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TASCAM US-16x08 USB Audio Interface

16-in/8-out USB 2.0 Audio Interface with 8 Microphone Preamplifiers, All-analog I/O, and Onboard DSP for Mixing and Input EQ/Compression
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Killer I/O and DSP-enhanced Workflow

The TASCAM US-16x08 USB audio interface is an excellent bread-and-butter option for anyone looking for enough flexibility to handle a variety of recording setups. For starters, the connections onboard the US-16x08 lets you hook up eight microphones and leaves you with enough line-level I/O for outboard processing, monitor mixes, stereo instruments, and more. There's also MIDI I/O for keyboards and controllers. Onboard DSP takes care of essential processing and effects, as well as low latency routing, and since it's totally class compliant, you can use your TASCAM US-16x08 with your Mac, Windows PC, or mobile gadget.

Onboard DSP delivers low-latency mixing and handy onboard processing

The TASCAM US-16x08's integrated DSP equips this USB 2.0 audio interface with the kind of flexibility the home recording experts here at Sweetwater don't typically see on such a budget-friendly model. In addition to the DSP mixer, which offers you virtually latency-free monitor mixing, this onboard processor is robust enough to provide each of the US-16x08's input channels with a 4-band EQ and compression, offering you polished sound as you record.

TASCAM US-16x08 USB Audio Interface Features:
  • A versatile 16-in, 8-out USB 2.0 audio interface with onboard DSP and up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution
  • 8 Ultra-HDDA microphone preamps deliver clean and quiet operation with up to 56dB of gain
  • 2 of the 8 line inputs offer switchable instrument-level more for direct bass and guitar recording
  • 8 balanced line-level outputs accommodate multiple monitor mixes and outboard processing sends
  • MIDI I/O lets you connect keyboards and controllers without additional hardware
  • Onboard DSP mixer offers near-latency-free monitor mixing and flexible routing
  • DSP also provides a 4-band equalizer and compression on each input channel for smoother tracking
  • Class-compliant USB is compatible with Mac and Windows PCs as well as iOS
  • Includes removable rack ears for mounting in a standard 19" equipment rack
The TASCAM US-16x08 USB audio interface makes recording easy and hassle free!

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Tech Specs

  • Computer Connectivity: USB 2.0
  • Form Factor: Desktop/Rackmount
  • Simultaneous I/O: 16 x 8
  • Number of Preamps: 8
  • Phantom Power: Yes
  • A/D Resolution: 24-bit/96kHz
  • Effects: Yes
  • Analog Inputs: 8 x XLR, 2 x 1/4" (line/instrument), 6 x 1/4" (line)
  • Analog Outputs: 8 x 1/4" (line)
  • Headphones: 1 x 1/4" (stereo)
  • MIDI I/O: In/Out
  • USB: 1 x Type B
  • Power Supply: 12V DC power supply (included)
  • Height: 2.32"
  • Width: 17.51"
  • Depth: 8.62"
  • Weight: 6.11 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: US-16x08

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Rated 5/5

Drivers Used To Be Horrible, Now They Work Perfectly

When I first bought this interface in 2018 I had an insane amount of issues trying to get it to work without making horrible glitching noises, but since they came out with the v4 drivers it's been an amazing interface. I love the mixer interface. The interface doesn't have top of the line preamps, but I have a few separate preamps of my own that I run into the line-ins on the back and the included preamps are still 8/10 quality just not universal audio quality. For anyone reading the early reviews that complain about drivers this interface works great now on Windows 10/11.
Music background: Studio Owner / Electronic Music Producer
Rated 5/5

Amazing home studio audio interface

I have a small home studio with 8 mic drum set, 2 stereo pair overheads, 3 Tom's, snare, bass, and room. Great quality for price. Nice preamp. Good software and you will have spen a lot more to gain any sound quality. Totally recommend for the drummer who needs great sound, performance, and a lot of inputs.
Rated 4.5/5

Great buy!

Bought this to record drums. I was a lil concerned because a handful of reviews said they had driver issues and it never really worked. But I decided to roll them dice. I'm glad I did. Works very well. It's awesome that you can eq and add compression and panning from interface going into your DAW. Yes, the unit looks basic and the knobs are not as easy as some models but it doesn't affect anything. I would buy it again.
Music background: Drummer 20 years
Rated 4/5

Tascam 16 x 08 audio interface

This is a pretty down-to-earth piece of equipment. Fairly easy to understand. And even the introductory software is just a breeze to work through! I only wish that all of the inputs were on the back so you didn't have to use your microphone designator to run your patch cords to. But other than that... It is a great and valuable piece of equipment needed in every home studio! Also have to give a shout out tool Caleb Berry and all of the Sweetwater team! You have got my band(HEAD FIRST) total business!
Music background: Vocals( that's a 5 octave range), piano, guitar.
Rated 4/5

A beginner's impressions

I must preface that I got my used, so perhaps you should consider that while reading my review. Despite getting it second hand, mine was in great condition, it honestly seemed like new.
I've only had this device for a couple months.
My first impression was that I didn't like how the gain knobs felt. The resistence was kind of high, so turning the plastic knobs felt like a chore compared to the Behringer U-Phoria umc404hd I bought prior to this unit.
Again, I am fairly new to the audio production side of the industry so I don't have extensive experience with other interfaces.

