A few months ago, i picked up a tascam mx2424 hard disk recorder to. To complete the package, tascam has developed an affordable. The user manual is a few months behind the os development, so its horribly out of date. Click the product initials and click the name of the product displayed below, then you can download each material in products page. The mx 2424 is a professional 24 track, 24 bit hard disk recorder. The flash rom in the mx 2424 will be updated with the mx os from the tl media card. Any educated help is appreciated, and again, if anyone knows where to find a cd rom of the mxview. Tascam mx2424 digital multi track recorder for sale online. Tascam mx2424 or otari radar ii music player network.
It has builtin editing capabilities including 100 levels of undo. By the way, not once did the mx2424 or the viewnet software hiccup or. Mx 2424 the tascam mx2424 features 24bit digital audio, provides unlimited virtual tracks, and a 9gb internal hard drive offers 50 minutes of solid recording and a rear panel scsi wide port allows connection of more drives. The mx2424 old machine, i think mine dates back to 2001, which brings me to the point of this post. The fall of 2001, a busy year in tascam product development, had the introduction of the mx 2424se, a special model of the mx 2424 that featured a builtin removable disk drive in the front panel. This provides the additional advantage of a flexible system so features can easily be added to your mx 2424 as they are developed. The mx 2424 is a sturdy, compact and professional digital recorder.
You can configure the recorder with tdif, aesebu, or adat optical digital io boards in addition to an optional analog board. The mx 2424 not only beats the da88s original price but it offers some cool features, including 16 or 24bit resolution and 24 tracks. Viewnet mx is an included javabased software editing application that provides networked graphical editing on any external computer by way of the mx s builtin ethernet port. Transport control and track arming from mac or pc using the supplied software. Used tascam mx 2424 recording unit with rc2424 controller. By registering it here and giving us some basic information, you will enable us to help you quickly should you encounter any problems down the line, or notify you of new upgrades and products. Load this function loads the selected project from a hard drive into the mx 2424. The mx2424 has a number of other things going for it, some of which the competitors have and some of which are unique to the tascam unit, like internal and external storagebackup options, ethernet transfer of audio files, visual track editing with an external computer, importing and exporting of tracks in the standard audio formats for mac or windows, cascade ability for more tracks, multiple undos, smpte and mtc support, and automated punching. Remember the software for the mx was written by tl not tascam direct. Page 1 tascam teac professional division mx 2424 24bit 24track hard disk recorder mx 2424 manual updates mx view 1. As evidenced by the user group, the mx 2424 is very much a work in progress, with a lively community of owners and responsive tascam staffers working together in an open forum to iron out wrinkles and implement changes to both software and. The mx 2424 competes with a couple of other products some for less money and some for more but it is purchased by professionals over the other units available because of its quality and reliability.
The mx does readwrite sdii files natively and offers plug and play with the data express carriers. Tascam ifad24 24 channel adat io expansion board for mx. Tascam started out as a research and development group to research how to use teacs. Mx 2424 tascam and i clicked on mx view waveform editing software v.
Tascam brings mx2424, mm series engineering duties inhouse. Tascam has developed a recording equipment and tools for music. When previous owners get their hands on the new gui, mx view they just arent going to believe all the extra features that have been added and how. A software upgrade to allow the mx2424 to import sd2 files directly is. Tascam is the professional audio division of teac corporation, headquartered in montebello, california. Viewnet was originally developed for control and management of multiple 8 and 16 track digital dubbers via ethernet. Tascam mx 2424this years winner in the modular hard disk recorder category was a shooin. Tascam has developed a recording equipment and tools for music production for musicians and creators. However the quality of connecting wire does matter especially over long distances so you should use 75 ohm coaxial cable for your spdif connection and 110 ohm balanced for aes. Tascam also introduced the first lowcost massproduced multitrack recorders with simulsync designed for recording musicians. Only the mx2424, the sx1, emagics logic audio or steinbergs nuendo, support the opening of these open. I have noticed in the past year that disc access noise is making its.
