New Pricing and Software Update for Tascam's SX-1
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January 16, 2003
TASCAM has lowered the manufacturer's suggested retail price of their SX-1 Digital Production Environment, enabling more musicians and composers to take advantage of its powerful features. Now available at $5,999.00 USD, the SX-1 is a complete audio production solution for composers, recording studio production rooms, broadcast facilities, educational institutions and houses of worship.
In other SX-1 news, the company has released new v1.10 operating software that provides new features including visible event names in the waveform display, new DSP power for lush-sounding reverbs and effects, new automation functions and interface improvements.
"There is no other product like the SX-1," states Jim Mack, TASCAM division manager. "Other integrated workstation recording and mixing tools don't have the high-end features and quality level that allow the SX-1 to be implemented in serious, professional applications. It offers a no-compromise solution for people who want to take advantage of the benefits of high-end DAW-style recording and editing in a dedicated, seamlessly integrated device. We're happy to be able to now offer this extremely innovative production tool to a wider range of people who may not have been able to afford this degree of quality at the former price point."
Combining automated digital mixing, hard disk recording, MIDI sequencing, extremely powerful editing, DSP effects technology and multi-format mastering capabilities, the SX-1 is the culmination of over two years of research and development between several of TASCAM's worldwide design teams.
The SX-1's extensive feature set includes:
- 40x8 digital console...32 channels with 3-band fully variable EQ, comp/gate and DSP insert point each, 8 identical return channels without the DSP insert point; 8 busses with DSP insert point; touch sensitive 100mm motorized faders; and powerful on-board dynamic mix automation.
- Onboard effects...TC Works Reverb, Antares mic/speaker modelers, and a suite of great-sounding TASCAM effects.
- 16 track HDR with additional 6-track stem recorder that allows printing of a separate 5.1 mix.
- Professional 128-track MIDI sequencer with non-destructive quantize and transpose, step record and on-the-fly editing, etc.
- Graphic User Interface from VGA Out allows sophisticated waveform-based editing of audio and MIDI data.
- Built-in LCD screen provides complete control when there isn't space for a VGA.
- Built-in CD-RW drive enables both data backup and burning of Red Book audio CDs.
- 16 channels of analog input with mic pre, (XLR and TRS ins) with insert per channel.
- Eight channels ADAT I/O
- Three option slots for expansion of audio I/O (more ADAT, TDIF, AES/EBU or analog, utilizing the same I/O option cards as the TASCAM DM-24 digital mixer.
- More interfacing: Two S/PDIF I/O, Word Clock in/out/thru, SMPTE in/out, MTC in (dedicated), MIDI in, MIDI out x4, Video in/thru, Sony 9-pin, Ultra Wide SCSI, VGA out, LTC out, Ethernet, Footswitch, Keyboard and mouse connections
- Available options: FP-MSX black flat-panel VGA monitor, ADAT 8-channel I/O card, TDIF 8-channel I/O card, AES/EBU 8-channel I/O card, Analog 8-channel I/O card
The SX-1's v1.10 operating system update will be sent to all registered owners of the product on CD-ROM. For more information, visit their web site at www.tascam.com. |
