A new Model from TASCAM

A new flagship in its Model Recording Console Series, TASCAM has launched the Model 2400, which like other models in the series combines an analogue mixing console with a multitrack recorder and an audio interface with DAW control. With a “considerably” more extensive feature set, however, the Model 2400 is aimed as much at professional recording studios and larger-scale live sound reinforcement as it is home recording and band-rehearsal applications.

The Model 2400 has 12 mono and five stereo inputs (including one via Bluetooth), four stereo subgroups, five Aux sends and an effects processor with 16 adjustable presets. MIDI input and output with MIDI timecode, song position pointer and a click output features benefit artists and producers with electronic instruments and sound generators.

Each of the 12 mono channels has a simple 1-knob compressor, a 3-band EQ with sweepable mids and an insert. Phantom power can be switched in groups of four. A compressor (with five rotary controls on the top) and a parametric 4-band EQ can be applied to the main stereo signal. A meter bridge with large level indicators can be displayed on a computer via USB if required.

The console houses a built-in 24-track audio recorder that uses SDXC cards up to 512GB and offers overdubs on up to eight tracks simultaneously. It also allows tracks to be swapped, making ping-pong recordings possible. Integration with a DAW is provided by a 24-channel USB audio interface, which is designed to be compatible with practically all common DAW applications while also enabling the audio transport and record-ready status of individual tracks to be controlled via the HUI protocol.