TASCAM 202MKVII Overview

The TASCAM 202MKVII is a rackmount USB dual cassette deck designed to deliver flexible cassette recording and transfer functions for musicians, singers, and archivists in home, project, and commercial studios. It features two twin-head cassette decks, a wireless remote control with AA batteries, and support for multiple tape types. A USB 2.0 Type-B output is provided for easy A/D conversion and digital audio transfers to a computer.

Use one-touch dubbing for straightforward cassette duplication, or initiate parallel recording to simultaneously record the same source to both tapes. Welcome luxuries include a pitch control for Tape 1, selectable noise reduction, and repeat playback. In addition to the standard stereo RCA input and output, the 202MKVII boasts a 1/4" mic input and a 1/4" stereo headphone output. Level controls are present for the mic input, headphone output, and recording gain.

Dual cassette deck for playing, dubbing, or recording one or two cassettesUSB output for archiving a cassette to an external recorder such as a laptop or desktop computerFor karaoke and announcements, a 1/4" mic input can be mixed with Tape 1 and recorded to Tape 21/4" TRS headphone output for audio verification or private monitoringSpecial playback mode allows you to cue the next song on a tape by monitoring its sound with headphones while another tape is playing through the line outputsNormal playback mode simultaneously routes the cassette output to the line outputs and headphone jackRTZ (Return to Zero) function returns the tape to the zero-count pointRepeat playback function±12% pitch control function for Tape 1Parallel recording function records audio to both decks simultaneously, creating two tapes with the same sourceSupports recording and playback of normal tapes (Type I) and chrome tapes (Type II)Supports playback of metal tapes (Type IV)Selectable noise reduction function (equivalent to Dolby B NR) reduces hiss during playback3 RU rack-mountable enclosureIncludes a wireless remote control and two AA batteries