Re: [Harp-L] Anyone want a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder?

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I put a new one out by the curb about a year ago. It was gone in 4 minutes

On May 23, 2014, at 5:27 PM, Steve Webb wrote:

> I had a Tascam 4 track. Recorded one album with it and loved it.
> Steve in Minn.
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On May 23, 2014, at 4:21 PM, Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> William Lifford wrote:
>> <I have a Tascam 4-track recorder that records to cassette.  Would any of
>> <you be able to use it or want it?  You can have it for free, just paying
>> <the shipping costs.  I'll never use it and can't see any reason to hold
>> <onto it.
>> 
>> Just thought I'd mention that those Tascams and similar decks function very well as simple 4-in 2-out mixers.  I have a pre-year-2000 Fostex 4-track digital recorder in my studio that I only use for that purpose now.  I couldn't sell it for beans--who needs a digital recorder that records through a SCSI interface in 2014?  But as a simple mixer for recording and playback it's A-OK.
>> 
>> So anyone reading this who needs a simple mixer for their studio might consider this offer, the obsolescence of cassettes in general aside.
>> 
>> Regards, Richard Hunter
>> 
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