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Tascam Portastudio for iPad £1.99
Four tracks are better than none
Stuart Williams (Total Guitar), Sun 12 Feb 2012, 3:50 pm GMT
The Portastudio app from Tascam apes the lookand feel of Tascam's Porta One cassette-based four-track from 1984.
You get four tracks, each with High and Low EQ and Pan controls, and when you've finished recording, you can mix them down to a stereo file. It's wonderfully retro (the'cassette' squeals when you rewind) and simple to use.
Four tracks and no effects seemsrather basic in this day and age, but if a Tascam four-track wasgood enough for Bruce Springsteen to record Nebraska, it's certainly good enough for us to fumble around with.
Verdict
Simple but strong.
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
Great retro feel.
Cons
Somewhat basic.
Verdict
Simple but strong.
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Specification
Portastudio for iPad
- Price:
- £1.99
- Description:
- Four-track recording app
- Platform:
- iOS
