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Published on 02/18/08 at 18:21
Before beginning my opinion, I prciser I&#39;m not familiar trs of such hardware. I was looking for a convenient device for models / DMOS with my group.
I first bought the Presonus Firepod in, but got home she did not work! Back to the store and APRS trials, three in stock did not work (!). So I tried something else, and I came across this Tascam. A little skeptical about the USB, I ask the seller to connect, and I make quick tests, looks ok and I take.
Be careful, it&#39;s USB 2.0, so it must be a USB 2.0 port on the PC.
on the other hand, ngatif point, there is no insert on this interface, because it is a shame, however convenient.

Leaves invest in the stuff, I wanted to serve a whole group, so a minimum of eight microphone inputs (for battery) and in this price range, there is no crowd ...
In addition to all the XLR inputs have phantom power (in groups of 4), very practical.
For CHARACTERISTICS compltes see the view from below trs full on this point.
Entries 9 / 10 switchable instrumentals / lines with SETTING THE INTERESTED gain for me are the following bass player, I can do without an amp and work piece to the headphone, and if I find the riff the shekel is all prt to be immortalized on the PC!

My computer config:
Acer centrino laptop PC 2006, 1GB RAM, 80GB Toshiba hard drive 7200 rpm / min (important), Windows XP (optimized and stable) and Adobe Audition 3 as squenceur.
An old Pentium 4 with Windows XP compltement Bugu is not my PC for music, but even when it works!

UTILIZATION

Level installation is simple, you take the supplied CD, you install the drivers, thanks to you plug supplied USB cable (mine is 1.20 meters) and it works.

The panel config is trs limit but at the same time I do not even know what are the rglages, so I did not touch at all.
I open my Audition 3, audio options, I chose the Tascam, I agree and I am a flop with input / output.
No problem reporting (on both my PC), I did not even read any manual.
I did not install bundled with Cubase, I&#39;m used to hearing and working so I did not see the usefulness.

GETTING STARTED

Use level: never plant everything is stable, and she turned twelve o&#39;clock the APRS entires.
The site offers Tascam dj an update of drivers and firmware of the card. Again, a nickel in my work, so I did not install the updates. In computer I usually do not touch anything as it works!

For the latency I do not know o look, but it must be trs low because I do not feel when I play (and I dj jou with devices with latency, c &#39;can not keep up).

I dj store up to 12 tracks simultaneously, but c&#39;tait a friend BPS group, so no tracks play at the same time empty.
So I used the 8 mic inputs for the battery, 3 line inputs for both guitar and bass, and the digital input for vocals (the singer was out with a small prampli digital).
Their longest component lasted about 8 minutes, 12 tracks I was nervous as a plant, and although not perfect.
It also allowed me to test the digital inputs, which in fact is an entry like the others, except that a Tascam puts in 48,000 Hz, and thus the session in Audition as well. I do not know what has changed, but walked like that 44,100 Hz

Otherwise, I registered my mixer 9 tracks simultaneously (yes, Mr. Toms has 5 so you have plenty of tracks, ah ... the young) and he had read three or four tracks tmoins (click , bass, one or two guitars).
Same, everything went well the more complicated was finally good place microphones on the drums, then the gain is SETTING THE child&#39;s play.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this card in December 2007, new in-store (Pigalle) to 389 euros.
I&#39;m starting to have a step back, especially since I use it more than I would have thought to dpart, namely record DMOS. Now she is always with me (I rack) and it also records RPTES, it&#39;s so convenient to the parties rcouter then quietly playing by each spar ment, trs a good working tool.
Easy to use, you plug your mic / line, tone t&#39;allume squenceur you RULES gains and place the music, the card is forgotten, a trs good for me.
Sound, pre amps are neutral, no hiss or hum, the sound that comes is the sound of the instrument, nothing less.
The few rglages: Finally, just have rgler the gain is sufficient, if there were more (eg rglage bass / treble) would be a more complicated and can be no good quality. = Increasing the rglages are in the APRS squenceur all fawns.
The quality of the case, it&#39;s heavy and well finished.
knob the "mix", send the mix in the headphones dosed between inlet port and the output of PC, a magic button for me!
Between instruments intgres

Not taken "insert"
Buttons knob is plastic trslger see durability
Dimension (depth) 28cm, which led me to buy a rack deeper than prvu

So much for 400 euros, do not be mistaken, it&#39;s not high end hardware, but for my use, it&#39;s perfect, and allows me to venture a little more far in the music, I immediately find that the computer music quietly thanks Tascam.