Tascam has updated its Portacapture X6 and X8 Audio Field Recorders with the release of V2.0 including the PocketStudio app. Designed for musicians, the PocketStudio app delivers a full-featured Portastudio that is able to record, mix and bounce tracks anywhere, to any time.

Punch In/Out makes it easy to fix mistakes or get a better take. The Overdub feature allows recordings to be built up in successive takes, while the Bounce feature ensures there will never be a shortage of available tracks. This capability lets users take four or six tracks and turn them into many more. When complete, a production can be mixed down with ease.

The PocketStudio app offers the familiarity of the Portastudio-style interface – one of the attributes that helped make Tascam Portastudios so popular. All features are laid out in a manner that is easy to understand, even for users who have never recorded before. Equally, while the Portacapture Series has always had an integrated metronome and tuner, these two features can be used in real-time while tracking productions.

The PocketStudio app also contains new functions for real-time mixdown. Now, users can bounce their finished song to a stereo.wav file in real time, allowing users can control all the parameters while the mixdown is taking place. Users can also create EQ effects on any track.

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