TASCAM
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TASCAM is the professional audio division of TEAC Corporation, headquartered in Montebello, California. Tascam is credited as the inventor of the Portastudio
, the first cassette-based multi-track
home studio recorders. Tascam also introduced the first low-cost mass produced multitrack recorders with Simul-Sync designed for recording musicians. Tascam also manufactured reel-to-reel tape machines and audio mixers for home recordists from the early 1970s through the mid 1990s.
Abe, a senior TEAC-Japan engineer. In 1971 TASCAM (TASC AMerica Corp.) was founded to distribute TASC products in the U.S. It also conducted additional market research in the US for the Japanese parent company. The company's first headquarters was at 5440 McConnell Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90066. In 1974 it moved its headquarters to 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California.
Tascam's first products were TEAC brand multitrack recorders. In 1972 it introduced the first low-cost mass-produced multitrack recorders with Simul-Sync:
In 1973 they introduced the first Tascam branded products:
On March 4, 1973 TEAC merged the Tascam Corporation into TEAC Corporation of America (TCA). TEAC-Japan retains the exclusive worldwide rights to the TASCAM brand name for their professional audio related products.
Portastudio
Tascam distributed the MMR-8 and MMR-16 audio film dubbers which won an Emmy in 1995 for "Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development". and an Emmy in 2000 during the "Prime Time Emmy Awards". These multi-track hard disk recording systems were designed by TimeLine Vista of San Marcos, California
under the product management leadership of Michael Newman
.
Portastudio
The TASCAM Portastudio was the world's first four track recorder based on a standard compact audio cassette tape.When the original Portastudio 144 made its debut in 1979 it was a revolutionary creative tool...
, the first cassette-based multi-track
Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
home studio recorders. Tascam also introduced the first low-cost mass produced multitrack recorders with Simul-Sync designed for recording musicians. Tascam also manufactured reel-to-reel tape machines and audio mixers for home recordists from the early 1970s through the mid 1990s.
History
Tascam started out as a research and development group to research how to use TEAC's recording technology in musician and recording studio products. The group was called TASC (TEAC Audio Systems Corp.) The founders included Mr. K. Tani, one of the founders of TEAC-Japan and Dr.Tascam's first products were TEAC brand multitrack recorders. In 1972 it introduced the first low-cost mass-produced multitrack recorders with Simul-Sync:
- The A3340S 4-track recorder with 10.5" tape reels, 7½ and 15 ips speeds
- The A2340S 4-track recorder with 7" tape reels, 3¾ and 7½ ips speeds
In 1973 they introduced the first Tascam branded products:
- M-10 mixer
- Series 70H-X MTR
- Series 70H-8 MTR
On March 4, 1973 TEAC merged the Tascam Corporation into TEAC Corporation of America (TCA). TEAC-Japan retains the exclusive worldwide rights to the TASCAM brand name for their professional audio related products.
Products
Tascam US-428Tascam US-428
The Tascam US-428 is a USB 1.1-based digital audio workstation controller and audio interface introduced in 2001 by Tascam. The device resembles a blue 4 or 8-track Portastudio with 8 faders, a master fader, four inputs , MIDI in/out,...
Portastudio
Portastudio
The TASCAM Portastudio was the world's first four track recorder based on a standard compact audio cassette tape.When the original Portastudio 144 made its debut in 1979 it was a revolutionary creative tool...
Tascam distributed the MMR-8 and MMR-16 audio film dubbers which won an Emmy in 1995 for "Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development". and an Emmy in 2000 during the "Prime Time Emmy Awards". These multi-track hard disk recording systems were designed by TimeLine Vista of San Marcos, California
San Marcos, California
San Marcos is a suburb of San Diego in the North County section of San Diego County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 83,781. Outside the San Diego region, it is best known as the home of California State University, San Marcos...
under the product management leadership of Michael Newman
Michael Newman (product marketer)
Michael Newman is an American product development and marketing manager in the musical instrument and professional audio industries from San Diego, CA. Newman performed product management and marketing duties for some of the earliest digital audio workstation products from Digidesign, Tascam and...
.
See also
- GSIFGSIFGSIF is a proprietary protocol and API between the TASCAM GigaStudio software and the soundcard connected to the computer. It is not known exactly what the initials stand for; it most likely means GigaSampler InterFace...
, The proprietary protocol and API between the TASCAM GigaStudio software and a computer sound card. - DA-88DA-88The DA-88 was a digitalmultitrack recording device introduced by the TASCAM division of the TEAC Corporation in 1993. This modular, digital multitrack device uses tape as the recording medium and could record up to eight tracks simultaneously. It also allowed multiple DA-88 devices to be combined...
, an Emmy-award winning MDM device