The user manual is a few months behind the os development, so its horribly out of date. Tascam is the professional audio division of teac corporation, headquartered in montebello. Tascam has developed a recording equipment and tools for music. Of course intermediate is a word that is frequently confused. Used tascam mx 2424 recording unit with rc2424 controller. 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. Tascam mx 2424 sony pcm3324s sony pcm7030 sony bvu950 4xx inputoutput 400. According to tascam, the concept behind the dm24 is highresolution audio, flexible routing, builtin automation and effects, dynamics processing and parametric equalization. Table of contents roadcast file support for volumes larger than 9gb fat32. By the way, not once did the mx2424 or the viewnet software hiccup or.
Tascam started out as a research and development group to research how to use teacs. It allows sound designer iiwav audio file formats using pc or macformatted drive. Tascam mx2424 disc access noise on tracks gearslutz. I have done so much work with it and it sounds pretty nice. 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. Interfacing the mx 2424 in a studio is easy, with option cards available for all the common audio formats. 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. 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. Tascam mx2424 or otari radar ii music player network. The mx 2424 not only beats the da88s original price but it offers some cool features, including 16 or 24bit resolution and 24 tracks. As someone who can remember dash and prodigi being dismissed in the 1980s as intermediate technology i could be forgiven for waiting for this machine for what has been an eternity. Tascam iftd24 tdif digital io expansion module for mx2424. 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. Tascam mx 2424this years winner in the modular hard disk recorder category was a shooin.
Check here download information, catalogs, users manuals, firmwares, software and drivers. The mx2424 old machine, i think mine dates back to 2001, which brings me to the point of this post. Tascam also introduced the first lowcost massproduced multitrack recorders with simulsync designed for recording musicians. The mx 2424 offers time code and control options, including smpte and mtc chase and generate, plus word clock and video sync resolve. The mx 2424 is a professional 24 track, 24 bit hard disk recorder. Leave the tl media card in its slot and cycle the power on the mx 2424. Tascam wont be able to help as everyone involved in the mx2424 would have retired by now. To complete the package, tascam has developed an affordable highresolution console, the dm24. The tascam iftd24 digital io expansion module adds 24 channels of tdif connectivity to the tascam mx 2424 digital recorder. Page 1 tascam teac professional division mx 2424 24bit 24track hard disk recorder mx 2424 manual updates mx view 1.
Generally you shouldnt have any difference because all transfers are done in digital domain. Transport control and track arming from mac or pc using the supplied software. There is a very nice and clean software for computer. The mx 2424 delivers the convenience, power and reliability of a dedicated multitrack, yet still offers the sophistication of a daw. While it is perfectly possible to use an mx2424 as a standalone, tascam recognised the advantages of networked software control by pc from the outset. Tascam is credited as the inventor of the portastudio, the first cassettebased multitrack home studio recorders. Check for the latest driver software updates and documentation. A software upgrade to allow the mx2424 to import sd2 files directly is. This interchange means less need for format converters and hardware to go from hdr to computer. I have noticed in the past year that disc access noise is making its. 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. In terms of operation, the only limit is the small size display. Mx2424 24channel 96 khz hard disk recorder 1999 par excellence award winner, 2001 tec award winner. Any educated help is appreciated, and again, if anyone knows where to find a cd rom of the mxview.
Mx2424 brings aboard 24 tracks of 24 bit recording, plus. Forgive and regret our look at the tascam mx 2424 serves to remind how delicate the relation ship is between intermediate and milestone technologies. If the rc 2424 is connected then its software will be automatically updated. Tascam is the professional audio division of teac corporation, headquartered in montebello, california. Congratulations on your purchase of the mx2424 24track 24bit hard disk. This provides the additional advantage of a flexible system so features can easily be added to your mx 2424. 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. Mx 2424 tascam and i clicked on mx view waveform editing software v. All software updates for the mx2424 including viewnet mx are posted and. Sweetwater brings you the next revolution in recording.
Click the product initials and click the name of the product displayed below, then you can download each material in products page. The project key shift press proj once to access these project level functions. 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. Twentyfourbit resolution and 24 recordingplayback tracks are standard, and the next software release, due this month, will allow the unit to. The mx 2424 is a sturdy, compact and professional digital recorder.
Tascam designed the rc 2424 control with to be used with their mx 2424 hard disk recorder. To complete the package, tascam has developed an affordable. Tascam has developed a recording equipment and tools for music production for musicians and creators. Tascam rc 2424 remote control for mx 2424 recorder. Load this function loads the selected project from a hard drive into the mx 2424. When the update is completed, cycle the power on the mx 2424 again to complete the update. A few months ago, i picked up a tascam mx2424 hard disk recorder to. Tascam ifad24 24 channel adat io expansion board for mx. The flash rom in the mx 2424 will be updated with the mx os from the tl media card. Tascam mx2424 digital multi track recorder for sale online. Tascam brings mx2424, mm series engineering duties inhouse.
Mb mxview waveform editing software mxview keyboard shortcuts 07222007. 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. The mx 2424 has all of the features you would expect on. The tascam mx 2424 is the first 24bit, 24track standalone hdr to fall within the budget of the personalstudio owner. In case of problems, tascam suggests to switch to the viewnet 1. Only the mx2424, the sx1, emagics logic audio or steinbergs nuendo, support the opening of these open.
It has builtin editing capabilities including 100 levels of undo. 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. You can walk in from a remote, slip the tray into the kingston tray on your computer and drop the files ito your daw. Tascam mx2424 mx view software home recording forums. 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.
The mx does readwrite sdii files natively and offers plug and play with the data express carriers. Im gonna upgrade from my da 38s and seriously considering the mackie mdr 2496 i know it doesnt have the editing features of. Your help would be most appreciated on this as it is driving me crazy. A protocol for transferring digital audio agreed to by the audio engineering society 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. 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. However, you can perform most types of edits from the front panel or the optional rc 2424 remote. It is stored in flash rom inside the mx 2424 for ease of update and speed of power up. You can configure the recorder with tdif, aesebu, or adat optical digital io boards in addition to an optional analog board. Remember the software for the mx was written by tl not tascam direct.