Originally Posted By: dga
@ Charlie. I have a Tascam DP03SD which I use to record rehearsals so if someone is out they can listen to new music. It is also the unit that I use to create the scratch tracks. Limited to 2 inputs at a time. But infinite digital bouncing even if you fill up all 8 digital tracks you can bounce to 2 master tracks and free up all 8 of the tracks again. I don't know how they do it but it works. I never thought of getting the 24 track unit. I was told the CD burners were poor. So the earlier units that did not have a SD card were worthless. The CD repair would cost more than the machine.

So thanks for the tip I'll look into this.


I have one of the earlier models of the DP-24 that had the CD and have not had any problems. The early units also included and recorded on SD cards. So, if you find an older unit with a bad CD player/recorder, it is not worthless. Just record to the SD card and burn your CD's on your computer.

I also owned the predecessor 2488 NEO for several years and had no issues with its CD player/burner. I've owned the Zoom R16 and the Roland Boss 1200 and have been most satisfied with the DP-24.

The DP-24 is not as menu driven as the DP03 and even though it is digital, it has a more analog feel navigating the controls. Most of the buttons and knobs function from the channel selection button and that in particular is very useful making each button the same across the entire mixer.

I've used the DP-24 as a mixer for many small gigs as well. It works well as an 8 channel mixer with 2 aux outs and stereo mains out.

Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 06/05/16 05:22 PM.
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