Tascam Mixcast 4 | Recorder, Mixer & USB Κάρτα Ήχου με 14 inputs & 2 outputs

Features at a Glance

• Production of podcasts with up to four people: 4 mic inputs with auto-mix, 4 headphones outputs
• Invite guests and friends: Mix-Minus to include call-ins with echo-free audio via Bluetooth, USB input or 4-pole TRRS audio cable
• Sound pads for instant sound triggering and effects
• Easy and intuitive control using a 5-inch touchscreen
• Fully compatible with the dedicated Tascam Podcast Editor software to cover the entire production workflow
• Records up to 14 tracks directly to an SD card (12 channels + stereo mix)
• Built-in USB audio interface with 14 inputs and two outputs
• Nine language options including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean

Hardware

• Four mic inputs over balanced XLR/TRS combo jacks
• Four headphones outputs with independent volume controls
• Headset input/output via 3.5-mm TRRS mini-jack (mirrors the output of headphones output 1)
• Stereo line input, selectable between dual balanced TRS jacks and a 3.5-mm TRRS jack
• Balanced monitor outputs via dual TRS jacks
• Stereo line output via 3.5-mm stereo mini-jack

Eight Sound Pad buttons

• Use these to instantly play effect sounds, jingles, background music or other audio material
• Eight sound banks available for up to 64 sounds in total
• Quickly switch between the eight sound banks via the touchscreen
• One bank of sounds included (can be set with Podcast Editor)

Eight large channel faders to mix the levels of

• four mic signals
• one stereo signal via USB
• one stereo signal from a mobile device
• one stereo signal via Bluetooth
• the Sound Pad sounds

• Mute and Solo buttons on each channel (sound pad channel: Solo only)
• Talkback button for announcements to the podcast participants
• Mark button to set marks for specific events or phases of the podcast during recording
• Powered by low-noise DC 12 V (AC adapter with screw lock included as standard)

Software Settings and Processing

Mic channels:

• Selection between Condenser (with 48 V phantom power) and Dynamic
• Easy sound settings (Deep, Mid, Bright) or manual setting (two-band semi-parametric EQ), switchable on/off
• Easy compressor settings (Soft, Hard) or manual setting with five parameters, switchable on/off
• De-esser (three parameters) and noise supressor (five parameters)
• Reverb (one mic channel only) with easy settings (Small, Medium, Large) or manual setting (five room types, three parameters), switchable on/off

USB, smartphone, Bluetooth stereo channels:

-De-esser (three parameters) and noise supressor (five parameters)

-Easy audio enhancement settings (Talk, Music, Off)

• Feature to play back, check, rename or delete recorded audio files

Sound pads:

• Select from six different methods of how sound pad sounds are played
• Record sound pad sounds

Audio settings:

-USB Mix-Minus on/off

-Feedback prevention on/off

-Line level output on/off

-Solo mode pre/after fader

• Display brightness, Auto power-off
• Adjustable time delay for the USB output signal to compensate for any time delay between the unit’s audio and video signals played from a computer (0–2000 ms)
• SD cards can be erased (quick or full erase) and used as a mass-storage device via USB

Bundled with dedicated TASCAM Podcast Editor application to cover the entire system workflow

• Load audio files into Mixcast 4 to use them for the Sound Pads
• Load recorded Podcasts from Mixcast 4 for editing and archiving
• Record multiple audio tracks with your computer or mobile device

New Features Since Firmware v1.20

• A new Common Mode enables a mic input effect to be shared by multiple mic channels
  
• Effects can now be turned on/off for individual mics on the home screen
• The ducking effect can now also be used with pad playback sounds
• The input level for the USB, smartphone and Bluetooth inputs can now be adjusted
• Modified operation of the feedback prevention function
• Switchable decibel scale for the level meters
• Tapping on a channel on the main page calls up the corresponding settings page

New Features Since Firmware Version 1.30

Improvements for sound pads

-Sound pad banks can now be changed and used during recording

-The playback volume can now be adjusted for each sound pad separately

-Sounds assigned to sound pads can now be normalised

-The volume of the Bleep sound can now be adjusted

• The talkback sound can now also be sent to USB, smartphone and Bluetooth connections

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows: Windows 11 (version 22H2) Windows 11 (version 22H1) Windows 10 (version 22H2) Windows 10 (November 2021, version 21H2) Windows 10 (May 2021, version 21H1)
• Mac: macOS Ventura (13.0) macOS Monterey (12.0) macOS Big Sur (11.0) macOS Catalina (10.15)
• iOS: iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 iOS 14 / iPadOS 14 iOS 13 / iPadOS 13