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Audio Recorders

Classic Recording Studio Equipment

Audio Recording formats, encompassing both stereo and multitrack configurations, are essential tools in the creation and preservation of audio content. Stereo recording formats capture two audio channels, typically left and right, providing a simple yet effective method for reproducing sound with spatial accuracy. Stereo formats are commonly used in music production, broadcasting, and consumer audio devices, offering immersive listening experiences across various media platforms.

Multitrack recording formats, on the other hand, enable the simultaneous recording of multiple audio channels or tracks onto a single medium. This allows for the independent manipulation of each track during the mixing and editing process, offering unparalleled flexibility and creativity in audio production. Multitrack formats are widely used in professional music studios, film and television production, live sound reinforcement, and podcasting, enabling artists and engineers to craft complex arrangements, add effects, and achieve precise control over the final audio product.

Both stereo and multitrack recording formats have evolved over the years, from analog tape-based audio recorders to digital technologies such as hard disc recording, solid-state recording, and computer-based digital audio workstations (DAWs). These advancements have democratized audio production, making high-quality recording accessible to a broader audience while pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation in the field of sound engineering and music production.

The Alesis ADAT XT keeps the ease of use and great sound that made the ADAT the most popular digital multitrack of our time, and adds a few new tricks of its own.
Incorporating Sony’s legendary high-reliability 4 D.D. Mechanism, the Sony PCM-R500 sets the standard for professional-use DAT. The Shuttle and Jog Dial offer outstanding operational ease, while extensive interface options and multiple menu modes meet a wide range of application needs.
The Sony PCM-3348HR is a 48-channel 16/24-bit digital multi-track audio recorder, using 1/2-inch tape in DASH (Digital Audio Stationary Head) and DASH PLUS formats.
The Otari MX-5050BIII has long been the standard in 1/4″ two-track analog recorders. It features an optimized three-head design and transformerless balanced inputs and outputs to provide superior frequency response, low distortion and high signal-to-noise performance under the most demanding conditions.
The Tascam DA-60MKII is a synchronizable 4-head DAT powerhouse that’s perfect for both production and postproduction environments. It delivers superior sound quality, full-featured functionality and durability that studio pros expect from TASCAM.
The Tascam DA-98 takes all the advantages offered by the DTRS format and significantly ups the ante for the professional and post-production professional alike. With enhanced A/D and D/A convertors, a comprehensive LCD display and full compatibility with the DA-88 and DA-38, the Tascam DA-98 delivers the absolute best in digital multitrack functionality.
For musicians, home studio owners, or users of other ADAT models wishing to supplement an existing system, the Alesis ADAT LX20 provides an economical solution for capturing the power of the award-winning ADAT recording format.
The Alesis M20 Professional 20 Bit Digital Audio Recorder is a new, professional-quality modular digital multitrack tape recorder that was specifically created for commercial audio recording facilities as well as high-end video and film post-production studios.
The Tascam DA-302 was upon its release, the world’s only dual DAT recorder, and it brought the convenience of a dual cassette deck to the DAT format for the very first time.
The Tascam DA-20 MkII is an affordable DAT recorder bringing the best of the DAT format to the home studio, project studio or budget minded professional.
The Tascam DS-D98 is a DTRS recorder which supports Sony’s Direct Stream Digital format for production of the Super Audio CD (SACD).
The Studer V-Eight recorder incorporates the S-VHS recording principle and possesses all the necessary features required for professional audio applications. It is designed to meet the stringent demands of a professional studio environment, with a sturdy and distortion-free die-cast aluminum alloy chassis. Its modular design allows for sample-accurate interconnection of multiple units through a straightforward sync bus.
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