Is the Tascam 488 any good?

[napoli187]

i'm thinking of buying the tascam 488 8-track for use as an analog aspect to my digital recording. is this a good idea? can i record my tracks on to the tascam then send them to my digital boss br1180 recorder?

 

[regebro]

can i record my tracks on to the tascam then send them to my digital boss br1180 recorder?

Probably not. You would need to be able to record 8 tracks at a time on the Boss, and you can't.

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Fa Napoli:

Here is what you can do with your 488. [I used to use one before I moved to digital.]

You can record on 8 tracks, probably not at once but it is possible if you choose, and then mix that recording and put it into a DAT or a regular cassette.

Then, you can send the DAT recording or cassette recording back into your digital box and merely remaster it in 16 bit {if that's what your digital box can do?] and then burn that to CD.

I'm still remastering old tapes from my 488 into my Yam 2816 and tweaking a bit where possible and burning CD's.

As Rebebro says, you can't do it track per track; however, you can do remastering of the stereo track via the cassette or DAT.







Green Hornet