please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message tascam type subsidiary industry electronics founded 1971 1971 headquarters montebello california united states area served worldwide parent teac corporation website tascam.com tascam is the professional audio division of teac corporation headquartered in montebello california . tascam is credited as the inventor of the portastudio the first cassette based multi track home studio recorders . tascam also introduced the first low cost mass produced multitrack recorders with simul sync designed for recording musicians . tascam also manufactured reel to reel tape machines and audio mixers for home recordists from the early 1970s through the mid 1990s . contents 1 history 2 notable and industry recognized products 2.1 portastudio and pocketstudio 2.2 audio recorders 2.3 mixers 2.4 computer audio interfaces and controllers 2.5 software 2.6 trainers 2.7 signal processors 3 references 4 external links history edit the tascam 85 16b analog tape recorder can record 16 tracks of audio on 1 inch 2.54 cm tape . the teac 2340 a popular early home multitrack recorder four tracks on inch tape tascam started out as a research and development group to research how to use teac s recording technology in musician and recording studio products . the group was called tasc teac audio systems corp . the founders included mr. k. tani one of the founders of teac japan and dr. abe a senior teac japan engineer . in 1971 tascam tasc america corp. was founded to distribute tasc products in the u.s. it also conducted additional market research in the us for the japanese parent company . the company s first headquarters was at 5440 mcconnell avenue los angeles ca 90066 . in 1974 it moved its headquarters to 7733 telegraph road montebello california . tascam s first products were teac brand multitrack recorders . in 1972 it introduced the first low cost mass produced multitrack recorders with simul sync the a3340s 4 track recorder with 10.5 tape reels 7 and 15 ips speeds the a2340s 4 track recorder with 7 tape reels 3 and 7 ips speeds in 1973 they introduced the first tascam branded products m 10 mixer series 70h x mtr series 70h 8 mtr on march 4 1973 teac merged the tascam corporation into teac corporation of america tca . teac japan retains the exclusive worldwide rights to the tascam brand name for their professional audio related products . 1 in 2013 gibson brands inc. bought a majority stake in teac corporation the parent company of tascam . 2 notable and industry recognized products edit portastudio and pocketstudio edit 144 1979 world s first 4 track recorder based on a standard cassette tape 1982 bruce springsteen records nebraska album 3 2006 mix magazine tecnology hall of fame 4 porta one ministudio 1984 first battery operated portable studio . 388 studio 1985 world s first 8 track 1 4 multitrack and mixer combination . 564 1997 first minidisc based digital portastudio . 788 2000 world s first 24 bit 8 track hard disk portastudio 5 2488 24 track hard drive based digital portastudio 2004 music trades magazine product of the year 6 mipa desktop recording workstation of the year 7 dp 02 8 track digital recorder 2008 music & sound retailer best new multitrack recorder 8 9 audio recorders edit da 50 pro dat 1989 first us legal dat tape recorder with scms copy protection . msr 24 24 track 1 open reel tape deck 1990 tec award nominee 10 da 800 24 dash 1990 24 channel digital tape recorder . 11 da 88 dtrs tm 12 8 channel digital audio recorder 1994 tec award winner 13 1995 emmy award winner 14 1995 nab professional s choice award winner . da 30mkii dat 1995 tec award winner 15 da 38 dtrs 1997 tec award winner 16 da 98 dtrs 1997 par excellence award 1998 nab professional s choice award 1998 tec award winner 17 da 302 dat 1997 world s first dual dat deck . 1997 par excellence award winner . da 98hr 24 bit dtrs 1998 post magazine best multitrack digital recorder . da 45hr 24 bit dat world s first 24 bit dat recorder . 