TASCAM Portastudio 2488

It's in perfect condition. The buttons work flawlessly, and it shows very little wear (despite its age). A relative bought it many years ago, and it's been stored away ever since. It comes with the original USB cable.

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The Tascam 2488 marked a milestone in desktop digital recording by offering a complete, standalone, all-in-one multitrack recording studio that didn’t require a computer.

Key Features

• Massive Multitrack System: Allows you to record and play back up to 24 simultaneous audio tracks at a studio-quality resolution of 24-bit / 44.1 kHz. Additionally, it features virtual tracks for each channel, making it easy to save multiple alternate takes of vocals or instruments without losing the main recording.
• Simultaneous Recording: It can record up to 8 audio sources at the same time thanks to its combined physical inputs, making it ideal for recording an entire band or a live drum kit.
• Internal Hard Drive: It includes a built-in hard drive (40 GB in the original model, compared to 80 GB in the MKII version) that offers enough space to store several hours of multitrack audio and multiple complete projects without requiring external storage media.
• Control Surface and Physical Mixing Console: It features a full-featured mixing console integrated into the chassis itself, with dedicated 45 mm physical faders for each channel, 3-band parametric/graphic EQ per channel, panning controls, and effects.
• Built-in CD-RW Burner: It features a CD drive integrated into the front panel that allows you to burn audio CDs (CD-DA) directly from the final mix or create backup copies of your work sessions to free up space on the hard drive.
• Internal Processing and Effects: Includes a high-quality internal multi-effects processor (with reverb, delay, chorus, compressors, and guitar/bass amp simulations) and dedicated tools for mastering tracks.

Connectivity:

• 8 combined XLR and 1/4" jack inputs (with phantom power for condenser microphones).
• Stereo monitor outputs, headphone output with independent volume control.
• USB 2.0 port: Allows you to connect the recorder to a computer to transfer tracks and raw audio files (WAV), facilitating compatibility with audio editing software (DAW) if you wish to mix or master the tracks on the computer later.