This is the Tascam 388 that we used to record my upcoming release, “Buchanan.”
This is Tascam’s 8 track (8x8), 1/4" reel-to-reel multitrack tape recorder and mixer combination. It was the first of its kind and it was first released in 1985. The unit uses a 7" reel of 1/4" tape. These analog recordings have a warm, round, and thick sound transporting you to a different era. The texture and the tone have a rich quality that is truly unique to the Tascam 388.
Recording with this unit forces you to stay on task and it doesn’t allow you to go down the rabbit hole of layering and effects. It produces stripped down tracks that aren’t quite Lo-Fi, but more in the Mid-Fi range. Some of my favorite bands that record with the 388 include Oh Sees, Ty Segall, and Kelley Stoltz.
I’m so grateful to Shane Zweygardt for his expertise with this unit!! I’ve always wanted to record analog with something other than my Tascam 4-track Ministudio cassette recorder.
I cannot wait to release these tunes into the wild!! Thanks for staying tuned. More updates in the days to come ♥️