Innovative portable provides audio quality for location recording. 

Montebello, CA -- TASCAM has announced the HS-P82, a high-quality 8-track field recorder for music, television and film production. Eight high-quality microphone preamps use standard XLR inputs to record up to 96kHz/24-bit audio with timecode. Dual Compact Flash slots provide recording with backup and no moving parts for rugged reliability. A stereo mix can be recorded in addition to the eight individual channels, for a total of 10-channel capture. The recorder is housed in an aluminum chassis with a TFT color touchscreen.

TASCAM's new HS-P82 will be available from pro audio resellers in December 2009 with an estimated street price of $4,999. It combines high-quality recording with the reliability that field recording demands:

Recording Features:

Dual Compact Flash recording media supports backup, mirroring and seamless A/B recording*
Long battery life through low power usage
Easy to read and operate using pivoting TFT Color Touch Panel interface
All-aluminum chassis is rugged yet lightweight
8 -track recording plus stereo mix for a total of 10-track recording
8-track recording at up to 96kHz/24-bit
4-track recording at 192kHz/24-bit
Broadcast WAV (BWF) support with iXML metadata
Various power options include AA batteries (x10), NP type, AC adaptor, external DC input and optional V-mount adaptor for ENDURA batteries

Up to 5-second prerecord buffer
Internal microphone for slate recording
Limiter and low cut filter per track
Auto or manual cue points
Alert signal to headphone output
Retake function
Panel lockout function to prevent accidental transport switching
Inputs/Outputs:
8 high-quality microphone preamps and A/D converters with independent +48V phantom power for each (standard XLR connectors)
8 AES/EBU inputs and outputs (DB-25 connector)
Sampling rate converter on each AES/EBU input
2 balanced analog outputs (XLR connector)
Stereo digital output (BNC connector)
SMPTE Timecode In and Out (BNC connector)
Video/Word Clock/Cascade* I/O (BNC connector)
Headphone out (1/4" stereo jack)
PS/2 keyboard input for track naming
USB 2.0 high-speed data transfer to PC

* Seamless Record, Mirroring & Cascade modes coming in version 1.10