Tascam DP 02CF vs DP 008

[toni.daredevil]

New at recording.. so excuse me if my question is too silly...

Which one do you recommend Tascam DP 02CF or the brand new Tascam DP 008?
What are the main (and practical) differences?

One more question (extremely important for me): may I record guitar with the stompboxes straight into the input of the Tascam (any of them: DP 02Cf or 008)?

Thanks!

 

[A Reel Person]

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Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft!

 

[jjones1700]

Dave took care of the major differences.

You can run a guitar straight into either one. There is a setting (DP-02cf is a switch vs. the DP-008 is in a menu) to attenuate the input for either mics or direct instruments.

I've already got the DP-004 and a DP-02CF. I like them both. I always have the DP-004 with me in my backpack since it is extremely portable and battery powered. I save the DP-02CF for when have the time and space to pull it out and set it up. The DP-008 is great for basic recording, but like Dave mentioned, there is no eq or effects send/receive; strictly gain and panning.

 

[trigger]

TASCAM culminates 30 years of Portastudio Recording with the DP-008, a portable 8-track recorder for all musicians. TASCAM's DP-008 is an eight-track recorder that captures CD-quality audio, two tracks at a time. You can use built-in microphones to grab ideas, plug condenser mics into the XLR inputs or plug a guitar directly in to lay tracks. There's even a metronome and chromatic tuner built-in for tight-sounding tracks. The DP-008 also allows you to digitally bounce tracks to make room for more, and touches like editing and undo make recording stress-free.

Each track on the DP-008 has its own row of knobs for level, pan and effects, just like our classic cassette Portastudios of the past. The effects knob sends to a built-in stereo reverb processor with hall, room, stage and other effects. Each track also has EQ to tailor the sound for your mix. When your song is complete, mix it to a dedicated stereo track while riding levels and flipping pan as much as you want. You can export your mix, or even individual tracks, as a WAV or MP3 file.

TASCAM invented the home recording studio with the original cassette Portastudio. The DP-008 takes the ease-of-use of those classic songwriting tools and adds portability, digital sound quality, effects and mixdown to bring home recording into the 21st century. Simplify your recording workflow with TASCAM's DP-008.

 

[jjones1700]

Bastards! It looks to be a mini-version of the DP-02CF after all. Well, it just made my DP-004 obsolete.

 

[A Reel Person]

Yeah, of course!

I'd read all that techy stuff on the DP-008 previously, but it just slipped my mind!

The DP-004 was obsolete when it hit the market! Ever hear of the PS-5 ?????

 

[jjones1700]

I'd read all that techy stuff on the DP-008 previously, but it just slipped my mind!

The DP-004 was obsolete when it hit the market! Ever hear of the PS-5 ?????

Except that one only works in mp3 format.