Tascam Portastudio 564

Just OK, Novel idea at the time.

UTILIZATION

Unusable for recordings. See below.

SOUNDS

Sound was actually OK.

OVERALL OPINION

A 4track Portastudio that was based on a good idea (data minidisc), but a poor design in the end. The system was never able to process correctly recordings with bouncing, resulting in a loss of data known as the "skip bug" where there was a data loss/skip during recording that couldn't be modified/erased/re-recorded. Result: a waste of time.

This was the last Tascam product I bought. Will probably never buy Tascam (and associated brands (Roland, HK, etc. ) again as a result because they just ignored the problem, were never able to find a decent fix, and prefered just to abandon the product and the users who bought it.

4 XLR / jack (line) with input insert (1,2,3,4)
preamps
eq treble, middle bass and parametric
Effect 1 and 2
panoramic
4 stereo input jack
(5-6,7-8), bass and treble eq
(9-10,11-12) preamps without faders (eg cd came ...)
2 Effects Send
2TR input with RCA
RCA line output in
monitor output in RCA
4 tracks in RCA outputs
A cue in output jack
MIDI IN, OUT and Through
1 SPDIF output

Sampling: 16 Hz bit/44

Support: Mini Disc Data

MIDI sync

4 tracks recordable
8 tracks listenable

UTILIZATION

The config is relatively simple for some to spend some time at first.
the only real concern:
once you have recorded a track, it determines the total length of your song.
ex you save battery 3 minutes, and you want to add a guitar intro that lasts four minutes, not possible ...
to move from one song to another while passing through the wheel that meets the good, as when you want to move forward in a song.
the punch in / out are simple enough for those accustomed to the world tascam.
I have no manual, and have never needed it.

SOUNDS

The prémplis are quite correct, it's just a shame not to have incorporated a phantom power ...
the eq is accurate, there has been just one of its coldest 4pistes K7, normal is the digital ...
faders are very resilient and responsive.
all is super tough, unlike some recorders K7.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 4 years.
most is his part hyper-resistant, its 8 inputs, that's a good mix of table in addition to a recorder.
the least: the cost of the MD data (45 € for two) but you learn quickly not to use too much and having to pay attention to the length of the first track while recording.
I had a 4-track before k7 yamaha who fell and broke that I did not record more than I bidoullais ...
a good value today (at least at the time of € 400 OCCAZ ...)
I would do this election if I was looking for a robust recorder of good quality.