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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
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2291.0. "that TASCAM rack mountable tape deck." by HDLITE::HARRIOTT () Mon Mar 19 1990 11:56

    There is a special TASCAM rack mount tape deck. I've seen it many
    times, but I don't remember it's name. I've seen it used as the final
    destination of MIDI music. 
    
    I'm wondering what makes this deck so special (besides being rack
    mountable). I need to buy another deck, so I'm wondering why shouldn't 
    I just get a TECHNIQUES deck and save a few hundred bucks!?
    
    Does anyone know anything about this TASCAM?
    
    H.
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2291.1Which Tape Deck?DRUMS::FEHSKENSMon Mar 19 1990 12:026
    Almost every Tascam transport is rack mountable, so your question
    is awfully vague.  What format (cassette, 1/4", 1/2", 1")?  How many
    tracks (2, 4, 8, 16)?
    
    len (with Tascam 225 cassette deck and Tascam 38 8 track).
    
2291.2Taszcham?TOCATA::PICKETTDavid - Beware of the dogma.Thu Mar 22 1990 15:2511
    Hmm...
    
    Considering the timing of the question, my guess would be new 288. It's
    created a lot of discussion. Understand, tho, that it is an 8-track
    deck, and if you just 'need to buy another deck', you could save a few
    hundred (actually a few thousand) and get your 'techniques [sic]'.
    
    dp (who has had the transport blow on each of the Technics decks he
        no longer owns)
    
    
2291.3a "normal" 2-head cassette deckHOWIE::HARRIOTTThu Mar 22 1990 16:3714
Sorry about the vagueness and confusion. 

This deck has more than 1 purpose. All I do know about it is that it is a
regular 2-head deck. If your song is all MIDI, then you can send the outputs
from your MIDI instruments to a mixer, and then send the outputs from the
mixer to the aux inputs of this deck. 

It's a very high quality deck with several "extra" buttons on the front (I don't
know what the button are for)

The next time I go into a music store, I'll find out more about it. I was hoping
someone out there already had this piece and could save me a trip.

h.
2291.4Can't answer without specificsNRPUR::DEATONThu Mar 22 1990 16:3910
RE < Note 2291.3 by HOWIE::HARRIOTT >

>The next time I go into a music store, I'll find out more about it. I was 
> hoping someone out there already had this piece and could save me a trip.

	Well, someone might.  The trouble is Tascam makes more than one rack 
mount deck.  Off hand I can think of four models.

	Dan

2291.5Tascam 122mkIIPNO::HEISERhanging 10 with E.T.Wed Mar 28 1990 11:538
    There's a new Tascam 122mkII out.  It is a 3 head machine, 4 track, 2
    channel, rackmountable deck with Dolby HX-Pro, B, C and separate �",
    XLR, and RCA inputs and outputs, and bias control.
    
    Looks real nice, but I'm not sure of the price.  Anyone know what it
    goes for?
    
    Mike