• 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

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

Tascam Podcast Editor