IK Multimedia T-RackS TASCAM Tape Collection

Join IK Multimedia in celebrating TASCAM’s 50th anniversary with the T-RackS TASCAM Tape Collection. Give your tracks those beloved vintage vibes with four officially certified versions of their most sought-after units, using IK’s award-winning analog tape modeling technology. What a tape machine adds to audio is the result of a number of interactions amongst several interdependent factors. More than just saturation, compression or EQ alone, these factors work together, one affecting the other with the dynamics of music.

For the T-RackS TASCAM Tape Collection, each machine was chosen specifically by TASCAM and TEAC themselves, recommending particularly coveted models from their history and helping IK source the best-sounding units. Each machine then went through a complete restoration to bring them perfectly back “to spec” before the scientific modeling process started. IK’s DSP engineering team then took each stage apart, analyzed them in-depth and produced a model of the entire magnetic tape-recording process. This model works in symbiosis with a powerful dynamic convolution engine to capture the essence of the real machines, faithfully bringing the complete picture of these complex analog engineering marvels to the digital realm. The program coming out of these units is very similar to the one coming in, just better. It’s subtle, but the impact is anything but.

The T-RackS TASCAM Tape Collection faithfully brings all this magic right to your DAW.

T-RackS TASCAM Tape Collection includes:

TEAC A-6100 MKII
The TEAC A-6100 MKII mastering recorder is still highly desired today, thanks to both its robust design and incredible sound. Featuring controls to fine-tune your sound, including record and playback EQ settings, the A-6100 MKII is the one to add tape warmth and color to your master bus and more.

TEAC A-3340S
The TEAC A-3340S is the 4-track tape recorder behind some of the most famous demos and songs in history. For example, the Doobie Brothers used a A-3340S to record several of the song demos that earned them a record deal, while Brian Eno and others still use it today.

TASCAM 388
The TASCAM 388 was a huge success, combining a mixing console and tape machine in one to create a real winner. Kelley Stoltz made the 388 famous again around 2001, when he used it to record some hit songs and their sound went viral. Ever since, the 388 has kept its magic status.

TASCAM PORTA ONE
Today, the TASCAM PORTA ONE is used for “lo-fi” sounds, creative experiments and even for live performance. However, when using its “standard” settings, the PORTA ONE’s sound is warm and clear, offering the sonic signature that made it so popular then and again today.