For the price range, this seemed like a no-brainer. Having 8 mic preamps, and 8 addition line inputs is very nice. Yes, you can record all 16 analog inputs on their own tracks in your DAW at the same time. That question seemed to come up a lot while researching this, so I figured I'd put that out there.
While there are only 8 inputs and mic pres, you can always use an external mic preamp or a mixer with it's own preamps to utilize all 16 channels with microphones.
This device seems to be capable of much more than I initially thought, as ai discover a new feature everytime I look up a review or demo of it. I haven't used the MIDI I/O.
I wish there was more than one headphone jack on this device for easier 0 latency monitoring, you can even see a perfect space on the device for another headphone gain knob, almost as if the device is mocking you.
It does come with a Digital Mixer software that has EQ, a compressor, and I'm sure a couple other features. The Digital Mixer is very cool conceptually, and I can see it being great for a live show, hiwever I use my DAW to record live shows anyways and jist route the main outs to the line outputs on the back of the device, so I have no use for the Digital Mixer yet. Make sure all the faders are set to unity gain and nothing is muted or panned, because everything that goes into your daw first goes through that Digital Mixer.
The cool part about the Digital mixer is the routing, you can change how the outputs work, whether you want the computer signal only coming through the headphones or main outs, and for easy direct monitoring, you can have the master bus from the mixer going directly to headphones, then mute input monitoring in your DAW.

Downloading the Drivers was easy enough HOWEVER, much like what happened to the the M-Audio Fasttrack Ultra, the drivers are ONLY available online, and it's 100% possible for Tascam to eventually remove the drivers from their website, thus outmoding this device before it's supposed to not work anymore. All it would take it releasing an updated driver that doesn't work properly, choosing to never update it again, and removing the older working drivers from their website, permanently ending this devices career.

It seems that this device had a ROUGH start, everyone before 2019 seemed to have issues with the drivers not working properly or something related, but I got mine in 2020, and the drivers work just fine, the device never needs to be unplugged to reset anything so far.

I have experienced audio glitches, like a static sound or brief clipping sound during playback and/or recording. I'm not sure if thats my PC or what, but it has yet to affect the actual recordings. When I have an audio glitches, usually I close and reopen my DAW, and the actual tracks have no glitches in them.
I love the fact that if I upgrade at some point, I can keep this device and use it as an analog 8 mic preamp.
The rubber padded feet for desk use are at a nice incline and feel very sturdy (I think they're aluminum?), and it came with rack-mounting clips if I choose to put it on a rack.
Unlike some devices that can run just off the usb, it does not work without the external power supply plugged in.
I do seema to get audio distortion from the headphone gain knobs much earlier than anticipated, meaning I can turn it to the 2 o'clock position and get some audio distortion, as where my last interface I felt like I had a lot more wiggle room with the main outs/headphones knob. Maybe that's a problem with my PC or my headphones but I have noticed it more than once.

I'm sure as I get more experience recording that I'll have more complaints about this device, but currently as someone new to recording it's got a lot going for it.
It's nice having it advertised as a 16 Input device that actually has 16 analog inputs. So many other devices in the exact sa.e price range advertise 14-18-20 different inputs but count the MIDI I/O, the Digital I/O, ADAT I/O, and the spdif as inputs. I'm sure that "counts" but it's nice to see this device has 16 analong inputs in addition to the MIDI I/O. If Tascam wanted to get as cheeky as their competitors about it, they could easily rebrand this as a 17 In 10 Out.

Final thoughts, I've yet to push this device ti it's limits, but as someone who needed to record more than 4-6 inouts at a time, this was no brainer considering the price.
Being limites to 16 inputs with no way to expand is unfortunate, however by the time I need more than 16 inputs I will have long outgrown this device, as others have said.

It also has pretty good resale value despite it's age in 2020, so if you did get this, you wouldn't be significantly in the hole whenever you finally upgrade.
Music background: 14 years playing experience, 4 years instrument coaching, Multi-Instrumentalist, 6 Months Digital Audio Engineering experience, Minor Analog recording experience