Xref: utzoo rec.music.synth:20432 comp.music:3055 Path: utzoo!mnetor!intacc!zerobeat From: zerobeat@intacc.uucp (Ferenc Szabo) Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music Subject: Re: Tascam 238 8-track cassette Message-ID: <1991Apr10.232908.10780@intacc.uucp> Date: 10 Apr 91 23:29:08 GMT References: <1991Apr6.065301.10704@bradley.bradley.edu> <11925@davidsys.com> Distribution: na Organization: Inter/Access Lines: 46 In article <1991Apr6.065301.10704@bradley.bradley.edu> engineer@buhub.bradley.edu (Aslan) writes: >bierman@davidsys.com writes: > > >>Does anyone out there have any expereince using the Tascam 238 >>8-track cassette recorder? I'm thinking of buying one, and >>I can't find any reviews on it... > >I've heard that putting anything more on a standard cassette than >four tracks isn't good.....It leaves too little space between tracks, >doesn't allow enough space for each tracks info, and you might >experience "bleeding" between tracks....You might want to think about >reel or DAT if you're going for the 8-track..... > >:-) >tim >-- >engineer@buhub.bradley.edu >am948@cleveland.freenet.edu ><>< Uh, whaddaya mean DAT 8 track. DAT is only a stereo format (world standard) but if you meant digital audio tape in the generic sense of the word, Yamaha and Akai make a *relatively* inexpenxive 8 and 12 (respectively) track recorder using digital technology. But you could buy 10 Tascam 8track cassette decks for the same money. I've heard the Tascam 8track and it sounded pretty darn good considering there is twice as much info as 4track. It sounded about as good as the original Tascam 144 4track portastudio that came out in 1980 (?). But then again the brand new Tascam 4track cassette machine sounds way better. But they all pale in comparison to the sound of open reel. Not only is the tape going 2 or 4 times faster, but the track width is twice as wide (quarter inch 8track open reel). If you aren't too concerned with good sound quality then I would very much recommend the Tascam 8track (assuming you really need 8 tracks and not 4). The tapes are way cheaper and somewhat easier to use. On cassette the drums will suffer the most, also the bass. If you are using MIDI gear live to sync and only recording vocals and the odd acoustic sound or micing a guitar amp, then the cassette 8track would be a wise choice if the money difference was a big deal. ferenc Nah, save up $200,000.00 and get a Mitsiubishi 32 track digital recorder.