Audio Recorders

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.

Released in 1998

Alesis ADAT LX20 Digital Recorder

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.
Released in 1998

Alesis M20 ADAT Digital Recorder

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.
Released in 1998

TASCAM DA-302 Dual Digital Audio Tape Recorder

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.
Released in 1998

TASCAM DA-20 MkII Digital Audio Tape Recorder

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.
Released in 1998

TASCAM DS-D98 Digital Multitrack & DSD Recorder

The TASCAM DS-D98 builds on the DA-98HR platform to offer the world’s only tape-based Direct Stream Digital recorder capable of both two-track DSD and multitrack PCM recording, fully compatible with up to 256-unit DTRS environments and synchronisable for up to 32 DSD tracks, while also supporting selectable 16- or 24-bit PCM at sample rates up to 192 kHz, comprehensive digital I/O and professional synchronization features.
Released in 1998

Studer V-Eight Digital Tape Recorder

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 aluminium alloy chassis. Its modular design allows for sample-accurate interconnection of multiple units through a straightforward sync bus.
Released in 1998

Fostex D-160 16 Track Digital Recorder

The Fostex D-160 is a 16-track digital multitrack recorder with eight additional tracks that employs a 3.5-inch E-IDE type removable hard disk as the recording media.
Released in 1998

TASCAM MMR-8 Modular Multitrack Recorder

The TASCAM MMR-8 is an eight-track non-linear digital recorder and player that uses SCSI hard drives or removable media to record 16-bit or 24-bit audio at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz (with pull-up/pull-down for fourteen sampling rates), offers balanced analogue +4 dBu and AES/EBU digital I/O, synchronises precisely.
Released in 1998

Fostex CR200 Professional CD Recorder

You’ve wanted professional CD recording for ages, you’ve needed it for even longer. But the ability to professionally master audio compact discs has until now been somewhat of a luxury, with only the very top studios and recording professionals having the kind of investment to purchase a CD mastering machine.
Released in 1999

TASCAM DA-40 Digital Audio Tape Recorder

Tascam DA-40 is a feature rich DAT recorder, bringing together deep recording and playback capabilities, plus a wealth of control functions. Controlling the DA-40 is easy through the clearly marked buttons on the front panel.
Released in 1999

Roland VSR-880 Digital Studio Recorder

The Roland VSR-880 is an 8-track rackmount hard disk recorder with 24-bit sound quality, 128 Virtual Tracks, and all the powerful editing and optional effects V-Studios are known for.
Released in 1999

Yamaha D24 Digital Multitrack Recorder

The Yamaha D24 Digital Multitrack Recorder delivered uncompressed 16-, 20-, or 24-bit audio to removable 640MB MO disks, with support for up to 64 tracks per project and 8-track simultaneous recording. It featured non-destructive editing with sub-frame accuracy, auto punch-in/out with up to 99 takes, and full timecode support.