Tascam DA-88 Digital Recorder Reviews & Prices

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Hans Zimmer

Hans is well known for having created his own private collection of sampled orchestral instruments, and the core of this library was originally recorded back in 1994 onto eight-track digital Tascam DA88 format.
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Squarepusher

Right at the intro of the video, behind Tom we can see a lot of gear in a rack. One of those pieces is the Tascam DA-88. At the 0:05 mark, from the top to the bottom, it is the 1st unit.
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Brian Eno

"Two pieces, 'Bottomliner' and 'Under', were started before my computer days, about six years ago, on a DA88," he explains. "For a while I was in this very awkward inbetween land, working partly on DA88 and partly on computer, and this was an awfully clumsy period. I really despise digital tape recording, it's so fragile. So then over the years I went through various versions of Logic, from 4 to 7.1. There's still quite a lot of hate going on for me in working with computers, but I think programs have improved a great deal. The objections I used to make have been taken on board more by programmers. Programs are less menuintensive than they used to be, and Logic is a very evolved program. I also think that plugin instruments today are very much better than the early ones."
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Trent Reznor

"So Trent bought the building, and moved all of his studio gear into it. Studio A has an 80-input SSL console in it, two Studer 24-tracks, a Digidesign Pro Tools and Macintosh system, and a massive collection of keyboards and guitar pedals. Studio B in the back is equipped with Mackie digital consoles, a bunch of [TASCAM] DA-88s, and a lot of synths."
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J Mascis

GC: Do you use ADATs, analog or hard disk for recording? Mascis: I use analog 24-track 2-inch. I also have some Tascam DA-88s I use occasionally. I limit myself to 31 tracks.
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Elliott Smith

"'Cupid's Trick' still remains a mystery to me, tracking-wise. I've found what sounds like the original acoustic guitars and drums on a DA-88 digital tape, but none of the other elements are present."
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Mark Linkous

This article states that Linkous uses a Tascam DA-88.
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A.J. Dunning

A.J. tells [*Guitar.com*](http://guitar.com/articles/verve-pipe-beatin-odds) that he used a D88 while recording.
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David Byrne

"The equipment I have is pretty basic. There's an old 16-channel Soundcraft 600 Series desk, two Tascam DA88s and an old tube compressor, a tube limiter and a tube preamp."
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Midge Ure

A Tascam DA-88 can be seen in Midge Ure's studio (ninth photo, bottom right, middle of rack).
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Kraftwerk

Equipment for the 1998 world tour included:
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Ginger Fish

This one provides him click tracks and sound effects.
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John Ottman

"I've got an 8100 Power Mac that was basically outdated the second I bought it. I use Performer, and I have four 760 Roland samplers. I have a Korg TR rack sound module, a Korg O1RW sound module, a Korg X3R, an old Proteus FX and a Roland JD-1080. I've got a Roland R-8M. My keyboard is a Roland D-70. I have an old Ensoniq ASR-10 sampler. I have a Tascam DA-88 and a Mackie 32*8 mixing console, plus a couple of Lexicon reverb units."
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Stuart Kershaw

According to a 1993 *Sound on Sound* article OMD used a Tascam DA88 for backing tracks during live performaces, which was operated by Stuart Kershaw.
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