Audio Interfaces & Recorders

Recording and interfacing tools from Tascam, for getting microphones and instruments into a computer or onto a card, plus the outboard that sits around them.

The US-16×08 and SERIES 102i are USB audio and MIDI interfaces with built-in DSP mixers. The US-16×08 has 16 inputs and 8 outputs with eight Ultra-HDDA mic preamps, enough to record a band or a drum kit in one pass, while the SERIES 102i has 10 inputs and 4 outputs at up to 192kHz/24-bit. The DR-05XP is a handheld stereo recorder that records in 32-bit float and doubles as a 2-in/2-out USB-C interface, and the Mixcast 4 is a podcast recording console with a 14-track SD recorder and USB interface built in.

Around them sit the MH-8, a 1U eight channel stereo headphone amplifier with 250mW per side and foldback outputs, the TA-1VP vocal processor with Antares Auto-Tune and microphone modelling, the 202MKVII dual cassette deck with a USB output for digitising tape, and the RX-BT10 Bluetooth 5.1 receiver with balanced XLR and RCA outputs for adding a phone or tablet to a system. Teenage Engineering’s EP-40 RIDDIM sampler and composer with its TING FX mic completes the range.

Headphones to monitor all of it are in Studio Headphones, and the microphones are in Microphones & DI Boxes.

Audio Interfaces & Recorders FAQs

Do I need an audio interface? If you record into a computer, yes. It converts microphone and line signals for the computer and gives you headphone and monitor outputs. The US-16×08 suits recording several sources at once, and the SERIES 102i suits smaller setups.

What does 32-bit float recording mean? The DR-05XP’s 32-bit float format has so much headroom that the input level does not need to be set precisely, which makes a recording very hard to clip.

How do I give several musicians their own headphone feed? A headphone amplifier such as the MH-8 sends a feed to eight sets of headphones, each with its own level control.