TASCAM has been developing sound and music industry products for more than 30 years. TASCAM makes digital recorders, audio interfaces, TASCAM Portastudios, digital workstations for the music studio, Guitar and Bass Trainers, and other audio and video tools to help you translate your creativity into reality.

TASCAM had the reputation of virtually creating the home recording scene in the early ’70s. They went on to pioneer products for the professional recording industry as well. Some industry firsts credited to TASCAM include:

* the first 1/2-inch, 4-track cassette recorder
* the first 8-track, reel-to-reel/mixer combo
* the first R-DAT recorder
* the first MiniDisc digital multitracker and CD scratcher

The TASCAM MMR-8 digital audio movie dubber won an Oscar in 2001 at the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards in 2001, largely for contributing to the Dolby Surround EX final mix for "The Lord of the Rings." TASCAM also won Emmy Awards in 1995 (for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development for the TASCAM DA-88 Digital Multitrack Recorder) and 2000 (for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development for the MMR-8 and MMP-16).

TASCAM is one of 4 divisions of TEAC Corporation, a $1.2 billion manufacturing company headquartered in Japan. Since its founding in 1953, TASCAM has been dedicated to making innovative products for capturing creativity in the fields of music and audio.

During TASCAM’s formative years in the early '70s, the music scene was flourishing. Musicians who wanted to showcase their talents and abilities could not afford either the expense of recording in a professional recording studio or the asking price of professional recording equipment. TASCAM determined to address this problem by offering uncompromising quality in durable, professional-level studio equipment that is also affordable.

Today quality TASCAM products include the DR-1 Portable Digital Recorder, the DP-02CF Portastudio, 24-track digital workstations like the 2488mkII, USB audio MIDI interfaces like the TASCAM US-1641, personal products like the MP-GT1 Portable MP3 Guitar Trainer, the MP-BT1 Portable MP3 Bass Trainer, and digital recording equipment like the FW-1082 10-Channel FireWire Audio/MIDI Interface and many other products to meet the needs of discriminating artists and sound engineers.

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