Is This the End of the Digital PortaStudios by TASCAM

Today I'm doing an OPINION piece on whether the Portstudios are on their way out with the rise of another in the Model series.

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[horatiotimewaster]

Tascam should keep the DPs and update them to create excitement. I think that a lot of people want a standalone solution. The Model 12 is more dependent on the DAW than I want it to be, especially with editing and mastering. Sometimes that's OK, but not always.

[RobertLee-tvhc]

I pick up my DP-32SD tomorrow from Guitar Center. Hope this one works. The DP-24SD i bought a few months ago was bricked when I got it and TASCAM tech support said sent it back to whoever I bought it from.
The tech support guy wasn't much help. He sounded like a flow chart reader instead of a true technician.
I wanted a portable instead of always having to use and setup my ALESIS HD24 with my MACKIE 8 Buss mixer having to patch up all the time. I like my big setup for larger live band recordings.
The DP should serve me well for my personal recording needs.

[wkelly-hnkb]

Put midi back..and if you need a screen..just have video out .to monitors of our choice

[jonesvox]

I’d love to see a stand-alone portable studio with support for EZ-Drummer (or Addicted, etc) with a dedicated phrase sequencer that’s easily programmable. They could market beat making kits (downloadable) like the MPC market. They should also continue support for MIDI integration so that further customization and editing/sync would be possible.
I still use “legacy” stand-alone recorders with MIDI so that I can build up song ideas without a screen and then later utilize synced drum software driven by the internal (cheesy) drum machine. The beauty of this workflow is that I can easily program rudimentary beats and build a song and later enhance the drum track with software to create extremely convincing acoustic drums and subtle arrangements.
Zoom could have easily offered this with their R Series recorders. What a missed opportunity! They took the trouble to utilize a touchscreen and drag/drop editing and merely included horrible static drumbeats that they stole from 1998….totally unusable and embarrassing.
Any current manufacturer of portable studios who do not pursue an R&D with drum software companies are just plain foolish.
We have micro SD cards with terabytes onboard, yet nobody will outfit a portable studio with multilayered drum samples? Seems like a
“no-brainer….”

[leogolive]

TASCAM is stupid if they don’t create an all new DP Series. If they have anybody there that cares about their customers then they should know how many people use, prefer, and will buy these machines.

[FloorsBelow]

I personally would love a proprietary recording software from Tascam, like a Tascam Pro Tools. Something that would work hand in hand with past machines perhaps going back as far as the DP series all the way through current machines.

[guitfiddleblue]

I like the Digital Portastudios, using the dp32sd frequently. I think as long as they give Tascam a profit, they will keep producing them.

[andrewandres]

Thats why i like your channel man, you aint fixated by the computer DAW (and because I have a DP24, and u r the man on And if they upgraded, bring back he MIDI port, and yes, bigger screen... Possible a "performance mode" where u can switch over from recording, or performance /live where the "record" buttons dont have to be lit for the channel to be active in multi channel playing....

[stargroves]

Hope they release a Tascam 3200 with a HDMI monitor out so you dont have to squint at the small screen

[trevorbrown]

I’ve got a DP24SD which is an amazing bit of kit!! Sounds great and built like a tank. Even without touch screens it’s great!!(I’m 53 and don’t need a touch screen!) I love hardware and to multi track standalone is the best things you can do! Imagine tascam making a newer version with a bigger screen and touch screen. That would be pretty cool!! I hate DAWs as you can over produce your music which is why the portastudios a great. Let’s hope they don’t discontinue and make them more advanced but still the ability to multitrack record standalone but with DAW integration if that’s what people want!!

[marcpinion]

I am a DAW user and will remain a DAW user but I have just gotten rid of my presonus 32s and NSB 32.16 to get a Tascam model 2400 as it is inline with inserts and bus out. I wish they would make a model 3200 as I had 64 inputs.

[therealandrecorbin]

I use the 24sd, it's old man friendly, I hate computers and I couldn't be creative always caught in a glitch. It's not perfect but I am able move my project forward with it,
thank God.

[taot]

wish they would bring back the CD burners . . . still love the CD medium. It will be a sad day indeed if/when the portastudios disappear - especially if no other companies produce them. Also wish they would write a better user manual.

[horatiotimewaster]

I would like to see Tascam add the Pocketstudio functionality to the Model series like they just did with the X8/X6. I have a 12 and it's a shame that you can't edit or bounce (well, you can do this to 11/12 and move them to open tracks). My old DP008 has a better workflow. Might be better off with a DP24SD.

Has anyone noticed a slight delay when punching in on the 12? It's not precise like the DP008.

[cedricjamesjr]

Sonicview series.... i believe these new machines do what the DP series does correct on a whole other level. I love my DP 32 but I am ready for something that will give me exactly what it does and tell me we don't have to spend $6000 on the Sonicview 24.... give us another DP (but much better) series unit. I love but wish it did more and more easier.

PS: i want the stars But can only afford to look... SMH

[chrisphill]

So it's possible to master your songs on a tascam model series? I haven't figured out how that works and couldn't find anything in the manual. I'm pretty much beginner level when it comes to recording though.

[chadleefishel]

Why not manufacture a Model 3200? I’d pay $2300 for that…

[BrunodeSouzaLino]

They need to make new models otherwise they're gonna lose market to Zoom.

[GregDavidson-sikt]

I hope not, but eventually, they will get phased out.

[bullet]

New DP series with Midi, meter bridge and touch screen....🤞💯👍