1998 par excellence award winner 1998 keyboard magazine key buy . da 78hr 24 bit dtrs 1999 pro audio review par excellence award 2000 tec award winner 18 mmr 8 mmr 16 8 channel hard disk recorder 2000 emmy award winner 19 20 2001 oscar scientific award winner . 21 mx 2424 24 channel 96 khz hard disk recorder 1999 par excellence award winner 2001 tec award winner . 22 ds d98 2 channel dsd recorder based on da 98hr 2002 tec award nominee . 23 hd p2 portable timecode enabled cf card 2 channel recorder 2006 par award winner . 24 dv ra1000hd dvd and hard drive based 2 channel master dsd recorder 2007 tec award winner . 25 x 48 48 channel 96 khz hard disk recorder . 2008 tec award nominee 26 dr 100 2 channel hand held recorder 2009 tec award nominee 27 hs p82 8 channel dual cf media field recorder 2009 par excellence award 28 2010 good design award 29 dr 03 portable handheld recorder 2010 music & sound retailers best multitrack award 30 dr 680 8 channel portable sd card recorder 2011 tec award nominee 31 dr 40 handheld 4 track recorder 2012 em magazine editors choice awards 32 dr 60d 4 track recorder for dslr cameras 2013 nab best of show award 33 34 35 mixers edit m 700 analog mixer 1989 dubbed the baby ssl 36 m 3700 analog mixer 1992 tec award nominee 37 m 2600 analog mixer 1995 tec award nominee 15 m 1600 analog mixer 1997 tec award nominee 16 tm d8000 digital audio mixer 1996 blue ribbon best of aes convention 1998 tec award nominee 17 tm d4000 digital audio mixer 2000 tec award nominee 18 dm 24 digital audio mixer 2002 tec award winner 23 dm 4800 64 channel digital audio mixer 2007 tec award nominee 25 audio interface us 144mkii computer audio interfaces and controllers edit us 428 2001 tec award nominee 22 fw 1884 firewire audio and control surface 2003 par excellence award 38 us 122 2004 soundcheck magazine best audio midi hardware 39 us 2400 24 fader usb controller 2004 mix magazine namm show certified hit 40 us 322 us 366 2013 visual grand prix gold award . 41 us 144mkii software edit gigastudio 3 sampler 2004 mix magazine certified hit 40 2005 tec award winner 42 2006 em editors s choice award 43 2006 mipa award . 44 trainers edit cd gt1 cd based trainer with time stretch and pitch change . signal processors edit ta 1vp channel strip with antares autotune 2011 tec award nominee 31 references edit a little tascam history lesson . tascam forums . retrieved 2014 02 15 . http www.reuters.com article 2013 03 29 gibson teac purchase idust9n0bz01q20130329 news bruce springsteen s nebraska a portastudio two sm57 s and inspiration . tascam . 2007 07 25 . retrieved 2013 08 06 . 1979 teac portastudio . mix . 2006 09 01 . retrieved 2014 08 29 . tascam 788 . sound on sound . february 2001 . retrieved 2013 08 09 . news tascam 2488 is music trades product of the year . tascam . 2007 04 02 . 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years of recording evolution the tec awards 1992 news awards bestowed on tascam s fw 1884 . tascam . retrieved 2013 08 06 . news tascam 2488 awarded industry honors . tascam . 2007 03 28 . retrieved 2013 08 06 . a b news mix declares tascam gigastudio 3 us 2400 certified hits . tascam . 2007 03 28 . retrieved 2013 08 06 . vgp2013 summer . visualgrandprix.com . retrieved 2013 08 06 . the tec awards 2005 winners . tecfoundation.com . retrieved 2013 08 06 . 2006 editors choice . emusician.com . retrieved 2013 08 06 . news gigastudio wins 2006 mipa award . tascam . retrieved 2013 08 06 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to tascam . official tascam website arne berg namm oral history interview 2013 v t e gibson guitar corporation established 1902 founder orville gibson key figures orville gibson lloyd loar ted mccarty seth lover les paul henry juszkiewicz david harvey guitars electric current gibson eds 1275 es series explorer firebird flying v l 4 l 5 les paul 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