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Title: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: NOLAfishwater on October 27, 2011, 11:15:52 AM: announced at AES this past weekend. no price yet

http://tascam.com/product/x-48mkii/overview/

TASCAM X-48MKII 48-Track Hybrid Hard Disk Workstation Features:

•1TB internal hard drive
•eSATA and USB interfaces
•48-hour continuous recording @44.1kHz
•20-hour continuous recording @96kHz

•Dual-core Intel ATOM processor
•HDTV tri-level sync
•GUI for recording, mixing, editing and metering

(http://tascam.com/content/images/universal/product_detail/687/medium/x48mk2_user.jpg)(http://tascam.com/content/images/universal/product_detail/687/medium/x48mk2_rear.jpg)
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: George2 on October 27, 2011, 02:41:14 PM: That should do it!
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: Fried Chicken Boy on October 27, 2011, 05:32:19 PM: Just from the quick description it looks like a very cool piece of gear; I'm sure it's probably capable of quite a lot. The only thing that makes me nervous is the "Tascam" label on it. :)
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: adrianf74 on October 27, 2011, 05:53:05 PM: Quote from: Fried Chicken Boy on October 27, 2011, 05:32:19 PM
Just from the quick description it looks like a very cool piece of gear; I'm sure it's probably capable of quite a lot. The only thing that makes me nervous is the "Tascam" label on it. :)
+10000.
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 27, 2011, 09:45:01 PM: Quote from: adrianf74 on October 27, 2011, 05:53:05 PM
Quote from: Fried Chicken Boy on October 27, 2011, 05:32:19 PM
Just from the quick description it looks like a very cool piece of gear; I'm sure it's probably capable of quite a lot. The only thing that makes me nervous is the "Tascam" label on it. :)
+10000.
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: kirk97132 on October 28, 2011, 02:33:42 PM: I wish they had used TRS like the Alesis instead of the breakout cables. I think breakouts are good for a studio install but to set up and tear down night after night I dunno. But then I've never used anything with the DB25 style either
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: ScoobieKW on October 28, 2011, 02:47:07 PM: Quote from: kirkd on October 28, 2011, 02:33:42 PM
I wish they had used TRS like the Alesis instead of the breakout cables. I think breakouts are good for a studio install but to set up and tear down night after night I dunno. But then I've never used anything with the DB25 style either

25 pin is a locking connector, TRS is friction only. If I bought one, I'd be installing it in a ATA roadcase with UPS, rack drawer Keyboard and Monitor, and a backplane with XLR inputs. 48 XLR inputs is only 4 rack units of panel. I'd also consider adding a Whirlwind MASS connector to take a split from a snake head or dedicated splitter rack. Another idea would be to build the transformer isolated splits in the same case.
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: newplanet7 on October 28, 2011, 10:37:55 PM: Quote from: NOLAfishwater on October 27, 2011, 11:15:52 AM
announced at AES this past weekend. no price yet

http://tascam.com/product/x-48mkii/overview/

•48-hour continuous recording @44.1kHz
•20-hour continuous recording @96kHz
I take it that the times are for disk space and not battery run times.
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: H₂O on October 28, 2011, 10:44:52 PM: Quote from: newplanet7 on October 28, 2011, 10:37:55 PM
Quote from: NOLAfishwater on October 27, 2011, 11:15:52 AM
announced at AES this past weekend. no price yet

http://tascam.com/product/x-48mkii/overview/ (http://tascam.com/product/x-48mkii/overview/)

•48-hour continuous recording @44.1kHz
•20-hour continuous recording @96kHz
I take it that the times are for disk space and not battery run times.

This is an AC only unit - no batteries
Title: Re: Tascam X-48MKII
Post by: newplanet7 on October 29, 2011, 08:45:11 PM: Wowzers. How did I miss that? Thx sir.