it in the middle of a loud band rehearsal, the external mics would be o.k. Don't really care for them for recording acoustic guitar and vocals. This thing is convenient considering it is smaller than a paperback novel and you can take it with you just about anywhere. It sure beats lugging one of the many mobile hardware recorders around with you. I'd still recommend using a really good condenser mic/mic-pre-amp with it. The sound comes out a lot better. close [-]
July 7, 2009 Music Background: Semi-Pro Musician and Singer, Home Recordist and Hobbyist,etc. Not a direct WAV recorder
by David in Baja from Baja, CA, Mexico
This may be a good multitrack recorder but I expected something way different from this unit. I expected to be able to record two tracks, left and right off a mixer as a stereo signal to WAV format an... read more [+]d then transfer that file to a computer... not a chance! Not without sooo many steps and so much time.March 31, 2009 Music Background: Live Sound Engineer Records only to its own proprietary format. Mixdown to a useable format is in realtime... no speedy file coversion here... two hour recording = two more hours for mixdown, at least. Produces two seperate files, not one stereo file. Ate my 16gig HDSD card; the Tascam formatted it, couldn't read it after that. My computer and camera can still read it... they see it as a 4gig card now. The unit came with a wrong button... a play button ">" was in the stop button place so I had two play buttons instead of a play button and a stop button. The front of the unit has a nice feel. The knobs feel solid. The battery cover on the back doesn't feel right at all. You have to remove the batteries to get to the SD card slot. Didn't find the user interface intuitive at all, but then I wanted it to do something it wasn't designed to do. Like I say, maybe a perfect unit for desperate multitracking... wouldn't call the thing a recorder in any practicle sense. I did not buy this unit through Sweetwater. Am looking at the Zoom H4n to replace it with. close [-] Also popular
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