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Has the affordable digital revolution passed them by completely? Are they really prepared to forgo the things hard disk multitrackers offer - clean, hiss‑free digital recording without wow and flutter, the convenience of digital editing and built‑in effects, the freedom of virtual tracks, the life‑saving power of the 'Undo', the speed of instant locating, the wonder of not having to give up a track to sync code in order to synchronise a sequencer? Some will no doubt be wondering which log these people have been hiding under for the past couple of years. (There are exceptions, of course.) So the fact that the two leading exponents of the analogue cassette multitracker format, Tascam (its originators) and Fostex have both put out new models recently must mean that there are still people who want to make multitrack recordings on cassette tape.
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If something doesn't sell, they won't usually make another one of the same, in order for it not to sell too. Successful studio equipment manufacturers aren't known for flogging dead horses. Derek Johnson & Debbie Poyser go back to the future.
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In these digital days, is there still a place for the good old analogue cassette Portastudio? Tascam clearly think so, having just released upgraded versions of two of their most recent models.