Tascam DA-3000 2-Channel Audio Recorder & AD/DA Converter

The DA-3000 is perfectly designed for stereo PCM/DSD recordings at high sampling frequencies suitable for archival masters. This magnificent unit is capable of recording analog and digital signals up to 192kHz PCM or 5.6MHz DSD. The unit records to both SDHC cards and UDMA supported CF cards. The variety of inputs and outputs enable connection with all types of studio equipment, including audio interfaces and mic preamps. The analog inputs and outputs include both XLR and RCA jacks. The digital connections include S/PDIF RCA coaxial and XLR jacks to support AES/EBU. The BNC SDIF-3 inputs and outputs support DSD digital connections.

With the goal of making a high-quality audio recorder and ADDA converter easy to use, we designed the front panel with all of the necessary external controls and included long, brightly lit meters and display. The 128x64 OEL display allows you to check necessary information quickly, and the 24-dot level meters allows you to confidently monitor levels at all times. You can synchronize the operation of multiple DA-3000 units by interconnecting their digital inputs and outputs. Files that have been recorded in sync will have sample-level synchronization as well. In addition to stereo DSD recording of Jazz and classical music, this also makes simple DSD multitrack recording of bands possible.

Use of a dual mono structure for the output circuit eliminates interference between the left and right channels and achieves high audio quality by maximizing the performance of the components. Two high-quality mono circuits are built into the unit. The left/right channels each use one highly-acclaimed BurrBrown PCM1795 D/A converter chip. The TASCAM DA-45HR, which is still used in many studios, uses a dual mono structure with NE5532 ope amps and BurrBrown D/A converters. By using an equivalent output circuit structure including DA converters of even higher quality that support DSD, the DA-3000 provides a portable high-quality monitoring system.

Features

• Stereo recording to SDHC card or CF card
• PCM recording format: BWF (44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192kHz, 16/24bit)
• DSD recording format: DSDIFF/DSF (2.8/5.6MHz)
• SD card slot (supports 4 to 32GB SDHC cards)
• CF card slot (supports UDMA)
• WAV file playback
• Cascade function enables simultaneous operation of multiple units
• Recording 2 mono files from stereo input possible
• Mark functions can be used set up to 99 points per file
• When recording, designation of the recording file folder possible
• Synchronized recording using level, stop time and recording start delay time setting
• Input level can be adjusted in 0.5dB step
• New files can be created automatically while continuing to record
• Manual track incrementing function can create a new track while continuing to record
• Automatic mark functions can be used to easily check problems detected during recording
• File name format can be set to either a user-defined word or the date and time
• Repeat playback function (all files or single file)
• Folder playback function can be used to play all files in a folder
• Playlist function allows files to be programmed in advance for playback
• Divide and delete functions can be used to manage files that are already recorded
• UNDO function can be used to cancel the previous operation
• USB host port supports copying between USB flash drives and CF/SDHC cards