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    Tascam Portastudio 424 MkII

    Portastudio

    With the advent of digital portastudios, manufacturers are busily revamping their analogue machines and packaging them full of more features. Andy Davies checks out Tascam's latest cherry...

    Reviews Sep 1996
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    Yamaha MD4

    Digital Multitracker

    Using MD Data disks to deliver superb quality digital sound in a familiar package, does Yamaha's digital 4-track finally sound the death knell for the humble cassette multitracker? Paul Ward spins the wheel of fortune...

    Reviews Sep 1996
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    Tascam 564

    Digital MiniDisc Portastudio (Preview)

    Tascam revolutionised home recording with their cassette-based Portastudio, but haven't yet offered a budget digital version to compete with the Fostex DMT8/D80 and Roland VS880. Now their 4-track MiniDisc-based 564 is almost ready. Paul White gets a sneak preview...

    Reviews Aug 1996
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    Tascam DA38

    Digital Recorder

    Can Tascam's lean, mean DA38 offer musicians more functionality than the portlier DA88 without compromising on quality — and give the Alesis ADAT XT a run for its money? Paul White investigates.

    Reviews Aug 1996
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    Tascam 302

    Dual Cassette Deck

    Paul White takes Tascam's new dual cassette deck into the studio for practical trials.

    Reviews Jul 1996
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    Fostex D80

    Digital Multitrack Recorder

    The battle for control of the affordable digital multitracker market has intensified in 1996. Paul White puts Fostex's latest weapon, the rackmounting D80, to the test.

    Reviews Jun 1996
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    Akai DR16

    Hard Disk Multitrack Recorder

    Though hard disk recording offers possibilities far beyond those achievable with magnetic tape, it often sports a vastly more complex user interface, which can alienate the tape-based faithful. But Akai's new 16-track hard disk recorder seeks to meet the tape heads halfway, David Mellor plays ambassador...

    Reviews May 1996
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    Pioneer D9601

    High Sampling Rate DAT Recorder

    Paul White ponders the benefits of a DAT recorder with a 40kHz audio bandwidth.

    Reviews Apr 1996
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    Roland VS880 & VS8F1

    Digital Multitrack & Effects Board

    Hot on the heels of Fostex's DMT8 Roland's new VS880 offers another take on the affordable digital multitracker concept. But as Paul White discovers, beneath the apparent similarities lie significant differences...

    Reviews Mar 1996
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    Roland VS880

    Digital Multitrack Recorder (Preview)

    Have Fostex really stolen Roland's thunder with their digital multitrack? Mystic Paul White thinks Roland might have a trick up their sleeve.

    Reviews Feb 1996
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    Tascam DAP1

    Portable DAT Machine

    Paul White gets out and about with the Tascam DAP1 and discovers the joys of collecting sounds outside the studio.

    Reviews Feb 1996
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    Alesis ADAT XT front panel.

    Alesis ADAT XT

    8-track Digital Audio Recorder

    ADAT is dead, long live the ADAT XT. Paul White reports on the rebirth of a classic.

    Reviews Jan 1996
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    Emu Darwin

    Digital Audio Disk Recorder

    Having led the way in the '80s sampling revolution, Emu have turned their attention to the '90s discipline of hard disk recording with the Darwin digital recorder. Paul Ward checks out the new species on the block...

    Reviews Jan 1996
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    Fostex DMT8

    Digital Multitracker

    Paul White visits the future of home recording, where tape heads never need cleaning, cassettes never jam and mistakes can be undone at the touch of a button.

    Reviews Dec 1995
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    SEKD Samplitude Studio

    PC Hard Disk Recording Software

    Keen to get into PC hard disk recording? Samplitude Studio, the top of an impressive range of programs from German manufacturers SEKD, is one of the cheaper options available — but it's certainly not short on features. Panicos Georghiades and Gabriel Jacobs are mightily impressed...

    Reviews Nov 1995
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    Canam Quartz

    PC Digital Recording & MIDI Sequencing Software

    This new French program must be one of the cheapest ways of integrating digital audio and MIDI sequencing. Panicos Georghiades and Gabriel Jacobs put it through its paces.

    Reviews Nov 1995
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    Fostex DMT-8

    Digital Multitracker (Preview)

    Paul White provides a sneak preview of the world's first truly portable 8-track digital multitracker for musicians.

    Reviews Oct 1995
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    Philips DCC170

    Digital Recorder

    Paul White tries out a deceptively small mastering recorder that's ideal for location recording and sample gathering.

    Reviews Sep 1995
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    Creamware TripleDAT

    Digital Audio Interface

    Out of the wilds of Germany comes an interesting attempt at addressing the key aspects of hard disk recording on the PC for the DAT-owning musician. Brian Heywood reports.

    Reviews Sep 1995
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    Tascam DA-20

    Digital Audio Tape Recorder

    Tascam's new DAT machine combines professional features with an affordable price. Paul White puts it to the test.

    Reviews Aug 1995
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    Akai DR8

    Hard Disk Recorder

    Random access recording offers many benefits over tape for the creative recordist. David Mellor samples this 8-track offering from Akai.

    Reviews Aug 1995

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