You can walk in from a remote, slip the tray into the kingston tray on your computer and drop the files ito your daw. Mb mxview waveform editing software mxview keyboard shortcuts 07222007. According to tascam, the concept behind the dm24 is highresolution audio, flexible routing, builtin automation and effects, dynamics processing and parametric equalization. Mx2424 brings aboard 24 tracks of 24 bit recording, plus. The mx 2424 delivers the convenience, power and reliability of a dedicated multitrack, yet still offers the sophistication of a daw. Tascam mx view for mx2424 proving that a hardware approach to recording can be enhanced with some nifty software, tascam has broadened the appeal, scalea bility and manageability of its hard disk solution. Congratulations on your purchase of the mx2424 24track 24bit hard disk.
About tascam ifad24 the tascam ifad24 is a 24 channel adat optical input and output expansion card for the tascam mx 2424 hard disk recorder, with 6 toslink ports. Also, tascam premiered the cdrw402, a dualcd recorderplayer duplicator meant for small record labels, bands and musicians. Check here download information, catalogs, users manuals, firmwares, software and drivers. Tascam iftd24 tdif digital io expansion module for mx2424. Tascam rc 2424 remote control for mx 2424 recorder.
Your help would be most appreciated on this as it is driving me crazy. Tascam mx2424 disc access noise on tracks gearslutz. In case of problems, tascam suggests to switch to the viewnet 1. Tascam s mx 2424 is one of the biggest developments weve seen in a long time, a fully professional 24track, 24bit hard disk recorder that has it all. The mx 2424 offers time code and control options, including smpte and mtc chase and generate, plus word clock and video sync resolve. Tascam mx2424 mx view software home recording forums. The tascam mx 2424 is the first 24bit, 24track standalone hdr to fall within the budget of the personalstudio owner. The software updates available on the tascam web site can also be loaded into the mx 2424 from a computer connected to the 100 mbsec ethernet port. Tascam mx 2424 sony pcm3324s sony pcm7030 sony bvu950 4xx inputoutput 400. The dm24 comes on the heels of the mx 2424, tascam s popular 24bit harddisk recorder, and they are clearly considering this to be an ideal partner.
Capture key when programming macros from the rc2424. The extremely wellplanned and wellexecuted software provides the ability to easily manage upgrades directly from tascam s web site to your own mx 2424 through its ethernet cable. Im gonna upgrade from my da 38s and seriously considering the mackie mdr 2496 i know it doesnt have the editing features of. It allows sound designer iiwav audio file formats using pc or macformatted drive. Of course intermediate is a word that is frequently confused. Check for the latest driver software updates and documentation.
Tascam wont be able to help as everyone involved in the mx2424 would. The project key shift press proj once to access these project level functions. It can be used with tascam s mx view software, which is essentially an early piece of daw software, complete with a lot of cool features. Forgive and regret our look at the tascam mx 2424 serves to remind how delicate the relation ship is between intermediate and milestone technologies. Interfacing the mx 2424 in a studio is easy, with option cards available for all the common audio formats. The mx 2424 has all of the features you would expect on. When the update is completed, cycle the power on the mx 2424 again to complete the update.
All software updates for the mx2424 including viewnet mx are posted and. Sweetwater brings you the next revolution in recording. Generally you shouldnt have any difference because all transfers are done in digital domain. Tascam designed the rc 2424 control with to be used with their mx 2424 hard disk recorder. Fortunately i was in a lot of communication with them when these things were new and i was carrying out beta testing on software updates, until tascam wound up the development team. The ad and da converters on the mx 2424 sound so good that tascam cant keep up with the demand for the analog io board for the mx 2424. Twentyfourbit resolution and 24 recordingplayback tracks are standard, and the next software release, due this month, will allow the unit to. A protocol for transferring digital audio agreed to by the audio engineering society and. The tascam iftd24 digital io expansion module adds 24 channels of tdif connectivity to the tascam mx 2424 digital recorder. It is stored in flash rom inside the mx 2424 for ease of update and speed of power up. This provides the additional advantage of a flexible system so features can easily be added to your mx 2424. If the rc 2424 is connected then its software will be automatically updated. This interchange means less need for format converters and hardware to go from hdr to computer. In terms of operation, the only limit is the small size display.