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Tascam Portastudio 414 Reviews  4 / 5 based on 3 reviews This is a cassette based (1/8") 4 track recorder that records on high bias, type II cassettes in a single direction.  It has dbx type II noise reduction, but on my used machine this had drifted, so recordings sounded better without it engaged.  dbx on track 4 can be disengaged separately for timecode purposes.  There is a pitch wheel that allows... [read more on Audiofanzine] themaddog rated this unit    on  2011-09-19. the unit do a god job when my band rehearse at home with a drum machine
and i can put my ideas on tape when i wanted
but i stongly recomend u to go digital [read more on Audiofanzine] tony rated this unit    on  2001-11-01. The Portastudio is a great four-track. The 414MkII has everything you need, and it's pretty compact. There is also a 424MkIII, but it's much more complicated, and sells for about a hundred dollars more. I would encourage any developing musician/songwriter to get a four-track. I believe you will find it to be a great learning tool.
 [read more on Audiofanzine] Dorian Wills rated this unit    on  2001-06-29.  
 
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