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2017/01/21 19:51:41
mudgel
Someone mentioned the other day that 3 years with Gibson and there hadn't been any cooperative projects bringing products to market.


New post on Mike Rivers - Useful Audio Stuff

2017 NAMM Show Tidbits – Day 2
by mikeriversaudio
From the introduction of the cassette-based Portastudio, TASCAM has maintained a strong product line of integrated recording and mixing systems. This show they introduced Track Factory, which could be the next generation after the digital Portastudios. a complete system-engineered and turnkey computer-based music production system. The package includes a TASCAM US-2x2 interface, along with an Intel NUC (Next Unit Computing) tiny computer , plus a TASCAM TM-80 mic and TH-02 headphones. The computer, with a 2.7 GHz i5 CPU with 4 GM of RAM and a 256 GB solid state disk drive. Cakewalk’s Sonar Professional is pre-installed and the operating system is optimized for audio by PC Audio Labs, a well respected supplier of turnkey music computers. It includes a keyboard and mouse, but you’ll need monitor speakers and a video monitor in order to complete the system. Target price is $1300, which, when adding up street prices of all the pieces, means that you’re paying about $250 for the integration and packaging, but for that you don’t just get a ready-to-play recording system, but one that’s expandable as your needs grow.


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2017/01/21 21:57:07
bapu
I can hear it now....
 
"I bought the Track Factory and it's doesn't <insert complaint here>".
2017/01/21 23:51:59
RSMCGUITAR
bapu
I can hear it now....
 
"I bought the Track Factory and it's doesn't <insert complaint here>".



Work well in the tub?
2017/01/22 11:34:21
Mack
A video link...looks like a nice setup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz9gUBES9yQ
2017/01/22 11:46:17
pwalpwal
Mack
A video link...looks like a nice setup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz9gUBES9yQ


indeed it does!
2017/01/22 13:30:26
karhide
I like the look of it and it'd interesting to see if you can buy the NUC on it's own.  
2017/01/22 15:15:10
kevinwal
Wow, great system! I know what to recommend to newbs now.
2017/01/22 17:14:26
Cactus Music
Seems odd they didn't actually make it as an all in one unit? 
Now that would get my attention. 
In other words, it's just a package of off the shelf components, fine. 
But wouldn't a box that contained both the CPU, software and the interface be actually something innovative? 
They could do away with using USB that way and get RTL way down there. 
And then there could be a laptop version as well. A true porta studio.  
2017/01/22 17:58:50
azslow3
The concept is good, especially for those who wants "Sonar compatible" system. If that really works well, that can be a solution for several thread like "I have just made a gaming pc and now Sonar crash all the time, also in all my records I hear several helicopters"
 
But as Bapu foreseen:
A bit childish advertisement... if that man can not mechanically connect M-Audio Fast Track Pro to desktop's USB, how he is going to connect US 2x2  to this tiny box ?
 
2017/01/22 22:43:41
Brian Walton
Orange Amps already went to market with a computer/interface/DAW box years ago. Just Google it.

As for the package in this thread. 4 gigs of RAM doesn't seem like the place they should have skimped out on for a recording PC. Look at how much the OS takes even without running any real programs and it should be obvious the leftovers are insufficient for even fairly basic recording and effects
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